Mounting bolts wouldn't be visible if screwed from the inside (this is how my bartop was made, no screws are visible and the art remains pristine)
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SF2, Asteroids, Final Fight, Gauntlet, Centipede & more multi-game arcade cabinets for $299
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No home version of Golden Tee currently exists.
The game costs like $4-5 to play a round of 18 holes at the arcade. The home edition of the arcade machine costs thousands of dollars.
Golden Tee is arguably the most deserving game on the whole list, just on the basis that there are no other available versions.
I kinda doubt that the poll was written with a realistic sense of what's possible though. NFL Blitz ain't happening because of the NFL. I'm not sure the makers of Golden Tee really want to undermine their arcade cabinets either.
Because people are voting over and over again to get the numbers up. You can vote as many times as you want.
I mean, I love me some Golden Tee. But there's no way. IT won't let that happen. They already did that plug and play for like $20-30?
They officially(now) announced the Galaga/Galaxian cabinet.
While I know a lot of people have gripes with these, I can see them filling a very unique niche market where the simplicity, size and cost will win over a perfect arcade cabinet experience.
While I know a lot of people have gripes with these, I can see them filling a very unique niche market where the simplicity, size and cost will win over a perfect arcade cabinet experience.
Looks like the top panel is thick MDF. Check out the player 1 joystick which is missing a dust cover:
https://twitter.com/GamersXTREME/status/1028005250085609472?s=09
https://twitter.com/GamersXTREME/status/1028005250085609472?s=09
Wonder if this will have a proper 4-way joystick like it should.
It's better than the Pac-Man's Arcade Party cab, which uses an 8-way joystick. I know it's because it has Xevious, which needs 8-way, but it makes Pac-Man unplayable.
Hoping for a Neo-Geo cab in the future.
NeoGeo is making one themselves called the NeoGeo Mini.
I'm praying for a long shot powerstone cab or gauntlet.
I want one that's Arcade 1-up sized. I'm interested in a NG Mini, too, but the graphics apparently are washed when connected to a TV, and the segregated games lineup annoys me.
Honestly thinking of gutting the cab, putting in my own monitor, controls, and raspberry pi, and selling what i can of the original parts.
Still not sold on the size of these though. They are surprisingly small. All the riser does is put the control panel at the correct height. Overall it's still tiny.
Still not sold on the size of these though. They are surprisingly small. All the riser does is put the control panel at the correct height. Overall it's still tiny.
So the U.K. is getting the a different Capcom bundle? Man... that's really tempting. Would love SF2, Final Fight, and Strider in one cab... I wonder if I can get this to the States...
Yep, just watched this. Good footage and screen looks good in this video. Lots of close ups. He says the joystick/buttons are good too. Encouraging!
Any word on how hackable this thing is yet? 300 big ones for something that plays one game is a bit rich for me.
The reviewers getting pre-release review units might be under obligation not to take footage of the internals. We're probably going to have to wait until someone buys a unit at retail and tears it down.
You get 3-4 games. And a replica cabinet with a 17" monitor.
Bah, the guy takes apart the machine but doesn't take off the PCB shield nor open up the control panel. What a waste. The fact that the balltop unscrews itself doesn't speak well to the joystick quality. I had the same issue with the joystick on my old iCade stand, and that joystick wasn't great.
You can unscew any balltop on any arcade stick if its not tightened though.
Seems mostly positive. The mono speaker is a little bummer. An MK 1-3 would be outer worldly, but I think the leak was 2-4?
Right, but I wonder if I could hack an SD card onto it and run a bunch of ISOs and stuff.
You're going to get this with any type of mail delivered furniture. It happens in shipping. Usually whomever you bought it from will send a replacement/parts.Yikes.
"The LCD display is really vibrant and looks awesome. Sure, it's not a tube screen in there, but this is definitely better."
I think I threw up.
Can't wait for this to get out in the wild and get some more indepth looks at it. Hopefully someone opens the control panel so we can see if its easy to replace the parts in it. Really want to get a sanwa joystick and buttons in it and eventually add some more games (if its hackable) or just pop a rpi in it.
I'd honestly just buy a stripped down plain black cab with the monitor and zero games from this company that just requires you plug in your own system of choice on this thing. Rec Room Masters is sort of selling one but it's way more expensive and no monitor.
Waiting to see if this is excluded from the Bed Bath & Beyond 20% coupons, sort of assuming it will be like most major things over there.
Waiting to see if this is excluded from the Bed Bath & Beyond 20% coupons, sort of assuming it will be like most major things over there.
Yea, the $100 shipping from Rec Room kills it for me as I know for sure these will be Black Friday specials and I'd guess sub $250
Yikes.
He states his unit was shipped to him pre-built, so hopefully the damage is a result of that. I would imagine it would be harder for that type of damage to occur when these are shipped disassembled and flat-packed.
Hey everyone, so I'm the reviewer who reviewed it here:
I'd be happy to take a closer look at the system and share more pics and answer some questions! The system I received was in the box you'll likely be getting when you buy it, so I was lucky enough to have to build my review unit (which I wanted to do).
I don't believe it's better than an original CRT, I keep a PVM at hand for a reason. However for the cost the screen they did use was nice. In our video we highlighted some issues from the emulation of the games (some folks might BELIEVE this is being caused by the screen but it isn't). They're not game breaking or anything, but they are something folks should be aware of.
I'd be happy to take a closer look at the system and share more pics and answer some questions! The system I received was in the box you'll likely be getting when you buy it, so I was lucky enough to have to build my review unit (which I wanted to do).
