Nostalgiatron - The Building of a DIY Arcade

Vince Penman explains how he came to create his first DIY arcade machine called the Nostalgiatron.
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my website: vincepenman.com/
my other channel: / vincepenman
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Music used in the Video: istockphoto.com
Creative Commons Images by: bucklava, Kichigai Mentat
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[@Lastsight100]

The time spent with your sons having fun is well worth it in my eyes, id love to do something like this with my son when he gets older.

[@bitrates]

Finally one with a CRT.

[@nicolasc7063]

@Hater_19 ignorant refers to a CRT screen not LCD or LED as they make them now...

[@kimmonnie]

I am a professional finish carpenter and you are NOT a geek; not only was this a cool video but you did a great job as well -- nice....

[@pinguinamsuedpol2953]

Best looking arcade cabinet I´ve ever seen. The furniture look is a very good idea and it turned out really well. Want.

[@retropulse03]

The wood. OMFG I LOVE THE WOOD. This is almost exactly the kind of thing I want to setup. I wish I had the space, tools, knowledge to start cutting.

[@Alexzw92]

wow, amazing video, your kids are probably all grown now. crazy you shot and recorded this back in 2011. impressive!

[@willn8664]

A video like this that is 7 years old deserves over a million views at least.

[@Zomgui]

Well done. That's exactly what I looking for. To have a good time with my family and friends playing old classic games. Congrats!

[@Heinrich99]

You're the dad I always wanted. I will say my dad played video games but was more of a workaholic and never came home.

[@S2Tubes]

I laughed when you said $50. Obviously that wasn't even close, even if you have a lot of the things you need already. It worked out pretty well in the end though.

[@hereonoutsessions]

this is one of the greatest videos i've ever seen. i've always wanted to go through with a build and you've inspired me to finally do it.

[@bizzarro76]

I told my wife that, i was thinking to build one of those, and she asked me for a new car in exchange...so i changed my mind.....congrats from Brazil...nice work and I loved the way you did painted........

[@aeropato]

Love the story, the way you told it, and the music is great, congrats, great work...

[@DamfinoMR2]

This video is still awesome 12 years later

[@fatimapalacios2292]

An awesome project and it does look elegant in the living room. Kudos to you.

[@MultiMarvelGeek]

You using a CRT reeeeeeally helped me dig your work even more.

[@seriousstuff8887]

Beautiful looking cabinet ! The shape is stylish and the stained wood finish us 👍

[@DarkWizardPrince]

I think I've watched your video over a hundred times lol. Thanks for the great idea. I have always loved arcade games and borrowed your design for my own project. Since then man i have really learned a lot of ways to build em. Cheers.

[@freddyfazbear29470]

Awesome! I thought you would come up with an idea of an arcade game and build the control panel for it, but.... THIS IS AWESOME

[@omdraws7325]

Nice one man. Thanks for sharing ☮️

[@Undar8ed03]

I’m 9 years late but this is awesome. Been looking for a way to incorporate a crt for my own cabinet build!

[@laughlibrary365]

Great job with the project, video, and story. I am doing the same exact thing right now for my house and running into the same problems with budgeting, wives, and materials available. Thanks, this will help me keep going. I really like all the compartments!

[@ElnuevoCologne101]

Looks awesome dude, great job!!!

[@EllahRah]

Looks gorgeous brooo

[@Utoobyourself]

Great video presentation, Awesome build!

[@whitecastle323]

Looks beautiful

[@MrCharlieCupcakes]

for the front where the screws are i would have glued 2 pieces of ply and doweled it in so there was no screws showing but thats it. the builds amazing and looks real nice GJ

[@DiGiTeK]

Awesome! I want to build one of these for me and my kids to enjoy, Great Job!

[@tillcody]

that is so cool vince!!!!

[@momentarydogma]

Awesome job!

[@gusgame]

Oh cool! I've been looking for a way to start, and your video shows me exactly how to begin building!! :) I've been planning this for weeks, and you just saved me some of my precious money! Haha! Great video!

[@gusgame]

It looks amazing finished!

[@jeeromonster]

Awesome vid man!!

[@TheOnlyGHOST1015]

Wow that came out sweet!!!

[@MikeDancy]

Looks awesome. I'm heading down that road myself.

[@stephanedelisle5361]

Very nice work

[@montrotv9935]

Cool !!! I definitely getting started with mine!!! Thanks for the idea 💡!!!

[@blacklys]

Looks really awesome! Great job! I'm in the process of building my first one too, it's such a cool project! Making mine a bar top model to save a little on materials and space. I really love the finish you gave yours, it does look like a piece of furniture!

[@OliCullimore]

This is amazing, you must have put so much effort into it

[@Scorpion24]

came out great, And I have to gives props to using a CRT....Damn good build man

[@yayftw]

what a great vid mate

[@axelfoley20]

Well done!

[@eksyte]

Looks great and the trackball is a great idea since you've got limited space in that drawer. I'm planning on building one soon and this is great motivation!

[@technoalah]

Amazing man. Good video as well. Cheers!!!

[@popixel]

I love building arcade cabs. I’ve never gone the natural route as I love the old full authentic look.

[@unstoppableExodia]

nice work supergeek. I like that it's not just a mame dedicated cabinet.

[@TheAmerind]

Hard to belive that was your first, very awsome

[@wyattlive83]

He must respect his family enough to ask their opinion. WOW so many people in the comments dont.... what a shame.

[@maze77-real]

Looks nice!

[@retrofox3084]

"Not perfect no matter how hard i try" dont lie you knew it would be this awsome

[@pattyangel1981]

I want one....great job....well done...

