Arcade1Up is known for making semi-affordable, smaller scale reproductions of classic arcade cabinets, but they’re shifting gears a bit with the release of this full-size claw machine. No home arcade ...

Arcade games evoke a sense of nostalgia, and many can remember the days spent dropping coin after coin in hopes of snagging that plush prize. The claw machine, or crane game, stands out as a staple in ...

The crane machine—also known as claw machines, crane games and, in Japan, as “UFO catchers” due to their proclivity for aerial abductions—first gripped the public imagination in the early 1900s. Even ...

Kiddleton opened a new claw machine arcade at Marketplace at Merced in June 2025. The arcade features 20+ self-service machines with Anime and Kawaii prizes. Claw machines operate without staff and ...

You’ll find a lot of cool arcade cabinets in the Arcade1Up catalog, many of which feature tough-as-nails retro games. But on November 5, Arcade1Up's lineup expands with the most challenging classic ...

Test your spatial perception, luck and patience at the South Side's newest arcade specializing in nostalgic and famously frustrating claw machine games. Klaw Time will open Jan. 11 at 1324 Southwest ...

Duke Martin had his eye on the prize — a can of tuna buried in a sea of ramen packets. The 10-year-old, dressed in a “Scream” costume, steadily maneuvered the device. Moments earlier, another kid had ...