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24 alternatives to Shika Arcades

Luxury arcade controller for SNES consoles

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Shika Arcades launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Bluetooth SNES Controller▲95

   Game like it's the early 90s

   2015 · 8bitdo.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Cupcade: RaspberryPi Micro Arcade Kit▲76

   Make a miniature arcade cabinet with real, working games

   2015 · makershed.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Internet Arcade▲375

   900+ classic arcade games, no quarters required.

   2014 · archive.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Raspi Boy▲107

   Build your own retro handheld game console

   2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The HN Arcade▲352

   I love seeing all the small games that people build and post to this site. I don't want to forget any, so I have built a directory/arcade for the games here that I maintain. Feel free to check it out, add your game if its missing and let me know what you think. Thanks!

   Jan 2026 · andrewgy8.github.io · its alternatives →

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   NES30▲114

   Nintendo controller for iOS, Android, & Windows

   2014 · 8bitdo.com · its alternatives →

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   Shibuya Grandmaster▲71

   Fast paced arcade puzzle game

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Let's Play SNES▲62

   Play SNES (and other old console) games in browser

   2015 · letsplaysnes.com · its alternatives →

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   Super MIDI Pak▲101

   Inside your SNES is a MIDI synth waiting to be set free

   2021 · supermidipak.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Popcade▲67

    Relive arcade classics with this half scale arcade cabinet

    2014 · playpopcade.com · its alternatives →

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    GameShell▲87

    Open Source Retro Gaming & STEM Portable Console

    2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

12. 12IM
    I made a retro game archive for Polish games▲216

    Hi, As a 8-bit C64 game coder in eaarly 90ties and currently mostly FE-focused dev, decided to give a go to a simple retro game archive. This is purely fun project - so i decided to post it to HN, mayne it'll resonate :)

    2023 · polishpixels.com · its alternatives →

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    Capcom Home Arcade▲88

    Capcom is launching a plug and play mini arcade system

    2019 · capcomhomearcade.com · its alternatives →

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    Pocket Arcade▲74

    Retro arcade games you can play on the move

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Polycade▲72

    A modern arcade cabinet

    2015 · polycade.com · its alternatives →

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    Battlecade▲87

    A portable vintage gaming concept for two

    2015 · lovehulten.com · its alternatives →

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    Green Ninja: Year of the Frog▲61

    Another great pixel arcade game by Nitrome

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    SNES Raspberry Pi Case Retroflag SUPERPi Case-J w/ Wired Controller Gamepad Kits▲3

    Retroflag SUPERPi Case NESPi Console JCase

    2018 · geekworm.com · its alternatives →

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    Ginger Roll▲77

    Save the world from evil Iblis in this cute arcade platform

    2016 · irf-media.com · its alternatives →

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    Space Race Cocktail Arcade Machine ▲72

    250 preloaded retro games in this vintage 2 players cabinet

    2015 · shop.xgaming.com · its alternatives →

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    Game Oldies▲72

    Hundreds of free retro games online

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    3DNES▲70

    NES games in eye-popping 3D

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    eNcade ▲63

    A Portable Raspberry Pi Gaming Console (Kickstarter)

    2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    Analogue NT Mini▲92

    The NES reborn with wireless controllers and 1080p 🎮

    2017 · its alternatives →

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