Working Arcade Maschines

Bring a playable arcade to your Minecraft world! This Fabric mod adds interactive arcade machines, carnival stands, configurable prizes, and the tools you need to build and run your own arcade.

These machines are more than decorations—you can actually play them. Set your own prices, configure rewards, exchange currency, and manage your arcade together with friends.

Games and attractions

The current collection includes a variety of arcade classics and skill-based minigames:

• Whack-a-Mole: Grab a hammer and hit the moles as they appear.
• Pinball: Play a classic pinball machine inside Minecraft.
• Claw Machine: Control the claw and try to grab a prize. Configure the available prize items through the machine’s management menu.
• Spin and Drop: Drop a ball and see which hole it lands in to determine your reward.
• Punch Machine: Test your strength with a classic arcade punching machine.
• Timing Ring: Test your timing by hitting the right moment.
• Lumberjack: Take on a tree-chopping minigame.
• Hoopshot: Shoot basketballs into the hoop and test your aim.
• Duck Doom: A Doom-inspired shooter where you must shoot hostile ducks before they kill you. Suggested by a friend, this game can be surprisingly startling!
• Street Brawler: A fighting minigame inspired by Street Fighter.
• Dance Stage: Put your rhythm and timing to the test.
• Air Hockey: Play with another player, with each of you positioned at opposite ends of the table.
• Coin Pusher: Insert and drop coins to push other coins over the edge and earn tickets.
• Duck Fishing: A carnival-style duck-fishing stand.
• Can Toss: A carnival stand where you throw at stacked cans and try to knock them down.

The carnival stands are a little outside the traditional arcade theme, but they add extra variety to fairgrounds and entertainment areas.

Configuration and arcade economy

Every arcade machine is configurable. Open Manage, then Settings/Prices, to adjust its settings, including the Price per Game. Machines with configurable rewards also let you customize their prize selection.

For example, you can add a prize to the Claw Machine by holding the desired item and using the corresponding button in its settings.

Several additional blocks support your arcade’s economy:

• Ticket Printer: Required for machines to dispense tickets. Place one beside or above a machine within a four-block radius. Machines automatically use the nearest printer. A future upgrade tool is planned to integrate ticket printing directly into individual machines; this is not available yet.
• Coin Press: Turn iron into coins for your arcade.
• ATM: Exchange a configurable currency for coins and coins back into that currency. Emeralds are the default. To change the currency, hold your chosen item and click Use held item as currency in Settings/Prices. You can also configure the exchange rates in both directions.
• Counter: The reception and redemption point for your arcade. Configure item rewards and let players exchange tickets for prizes or coins. Coin exchanges require coins to be stocked, and item rewards must be configured.
• Safe: Store coins and tickets. Support for storing additional items is planned, but currently only coins and tickets are supported.

Set up your own prices and rewards to shape how your arcade operates.

Building and managing your arcade

The mod includes decorative content to help you build a dedicated arcade hall, alongside computers and phones for ordering machines.

• Computer: Craft a computer and use it to purchase arcade machines.
• Phone: Order machines from a phone as well. You can craft a phone or purchase one through the computer.
• Crafting: Machines can also be crafted directly, although crafting is generally more expensive than purchasing them.

Ownership is assigned when you place a machine. Other players can play its games, but ownership restricts management access and protects the coins inside from being taken by unauthorized players.

Want to run an arcade together? Open Manage, go to Members, and enter a player’s name to add them. That player must be online when you add them. This lets you share management with friends instead of having one person handle everything.

Compatibility and future plans

This mod is made for Fabric, with an intended Minecraft version range of 1.18.2 through 1.21.11.

Active testing has only been carried out on Minecraft 1.21.11. Compatibility across the entire listed range has not been fully verified.

Future updates are planned to expand both the games and the arcade-management features, including more machines, additional arcade content, integrated ticket-printer upgrades, and expanded safe storage.

Casino-style machines, such as slot machines, are not currently planned. The focus is on arcade entertainment rather than casino gambling. If casino-themed content is explored later, it may be released as a separate mod.

Content notices

Some machines feature flashing lights and animated lighting effects. Players who are sensitive to flashing lights should use caution. Duck Doom also includes hostile ducks and situations that may startle players.

The mod was primarily developed and coded by me, with approximately 90–95% of the code written by me. AI was used only to assist with troubleshooting and fixing specific bugs, not to generate the mod as a whole. This project description was generated with AI assistance.