WHAT IS A BARTOP ?
No connection to either a bar where you can drink alcohol or the place you put your glass and bottle on, waiting for the bartender to listen to your drunken words...
No, a bartop is short for a bartop arcade machine.
It is a smaller machine which looks like full-sized cabinet (you know, the ones that used to be seen in arcades, at the time.
Maybe you are old enough to have known them in their full glory, and have spent all your pocket money in cabinets like Pac-Man, or Galaga, or even Tron.
Maybe not.
The photo above the article can give you a pretty good idea of what a bartop is. It is a fun little machine, with which you will have a good time...
But there is one major drawback to these machines. If you want one and cannot spend a lot of money to some professional builders out there (there are some, but not many) you will have to build it...
Yourself.
Wooooooooot ?
Yes, that's the beauty (or the nightmare) of it. A bartop is as personal as a custom bike or car, in the way that you are the builder of it.
Now there are many things like arcade parts, techniques, machines that you have to buy, learn about and know how to use if ever you're interested in building your own joy machines.
Of course there are traditional arcade building sites out there that you can join. But there are not focussed properly on bartop-building. The only forum which is dedicated to building your own machine is :
BARTOPMANIA
On these boards you will meet enthusiasts like you and share your lobe for bartop building. You will learn the secrets of the trade and become an accomplish builder yourself. You will help and encourage others to start an engrossing and thrilling quest to build the best bartop ever. Finally you will share the building process and show your finished machine to others and the world !
Join us there !
