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  • Double T

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    My buddy has made similar with a raspberry pi with emulator and an SSD. There's no way IMO it's worth 700 bucks.

    Considering your background, it's very doable, but it's a time investment as well.
     

    hoosierdoc

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    My buddy has made similar with a raspberry pi with emulator and an SSD. There's no way IMO it's worth 700 bucks.

    Considering your background, it's very doable, but it's a time investment as well.

    Looks like a pi or something in that pic. I like the construction and would pay to not have to make it :):

    plus my projects never really get completed :(
     

    russc2542

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    My buddy has made similar with a raspberry pi with emulator and an SSD. There's no way IMO it's worth 700 bucks.

    Considering your background, it's very doable, but it's a time investment as well.

    I agree but...

    $100 for the parts.
    $600 for knowing how to put them together and having the time to execute it in a decent looking package.
     

    1911ly

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    Dec 11, 2011
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    My brother builds those once in a while. He works in the arcade biz. Other then the cabinets and the controls being expensive (depending on what you use and want) The rest is pretty easy.
     

    1911ly

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    He said it takes about two weeks to make one. I’m getting the one he posted so probably deleted it.

    1911ly: have him keep building them! Very cool. Is there any copyright issue with the ROMs at this point?

    It is, but no one is enforcing it that I know of.

    That board looks pretty sweet!
     

    jkaetz

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    He said it takes about two weeks to make one. I’m getting the one he posted so probably deleted it.

    1911ly: have him keep building them! Very cool. Is there any copyright issue with the ROMs at this point?
    he needs to stay low key and under the radar. If the IP owners catch on that he is making a profit off their works he will get a c&d letter. He can claim all he wants that he is not "selling" the ROMs but I doubt that will save him. He might be able to sell the hardware only and buyers would need to source the ROMs for themselves. Nothing to worry about on your end though.
     
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