12/28/2022 0 Comments Get started with lakka raspberry pi 3![]() ![]() The Ultimarc J-PAC ($59) seemed to be the best solution for this. I also didn’t want to spend $150 on a board/adapter that would only work with a Raspberry Pi - I wanted something more generic that would give me an upgrade path (to a full x86 PC, for example) later on. I didn’t want to be locked into whatever emulator/OS/frontend happened to work with a particular board, with no documentation available for using something else. ![]() The issue I had with these is that many seemed to be poorly documented and have mixed reviews. There are a number of boards that attach to the Raspberry Pi’s GPIO pins and connect directly to JAMMA: Since I wanted to have the ability to switch back to original arcade hardware (and not have to constantly rewire everything), I wanted to also use the standard JAMMA connector to connect my Raspberry Pi. This handles input buttons, power, and video signals. ![]() Since arcade operators often wanted to use the same cabinet for different games, a standard connector (the JAMMA connector) was adopted to make changing games easier. I’ve also made a convenient Amazon Shopping List of the parts I’ve used available here. ![]() This post is intended as a summary of what I learned in the process, and a rough guide for anyone who wants to do something similar and isn’t super-familiar with arcade electronics. A Raspberry Pi seemed like a good way to experiment with this in the initial stages, as there are already a large number of distributions for it which boot straight into an emulator frontend (such as Lakka, RetroPie, and Recalbox), and I figured there would be some documentation available on the web from other people who had done arcade cabinet conversions with a Raspberry Pi. We recently acquired (for free!) an original Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors’ Dreams arcade cabinet that we wanted to be able to easily play other games on. If you purchase products by clicking those links, I may earn an affiliate commission. Disclosure: This post contains links to buy products. ![]()
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