I prefer full size machines but love that its bringing new people to the hobby, word is 1up is going to make full size machines soon which I will look at for sure.
Seems odd they went with the 3/4 size plus a riser, just make it the proper size to begin with
I don't want to sound eliteist but these 1UP are poorly emulated over priced systems. They look really cool and I imagine having a bunch setup at home would look pretty awesome but for what they are you are so much better off with a MAME cabinet.
I don't want to sound eliteist but these 1UP are poorly emulated over priced systems. They look really cool and I imagine having a bunch setup at home would look pretty awesome but for what they are you are so much better off with a MAME cabinet.
For me half the appeal is the mood / vibe they bring to a space. Half the time I just leave them in attract mode ain the background while I watch a Flames game. The 3/4 size is perfect for homes. As you can see in my picture, I am able to fit 3 cabinets in the space I have. On a regular size or larger cab it would be way to large.
And, they things are extremely easy to mod, so the option to throw in a pi while having a nice look cabinet is there. I did it myself.
Would disagree the emulation is poor. Turtles, MK and Big Buck all ran perfectly.
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I don't want to sound eliteist but these 1UP are poorly emulated over priced systems. They look really cool and I imagine having a bunch setup at home would look pretty awesome but for what they are you are so much better off with a MAME cabinet.
Think of it like the NES or SNES mini. People just want something they can turn on and it plays things, especially when it's an official one. Sure, you could set up an emulator with all the games, but that isn't a pick-up-and-play solution. Setting up a MAME cabinet is more work than the average person would want, and the Arcade 1UP games are a pretty simple and stylish solution for them.
I say this as someone who has spent a lot of time getting arcade rhythm games running at home on a PC (and hopefully getting some actual cabinets in the near future). It can be a lot of trial and error to fine tune everything to work properly.
Disclosure / Buyer beware - Reading on reddit seems to provide mixed reviews for the customer service with these guys. In my own experience it was easy, priced reasonable and fairly straightforward.
I even had an issue with the track ball about 3 months after and after paying for shipping fixed it for me.
The instructions are also pretty rough so would recommend you have at least basic skills with what an electronic is. Having said that was basically a drop in solution that was super easy and made beautiful to match my cabinet.
Bonus, not only like 6K arcade games, it also emulates Nes, Super Nes, Genesis, Turbo graphix, playstation etc., with the most amazing being the DREAMCAST
Having Marvel Vs Capcom 2, NFL Blitz and Daytona USA made for an extremely awesome bonus to the purchase
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I don't want to sound eliteist but these 1UP are poorly emulated over priced systems. They look really cool and I imagine having a bunch setup at home would look pretty awesome but for what they are you are so much better off with a MAME cabinet.
The bolded is why you have them though.
MAME emulating a bunch of different arcade games, plus other emulators through a front door like Launch Box is a far better solution for retro games as a whole.
But the nostalgia of having these classic looking arcade games in 3/4 size is pretty cool.
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I found some good deals second hand and was able to add Star Wars Pinball and Outrun seated cabinet to the collection...I'll try to post some pictures of the basement set up at some point.
I’ve toyed with building a proper system for some time. Had an og Asteroids cocktail, but the tube burnt out — sold it. Have a Pandora’s box, but it’s at the family cottage now, mostly unplayed — play speed/controller mapping is poor for so many games
Quick thoughts;
* saddened RecRoomMasters bit it.
* can’t get behind any Raspberry Pi builds
* Arcade 1ups, aren’t long term durable, but still good value
Anyone toyed with an ArcadePunks subscription?
I’d love to find a local builder, as my wants are beyond my scope. The builders I do like, Monster, Creative, Retro-Cade, ArcadeEurope (the best), are cost prohibitive over shipping.
