Computer gamers looking to relive their memories of space invaders and Pac-Man can now play the original arcade versions at homePlaying arcade games on original hardware is the ultimate way to appreciate the arcade experience at domestic. But the cost – and size – of an arcade cabinet can be prohibitive. Yet there is a relatively unknown console that lets you play arcade hardware on a TV: the supergun.
Inside the arcade cabinet
Where games consoles have individual formats,such as PS4, SNES or Dreamcast, and so carry out arcade cabinets. JAMMA is the most prolific. A JAMMA game comes on an arcade PCB: a slab of circuit board typically containing a single game that is “plugged in” inside a cabinet.
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Source: theguardian.com