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Tag: Arcade Machine

July 29, 2022

Omega Mart’s Claw Machine Is Filled With Unwrapped Butter

Omega Mart’s Claw Machine Is Filled With Unwrapped Butter
Art collective Meow Wolf’s immersive art exhibit Omega Mart in Las Vegas is full of surprises, and new to the store’s lineup of WTF-ery comes Butter Frenzy 2 – a claw machine full of unwrapped sticks of butter you can win.…
May 29, 2020

Mini LEGO Arcade Machines: Tiny Things Are Awesome

Mini LEGO Arcade Machines: Tiny Things Are Awesome
Among my many geeky pursuits, two of my favorites are classic arcade games and LEGO. So when I stumbled onto this collection of custom LEGO arcade machines, I had to bust open the piggy bank (aka my PayPal account) – since that’s where I save my spare change to buy stuff that I don’t NEED but that I really WANT.…
July 17, 2018

A Maze is an Analog Arcade Machine

A Maze is an Analog Arcade Machine
We’ve all played Pac-Man, Space Invaders, and Centipede, but what if those games had been less digital and more of an art installation? Would you still be interested?…
May 29, 2016

DIY Mechanical PONG Table: Mag Hockey

DIY Mechanical PONG Table: Mag Hockey
YouTuber Daniel Perdomo and his friends made one of the coolest video game replicas of the year so far. It’s a physical replica of the classic game PONG.…
May 15, 2016

Portable Neo Geo MVS: Starforce Neo

Portable Neo Geo MVS: Starforce Neo
Last year, we checked out Marcel de Haan and Harmut Wendt’s Starforce Pi, a portable arcade machine based on the Raspberry Pi. With their Kickstarter for the machine winding down, Marcel had enough time on his hands for something he’s wanted to do for a long time: a portable Neo Geo.…
May 13, 2016

Wave Sega Astro City Arcade Machine 1/12 Scale Model: Virtua Pocket Fighter

Wave Sega Astro City Arcade Machine 1/12 Scale Model: Virtua Pocket Fighter
Back in January we checked out Akira and Sarah Figma action figures based on their appearance in the first Virtua Fighter. One of the figure’s product shots showed the characters playing on an equally tiny arcade machine, specifically the legendary Sega Astro City.…
November 23, 2015

Tiny Arcade: Pym’s Arcade

Tiny Arcade: Pym’s Arcade
We’ve seen how you can use a Game Boy or a Raspberry Pi to create a palm-sized arcade machine. If you’d rather go straight to squinting and playing, TinyCircuits has just the thing for you.…
October 31, 2015

Portable Raspberry Pi Arcade Machine: Starforce Pi

Portable Raspberry Pi Arcade Machine: Starforce Pi
You can find a ton of DIY guides and kits to make arcade machines based on the Raspberry Pi, but if you’re willing to pay to play, watch out for Marcel de Haan and Hartmut Wendt’s Starforce Pi, a compact retro arcade machine with an internal battery.…
April 25, 2015

X-Arcade Lumber Jacques Arcade Machine: Donk-it-Kong

X-Arcade Lumber Jacques Arcade Machine: Donk-it-Kong
Arcade specialist Xgaming’s latest machine will be familiar to both young and old gamers. The X-Arcade Lumber Jacques’ cabinet design and graphics are based on the 1981 Donkey Kong arcade machine, which was also used as the basis for the Fix It Felix Jr.…
March 11, 2015

Make These LEGO Arcade Machines a Reality

Make These LEGO Arcade Machines a Reality
These miniature LEGO arcade games based on actual SEGA arcade cabinets look pretty awesome and they are small enough that they won’t cost you a fortune in quarters.…
January 19, 2015

Model G1 NES Arcade Machine: Famicade

Model G1 NES Arcade Machine: Famicade
Whereas the Analogue Nt is a sleek retro-futuristic take on the NES and Famicom, Dave Nunez’ Model G1 has a Bauhaus-inspired design, like some random doodad you’d find gathering dust in the corner of an antique shop.…
August 28, 2014

LEGO Retro Arcade Machine: Stud Operated

LEGO Retro Arcade Machine: Stud Operated
We’ve seen tiny arcade cabinets as well as a life-sized and fully functional LEGO arcade machine. But while msx80‘s idea isn’t new, he makes up for it by packing a lot of details in a small package.…
August 13, 2014

Oil Drum Arcade Machine Gets 1.1 Games per Gallon

Oil Drum Arcade Machine Gets 1.1 Games per Gallon
We’ve seen arcade machines encased in a coffee table, a briefcase and an old barrel. Redditor Uhohthommo’s uncle went for the industrial look and stored his arcade machine’s hardware inside a 200L (approx.…
February 2, 2014

Arcade Machine Accepts Bitcoins: Bitcoin-op

Arcade Machine Accepts Bitcoins: Bitcoin-op
A growing number of establishments are accepting Bitcoin as payment. Now you can even use it to play arcade games. British company Liberty Games combined the cutting edge currency with the aging gaming platform to make a simple transaction hilariously complicated.…
March 29, 2013

Beer Pong Arcade Machine Skips the Most Critical Component

Beer Pong Arcade Machine Skips the Most Critical Component
Apparently beer pong is now so popular that people are willing to play it even without beer involved. That’s what arcade machine maker Bay Tek Games found out when it unveiled their newest creation, Beer Pong Master.…
May 19, 2010

LEGO Pac-Man Arcade Combines Old-School Games and Old-School Toys

LEGO Pac-Man Arcade Combines Old-School Games and Old-School Toys
What could be cooler than playing Pac-Man on an arcade machine that was almost completely made up of LEGOs? Ben Fleskes of Portland, Oregon, built this amazing machine.…