Wow, a TON has changed since I made this video. I now have a dedicated arcade space in my backyard and I picked up more full sized cabinets. I also can't stop searching for more, the arcade addiction is real! Links below! I Built My Own Backyard Arcade Room: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zZ6mhbpILvY.html I picked up my holy grail arcade cabinet, Killer Instinct!: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Sjzk0s4DYUE.html
I love the idea of getting a 1up and modding to my hearts content My questions lie in what pc parts do you slap on em what mobo and cpu are they are they ddr3 or ddr4 What kinda fps fidelity increases did your mk2 and blitz mods bring those boxes compared to stock Oh and what's the best aftermarket place to get mods for the 1up on
@@jgvtc559 Its not a PC, if you mean that in the traditional sense. Its running a ARM microcontroller with a video controller card. In a way, it is almost identical to a Raspberry Pi, without all the extra GPIO pins. 5 yrs ago, they were running a 32-bit ARM Cortex-A8 CPU, which is plenty powerful enough for any 2D rendering. Hopefully now days they are running the newer 64-bit Cortex mcu. Pandora's Box and Raspberry Pi are the most common replacements. Basically, anything that can run an Arcade ROM emulator, like Retro Pie. The very old Raspberry Pi 3B+ can be had for under $30 and houses the ARM Cortex-A53 64--bit, Quad-Core mcu. This would seemingly be an upgrade from what A1Up uses, but again, its probably overkill for what these games demand. As far as I know, very little is being done to reproduce the smooth, lag-free CRT look. There are products that claim to do this, but I dont think they are cheap.
For me, the only way I can own a small scale version of an arcade is to go the Arcade1up route. Price and space is a huge factor for me. I live in a condo. I was able to cram 10 Arcade1up cabs in my place and make an arcade room! I absolutely love these Arcade1up cabs! I was able to carry them inside and put them together by myself! They are all on refrigerator dolly’s so I can move them around. Golden Axe, NBA Jam, TMNT, Star Wars Atari, Star Wars Pinball, Outrun, Pac-Man, Ms. Pacman, Final Fight, Marvel vs Capcom. There’s just no way that I would have been able to live out my childhood dreams without Arcade1up! Im able to invite friends over and relive those times when we used to hit up the arcades after school. Endless fun for me!
@@nerychristian stock games on the ATgames cabinet are pretty bad. Also the cabinets are pretty boring so you wouldnt really want more than one in a room.
Enjoy your cabs man! Sounds like you have an awesome arcade room. That’s what its all about. Gaming with mates - not always online but in person as we did back in the day🕹️😃🔥
I've been collecting arcade games for 25 years. I'm in my mid 50's, and I enjoy the fact that these 1up games are light, small, easy to move, and work without hassle. I wasn't really interested in these around the first generation when the cabinets were generic, but since A1U has started making closer to realistic cabinet shapes and art, I've been all in. I'm going to sell my real coin-op cabs and replace them with these in my arcade.
@@toddmoore9138 The other 49 are irrelevant if the lack of quality makes me decide to not buy it. Any issues you may have with actual hardware will be 10x worse with *cheap* hardware an' you can't tell me these don't look cheap. The art looks like it's coming from *used* cabs! xD
@@mikejonesnoreally Makes you decide not to buy it? That's great. You be you. The rest of what you said makes no sense whatsoever. I can tell you that the Tron and Dragons Lair I got look fantastic and were pristine from the box, and having owned over 50 coin op video games and 60 pinball machines over the past 30 years, I think I can decide on what hardware is better and more reliable. That old arcade hardware (board level) was absolute trash, designed for a 3-5 year life-span tops. I spent more time fixing the crap than playing it. The older I get, the more I value reliability and low maintenance. So, that's why I'd do something so stupid, since you asked.
No time to deal with all those cons of real arcades. Hoping A1up can mimic the real ones just enough...i think with time A1up will get better. Also, the online play is a bonus.
I just love the amusement experience arcade cockpit racers and other deluxe cabinets have. I feel these experiences can't be emulated in home ports and are generally exclusive to the arcade experience. There are also the many games that have unique control schemes and panels that make them special in their arcade form. I generally try to add these types of games to my own collection. The biggest con to arcade collecting apart from their weight and prices is the constant repair cycles you'll experience. You will need to learn how to fix them yourself and finding parts can sometimes leave a machine down for months. Yet, they are so worth it if you have the space.
