Arcade 1Up Mods

[@paulw.9015]

I was actually really impressed with the home network “Alexa” turning off the entire machine

[@davehelmig3458]

Thanks Paul. That was the easy part... just had to buy a $20 Wemo smart plug to plug the arcade power strip into, and Alexa does the rest . ;)

[@cincyfan987]

Or just buy an outlet plug with wireless remote. Same kind you use to turn off Christmas lights.

[@JasonTylerRicci]

I know nothing about arcade cabinets, ROM's, MAME, soldering, wiring, nothing. Yet I find this stuff very interesting. Especially when these 1Up's came out. Yours is a dream! I'd like to lean and your video is certainly an inspiration

[@davehelmig3458]

Thanks Jason. It's not really that hard. No soldering or anything required. If you feel up to it at some point, let me know and I'm happy to help you out.

[@nathangray8354]

LOL at the end when you told Alexa to turn it off my amazon tablet woke up and was like "please unlock your device." Cracked me up!

[@KhanFlicks]

Holy crap you sound like iron man! You should make videos wearing the mask lol

[@davehelmig3458]

Lol, that's the first time I've heard that . :)

[@matthewmorgan5194]

Holy shit you’re right. This guy has to be RDJ

[@ericbrown9387]

Khan Flicks damn!!!! He does!!!!

[@DuskTheKnight]

Really I think he sounds alot like Tom Hanks

[@mmena311]

Holly shit your right, right after reading your comment it hit me.

[@jeniko2841]

That's not an arcade machine, that is a work of art, sir. Absolutely amazing!

[@davehelmig3458]

Thank you sir! They are so much fun.

[@I9IIEIIYIIEIIS]

That is phenomenal. If you want an idea for a video series, I'm sure a lot of us would love to see a "how to make the ultimate 1up machine" step-by-step guide. It would probably get pretty good traction since modernized retro-gaming has become such a hot hot topic. I would definitely get into building if I felt confident enough. Have fun.

[@ZeeboTheDragon]

Having Alexa as the main "power switch" paired with the easy volume controls make this the best mod on here hands down. Genius.

[@SCRFCE215]

Holy shit!! That is insane. I'm just gonna get the MK arcade1up and you got all those in 1. Absolutely insane. I love what you did.

[@RicoTorreze]

Wow! I was going to say with your mod-skill level, why not just get a better cabinet and make your own, but I think your whole point is taking something dinky and making it AWESOME! Great Job!

[@AdversaryOne]

With the ammount of work you put into this cabinet, you may as well have just built the whole thing from scratch and made it a little more comfortable for two players. Great work.

[@davehelmig3458]

Wasn't much work, I finished it in an afternoon. We don't play two players here much, more often it's 1 player trying to beat the others previously set high score. In fact, I wired up the 2nd set of controls on the right to exactly mirror the player 1 controls, the only difference being that the left set is a 4-way joystick and the right set is an 8-way joystick, so player 1 can use either set of controls, depending on which game works best with the 4-way or 8-way stick. To do this, simply name both of the USB encoder devices the same.

[@gutterbois]

Truly awesome I know you do it for a hobby but I would gladly pay you for parts labor and shipping this the best mod I've seen this far

[@toohighstrung]

Bought and modded mine. Im 6’2 and yes with the riser its still a few inches too short. Add about 2 inches to a platform for the riser and you’re golden

[@Brandonheat8]

This is freaking great, and the Alexa thing at the end was the mic drop. Keep up the fantastic work.

[@davehelmig3458]

Thanks Brandon. The Alexa part was the easy part. I just had to buy a $20 Wemo smart plug to plug the arcade power strip into. Alexa does the rest . :)

[@horror7927]

This is by far the best mod I've seen and I have seen alot on YT

[@LunchboxBrimz]

Hands down the BEST MODDED 1up so far. I'm now truly motivated to get one. I need 2 actually since I want a vert cab as well. the coin door mod is awesome and the switching between the button and coin mech is great. Overall super great. *EDIT* ok just finished the video, you hit it out the park with the Alexa. WOW

[@davehelmig3458]

Thanks Ray. Yes, I'd love one with a vertical mounted monitor as well. I chose the horizontal mount because it fits better with the games I play. I'd like to pickup a Centipede at some point though because it has the vertical monitor and trackball, then I'd just add a set of joysticks and buttons to it. I wanted to put a trackball on this one, but no more room on the control deck . :(

[@cjgarner07]

I wanna do this sooooo bad but im as green as they come when it comes to hardware, software, etc.. I played them, occasionally peeked inside one in awe, but never tried anything close to this. Kudos.

