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Arcade 1Ups replica cabs thread

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Doge


    Heres how the cab looks now:



    I decided not to bother putting the speakers on the front of the cab in case they get damaged afterall.

    Have some speaker grills ordered from AliExpress just to give them protection.

    The speakers are truly full range to the extent I had to roll off some of the high frequencies using the equaliser in the Realtek control panel! The bass is present and natural sounding also.

    The volume is so loud that I have the slider down to half way in windows, and even at that I have the external volume knob turned a fifth of the way up!

    Some difference over the other amp I bought.

    Next up is cable management, putting hinges on the back door, and possibly putting red vinyl tape over the T-molding.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 212 ✭✭razor12345


    Can you give a guide to how much you have spent to date on this, it's looks class
    Doge wrote: »
    Heres how the cab looks now:



    I decided not to bother putting the speakers on the front of the cab in case they get damaged afterall.

    Have some speaker grills ordered from AliExpress just to give them protection.

    The speakers are truly full range to the extent I had to roll off some of the high frequencies using the equaliser in the Realtek control panel! The bass is present and natural sounding also.

    The volume is so loud that I have the slider down to half way in windows, and even at that I have the external volume knob turned a fifth of the way up!

    Some difference over the other amp I bought.

    Next up is cable management, putting hinges on the back door, and possibly putting red vinyl tape over the T-molding.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Doge


    razor12345 wrote: »
    Can you give a guide to how much you have spent to date on this, it's looks class

    Thanks for the kind words! To be honest I never add up the total cost of parts for projects in case it scares me, but ill try and get a total for you tomorrow. ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Doge


    razor12345 wrote: »
    Can you give a guide to how much you have spent to date on this, it's looks class

    Here's the cost of parts without shipping included:

    Buttons, joysticks, daisy chain cable - €85.58
    SMSL 50 Amplifier - €26.89
    2x Dayton Audio PC83-4 Full Range Speakers €25.90
    Core i3 Motherboard including CPU - €46.88
    8GB DDR3 RAM - €24.61
    120GB SSD - €21.20
    Nvidia GTX750TI (optional) - €64.46
    300W Mini-ITX Power Supply - €8.14
    Double Side Sticky Pads - €6.98
    illimunated Momentary Switch - €8.20. (bought in a hurry from Amazon)
    2x USB Encoders with crimped cables - €14.75
    LCD Monitor controller Board - €33.84
    PCB Feet €2
    1 Spray can of Rust-oleum - €10


    Total cost of parts:
    €379.43
    Cost of Cabinet:
    €200

    Total cost excluding shipping:
    €579.42 :eek:


  • Posts: 0 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Doge wrote: »
    Here's the cost of parts without shipping included:

    Buttons, joysticks, daisy chain cable - €85.58
    SMSL 50 Amplifier - €26.89
    2x Dayton Audio PC83-4 Full Range Speakers €25.90
    Core i3 Motherboard including CPU - €46.88
    8GB DDR3 RAM - €24.61
    120GB SSD - €21.20
    Nvidia GTX750TI (optional) - €64.46
    300W Mini-ITX Power Supply - €8.14
    Double Side Sticky Pads - €6.98
    illimunated Momentary Switch - €8.20. (bought in a hurry from Amazon)
    2x USB Encoders with crimped cables - €14.75
    LCD Monitor controller Board - €33.84
    PCB Feet €2
    1 Spray can of Rust-oleum - €10


    Total cost of parts:
    €379.43
    Cost of Cabinet:
    €200

    Total cost excluding shipping:
    €579.42 :eek:

    Think I'll go with the Raspberry Pi option


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,573 ✭✭✭2ndcoming


    Doge wrote: »
    Heres how the cab looks now:



    I decided not to bother putting the speakers on the front of the cab in case they get damaged afterall.

    Have some speaker grills ordered from AliExpress just to give them protection.

    The speakers are truly full range to the extent I had to roll off some of the high frequencies using the equaliser in the Realtek control panel! The bass is present and natural sounding also.

    The volume is so loud that I have the slider down to half way in windows, and even at that I have the external volume knob turned a fifth of the way up!

    Some difference over the other amp I bought.

    Next up is cable management, putting hinges on the back door, and possibly putting red vinyl tape over the T-molding.

    I might be wrong but I always thought it was better to have the external volume knob higher and the source volume lower. Less chance of blowing them I thought.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,759 ✭✭✭Inviere


    hellboy99 wrote: »
    Think I'll go with the Raspberry Pi option

    You get what you pay for. An i3 with 8GB of ram, and a 750Ti walks all over a Pi, and not just in terms of what games are available. The end product on screen from a Pi, versus something emulated on pc and jazzed up with shaders etc, is hugely different. I don't think I could use vanilla emulation from a Pi again. I've two of these cabs (still sitting in they're boxes!), and if I go down the road of converting them, I'll 100% go the route Doge took.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Doge


    2ndcoming wrote: »
    I might be wrong but I always thought it was better to have the external volume knob higher and the source volume lower. Less chance of blowing them I thought.

