I could build this for WAY less than $5k - Buy or DIY?

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Have you ever found something online and thought “I could totally make that” That’s what we thought when we saw these wall-mounted arcade machines, so we’re putting our money where our mouth is and seeing if we can pull it off! Have we bitten off more than we can chew?

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:17 What are we doing here?
3:17 Let's make some noise
8:20 It's starting to look like something...
12:08 Almost There...
14:58 Montage!
15:10 The Reveal
Credits