[@LDGMaryland]

It's unbelievable what you've done to this machine. I absolutely love it. Very nice!!!!

[@davehelmig3458]

Thanks! They are tons of fun, especially with the coin door and mods.

[@tmorelli1982]

You're an engineering genius. I would have enjoyed seeing a mod tutorial on this

[@davehelmig3458]

Thanks. I'll have to do a video tutorial on the next one that I do, or if I have to take it apart for any reason. When I started modding it, I never intended on posting it to KZbin, so I didn't even think about recording the construction phase.

[@Garasky]

@@davehelmig3458 You're awesome! Would you perhaps be interested in grabbing a Galaga cab and mod it for vertical games. Also I think it would work well with virtual pinball :)

[@davehelmig3458]

@@Garasky Absolutely. Thats the reason I went with Street Fighter was that it's one of the few with a horizontal monitor setup (I believe Rampage is the other one, but I wanted a 2 player deck and not a 3). I'd like to get a second cabinet for trackball games, since I can't seem to find a spot on my SF2 cabinet left to install even a small one... I've looked, lol). But I probably see a centipede cabinet in my near future, and I can use it for other vertical games as well if I install at least 1 joystick in it.

[@Anomaly628]

Perfect you just need to upgrade that crappy 17 inch to a lg flatron 20 inch monitor...

[@davehelmig3458]

@@Anomaly628 Can't, it will take away the room that is planned for the custom bezel graphics. The monitor looks and works great for me, so no need to upgrade it.

[@ironhide2049]

Hello I was just wondering if you can show us how you hooked up your G-Box to this unit

[@so.calcat6476]

I'm real picky when it comes to doing clean mods for myself. I have to say that your SF Cabinet Mod is by far the cleanest one I've seen on KZbin. I was lucky to find and buy a brand new SF Cabinet today at my local Walmart for $199.00 + Tax. I can't wait till I Mod my SF Cabinet... PS I'm sold to your channel. Congrats! On a new Subscriber :) Excellent job on your SF Cabinet Mod...

[@davehelmig3458]

Thanks! Yes, I am very picky about my mods being clean and looking factory. Wow, $199 on the SF cabinet is an awesome deal! I've seen some of the others under $200, but usually not SF, because they know they get bought up to be modded due to the button layout and horizontal monitor.

[@airborne501]

Wow dude. You can mod this to be a real arcade system, quarters and all, that is excellent.

[@helmighomestead2976]

double dragon was the shit!!! way ahead of its time! my favorite original game ever! and would be perfect on arcade!

[@kingtots]

just when i was going to mod my cab, i see this video... now i am hoping to see a "how to" on the mods because this is EXACTLY what i was looking for!

[@davehelmig3458]

Hoping to do a video tutorial on my next cabinet. I hadn't planned on posting a video of this, so didn't even think of recording the process, but due to demand, that will have to change next time . ;)(

[@mcpoulet13]

That couch is fraaacked up man. Awesome mod btw.

[@davehelmig3458]

Lol, yes it is. Thats one of the couches that my cat destroyed and it got moved into the game room when we replaced it with a new one.

[@CainKirisgai]

I've done something similar with mine except I used an odroid xu4, mounted my speakers on the side, went ahead and did an acrylic backlit marquee (I need to get an actual image printed out in one piece instead of 3). I didn't do the coin door yet waiting for that to arrive, also I ket my buttons on top instead of anywhere else Ran some sound reactive LEDs through the speakers and marquee. Just need to do a few more things. Yours came out great very clean looking can't wait till u finish the graphic changes

[@davehelmig3458]

Sweet. I considered doing the speakers on the side, with a sub inside, but already had the factory holes in my deck protector that I wanted to hide, so speaker grills made sense there. Although that would have left room for the trackball that I was trying to find space for . ;)

[@realsunwave]

Really nice work. Looks like an ideal way to emulate, especially with all of the attention to detail mods

[@davehelmig3458]

Thanks. It's nice being able to run multiple emulators.

