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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? This arcade machine is called “A Maze,” and…

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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. It’s basically a magnetic, mechanical version of air…

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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…

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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…

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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. The…

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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…

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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…

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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. Plus you can fill your home with as…

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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…

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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…

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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. 53gal) oil drum.…

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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…

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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…

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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. The only thing is that it probably won’t…

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Tag: Arcade Machine

A Maze is an Analog Arcade Machine

DIY Mechanical PONG Table: Mag Hockey

Portable Neo Geo MVS: Starforce Neo

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

Tiny Arcade: Pym’s Arcade

Portable Raspberry Pi Arcade Machine: Starforce Pi

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

Make These LEGO Arcade Machines a Reality

Model G1 NES Arcade Machine: Famicade

LEGO Retro Arcade Machine: Stud Operated

Oil Drum Arcade Machine Gets 1.1 Games per Gallon

Arcade Machine Accepts Bitcoins: Bitcoin-op

Beer Pong Arcade Machine Skips the Most Critical Component

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

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