You can emulate plenty of old arcade games on your PC, but there's nothing like the thrill of pounding on the console of a full-size coin-op classic. Space Invaders and Pac-Man were huge hits, but some of the best games were much less ubiquitous. See if you can find cool vector-graphics titles like "Star Wars," "Red Baron," and "Tempest." The best place to scoop 'em is at an arcade distributor or maybe a really seedy bowling alley.

Harold Check