    Yeah you're right,.I'm going to turn it down to a quarter on the pc as it's ridiculously still loud with the knob cranked up.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,633 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Doge wrote: »
    Yeah you're right,.I'm going to turn it down to a quarter on the pc as it's ridiculously still loud with the knob cranked up.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,558 ✭✭✭✭Skerries


    Inviere wrote: »
    You get what you pay for. An i3 with 8GB of ram, and a 750Ti walks all over a Pi, and not just in terms of what games are available. The end product on screen from a Pi, versus something emulated on pc and jazzed up with shaders etc, is hugely different. I don't think I could use vanilla emulation from a Pi again. I've two of these cabs (still sitting in they're boxes!), and if I go down the road of converting them, I'll 100% go the route Doge took.

    What set up do you use on the PC for the emulation and does it boot up the PC straight to the emulation
    Do you have to have a seperate button to power on the PC and does it boot any faster to the emulator than Windows?
    I would have access to older SFF Dell PC's that I maybe could swap my Pi out for


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,759 ✭✭✭Inviere


    Skerries wrote: »
    What set up do you use on the PC for the emulation and does it boot up the PC straight to the emulation
    Do you have to have a seperate button to power on the PC and does it boot any faster to the emulator than Windows?
    I would have access to older SFF Dell PC's that I maybe could swap my Pi out for

    I use a general purpose sff build for emulation, but as it’s general purpose, I prefer it not to boot straight to emulation (though yes that’s easily done). You can configure pc’s to boot once they’re powered on (bios setting), so no need for a power button. Boot time using an ssd is 5 to 7 seconds.

    For emulation I primarily use RetroArch, with Launchbox sitting on top to give me a nice clean GUI with scraped artwork, manuals, images, and videos (emumovies account). I use some dedicated emulators outside of RetroArch too, like Dolphin...but for a cab you’ll only want arcade roms so RetroArch with the Mame cores plus Launchbox running in big box mode would be perfect (presuming the cab isn’t running a crt).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Doge


    Inviere wrote: »
    I use a general purpose sff build for emulation, but as it’s general purpose, I prefer it not to boot straight to emulation (though yes that’s easily done). You can configure pc’s to boot once they’re powered on (bios setting), so no need for a power button. Boot time using an ssd is 5 to 7 seconds.

    Not all bios support booting on power detection unfortunately, so I'm stuck using the power button, but I like that power button,.it's like turning on a Ferrari! :)
    She purrs when the fans of the GPU spins up!

    It does support booting after a power failure though.

    Skerries you just need to solder extra long wires to a momentary switch, crimp with female SIL crimps at the other end and use a plastic connector and connect to the 2 power pins on the motherboard.
    Or you can buy premade ones online that have the smaller switches for PCs, you could always cut those off and solder on a bigger switch like mine.

    As for booting straight to the front end,.I went a bit hardcore and used the front end as the windows shell with a registry edit.

    This replaces explorer.exe meaning all that loads is a blank screen behind the emulator, no task bar etc.

    To configure or run apps I need to hit ctrl alt del and click on new task in task manager.

    I also changed the cursor to a single black pixel, which is extremely hard to see when you need to configure stuff actually!

    I had a problem a few days ago where my Tiny7 image was giving out about activation instead of loading the front end first, but I got around that with Windows Loader. Seems to happen everyone with tiny7.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,633 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Doge wrote: »
    Not all bios support booting on power detection unfortunately, so I'm stuck using the power button, but I like that power button,.it's like turning on a Ferrari! :)
    She purrs when the fans of the GPU spins up!

    It does support booting after a power failure though.

    Skerries you just need to solder extra long wires to a momentary switch, crimp with female SIL crimps at the other end and use a plastic connector and connect to the 2 power pins on the motherboard.
    Or you can buy premade ones online that have the smaller switches for PCs, you could always cut those off and solder on a bigger switch like mine.

    As for booting straight to the front end,.I went a bit hardcore and used the front end as the windows shell with a registry edit.

    This replaces explorer.exe meaning all that loads is a blank screen behind the emulator, no task bar etc.

    To configure or run apps I need to hit ctrl alt del and click on new task in task manager.

    I also changed the cursor to a single black pixel, which is extremely hard to see when you need to configure stuff actually!