After playing MAME for years on my PC and Laptop I'm finally ready to build a cabinet. I'm leaning towards a 32" wide model, maybe a Japanese sit down style and also a racing/flight cabinet as well. With those, my electronic dart board, a wall mounted PC jukebox project, a round wood table w/chairs in a corner for cards complete with a picture of dogs playing poker and a portable pool table project that swings up and wheels out of the way it should be a heck of a game room. As for kids and arcades, in the early 80's my hockey team celebrated at Shakey's Pizza and we were in the small arcade room in the back. One of my team mates was wearing new cowboy boots and discovered that if he kicked the coin door as hard as he could about 10 times he'd get a free play. He must have kicked that thing a few hundred times in total. Wise not to leave kids unsupervised with anything you care about because they're stupid little assholes.
I appreciate the car metaphor! Petition to see a video of you bear hugging the Arcade1Up down the stairs lol. Quite the setup you got my friend. I used to love going to the arcade as a kid. Didn't realize they could be so affordable these days.
This video gives a really good comparison. I don’t think anything else really needs to be added. Personally, I give the edge to arcade1up just because of the size and the fact that it has online play. Regardless, I really want to get a viewlix cabinet to add to my collection.
Thanks! I tried to be fair and honest to both sides. It seems a lot of people are split. Some say 1up is better for them and some say the original can't be beat.
Very well done vid! As a collector of both like yourself, some are purists about the real thing (thinking A1U are toys) but the facts are, older hardware in all aspects won't last forever and it is a viable option.
The 1UPs are big enough but also small/lightweight to put a bunch in a small space. Essential mods like lighted coin doors & better controls rly aren’t expensive & very easy to do. Combine all that w/ keeping an eye out for sales, A1UP can rly get you what you want. Note: I would of course prefer the real thing if i had a mansion & unlimited time/money for repairs 😅
Definitely how much space you have usually determines which path you go…I prefer a modded A1Up so you can really customize to your liking (art and all), while still getting the benefits of saving space, leaving room for more cabs if you want. But yeah if I had the space, I would have a double racing setup for 2P as the mandatory :)
Great video! I think you nailed it with your analogy comparing the original arcade machines to classic cars. I found myself thinking the same thing recently.
Arcade1Ups were okay value at best I think (especially with the controls making them feel more like toys). But the prices of the new ones now are getting pretty silly, without any noticeable improvement to the hardware, so I definitely don't think they are worth it anymore. Having said that, they have multiple games on each unit, and it would cost you a heck of a lot more to buy a real cab of each of those games individually than it would to buy an Arcade1Up, not to mention take up a lot more space. But if you only want the games there are cheaper ways you can legitimately own them, too.
I just want Tempest and Stargate. Maybe Gorf and Galactica and Centipede. Any suggestions? What about Creative Arts? What's the best value? Thanks WhitePoint.
I´m fine with either option. But what I ended up doing was building my own full sized cabinet and using spare computer parts for the internals. Surprisingly because I used reciycled parts it ended up costing me roughly the same as a new 1Up cabinet. I can personalize the design to my liking, it´s easy to modify and I think it´s better to reuse those parts rather than having them end up in a e-waste pile somewhere. What I´ve seen other people do is to import one of those japanese style cabinets (Like a Sega Astro city.) and running mame there, that´s another good option.
I like that recycling idea. I actually did that with my first two cabs. But both old PCs died lol. At least I squeezed out every last bit of life before buying a new PC. Well, a used PC. So I guess I'm still recycling lol.
Arcade1up failing the kid test is nothing personal lol, every time I check arcade displays in stores, the joystick top is removed or the artwork is torn out, good thing I waited for the Mvsx and had no problem letting my younger cousins play it, at least with the joystick panel.
