Sadly, arcade games have been replaced by consoles and the like. But there’s still a whole lotta arcade love from those of us who grew up in the 70s/80s. The story goes like this. A guy goes to Japan, sees these new arcade cabinets and of course, wants one. Problem is it costs a fortune to import something that size, so he did what any geek with a toolbox would do, he built his own.

And it looks amazing too. It has a large Sony display on top, a car audio system built in, and it houses not only his PC, but a PS3, and Xbox 360 as well. Have you wet yourself yet? Good. Me too. Now, since I’m too lazy to build myself one, any volunteers?

This could really be a Christmas miracle for anyone lucky enough to find this under beside their tree on Christmas morning. This would be a great machine to start that arcade you’ve been dreaming of in that spare room, because you are getting 12 games in one. You get games like: Frogger, Green Beret, Blades of Steel, Contra, Gyruss, Castlevania, Hyper Sports, Time Pilot ‘84, Shao-Lins Road, Jungler, Scramble and Super Basketball.

It is available from Linens and Things for $399.99. No, this isn’t a Christmas joke. You heard right, Linens and Things. Seems odd I know, but when it comes to classic gaming, I don’t ask. I just buy. Anyway, I’m sure your wife needs linens by now. Oh honey look at this…

Maybe the allure of owning a Wii, PS3 or Xbox 360 has worn off. Maybe you’re looking for something to take up the space in an empty corner of your rec room, something that will light up the eyes of your friends and remind them of the golden age of video games. Maybe you’re looking for the Multigame Tabletop Arcade Machine.

This funky and retro machine is made to resemble the classic sit down arcade games from the 1980s but instead of hosting just one game the MultiGame comes loaded with 48 of your old favorites. Games like Zaxxon, Arkanoid, Dig Dug, Donkey Kong, Space Invaders, Qix, Galaga, the whole Pac-Man family of games and dozens of others are packed on the circuitboards of this baby. The unit has a 20-inch screen, each side has its own joystick and multiple buttons and the tempered glass table top is strong enough for you to rest your frosty mug of suds on. There is even a coin op slot in case you really want to go old school and remember what it was like to dump your allowance into one of these quarter eaters.

How long has it been since you’ve come across an upright arcade gaming machine that hosts Pac-Man, Gauntlet, Galaga or Joust? The Apex Arcade Machine has those games and 137 more built into the 69 inch tall console with a 19″ TFT monitor.

Even though the design of the machine is very arcade-reminiscent, the software that runs it is a little more up to date. The 140 games actually run on an Intel based system running Windows XP Home which can be interfaced with a wireless keyboard and mouse. Instead of a slot for quarters, games and software can be loaded through a DVD-RW drive in the front and stored on a 160GB hard drive. Speakers and plenty of expansion space come with no extra charge and make the Apex Arcade gaming machine ready to go, out of the box.

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