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An arcade cabinet, also known as an arcade machine or coin-op, is the housing within which an arcade games hardware resides. Some cabinets are constructed entirely by hobbyists to mimic an arcade cabinet using emulators such as MAME and a PC to replace the game hardware. sides of the arcade cabinet are usually decorated with brightly colored stickers or paint, representing the gameplay of their particular game.

The interior of the cabinet holds the arcade system boards, the hardware upon which the game runs, and sometimes an internal power source. The power sources main use is to save high score lists

There are many types of arcade cabinets, some in fact being custom-made for a particular game; however, the most common are the upright, the cocktail or table, and the sit-down.

Upright cabinets are by far the most common. They are usually made of wood and metal, about six feet or two meters tall, with the control panel set perpendicular to the monitor at slightly above waist level. The monitor is housed inside the cabinet, at approximately eye level. The marquee is above it, and often overhangs it.

Cocktail cabinets are shaped like low, rectangular tables, with the controls usually set at either of the longer ends, or, not as common, at the short ends, and the monitor inside the table, the screen facing upward. Two player games housed in cocktails were usually alternating, each player taking turns

Driving games may have a bucket seat, foot pedals, a stick shift and even an ignition, while flight simulators may have a flight yoke or joystick, and motorcycle games handle bars and a seat shaped like a full-size bike. Often, these cabinets are arranged side-by-side, to allow players to compete together. Most commonly used for games involving gambling, japanese gaming or vehicles, such as fighting games, flight simulators and racing games, these cabinets typically resemble the controls of a vehicle.

Controls are most commonly a joystick for as many players as the game allows, plus action buttons and player buttons which serve the same purpose as the start button on console gamepads. Trackballs are sometimes used instead of joysticks, especially in games from the early 1980s

Since arcade games are becoming increasingly popular as collectibles, an entire niche industry has sprung up focussed on arcade cabinet restoration. There are many websites (both commercial and hobbyist) and newsgroups devoted to arcade cabinet restoration. They are full of tips and advice on restoring games to mint condition.

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