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Arcade1Up Cabinets

OLD SCHOOL GAMING.

Price: $500-ish | arcade1up.com

These mini arcade cabinets are a cheap and easy way to get some classic arcade gaming in your home if you don’t feel up to a full DIY project. There’s a decent range and , to and . They feature original style artworks, At least two games on each cab. But we are uncertain if we’ll see them on our shores – the last round apparently didn’t sell well at EB Games or Aldi and ended up heavily discounted. You’ll definitely want to buy or build a riser for these as well, since they are smaller than standard cab size, and using them for any length of time may be awkward. Lastly, you’d definitely get better value from building your own MAME cab.

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