[@SN3Gaming_]

The most impressive mod I've seen so far, looks amazing. I have a PC build with my arcade cabinet (Alphacade) and trying to figure out how to get Alexa to power it up, or sleep with out the use of a keyboard.

[@davehelmig3458]

Sergio Nino III thanks. If you already have an Alexa unit, all you need is a Wemo smart plug, they’re about $15-$20. It will allow Alexa to control anything that’s plugged into it... in my case, the power strip that everything else is plugged into.

[@evilstrike233]

Is that a safe shut down? I guess in your set up I doesn't matter much but I'm using the raspberry pi so I would need a safe shut down solution that way it doesn't corrupt the SD card

[@davehelmig3458]

@@evilstrike233 For the android box, yeah, it's perfectly safe. Not sure I'd trust it to as Raspberry Pi or PC build, although functionality wise it would work, but not sure how safe it would be for those builds.

[@itzvon]

evilstrike233 if you look on Amazon, they are selling the new cases for RPi (that come with a fan built in!), they now come with a shut down switch. I have a arcade build with RPi and upgraded my case. I LOVE it! The old box used to get a little warm, even with the heat sinks, not even an issue anymore.

[@Pwn3dbyth3n00b]

Get 1/2 vinyl pinstripes from Amazon and put it on the trim of the arcade1up. It makes a HUGE difference. I did it to mine and I love it.

[@davehelmig3458]

Yep, when I do the skins I plan on picking up some in red for the Mario machine . :) . Looks nice.

[@smartl4d]

The coin door is a nice touch... Would love to see how you mounted the amplifier inside to bring the controls out to the front.

[@davehelmig3458]

Thanks. Yes, the coin door adds a whole new dimension to the game and makes it feel like a real arcade. There's just something about having to drop that quarter to add a credit or continue. As far as the amplifier being mounted in the front, the knobs on the amp that I got were long enough to be able to fit through the wooden panel. If you look closely, you can see in the video the 4 black mounting screws on the front panel that hold it in place. Here is a pic behind the panel showing the mount: i68.tinypic.com/2uiaou0.jpg And here is a link to the amp I bought... it was only $12: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007TUSXEY

[@smartl4d]

Dave Helmig Thanks just noticed your reply.. I have that amp already, I might give this a go over the weekend.

[@ProjectGenesisMusic]

You definitely picked the best buttons so thanks for that I put them on both my arcade 1 ups.

[@janglyriff]

Beautiful work Dave! The cab looks great!

[@davehelmig3458]

Thank you sir. :)

[@BigRay826]

Dude that is so rad!!! You've made that machine your own and I love it!!!

[@davehelmig3458]

Thanks Raymond. It's so much fun. I almost have more fun modding it than playing it, lol.

[@tonyanthonyironman4352]

You sound identical to Robert Downie Jr as Tony Stark. Also your mod is the best i seen. I own a street fighter cabinet but havent modded yet. Lol when you commanded Alexa you sounded like Tony when he commands Friday.

[@ghostgrabber]

I was thinking the same thing..haha

[@BosleyBeats]

People that moan about these machines are purist. This isn’t a purist device. It’s great for the price and a great addition to any den or office. Love these things

[@pittbullpuppie]

$250usd.....I’m aussie and seen the street fighter one today in a toy store for $750.....so glad I held back.....I was thinking about it....so glad I didn’t now....gonna be much cheaper after Xmas .....also nice mods ....the light looked awesome ...cheers from australia

[@sseby34]

They are on sale at Aldi (QLD) for $299 AUD

[@pittbullpuppie]

Sebastian Sebi ,thanks for the heads up,I have a few Aldis around my area(Sunshine Coast)..I’m gonna have to give em a call...at 250$ that’s ok a price,I again thanks for the info

[@GoldenTrumpet24]

Definitely getting the Mortal Kombat one when it comes out.

