The Arcades is a versatile multi effect platform that employs microchip cards for each effect, simulating the tactile satisfaction of changing video game cartridges on a retro console. Each card holds a bank of eight effects, provides program names and parameter labels. Knobs A, B, C, and D control the parameter that it is associated with, as dictated by the text on the screen. User presets can also be saved to and loaded from the inserted card.

Some wear on the bottom, including some dried glue