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PIXELVAULT
The history of games, pixel by pixel.
PixelVault is a retro gaming archive — the eras, the arcade cabinets, the console generations, and the classic genres that built video games, told in plain language and lit up in neon.
The timeline
From the first blip
to the leap into 3D.
Classic genres
The shapes of play
that never faded.
On the arcade floor
The cabinets that
held the games.
The Upright
The classic arcade silhouette — a tall wooden box you stand at, with a screen at eye level, a control panel at the waist, and glowing side art you could spot from across the room.
Sit-down tableThe Cocktail Table
A cabinet built into a low table with the screen facing up through the glass top. Two players sat across from each other, and the picture flipped between turns.
Compact uprightThe Cabaret
A smaller, narrower take on the upright, built to fit where a full-size cabinet couldn't. Same stand-up play, less floor space.
Home hardware
The arcade,
brought home.
From the first cartridge machines to the 3D newcomers, each console generation pushed games further into the living room. Trace the whole run.
Ready player one
Drop in. Read the history. Level up your trivia.
Start at the very first coin-op and work your way to the edge of the modern era, one screen at a time.