Add Your Own Games to AtGames Legends Ultimate Arcade Cabinet

This video is going to show you guys exactly how to add your own games to the atGames Legends Ultimate Arcade Cabinet using the released add-on tool kit. The process is very easy and only takes a few minutes per game.
As it stands there is batch upload process, and each title needs to be uploaded one at a time.
Currently there is support for Arcade, Final Burn Alpha, SNES, NES, Gameboy, Gameboy Color, Gameboy Advance, Genesis/Megadrive, Master System, Sega CD, Sega 32X and lots more coming right around the corner.
Links Below:
Add-on Tool: github.com/Fal...
Working Cores: drive.google.c...
Thumbnail Packages: thumbnailpacks....
WinRAR download: www.rarlab.com...
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**NOTE: You can convert JPEG to PNG and Re-Size just as easily in MS Paint.
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[@the_scraggler]

Thanks for the video, lots of info not available elsewhere. I had been debating on whether or not to buy this, Walmart just got some more back in stock. After reading the comments and seeing all of the problems people are reporting, I decided instead to go with the Recroommasters cabinet with the emulator pro controller hooked up to a raspberry pi. Great build, easy to set up, as many games as I want (I'll never get the "low system storage" error), I can fully customize it, and zero problems since day one. Yes, it's definitely more expensive but it's also 100% frustration free which, to me, is worth the extra money. I also got one of their virtual pinball cabinets which is AWESOME. Anyway, love your videos, keep up the great work.

[@90sBasketballBios]

To anyone who sees this in the comments, have a wonderful day & remember you are Awesome😊. Thanks for the video Steve!

[@AtGamesGaming]

A great video and very helpful! Thanks so much for the review! :)

[@Restalgia]

You folks are absolutely rocking it. Keep it up!

[@AtGamesGaming]

@@Restalgia Truly Appreciated!

[@charlesbrown1113]

Do you sell the games already loaded

[@kentockstein1834]

Great post and thank you for all the info! One question I have is knowing which core is best for which game. Is there some where I can find that information or someway to know based on the game ROM?

[@davidg8912]

Great video! And thanks. Where are people getting the cores? I see you link to one in a GitHub repo and I've seen others in dropbox. Are they being pulled from the machines themselves?

[@Restalgia]

I believe those cores were provided by atgames, but there are members in the community working to get other retroarch cores ported and properly optimized

[@lgiven07]

I am new to this and I think I may have missed something. Where do I get the ROMS from? Is that a separate website like coolroms?

[@susii3398]

you can, but if you don't want a cease and desist, you might want to invest in something like a retrode if you own the games

[@CopperCettle]

thumbnail pack is not there anymore 404 Not Found

[@oscarvzz]

hi bro, very good video just one question, i did everything you said but in the field that i most select the core it says that " selected emulation core is not an arm aarch 64 compatible library file" and that happend with absolutely all cores i downloaded, i downloaded i think all but still the same, can you help me?

[@mychevycamaro]

Thanks for the tutorial Restalgia! I've been able to get my gba stuff to work, but I can't seem to get Mame games to work properly. When I boot up a game it shows some fuzzy snow, then a black screen saying factory default. So far tried robotron and joust with the two different Mame cores you suggested. Do I need to unzip the rom files or is there another Mame core you would suggest? Thanks

[@Colombia20102018]

Hello, new subscriber here. Does this same process applies for the new model? I have many games so I’m thinking doing one at a time will take me hours 😊

[@Restalgia]

Yep, works for all atgames products

[@phillipdebeaulieu4218]

Sorry buddy but the add on tools down load button is not there. I see the history button is there What do you suggest is wrong.

[@bmhall08]

Is this video still a valid/preferred way to add new games to ALU? Seems like it might be outdated, but it's definitely the easiest to follow video I've found. I've never done this type of thing before, so I'm a bit lost as to the best place to start.

[@ChromeFamily]

So you have to add these ROMs one by one? Is there any way to do all of this in bulk?