    I had a problem a few days ago where my Tiny7 image was giving out about activation instead of loading the front end first, but I got around that with Windows Loader. Seems to happen everyone with tiny7.
    I'm having flashbacks to my pre-Pi days!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,759 ✭✭✭Inviere


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    I'm having flashbacks to my pre-Pi days!

    Ah the good ol' days eh? :p

    Not to hate on the Pi, it's a grand little thing, but has some hard limits.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 212 ✭✭razor12345


    Well worth it! It's epic

    Where did you get cabinet from and approx how many hours to get it to final build?



    Thanks again
    Doge wrote: »
    Here's the cost of parts without shipping included:

    Buttons, joysticks, daisy chain cable - €85.58
    SMSL 50 Amplifier - €26.89
    2x Dayton Audio PC83-4 Full Range Speakers €25.90
    Core i3 Motherboard including CPU - €46.88
    8GB DDR3 RAM - €24.61
    120GB SSD - €21.20
    Nvidia GTX750TI (optional) - €64.46
    300W Mini-ITX Power Supply - €8.14
    Double Side Sticky Pads - €6.98
    illimunated Momentary Switch - €8.20. (bought in a hurry from Amazon)
    2x USB Encoders with crimped cables - €14.75
    LCD Monitor controller Board - €33.84
    PCB Feet €2
    1 Spray can of Rust-oleum - €10


    Total cost of parts:
    €379.43
    Cost of Cabinet:
    €200

    Total cost excluding shipping:
    €579.42 :eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Doge


    razor12345 wrote: »
    Well worth it! It's epic

    Where did you get cabinet from and approx how many hours to get it to final build?



    Thanks again

    Got the cabinet from Gamestop.ie just before Christmas when they were only €200.
    I did it in drips and drabs and never really time anything, but i got the basic cabinet assembled in less than an hour before I left to go to Spain, that was on the 19th of December I think.

    Modding it didn't take too long, i probably spent more time researching it online and ordering parts!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,801 ✭✭✭iamtony


    Another broken deck protector delivered today. Are they thick or what? Send in cardboard with a don't bend sticker and everything would be grand.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭Shapey Fiend


    Spied a stack of SF2 and Space Invaders cabs in Limerick TK Maxx just now. Priced at 400 bucks.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,262 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Each? or for the whole stack??


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,633 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Spied a stack of SF2 and Space Invaders cabs in Limerick TK Maxx just now. Priced at 400 bucks.

    Going to have to check my local shop so.


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  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,633 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    Going to have to check my local shop so.

    They've a single Capcom cab in Swords at the knock down price of €399.99


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 212 ✭✭razor12345


    Are these full size cab?
    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    They've a single Capcom cab in Swords at the knock down price of €399.99


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,633 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    razor12345 wrote: »
    Are these full size cab?

    Nope, if you follow some of the links from earlier in this thread, or Google "Arcade 1ups" you'll see what they are like.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Doge


    They're only 4 feet tall so they're "sit down" cabinets.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭Shapey Fiend


    400 a pop.

    I'm hoping nobody buys em and they end up in the clearance section for €40.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,633 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    400 a pop.

    I'm hoping nobody buys em and they end up in the clearance section for €40.

    This one was barely visible, I'll have to keep an eye on it... then pounce!
    That said, I don't like SF2, so it'll definitely be getting converted into something more interesting


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,123 ✭✭✭✭Star Lord


    Doge wrote: »
    They're only 4 feet tall so they're "sit down" cabinets.

    For you maybe... :(

    :pac:


  • Posts: 7,499 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Has anyone gutted an Asteroids one ?
    I'm thinking of building a more authentic looking asteroids machine.
    Would use the guts of a one up,Are they just a vga monitor yea?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,876 ✭✭✭ozmo


    Are they just a vga monitor ?

    Standard VGA panel - but the wiring from the small computer to the panel is a flat ribbon connector - not VGA. There are converters available to make it VGA/hdmi.

    “Roll it back”



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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,225 ✭✭✭airmax87


    Wishful thinking, but ill nip up a capcom one if they ever go below €200 - €400 is ridiculous


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,759 ✭✭✭Inviere


    Finally set my two cabs up yesterday. Love the artwork and look of them, they're lovely and small so perfect in a small room. The Rampage cab was slightly awkward to get the screen lined up as the holes weren't perfectly aligned, whereas the Street Fighter one was a breeze to put together. I'd an issue with Street Fighter where the left stick ball top just wouldn't screw on, there must have been an issue with the threads on the stick or within the ball top. In the end I had to use a vice grips to hold the stick while I screwed the ball top on.

