This Big Controller Lets You Relive Arcade Gaming’s Glory Days in VR

You likely already identified by the main image that this machine is missing a crucial part, the screen.

Just so long as you dont mind some heavy liftingsometimes literally.

The main unit, which X-Arcade calls the Tankstick VR, is as beefy as its name implies.

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Playing games on it is a simple joy reserved normally for higher-end devices.

The rub is getting to that point.

Connecting it to your favorite system isnt as simple as plug and play.

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Its the classic dilemma of being a jack of all trades and master of none.

The most seamless experience is with emulation andas noted by the XR in the namewith a VR headset.

For those whohavent yet tried emulation, ROMs refer to read-only memoryessentially game files ripped from its original source.

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The app goes so far as to simulate the CRT scanlines on the VR arcade cabinets.

Theres nothing simple about X-Arcades machine, except the controller.

Considering how arcade gaming exemplified the benefits of simplicity, that might give you pause.

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But cheaper is not cheap.

The cheapest stand-up, single-game arcade machines from a well-establishedcompany like Arcade1Uprange from$500 to $600.

And at least the Arcade2TV-XR saves you a moderate amount of space.

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