We're Obsessed With These Retro Gaming Home Arcade Machines (2024)

Whether you’ve played an Atari 2600 or have only heard about how its epic coolness, this arcade machine from Arcade1Up lets you play 12 of the ’80s console’s classic games. There’s Asteroids, Centipede, Tempest, and Missile Command, just to name a few.

The cabinet features a 17-inch color LCD screen, coinless operation with a realistic coin door, and a clear deck protector, plus adjustable volume and an anti-tip-over strap. The cabinet stands 4 feet tall, and doesn't come with a riser.

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This four-player arcade machine transports you to Springfield where you can play as Bart, Marge, Homer, and Lisa, and encounter The Simpsons' most memorable characters. The cabinet is also loaded with Simpsons Bowling for a night out with the family, plus it's Wi-Fi-equipped for joining other Simpsons fans playing on their own cabinets.

The arcade machine features a 17-inch color LCD screen with a 4:3 aspect ratio, a lit marquee and custom riser, a moulded coin door, and adjustable volume. It also comes with a matching stool and tin wall sign—and happens to be an incredible 50 percent off at the time of this writing.

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Play 12 iconic games from Midway on this Legacy Edition arcade machine, including Defender, the original Mortal Kombat plus Mortal Kombat II and 3, as well as Rampage, Paperboy, and others.

The two-player cabinet has a 17-inch color LCD screen and custom riser, and features a lighted marquee and on-screen menu to switch games, plus volume control and a clear deck protector. The arcade machine's artwork is outstanding, though we wish it had a coin door, which is included in many of Arcade1Up's other cabinets.

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The Capcom Legacy Edition two-player arcade machine is also rad, featuring 12 games, including the five core Street Fighter games plus the Champion Edition, along with Commando and Final Flight.

The arcade cabinet's riser has colorful graphics that add fantastic detail to the overall design, as does the printed coin door kickplate. Other highlights include a lighted marquee and 17-inch color LCD screen, plus adjustable volume and an anti-tip-over strap.

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This awesome arcade machine’s cabinet features bright, oh, so ’80s colors and graphics, with Ms. Pac-Man on one side and Galaga on the other, plus lots of details on the riser to round out the overall design. Another major plus is that it comes loaded with wifi for live leaderboard play.

The cabinet is loaded with 10 other games in addition to Ms. Pac-Man and Galaga for a total of 12, with Dig Dug, Dig Dug II, and Galaxian as part of the lineup. Other highlights include a 17-inch color LCD screen, lighted marquee and deck protector, adjustable volume, and an anti-slip strap.

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The four-player X-Men arcade machine has all the best features found on Arcade1Up's cabinets, including a lighted marquee and deck protector, double coin doors and a graphic kickplate, and a riser, plus it's Wi-Fi-enabled for you to play against other gamers. There's also a coordinating adjustable chrome-plated stool with dense foam cushioning.

Other highlights include adjustable volume, an on-screen game selection menu, and an anti-tip over strap. In addition to X-Men, the arcade machine is loaded up with two other Marvel games: Captain America and the Avengers and The Avengers in Galactic Storm.

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There’s a lot to like about AtGames’ Legends Ultimate Arcade, starting with its full-size cabinet—which no other company in the market currently offers at this price point.

It features more than 300 licensed arcade games, including Centipede, Space Invaders, Tetris, BurgerTime, Tron, and others, and has a 24-inch HD LCD display and stereo speakers.

It's also Wi-Fi-enabled for access to everything from community chats and global leaderboards to new downloadable content, plus there's a cloud-based gaming service that allows you to play games from your PC library on the arcade machine.

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Grid bugs be gone! Fans of Tron and the sequel Disks for Tron are sure to love this arcade cabinet, featuring a stunning lighted marquee and deck protector, along with the game's iconic blue glowing flight stick.

There's also a black light under the marquee that illuminates the control deck and side panels next to the screen, plus there's a sweet adjustable coordinating stool thrown in as part of the package.

Other highlights include a 17-inch color LCD monitor, wifi leaderboard, and a custom riser, along with adjustable volume, a clear deck protector, and an anti-tip-over strap.