[@Lou13Cyf3r]

dude. your cabinet is friggin' sweet

[@davehelmig3458]

Thanks man, I appreciate it . :)

[@mindlessanime]

I'm modding mine as well!! I love your set up it's amazing!!! I'll make a video of my build as well soon as I'm done ... This is so awesome I'm now more excited than I was before after watching your video!!!!

[@davehelmig3458]

Hi Bob. Thanks! These mods really make it feel like a full size arcade. I have a few other original mods in mind, I'll make sure to do a tutorial and post the videos as soon as I do them.

[@drdave5150]

Dave your work is amazing! I can not wait for a tutorial from you!

[@davehelmig3458]

Thanks Dave. I'm hoping to do a very in depth tutorial on the next one. If someone wants to donate a $150 machine, I'll buy the rest of the parts and do a multi-hour step-by-step of the entire process . ;)

[@shanegreene6332]

Great job indeed. Do you have any advice for someone with no modding ability to acquire such a fine piece of work? Thank you

[@pdxmetal]

Several places online sell Arcade1Up panels that have button and speaker cutouts allowing you to keep your originals intact for around $10. Even if you butcher your control panel Arcade1Up sells them for $25. This is one of the most attractive aspects of these machines; you can practice modding without going broke.

[@Chadman333]

You did a great job on that cabinet! I would like to get one and convert it into a defender replica except for the controls. Would have to leave them in the standard position for ease of controlling other games.

[@davehelmig3458]

Yep, same reason I picked up the Street Fighter cabinet. I don't even like Street Fighter, but chose that one because of the control deck layout and horizontal monitor. I'll be skinning the graphics soon, so nobody will ever know it was originally a SF.

[@sherryshane9797]

Please show how you did all this. The arcade 1up only has 1 speaker port to plug into the mother board. So how did you do an extra one? Thanks

[@lvstream720]

I am wondering if 1 Up down the road, could make commercial version of their games. Like for bars, coffee shops, bowling places. When i say commercial,,, i mean coin op, like this man did. Even if has other games

[@EdwintheMagicEngineer]

Oh my GOSH you did a great job on that cabinet! SO cool!

[@davehelmig3458]

Thanks!

[@r1skt8k3r]

Awesome mod bro!!! Can you explain how you installed the power button to toggle between coin acceptor and free play??? Thanks!!!

[@gibsonplayer8]

I have the 12 in 1 cab that does not come with a joystick. Would I be able to swap out a button to ad a working joystick?

[@boknows8936]

Happy to purchase whatever unit you use to have games on, have no idea how/what to do re:download/uploads etc, but sure your 100+ games are my favs too, will be putting togethrt 12 game unit from Kohls for son for Christmas, great video

[@davehelmig3458]

The unit just comes down to personal choice. I prefer an Android box because its easy and I can download and install the emulators directly from the Google Play Store. Some people prefer Raspberry Pi because it's a bit more powerful (but not needed for the simple games I play), and some people even do a full PC build, which I think is way overkill.

[@fatrooster541]

What kind of switch do you use for the coin button to shut off and coin door to turn on? Please do a step by step on this

[@davehelmig3458]

Just a regular 2 position electrical switch, like the kind you would install in a car dash or something. No special volt ratings or anything because you're not passing any large current through it, so any type of on/off switch will work.

[@steviefranchize21]

This is awesome, please do a tutorial on the install set up soon, definitely gonna go pick one up now

[@davehelmig3458]

Yes, on the next one I'll do a full step-by step.

[@HoboTango]

6:14 Centipede yes, but no trackball ? must suck to play it that way to be honest.

[@davehelmig3458]

Not at all, there's two different rom version... the trackball version and a joystick version. I installed the joystick version and it's nice and smooth. Same for Millipede and Missile Command

[@coolspot117]

Looking at this video, tempted to using the Nvidia Shield TV for the mod.

[@Humbrah_Holmes]

Hyperspin works on the shield, great choice

[@kjmullinz]

Does the coin door come with something for the quarters to fall into? ... if not, what did the arcades originally have in their cabinets for the coins to fall into originally?

[@FUGATE27]

Nice mod! I’m in the middle of modding mine right now. Thanks for sharing what you did with yours its bad ass.

