How Do You Adjust An Arcade Machine?
While home gaming is a bigger and bigger part of gaming, the standup arcade cabinets of the 1980s and ’90s remain an iconic piece of video game culture. If you’re an arcade proprietor, your cabinets probably came with user manuals and support documents, and any adjustments to the games should be made after consulting these documents. But amateur collectors may not have such a luxury. If you’ve come across an arcade cabinet without its original documentation, you may be wondering how to adjust the game’s options so you can best enjoy your new find. Open the service door using the keys supplied with the machine. Locate the service button inside the service door. This will be either on the rear of the door itself or clearly visible when looking in the open service door, and is usually labeled “Test” or “Service.” Press the service button to activate the game’s Service Mode. In this menu you can adjust game features such as the price of a game, the amount of lives available to the player a
