I Sold My Arcade1ups And Bought This

I think Retro described the typical A1up fan perfectly when he confessed that he felt blinded by nostalgia when he bought A1ups. A1up has never really had a “good” product especially one that is justified at full retail price but people are mostly sold on the nostalgia of these classic games rather than the actual product. Nostalgia has always been a very good seller for any product and A1up is all about selling people on nostalgia rather than quality. It’s why I bought MK cabs from A1up at first, as a huge MK fan I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity of a home MK arcade cab even though I knew some of the issues with their cabs. It’s good to see more people growing out of that nostalgia blindness and starting to see the real losses they’ve taken on buying these A1up cabs. But it’s also a shame that some people seem to knowingly excuse the numerous issues that taint the arcade experience on these A1up cabs because they are so sold on that nostalgia

Was that Rainbow islands you were playing ? Lol. Great video. You’re moving up in the world . Welcome to the big boys league. It’s an awesome Multicade.

I have similar feelings. I rarely touch my A1U cabs. I got extremely lucky & found someone locally selling a Tiny Arcade Machine from the UK. The machine was easily $2k, but I got it for $700. It is PC-Based with the HyperSpin front end. No delay whatsoever & has over 4K games on it with real Sanwa controls and high-end buttons, plays pinball too. I’ll probably sell my A1U cab in the future. Once you have a properly built Multicade, everything else looks & plays like crap.

Absolutely gorgeous new cabinet and a great addition to your Game room and you definitely opened my eyes to a different perspective from the arcade stand point it is definitely on to take into considuration for sure for Sheer space size alone great video man!

Great video, good flow and entertaining to watch as much as it was informational.

Looks like a cool machine! If the controls run thru a USB encoder you could run any kind of system in this cabinet.

I have several 1Up products and an Atgames Legends Ultimate. Though very happy with my purchases I can't help but admire your new all in one. Over in the UK we have limited acces to Arcade 1Ups, though it is getting better with more cabs being made available. Space will ultimately be my limiting factor....I have space for only one more 3/4 size. Which is why the Atgames Legends Ultimate was such a good buy.....I currently have hundreds of games on it. Allowing ne to be a bit more picky on the 1Up products I want. Great video!

Nice video! I personally prefer Japanese sit-down (candy) cabinets, but I was wondering if custom cabinet manufacturers have made any sit-down designs of their own. If you haven’t looked into candy cabs, I’d recommend it! I personally love and own several Taito Vewlix cabinets, so I’m biased, lol

I just got my ALU $349 deal up and running and its so good.... I don't think you went wrong with your purchase... hope you have many fun game nights to come buddy

Looks Killer Dude! Love it

You indicated that there are plenty of turnkey solutions that are an alternative to an Arcade1Up, but this is only a turnkey solution because someone else bought a kit and configured it. The person that you purchased this from put their own PC in it and their own games and configured the interface. The average consumer of an Arcade 1 Up cabinet would not be able to create this from the kit that’s available from Micro Center. They would have to be fortunate enough to find someone near them that has done the same type of configuration and is willing to sell it at the time when they are looking. The total cost for the previous owner to create this was at least double if not triple the cost of an Arcade1Up cabinet.

The top part is angled ( like bartop machines ) because it is not as far away from the screen as a trad cabinet and so there is more chance that tall people won`t have their view obstructed when standing up

I never fell for it 😂 I got me a used sf2 1rst gen arcade1up cab and modded the shot out of it bigger screen and all the games I wanted from arcade mod up they are a crappy company but at the end of the day I am happy with my multi Cade

I personally want a room that feels like an arcade: multiple games running at once with a lot of variety. For me, A1Up fits that bill. A 3/4 scaled game for $300 is perfectly reasonable, for me, given I could spend that much on a single concert ticket or a steakhouse meal for 3. On the other hand, I original arcade game for $1-3K would be cool in a room with a pool table and jukebox, but that is a completely different feel.

Great video my friend! I was going to say I think I fell for part of that same nostalgia! I mean I haven't played my Simpsons Arcade 1UP cabinet in quite some time. Honestly, I am sure I will play it more in the future, but yeah nothing compares to the original cabinets!

The only time I really went for A1up cabs was when they had a really crazy sale at Walmart, they were $50 a piece, I drove to a bunch and just couldn't snag one, multiple sales people said I was just a few hours late for "this" one or "that", just couldn't get off work fast enough. Other than that I could never justify the price of them.

Do you know any work around the atlegends 5.70 update that will allow you to add your own games/modify

As the knight in the last crusade said... "You chosed wisely" great decision I would say.

Would you consider a 32" or do you think 27 is the sweet spot?

Very cool but I like have my 10 1ups ! I like the arcade feeling it gives me .Enjoy your cab 😊