Jason Miller

I spent the last two months setting up, playing, and stress-testing eight different arcade cabinets that all run Golden Tee or its closest arcade-golf peers. I logged 60+ hours on real trackballs, dragged cabinets up basement stairs, and timed my assembly on each one. This is what I learned about finding the best Golden Tee … Read more

I built my first arcade cabinet in a garage with a piece of plywood, some wire, and a Sanwa JLF joystick I bought off a forum. That stick is still in the cabinet today, ten years later. That kind of longevity is why the best arcade joysticks matter so much to anyone serious about fighting … Read more

I built my first arcade cabinet in a garage with a circular saw, a Saturday, and more optimism than skill. It wobbled. The buttons stuck. The marquee never lit up. I learned more from that failure than from any guide I read, and I have been chasing the perfect build ever since. That is the … Read more

I still remember the first time I dropped a quarter into Street Fighter II at my local pizza place. That was the moment arcade gaming burrowed its way into my brain and never let go. So when I started helping our team assemble a home game room last spring, I went deep on the best … Read more

The first time I picked up a mini arcade machine, I was standing in a dusty corner of my uncle’s basement holding a tiny Pac-Man cabinet that played a single chirpy note when I tapped the joystick. That was 1989. Forty years later, my desk at home has three different mini arcade cabinets on it, … Read more

I spent the last six weeks testing every driving arcade cabinet I could get my hands on, from full-size commercial units to budget-friendly handheld replicas. My garage has hosted more racing machines than I care to admit, and my neighbors have definitely noticed the rumble of force feedback echoing through the walls. After logging roughly … Read more

I still remember dropping quarters into Time Crisis at the local arcade as a kid, gripping that plastic gun while ducking behind cover. That feeling hasn’t faded, which is why I spent the last six weeks testing and researching the best shooting arcade machines you can buy right now. The shooting arcade machine market has … Read more

I still remember the first quarter I dropped into a real Pac-Man cabinet at my local pizzeria back in 1982. The hypnotic chase music, the chunky joystick under my thumb, the way the screen flickered just enough to feel alive. Forty-some years later, I have tested eight different home Pac-Man arcade machines across my garage … Read more

Looking for the best Street Fighter arcade machines to bring the arcade fight feel home in ? I have spent the past three months comparing home arcade cabinets from Iconic Arcade, Arcade1Up, Evercade, and My Arcade. I dug through forums on r/Arcade1Up and r/StreetFighter, watched hours of YouTube reviews, and tested units where possible. This … Read more

After spending the last three months testing eight of the most popular multi-game arcade machines on the market, I can tell you this category has never been more crowded or more confusing. We watched our team plug in everything from a Pac-Man Deluxe cabinet to a Terminator 2 light-gun machine, and we measured input lag, … Read more