[@FlamerK6]

sweet finish on the wood, well worth the work by the looks of it

[@bluerainbug]

I must say this project came out to be excellent, far better than I expected! I'm a MAME user myself and have been wanting to start a similar project. To all those planning on building their own, there's three necessities you can't go wrong with for an even better build. 1. install a capable video card for graphics hungry games. 2. lcd or led monitor runs cooler and doesn't take up much space. 3.x-arcade control panel or buttons is a definite must have like the author said.

[@karakino]

this is COOL!!! I want to make the exact same thing! Looks like a piece of furniture!

[@MrPolanka64]

You did The Right thing Brooo.. Congrat.!!

[@darwinbancal4185]

Your children are very lucky to have a dad like you

[@SoftOtaku]

Great video! I wish I had a garage to do something like this!

[@texar7634]

I'm building in 2021.. thanks for this beautiful video.. ;) cheers..

[@cagador316]

great work congratulations!!!

[@j42178]

Well done. Looks awesome I love those old school Mario games.

[@rukasu01]

Seeing your kids play Street Fighter II brought back a flood of memories!

[@LanzaNation]

Man, that looks pretty freaking amazing for your first try. I would love to build my own but sadly I have zero tools to use to make it.

[@XenojinX]

Wow great job!!!!!

[@lennongreen2091]

Good job men!

[@tonyurmate]

That is really awesome and well done that is a beautiful cabinet and a great build. My dad has a few old arcade cabinets in storage at his home so for my summer project im building a 60 in 1 jamma for my kids to enjoy. I am going to Customise my cabinet to incorporate all my childhood favourite video game characters. Anyway that came out so cool and it does look like a piece of furniture :) You have to build more :)

[@6StimuL84]

Me also, I found out a bar near our neighborhood had a Galaga Machine and went there to play ....of course my parents didn't know and the people at the bar watched over me...Great memories... Very mice and love the all wood cabinet, all for a very reasonable price...Especially considering the Frenzy Machine I bought, cost me about 800$... ;)

[@mukychip]

that thing looks beautiful

[@eliel_360]

A dream come true :3

[@GizmoMaltese]

Love the whole story about your wife and your dream.

[@nbizzlebizzle8472]

This is Amazing!

[@SVENBLUELION2012]

AWESOME MAN!

[@WegotTheBOMB]

That is so fucking DOPE! I am thinking of building one for myself and I'm in the process now of trying to find building plans for a cabinet and layouts for button mapping with hardware. Your cabinet is by far the best I've seen considering all of the user friendliness. Way to go man. I can only imagine how you felt once it was finished and you hit that start button for the first time. Play some Wayne Gretzky 3d hockey for me.

[@DickBalaballsachs]

Great work :]

[@Fibr3Optix]

Excellent job. I just started mine. I got lucky and found a liquidation company that was selling vintage arcade machines for 50 bucks. So that's a good start. However I refuse to compromise with my wife. I am going for the decals and side art. Good name BTW. Right now I'm calling mine the RETROCADE.

[@antops80]

great job!!

[@throwdown47]

Great job!!!

[@rich35ukuk]

Awsome arcade machine build :)

[@aaronacj]

Old video, about to build an arcade an arcade so i have been watching several builds to see what ideas i can steal. I plan on making a wall mount using a RP3 and I didn't think about it but the idea of leaving the top hindged for storage was great and i will be using that for additional USB controllers.

[@ArcDevErik]

...and then his wife let him go outside and play afterwords.

[@stonerpenguin8815]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Slammediadotca]

I think you are wrong. She would never let him go outside on his own.

[@sweatypits3664]

well done!

[@Chadman03elantra]

I think you did a great job. I plan on building an upright soon. Love that people are sharing videos like this. It really helps add to the ideas that others may have. And screw the people hating on your wife. Every marriage is different and there's always compromises to make. If you're happy then that's all that matters.

[@jessekazemek2033]

Going to show this to MY wife!!! Thanks!

[@Sam-Lawry]

Great with kids,like we did long ago. I also show old movies like Goonies,Stand by me,Splash...and soon Tales from the crypt,Pet sematary and all.

[@ZenNaster]

Clean build

[@apap7170]

And built it with the CRT too. Came out very good.

[@lawrencemsiza7351]

Awesome!!!

[@Tor109]

God damn that's a lot work!!!

[@LeightonW87]

Very nice cab, best thing you purpose built it for your needs and not hacked up a old cab. Hate seeing that, unless it's a old poker machine, couldn't care less for them. :D Love the added storage area, adds to the whole furniture vibe and more of a home use feel.

[@LanternComics-2814]

Very impressive.

[@garrettfertig6625]

Thats pretty cool how you made it look somewhat like furniture.

[@wilsonsuarez7737]

Thank you for making an informative video, without boring stops and ummms all in under 5 minutes, good music, good editing and awesome final product. I agree with the previous poster, do you have blueprints for this arcade that can be replicated by others?

[@Steven64]

Da BEST Arcade Machine i've ever seen.

[@jorgenova1594]

nice vídeo dude!

[@joseneira6784]

Very creative

[@Gu1tar1st]

I want to build an arcade machine too, and looking at your video, I'm under no illusion that mine will look any better than yours! I have no carpentry experience either. I look at other people's efforts, and I realise that mine will be more like yours. Who am I kidding? I'd never be able to do what other people have done! Great job!

[@techstyle123]

Awsome im just going to start making mine nxt week...same as you every game guy needs one in his home

[@brideout32]

THIS CABINET IS SO COOL

[@americanoskcajnhoj8450]

Awsome!

[@elliott255]

Amazing

[@Madmax23419]

I think 200 bucks for nice piece of "furniture" is not a bad deal, look great in that room. :) Thumbs up!