Arcade 1Ups replica cabs thread

CiDeRmAn · 05-09-2018 8:16am

Looks like the stand they are selling will be essential, if anyone except children are going to use it

o1s1n · 05-09-2018 12:55pm

Japanese arcade stool, be grand!

brianregan09 · 06-09-2018 1:15pm

Really thought someone was going to make a bad joke about the girl being on her knees........Nevermind haha , but yeah seriously these are way smaller than I thought they'd be

banie01 · 06-09-2018 1:18pm

This is exactly what IKEA Lack tables are for

Chardee MacDennis · 06-09-2018 3:11pm

banie01 wrote: »

This is exactly what IKEA Lack tables are for

or two Lacks maybe.

CiDeRmAn · 06-09-2018 3:49pm

Sure, we were turning the Lacks into arcade machines!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f30XXhCYQ_4

Doge · 06-09-2018 5:24pm

Am I only the only mother****er in here who got out his measuring tape and measured 4 feet high? Shame on ye for thinking they'd be a lot bigger! :P

06-09-2018 9:42pm

Doge wrote: »

Am I only the only mother****er in here who got out his measuring tape and measured 4 feet high? Shame on ye for thinking they'd be a lot bigger! :P

I only use real units,
metric

o1s1n · 06-09-2018 9:56pm

BrownFinger wrote: »

I only use real units,
metric

I generally use metric but ****ing hate metres as a measurement.

Feet are great as they have a relatable size, a foot. Twenty feet? Ah, twenty of my feet.

Wtf is a metre? A little over half a person? How is that a measurement?

Any time I've used that argument with people for metric they generally go 'its three feet' - well then just use feet ffs!!

J Mysterio · 06-09-2018 9:57pm

DaveyDave wrote: »

Wow I didn't think these cabs would be so small. I was expecting something like the Space Invaders cab in Token where I have to duck to see the screen. Nope, much smaller. Suppose it isn't all bad as it's more likely to fit in a bedroom or something.

Is that your lady friend? You've done well!

super_furry · 06-09-2018 10:04pm

I'd nearly cut the bottom off and use it as a bartop.

Doge · 06-09-2018 10:49pm

J Mysterio wrote: »

Is that your lady friend? You've done well!

She's a friend of Metal Jesus Rocks and is his videos quite a bit.

She even has her own retro gaming shop in the States!

Doge · 06-09-2018 10:55pm

BrownFinger wrote: »

I only use real units,
metric

I think I had to convert to metric also when I measured as the measuring tape I have in that room is metric only. A friend gave it to me as a novelty gift one day.

DaveyDave · 06-09-2018 11:28pm

J Mysterio wrote: »

DaveyDave wrote: »

Wow I didn't think these cabs would be so small. I was expecting something like the Space Invaders cab in Token where I have to duck to see the screen. Nope, much smaller. Suppose it isn't all bad as it's more likely to fit in a bedroom or something.

Is that your lady friend? You've done well!

I wish, but only because that would imply that would be my game room and I wouldn't say no to bookshelves of games and rare consoles such as a Virtual Boy and Hello Kitty Dreamcast.

As Doge says she's a friend of Metal Jesus. She's a big fan of Pokemon, WonderSwan, Amiibos and Japanese Imports! Knows her stuff so it's always interesting when she's in his videos. There was a 20 minute video about fake Nintendo cartridges that was interesting.

frasr · 03-10-2018 11:52pm

already a youtube video on how to use the cab with a rasp pi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09DQCOr6zQM
& there will be a future one on using a Pandora's box

no.8 · 04-10-2018 12:10am

o1s1n wrote:

I generally use metric but ****ing hate metres as a measurement.

o1s1n wrote:

Feet are great as they have a relatable size, a foot. Twenty feet? Ah, twenty of my feet.

o1s1n wrote:

Wtf is a metre? A little over half a person? How is that a measurement?

o1s1n wrote:

Any time I've used that argument with people for metric they generally go 'its three feet' - well then just use feet ffs!!

Rightttt... Except it has little relation to the length of human feet in reality, unless you are shaquil O'Neill

+ it is hardly a standard. Better would be to go by hands, at least they're close dimensionally.

Sorry had to comment here on that. The setups on offer today are fantastic, really reviving the genre

Doge · 04-10-2018 12:48am

frasr wrote: »

already a youtube video on how to use the cab with a rasp pi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09DQCOr6zQM
& there will be a future one on using a Pandora's box

The video we've all been waiting for!

Worth noting that he says the joysticks on the Arcade1UP are absolute muck also.

CiDeRmAn · 04-10-2018 8:51am

I wonder what I might be able to do with the spinner based Tempest machine?
Could be interesting, I guess.
But it's a lot of money, in the initial layout, for a MDF box and a monitor, with some graphics applied.
I think a compact form factor PC might be better, for me at least, to use at the heart of one of these, certainly for the purposes I'd want.
Then, in would go Tempest 2000 via emulation, and Super Hexagon!

Inviere · 04-10-2018 3:20pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

But it's a lot of money, in the initial layout, for a MDF box and a monitor, with some graphics applied.
I think a compact form factor PC might be better, for me at least, to use at the heart of one of these, certainly for the purposes I'd want.
Then, in would go Tempest 2000 via emulation, and Super Hexagon!

I'm exactly the same. I can't justify buying one just to rip the guts out. €400 for a wooden box with an lcd monitor in it? Nah

o1s1n · 04-10-2018 3:49pm

Be better spent trying to save a little extra and buy a Dinoking I reckon.