This is a common reply. They aren’t always that much cheaper. If you google arcades for sale you’ll find outrageously overpriced cabinets online. I made a video showing what I paid for all of my real machines (I’ve aquired more since this video) and most of the machines I’ve bought have been comparable or slightly more expensive than 1Ups. They all needed work though. Most of it I was able to do myself and the rest (monitor repair) was done by friends. Not everyone will have that ability or connection though. It’s an interesting debate. I may make a follow up video to this and see if my thoughts have changed since I’ve bought more real machines and moved away from 1Ups.
Thank you for making this video. So many shrill fan boys keep saying “Arcade1up is cheap compared to real arcade”… they used to be… now they are similar in price.
If you look around enough you'll find many real arcades cheaper than A1U. The argument then becomes "Yeah but they need expensive and difficult work" which isn't always true. I just picked up a real Killer Instinct for nearly what they're going to charge for the "Pro series" Arcade1Up cabs. I got lucky and do need to buy a few replacement parts for cosmetic fixes, otherwise it worked perfectly. My Hydro Thunder needed a $60 part and about 2 hours of unscrewing things and putting it back together. Thats probably more work than most are willing to do though. On the other hand, there's no chance Hydro Thunder is going to be released in Arcade1Up form since you can't even emulate the game.
I get it, Arcade 1up is aching in on a nostalgia feeling, a cabinet playing classics with official art on the sides. I also get that they’re “undercutting costs” as in less expensive materials and hardware then the authentic cabinets, as well as the costs of buying and maintaining authentic. I do feel they could drop the price done again. Starting at $400 for only three versions of Street Fighter II is a bit much. They could easily sells these for less again I feel. I would really like to build my own with an emulation device as it’s hardware. For what a Arcade1up costs, think of the potential of emulating your own favourites I’m sure someone hates I said Emulation, but I’m a huge fan. It’s unrealistic to peruse a rare game for unbelievable price points when, yeah emulation isn’t the real thing, but at least it’ll be playable
Everyone wants the real arcade, but there is a lot involved in upkeep which most people aren't equipped or willing to put up with. Arcade 1-up is a compromise which is close enough without too much hassle. And really, not everyone is going to go hog wild and buy multiple cabs.
Thats true. Its a fair bit of work to get real arcades back to good working order. I haven't had them long enough to know long term upkeep but I hope it will be a good experience.
This is why i leave it to emulation. I ain’t ever spending that kind of money on retro games. i used to buy old games and they were super cheap nobody played them anyway. Now its a bunch of price scalpers and just resellers fludding the market.
I agree. Have you seen the NFL Blitz? It is the worse I've seen as far as skin graphics. It is very grainy. Seems like for a NEW, RELEASED cabinet it would be the best if not better then the other prior released cabinets.
Thanks for this video. I hope to someday get my hands on a Ms.Pacman machine as I loved playing it at my trips to the laundromat as a child. I'm ok with either the arcade original or the 1 up, so this video was extremely helpful
I agree with you 100%. Especially Arcade1up not passing the kid test. I allowed my kid (8yr) to play my Arcade1up maybe 3x. After that, I said never again. Frankly, I don’t even play it. For me, it’s just a display piece. A little nostalgia from my arcade days. I collect the Capcom fighters and frankly, I enjoy them more on the Dreamcast or Saturn.
14:00 - Another pro about real arcades is they are commercially licensed and have coin mechs, offering a business value letting the machines retain value, while 1up`s are just cheap toys without resale value
That’s absolutely true. You could make money off of your purchase in that case. I’ve seen people try and make 1Up arcades though. It’s always such a bad idea and probably illegal.
Excellent video! Agree with all your points! For a while it was hard to believe Arcade1up is now competing with real arcade cabinets in terms of pricing, but it's not surprising when you really think about it. Greed conquers all! paPOw!!!
So far my 1ups have done well with kids my 2 year old son loves playing duck hunter and constantly wants to play star wars pinball I just make sure his hands are clean and watch him when he plays
Excellent video! Fellow central Texan here, I too dread storing cabinets in the garage. The garage is the only space for my Arcade1ups and my original Time Crisis 3 cabinet. I'll just have to do my best to keep them covered in plastic or something when the humidity gets bad.
I can't wait to get my real, first cab. I'm absolutely aware it could die on me at any point but I'm willing to take that risk... not to mention, I've never played the arcade counterpart which makes this more exciting.