I don't believe it's better than an original CRT, I keep a PVM at hand for a reason. However for the cost the screen they did use was nice. In our video we highlighted some issues from the emulation of the games (some folks might BELIEVE this is being caused by the screen but it isn't). They're not game breaking or anything, but they are something folks should be aware of.
Is the PCB hooked up to the controls by a JAMMA harness or is it more specialized? Not sure as I couldn't see a direct connection to either the board or the buttons.
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I have a question... I've noticed in a lot of footage when two people are playing SFII that the unit seems to shake as they are frantically moving the joysticks around... did you notice a lot of rocking/moving of the entire unit while playing? It's relatively light, so I could see it happening... just wondering how much of an issue it is.
Yeah, if you could follow up with pics or video of what the PCB looks like under that metal shielding behind the LCD panel and what the interior of the control panel looks like that would be really informative.
The controller box (that holds the arcade controls, speaker, power switch and volume level) hooks up by a ribbon cable directly to the back of this metal box behind the monitor. I asked the company directly and they informed me that all the processing components are apparently located inside it and not the controller box. I didn't open it up since I didn't want to damage anything prior to our review of the system. That cable doesn't look like a typical JAMMA harness cable (usually all the wires are exposed and not in a ribbon) but I'll snap a picture of the connector for you to see in a little bit.
Just watched your review actually! Thanks for detailing the build process, and showing how it shipped. That really gave a great idea on quality and build time. Great review!
Thanks for the added details. Looks like it's not jamma, so my hopes of tossing a neo geo mvs board in there are probably moot. Hopefully the buttons are swappable tho.
The controller box (that holds the arcade controls, speaker, power switch and volume level) hooks up by a ribbon cable directly to the back of this metal box behind the monitor. I asked the company directly and they informed me that all the processing components are apparently located inside it and not the controller box. I didn't open it up since I didn't want to damage anything prior to our review of the system. That cable doesn't look like a typical JAMMA harness cable (usually all the wires are exposed and not in a ribbon) but I'll snap a picture of the connector for you to see in a little bit.
Can you see take some pics of the controller box and how the buttons/sticks are mounted? I am hoping they are similar to a standard modern stick allowing easy swaps with buttons/sticks, etc.
I won't be able to take pre-built components apart just yet. Most review units have embargo terms that prevent reviewers from taking pictures like that.
Believe it or not it's a really stable machine even when it's on the riser. There is a little movement but both my co-host and I played it pretty hard at a point and didn't have any issues. They've also included some mounting brackets to keep the system attached to the wall to prevent it from falling over. Similar to what you would see with IKEA furniture. The riser had some holes in it to screw it to the base of the arcade system, I assume that was to lock it in permanently if you so desired.
Can't open the box up right now but it does look like you can replace them. You can also unscrew the ball heads and replace them with battops if you wanted.
This wasn't an issue with mine as you can see. The printing seemed high quality and didn't feel like it was going to peel anytime soon. The controller area doesn't have a plastic cover or anything, so that might be an issue a long long time down the road. However since this isn't really meant to be used in a public arcade I believe it will hold up. The screen has a plastic overlay with an artwork bezel that was really well made. They even kept the 'Barlog' misspelling from the original.
Here is a closer pic of the connecting cable and port plus the backside of the controller box:
As I mentioned I can't do that quite yet. However here is a closer picture of the box. It's about the size of 2 decks of cards or so. The power brick connects through a wire extension that goes straight to the box.
Believe it or not it's a really stable machine even when it's on the riser. There is a little movement but both my co-host and I played it pretty hard at a point and didn't have any issues. They've also included some mounting brackets to keep the system attached to the wall to prevent it from falling over. Similar to what you would see with IKEA furniture. The riser had some holes in it to screw it to the base of the arcade system, I assume that was to lock it in permanently if you so desired.
Can't open the box up right now but it does look like you can replace them. You can also unscrew the ball heads and replace them with battops if you wanted.
This wasn't an issue with mine as you can see. The printing seemed high quality and didn't feel like it was going to peel anytime soon. The controller area doesn't have a plastic cover or anything, so that might be an issue a long long time down the road. However since this isn't really meant to be used in a public arcade I believe it will hold up. The screen has a plastic overlay with an artwork bezel that was really well made. They even kept the 'Barlog' misspelling from the original.
Here is a closer pic of the connecting cable and port plus the backside of the controller box:
As I mentioned I can't do that quite yet. However here is a closer picture of the box. It's about the size of 2 decks of cards or so. The power brick connects through a wire extension that goes straight to the box.
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Yeah that ain't jamma. Oh well. Thanks for the through in depth review.I won't be able to take pre-built components apart just yet. Most review units have embargo terms that prevent reviewers from taking pictures like that.
Believe it or not it's a really stable machine even when it's on the riser. There is a little movement but both my co-host and I played it pretty hard at a point and didn't have any issues. They've also included some mounting brackets to keep the system attached to the wall to prevent it from falling over. Similar to what you would see with IKEA furniture. The riser had some holes in it to screw it to the base of the arcade system, I assume that was to lock it in permanently if you so desired.
Can't open the box up right now but it does look like you can replace them. You can also unscrew the ball heads and replace them with battops if you wanted.
This wasn't an issue with mine as you can see. The printing seemed high quality and didn't feel like it was going to peel anytime soon. The controller area doesn't have a plastic cover or anything, so that might be an issue a long long time down the road. However since this isn't really meant to be used in a public arcade I believe it will hold up. The screen has a plastic overlay with an artwork bezel that was really well made. They even kept the 'Barlog' misspelling from the original.
Here is a closer pic of the connecting cable and port plus the backside of the controller box:
As I mentioned I can't do that quite yet. However here is a closer picture of the box. It's about the size of 2 decks of cards or so. The power brick connects through a wire extension that goes straight to the box.