Anyone with a home arcade?

[nofehr]

Looking to buy one of those home arcades that plays thousands of games. Curious if anyone had one and how much they liked it.

I'm worried that'll it'll be an expensive fad that'll lose its' charm quickly.

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[KeithIsActuallyBad]

I tried out one at SML Entertainment a few days ago. I didn't buy it although it intrigued me. I think its worth would be determined on how much you love arcade games and how often you can have others over to share in the fun.

 

[Indrid Cold]

Looking to buy one of those home arcades that plays thousands of games. Curious if anyone had one and how much they liked it.

I'm worried that'll it'll be an expensive fad that'll lose its' charm quickly.

I am in the process of converting a Street Fighter 1UP machine to a Raspberry Pi emulator.

 

[John Price]

I passed by one them machines at Costco they sell a lot of them now in either retro arcade boxes or smaller ones at stores like that music store FYC or whatever

Honestly they are not my thing. I played them growing up but have no need for a retro Pac Man in my basement

 

[nofehr]

I am in the process of converting a Street Fighter 1UP machine to a Raspberry Pi emulator.

Is that easy to do? Let us know how it goes!

 

[Indrid Cold]

Is that easy to do? Let us know how it goes!

It is. I have put it off till after Halloween projects are complete. It's mainly replacing the ROM with a controller board and replacing the buttons. Also adding a small amp for sound.

 

[Supermassive]

About ten years ago, I took an NHL Open Ice cabinet and converted it into a multi-arcade by adding a computer, video card, and software. It was a large, unwieldy beast. Kids would usually accidentally hit hotkey combinations by accident and mess things up. It was a fun mess.

A month ago, I bought a Legends Ultimate Arcade, and installed CoinOpsX on it. It's a little stuttery in the game select menu, but the quality of the hardware and emulation is quite good.