Stuff related to retro arcade gaming gear and machines.
I recently posted images of a tabletop arcade machine that I’ve build – the Monster Arcade Junior (link). This post contains the full size version of the machine, the Monster Arcade Senior. The arcade is an upright version and its primary use is for playing … Read more
I recently did a post on the Steelseries Nimbus wireless controller for retro gaming on my new Apple TV 4. generation (link). In the review, I moaned a bit about the great game of Giana Sisters not being ported to the Apple TV yet and that … Read more
Looking into a modern day game controller may seem a little off compared to what are usually the general topics of Breadbox64.com. Nevertheless, as I enjoy the occasional arcade inspired shooter or platform game on my Apple devices, I thought that I would give the Steelseries … Read more
I finally found the time to complete my old school tabletop arcade machine project which has been waiting for me in a corner of the basement for quite some time. It started out as a MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) based arcade machine but ended up containing a … Read more
For some reason I had a Commodore 64 breadbox case, a RaspberryPi and a Keyrah PCB filling up my spares box. I really can’t say why my spares box is so well equipped, but this is how I got on the ‘C64 RaspberryPi mod’ wave. … Read more
A couple of days ago I got a bag of LEGO’s from a friend. However, there was no assembly manual in the bag. This is what I was facing: As I had no idea how the pieces should be put together I decided to just – … Read more
I have been thinking how to make arcade inspired arts and craft. This is what I have come up with so far… Arcade inspired coat hangers! The coat hangers are all build from MDF boards or laminated chipboards using some 16 or 22 mm T-molds on the edges. … Read more
Some time ago I decided to make another fight stick from my arcade spare parts. You can’t ever get enough fight sticks, so why not make another one for the collection… The stick is build from an oak shelve that I glued together and oiled … Read more
I recently managed to make a ‘regular’ fight stick for the PC/XBox 360/PS3 using an oak shelve that I glued together and used a table saw and a router to trim the sides. I used an Akishop PS360+ board, a Sanwa JLF joystick and 30mm Seimitsu buttons on top … Read more
When I was done with the MVS Neo-Geo inspired Universal Fight Stick I moved on to modding a MVS Neo-Geo board that I recently bought. The MVH MV1T board is loaded horizontally which makes it quite a challenge to make a slot in a cased solution slot swapping carts. As … Read more