vinWhile the table may not feel as impressive as one with embedded screens and joysticks, it serves its purpose a heck of a lot better. I decided to take a different approach: create the ultimate tech-infused coffee table with a built-in retro arcade and charging ports for my gadgets that I’d actually enjoy using from the comfort of my couch. When you build a television into a coffee table and the controls into a drawer, you end up playing hunched over just to reach the joystick and actually see the TV at an adequate viewing angle. You can’t watch people build Pac-Man and Donkey Kong into a table every month without thinking “holy f$#% s$%^, I need one of those.” I set out with the goal of integrating a TV screen into an IKEA table, but the process made me realize the awesome projects I’d seen over the years provided a few problems if I planned on casually playing games at the couch. I’ve written for Lifehacker for a little over three years now and seen many an arcade coffee table come and go in that time. Instead of letting them waste away, supercharge yours with a retro arcade, gadget charging ports, and more. Sometimes coffee tables hold coffee, but most of the time they just sit there and look like a required piece of furniture in a room.
