Jason Miller

If you have ever bellied up to a bar and found yourself glued to a touchscreen trivia machine for an hour, you already know the appeal of a Megatouch. These countertop arcade machines were staples in pubs, restaurants, and bowling alleys for over two decades. Now that Megatouch maker Merit Industries shut its doors in … Read more

I picked up a Megatouch at a flea market last spring, and the seller swore it was from 2005. After I got it home and cracked open the side panel, the motherboard said 2002. The cabinet plate said 2003. Three different dates on one machine. If you are trying to figure out how to tell … Read more

If you have ever bellied up to a bar-top touchscreen machine and lost twenty minutes without realizing it, you already know the pull of Megatouch. These countertop arcade cabinets, built by Merit Industries, shipped with dozens of card games that are easy to learn and surprisingly hard to master. Learning how to play the card … Read more

If you own a Merit Megatouch, chances are you want to know how to put a Megatouch on free play so you can use it at home without feeding it quarters. The good news is that most Megatouch models, from the older Megatouch 6 to the later Ion and Force series, can be set to … Read more

If you own or service a Megatouch arcade machine, you will eventually need to get into the setup menu to change pricing, pick games, or fix a misaligned touchscreen. The problem is that Merit Industries split their documentation across decades of PDF manuals, and every model generation moved the buttons around. Our team has pulled … Read more

How to Replace a Megatouch Hard Drive ( ) Step-by-Step Guide Learning how to replace a Megatouch hard drive saves you from scrapping an otherwise playable cabinet. I have rebuilt half a dozen Megatouches over the last two years, and I have watched every one of them come back to life with a fresh drive … Read more

If you have spent time in a bar, diner, or bowling alley over the last two decades, you have probably played a Megatouch machine. These countertop touchscreen games from Merit Industries became a staple of social gaming, offering everything from card games to photo puzzles. Two of the most common hardware platforms you will encounter … Read more

Photo Hunt is a spot-the-difference puzzle arcade game developed by Merit Industries for its Megatouch touchscreen countertop machines, first released in 1997. Players tap five subtle differences between two side-by-side photos before a timer runs out, then advance to harder rounds. Over the next 17 years, the game became a defining fixture of American bar … Read more

Photo Hunt is a spot-the-difference arcade game featured on Megatouch touchscreen machines, and it has been one of the most recognizable bar games in America since the late 1990s. In this guide, I will walk you through how to play Photo Hunt on a Megatouch from the moment you walk up to the cabinet, all … Read more

Erotic Photo Hunt is a touchscreen bar game that ran on Megatouch coin-operated machines in dive bars, taverns, and restaurants across America throughout the 2000s and early 2010s. Built on a simple “spot the difference” mechanic, the game paired two nearly identical semi-nude photos and challenged players to find five changes before a timer ran … Read more