Custom arcade machines in Illinois
Chicago is about 1,000 miles from the Valrico, Florida shop where Phantom hand-builds custom arcade machines; freight to Illinois is $850. From $1,999, two or four players, your own artwork.
Real Phantoms, built in Valrico
What it costs delivered to Illinois
HideAway ArcadeFrom $1,999 · $2,849 delivered
2-player. Hidden two-player arcade cabinet, built to order in Florida.
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Final BossFrom $14,999 · $15,849 delivered
4-player. Four-player custom arcade cabinet, built to order in Florida.
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50" Level UpFrom $3,999 · $4,849 delivered
4-player. 50-inch four-player 4K arcade cabinet, built to order in Florida.
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Portable Arcade CaseFrom $1,999 · $2,849 delivered
2-player. Portable two-player arcade in a briefcase: a 27-inch HD screen in the lid, 2-player controls and dual powered speakers.
Configure & price
Delivered = base cabinet plus $850 freight to Illinois.
Upgrades are priced in the designer. Built in 12–16 weeks; 5-year warranty.
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Getting a Phantom to Illinois
Chicago to the Valrico shop: about 1,000 miles. Freight: $850, the same to Chicago. Check doorways first (will it fit).
The nearest Phantoms to Illinois
Illinois on phantomarcades.com
From September 9 to October 21, 2026, visitors in Illinois opened the site 343 times (52% engaged, 134 seconds on average), started 88 machine designs in the designer and finished 7. Most visits came from Chicago (213), Glenview (12), Champaign (6), Springfield (6) and Aurora (5). Machines they landed on most: the HideAway Arcade (5), the Final Boss (4) and the 50" Level Up (4).
How Illinois searches for arcade machines
Illinois's strongest search is “home arcade”, where it ranked 9th of 51. Weakest: “multicade” (24th of 38). “Custom arcade”: Illinois 16, 11th.
| Search | Rank | IL | vs median | WI | IA | MO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| arcade machine | 13th/51 | 61 | 1.1× | 55 | 56 | 57 |
| arcade cabinet | 21st/51 | 31 | 1.0× | 36 | 29 | 36 |
| home arcade | 9th/51 | 23 | 1.1× | 21 | 18 | 21 |
| custom arcade | 11th/51 | 16 | 1.3× | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| arcade machines for sale | 19th/48 | 50 | 1.0× | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| multicade | 24th/38 | 12 | 1.0× | 12 | 25 | 12 |
- “arcade machine”: Davenport IA-Rock Island-Moline (#6 in the US), Peoria-Bloomington (#41 in the US) and Rockford (#45 in the US)
- “arcade cabinet”: Peoria-Bloomington (#12 in the US), Champaign & Springfield-Decatur (#21 in the US) and Davenport IA-Rock Island-Moline (#38 in the US)
- “home arcade”: Davenport IA-Rock Island-Moline (#8 in the US), Quincy IL-Hannibal MO-Keokuk (#10 in the US) and Chicago (#26 in the US)
- “custom arcade”: Champaign & Springfield-Decatur (#8 in the US), Rockford (#14 in the US) and Davenport IA-Rock Island-Moline (#31 in the US)
- “arcade machines for sale”: Champaign & Springfield-Decatur (#8 in the US) and Chicago (#55 in the US)
- “multicade”: Peoria-Bloomington (#9 in the US) and Chicago (#57 in the US)