Atari Barrel Pong 1973

[btbfilms76]

Who's up for some Barrel Pong?  I know I am, so I built my own - and you can too.

 

[btbfilms76]

And here is some info on my summer project.

Take the Deep Dive and find out a little more about Atari Barrel Pong in the blog below.

 

http://www.atari.io/atari-barrel-pong/

[Justin]

These are the types of projects I love to see, and the types of things Atari did in their early days that gave them so much character. You just don't see cool arcade cabinets like this anymore. A little bit of cool history resurrected.

[RickR]

I think the game "Tapper" would look good in that cabinet too. 

[Justin]

I'm thinking Donkey Kong would benefit from a cool Barrel cabinet!

 

[chas10e]

I thought perhaps it had something to do with this.....

 

 

yours is an awesome looking project and would be fun to play !!!!

[jmjustin6]

Wow man this thing looks amazing. Good job. You were going for class and you nailed it!

[Jin]

Absolutely awesome job BTB, that barrel cab is truly a thing of beauty! Can't wait to check out the new Jag Bar videos too. A Jaguar is still a bit out of my price range but I always love watching your videos and listening to you share your passion and enthusiasm for all things Atari.

[Atari Creep]

This is such an amazing build bro. 

[nosweargamer]

Amazing work!

[btbfilms76]

I think the game "Tapper" would look good in that cabinet too. 

I believe Tapper had some cabinets that had an actual beer tap on it as controllers - super cool!

[btbfilms76]

Wow man this thing looks amazing. Good job. You were going for class and you nailed it!

Thanks so much.  The wife was a little pissed I was bringing another cabinet in the house... But I nailed this one and no complaints. 

[btbfilms76]

This is such an amazing build bro. 

Thanks!  Coming form you that means a lot my friend.

[btbfilms76]

Amazing work!

Thanks so much.

[Scott Stilphen]

Nice job with this, Brian.  What software are you using to emulate Pong?

[btbfilms76]

Nice job with this, Brian.  What software are you using to emulate Pong?

At the moment of filming I was using Mame, Ill have to double check what version. How ever Pong was sketchy on it, it worked but not as good as I would have liked. I’m trying a RetroPie as well so I will let you know how that works once its up and running.

[Scott Stilphen]

I came across a company called Bradbury Barrel (http://www.bradburybarrel.com/).  In the 'displays' section, at the bottom of the page, is the 'space saver wine merchant' which has a notched barrel mounted on top of a small cabinet.  So I emailed them for a quote.  $379.  Maybe if it was full of wine... which it isn't.

[btbfilms76]

I came across a company called Bradbury Barrel (http://www.bradburybarrel.com/).  In the 'displays' section, at the bottom of the page, is the 'space saver wine merchant' which has a notched barrel mounted on top of a small cabinet.  So I emailed them for a quote.  $379.  Maybe if it was full of wine... which it isn't.

 

See what Im saying - too expensive.  I the one I found was about $150 on ebay.