Arcade Hacks

Dr. Frankenstein Arcade Cabinet = Epic Steampunk Gaming

Dr. Frankenstein Arcade Cabinet = Epic Steampunk Gaming

The Dr. Frankenstein MAME cabinet is a retro gaming rig that takes inspiration from the monster novel. The steampunk cabinet is almost gothic in its design. Our previous post on DIY Arcade Rigs was about building an old styled arcade cabinet from...
How to Build a DIY Nintendo Arcade

How to Build a DIY Nintendo Arcade

Don't we all love the classic Nintendo and it's 8 bit glory?  This main built his own tabletop arcade setup for the NES which allows him to emulate NES games on Windows.  The system can also serve as a regular PC by hooking up a keyboard and...
Physical Punch-Out Interface for the NES

Physical Punch-Out Interface for the NES

People are getting extremely creative with innovative ways to physically interact with game consoles. These hackers combined one of the greatest NES titles, Punch-Out with a boxing dummy to add interaction to the old classic. This hack involves...
DIY Arcade Style Joystick Controller

DIY Arcade Style Joystick Controller

We've seen some giant NES controllers in the past and even an Xbox 360 arcade controller. Now we have a coffee table style controller custom made for arcade games like Street Fighter 4. The first controler is basically a wireless Xbox 360...