


Also like Ikea furniture, it comes with step-by-step illustrated instructions with no words. The cabinet ships unassembled in a flat pack, like a piece of Ikea furniture. That said, it’s a lot of money for a handful of old games, which is why, like all arcade cabinets, it should be seen more as a piece of furniture and a nostalgic collectible than a piece of modern gaming hardware. We tested the Mortal Kombat Deluxe model, available for $499.99, and enjoyed the look of the machine and the cavalcade of classic Midway games on it. They’re a bit more expensive than non-Deluxe cabinets, but the extra height is worth the cost. Arcade1Up’s Deluxe line is the next obvious step, a one-body cabinet that stands slightly taller than a standard cabinet with a riser. They were a bit shorter than necessarily comfortable, which is why the company eventually included risers that lifted the machines to a height that could let most adults easily play while standing. Arcade1Up started the current home arcade machine craze a few years ago when it released slightly scaled-down, stand-up arcade cabinets at relatively low prices for home play.