The best option for most people is probably somewhere in the middle, ie a full-size MAME machine. Very easy to service because it just uses PC parts and standard arcade controls. All the parts can be brand new, so very reliable, and you're not relying on vintage parts, or on a single company to supply you with anything if something breaks (very pertinent at the moment because it looks like Arcade 1UP are going out of business). Most importantly though, a full-size cabinet is the right size for an arcade machine. I respectfully disagree with what you said about the Arcade 1UP cabinets giving the full arcade experience. They are just too small. Arcade machines were sized to place everything at the right height for an average human being to use comfortably. Scale it down to 75%, and you break compatibility with the himan body. I couldn't believe my eyes the first time I saw one set up in a store. It was about the right size for my then-7 year old daughter, and it was on the optional riser too.
I am still thinking about the Tron 1up.. I would love a Real Arcade Tron.. but man they are out of site... some of them are really hard to get.. I kind of look at case by case another that's expensive is Dragon's Lair.. arcade prices on it is really rough.. so I thank Arcade1up for at least giving us a little of the feel, but there are a lot of arcade games that are not too expensive and I shop for both when I look... you can run across that game you remember but it's not a Tron or Dragon's Lair, or in your case a KI and you can get a pretty good deal... great coverage I think you are spot on.
Great video. I've been buying original arcade cabinets for many years. Decided to give A1U a try. Building it was fun, but once I had it up and running, I was completely underwhelmed. It was so tiny. Looked ridiculous. Two people playing at once was a joke. Youre both essentially stading on the side of the cabinet. I retunred it the next day. Never bought another one. Still buying my original cabinets and love them. If A1U ever starts making full size original arcade replicas, I will give them another try. And I'm not talking about the garbage pro series or deluxe cabinets. I'm talking full size!!! They do that...im in!!!
Hahah yeah it’s got to be tough to go from full sized machines to a 1Up. They do look hilarious next to real machines. I may have to make a follow up to this video. So much changed for me. I now have an arcade building in my back yard and am slowly replacing 1Ups with real machines. I also feel Arcade1Up as a company has stagnated. Nothing special coming from them anymore.
I recorded this recently just showing the inside. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EcQtvafBe00.html I spent last summer finishing out a TuffShed in my backyard with my neighbor. I think I made this plan soon after recording this video. It all happened quickly.
Great video as always Chris! I find in cases of expensive or difficult to find real boards is to use emulation on a real cabinet and have the best of both worlds. Emulation has come a long way to the point the roms are playing the same as the real board and either people love or hate emulation, this is the future to keep some of these games alive for many more years. Of course it doesn't apply to all games, but most such as fighters such as MK, KI etc, it's totally fine.
I agree about the emulation! I still feel I've found the best version of MAME for KI. Its very very close to the real thing. Nothing will ever be perfect of course but if you spend enough time you can find most games are emulated very well.
Zee is right. That’s what I always heard about MAME. But I found newer versions of MAME stutter on the vs screen. If you need help finding the the files or need more info just email me. I’ll help.
I do all I can to keep the CRTs since they actually look better on these old games. Two of my CRTs just went down in one night but we can fix them. Once I can't, I'll go LCD
I'm working on it. The plan is to hopefully have a large shed out back and I'll insulate it and air condition it. For now, I'll only turn these on in cooler months and on low humidity days. Its all I can do currently.
Cool video bro. Personally, I like to build them, because if i have one break on me, then i get to rebuild and repair, knowing all the parts and process' used to build them. I think I would be too angsty owning genuine arcade cabinets, the not knowing if i could fully repair them to original condition would be too stressful.
You build the cabinets and all? I wish I had wood working skills lol. I fully understand why you'd prefer that. I do have the thought of "Do I really want to put more hours on this aging hardware?" With my Arcade1Ups, I'll just turn them all on and maybe never play 2 of the 5 cabs in that room all day lol. I don't care much since I can replace all of the parts myself. With those full sized machines, I have them all on one power strip. I hesitate to turn them all on just to play one game. At the same time, I think: these were meant to be played. Not to be stored forever. I do believe it all should last a while once I get the monitors fixed up. They won't see anywhere near the use they did in arcades so I imagine they'll last a while longer without issues.
