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sleepybisexual ( sleepybisexual@beehaw.org )  to Gaming · 2 years ago

Why are arcade cabinets so expensive?

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Why are arcade cabinets so expensive?

sleepybisexual ( sleepybisexual@beehaw.org )  to Gaming · 2 years ago
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The tech strore has a capcom arcade cabinet, its one of those multi game ones

Seems to be this model

https://arcade1up.com/collections/trending-now/products/mvc2-arcade-game

The marvel vs capcom2 one

Why are cabinets so expensive?

I get they are bulky and licences exist but how do like 15 games make a 200 euro price increase

  • sleepybisexual ( sleepybisexual@beehaw.org ) OP
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    So, they are just a fancy decoration?

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      So, they are just a fancy decoration?

      Exactly. There’s so many better ways to play these games:

      • Pandora’s Box
      • Batocera / Emulation Station / RetroPi on a Raspberry Pi
      • Various mini systems with a jailbreak (Sega Genesis Mini and PlayStation Classic are particularly good)
      • SteamDeck or PC with Emulation Station and RetroArch

      So the price is really only justifiable, to me, by thinking of the cabinet being a piece of the decorated furniture.

      • sleepybisexual ( sleepybisexual@beehaw.org ) OP
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        Yea, emulation is in general better. Tho what’s a Pandoras box?

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          Pandora’s Box is a game machine, with games pre-loaded. It tends to have thousands of arcade games pre-loaded.

          It’s a popular choice for restoring actual full size arcade machines, with dead motherboards. It’s also an option to upgrade (or just revive from motherboard death) an Arcade1Up.

          With some effort, a cheap PC will do the same job, but some folks like that they’re premade and ready to use.

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            Nice :3

            I should find some romsets

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