[@davehelmig3458]

Thanks. If you need any help let me know.

[@Scootsloot]

Question could one just skip the coin buttons and just wire the coin door in that way there is no free play?

[@Prozacslushy97]

This definitely kills all of the retropie mod videos, I wanna see more mod videos on Arcade 1 Ups just like this. Theres just so much more to it than "Hey guys I did the ETA Prime retropie thing"

[@davehelmig3458]

Thanks. That was the plan. All the other videos I seen when I was researching were like you said... "Hey, look at me, I followed ETA Prime's tutorial", and nothing original. I wanted something different.

[@Prozacslushy97]

@@davehelmig3458 Me personally, i'm gonna use an old computer in mine, then i'm gonna add my own graphics to it and add LED buttons.. then eventually maybe i'll try for a light up marquee

[@Prozacslushy97]

@@davehelmig3458 I am curious about the LED strip below your marquee

[@jeffreytaddeo924]

I absolutely love it !!! I’m a big sports game fan and would LOVE to do something like this

[@jimek13]

how exactly did you connect the whole thing to an android box.. i have a mi box hoping i can make that work somehow

[@davehelmig3458]

The joystick/button/encoder board package listed in the video description simply plugs into the USB ports of the android box. Player 1 has a USB connection and player 2 uses the second USB port. Everything auto-detects as far as inputs, but if you wanted to custom map any buttons you can do that through the emulator front end. The amp plugs right into the 3.5mm audio jack on the android box, and the HDMI out connects to the HDMI board.

[@jimek13]

@@davehelmig3458 i see. didnt realize it was an all in one bundle. those buttons are probably junk i planned on swapping the buttons with quality genuine sanwa arcade parts and was hoping to directly swap the setup i was going to buy, wonder if theres an encoder without the accessories anywhere

[@thisis_JojoAI]

I would of totally tripped if at the end he would of said " Jarvis, turn off the arcade"

[@godson1023mj]

Mr. Helming I’m blown away of your talent sir can u pls create me a cabin just tell me a price

[@gcforreal]

First mod I’ve seen with thought into the game selection . Most just do a huge dump with hundreds of games they likely won’t play

[@davehelmig3458]

Exactly. I hate scrolling past Japanese titles, or 17 different versions of the same game. I've added a few more since the video... up to 134 now, lol. Probably 200 more in SNES and NES areas as well, but all are hand selected titles only.

[@iamworthy1302]

Wow nice mods and I agree totally worth it,I don't understand the complaints either. We are not looking for 400lb $2000 machines.

[@davehelmig3458]

Exactly. A lot of people are expecting a full size arcade with these. I've had both, and actually prefer these 3/4 size machines. The full size ones are just too big, and a bitch to get in and out of your house if you have stairs, lol.

[@4evafreshstudios381]

What’s the easiest way to add games to these things?? I have the ninja turtle one generation 3

[@KingReaper87]

I'm buying this tomorrow after seeing ur vedio I LL be waiting for when u show how u did this it will be a gift for my kids thx in advance.

[@davehelmig3458]

Awesome. Which cabinet did you end up getting?

[@KingReaper87]

@@davehelmig3458 the Street Fighter 1 already ordered all the parts just waiting for them to arrive

[@boknows8936]

If i keep everything ‘stock’ any info on wiring coin door would be helpful, also, button/joystick no longer for sale, other suggestions? thnx

[@davehelmig3458]

if you search amazon for "led joystick buttons usb encoder" you'll get a lot of matches that are almost identical to the button set that I have listed, but I bet if you wait a few days amazon will re-stock the one I linked. Sometimes they sell out and get restocked a few days later. For the coin door wiring, I have a basic tutorial in the video description, but it's really easy. The coin door has two wires... white and green. Once you install your buttons, you'll have one for the "SELECT" button, which is what MAME uses for a coin drop signal. You just need to splice your white and green wire into the wires of your select button. In my case, my button had red, black and blue wires, and I just had to splice the white wire into the red wire and the green wire into the black wire.

[@mycoolnostalgia]

I totally agree! I just bought an Asteroids Arcade 1up and posted a video about how cool it is and in 2 seconds some guy slams it, but I let him know he missed the whole point of these!

