Retro Arcade System

Quickstart

1. Craft a Retro Arcade Cabinet at a crafting table:

1. Place the cabinet anywhere — it automatically assembles into a two-block-tall arcade machine facing the direction you place it.
2. Right-click (interact) either the top or bottom half of the cabinet to jump straight into the game.
3. Play Pixel Defender: move your ship left or right until it lines up with the falling invader, then press FIRE to shoot it. Reach 150 points to win bonus prizes!

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Overview

Retro Arcade System adds a craftable, decorative arcade cabinet to your world. The cabinet is a detailed two-block-tall machine complete with CRT screen artwork, a joystick and control panel, trim, and a coin-door. Step up and interact with it to play Pixel Defender, a turn-based retro shooter minigame. Your scores are saved to the world scoreboard, and strong performances earn you collectible Pixel Prize Tickets.

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What It Adds

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How To Use

Placing the Cabinet

Place the Retro Arcade Cabinet item on the ground like any block. The cabinet automatically fills in both the bottom and top halves, oriented to face you. You need two clear vertical blocks of space. Breaking either half of the cabinet removes both halves together.

Playing Pixel Defender

Right-click (interact with) either half of the cabinet to open the game immediately. The game screen opens as a form UI showing the CRT display, your score, lives, wave, and combo. While a run is active, a live status bar is shown in your action bar:

PIXEL DEFENDER | Score X/150 | Lives X | Wave X

Controls in the game UI:

• Move Left / Move Right — Shift your ship (▲) along the bottom of the CRT track to line up with the falling invader (◆).
• FIRE — Shoot the invader when your ship is lined up. Act before the invader reaches the bottom or you lose a life.
• Pause — Back out of the form to pause. Your run is saved in memory; interacting with the cabinet again resumes it.
• Eject / Reset Game — Clears your active run from the cabinet entirely.

How To Play (In-Game Help)

While at the cabinet, you can open the How To Play screen from the cabinet menu for a built-in tutorial explaining the ship, the invader, controls, and the win condition.

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Crafting And Obtaining

Retro Arcade Cabinet

The recipe is unlocked automatically once you have Redstone, Glass Panes, or a Diamond in your inventory.

Pixel Prize Tickets

Pixel Prize Tickets cannot be crafted. They are awarded automatically at the end of every Pixel Defender run:

• You receive at least 1 ticket per run.
• The ticket count increases with your score: approximately 1 ticket per 25 points.
• Winning (reaching 150 points) awards 3 bonus tickets on top of the score-based amount.

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Abilities And Mechanics

Turn-Based Shooter Waves

Pixel Defender is a turn-based game. Each "turn" an invader (◆) appears and falls toward your ship (▲) across a track. You move left or right to line up your ship, then fire. Hitting the invader scores points and advances the wave. Missing or letting the invader reach your ship costs a life. You start with 3 lives (shown as ♥ hearts).

Combos

Hitting invaders in succession builds a combo multiplier, rewarding consistent accuracy.

Win Condition

Reach 150 points to clear the cabinet. A victory message appears, bonus Pixel Prize Tickets are awarded, and the results screen is shown.

Pausing

Closing the game form pauses your run. The action bar HUD is cleared while paused. Interacting with the cabinet again resumes exactly where you left off.

Scores and High Scores

• Your current run score is tracked on the ra_score scoreboard (displayed as "Arcade Score").
• Your personal best is tracked on the ra_high scoreboard (displayed as "Arcade High").
• High scores persist across sessions and are visible in the scoreboard.
• The in-game HUD always shows both your current score and your high score side by side.

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Progression And Strategy

• Early runs: Focus on learning the invader's movement patterns and getting comfortable with the left/right/fire timing. Even a short run earns at least 1 Pixel Prize Ticket.
• Build combos: Consecutive hits multiply your points, so consistency is more valuable than speed. Avoid panic-firing out of alignment.
• Chase 150: Clearing the cabinet with a victory gives a significant ticket bonus. Aim for a full clear whenever your lives allow it.
• Collect tickets: Pixel Prize Tickets are purely collectible rewards — stack them up as trophies for your best runs or display them in your base.
• Cabinet placement: The cabinet faces the direction you are looking when you place it, so plan your arcade room layout before placing.