@@KillerArcadeGames yeah man, mostly pedestals, as they are just real easy to whip up and put together. But I get what you are saying, Its like driving a classic car, there is always a gremlin in the back of your head going "don't crash, don't crash, don't crash"
Yeah I love the real thing but got my daughter a Pandora’s box and I love that thing connected to a monitor with speakers. I used to have rad mobile deluxe and I currently have X-men 4 player dedicated and missile command cabaret
1Up Arcades are Walmart junk imported from China. Original arcades are worth saving for and finding one. Learning how to fix and or restore old arcade machines is half the fun.
I just picked up my 4th real arcade today! Fixing them up and cleaning them is satisfying. Moving them, not so much haha. I made the mistake of only bringing my wife to help today. She’s surprisingly strong but it was rough.
This is a good video. Unrelated, but I'm glad you space out your cabinets. I have no idea why people spend so much money for custom side art and then have cabinets touching each other so you can't even see it.
Yes! I am putting a few Arcade 1ups in my living room, rather than have them all crammed together in my arcade room. I like this option more than putting them in the garage. (And I am a woman who is pushing 60, fyi!)
in 3 years and $15,000 dollars I collected over $120,000 worth of High End Professional Gym Eguipment.... Magnum, Ivanko, Legend, Hammer Strenght, 4min ROM etc... Now researching Arcade... Keep On Collecting :)
@@KillerArcadeGames Yes very blessed... My Family has 17 quarters 160 acres each All Connected in Alberta Canada... I'm 54 and been doing Auto Body since I was 13... I Built a 40ft X 62ft Steel Shop Connected to my Dads 48ft X 100ft Steel Shop... I pick up a Heavy Oil Patch Steel Shop for $200 and I'm going to build a 2nd Building 2 storys for my Gym Equipment and move it out of my Auto Body shop... Plans are with Arcade Game center and Future Theater built off the side...
Price biggest factor for me. I can get Arcade 1ups all day pretty cheap. Especially the ones they are selling like the vector games, Tron, etc. I have 50 arcade games and a couple of Arcade 1ups and love both. I would even like to get some more Arcade 1ups.
50 arcade games!? Good lord! I do think there's room for both of these in someone's home arcade. The hardcore real arcade guys turn their nose up at A1U. I would always prefer the real thing but for games that are emulated well and aren't my all time favorites, I'm fine with using an A1U.
I would say, the best investment I made next to a mint KI1 arcade machine for $450 was buying a umk3 cab and monitor, getting the jamma to vga converter. Using a groovy mame build. USB encoder with new buttons and sticks. I have every game at its native refresh rate and resolution. Literally cannot tell the difference between real hardware. The cab and monitor was $650 ish, the cheapo win7 computer with emucrt driver and video card was under $300. Definitely some setup trial and error with setting up groovymame resolutions. Totally worth it in every way. I ended up throwing away my Arcade1UP CRT mod cab lol
Thats a crazy good deal. So the graphics card was a special one to use with CRTs? I have a friend who just put a CRT into a cab and is running a MAME PC. We had to use a cheap converter from Amazon. It works but its not perfect.
@@KillerArcadeGames Yeah, converters arent gonna work. Mame has to output in the native res and refresh rate. The modlines and stuff have to be installed to the graphics card to output 15khz. He could try a superwide resolution of 1920x240 that should be a quick fix with native scanlines
Guess that I'm confused. Why not get an old PC and put up MAME. Then get a MAME cabinet, joysticks, etc. Put in whatever quality you like. Then when something goes bad, just replace it. And, of course, put all the MAME stuff on a separate USB in case your older PC died. Then, when that happens just swap it w/ another ten year old PC.
