We check out the $30 cheapo on Aliexpress, and then go beyond the call of duty!
Works with PC, Pandora Games 3D, Pandora Box 9D, Pandora Box DX, Raspberry Pi
Arcade
Nintendo Switch – Switch Fighter Arcade Sticks
The Switch Fighter converts your Nintendo Switch into a mini arcade system, controls and all!
Player 1 Memories #4 (Aliens/Arcade/Konami/1990)
In this episode I take a trip down memory lane to 1990 and check out the Aliens arcade game by Konami.
Configuring Retropie and Ultimarc ultimate IO board with RGB LED buttons using RGB commander
This is part two of a series on how to configure an arcade control panel with color changing LED buttons. I will be using the Ultimarc ultimate IO board, Retropie, MAME, and a program to control the LEDs called RGB commander.
Arcade1Up Announces Ms. Pac-Man, Marvel vs. Capcom Cabinets
During today’s IGN Summer of Games event, the folks over at Arcade1Up revealed a handful of new additions to their line of miniature arcade cabinet replicas. These include Ms. Pac-Man, Marvel vs. Capcom, X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Big Buck Hunter, and a virtual pinball machine based on Marvel Comics superheroes.
While Ms. Pac-Man is iconic enough to occupy her own cabinet, the others brought along some friends.
Setting Up & Playing Classic Arcade Game PCBs!
Collecting retro arcade games is the dream of many, but the full-sized machines take up tons of room. Why not play the original PCBs instead! Info on choosing a JAMMA SuperGun, RGB video transcoders, input options, interface adapters, ROM swaps and more.
The History of Popeye in video games – Arcade/console documentary
I covered the entire history of Popeye in video games from his start in the 1982 Nintendo classic all the way to the present.
The History of Joust – arcade console documentary
The history of the massive fantasy arcade hit
The Disputed Donkey Kong High Score Record Goes to Court
You may remember the great Donkey Kong controversy of 2018, which stripped divisive arcade gamer Billy Mitchell of a years-long reign as Donkey King, of Guinness World records, and of his name from the leaderboards.
Now, as Ars Technica first reported, Mitchell has filed a defamation suit against the gaming organization Twin Galaxies, the highest scorekeeper in the land, which ruled his record scores to be illegitimate.
Citing a litany of positive media write-ups declaring him to be one of the all-time best arcade gamers, the complaint argues that the rejected score was part of a conspiracy of malice, an attempt to get “internet ‘clicks’”, and that Twin Galaxies had called him a “cheater.”
Arcade Coin Mech – The Easiest Repair on YouTube
I take a quick look at the coin mechanism from inside that free arcade machine I got and figure out why it’s not working. I also take a basic look at how it works.