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
The Megatouch Aurora is a countertop touchscreen arcade game system produced by Merit Industries circa 2009, packing over 150 games into a compact cabinet with a 17-inch or 19-inch LCD touchscreen and a signature halo LED light. If you’ve ever slid a quarter into a glowing box at a neighborhood bar, you’ve probably met one … 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