Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
This is my prerecorded interview with Les Cookson on the Swap Arcade, a transforming Arcade that was recently fully funded on Kickstarter and releasing this fall to backers. Les Cookson is an artist-inventor who pitched on Shark Tank twice and ABC’s The Toy Box, and appears on GoodDay Sacramento. He’s sold hundreds of thousands of creations worldwide—now launching a transforming arcade.
**SPECS**
Transforming Swap Arcade (your choice of two designs) that swaps between full arcade mode and furniture cabinet mode
27-inch HDMI display with built-in speakers
Two-player arcade control panel with SANWA joysticks, 8-button controls for each player, and auxiliary function buttons
Built-in retro gaming system with Raspberry Pi 4, case, cooling fan, Batocera preinstalled, and a starter set of 100 games
Ability to load your own classic arcade and retro games
Additional compatibility with Switch/Switch 2, PS3, PS2, original PlayStation, PC X-Input, and other retro gaming systems
Choice of cabinet finish after the campaign: Natural, Walnut, Dark Tobacco, or unfinished bare wood
**LINKS/INFO**
Swap Arcade Kickstarter
tinyurl.com/5xfcyfks
Swap Arcade Facebook:
facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583730394696
Swap Arcade Instagram:
instagram.com/swaparcade
**TIMESTAMPS**
0:00 Intro
0:30 Welcome Les!
1:40 Who Is Les Cookson?
4:41 Arcades & Consoles
7:01 Multicade Concept
7:26 Les Prior Kickstarters
11:39 First Swap Arcade Kickstarter Canceled
15:53 Swap Arcade Vs. Other Transforming Arcades
19:28 Is There A Customer For This?
23:06 New Look, New Kickstarter!
25:48 Arcade Features
30:00 Pi4 Included
33:08 Original Prototype
33:50 Order Fulfillment
36:26 Product Demo
42:45 Why Choose Swap Arcade?
44:02 Outro
If you would like me to do a video review for your product(s) or for any other business inquiry I can be reached via email at pdubsarcadeloft@gmail.com
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This is my prerecorded interview with Les Cookson on the Swap Arcade, a transforming Arcade that was recently fully funded on Kickstarter and releasing this fall to backers. Les Cookson is an artist-inventor who pitched on Shark Tank twice and ABC’s The Toy Box, and appears on GoodDay Sacramento. He’s sold hundreds of thousands of creations worldwide—now launching a transforming arcade.
**SPECS**
Transforming Swap Arcade (your choice of two designs) that swaps between full arcade mode and furniture cabinet mode
27-inch HDMI display with built-in speakers
Two-player arcade control panel with SANWA joysticks, 8-button controls for each player, and auxiliary function buttons
Built-in retro gaming system with Raspberry Pi 4, case, cooling fan, Batocera preinstalled, and a starter set of 100 games
Ability to load your own classic arcade and retro games
Additional compatibility with Switch/Switch 2, PS3, PS2, original PlayStation, PC X-Input, and other retro gaming systems
Choice of cabinet finish after the campaign: Natural, Walnut, Dark Tobacco, or unfinished bare wood
**LINKS/INFO**
Swap Arcade Kickstarter
tinyurl.com/5xfcyfks
Swap Arcade Facebook:
facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583730394696
Swap Arcade Instagram:
instagram.com/swaparcade
**TIMESTAMPS**
0:00 Intro
0:30 Welcome Les!
1:40 Who Is Les Cookson?
4:41 Arcades & Consoles
7:01 Multicade Concept
7:26 Les Prior Kickstarters
11:39 First Swap Arcade Kickstarter Canceled
15:53 Swap Arcade Vs. Other Transforming Arcades
19:28 Is There A Customer For This?
23:06 New Look, New Kickstarter!
25:48 Arcade Features
30:00 Pi4 Included
33:08 Original Prototype
33:50 Order Fulfillment
36:26 Product Demo
42:45 Why Choose Swap Arcade?
44:02 Outro
If you would like me to do a video review for your product(s) or for any other business inquiry I can be reached via email at pdubsarcadeloft@gmail.com
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FOLLOW PDUBS ON THESE PLATFORMS!
Facebook: tinyurl.com/yetnzad3
Twitter: tinyurl.com/ymbz4p3u
Instagram: tinyurl.com/yck87h4m
Twitch: twitch.tv/pdubsarcadeloft
Kick: kick.com/pdubsarcadeloft
***********************************
Thanks for watching - hope you enjoy the video and consider Subscribing!
All music and video used are the property of their respective owners.
"Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."
#SwapArcade #SwapArcadeInterview #SwapArcadeKickstarter #LesCookson #Arcade #Multicade