[@davehelmig3458]

Exactly. I've had full size cabinets in my house, and they are a pain in the ass, especially since I had a flight of 22 stairs going up to my front porch at the time. I prefer the size of these. And... if you want to add a couple of more inches to height, you can either add a set of furniture wheels or legs, or simply cut 2 pieces of 2x4 and paint them black and place them underneath the riser. Seems to make it the perfect full size height that way.

[@JP-vz2qn]

Can you provide me some guidance on how you did the amp cutouts for the front? Following your method here and have no real idea on the best way to make the holes for the volume knobs.

[@davehelmig3458]

I just used a stepper hole bit and drilled them until they were the right size (just drill a little, then check for fitting, repeat) and centered it in the panel. You might want to put it a little lower than center because it mounts at a slight angle and I just barely have room to screw my control deck down. Another 1/4" and I wouldn't be able to. No need for a hole on the power button, I just keep mine permanently pressed in, which is in the "On" position.

[@JP-vz2qn]

Awesome, thank you! This helps and makes sense. Guess I will look for the stepper bit. Awesome job btw!

[@b0nd18t]

What gauge speaker wire for the new speaker? Doesn’t look like it comes with any.

[@davehelmig3458]

Alan T any gauge will work fine, as your not running any significant current through it. I just used some scrap wire left over from other project that’s about the same gauge as all of the button wiring.

[@vintagemanV]

Hi, How to add games that are not planned with the original cabinet please?

[@turret72]

What would you need to mod an Arcade 1up cabinet to run Star Trek Strategic Operations Simulator for the arcade?

[@davehelmig3458]

Exact same setup, and then on the Android box you'd need tp install an Atari 2600 (or 5200) emulator from the Google Play Store and download the Star Trek Strategic Operations Simulator rom file. I can't link to them, but a quick google search found several of them for download on the first page of matches. I also noticed they had one for the Commodore 64, and theres emulators available for that too in the Play Store.

[@turret72]

@@davehelmig3458 What about the arcade game version?

[@davehelmig3458]

@@turret72 I've never seen that rom for arcade (mame), but if you can find the rom you'll just have to find out which rom set it's for and download the appropriate mame emulator that runs that version of rom set. All of the arcade game roms that I use on Mame4Droid are rom set version 0.139, but with mame arcade games, there's like 8 or 9 different rom sets, and no "universal" emulator that will run them all, it's just trial and error until you find one that works.

[@Cool_Retro]

Very cool! Can you add a short video showing how the led strips are mounted and wired?

[@davehelmig3458]

On the next one I will. It's not really hard, the LED strips just plug into a USB port for power, and I just drilled a small hole in the back of the marquee to feed the wire to the inside of the cabinet where my USB ports are.

[@johnfloy]

Very nice mod work, been eyeing one of these at my local wal-mart

[@davehelmig3458]

Thanks John. They are well worth it, even at full price. Make sure to get the riser for an extra $40, makes it full size.

[@ohcrazydiamond]

Great video congrats! When you turn it off do you do both? Emulation system and arcade machine? Thank you

[@davehelmig3458]

Yes, it cuts the power to the entire unit.

[@ohcrazydiamond]

Dave Helmig thank you Dave!

[@donniewoodland8467]

I'm hooked I'm picking me up one soon would love for you to do a video on some of the ways you did it all thanks dude

[@davehelmig3458]

Thanks Donnie. Hopefully I'll be able to afford a second unit and I'll so a full step-by-step video on that one.

[@christianrosenthal5155]

Can you mod it to where you can only play if you put a quarter in?

[@AmuroRae]

Great vid! We picked up the Atari "deluxe" cabinet last night with the 12 built-in games, and the eventual intent to mod it - but I was a little dismayed to realize upon opening the box that the control panel didn't have any Joysticks! I've sorted that issue and will be making a new control panel altogether but my question is...what are the odds the stock trackball and control wheel will play nice with the usb-controllers that are coming with my new buttons and joysticks? I'd like to retain all the controls so that we can stay as true to the original control schemes for each game as possible.

[@davehelmig3458]

Yep, the stock trackball and controls work great with the USB encoder boards, as long as the connectors are the same.

