When Arcade 1up announced it would be doing Dragons Lair, I decided to get on the email notification just in case they did something really cool.

The first generation of A1U games were honestly, pretty bad looking IMO. I got two for my grandson for his room, but I had no desire to own one myself. The generic cabinet with the name of the games on the front was just not very visually pleasing and they felt like Junk. But when the did the Burger Time, a semi-accurate recreation, that impression started to change for me. When the final images of Dragons Lair came out just prior to pre-order, I knew I would get at least that one. And then looking around, I noticed that Tron looked amazing, and so did Star Wars, and I'll be damned if that Class of 81 and Tempest weren't also really great looking.

The Dragons Lair came in and I was extremely happy with it, other than the sound lag problem (which didn't kill the experience for me). So I started ordering others when they were on sale and I could get a good price. I now have 9 of them, and I could totally see selling all of my coinop video games and replace them with these.

I have been way more than happy with all of my A1U purchases as a 'casual' game player. If the game play is different or has lag compared to their real counterparts, it's not enough for me to even notice. Multiple games per unit, semi-accurate cabinet style, light weight and you can fit 3 games into the space occupied by 2 coin op games. The controller components seem to be getting better too.

The last one I got was Pong pub table for 199 dollars. That's a pretty great game and it's built very well and - 4 player Warlords? Heck yea!

I've been collecting video games for almost 30 years, and while it took a while, Arcade 1up eventually won me over. Looking forward to seeing what they do next.

I have that new one, and the only issue is they don't have the "good" monitor in it, so the colors are a bit washed out. Not a big deal for the player, but it looks odd from a distance. It's a great collection of games though. But no Robotron. WHAT???

Mine is the MK2 Legacy with 12 games, and the monitor was NOT the BOE. It was a huge controversy in the hobby and forced many people not to buy it. Maybe they've changed it since they shipped?

Forgive me. I was talking about the wrong one I guess. This is the one that was shipped this summer without the BOE.

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If you wait, there are deals to be had. I got my Pong pub table for $199 and ridge racer for $299 the last time it went on sale, but I waited on a couple and ended up missing out. You never know which ones are going to be around.

I think T2 is a great deal for that money.... but, the rumor is Time Crisis is coming in the next batch of new releases.....

I think DL is the best game they've done yet. They pretty much nailed every aspect of it. Even the packaging is insane.. it's like opening a new iPhone. Over and above it is...

I think currently, A1U is making some really nice looking cabs, and I don't care for the look of the Atgames stuff. And the Vpin is a non-starter for me.