Jefflog

Headed out to Target yesterday, and they had this stand-up arcade machine set up in the front, for sale for about $460. (Incidentally, that’s about the same price that Target.com is selling it for once you factor in the shipping cost, and then you’d get it delivered straight to your door.)

It looks like it would be a lot of fun, except that the monitor looked kind of small. Further research showed me that it’s likely just a GameCube or PlayStation with this cartridge plugged inside of it. The only real advantage to having the cabinet is to get the quality joysticks (a serious must if you want to play Robotron: 2084). It would probably be better to get one of those consoles along with this joystick controller and do without the cabinet entirely.

There also seem to be several companies online offering custom-made arcade cabinets, but the cabinets alone tend to run for more than the entire Midway system.

Hong said that if we wanted to get it, we’ve have to stick it in the garage as we don’t have any other room in the house for it. I disagree; I’ve got the perfect spot for it, right in my home office…