[@AmuroRae]

@@davehelmig3458 awesome. Thanks for the reply!

[@GnarlyKnots]

Can you add a coin mech to any of the arcade 1up machines?

[@boknows8936]

Just looked at ‘panel’ link, do i need spare wire or can i use what is already in cabinet to wire up amp, thnx 😬

[@davehelmig3458]

For the power wire, it comes with a 5v power supply. You'll need to use a 3.5mm headset cable to dual male RCA plugs to connect the amp to the android box, and then a little speaker wire to run from the amp to the speakers. (PS... Bo Jackson was the shit! Favorite athlete of all time!)

[@RadBillions]

your setup nice I have one as well but ima running a 128 GB retro pi I admire your work!

[@coolcarlos20088]

how did you add the kill switch for the coin button can you make a video please

[@Ur2ez4me81]

Nice work man. I would like to see a video of someone actually building a mame cab slightly bigger than these 1up cabs and make them out of solid wood. I just can’t see spending over $200 on particle board, it doesn’t last sadly...

[@davehelmig3458]

I agree, but the price is still justified for the Arcade 1Up, just for the internal parts and basic shape alone. As I'm upgrading, I'm replacing my panels that I mod with solid 1/2" hard wood, so eventually it will be a hardwood cabinet, and yes, I could make one from scratch, but for $199 it's worth it just for the monitor, control deck, bezel, and basic structure to work with as a basic template. I replaced my control deck and front panel where my volume controls are last night with hard wood and they came out great. I'll be adding a new video in a week or two with the new mods that I've done and the hardwood replacements. Every time I make a mod to a panel, it gives me an excuse to replace it with real wood. I've also added some "feet" to the bottom and increased the height 4".

[@Ur2ez4me81]

Dave Helmig if I were handy enough I would make it taller and make the control panel wider. These look way too narrow for two adult players. I’ll probably get one as well & try too do what you’re doing... Awesome work though man.

[@davehelmig3458]

@@Ur2ez4me81 For two player you are probably right. In my house, we only play one player and jut try to beat each others high scores. The narrowness is actually why I like them. I can raise the height to full size cabinet height, but being a few inches narrower it fits better in my living room. When I made my custom control deck, I left the width the way it was (19"), but did extend it out past the front by an extra inch to accommodate some customization (11.5" instead of 10.5").

[@Ur2ez4me81]

Dave Helmig Yeah see in my house there would be two people playing all the time & in I think it just needs no more than a inch and a half on the control panel.

[@davehelmig3458]

@@Ur2ez4me81 Sounds about right. That was part of the reason I made a new control panel, I converted the whole space to one big 1-player control deck. No 2-player controls at all. And I have the Mag Stik Plus on order, which is a joystick that you can change from 4-way to 8-way from above just by lifting up on the stick and rotating the stick 45 degrees, without having to take the control deck off. Originally I was going to have to install 2 sticks, a 4-way and an 8-way, both connected to player one, but the Mag Stik Plus just saved me a whole joystick's worth of room on my panel. Might have to throw a trackball in that extra spot.

[@carlostoledo4358]

You should charge. Your mods are the best

[@davehelmig3458]

Thanks Carlos! If it wasn't for the bulkiness and hassle of the shipping, I might think about it. It will be easier for everyone to do a DIY tutorial, but I have to wait until I get the funds for another cabinet. If someone wants to donate a cabinet, I'll pay for the extra parts and film the entire process of converting it, lol (jk)

[@designwithdaniel]

Oh, you almost had me sold on one of these, since I didn't realize they looked so great, and then I realized it's modded. :) Great video and mod nonetheless.

[@mikeway2223]

Daniel Evans how did you not notice it was a Modded arcade setup?

[@designwithdaniel]

@@mikeway2223 I did. :)

[@Humbrah_Holmes]

What are the additional two white buttons below for Below.

[@renegamezjr8892]

1 set is coin the other set are player 1 & 2.

[@bland9876]

Can't play centipede without a mouse and can't play warlords without a volume control knob maybe get the one up that comes with both then mode that as well

[@davehelmig3458]

Actually you can, the Centipede roms come in two variations... joystick or trackball. Mine has the joystick version installed. Same with Millipede and Missile Command. And, on top of those, you can play Centipede in either the NES or SNES emulators as well, without trackball/mouse support needed.