[@roberts3289]

It has to be done one by one unfortunately

[@tRexTay]

Do you have a link for the game roms?

[@ClentonClarion]

The most versatile multicade on the market! If your friends have arcade 1 ups don't show them the Legends Ultimate... you'll make them feel bad 😁

[@Dsuds23]

the value is definitely there for what you get... plus the continued support by atgames to make this cabinet even better 😁

[@snowblindu]

@@Dsuds23 So glad I got mine Thursday before they sold out I would have been one sad camper. I'm enjoying the heck out of it.

[@quantumfx2677]

Yes, many are now running out off room buying 1up for their arcade. I can see some advantage with a few set ups when you have friends over, each person can play a machine.

[@quantumfx2677]

I think I would buy two or three Legends Ultimate Arcade Cabinets then customize each with a very cool theme.

[@ClentonClarion]

@@quantumfx2677 yeah that would be great. I want to throw a SFV theme on mine. Looks like $250 minimum for the artwork. Have you seen cheaper?

[@Pauldinstructor]

Im new to this. Can anyone please point me in the right direction as to where to actually get the Roms? Thanks!

[@6977warrior1]

You did a very thorough task of showing us how to add our own MAME games, thank you. But this comment/opinion is not aimed at you, but at ATGames. What a ridiculously long and convoluted process to add a simple game to the system. I mean it took about 5-7 minutes for a knowledgeable person (Restalgia) to add one game and had to jump thru hoops to find and load one game's art, create properly named folders etc. I have about 300 of my own games to add. So 300 games at 5 minutes per game = about 1500 minutes. 1500 minutes is 25 hours! What? Why can't the software in the machine go out to the web and search on its own and simply let you add a rom into a 'Rom' folder on your USB disk and voila, done? The machine's software should build everything it needs and put it where it needs to go based on the name of the Rom. If we as customers accept this process, it may just get worse down the road. Please note I completely understand how to add a game, but young people or newbies are gonna have trouble. Oh well, nice video though Restalgia, much appreciated.

[@DeadlockEntertainment]

maybe copyright . I agree it takes forever. I am just gonna hook up my pi

[@bdjenky]

Sometimes you actually do have to do some work. It's worth the effort, I have created (and failed at many) about 50 working games and I love it, both the process and the end result. This includes MAME 2003, MAME2010, NES, SNES, and Sega games.

[@ElBiohazard]

Did I miss something? I can't seem to find the bezel artwork :(

[@freebird1963]

or roms. anyone got a link for ROMS for the games we own.

[@phairfan69]

@@freebird1963 Yeah. Right. Try again.

[@freebird1963]

@@phairfan69 Try right again ? Get legal stuff for the stuff we own. ? sounds like our use to stealing while in mommys basement

[@phairfan69]

@@freebird1963 it is illegal acquisition of roms. Doesn't matter if you own a physical copy. If you knew anything about copyright law, you'd know that the license for physical games allows you to a physical cooy.....and in some cases, to make a backup of it. It doesn't allow you to download a rom off a Warez site.

[@TickandTheProfessor]

Hello just a heads up the Thumbnail Packages link does not seem to be working...

[@JohnnyProctor9]

Can't say that I'm a fan of golf though...thanks for the tutorial and the links, some AWESOME emulator cores there! The link for the thumbnail packages is dead though...got an alternate link?

[@toddgabweg]

I was unable to get this yesterday from Sam’s club ( sold out:(. Oh well I’ll get it eventually- so for now I’ll have to enjoy Golden Tee 1 up arcade machine. Great video.

[@DeadlockEntertainment]

i was trying for over a month. then I saw they were gonna have it at the one day sale last saturday. my mom got in the door the first 10 minutes and there was only 4 in stock. she got one and a lady next to her got 1. so that was 2 cabinets gone in the first 10 minutes they were open.

[@steveoster5530]

Thumbnail Packages link doesn't work. Is there somewhere I could find the thumbnail pack?

[@JbugGaming]

Thanks man, only tutorial that has every link needed in the description. Subbed.

