Why are Arcade 1up Machines hated? - Think before you buy

^ I'm pretty sure you can buy used car parts without actually doing the dismantling yourself.
 
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They're just gay as fuck. Nothing screams I'm a fucking poser like buying an Arcade 1 Up machine.

I'd almost say it'd be good for a little child, but little children are into Fortnight not Space Invaders or Pac Man.
 
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By the way, if gutting an Arcade1Up and making a MAME machine out of it appeals to you, but you want a countertop machine, you could keep an eye out for an old iCade:

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It's a similar deal, though they were designed for iPads from like a decade ago. You'll have to provide your own screen, but you can disconnect the Bluetooth board inside and rig them up to one of those USB fightstick converters, just like on an Arcade1Up.

They're practically useless for their intended purpose now, what with iOS controller standards completely changing and the smattering of compatible games pulling compatibility or just being flat-out removed from the App Store. So if you see one really cheap and you're willing to put in the work, go for it.

^ I'm pretty sure you can buy used car parts without actually doing the dismantling yourself.
True, though I have an old clunker at the moment that's got one tire in the grave, and I'd like to get some components out before it heads to the scrapyard.
 
Not gonna lie, though, if Arcade 1Up put out a smaller cabinet that had some of those arcade racing games from Raw Thrills, the studio formed by ex-Midway developers responsible for classics like Hydro Thunder and San Francisco Rush, that still haven't gotten proper home ports, games like H2Overdrive (essentially a 2009 sequel to Hydro Thunder in all but name) and that Batman vehicle combat game with Batmobiles from all different kinds of media, it would be very tempting.

I mean, I still couldn't afford it, and those games are probably too advanced for Arcade 1Up to touch, but it would still be tempting.
 
True, though I have an old clunker at the moment that's got one tire in the grave, and I'd like to get some components out before it heads to the scrapyard.
If you're going to send it to the scrap yard you might as well go along for the trip and pick up a car seat of your choice while you're there. That's where you want to go to get one.

Though taking a seat out of your junker of a car is at least as easy as building a cabinet and setting up a MAME environment. Putting the decals on your new cabinet is likely going to be the most challenging part because getting decals right is tedious as fuck. Don't underestimate your abilities.
 
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this thread makes me lol because OP was troll but autism from farmers ruined it

Nah, I’m seriously considering buying one. I don’t have all the tools necessary for emulation and by the time I would, the spent money would already equal the amount needed for an Arcade 1up.

Go through all that and have the negative feelings of piracy. Or buy an officially licensed, beautiful mock-up TMNT cabinet at $200 per game.

Or I’ll just not have a merry Christmas
 
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Nah, I’m seriously considering buying one. I don’t have all the tools necessary for emulation and by the time I would, the spent money would already equal the amount needed for an Arcade 1up.

Go through all that and have the negative feelings of piracy. Or buy an officially licensed, beautiful mock-up TMNT cabinet at $200 per game.

Or I’ll just not have a merry Christmas

Dude arcade games are predatory as fuck and most are not even produced anymore, why have negative feelings about pirating them?
 
I kinda wanted one until I played one for five minutes, it was even flimsier than I anticipated. They're exactly the wrong size: too small to be authentic, too big to store and move around easily. I'm not any more interested in building my own arcade cab than I am in building my own chair, but I'll pass on these. The most interesting part to me are the ones with unusual controls that aren't so easy to reproduce at home (e.g. spinner for Tempest).
 
Something else to consider that's cheaper and much smaller are those Pandora's Box joystick things:


They're like $130 and are packed to the brim with pirated games. I only ever briefly tried one once and played some danmaku shooter on it, and it seemed solid. Didn't buy one myself because I like DIYing shit and it's not an all-in-one kinda deal, you bring your own TV. I dunno, there's another option, maybe not for the OP but for anyone reading this
 
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Something else to consider that's cheaper and much smaller are those Pandora's Box joystick things:


They're like $130 and are packed to the brim with pirated games. I only ever briefly tried one once and played some danmaku shooter on it, and it seemed solid. Didn't buy one myself because I like DIYing shit and it's not an all-in-one kinda deal, you bring your own TV. I dunno, there's another option, maybe not for the OP but for anyone reading this

Along those lines, I wish Arcade 1Up would also put out plug in and play arcade stick units for those of us who don't feel like paying for the screen or cabinet but I suspect the licenses they obtain may restrict them to the cabinet format as, if it's just plug in and play, it may count as a "console" and conflict with licenses other game companies might already hold for those games.


Obviously, if the games on a Pandora's Box plug in and play are pirated anyway, licensing conflicts probably weren't a concern.
 
The thing about these are, they are cheaply made, if you want to spend something on a showpiece, go for it. However, unless it has the cover for the plate, even the lightest use will wear it down quickly.
 
Christmas is coming and no Arcade 1up for me. Cant afford all that for one thing. Besides, you people all say it's a waste of money but what you people dont see is that to us, its materialistic, it looks cool. If it satisfies us, we love it. It may "Wear off" like any sensation, but it's all a part of the modern new wave.

But mark my words. If they ever release a Simpsons Arcade cabinet, that's worth the $400 to me.
 
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Honestly people may hate them, but it's the only way to get a new legal copy of Turtles in Time and Simpsons Arcade.

But currently Konami is awash with Amazon and Sony money so anything could happen.

I mean fuck they re-released Snatcher and Dragon Slayer and a bunch of other super expensive shooters.
 
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I wonder if this'll be the year of Arcade1Up machines in yard sales

I figure a good number of them prob got sold during COVID and you can only play the same, like, 2-4 games for so long before the thing becomes basically like a crappy side table, like how home arcade machines tend to end up. So, here's hoping I find one for stupid cheap
 
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