    By far the biggest disappointment was the screen on SF2, it's absolute cack. Waaay too bright, washed out colours, pixelated to bits. No wonder people judge emulation based on experiences like these. Does anyone know if this is a common issue, because the screen on the Rampage cab is perfectly fine...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Doge


    airmax87 wrote: »
    Wishful thinking, but ill nip up a capcom one if they ever go below €200 - €400 is ridiculous

    I think 200 is an absolute bargain for these considering you're getting a 4:3 LCD which are hard to get these days unless you go second hand.

    Considering the new Capcom arcade stick costs more, you're really getting a lot more here.
    Just spend a little more on replacing joysticks and buttons and you have a really great cab.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,262 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Inviere wrote: »
    By far the biggest disappointment was the screen on SF2, it's absolute cack. Waaay too bright, washed out colours, pixelated to bits.

    Be the first person to mod one with a CRT, g'wan! :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,759 ✭✭✭Inviere


    o1s1n wrote: »
    Be the first person to mod one with a CRT, g'wan! :D

    I think it's actually faulty it looks that bad :o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,123 ✭✭✭✭Star Lord


    Doge wrote: »
    I think 200 is an absolute bargain for these considering you're getting a 4:3 LCD which are hard to get these days unless you go second hand.

    Considering the new Capcom arcade stick costs more, you're really getting a lot more here.
    Just spend a little more on replacing joysticks and buttons and you have a really great cab.

    Finding them for that price seems to be hard enough tbh! Prices seem to be back to 400, if/where they can be found recently.

    (not that I'm in the market for one right now, unfortunately)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Doge


    478768.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,262 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    That Mortal Kombat 2 is going to be very hard to resist!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,790 ✭✭✭Jack burton


    o1s1n wrote: »
    That Mortal Kombat 2 is going to be very hard to resist!

    I'll be able to hold off on it I'd say :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Doge


    One of the SFII cabs was spotted in the UK in a TK Max store for £135 , maybe keep an eye out in your local?


    https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/arcade-1up-street-fighter-arcade-cabinet-3225036


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,068 ✭✭✭Tipsy McSwagger


    Really liking the look of the Final Fight cab


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  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,633 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Doge wrote: »
    One of the SFII cabs was spotted in the UK in a TK Max store for £135 , maybe keep an eye out in your local?


    https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/arcade-1up-street-fighter-arcade-cabinet-3225036

    No discount on them in Irish TKMaxx shops, the one I found, also SFII, is still €399.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,759 ✭✭✭Inviere


    They're not at all worth €399. The GameStop half price offer of €199 was a nice price point for them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 310 ✭✭3wayswitch


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    No discount on them in Irish TKMaxx shops, the one I found, also SFII, is still €399.

    Was in TK Maxx Blanchardstown yesterday. They had one SFII and one Space Invaders reduced to €290.

    ylSQyC3.jpg


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,633 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    I'd love the Space Invaders one, if only to mod it with a vertical board.
    But the upper limit would be €199 for me.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,952 ✭✭✭✭Stoner


    CiDeRmAn wrote:
    I'd love the Space Invaders one, if only to mod it with a vertical board. But the upper limit would be €199 for me.


    Can you mod this one? Space Invaders?

    Do you mean gut it and add your own HW?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,952 ✭✭✭✭Stoner


    What's the sound like on them, os there a decent bass on them

    Edit

    Ok it's in mono a handy mod to add an amp, stero and speaker is required


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,633 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Stoner wrote: »
    Can you mod this one? Space Invaders?

    Do you mean gut it and add your own HW?

    Yeah, out with the old in with the necessary to play a vertical 60-in-1 board


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 225 ✭✭frasr


    I see smyths have 3 cabs for pre-order (pac-man, space invaders & SF2), full price though, €400

    https://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/video-games-and-tablets/retro-gaming/c/SM060447


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,759 ✭✭✭Inviere


    frasr wrote: »
    I see smyths have 3 cabs for pre-order (pac-man, space invaders & SF2), full price though, €400

    https://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/video-games-and-tablets/retro-gaming/c/SM060447

    They're not worth anything near €400. The €199 Gamestop offer was the sweet spot in terms of pricing.

    Btw Arcade1UP are sending me a replacement screen for my SF2 cab. It's a washed out, overly bright mess. I got onto them, they asked for proof via pictures, a description of the fault, proof of purchase, name & address...and a day or two later they emailed back saying they've ordered a replacement screen for me. Their customer service is pretty decent thus far.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,801 ✭✭✭iamtony


    frasr wrote: »
    I see smyths have 3 cabs for pre-order (pac-man, space invaders & SF2), full price though, €400

    https://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/video-games-and-tablets/retro-gaming/c/SM060447
    Includes the riser, what's that worth? Still too expensive...


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