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Build Your Own Arcade Kit

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the its-good-old-fashioned-fun dept.

Shawn Walters writes "Xgaming, Inc., has announced availability of the new X-Arcade BYO Arcade KIT, a $60 solution designed to allow users to create an authentic arcade machine in their home powered by any PC, Mac or game console, no advanced technical skills required." Heck of a lot easier than building your own.

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  1. Slashdot: Advertising by sokk · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I'm getting tired of these advertisements disguised as "news". The story was even submitted by an employee of the business in focus...

    Slow news day or what?

  2. This does not belong here... by Anubis333 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    First of this is not a cabinet kit, this doesn't even include buttons or a stick! You would have to buy them from Happ Control. And this is nothing new, Ultimarc has been making these boards for years, they have some really great plug and play PCBs. Ultimarc's 28 input PCB is only $40, for years X-Arcade has been known for ripping off people that just didn't know better, nothing has changed. They didn't really used to hurt companies like Ultimarc, though now they will be edging into the PCB-only market, not to mention getting a sh1tload of hits from posts like this.

    A while ago I built a pretty cheap JAMMA/Xbox/PS1/PS2/Dreamcast [link]. It was pretty cheap, but not $60.