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What are the best retro arcade machines?

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X-Arcade Machine Cabinet vs Xtension Arcade Cabinet "Emulator Edition" vs Arcademachine Upright Arcade Machine

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 Lifetime warranty

The arcade controls as well as the cabinet itself have a lifetime warranty meaning that if anything breaks they will be replaced by the manufacturer.
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 Easily connect game consoles inside of the cabinet

There is nothing proprietary to the cabinet, all ports are standard and it is quite simple to install a gaming console iinside of the cabinet to then use it with the monitor and arcade sticks.
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 250+ games included

Preloaded on the computer inside of the cabinet is 250+ arcade games that work out of the box with the emulator software.
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 Controller components are American

The arcade sticks and buttons are of American make and so are not seen by most hobbyists as professional since they are less precise when compared to Japanese or Korean parts. While the controller can be modded this may be difficult to do for the layman.
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 Optional colors

Customers can choose from three color options of their cabinet, red, blue and black, which is nice for those that want to theme to a specific color.
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 Arcade controls are easily moddable

The arcade stick and buttons are easily swapped to professional components such as Japanese made parts.
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 No games preinstalled

While some may not mind, there are zero games preinstalled on the machine meaning one will have to know where to get the ROMs and which ones are compatible with what emulators.
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 Hand made

All the machines are hand built. out of melamine coated MDF for a durable and touch cabinet, all by hand in order to guarantee quality.
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 Easily shipped in the UK

Due to the company being based in the UK shipping is quite easy for those that live there being that most cabinets are US based.
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 Free UK shipping

Any order placed in the UK is able to receive free shipping.
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 Zero reviews or consumer reports

There is basically no info on this company meaning that one will be taking a risk ordering as there is no info on the quality or ease of ordering.
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