[@bland9876]

@@davehelmig3458 are you saying there's an official arcade machine of centipede that has a joystick?

[@davehelmig3458]

@@bland9876 Not sure about an official cabinet, but there is an official setting in the rom for "analog controls" which is enabled by default on this rom version. I remember the source I got it from having both versions... (trackball) and (joystick) of the rom. It supposedly mimics setting the arcade to "analog controls". The joystick works nice and smooth. I have both 4-way and 8-way joysticks, and it works best with 8 way. Same for Millipede and Missile Command. I thought it was from planetemu.net, but not seeing there now when looking. I'll keep looking though and let you know if i find a link.

[@Emceemur]

Looks fantastic, dude! Liked & subbed. Some really good ideas here.

[@davehelmig3458]

Thanks. I have a few more mods that I'll be doing soon, and will be sure to video those ones.

[@Emceemur]

That sounds bad ass. I’ll be tuning in to each and every one.

[@nuclearmonster]

Great work! The only thing I don't understand is that the amp you linked has three knobs and a button or knob for power, but I only see three cutouts in your tinypic link and the video?

[@davehelmig3458]

The power button is permanently pressed in, which is the "ON" position, so no need for a cutout on that one. No need to ever press the button to turn it off, it turns off when the power strip is shut off.

[@arcademodsquad8233]

How did you attach the amp to the front panel. How is it staying so flush? Did you cut holes for the buttons?

[@evilkrakenaquarius1446]

Could you do a video on the gunit install like how you connected the stick and buttons and such. Thanks. And would love to see what it looks like finished

[@nomadscorpio]

Nice job 👍 I was like...wow! This guy thought of almost everything... "Alexa turn off the Arcade" 😀 ok... He did think of everything!! 😍

[@Luxowell]

PLEASE build a tutorial!

[@davidoswald2155]

Please do a tutorial, would like to learn how to connect and set up the g box to the joysticks and emulators stuff . I already did a pi and a pandora box set up on other machines but want to do one like this too for myself.

[@davehelmig3458]

GBox is really easy. The USB cable from the joystick encoder board plugs right in, and the GBox recognizes them right out of the box, no custom mapping is necessary. For any custom mapping that you want though, you can do it right through the front end, which is powered by Mame4Droid.

[@davidoswald2155]

@@davehelmig3458 thats great to hear, retropie is nice but can be confusing , plug and play like you mention would defineatly be easier.

[@avivmizrachi4382]

Wow I'm super impressed! Finally a professional at the helm.. I'm sure I'm just another of the many which are patiently waiting for a tutorial on how to get the network setup and stuff, just as you did!! Please PLEASE at least make a short video just explaining to us how to do this setup

[@erikleypoldt8275]

@@davehelmig3458 could you post a link and video on how to set up and buy/connect a box to the cabinet? Would love to know how?

[@SCRFCE215]

You think theirs a way to some how connect an Arcade1up Bluetooth or HDMI to a soundbar and /or with a subwoofer to get audio?

[@davehelmig3458]

Already done. I'll be posting my NES/SNES cabinet video soon, which uses bluetooth controls for the control deck and HDMI IN/OUT for sound, which could then easily be ran to a sound bar if desired. The cabinet is completely done, just need to do a video on it.

[@SCRFCE215]

@@davehelmig3458 you're the man! Thank you.

[@MrSuperScarface1]

Would you sell a ready to play kit ? I owned the marvel super heroes arcade and want to be able to play all those games

[@HudsonU]

Make an update soon please! I want to see the Mario decals on the unit!

[@davehelmig3458]

Will do. I have the marquee, bezel and size graphics ready to go. Still working on the designs for the control deck, then I can get them to the vinyl shop . :)

[@HudsonU]

Dave Helmig sounds great :) Thx so much for your hard work!

[@zac0912]

Got to show how you got that amp mounted. Trying to figure out how to mod mine to exterior

[@JC-fb4gl]

How do I get games on my 1 up arcade ..like news games ..or snes. