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One of the most important and used CPUs in video games was the Motorola 68000 (also known as the 68k). In addition to be found in game consoles & computers like the Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, Sega Genesis & more, many arcade boards used this to power games, including Street Fighter II, Rastan, Chase HQ, Do DonPachi, Xenophobe, Starblade, Xybots and hundreds of other arcade games.

Showcase Sega's Saturn based arcade system, the ST-V on this simple & straightforward design. The cabinet shown is what was used for Die Hard Arcade.

A banner made for Arcade Galactic (a real arcade in West Valley City, UT) to promote it on the web, now available as a shirt, sticker, wall art, etc.

With a new name, the Game Grid Arcade is now known as Arcade Galactic. This Space Oval badge shows your support of this independent arcade in Utah.

If you are an arcade collector or an arcade gamer, then this shirt is for you - Eat. Sleep. Arcade!

As seen on the control panel for the Midway version of Taito's SPACE INVADERS, this sweet shirt lets you express your enjoyment of firing lasers. And if someone pushes your button, perhaps you will end up firing lasers! This design also looks great on a phone case!

The way we jump in video games is by pushing a button so why not wear it? This is the design found on Donkey Kong Arcade control panels

Arcade Heroes is a trademarked news blog that covers the wonderful world of video arcades. Become an Arcade Hero with this simple design. Check my storefront for another similar design that includes an early 80's pixel man.

Display your love of the iconic control layout found for games like Street Fighter II and other six-button arcade games.

Join up to the Silverhawk Squad and start earning your stripes today, solider! Silverhawks are the iconic starfighters from the long-running video game series Darius by Taito. In that game, you pilot your Silverhawk against hordes of robotic fish known as the Belsar, who are bent on the total annihilation of Earth and it's inhabitants.

If you're the resident expert on video games, then this design will advertise your brilliance and services to the public! Starring the F-Zero arcade machine.

If you know how to play, then you're the person to ask on pinball wizardry.

Before the Wumpus was known among Magic cards or Discord, it was a classic hunting game for the 16-bit Texas Instruments 99/4A. Hunt The Wumpus was one of the most recognizable games for the platform, the Wumpus terrifying kid gamers everywhere.

The world of video games provides plenty of inspiration for the newly announced "Space Force" of the United States. This particular design borrows inspiration from Seibu Kaihatsu's RAIDEN (which also falls in line with the 'lighting' part)

If you played games in an arcade in the late 80s/early 90s then you very likely came across a title developed by the legendary Toaplan. Flying Shark, Twin Cobra, Tiger-Heli, Zero Wing, Truxton and so on. Toaplan is a company that left and indelible mark on video games as they would become. This particular design features the starfighter used in Truxton behind the Toaplan logo.

Another simplistic design. This is the typical 4-player arcade cabinet you have probably played a few games on. Based on Konami's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles but the design supported many other awesome beat 'em up games.

The control panel for Midway's CarnEvil (1998) features this poem that invites players to this creepy arcade game. Now you can sport it on a shirt, cup, poster or more, whether it's Halloween season or not!

Man Caves are not complete without real arcade machines. Not everyone gets that.

Back in the Good Ol' Days of arcade gaming, nobody went to the arcade to win tickets or prizes. They went to experience the full social atmosphere - whether it was competing against another player or against themselves in the never ending quest for the highest score possible. This shirt embodies that idea where redeeming yourself is more fun, exciting and fulfilling than redeeming tickets for cheap prizes.

Celebrating 10 years of blogging and reporting on news of arcade games, this shirt is great for fans of of the Arcade Heroes site or arcades in general.

This simplistic design is similar to a futuristic arcade joystick, particularly like the one used in TRON and games that occasionally use flight sticks.

Poke a little fun at your pinball skills (or lack of them) with this awesome design where you announce to the world that you are not that much of a Pinball Wizard

Originally designed for some bumper stickers I made, requests were that this was made into a T-Shirt - so here you go! Perfect for arcade owners/collectors/fans or those wanting to own an arcade machine one day!

One thing that people enjoyed from the popular 3D fighting series Soul Calibur was knocking opponents out of the ring. From there, they would fall to their doom. This shirt captures that falling moment!

Playing on a previous shirt design while also playing on a famous lyric from an old rap song - In this case, I like BIG GAMES and I Cannot Lie. Arcade games are where you find games going big and generally its the biggest games that get played the most in arcades out there. So in terms of popularity, the public likes big games too!

Using the Xbox 360 "Only On Xbox" mini-logo for inspiration, this states "Only At Arcades" - which might mean your games or you specifically.

If joysticks were like pretzels then they would be available in bags like this one! This Arcade Heroes branded grab bag includes various joysticks to grace different arcade games in the 80s and 90s and as a bonus, get a free yoke to boot!

For those who are more of a "New School" arcade gamer than an old school one (or if you are both), this shirt is for you!

A variation on the I 'Heart' Arcade shirt uploaded earlier, this one expresses the sentiment for twin sitdown arcade racing games(particularly from Sega's Daytona USA), which have also enjoyed great popularity on the market over the years.

Express your love and enjoyment of arcade games with this simplistic and fine T-Shirt that's sort of a play on the I 'heart' NY design.

Another tee combining the love of video games and pinball into one. 1cc stands for "1 Credit Clear", which is a feat not many can achieve, and it is best found in arcade games where the games are tough and you have a single credit on the line. This term is particularly referenced with shmups/STG arcade games but it can apply to others where skill is king.

To paraphrase an old song, She's Got A Quarter To Ride! This is the most 70s T-Shirt I have done so far. The video arcade experience is always a bit more than the home gaming side, suit up and race!

The JAMMA wiring standard has been used in thousands of video arcade machines, so let it work for you!

Video arcades and pinball machines are the perfect combination of fun and enjoying both is the mark of a true Arcade Hero

Catching up with the times on arcade love, here is a shirt that expresses that sentiment with something more cutting edge (Bandai Namco's dome screen arcade technology). Do you love arcades? Then grab this shirt!

Not all video arcade games are released to home consoles. Some find that good, some find that bad, no matter which boat you are in you can enjoy showing off your appreciation of those games that find their exclusive home at the arcade with this great T-Shirt!