I did that in the past but when Arcade1Up made their cabinets, I took it as an opportunity to make my own MAME machine out it and have something "close" to the representation of a Killer Instinct, which I'd always wanted. The main reason I didn't like the one PC and joystick set up is I like the feeling of playing on a cabinet. I loved going to arcades and really missed the feel of it. Arcade1Up's cabinets satisfied that hunger...for a bit. I made cabinets to represent the games and button configurations I'd always wanted but hit a wall, I couldn't have the sit down racing cabinets I'd wanted so I took a chance and bought a real one. Then another. Then started thinking about how I could get them inside the house, which was impossible. So I built an arcade room in my backyard and now I'm buying more and more real cabinets lol. It definitely got a little out of hand but I'm having fun doing it, the channel is helping fund it and I have the real games I've always wanted like Killer Instinct. I guess I really enjoy the physical part of arcade games as much as the gameplay itself.
@@KillerArcadeGames Just one point. Isn't is possible to build a MAME cabinet? Certain that it is, granted that I myself have not done it. This is not only playing the games on your PC. But adding your own custom cabinet, joysticks, etc. Also not being locked into a specific motherboard, etc.
It is and thats what I did with all the 1Up cabinets I have. And one of mine has the arcade PCB inside. I never liked their emulation and mostly didn't like their game selection. I could have built a MAME cabinet (or paid someone to make me one since I'm not a great woodworker) but that didn't appeal to me.
MAME is probably one of the best pieces of software invented, at least that's what I think haha. Its great to have but for some games I do notice very minor differences between arcade hardware and MAME but that's expected. KI, for example, runs almost perfect compared to the arcade PCB on MAME 139 32 bit. But I'm a crazy fan of the game and notice a few areas where its not exact. I may make a video on that in the future, but I think people would just see that as nitpicking rather than interesting haha.
I have both. The feeling of having a full-size, real arcade game can’t be beat . That said, the feeling you have when a monitor goes out or some other issue arises is truly devastating. Brutal. The weight and size issue of the Arcade1ups and multiple titles on one cabinet is a massive plus. Tough call. I love both, but it’s a little odd having both in one collection. I feel like I have to choose. The way I see it now, the Arcade1ups are my upstairs placeholders until one of our kids moves out and frees up the downstairs room that will become my real arcade game room. 12 carefully chosen , fully restored, fully functional arcade games in storage waiting to move in. Yeah, time to change the locks on our doors.
You're right about that horrible feeling when something goes wrong. I'm typically a pretty nervous guy, I've gotten better after having real life problems a few years ago. Its funny how I can worry about nonsense when there's really nothing wrong haha! Anyway, but I do have that little nugget of fear that I'll do all this work and have a catastrophic failure. Like the PC goes out in my Hydro Thunder. I can't just replace it with modern PC parts, it has to be those exact model numbers. But I have decided if something like that happens I'll do my best to find a replacement. If I can't, I'll just put a PC in it and have a MAME racing cab. Or I can sell the cab for some money and look for a new one. I couldn't help but laugh at the thought of you waiting for the kids to move. "I love you and all but I'd like to have a home arcade" haha!
I agree with all of your points for and against your machines. I would add one more con to Arcade1Up for me, and that would be the overall cabinet design. I really don’t care for the cookie cutter design they all share. For that reason, I’m a collector of Replicade games. I personally put the most value in the overall cabinet look and how closely it represents the original cabinet. But I also don’t play my games. They live in a glass case and are only to be admired from a distance, haha.
I was just sent a Replicade for review! The attention to detail and making them look like the original is unbelievable. Arcade1Up is starting to change up the cabinet design now. They’re newest MK actually looks like a Midway cabinet, which I like, but the attempts prior to it weren’t great. They had the marquee so sunken in it looked like wings lol
I like the idea of Arcade 1Ups but the overall quality of them are not worth the cost. If they used nicer wood and authentic arcade parts with a nicer monitor, well then maybe they'd be worth retail price to me. I think the real deal is the way to go. Yes, sometimes things can go wrong with them. But there's always someone that will repair it or someone that will help you repair it yourself. There just ain't nothin' like the real thing! Nice video, dude!
This is a debate me and my friend had for decades. He owns a collection of real arcade machines, I mean all the four players arcade machines, and dozens of other fighting game cabinets, including Japanese cabinets. Me, I only own one xbox cabinet, it feels like a real cabinet, but it's obviously a fake one, but the maintenance cost and space is a godsend and I can play any game I want on one cabinet, it may not be the real deal, but close enough for all intents and purposes. On the other hand my friend has dozens of cabinets, some don't work, most are collecting dust, making his house like a hoarder house, no thank you. For me real arcades are not meant to be collected, their purpose and design is meant for arcades, where random people can join in if they wanted to, that was part of the experience for me, they're meant for short bursts of fun, eating your quarters away, not to be taken seriously and played for hours with a few of your selected friends, I feel that's what consoles were meant for.
