Sun Jul 05 2026
The Recalbox JVS Kickstarter campaign came to an end this Saturday at 11 PM, and the final result once again proves that the retrogaming community always shows up when it comes to arcade gaming and preservation, with €74,731 raised against an initial goal of €20,000.
The Recalbox JVS was born from a simple ambition: to offer a solution capable of bringing JVS arcade cabinets back to life, in the same spirit that has always driven Recalbox, just as we previously did with the RGB JAMMA. What the community has just demonstrated is that this passion was shared by far more people than we could have imagined.
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you. Whether you backed the project from day one or joined the adventure during its final days, your support helped turn the Recalbox JVS project into something truly extraordinary.
A huge thank you as well to Tenzen Arcade for joining us on this new adventure, and to everyone who worked behind the scenes to make this launch possible—from our veteran arcade friends to the arcade venues that opened their doors for testing sessions and video shoots.
The Recalbox JVS represents more than two years of research and development, multiple hardware prototypes, hundreds of hours of testing, and dozens of arcade cabinets used as test platforms. None of this would have been possible without being surrounded by the very best people. Thank you!
If you missed the Kickstarter campaign, it's not too late! You can still support the project by pre-ordering your Recalbox JVS on Kickstarter.
Shipping for Insider reward backers will begin as early as next week. For all other reward tiers and what's next (availability on the Recalbox Shop, stock, and shipping), we'll keep you updated as soon as we have a clear production and delivery schedule.
Once again, thank you all for your incredible support.
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