[@MichaelOwens1972]

I know this is old but anyone have a link to the Thumbnail cache the link in the description is broken.

[@tessscobey9673]

The thumbnail link is showing "page not found" can you upload a new one?

[@SouthTexasBallistix]

Great Video except the thumbnail pkg link does not work!!

[@neoperez4785]

Would you be able to sell a flash drive preloaded? I would buy one if it saves all that time. Let me know if your willing to sell a preloaded flash drive. Thanks

[@papayamotorsports4379]

Neo Perez I’m also in for this

[@AntiSocialHero]

They are all over Etsy already. Go for around $50

[@Restalgia]

Sorry folks, I wouldn't because it would be illegal.

[@johnboyte]

​@@papayamotorsports4379 I can hook you up.

[@johnboyte]

I can hook you up.

[@bryceduncan7343]

The thumbnail link does not work and neither do any of the files that i downloaded

[@stevebasdekis6220]

Where do you get ROMS from please? I am stuck

[@markgoza5584]

I tried to get the thumbnail link but it said 404 not found

[@royal6shoecompany31]

Can you do this video again but for dummies. LOL

[@sakuma315]

Aww... boo... the Thumbnail Packages are giving a 404 not found error :(

[@sakuma315]

Looks like i had to Google-Fu for an alternate download URL 😅

[@nobleguy9533]

doesnt work for me anymore anyone else have this problem cause i installed the game on multiple drives and i redownloaded the software and used different cores and different games but it still just says that its done andit doesnt make the file! anyone else?

[@johnbraun814]

your thumbnails link is broken sir

[@pwnagecakes8934]

HOLY COW THIS VIDEO IS A GODSEND. SUB'd

[@DAWAXFAX]

this video was not helpful you skipped steps and your on windows 10 not helpful didn't even say how to download thumbnails just assumed we would get it i guess some people are now computer wizards we cam here for help now stop skipping steps because you feel its obvious

[@andrewt5185]

Just as you said, I had watched several videos on adding mame roms to your Legends Arcade. Same programs, same setups, but I had no idea how to add the correct rom file, as the videos I watched did not have the games in zip files. Your video walked me straight through how to do it after finding what rom I wanted. THANK YOU SO MUCH! GOT THIS ALL SETUP ON CHRISTMAS BECAUSE OF YOU! I have subscribed and thank you again! Most helpful video about this subject thus far.

[@Fidoisthecoolestguyever]

Is it usually supposed to take a while to load? I keep pressing on my game (Mappy) and it just says "Loading..."

[@lomakphoenix4105]

Great tutorial video, I have firmware 5.61 but no mame rom plays. Including the Golden Tee. I followed everything to the dot but always fails. Any help please?

[@MartinDurik]

There are no zips with the thumbnails anymore, the link to thumbnails ends with 404 error

[@leaf16nut]

Uggh, I have *ALL* Atari 2600, NES, SNES, Sega Master System and N64 games... Like F I'm doing this for each one -_-

[@laredotwoband]

could I add games to my ALU via mac without having to code on terminal to support the microsoft file?

[@McDaBeast1FN]

can u do updated version for 5.68 version of the atgames legends cabinet

[@Warrior33GG]

I have a new ALU and I uploaded 5.68 firmware. I load games exactly as shown by the Cabinet owners, I use exactly the same programs, but my games are only seen by ALU, but they cannot load, do you know where the problem could be?

[@SaviorDV]

Anyone know what firmware version hes using? I'm on 5.70.0 and I cannot get a single game working no matter what core I use :(

[@pxp751]

where dp u get game roms? Are we missing something?

[@hfield07]

he cant say without getting this deleted.

[@papysaygbay750]

I'm not sure what I am doing wrong I guess I am just too new at this. I can get even save the thumbnails. I would have to do them one at a time for each indiv artwork. I'm just looking for typical games like Super Mario Bros, Contra, Donkey Kong you know games like that. I am having the hardest time with this process can anyone help. I can even pay a fee.