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This 40th anniversary edition arcade table's star is none other than the adorable bow-wearing Ms. Pac-Man. And, after you've tired of chasing Pinky, Inky, Blinky, and Sue, you can switch over to head-to-head action playing one of the other 11 games, including Galaga '88, Galaxian, and Dig Dug.

The arcade table features a 17-inch color LCD screen and clear protective covers over the top and control decks, plus there are speakers on each side and the volume is adjustable.

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There are 10 Marvel titles loaded into this digital pinball machine from Arcade1Up, allowing you to go on action-packed missions as heroes to help save the world. Start off with the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, or Thor, and then move on to hang out with the X-Men or Marvel's Women of Power.

It has all the same great features as the brand's other digital pinball machines, including real-feel tilt and nudge, haptic touch flippers with real feedback, and a working plunger, plus two speakers with adjustable volume and a light-up back glass.

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Calling all pinball wizards out there! This digital pinball machine comes loaded with 10 fantastic Star Wars titles, including Boba Fett, The Empire Strikes Back, Han Solo, and The Force Awakens.

Play mimics an old-school pinball machines, with haptic touch flippers that deliver real feedback, real-feel tilt, and a working plunger, plus light-up back glass and speakers with adjustable volume. There's also a 24-inch LCD playfield and a 7.5-inch LCD score screen.

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This 40th anniversary edition arcade table's star is none other than the adorable bow-wearing Ms. Pac-Man. And, after you tired of chasing Pinky, Inky, Blinky, and Sue, switch over to head-to-head action playing one of the other 11 games, which includes Galaga '88, Galaxian, and Dig Dug.

The arcade table features a 17-inch color LCD screen and clear protective covers over the top and control decks, plus there are speakers on each side and the volume is adjustable.

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Sit down and get comfortable for hours of head-to-head arcade action with this Pac-Man table, loaded up with 12 titles including Galaxian, Super Pac-Man, Pac & Pal, and Rolling Thunder, plus Dig Dug and Dig Dug II.

The arcade machine features a 17-inch color LCD screen and speakers with adjustable volume on both players' sides, along with clear panels on the top and control decks.

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This arcade table is from Doc & Pies Arcade Factory, and while it may have a higher price tag than other head-to-heads we cover, it also has several upgraded features to match.

For starters, it's loaded with a whopping 60 classic arcade games from the '80s, including Super Breakout, Centipede, Donkey Kong, Frogger, Burger Time, and Space Invaders.

It also features a larger 19-inch color LCD screen, a larger tabletop surface with eye-catching graphic details, plus full-size joysticks and controls. Another big bonus is that it comes with a 2-year warranty and free lifetime tech support.

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Young kids who are just getting a taste for retro gaming will adore this 17-inch-tall arcade cabinet. It's made of wood and features a 5-inch screen and LED backlit marquee, working controls and a joystick, and true-to-original artwork, plus it's packaged in a collector's box.

There are six single-game options available, including Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, and Galaga, all ready-to-play out of the box and powered by a rechargeable battery via USB cable.

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Pong—near and dear to our hearts—was one of the earliest video games, released in 1972 by Atari. It's essentially table tennis, with way-old-school 2-D graphics (think: two rectangles, a center dotted line, and a circle, as the rackets, net, and ball).

This countertop version, which Arcade1Up calls a countercade, is true to the original game, but adds a stylish faux-woodgrain console with very-'70s stripes. It comes loaded with a total of five games, including Pong Doubles and Pong Sports, in addition to Super Breakout, and it features an 8-inch screen and headphone port.

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This two-player countertop arcade machine has two side-by-side full-size joysticks and controllers, with an 8-inch color LCD screen and lighted marquee, plus adjustable volume and a headphone jack. The console's colors really pop too, with vibrant graphics on the cabinet and deck.

The arcade machine is pack with four awesome games from the Marvel Universe, including Marvel Super Heroes, X-Men vs. Street Fighter, The Punisher, and ever-popular Marvel vs Capcom.

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