Thanks for making this video. I should start by saying I do own several real arcade machines so I know this colors my perspective a little. When Arcade-1up first started coming out with titles I was very excited and watched each new one come out. The thing that stopped me in most cases with A1up is that we will end up modding the heck out of them and I'm totally fine with that, but then what are we really buying? If I replace the screen with a 20" screen, the controls with nice happ controls and PCB with pc or pie, then all I'm actually buying is the empty-cabinet which is pretty fragile and not very well made. Aside from Star Wars where you get an incredible controller, in most cases, you're paying $500-700 for a small empty cabinet (granted with artwork but you can even replace that.). It seems like there are better options out there to buy an empty better made cabinet for that price range. If I'm missing something you get with A1up you definitely would not replace, please leave a comment I'm interested to hear A1up owners thoughts.
I agree. I am glad that Arcade 1up has helped to make retro ARcade stuff more popular again but good quality flatpack Cab kits was always the way to go for me for the reasons that you stated as I much prefered to have Big Boy`s Toys instead that I could always fix myself too
When it arrives I'll have 3 arcade 1 ups. The first was street fighter and that one is a bit tore up. First those original LCDs are bad. One controller needs repair and the paint is coming off the control deck. I let my kids play that whenever. The next one is MVC and that one I got just because it's an amazing collectable. I'm the only one that plays that one to keep it pristine. Finally I have MVC2 on pre order. They are really just collectables for me. I've played the games a million times and already own them on Dreamcast and Xbox that I have hooked up to really nice CRTs. The only actual arcade cabinet that I might consider getting is a real MVC but I don't really have the room. I love SNK but I have my neo Geo and many games. I love the idea of a racing cab but I already have a pretty good sim rig and again with the space.
I’ve thought of that but it’s not enough of a reason to have kids. But my cousin’s kids are welcome to come by and our friend’s kids too. The sad truth is most kids aren’t that interested in them. They’ll play them a little but they’re more interested in the phones.
@@KillerArcadeGames I've got a couple of kids, we have a Simpsons cab with a bunch of games loaded on it, I was actually surprised that they still play it pretty frequently even after the novelty wore off and it's always a hit whenever they have a group of friends over. Problem with the Simpsons it only has 2 buttons, so for xmas I got one of those Yoga Flame cabs and plan modding it so it can emulate other games. My son is a big 3rd Strike fan, so I think it'll be great for fighting games. I think he's probably one of the few 8-year-olds out there who loves 3rd Strike; better that than playing Roblox or whatever other stupid games kids are into these days I say!
That’s truly awesome! I often go into my arcade and think the games are being wasted since I’m pretty much the only one who plays them haha. Some kids do seem drawn to older arcade games. There’s an 8 year old who watches my channel. That was shocking to me but he said he prefers the older games. I’m glad you have something you like that your kids enjoy. I always felt bad that my dad loved fishing but I just couldn’t get into it. I’d go and try to like it but getting up at 3am and sitting there until noon wasn’t really for me. I did at least learn to love going to the lake. It’s a shame he can’t fish anymore or I’d offer to drive the boat for him.
No replacement for the real thing, but see the merit for 1up. I can see you've been bitten by the arcade bug though. Just waiting for the video when you got your 10th cabinet lol I definitely think of these like classic cars as well, especially when you start getting into pinball. Working on them can be just as fun at times as playing them!
Hahah yeah I've got a bad case of Arcade-itis lol. I can guarantee you'll see more soon! At the same time, I still appreciate my Arcade1Ups. I just want them all to be in one room, that would be great.
@@KillerArcadeGames Awesome looking forward to it! Man I get it, I wish I could keep them all together maybe at some point in the future when I have more space.
I personally do not care for emulators because in many cases LCDs do not support original arcade resolution your aspect ratios and looks might not be the same for example CPS games(384x224) and sound will also vary depending on the emulator. But that’s my preference.