[@KuldeepSingh-v5s1h]

Sadly, the new firmware 5.70 broke this feature and USB's I made using your method no longer work :(

[@darkwarriors0464]

I followed step by step.Downloaded winrar, and i cant export anything. Can someone please help?

[@bayougaming46]

If only I could find a good place to get UCE's....🤪

[@sandwich_in_wonderland]

Right? I don't have a PC to do this so Im looking for a site to just get the complete UCE files

[@ThomasGrillo]

Definitely making note of this one, in case I'm ever able to get the Legends Ultimate. Thanks. :)

[@searchingforanswers1589]

They have them in stock at game stop right now

[@ThomasGrillo]

@@searchingforanswers1589 Cool. I'll have a look. Thanks.

[@coreyalexander9059]

Tried adding the newly created NBA Jam T.E. rom (with Jordan and Shaq in the game), but no such luck. Anyone else tried this one?

[@GlitchTheG4mer]

I'm late to the party but can someone mod it to play for instance, SegaSonic the Hedgehog?

[@VenusDaKidOfficial]

idk what brand my arcade machine is, Its not a 1up tho EDIT: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnutp4WXjtWEsJI this is the one i have

[@Toneloke-3000]

Are the ROMs you are using the same as coin-ops? I have a problem with coin-ops not saving high scores on 99% of the games which to me is the main replayability Factor. The graphics also seen better quality than coin-ops is there any difference? Thanks

[@billschlafly4107]

3+ years later this video is still accurate on the machine I just purchased from AtGames. Thank you very much for posting this!

[@lewisbennett567]

Where do get the ROMs from please

[@michaeltomaszewski7602]

@@lewisbennett567 It is illegal to distribute ROMs. You have to look them up yourself.

[@gamebit9063]

Is this old school one by one the only solution out there yet? Isn’t there a zip like pi has to get an all in one solution out there ?

[@davidhenson3636]

trying to add bezels, ive resized but coming up with error and wont let me add, any links for bezels that work please

[@BA-mm4ou]

The file for the Thumbnails seems to be missing and the mame-2010 files are missing. Can you update these?

[@Teremei]

This is the machine I've been waiting for. An arcade cabinet for Mame at a good price. And I don't even have to work with wires or anything. Simply plug a damn USB into it with my chosen games. I just pre-ordered atgames for Jan 31st shipment. Damn excited.

[@brianph9656]

Just jumping in to Legends Ultimate Arcade and love it. Started the exercise of adding my own games beginning with Donkey Kong. Used mame2003 core, looks good but doesn't have all the sounds .. when I used mame2016 core, I get the sounds but it's laggy and crackling sound. Is there some type of index on which cores to use for various games. I'm hoping to not take hours getting all my favorite games added.

[@Restalgia]

have you tried the mame2010 core?

[@brianph9656]

@@Restalgia When I generated the UCE file with mame2010 core, it will start up but locks up and crashes in different spots. mame2003 and mame2016 are the only cores I could find that create any stability.

[@darkwarriors0464]

None of the files worked. When i go to the add on tool. boxart, and core, etc doenst show up

[@darkwarriors0464]

The thumbnail packages dont download. it stops and doenst say why

[@ScovellsRock]

Anyone else have the low system storage issue? Mine isn’t reading my usb drive anymore.

[@pcoakle1]

This was perfect! I was able to load my old mame files thanks to your tutorial. Sure do appreciate it.

[@DAWAXFAX]

how do i download the mame files from that browser page he was on

[@dearwendy8590]

This does not work. The addons are not showing up whatsoever on my machine.

[@michaelthickett3989]

This tutorial was a good send for a newb like me thank you! Which emulator core would you select for scummvm games like monkey island etc?

