Reddit mentions of Qenker 2-Player LED Arcade DIY Kit for USB MAME PC Game DIY & Raspberry Pi Retro Controller DIY Including 2X Arcade Joystick, 20x LED Arcade Buttons, 2X Zero Delay USB Encoder (Mixed Color Kit)

Some people are asking how I ended up spending over $700 on this build. well, it comes down to poor planning, budgeting, and new tools. And I guess it could be argued that I shouldn't include the cost of the new tools into the cost of building this system since I could reasonably reuse my new tools on later projects. I wasn't perfectly strict on tracking all of my purchases but here's what I did track.

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|Description|Price|
|:-|:-|
|Cabinet|$50.00|
|Wood Putty|$12.40|
|Wood Putty (other supplies and tools) didn't buy enough wood putty the first time. Includes 30 mm Forestner bit, and 5/8 in hole cutting bit. Also includes a slot cutting router bit and arbor.|$61.93|
|Black Paint|~$5.00 (guessing on price.)|
|Control Panel Buttons & Joystick (Bought this kit: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07K1BHPG1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1|$42.89|
|1/2 MDF sheet, plexiglass, quarter round molding|$47.41|
|27" Monitor (used off classifieds website)|$62.00|
|Silhouette Vinyl Cutter (used to create the "Reboot" logo) Wife and Kids wanted to name it that. Bought used of classifieds website|$50.00|
|DVI-to-HDMI adapter, Raspberry Pi (bought this kit: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BC7BMHY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 )|$82.56|
|32 GB Micro-SD card|$13.00|
|Arcade T-Molding (bought from twistedquarter.com) They sell for 34 cents a foot which I thought was a good deal, but their shipping is horrendous and nearly doubled the cost of the order.|$20.85|
|Arcade T-Molding (didn't buy enough the first time and they require 20 ft. minimum purchase. Now I have a bunch extra.)|$20.85|
|Polycrylic, Hole cutting saws. (didn't end up using the hold cutting saws though)|$32.08|
|Polycarbonate sheet, red spray paint (for the light banner at the top)|$13.71|
|New Ryobi router and Jig Saw|$140.00|
|Flush cut router bit (probably shouldn't include this since I didn't end up using it.)|$21.42|
|Black Spray Paint (high gloss for the control panel)|$6.42|
|Molding for custom monitor bezel.|$13.30|
|Wire, electrical box, wire nuts, lamp fixture with red LED bulb (to give that red glow behind the cabinet), miscellaneous cable and wire management.|$57.00|
|Audio Amp (bought this guy to hook up to the existing speakers: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MLWJDGD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 )|$17.15|
|Arcade Cabinet Power plug (looks like these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IJ9Y0HM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 )|$3.21|
|5V 1A wall wart Power Supply (intend to use this to illuminate the coin slot lights)|$7.07|
|TOTAL|$780.25|

This stuff adds up quickly and it looks like we're actually closer to $800.00!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07K1BHPG1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 That's the ones I ordered. I wanted to keep the same color scheme as the cabinet. Likely going to reuse the joystick knobs that the original came with because I am not a huge fan of the ball knobs personally.