These are not 1/4 scale - 1/4 scale means that 1/4" of the model = 1' in real life. It's a common metric in model trains, where for example a 70 foot long train will be reduced to 17.5 inches.
Traditional arcade cabinets are about 6 feet tall, so that would put 1/4 scale cabinets at 1.5 inches tall. From the pictures, the cabinets are about right - 25% of a 6 foot tall cabinet is a 1.5 foot tall cabinet.
That also means the screens are 25% size, which is why they look tiny - traditional arcade screens were usually between 19" and 25", so that's 4.75" to 6.25" at 25% size - that screen is basically the size of a large smartphone.
And I can't imagine that a 25% size joystick is usable by anyone. Even a 6-year-old's hands are much bigger than 25% the size of an adult's hands.
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These are not 1/4 scale - 1/4 scale means that 1/4" of the model = 1' in real life. It's a common metric in model trains, where for example a 70 foot long train will be reduced to 17.5 inches.
Traditional arcade cabinets are about 6 feet tall, so that would put 1/4 scale cabinets at 1.5 inches tall. From the pictures, the cabinets are about right - 25% of a 6 foot tall cabinet is a 1.5 foot tall cabinet.
That also means the screens are 25% size, which is why they look tiny - traditional arcade screens were usually between 19" and 25", so that's 4.75" to 6.25" at 25% size - that screen is basically the size of a large smartphone.
And I can't imagine that a 25% size joystick is usable by anyone. Even a 6-year-old's hands are much bigger than 25% the size of an adult's hands.