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As promised, here are pictures of my light gun mame cabinet I designed, I’m having trouble getting a video up.

It uses the GUN4IR system, best light gun system in the market, no white border like sinden and no constant calibration like aimtrak. Has over 150 light gun games. Uses Big box as the front end. Digital marquee changes as games are selected and played.

If you are interested in one, PM me. I can build ones with custom designs.

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Not sure. I've been going through a couple of multicades and just bought an Arcade Legends ultimate like you ($499 at Sams Club) and a 7200 game stick off Etsy (to arrive and be installed this week). If you are having trouble with the menu... I saw a cool overpriced topper with simple instructions. Here is the simple version.

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Very cool topper! I had actually been thinking about printing some directions for guests when they come over. I used to have a Pandora’s box stick hooked up to an atcade1up with about 2k games and when guests would come over they would spend more time looking for games than playing. With that I made a favorites list and actually hid the rest of the games but that was a built in option on the stick

That screen grab is from ETSY. I actually ordered one. I think it was $90 shipped, which is outrageous for what it is and slightly more than the thumb drive I ordered, but it looks really nice. I've played the game with guests having a hard time finding games.

I have only briefly gotten to play on the ATHOME Legends Arcade and the quality and assembly is as good or better than ARCADE 1up, but the games it comes with are lacking. I think the COINOPX is the way to go.

When set up and I've had some time to play I will do a writeup on ARCADE1up vs Retropi vs COINOPSX vs MAME as I will have rotated all through the arcade.

Spent about 4 hours today scrolling through all 5400+ games and making a favorites list. Got 80 some games on it, a mix of arcade, Atari 2600, sega genesis NES and Super NES. Played a bunch of test games with my older daughter had a ton of fun. The only game I really wanted to play that we couldn’t get to work right was Atari canyon bomber. I could get it to play one player but even though we changed game modes a lot we couldn’t get the second player to work.

That looks fantastic.

Why Thank you!!! It turned out better than I hoped!...I always loved the light gun games in the arcades. This handles everything from Duck Hunt (NES), to Mad Dog Mcree, to T2 and can even handle modern shooters like Aliens Extermination. There are a couple of homebrew games from Steam that also play super smoothly.

And since I used a smart TV for the monitor, you can acutally use it to play Netflix and other streaming services too.

Hi oneangrymo-

Good to see that your machine is almost past the finish line. It's a fantastic day when your EHA machine arrives & I'm sure you will somehow manage to find room for it.

Also, don't forget to register at the EHA Home Owners Unite FB Page. You will have a few questions w/ machine setup, then a few ?'s down the line. There is tons of guidance & useful information regarding everything EHA on this site.

Enjoy!

For my next build I think I want to build a smaller version of a Guitar Hero cabinet with some nice speakers. I want it to run Clone Hero (Guitar Hero Emulator), plus have a jukebox mode where you can select songs using the guitars and have the music play in the background. If space were not a concern, having a separate dedicated light gun build would be ideal. That said, I might try to squeeze in some light guns into that music build. Pull out holsters on the sides would be kind of cool.

Have you purchased from there?

Does anyone have experience with this board? I have had it for a few years now, and it been really good. I have the daughter board for it to be able to change things on games, but haven't had good luck doing it. Are there upgrades for the board? It has a flat screen lcd that isn't put in like a normal screen. I would like to be able to switch it to a Arcadeservices lcd, with proper mount so I can put a proper glass in.

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I did buy the 3500 game cocktail with tilt up screen and stools about one year ago. Service and communication was excellent. Quality was commercial grade. The cocktail style games sit fairly low to the ground, so I ended up getting a riser. Cocktail games sold by anyone may be uncomfortable for full sized adults.

How are the joystick and button quality? Screen? I'm thinking of this one.

https://abvideoarcades.com/product/abvideoarcades-4-player-standup-arcade-machine-3500-classic-games-32-inch-screen-upright/

I thought the site looked at a little sketchy, misspelled words, etc.

Those look pretty neat. Have you (or anyone you know) ever bought from them?

You'd be much better off buying an arcade 1up with riser and converting into a multitude instead of buying pre-built. Pretty simple do to, and a fraction of cost. If you're not computer savvy, you can even buy a pre-built PC system with thousands of games for about $600. I got a ding and dent system for $550.

Here's my multicade. Cabinet is from recroommasters, pc system from arcade-one. Also have light guns setup. Recroommasters has since gone out of business

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I'll give that a look. I'm hoping to put a 19inch monitor in so I can also get a proper bezel and glass

The quality of the track ball is excellent. The joysticks are 8 way and are excellent as well. I like the monitor: There is more to information on the website. You can call them and Sam can answer your questions and you can get a feel regarding their service.

I love multi arcade as well. I modified a xbox shop stand and I hooked up with a xbox 360 and wii. Now I can play a few classic arcade games like SF, House of the Dead, Lethal Enforcers, Operation Wolf, Daytona, outrunner, guitar hero, FB Alpha (Mainly capcom arcade games) a few classic Mame like gold axe I & III. Those games were the games I enjoyed the most when i was a teenager. It is not a best looking arcade cabinet but it takes not too much space in my room.

