Category: Arcade
Before the home consoles took over, arcade machines reigned supreme. Millions of grubby hands slotted millions more quarters, fifty pence pieces, and various other currency into their favourite cabinets, itching to beat a high score or experience a new arcade game for the first time.
Distant Arcade wouldn’t have its name without them and this category page covers everything from arcade cabinets—old and new—to a variety of arcade games, as well as the companies that made them including Atari.
Making TWO Mortal Kombat 1 arcade cabinets
RetroDodo founder Brandon Saltalamacchia has the lowdown on Evercade’s new mini arcade cabinets:
You might be thinking ‘Brandon, can I play with friends?’, yes absolutely, although it only has one set of controls, it does in fact have two USB ports, allowing you to hook up your controllers to play two player! If you have the Evercade VS you can use those controllers too.
A couple of kids playing on a Golden Axe arcade cabinet at the supermarket. Those were the days, huh? (via Reddit)
When PhiDX watched the 1998 Tekken 3 World Finals
The ADK Acrylic DIY fightstick case
I completely missed this from last year: The Strong National Museum of Play’s built the world’s largest Donkey Kong arcade machine at 20ft tall. (h/t Time Extension)
