Arcade 1Up - new 3/4 size arcade machines

[Rhythm]

Coming soon in the US

A new range of "mini" (3/4 size) officially licensed arcade units. All designed for multiplayer, all kitted with 17" screens, all priced for pre-order at $399 (although some stores already taking orders at $299). They won't beat a proper original or a decent MAME cab but these look pretty effing nice

Street Fighter 2, SF2 Turbo, SF2 TNC



Rampage, Gauntlet, Joust, Defender (with 3 stick set up)



Centipede, Millipede, Crystal Castles, Missile Command (with trackball)



Final Fight, Ghosts 'n Goblins, 1944, Strider



Asteroids, Lunar Lander, Major Havor, Tempest (with paddles/spinners):

[Firefox]

Asteroids, Lunar Lander, Major Havor, Tempest (with paddles/spinners):

Cor, doesn't that artwork just take you right back...

[_TinOmen_]

Cor, doesn't that artwork just take you right back...

Yes and the controls look great too. But then the non-vector display breaks the illusion

[Misfit]

Yes, it would be interesting to see how they have handled the vectors. With the right emulation/settings, they can look great, if not perfect, on a monitor.

I do like the way they have gone out of their way to get the controls right and they're multiplayer. On the surface, it looks like a nicely put together project but could easily fail once seen up and running. Presumably, if they get any traction in the marketplace, they'll be hacked to get a few more games on them too.

Would love to get all of these for the office.

If they are that good on controls, now do a Star Wars one...

[Rhythm]

Found out there is a UK distributor of these so I'll be watching with interest. Never fancied myself as a cab owner but there are a couple of these I'd genuinely be interested in if they've sorted the emulation and used quality controllers

[Deckard]

Me too - always wanted a Robotron or Defender cab...

[Deckard]

Nice to see the size in reality

[RiK]

Me too - always wanted a Robotron or Defender cab...

Shame that the defender is in a shitty looking Rampage cab though..

[Deckard]

Hopefully they will sell well enough to maybe consider other versions or packs or even one game cabs. I’d have a robotron and defender one in a heartbeat.

Btw how are these running ? Something like Mame or dedicated boards ?

[Misfit]

Nice to see the size in reality

Yes and no. It's a bit misleading. The SF cab in the middle is taller than the rest, so must be on the optional extra 'riser'. No price or availability has been given yet.

This gives a better idea. Without the riser, it's too small to be an upright and too big to be a bar top.

[Misfit]

Hopefully they will sell well enough to maybe consider other versions or packs or even one game cabs. I’d have a robotron and defender one in a heartbeat.

Btw how are these running ? Mame or dedicated boards ?

From the FAQ:

What hardware do these machines use? Are they running on CPS2/JAMMA boards, etc.?
It is proprietary hardware, developed specifically for Arcade1Up.

Having watched the assembly video, there is some box of electronics on the back of a monitor. I assume some computer with custom emulation software.

[Deckard]

I imagine 5 mins after release that that hardware will be totally torn apart on the web...especially if the possibility to add to it is there. Anyway colour me interested.

[Misfit]

I imagine 5 mins after release that that hardware will be totally torn apart on the web...especially if the possibility to add to it is there. Anyway colour me interested.

Probably needs to get at least a bit popular first. But yes, wouldn't surprise me. It's probably just a Pi or similar in there that someone will hack.

Be nice to have the spinner and trackball cabs, and a multiplayer joystick one. But by that point, though you have to wonder if you should be buying a custom cab with it all in and a MAME interface...

Still, if I didn't have a business partner, I'd have them all in the spare office. But then I would have had that £3k sit-down Star Wars and life-size Alien too. Hmm, probably lucky I don't have complete account freedom!

[Misfit]

I didn't realise cabinet prices had gone so mad.

£3.5k for a Defender

https://www.homeleisuredirect.com/arcad ... chine.html

[Deckard]

Aye I was offered a pristine Robotron 10 years ago for 300 but had zero room now 2k ish

You’d think at 3k plus there would be someone out there just making exact copies...