Arcade1up

[Benny B]

Has anyone else fallen into the trap of outfitting their children's (former) playroom with 80's and 90's arcade games? 

The current lineup at Benny's Arcade consists of: NBA Jam, Super Pac Man, Mortal Kombat, BurgerTime and Golden Tee; hopefully by the time Black Friday rolls around, the 9-cube cubby will have been relocated elsewhere in the house, thus freeing up some floor space for an X-Men vs. Street Fighter cabinet or Street Fighter 2 cocktail table.

Most of all, I'm curious whether any Scoopers have acquired an NBA Jam cabinet, and what their experience is playing online?

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Burger Time?

[Benny B]

Burger Time?

Honestly, I bought it primarily because it came with Karate Champ... I recall stealing many quarters from my parents to play that game at the Midway Motor Lodge on Hwy 100 back in the day.

[jesmu84]

Where are you buying your cabinets from?

Are they legit original scale/size cabinets or the new mini ones places like costco sells?

[Benny B]

Where are you buying your cabinets from?

Are they legit original scale/size cabinets or the new mini ones places like costco sells?

The latter... 3/4-scale, fully-licensed replicas (or reproductions... not sure of the correct terminology).  NBAJ & SPM came from Costco, GT from Best Buy, MK from Walmart and BT direct (online).

For nearly two decades, I've regularly checked eBay and craigslist for an original NBA Jam coin-op, but never saw one (working) for less than $3,000.   So the 3/4-scale unit for $399 at Costco seemed like a steal.

[MUfan12]

Good to see ya back, Benny.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Benny,
My brother out in the Twin Cities purchased an "arcade game".  It looks like the 80's game booth except it's programmed with 100's of the 80's games.  Even takes the quarter to start.  (It spits it back out after dropping in.)

[Lennys Tap]

Benny,

Welcome back. Your humor and insight have been very much missed.

[GB Warrior]

Still many years away from having an empty playroom, but would love to have Digdug in the house. TMNT was one of the arcade classics for me (I am younger than you all)...would love to see Simpsons added to that mix.

[DegenerateDish]

Still many years away from having an empty playroom, but would love to have Digdug in the house. TMNT was one of the arcade classics for me (I am younger than you all)...would love to see Simpsons added to that mix.

Totally agree on TMNT and The Simpsons game, both were great.

There was an arcade version of RBI Baseball that had historic rosters on it. The Yankee team on that game was absurd.

[PointWarrior]

No arcade games yet...  but on 2nd pinball machine...

[JWags85]

Even if they are 3/4 size, if fully functional, those are an awesome price. Would love have a couple. TMNT, NBA Jam, and Time Crisis would be my top 3 to get

[reinko]

Shoutout to the original Terminator 2 game with the double guns.  Spent a fortune on that game.

[Hards Alumni]

Even if they are 3/4 size, if fully functional, those are an awesome price. Would love have a couple. TMNT, NBA Jam, and Time Crisis would be my top 3 to get

Area 51 tho...

[real chili 83]

No Space Invaders?????

[BrewCity83]

My list would start with Space Invaders, Pac Man, Ms. Pac Man, Track and Field, and Mr. Do.

Yeah, I'm old.  All from the early '80s.

[Chili]

Need Ivan Stewart's Off Road Racing.

[BrewCity83]

...and Asteroids, and Centipede.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

...and Asteroids, and Centipede.

Hyperspace is bullsh*t.

[21Jumpstreet]

My list would start with Space Invaders, Pac Man, Ms. Pac Man, Track and Field, and Mr. Do.

Yeah, I'm old.  All from the early '80s.

Last summer, specifically brought an old school pocket comb to an Ashville arcade to teach my sons how to dominate track and field.

[BrewCity83]

Last summer, specifically brought an old school pocket comb to an Ashville arcade to teach my sons how to dominate track and field.

I played so much Track and Field at Judge's back in the day.  Never used the comb though.     

[warriorchick]

You guys should make sure to hit the Pinball Hall of Fame the next time you are in Las Vegas.

They have hundreds of arcade games from the 1930's through modern times.  And the machines charge whatever the going rate was at the time they were popular(usually a quarter).  You can have a crap ton of fun for $10.

The first time we took our kids there (they were grade school age), they spent a long time playing Pong.

[BrewCity83]

The first time we took our kids there (they were grade school age), they spent a long time playing Pong.

They took a long time waiting for the ball to travel from one paddle to the other.   

[warriorchick]

They took a long time waiting for the ball to travel from one paddle to the other.   

Ha, ha, true!

They were fascinated; I showed it to them, assuming they would think it was lame, but they really liked playing it.

[Eldon]

How have I made it this far and seen no mention of Paper Boy?!?

And no Rampage?

[21Jumpstreet]

How have I made it this far and seen no mention of Paper Boy?!?

And no Rampage?

My man! I also played a lot of Turbo, Tron, Breakout, 4 person Dungeons and Dragons, and, of course, Galaga. Man, I miss Pin Pan Alley.

[21Jumpstreet]

I played so much Track and Field at Judge's back in the day.  Never used the comb though.     

Good times. A pencil worked, too, but kinda hurt a little.

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

Time Pilot was an early favorite. 

[jesmu84]

This thread is an example of why arcade bars are so popular

[warriorchick]

I recall a lot of Tapper being played in my day...

[Uncle Rico]

Is Lee Carvallo’s Putting Challenge available

[Benny B]

The current rumor is that several Konami titles are in development for release next year.  Simpsons is the universal favorite, but A1U may have inadvertently spilled the beans on Out Run as well (it briefly appeared in a drop down box on A1U’s customer service request page a couple weeks ago).

I think we’ll see Track and Field (another Konami title that can be packaged with HyperSports and T&F ‘84) at some point.  If A1U can figure out the 3P driver at a decent price, Off-Road would be on my list as well.

Incidentally, all Costco’s around me have sold out of NBA Jam and Super Pac Man... so these things are obviously catching on.  TMNT stock at Walmart is drying up as well.

However, Walmart does have Space Invaders in stock still for $149.   

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

It's not the full size arcade game, but a few years ago I bought the "New Atari" that looks like a miniature version of the original and has been upgraded with wireless joysticks.  It has 100+ original Atari games programmed including Space Invaders.

[skianth16]

I've been looking into the possibility of getting an Arcade1up game for my basement lately and in the process came across the AtGames Legends Ultimate arcade, which is a full size cabinet with a larger screen and comes pre-loaded with hundreds of games. After looking into it more, there aren't really any games I would want on the legends ultimate, but it did get me thinking more about how great it would be to have access to more than just a couple games in one arcade system.

I have a raspberry pi set up with a few emulators and about 40 games I grew up playing, and I think having that set up in an arcade format would be awesome. I've seen some videos online showing how to convert an Arcade1up game/cabinet into a system driven by the raspberry pi, which sounds like a pretty cool idea, but it does require some work on my end. I also came across all kinds of custom built arcades people had put together that seem way better than any Arcade1up option. Again, that would require a lot of work on my part, though.

Has anyone ever put together a homemade arcade and/or modified an arcade to run a system like a raspberry pi? Any thoughts on whether the multi-game arcade option is worthwhile or if I'd be better off to just buy an Arcade1up from the store and be content with a simpler setup?

[jesmu84]

This looks intriguing

https://www.costco.com/.product.100668517.html?&EMID=B2C_2020_1129_GiftGiving