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Why Pac-Man won

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    godzilla_lives
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    I'm so stoked to see Phil doing his own thing and branching away from Vox. Not that Vox is problematic, I love their various outlets, but it's awesome seeing the various reporters and editors...

    I'm so stoked to see Phil doing his own thing and branching away from Vox. Not that Vox is problematic, I love their various outlets, but it's awesome seeing the various reporters and editors doing their own thing with more creative freedom (Johnny Harris, Cleo Abrams, Phil Edwards are the ones I can think of right now).

    What a cool video! I find it funny that he couldn't afford the actual cabinet, know that feel. I've been looking into turning my home-office into a pseudo game room, and woof. One day.

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      cfabbro
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      A buddy of mine built his own using an old TV, an old computer, and a DIY Arcade Cabinet kit. I think it cost him about $2k total, so not cheap, but it can play pretty much everything than can be...

      A buddy of mine built his own using an old TV, an old computer, and a DIY Arcade Cabinet kit. I think it cost him about $2k total, so not cheap, but it can play pretty much everything than can be emulated. And you can buy bartop or control panel arcade kits with a Raspberry Pi for a few hundred bucks these days, if a full cabinet like my friend got is too expensive.

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        godzilla_lives
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        That's definitely the goal one day. I saw a video where a guy has his own custom cabinet powered by a SteamDeck, it doesn't seem overly complicated (some minor experience in electronics and...

        That's definitely the goal one day. I saw a video where a guy has his own custom cabinet powered by a SteamDeck, it doesn't seem overly complicated (some minor experience in electronics and cabling myself), just pricey. I was actually just looking at getting an Arcade1up on sale from Walmart or BestBuy, I hadn't even thought about getting a kit though. I'll look into that, thank you.

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        1. cfabbro
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          YVW. Glad to help. And IIRC my buddy got his kit from GameRoomSolutions, and it looks like they offer bartop, pedestal, and control panel kits as well. Edit: Just asked my buddy, and his cabinet...

          YVW. Glad to help. And IIRC my buddy got his kit from GameRoomSolutions, and it looks like they offer bartop, pedestal, and control panel kits as well.

          Edit: Just asked my buddy, and his cabinet kit was actually from Rec Room Masters.

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