[@CryptidKeeperTCG]

Arcadenet registration is a nightmare. Getting fraud error, tried multiple emails until final one worked but they never emailed registration confirmation/code. Yes I checked junk folder. No email back from Arcadenet support. Ready to smash my atgames arcade to pieces

[@Restalgia]

Don't give up hope, I believe the registration email can take up to 24 hours to come back. I also believe they are reworking their registration system

[@CryptidKeeperTCG]

@@Restalgia finally got it using my sons email. Can’t believe I gotta pay em $60.00 for 6 months to play my own games on a flash drive. Of all the review videos, no one talks about that. But it’s definitely worth it if you can afford it

[@Restalgia]

@@CryptidKeeperTCG you don't have to pay 60 bucks for that. The 60 dollars is for their arcadenet game streaming, but to play your own games, you can just be on the free tier for arcadenet.

[@CryptidKeeperTCG]

@@Restalgia 😑

[@Tuvgfxufihcyccgutm]

I can see there is a model with two hdmi which model it is. I only have one hdmi. 1.1?

[@Tabs3121]

Do you have to convert one game at a time or can you do it in groups?

[@rafaelrodriguez3400]

One game at a time.

[@videogamecemetery7495]

The cabinet doesn't require internet for any of this right???

[@reddit123]

i will be attempting to add mario party to this wish me luck

[@Henry-kz4gn]

When I put in the usb device, I dont get the add on option on the left menu.

[@nathanscovell2895]

Man, atgames legends lags big time on certain games like Primal Rage.

[@jerrywyrick1983]

Where are the roms? is there a link

[@mcplatterpig]

Search nes no intro Roma in google and you’ll find a ton set catalog on arcade punks and you just click the link of what Ron’s you want and it downloads

[@the_realJAMES]

Does TMNT 2 player or Simpsons 2 player work? Thank you for the upload

[@ClentonClarion]

It works

[@snowblindu]

@@ClentonClarion How do you get them to work? Do you have to take the parent roms and put them in the 2p zip file? Because you can only choose one rom file as far as I can tell.

[@robertwallace7808]

@@snowblindu In my case, for the Simpsons 2 player, I found a simpsn2p.zip rom in the MAME_2003-Plus_Reference_Set_2018 and used the 2003plus emulator referenced here and it just worked.

[@calmac3723]

Hi, is there a list of arcade games matched up to the best version of core to run them anywhere? Thanks :)

[@Restalgia]

You will match the core with the rom set of the arcade games. So for example, some mame rom sets are specific for mame2003

[@calmac3723]

@@RestalgiaOk thanks :)

[@The1uptriforce]

"runs on its own file system" that translates in my head as.... HOOK UP RASPBERRY PI

[@kinoshelton6839]

Great video!!! Does this method also work for the standard gaming board as well?

[@DAWAXFAX]

how to download thumbnails ?

[@oscarrr367k3]

Where do you get the game rom

[@Daveyk021]

Wow, thank you! I should be able to try this tomorrow.

[@jeremoople]

Has anyone figured out how to access saved game data in an UCE? It's kind of a non-issue for arcade games, but it would be nice for GBA and SNES games. The save state function on the ALU works fine and saving properly in-game seems to work, but I don't know how to access the folder where the actual .sav files are kept. If I could get in there, I could import my saves dumped from a cartridge or export my saves made on the ALU to be used in another emulator.

[@mikeshannonerickson6343]

can you add roms with CHD files? for example, Road Blasters? Gauntlet Legends?

[@dearwendy8590]

I need to know this also. VERY important.

[@SDChargers93]

Any updates on Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro?

[@Th3DarkCanuck]

Thanks for this video! You made it a very easy process. What core would you suggest is best with MAME arcade games?

[@izzysan4013]

Will n64 work on this?

[@MarcSaltzman]

Great video, thanks but only at a 50% success rate in making arcade games work on the ATGames cabinet (via MAME). Tried different cores, but really hit and miss. Anyone know how to get sound effects to work in Galaga? I have the sound files zipped up. Can't get Ms. Pac-Man or Tapper to work, tried different cores and I know the ROMs are good. Wish it wasn't this difficult. Any suggestions?

