Much like most nerds, I’ve been thinking about doing my own arcade machine for the longest time, having both the software and electrical engineering traits covered I thought, why the bloody hell not! I mean, how freakin hard could putting a few pieces of wood together be? It will be so cool! I could re-live my childhood all over again and force it down my sons throat.

Initially I wanted to create a stand up arcade machine, but I quickly realized that my other half wouldn’t allow such a monstrous nerd gadget in the house. So I did a bit more research and even though every cocktail machine I saw was as ugly as the face of a pug dog, I decided that I will go down the COCKtail arcade machine route instead (but my own custom way). It will also be advantageous that my son wouldn’t have to wait to be 16 until he can reach the controls. Win Win I say!

Off to conduct more research on these cocktail arcade machines I went!