You’ve seen the listings. A Raspberry Pi arcade cabinet kit for $150, maybe $200, and suddenly you’re imagining a full arcade setup in your living room without draining your wallet. It looks like a no-brainer. But here’s what most product pages won’t tell you upfront: that price is just the starting point, not the finish […]
You finally did it. You sourced the parts, followed the guides, and put in the hours to build arcade cabinet of your dreams. But here’s the thing nobody really talks about: finishing the build is only half the battle. Where you put that cabinet, how much room it actually needs, and how you light the […]
Picture this: a gorgeous full-size arcade cabinet sitting in your basement, lit up and ready to play. Now imagine loading it with not just one game, but hundreds. That is exactly what draws so many Canadian DIY builders to the idea of an arcade cabinet multiple games setup, and honestly, it is one of the […]
The home arcade market is no longer a niche hobby. It is a multi-billion dollar industry growing at a pace that is leaving casual builders scrambling and serious collectors more selective than ever. With the home arcade cabinet segment valued at $2.8 billion in 2025 and projected to double by 2034, the question is no […]
You’ve just decided to build your own arcade cabinet, and now you’re staring at a parts list wondering why there are seventeen different joysticks and twice as many buttons to choose from. It’s overwhelming, especially when most of them look pretty similar at first glance. Here’s the thing: picking a joystick arcade controller setup based […]
Canadian PC gamers searching for a plug-and-play arcade controller keep landing on US-centric fight-stick roundups that never answer the real question: will it actually work on your machine? Here’s the Xtension-specific answer.
So you’ve decided to take the plunge into the world of arcade cabinet DIY. Amazing choice. But before you start pricing out MDF sheets and trackballs, there’s one decision that will shape everything else about your build: upright or sit-down cabinet? It sounds like a simple preference, but it’s really not. The wrong choice can […]
You already know you want an arcade controller. The buttons, the joystick, the whole setup that makes retro gaming feel like the real thing. But here is where a lot of people get stuck: should you go with a 2-player or a 4-player model? It is a fair question, and the answer is not as […]
You spent hours watching YouTube builds, bookmarked a dozen parts lists, and now you’re staring at your first arcade machine cabinet kit wondering which components actually matter and which ones are just filler dressed up in nice packaging. Sound familiar? Here’s the thing most beginner guides skip over: not all arcade parts are created equal, […]
You’ve been dreaming about having your own arcade cabinet at home, and somewhere along the way you stumbled across the term “DIY arcade cabinet kit.” Now you’re wondering: what exactly does that mean? Is it a pile of raw lumber? A complicated engineering project? Something only a seasoned woodworker could pull off? Good news. It’s […]