[@davidsco27]

I'm having a problem playing some older Mame Roms, Tempest, Battle Zone, Asteroids and Asteroids Deluxe. Tried the 2003 and 2010 Cores, no luck. Any tips?

[@ballistik_coffee_boy]

Is there support yet for Atari roms? I ask this because I'm a huge Atari fan and would love to play more games on this. Thx!

[@TXBossgt01]

I added over 300 UCE files to a USB stick and the cabinet gives me a message basically saying "Low system storage, unable to load all add ons due to system storage and to move some add on to another drive". Have you received this message and how do I fix it?

[@Restalgia]

Yes, you have too many games and its causing issues with the internal memory with cached data. Atgames is aware of this and looking into a solution. For now, you may not want to have more then 100 games at a time

[@TXBossgt01]

@@Restalgia ooooh ok, glad you told me how many games to add on a USB stick. That was my next question 😂. I have the games in a 128g USB stick, so I basically don't need that size and can get a 32g or smaller USB..right?

[@StopToBreathe]

Hi, when I load up the rom on the machine it loads and then exits

[@result1280]

I having trouble running Street Fighter 3 and Marvel vs. Capcom 2. What emulator should I use? I have tried several different emulators and I am having no success.

[@Restalgia]

SF3 I havent personally tested but MvC2 wont run with the current core set

[@result1280]

@@Restalgia Thanks for the response.

[@allanpeterson4484]

Ive downloaded about 5 mame games and they just keep crashing on bootup. Ive tried both cores and they still crash. Other basic roms work just fine but mame games just keep crashing. Anyone have any advice?

[@phillipdebeaulieu4218]

April 15 2021 I just got my new Legends Ultimate arcade. but i am having a problem with the downLoads shown here. I want to load my old CD games to USB. mostly Pinballs games. why don't I see the downloads that are shown in the great video.

[@ededdiessilverblue9300]

What a wonderful Tutorial - thank you for this!

[@dawg338]

Just picked up mine Friday from Walmart that I pre-ordered and I have been messing around with it since adding my own MAME roms. I'm not sure if this was covered but I have found out the following: 01) You can title your game rom whatever you want in the game title field in the Add-On Tool, but make sure you do not put certain special characters in the UCE file name. It will prompt you if you try to use a colon ( : ), but not a punctuation mark ( ' ). If you use the punctuation mark like in titles such as: Rush 'n Attack or King of Fighters '95, etc., the rom will NOT load. Also, if you use a ( & ) symbol in the game title field instead of the word ( and ), it will show as a question mark ( ? ) in the game title field on the menu, but will not affect game play. 02) You can now add over 100 roms to your flash drive and they will all display in multiple pages on the Legends Ultimate. I have 195 currently. (With current firmware 4.0+ I believe) 03) Some games run into slow-down such as: Hard Drivin' & Arabian Fight. Some are still playable, but the music slows and some of the action may too. 04) Some games that use split screens/duel screens can still be played if you config them in the options such as: Punch-Out!! and Warrior Blade. 05) Some games have their screens slipped to the side and can be config in the options too to flip them the correct way to play. That's it for now. Love this system! BTW- Has anyone found a Donkey Kong rom that works yet on MAME 2010 core? I have tried two and both load, but then lock up.

[@sr.toastybuns302]

I found the Donkey Kong rom on Romsformame.com

[@sr.toastybuns302]

But it worked for me on the 2003

[@dawg338]

@@sr.toastybuns302 Yesterday I downloaded the 2003 MAME core and the rom I had did work and didn't lock up.

[@BobRoseTV]

Do you have a resource to download bezels formatted for the Atgames machine?

[@Restalgia]

the beleze project is a good resource, but you will need to resize in MS Paint or something like that

[@Jtavera67]

Helloo What emulator for pac man

[@user-ec1yu3vr1x]

Can you do a video on how to add NES, Atari, and Sega? I am having trouble with maybe the "Core" that I am using or the way my file is set up. I would like to expand beyond MAME games! Thanks!