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It may sound trite–okay, I KNOW it sounds trite–but Pac Man will always be my favorite arcade game. When I was little, my cousin had a little portable Pac Man game and I used to play it every opportunity I got.
I’ve played this classic arcade game in a variety of ways since then; on that [...]

Game cabinets are basically cabinets that contain low-end computers and are sometimes painted and decorated to look like real retro arcade machines. The computer is hidden inside the cabinet, opening with a lock and key; if the PC needs to be taken out for some reason. Often a joystick or game pad is firmly attached [...]

Building your own MAME arcade machine is not as difficult as it may seem. However, it is rather easy to get lost and become confused given all the different components, decisions, and information available online.
By reading this simple overview you will gain a good understanding of how all the parts and pieces come together to [...]

Let me introduce MAME. Now if you’re serious about arcade machines, you’ve already heard of it. For those of you who haven’t, MAME stands for multiple arcade machine emulator. If you aren’t excited yet, I should probably explain to you what that means.
An emulator is an application which usually runs on Windows, Linux or in [...]

wilder asked: I made a MAME arcade cabinet and bought everything I need for it. But I cant get the trackball to work. Everything else does. I looked on chat rooms before and saw people talking about cutting that wire and re-wire it to a mouse cord. I tried this and still nothing! I attached [...]

Oz_tin Powers. asked: Hi everybody..
What is generally the approximate cost of safely having a 1980’s retro arcade machine (pac-man/Defender/Space Invaders etc) shipped from USA-London,UK?..Can anybody reccommend any reputable trusted companies that ship/freight safely and securely from the USA…Does it usually depend on which USA state it comes from?
Can you have the shipment sent to Dover [...]

airnolds asked: i was wondering if i could make my P3 cpu into an arcade machine using the MAME software, i am currently researching on how to make an Arcade Cabinet. just wanted to know if the feeling is still the same even though it runs on a computer. [joysticks will be used for the [...]

misterjohnnyfever asked: I have 10 dollars worth of points but would rather get 2 games than 1. Thanks!Caffeinated Content