Custom arcade machines in California
Los Angeles is about 2,150 miles from the Valrico, Florida shop where Phantom hand-builds custom arcade machines; freight to California is $1,250. From $1,999, two or four players, your own artwork.
Phantom arcades ordered in California
One machine has been ordered for homes in Porter Ranch since June 2026. Each was configured by its owner, and this is what they chose:
HideAway 50Porter Ranch, CA · ordered June 2026
4-player, 50-inch screen (49 × 26 × 79 in, W×D×H). Retro Gamer games (12,591 titles on 40 systems), artwork from the Phantom library, light guns and an active marquee. Finished. List price of the options on the order $6,899, $8,149 delivered.
California on phantomarcades.com
From September 9 to October 21, 2026, visitors in California opened the site 712 times (56% engaged, 165 seconds on average), started 193 machine designs in the designer and finished 13. Most visits came from Los Angeles (179), San Jose (77), San Francisco (58), San Diego (19) and Santa Clara (14). Machines they landed on most: the HideAway Arcade (23), the Final Boss (10) and the 50" Level Up (6).
How California searches for arcade machines
California's strongest search is “custom arcade”, where it ranked 14th of 51. Weakest: “arcade machines for sale” (44th of 48). “Custom arcade”: California 16, 14th.
| Search | Rank | CA | vs median | OR | NV | AZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| arcade machine | 16th/51 | 60 | 1.1× | 58 | 100 | 62 |
| arcade cabinet | 26th/51 | 31 | 1.0× | 36 | 32 | 31 |
| home arcade | 21st/51 | 21 | 1.1× | 18 | 23 | 18 |
| custom arcade | 14th/51 | 16 | 1.3× | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| arcade machines for sale | 44th/48 | 25 | 0.5× | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| multicade | – | – | – | 12 | – | 12 |
- “arcade machine”: Fresno-Visalia (#27 in the US), Bakersfield (#36 in the US) and Yuma AZ-El Centro (#51 in the US)
- “arcade cabinet”: Eureka (#14 in the US), Chico-Redding (#32 in the US) and Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto (#42 in the US)
- “home arcade”: Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto (#6 in the US), San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose (#84 in the US) and San Diego (#94 in the US)
- “custom arcade”: Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto (#11 in the US), San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose (#12 in the US) and Chico-Redding (#35 in the US)
- “arcade machines for sale”: Los Angeles (#70 in the US), Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto (#71 in the US) and Fresno-Visalia (#83 in the US)
- “multicade”: Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto (#65 in the US)
Too few searches to rank: “multicade”.
What it costs delivered to California
| Machine | From | Delivered |
|---|---|---|
| HideAway 50 | $3,999 | $5,249 |
Upgrades are priced in the designer. Built in 12–16 weeks; 5-year warranty.
Getting a Phantom to California
Los Angeles to the Valrico shop: about 2,150 miles. Freight: $1,250, the same to Los Angeles, Riverside, San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento and San Jose. Check doorways first (will it fit).
The nearest Phantoms to California
- Nevada, about 225 miles from Los Angeles: a delivery in Las Vegas (February 2026) and an event in Las Vegas (April 2026).
- Texas, about 1,375 miles from Los Angeles: a 50" Level Up ordered in Dallas (September 2026) and a 50" Level Up ordered in McKinney (September 2026).
- Indiana, about 1,800 miles from Los Angeles: a Retro Revival ordered in Indianapolis (September 2026).
From a Phantom owner
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