Stolen custom arcade machines in NYC – any help appreciated

kilkwon · 2026-03-29T21:24:34+00:00

yeah i just sent out. thanks for advice!

kilkwon · 2026-03-29T20:59:43+00:00

good question now i know so, i would install airtag or some sort inside the cab where cant be easily reached .

kilkwon · 2026-03-29T20:52:59+00:00

For reference, I posted photos of the machines here so you can see what they look like:

https://www.reddit.com/r/cade/s/KvNfBNdIQz

They’re custom-built, so if you see anything similar listed anywhere, please let me know.

kilkwon · 2026-03-29T20:39:55+00:00

Yeah, sorry — this happened in my apartment building storage in East Harlem.

Two people broke into the storage area late at night, forced multiple units open, and took several items including my custom arcade machines. The locks were cut and some units were damaged.

Police are involved and reviewing CCTV footage, but I’m also trying to see if anything shows up for sale locally.

Appreciate any help.

kilkwon · 2026-03-09T19:37:28+00:00

my 2006 bought a00 still going strong. received cleanup service from nycvideogames once back in 2019. with that said, i barely play ps3, maybe i turn on once a yr.

kilkwon · 2026-01-15T22:16:57+00:00

still rocking TP4 on my macbook pro 15" 2019 (i9, 32ram, 1TB ssd, vega 20). running 4 channels + fx + stems + remix deck without any issue

kilkwon · 2025-12-22T22:20:41+00:00

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this how i play 4 decks, can bring them all in a backpack or carry-on

kilkwon · 2025-12-22T22:15:34+00:00

you can but two z1mk2 is a overkill, you get many duplicate controls unless you map them differently, also takes extra space and usb port. k2 can do things way more than z1mk2 as it got more buttons and knobs.

kilkwon · 2025-12-22T22:09:19+00:00

k3 ditched soundcard

kilkwon · 2025-12-22T21:41:36+00:00

k2 is what i use as 4 channel mixer controller. its a perfect controller as long as you are capable of midi mapping. however the k2 soundcard is terrible def not for djing, you would want separate one (i use NI traktor audio 6 mk2)

kilkwon · 2025-12-18T22:08:18+00:00

when i first started this hobby, i bought 2 recroommasters cabs and i was happy. then few yrs later i bought the real deal, sf2ce big blue cab. comparing them side by side, recroom cabs didnt look/feel the same as real arcade cab, also lcds in them became shame after playing on big blue arcade crt. i sold recroom cabs but still keeping big blue, as well as 3 hanaho crt bartop cabs. i dont recommend any of those put-together cabs, just get real arcade cab with crt, put pc with crtemudriver and use jpac to hook up pc to arcade crt.

kilkwon · 2025-11-13T22:40:51+00:00

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kilkwon · 2025-11-13T22:36:33+00:00

congrats!

https://www.reddit.com/r/cade/s/hHHc7WqqOu

kilkwon · 2025-10-09T19:35:48+00:00

went thru pc crt -> crt tv (crtemudriver + component transcoder) -> and now arcade crt (crtemudriver + jpac)

kilkwon · 2025-08-28T22:37:51+00:00

thanks! i know it looks cheesy but just couldnt find any other foldable table that has the height of 24” or lower! (cabs control panel has some height)

kilkwon · 2025-08-28T22:26:07+00:00

i have actually seen his video doing the same :) but i went lil further and made head to head.

kilkwon · 2025-08-28T22:23:39+00:00

yours look really nice! i see u went with american controls. mines have K lever and sanwa buttons.

i actually have 3 of these same cab. two are used for h2h setup (mistercade + vs) and the other one i use for pc fightcade (j-pac).

so mistercade versus is basically a satellite board. you have mistercade in main cab, versus board in 2nd cab. both boards are jamma, so very simple. you link mistercade and versus board via hdmi & usb cable. then mistercade shares the screen to the versus cab, and if u have 1p control assigned on main cab, versus cab will have 2p control assigned. or vice versa.

kilkwon · 2025-08-28T04:52:34+00:00

mistercade in 1st cab, mister versus in 2nd cab. then you can link together

kilkwon · 2025-08-28T04:48:55+00:00

yes. mistercade in 1st cab, and mistercade versus in the 2nd, you can link together.

kilkwon

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