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I was a kid during the arcade era of video games. There were cabinets in malls, laundromats, movie theaters, bowling alleys, restaurants, and more. My uncle even owned an arcade/pool hall. I wanted an arcade machine since my childhood. When I was old enough to have disposable income, I discovered how prohibitively expensive cabinets could be, so that dream was put on hold.

In early 2018 while searching for vintage games on the internet, specifically Sega CD games, I stumbled upon someone selling a Tekken 3 cabinet for $400 about 30 minutes from my house. I had the room for it, and that was a steal of a price, so I bought it. This was a gateway drug. I learned how to wire up Jamma boards, replaced the controls, and installed a custom button for free credits. I craved more. The second cabinet I acquired to use as a learning tool to build my own cabinets. And the rest is history.

I would like to create overview videos for each of my cabinets, but for now, here’s a photo of the current setup and a brief tour I made at the request of a friend in 2019.