Yes... some of the Arcade1ups suck. Don't buy the Tempest cabinet. Some of them are fantastic. I have the Outrun 5 in 1 and it is fantastic, lasting longer than most of my pins in my collection. I've only ever actually gotten to the end of the track once on the original game, and have barely scratched the others. T2 has no replay value, and sections are too hard for little kids to beat (that helicopter)! I picked up a Blitz on sale last year, and my kids have put more time on that than anything else I've ever put in my arcade. They took out the harder tackles to get the NFL to approve it, but its still fun. Would a "real" NFL Blitz machine be better? Of freaking course! But I wouldn't be able to get it into my basement, it would only have 1 game, I wouldn't be able to play it online, and I'd lose my ass when I went to sell it. Buy a 1up on sale or off Facebook and you can sell it for a year for what you paid for it. Star Wars, Outrun, Blitz, NBA JAM, Pacman/Galaga, Goldenaxe... all are great cabs.

I do have a Robotron 1up that is a converted Mortal Kombat. Bought it off a pinsider and it was still cheaper than a NIB 1up. 1ups are great. I don't see why people are gatekeeping with them.

I did have some regular ones but ended up selling them since I ended up acquiring real versions of the cabinets in excellent shape. The spinner quality sucked but after putting in a real spinner those played well and the people that got them are still enjoying them. I wouldn't pay full retail but some of their cabinets are ok. Definitely not for everyone.

If I can find deals on any non working games I'd like to convert/upgrade more of them.

Dude I LOVE that band!!!

Disagree of course that the boards are "shoddy" I have so many of them and never had a single board die. They are on every time I am in the gameroom which is pretty much daily, no issues on any boards.

And as to "Out of the box with the 1-12 regurgitated games they have on them, they are still trash tier products", to each their own I say. I love having a handful of games with a control panel that matches them plus the art. I also love games like Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Marvel vs Capcom, NBA Jam, and so many other's have online play for competition and playing when none of your friends are over hanging out.

1ups are not perfect, but the concept and execution are a pretty darn good bang for your buck.

Need advice- My grandkids want me to add a Arcade1up Pac Man/Ms Pac Man to my pin collection. I don't know anything about Pac Man. Which one should I get for them? I'm seeing several different versions of each that all come with additional games: Deluxe, 40th anniversary, Class 81, Legacy, and so on. Any advice would be appreciated.

Get this one:

https://arcade1up.com/products/class-of-81-deluxe-arcade-game

Will take 2 hours to put together (kids love helping putting these together).
Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, Galaga'88, Galaxian, Dig Dug, Dig Dug II, Mappy, Rally-X, Rolling Thunder, Rompers, The Tower of Druaga, King & Balloon

There is a high likelihood your local Best Buy has this exact model. 50% odds that this will be "on sale" at one of these retailers by the end of the month.

Some of the Pac Man machines have multiple versions of Pac-Man. There is not much point in having multiple versions of Pac-Man on one machine.

There are fairly easy to use, and a 5 year old that can't read could operate and use one of these with a 10 minute training session. Very kid friendly.

Thank you for your opinion, that is exactly what I was looking for!

I’ve been hunting on the local used marketplace for a Final fight cab, but they don’t seem to come up for sale

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If anyone wants one of these, this is actually a great cabinet with huge softmodding potential since it is Android based and combined with the 4P controls. Of the almost dozen of these I held at one point or another, it's the only one I kept for this reason. That and my 4yo would absolutely murder me if I let it out the door. At $250-300, with modding as a factor, and because it's Simpsons ip, it's one of the best ones to me.

My kids still play that NFL Blitz more than any of my pins and "I'm not allowed to sell/trade it". Waiting for the Time Crises cab to go on sale. I love one ups, but that AFM pinball is borderline unplayable with lag. 0/10 would not recommend. The arcade cabs are great for what they are though.

That 1up is seriously the king of the 1up garbage heap. I mean...even if it were GOOD it would still be VP pinball.

Anybody tried the Star Wars aracade 1 up? How's the controls ?

I've played the Star Wars (arcade... not pinball) and the controls feel right to me, but I didn't experience the original 40 years ago.

Just check facebook marketplace once a week or so in your local area. These are easier to buy/sell/trade than pins. Star Wars was kind of "rare" for a while and was going for $700 second hand, but $300 seems to be the sweet spot on those now.

I'd still have to rent a car /gas /tolls for $200 to pick one up, so mailed to my door for $600 (wayfair has them at $550 plus shipping) probably the way to go.

Incidentally, if anyone is in the Maryland area and thinking about picking up a one up, Spinners Arcade in Frederick Maryland has 40ish pins, 60ish arcades, and a back room full of oneups (maybe 20 of them) if you hang to the right and go down to their party rooms. $15 to enter the facility and all (including the pins) are on freeplay. 10/10 would recommend and its actually a charity organization. They don't sell one ups, but if you are on the fence you can put some time in on a few to see if you'll like them.

I'm not a purist, but I like them.

Note that if this is your first one up it is a 2 hour job to put together and its like assembling Ikea furniture. Great for mixing up the arcade.

Yeah assembly doesn't look like fun but I could probably handle it

i have one i barely use and would sell .. but im in East Stroudsburg PA USA

if you know anyone traveling through the area it might work.

I wouldn’t touch the pinballs, but I still love my SW, T2, Tron and Dragons Lair.

I sold my neighbor the Arcade1up Asteroids last year, and we spent Friday converting it to a Ms. Pac-Man for his old lady for Christmas.

I have several MAME, driving and Teknoparrot machines, but the Arcade1ups add to the game room ambience.

These things went crazy. I bought SFII, Galaga, and Pacman for $75 each on clearance from Walmart back shortly after they came out. I always keep checking the section and never see them for less than $300.

I played the original Star Wars game back in the early 1980s and have the Arcade1up version. I'm very happy with the Arcade1up.

It's obviously much lighter and you can knock around without securing it. That said, I think the controls are great.

I wish they'd do Lunar Lander with original style controls.

controls are good on star wars, but there is an aftermarket upgraded version of the steering yoke you can buy somewhere online

make sure to scan the price using the walmart app from your phone. many times they will be on hidden clearance. i found a ms pacman at a walmart a town over, that was hidden clearance for 149.00, all the other ones were regular price, the package looked like it was a previous rev and had been sitting in the back somewhere.

just an FYI.