I recently picked up a 60 in 1 arcade, it was pretty popular over the holidays. I’m thinking about adding a MAME cabinet as well. I like the look of the Game Gate, but it seems they aren’t making them anymore if I’m reading this thread right. Maybe I’ll find a secondhand one.

I have a 60 in 1 game, the games look, play and sound just like I remember when I was a kid. What’s crap about them? Or maybe you’re talking about something different from what I have. I ask because this is my first arcade machine and am not very knowledgeable yet. Mine is JAMMA if that matters. Is that better than MAME? I would like to get a machine that plays games in the horizontal orientation and was considering one that had a lot more than my 60 in 1, something like a Game Gate. Should I be looking at something different? I appreciate any education you can send my way. Thanks.

Thank you for the info, I guess I have some research to do.

OK, I'm new to all of this as previously stated. What is emulation and why is it bad? I thought that it was just a system that allows you to play multiple games on one machine?

Yes, I was a kid in the 80's and my two favorite games were Pac Man and Donkey Kong. I honestly don't notice a difference between the original and my 60 in 1 but I haven't played the original since the 80's. I actually thought what I was playing was the actual same game (same software) as the original on my 60 in 1, I assume you are telling me that's not the case? If it's a copy, it's pretty good. Remember when the Atari home system released Pac Man? That was a horrible attempt to copy the original.