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Arcade 1UP 4ft Units: Thoughts?
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goldenpp72
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Seems like over priced trash to me. 300 dollars and it's not even height level, I'd rather just get a MAME cabinet myself.
CloudStrife_ca
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I watched a review video and they actually seem pretty decent, they do have a piece (you can order separately) you sit the cabinet on so it becomes standard height. During the video, the cabinet in transit got damaged abit and part of the graphics on the side were mangled on the bottom corner. Structurally the only part that apparently seemed flimsy was the cabinet panel (located where you would put quarters into on a regular machine) they beat the hell out of the stick and buttons and those hold up no problem.
Winchester
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I ran across this a few weeks ago and checked out their website. On the website, they look pretty cool but I just caught a video of it and it is way too small. Not just height but width too. This video shows it:
And the sticks/buttons sound like they might be a little cheapo but if you wanted to swap them out for good parts, it looks to be pretty easy. I just can't get over the size though. It's just too tiny. Two average sized adults ain't playing this comfortably. Being that full sized arcades are still stupidly priced on Ebay, looks like MAME + cabinet is probably the way to go.
And the sticks/buttons sound like they might be a little cheapo but if you wanted to swap them out for good parts, it looks to be pretty easy. I just can't get over the size though. It's just too tiny. Two average sized adults ain't playing this comfortably. Being that full sized arcades are still stupidly priced on Ebay, looks like MAME + cabinet is probably the way to go.
Badlucktroll
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If this thing had like 100 SNK neo geo arcade games, at $300, for sure. But $300 for some Joust? Ummm
The Bloody-Nine
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I think Metal Jesus did a review on these things. Looks okay, but I'm not sure it would be much more expensive to get a full size cabinet and stick Mame in it.
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Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
same here its a cool gimmick but the scale is whack
Berek Halfhand
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I decided to get the SF2 one for my game room. I saw that a Mortal Kombat may be coming out as well as a Konami with 4 games. Definitely on board with MK.
Scopa
The Tribe Has Spoken
I noticed yesterday that my local Aldi supermarket was selling these for $499. I was surprised to see them for sale in Australia, especially at a supermarket.
If I didn't already have a MAME cab, I suspect I would be tempted, but the build quality is a little worrying.
If I didn't already have a MAME cab, I suspect I would be tempted, but the build quality is a little worrying.
I've looked into them extensively. I think they could be worth getting if you plan to mod them. Otherwise, no.
They are, by all accounts, cheaply made from fairly thin particle board and use low quality parts. The emulator being used is not great, is very limited, and has had all sorts of issues (which they do appear to be working on fixing, to their credit). The LCD does appear to be pretty good, though, and it's good to see a screen with a proper aspect ratio. The artwork is very well done, but just be sure to cover the control panel with something (Arcade1up have begun distributing pre-cut plexis for them) before using it or the artwork rubs off very quickly.
Mod it with better controls and a proper emulation setup (i.e. rpi or pc etc.) and it could be a quite nice little mini arcade.
Personally, I'll be watching for sales. If I can snag one for ~$200 I would get one.
Depends on your size, of course. Metal Jesus is a pretty big guy, well over 6 feet I think? If you think of it as mostly a personal sitdown mini cabinet, I think it's not bad.
They are, by all accounts, cheaply made from fairly thin particle board and use low quality parts. The emulator being used is not great, is very limited, and has had all sorts of issues (which they do appear to be working on fixing, to their credit). The LCD does appear to be pretty good, though, and it's good to see a screen with a proper aspect ratio. The artwork is very well done, but just be sure to cover the control panel with something (Arcade1up have begun distributing pre-cut plexis for them) before using it or the artwork rubs off very quickly.
Mod it with better controls and a proper emulation setup (i.e. rpi or pc etc.) and it could be a quite nice little mini arcade.
Personally, I'll be watching for sales. If I can snag one for ~$200 I would get one.
Depends on your size, of course. Metal Jesus is a pretty big guy, well over 6 feet I think? If you think of it as mostly a personal sitdown mini cabinet, I think it's not bad.
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Scopa
The Tribe Has Spoken
Agreed, although while that would suit some people, I think once you are adding plexi, modding controls and changing the internals, you may as well make one from scratch. One this size wouldn't be hard. Otherwise you are paying $499AUD (or equivalent) for a shell and a screen.
Impotaku
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While they are not perfect they are good for people that want a machine but don't have to tools or the skills to make their own from scratch. The quality of the 1up machines is a bit of a gamble as there are a few issues here and there. from vids i have seen online. I'd love an arcade but i lack the space even for a 1up machine so i went for the smaller ones that are on the market. There seems to be quite a few to choose from there's a resurgence of small arcades at the moment. It's a fun thing to see, so far there's the tiny arcade keychains while not super authentic they are pretty cool all the same, then there's numbskull making a 17 inch perfect replica of pacman which i have slapped down the cash for and i picked up one of replicades 11 inch centipede cabs and have their tempest one preordered.
Love these detailed machines, happy to go for a whole bunch of tiny arcades. Small and actually rather playable can go for ages om centipede.
Love these detailed machines, happy to go for a whole bunch of tiny arcades. Small and actually rather playable can go for ages om centipede.
Many, if not most, people do not have the tools, space, know-how and time to make arcade cabinets from scratch. That's like a programmer telling people to just make their own software -- sure, if you have the skills, tools and time I'm sure that's possible, too.
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Scopa
The Tribe Has Spoken
I made a full size arcade cabinet myself that looks factory quality and I had never picked up a power tool before. It is easily doable for anyone, especially one this small. The only thing I agree with you on is time and space being a factor obviously.