Skerries · 04-10-2018 7:51pm

Inviere wrote: »

I'm exactly the same. I can't justify buying one just to rip the guts out. €400 for a wooden box with an lcd monitor in it? Nah

yeah something like this that you just your own Pi or PC

https://www.recroommasters.com/19-Xtension-Alpha-Cade-for-Raspberry-Pi-and-PC-p/rm-xt-alpha-emulation.htm

edit: ah you also need a monitor as well

Cybersausage · 09-10-2018 7:38pm

I got the street fighter cab pre ordered for €300.. there was a 25% off all loot offer in GameStop on the day. I've ordered all the gear yer man has added in the video.. The pi, Flirc case, sticks/buttons, amp, 64gb card and HDMI board. It's working out about €450 for the lot. I could probably cancel my pre order and buy a flat pack bartop shell, monitor and speakers and save a few quid and have a better quality build.. not sure what to do now..

Skerries · 20-10-2018 5:18pm

I've pre-ordered the Space Invaders one as I love the art and I have thrown everything from the mod video into Amazon except the sticks/buttons
my question is do I need to add another button to use select on the Pi or is there another solution as I don't want to go into too much modding using drills etc.?

deadl0ck · 21-10-2018 12:25am

Skerries wrote: »

yeah something like this that you just your own Pi or PC

https://www.recroommasters.com/19-Xtension-Alpha-Cade-for-Raspberry-Pi-and-PC-p/rm-xt-alpha-emulation.htm

edit: ah you also need a monitor as well

Looks a little cramped for 2 players

o1s1n · 21-10-2018 12:34am

deadl0ck wrote: »

Looks a little cramped for 2 players

Just generally horrific looking tbh. Awful button layout, 16:9 monitor, even the colouring is ugly. Anyone who knows anything about design knows you don't put the three primary colours together like that.

deadl0ck · 21-10-2018 12:54am

o1s1n wrote: »

Just generally horrific looking tbh. Awful button layout, 16:9 monitor, even the colouring is ugly. Anyone who knows anything about design knows you don't put the three primary colours together like that.

LOL - don't pull any punches @o1s1n

Skerries · 21-10-2018 1:58am

o1s1n wrote: »

Just generally horrific looking tbh. Awful button layout, 16:9 monitor, even the colouring is ugly. Anyone who knows anything about design knows you don't put the three primary colours together like that.

Sir Clive Sinclair disagrees

sinclair_zx_spectrum_original.jpg?x=442&y=293&crop=1

CiDeRmAn · 21-10-2018 8:01am

No maligning the Spectrum now!

o1s1n · 21-10-2018 10:54am

deadl0ck wrote: »

LOL - don't pull any punches @o1s1n

In my defense, I'd drank a bottle of wine before posting that

Skerries wrote: »

Sir Clive Sinclair disagrees

There's a reason he included thr strip of green

Inviere · 31-10-2018 9:29am

Maaaan, that Defender button layout

CiDeRmAn · 31-10-2018 9:51am

Disappointed to read, on 1Ups own site, that the Asteroids/Tempest cab is borked with a utter sh1te spinner.
It's not even a proper spinner, despite those being readily available, it's some of clicky plastic thing.
Perhaps it could be swapped out but, at the prices this is selling for, it's another reason not to buy one.

brianon · 14-11-2018 3:27pm

Anyone know if the recently announced Pac-man cab might make it over here ?

Skerries · 21-11-2018 11:56am

gah! Gamestop have pushed back the release date to 1st December

CiDeRmAn · 21-11-2018 12:51pm

I was all for the Tempest cab but the reviews have put me right off.
Think I'll give these a miss.

Skerries · 21-11-2018 3:30pm

I have all my mod parts ready to install so I'm committed at this stage

21-11-2018 5:12pm

Skerries wrote: »

I have all my mod parts ready to install so I'm committed at this stage

got an LCD and 60-1?:D

Skerries · 21-11-2018 5:33pm

too adventurous for me

sticking a Retropie and new buttons/sticks in

Skerries · 26-11-2018 9:13pm

the perfect version

Doge · 26-11-2018 9:42pm

Skerries wrote: »

the perfect version

I actually like it! It eliminates the weakest part of the product and gives it an entirely new purpose!

DaveyDave · 26-11-2018 11:36pm

Walmart selling these for $150 for Black Friday weekend. Wouldn't mind one at that price!

eddhorse · 27-11-2018 12:33pm

Those movie posters are excellent, do you have any others?

Dr Bob · 27-11-2018 3:03pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

No maligning the Spectrum now!

Of course on the Speccy the primary colours were 'sort of blue' ,'radioactive pink' and 'nuclear custard yellow'

To be fair for us on the commodore 64 they were Brown,Brown,Reddish Brown .

Skerries · 27-11-2018 4:11pm

eddhorse wrote: »

Those movie posters are excellent, do you have any others?

this was a user on Reddit, he said The Raven was a reprint but his others are originals

Skerries · 06-12-2018 10:25pm

My SFII finally arrived so I have it setup and I will mod it this weekend

DaveyDave · 12-12-2018 2:14am

€200 in GameStop. Video from John Hancock that his video output is faulty, the few I've watched about these really aren't positive. The trackball is dodgy, the control panel is easily worn etc.

https://www.gamestop.ie/SearchResult/QuickSearch?q=Arcade1Up

Tipsy McSwagger · 12-12-2018 8:50am

Ah man I will have to pick one up for €200

Edit - hardly any stock available nationwide

CiDeRmAn · 12-12-2018 9:22am

I still want the Asteroids/Tempest cab though!
But the only one in stock is in Wexford!

XsApollo · 12-12-2018 10:37am

200 euro?
How hard would it be too hook a Pi 3 up to this?
The street fighter one is in limerick might go in.

DaveyDave · 12-12-2018 4:20pm

It says free delivery on them, shouldn't be an issue? Only two of them available now.

Inviere · 12-12-2018 5:14pm

Was just about to pull the trigger there, but sense got the better of me...

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