I hear that. I’m looking for a donor Midway cabinet to run a CRT based emulation cabinet. Now that I have more of my favorite games in real machines, I need a non LCD machine to run everything else.
Great video analogy methinks ..... and the sweet spot in the middle of these two options is for me, granted it was a lot of work, especially on the software and customisation side but once done I could then port over my different build configs to a new cab and it is : Build your own cabs from different sized flat pack kits and then base them on a compact PC self build or Android (922x). There are so many games to choose from that you will never need to replace any of those cabs out of bordom and if u were the one that built and configured all the software inside then u will always be able to repair and fix them yourself .............. requires a lot of time, effort & learning to do this though and initially that is daunting but moving forward later on you can clone those builds into other cabs ........... shweeeet
I was just thinking about setting up a 40ft container as my own little arcade... But I am off grid, I got a lot of solar, but the biggest problem with REAL hardware, CRTs use a lot of power!
I own 8 cabinets I understand when space is a concern the 1up is your option period. However, please at least consider getting a real one at some point. I have refinished 6 of them and scratch built another I have loved every minute of it and wouldn't have it any other way. It isn't for everyone but I really love it.
As a kid, I fondly remember the arcades. Before my video game collection got out of control (over 12,500), I purchased 5 Arcade 1Up cabs (Galaga/Galaxian, Centipede/Millipede/Crystal Castles/Missile Command, Asteroids/Major Havoc/Lunar Lander/Tempest, Space Invaders/Space Invaders - Color, and Pac-Man/Pac-Man Plus. A little over a year later I purchased the Pac-Man Legacy cab. I may sell my Galaga/Galaxian and Pac-Man/Pac-Man Plus as a result of the redundancy created. Still not sure if that will give me enough room to buy an original cab (since they are all currently unopened). At some point, I want to move my collection to a big place to allow me to display them. At that point, I should know if I have enough room. The spot is settled but needs a lot of preparation.....
I may disagree there. I don't think Arcade1Up's circuit boards are as well made. I've already heard of many people's PCBs dying, they typically get replaced under warranty but its concerning. If you have ever seen the amount of time (typically measured in hours or minutes) the real arcade hardware logs, its mind boggling how they're still working. For example, my Hydro Thunder cabinet, which is just a PC showed a ridiculous amount of time logged, the time spent in a race (meaning being played) was 254 days, 11 hours and 35 minutes! The game had also earned over $48,000 in it's time in use. I don't believe Arcade1Up hardware could last that long. I'm even less likely to believe the cabinet could hold up to that amount of play. Thats not a knock on A1U though, they just weren't built for that kind of use. I didn't even know what Extreme Home Arcade Megacade was, I looked it up and they look well made. Thanks for watching!
@@KillerArcadeGames Well we can't say for sure how long the Arcade1ups will hold up since they have been in business for only 3 or 4 years I believe. that said, I have an original Street Fighter Cabinet from 2018 that is still holding up just fine and it is played regularly. These things are cell phone based, so they should hold up for a long time. And if something should break, it will be easily and cheaply replaceable compared to an original cabinet.
It's so easy to build a cabinet yourself these days I've never seen a point to the 1up machines. I suppose if you just want a turnkey solution they're decent. Of course, with 3d printing, a lot of arcade control options available, along with the ease of setting up retropie on a raspberry pi or using an older PC, not to mention all the cabinet kits available, it's never been easier to DIY.
I own both real & the 3/4 scales. Have MVSX & Arcade1up's & have Regular full size Arcades & I prefer Arcade1up & the reason why is they are light weight & easy to move & repair. I got my full size arcades upstairs & that was a nightmare 😂 but yeah I love real arcades a lot just wish they as light & easy to do as arcade1up.
It was fun! I was never much of a fan of those Jersey Jack pinball machines, I don't know why, maybe a bad experience with a machine that wasn't in good condition. But I was really interested in their new releases, apparently everyone else was too and I never found them empty haha.
Yeah, I keep looking for cheap cabs and finding ones that need work. I actually kind of like the challenge but it can be unnerving to hand over hundreds of dollars for something that may not be fixable.
