He's definitely perfected his craft over the years, having started out by selling construction plans and basic, unlaminated cabinet kits before moving on to fully built arcade machines with pre-installed high resolution monitors and advanced control panels that feature everything from illuminated buttons capable of 48,000 different colors to flight sticks and steering wheels. I've been working with Scott for several years now, having set up a couple of his earlier Ultimate Arcade cabinets for a couple of friends. Thankfully, there are a handful of arcade enthusiasts that specialize in such an endeavor, including Scott Glazer of NorthCoast Custom Arcades/Mameroom Designs. That's where things get a little tricky, as most of us don't possess the right tools and parts, nor the skill in carpentry, to get the job done right. And while you can certainly make use of these software-based feats of genius sitting at your computer desk, the way these emulators and their games really play as intended is to put them to use inside a custom-built arcade cabinet. Thanks to MAME, Daphne, and a host of other console emulators, the classic games we played during the 80's and 90's are still very much a reality. I want my kids to experience the games that I grew up with in the same manner that I experienced them and, luckily, they can. I also spent a lot of time in front of a PC, and this, along with the success of home console systems over the last couple of decades, is what eventually led to the demise of arcades (save for the ticket-spewing varieties) all across the world.Īs a father of three, though, this doesn't sit too well with me. Having grown up in a small town, the Pirate's Cove was about the only place a group of kids could go for after-school and weekend entertainment.
It seems crazy to me that it's already been over 25 years since I last dropped a few dollars into Dragon's Lair at my local arcade.
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