It is not hard, one just has to decide to do it. I procrastinated on it for almost a decade before I finally started. Glad I made it. Immensely rewarding.
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Death Dealer
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So f'ing cool !
Do you have any links to the 11" miniature cabinets ? How much do they cost ?
I just found out about the arcade1up machines. Yeah, a MAME cabinet gives you a lot more games to choose from, and you can use top quality sticks and buttons, but I just saw a youtube reviews of the SF2 machine, and I wouldn't mind owning one. Having the replica arcade graphics on the side is pretty neat. I remember when SF2 first came out, wow I was addicted to that game. I used to walk a few miles from my house to a pizza parlor just to play 2 bucks worth of quarters. I'm rather fond of galaga too. Although the review I saw on that one wasn't as positive. But aside from the small size, the SF2 cabinet got really good reviews. I know they are on sale for $250 black friday. A MAME machine doesn't have a lot of appeal to me. But something about these replica machines are really cool looking. And those tiny arcade machines are just awesome. I could see myself collecting them. I don't have the room for a full size arcade.
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SLoWMoTIoN
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Try em out yourself. Walmarts have demos units.
Impotaku
Member
The 11" replicade machines are available from the makers themselves or on amazon if you search replicade on amazon you should find the first 2 machines (centipede & tempest) this is the website of new wave toys
https://newwavetoys.com/
They are pretty expensive though sadly, if you back their kickstarters while active you could get them for $90 but their retail price is $160. These are not some cheaply made plastic thing though the cabinets are made from wood. The coin door at the fron is diecast metal, it's really nicely detailed and the controls work amazingly well. Still no idea how they got a trackball shrunk down & still working. Tempest is out next and will come with 2 rotary spinner knobs, one will be scaled to the machine for a more accurate look but it also comes with a bigger spinner so you can play more comfortably it's a nice touch they offer the option to swap them out. The 3rd release is streetfighter II but they had to compromise as there's no way to get 2 sets of controls on the machine as it just doesnt have the room so player 2 is on it's own controller.
the 17" arcades are coming in dec from numskull with the first one been pacman, the detail is crazy but it also comes at a huge cost of £150
http://www.numskull.com/pac-man-quarter-size-arcade-cabinet/
and those tiny arcade 4" arcade keyrings are by super impulse. They are available from all over the place, ebay & amazon have them if you search for tiny arcade. Walmart & cracker barrel have them too. I live outside the usa so i had to use ebay/amazon to get those but they are a nice thing to have, they are not super authentic but the games are suprisingly competent attempts at that size.
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Airola
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The local Toys R Us is ending their business so they are selling the rest of all they've got with a -70% sale.
They've had these Arcade 1up machines in a hefty 500-540 euro price, but now with -70% they're 150-162 euros.
Went in and grabbed the last one left. One of my dreams has been to own at least one arcade machine and this does the job for me.
They used to have Space Invaders, Street Fighter II and this 4 game Asteroids cabinet. Those Street Fighters sold out as soon as the first -50% sale happened there. In this new sale they had only Space Invaders and Asteroids left. It was kinda hard to choose which one to get as Space Invaders only has one game and Asteroids has 4 games and Major Havoc interested me a lot as I hadn't ever played it before (in fact I hadn't even heard of it before), but the Asteroids cabinet doesn't have a joystick making any possible modding plans much more bothersome.
Anyway, they had both cabinets yesterday but today only one Asteroids cabinet was left so that made the decision for me
Oh man, seeing this thing in my room really warms my heart, I love it
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I wouldn't have paid 540 euros for this ever, but saving almost 400 euros was quite a nice deal.
They've had these Arcade 1up machines in a hefty 500-540 euro price, but now with -70% they're 150-162 euros.
Went in and grabbed the last one left. One of my dreams has been to own at least one arcade machine and this does the job for me.
They used to have Space Invaders, Street Fighter II and this 4 game Asteroids cabinet. Those Street Fighters sold out as soon as the first -50% sale happened there. In this new sale they had only Space Invaders and Asteroids left. It was kinda hard to choose which one to get as Space Invaders only has one game and Asteroids has 4 games and Major Havoc interested me a lot as I hadn't ever played it before (in fact I hadn't even heard of it before), but the Asteroids cabinet doesn't have a joystick making any possible modding plans much more bothersome.
Anyway, they had both cabinets yesterday but today only one Asteroids cabinet was left so that made the decision for me
Oh man, seeing this thing in my room really warms my heart, I love it
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I wouldn't have paid 540 euros for this ever, but saving almost 400 euros was quite a nice deal.
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They're cheap shit and this is a case of getting what you pay for. A real MAME cabinet powered by a PC with a variable refresh monitor is orders of magnitude better.
Also, if you look at those videos, the way they mounted the joysticks is basically the flimsiest worst way they could have possibly done it. I know big people who would basically break those control panels. You're supposed to be able to absolutely hammer joysticks and buttons. If you can't, it's not a real arcade cabinet.
Also, if you look at those videos, the way they mounted the joysticks is basically the flimsiest worst way they could have possibly done it. I know big people who would basically break those control panels. You're supposed to be able to absolutely hammer joysticks and buttons. If you can't, it's not a real arcade cabinet.
BusierDonkey
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The few set up in local Wal-Mart stores had the graphic around the sticks and buttons completely worn off over the holidays. I don't think they're worth the asking price, and the size is much too small for an adult to play comfortably.
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