Arcade1up Pac-man Deluxe Review! 

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much.

Thanks, man! Glad you liked it.

I'll check it out.

I love seeing people I know on the leader boards, too!

I love it! I'll be in the Atlanta area for Dragoncon in a couple of weeks and I'm definitely hitting up the one on Jimmy Carter.

@@HungrywolfGarou have you been to the original off North Ave downtown?

@hamrich871 The one that closed in Athens? I've been once in 2019. I've been to the one in Downtown ATL, too, and the one on Jimmy Carter.

That would be cool!

Yeah that would be awesome!

I've never heard of it! Hope you can find it.

I don't know if I'm familiar with Pac-man Arrangement. I'll have to look that up!

Adding to this, I feel the other arrangement titles should be in some of the cabinets.

@@SoshiTheYoshi I think they should replicate the whole namco classic collection vol 2 cabinet

It saves local high scores. It will go to an attract mode when left at the main menu too long. Edit: Also, the XL version that's larger is available at Costco now, I believe, for $100 more. In addition to a larger cab and screen, it has light up buttons and a light up coin door.

Thanks for watching. I think I made the right choice, too.

@@HungrywolfGarou immediately after posting, I checked the tracking to find out my PAC-MAN x Quarter Arcade was already waiting on my doorstep! The one “pro tip” I always remembered from the PacMan Fever Days was the ability to “park” by moving into the corner just above and to the right of the starting position and, on the original arcade ROM, allegedly, the monsters won’t attack…. But on basically ANY home adaptation-and perhaps later revisions of the arcade game-that trick doesn’t work. I just tried it on the Numskull Quarter Arcade I bought from the American Girl doll company (it’s not the same packaging or splash screen, but it’s available at retail price, so I’ll take it)…. And Pac-Man successfully stayed “parked” undisturbed basically indefinitely until I could no longer resist the urge to let the game play out! I wonder if this works on the Arcade1Up or if they used one of the more updated revisions?

Awesome! Enjoy it!

Agree with you 100% about the titled display. I have the Ms. Pac-Man 40th Anniversary Countercade from Arcade1Up (which I really like by the way!) But something about it always kind of threw me off a little bit after years of playing the real cabinet. It never occurred to me that it was because the screen angle was different, and that on a psychological level, that just messed with my brain a bit. Great catch from Arcade1Up.

Those would be nice if we could get them. I'd love to have a sit down Cruis'n cab!

Good to know!

I found it at Ross. They have some cool arcade pictures at Hobby Lobby, too.

I'm not extremely technical when it comes to noticing input lag, but I haven't had any issues with the games. I've not noticed any difference versus when I play on an actual arcade cab.

@@HungrywolfGarou Thanks mate! I'm thinking about purchasing one, but this model is not available in Europe yet. I'll be waiting for it. Thank you for your review!

Hope you can get it. It has a great games line up and looks fantastic.

I don't think it feels hard to control.

I need to put more time into it for sure.

It would be a cool feature, but would also make the cabs more expensive. I think the faux coin doors work.

You can't. Pac-land originally controlled with buttons, so it retains the original control scheme.

Always called them ghosts growing up

@@HungrywolfGarou yeah different places call them different names

It lets you enter and save high scores locally.

Thanks for the reply. I'm confused as arcade1up days it won't. Didn't want to buy if my kids couldn't save their high scores. Thanks!!!

@davidbarnhart7508 Any of the arcades on the Deluxe cab that allowed for high score saving and initials will have it on their game. But I can double check when I'm home from work.

I believe that only the first Galaga release by Arcade1up had the no-fire glitch on it (the cab that just had Galaga and Galaxian on it). I don't think you can do the glitch on the Deluxe cab. I know you couldn't do it on the cocktail tables Arcade1up made.

I agree. It would be nice to have the option. I don't usually use them, but sometimes I do in Joust on the MK Deluxe.

Not really, but I haven't really played Super Pac-man much.

The issues you have with Super Pac-Man is present on the og arcade version too, I played the og version at my local arcade and it did not feel as good as I remembered and I found myself missing a lot of turns

@@fruitpun6h Thanks for the info!

Yeah, I'd love if they could do an update that would fix the sound.

@@merarigomez6835 Just because I bought something doesn't mean I can't critique it. The volume is the only real critique I have for it

@@HungrywolfGarou Also, quick question. Is there a glitched water lake texture in Pac-Land on the deluxe cabinet? Because that’s the case in the 40th one I own.

@Soshi The Yoshi I honestly don't know, since I don't really play Pac-land much. But I'll play it tonight and let you know. Most likely it does.

@@HungrywolfGarou The lake can be found in the third round if you’re wondering.

There is no placeholder for the coin door. If you don't want to put it on the cabinet, you can leave it off, but it will leave the pre-drilled holes on the kickplate visible.

It has a square gate, I believe, set diagonally as a 4-way gate.

That is a good question. I believe so, since you can still access those controls.

Most of the classic arcade games don't let you continue where you left off, so it just stays true to that.

I don't know. Seems fine to me, but I'm not very technical with framerates.

@HungrywolfGarou watch when you play mappy, when the screen moves side to side it's choppy. Don't get me wrong it's very playable just an eye sore for me. Also when playing pacmania. Watch how choppy the screen scrolls.

I'll check it out.

Ok

@@HungrywolfGarou Ok? My Tempest Legacy has zero input lag so this isn't an "anti Arcade1Up" comment. Not trying to troll. Did you watch that 15 seconds? Maybe you are not aware of lag compensation but the clicks are telling.

I was just saying ok. I hope your 60-in-1 mod works out great for you.

@@HungrywolfGarou Its not a perfect solution either - I'll miss the menu system and have to go to a sound control knob on the back. But it should solve lag and I'll pick up Donkey Kong(s).

Donkey Kong is good. If I could only have one Nintendo arcade, though, it would be Popeye. I'd want a Popeye cab, though, with that art. Luckily, one of the arcades near me has it.

This is the only Pac-man I've ever bought, so no.

@@HungrywolfGarou I hope so then it’s not a waste of money glad you didn’t buy the Ms Pac-Man Galaga 20th anniversary cause it doesn’t include Pac-Man it doesn’t have the same sound as the original arcade machine that I own at home since 2003 I own it cause the arcade was ruling the world of video games it didn’t matter how powerful the consoles were namco would make every Pac-Man sound stupid not the same as the arcade stay away from teenage mutant ninja turtles they cheated on the theme song it doesn’t sound the same if you press the button you won’t hear shredder or April voice another rip off from arcade 1 up

I didn't realize any sound was missing from Class of 81. Which ones? I have the Ms. Pac-man cocktail table from arcade1up for my Ms. Pac-man. I have TMNT, but I knew about the theme song issue going into it. It was unfortunate that the liscencing issue existed. But I still love the games.

@@HungrywolfGarou I’m talking about the sound of Ms Pac-Man Galaga original arcade machine it has its own sound so if you find a Ms Pac-Man Galga 20th anniversary arcade machine in a bar or in an arcade go give it a try head how it sounds different the the original Ms Pac-Man 1981 from Midway Balley MFG I own arcade machines I want arcade 1 up to release theirs the same way the arcade machines were everyone should know how the teenage mutant ninja turtles theme song should sound like I was ripped off by arcade 1 up no warning

I'll have to check that out with Ms. Pac-man/Galaga.