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Mortal Kombat/Midway Arcade 1up Legacy edition are on sale at Bestbuy today (11/17/2021) only for $349.99 delivered. Not my favorite but Mortal Kombat™, MortalKombat II™, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3™, Joust™, Defender™, Rampage™, Gauntlet™,Paperboy™, Rootbeer Tapper™, Bubbles™, Toobin™, and Wizards of Wor™ all included.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/arcade1up-mortal-kombat-legacy-arcade/6454302.p?skuId=6454302

I just sold a used multicade that I bought to put on route (didn't find a spot for it and so decided to sell it) and the guy who bought it wants to return it because the bar/restaurant where he was going to put it won't take it. They are worried about the copyright issues. I am just curious what people think about having a multicade on route. Any concerns with copyright?

Probably safe to say most of these multi-game systems don't have legitimate licenses to bundle/sell games.
It's also unusual that arcade game manufacturers seem to have somewhat turned a blind eye for a long time.

Is it a mame based multicade or does it run off a Jamma Blue Elf style PCB? The reason I ask, the Blue Elf boards were commercially produced and available for retail purchase, their main selection screen can have a coin amount assigned to pick a game. They would probably be ok with that style, a Mame based system where someone downloaded games or collections, would certainly leave one more vulnerable to lícense issues.

I wouldn't want to route a multicade in my state. I think that's something the buyer needs to decide for themselves prior to making a purchase. Then again, if the buyer really wants to push you for selling unlicensed materials it's probably more trouble for you then them, so it might not be worth the hassle.

I agree with this, but I probably wouldn't offer a refund.

Buyer purchased knowing full well what it was. It's on them if they didn't check with their client about wanting it or not. And, I would think (*not a lawyer), the buyer could be just as vulnerable if they were to push the issue of sale of unlicensed materials issue.

If buyer were to have bought drugs from someone and then the person they were buying for doesn't want them, they aren't off the hook for possesing/buying drugs.

It is a Blue Elf style 60 in 1

I wouldn't offer your customer a refund. That's a commercially available control board. If they want a Wresltlefest PCB, Virtual Fighter PCB, or Soul Edge PCB, I can sell you/them one to replace the blue elf.

Thanks for this!! Just purchased it. Has a lot of good games not on the standard 60-in-1 jamma we already have.

Aren't these just multi-game boards out of China?
Is there an official web site for these products? I'm curious to see what if any mention of license there is.

I mean, if you want to get technical yes lol. But these aren’t products bought in back alleys or only with cash at trade shows. There are tons of legitimate websites that sell these, including a bunch on Amazon.

I am with you, I doubt they actually obtained the licenses. And I probably wouldn’t put it on a route (not to mention the games aren’t always great emulations), but I would sell one to someone in a cabinet. OP advertised what it was and his buyer bought knowing that. I still don’t think he should be on the hook for a refund.

Do any of these legitimate sites state that their multi-game products have any authorised license with or any mention of the original game manufacturers: i.e. Taito, Namco, Sega, Midway, SNK, Capcom, etc.

At least the Arcade1Up web site does state these.

These boards are made in China. They don't exactly follow the rules

Ok, so admittedly I never really examined their ads too much before. So, I checked 4 sites, 2 unknown to me, 2 that are rather large arcade part dealers and then a couple Amazon sellers. 2 sites listed games, as a surprise to me, one of them is a Huge world wide dealer, however not US based. None mentioned license by name or by MFR. Amazon was a mix of info and ads, but the constant misspellings are suspect.

To the best of my knowledge (*again not a lawyer) these are not illegal to own. As I said in my first post, I wouldn’t put it on a route. But I also wouldn’t have a problem selling someone a cabinet with one installed as long as you are up front about what’s in it.

I also wonder if the type of establishment would matter. As in quarter in machine to credit vs pay 10 per hour to access all
Machines on free play. One could make an argument that the money is for admission to the building and all “games are free as a courtesy”

That's my point.

I'm not a lawyer either but there might be merit in you playing games on these systems that you actually own the original arcade boards to, which are kept as a personal backup.
Otherwise I don't see the difference between these and buying/playing/selling pirated playstation games or pirated music CDs, etc.
Selling cabinets packed with these games is at your own risk.

The irony here is that a certain pinball person who's chased and harassed people for breaching pinball copyright, now himself sells these thousands in one arcade game systems.
Oh the hypocrisy..

BTW, I'm not here trying to police this, I just hope people make themselves better informed.

I don’t want anyone to get in trouble either.

Perhaps one would be wiser to sell the cabinet and offer the board as a free thank you gift.

Nintendo has been known to go after people

I’m hoping someone here can help. We were gifted this multicade. It came with a box of unopened games and a dead PC in the cabinet. Cannot find any info on the inside. What’s the easiest route to getting this back in operation, or finding the manufacturer for support? I could reload games on the PC once repaired, however, no way to “menu” through them.
Thanks,
Dennis

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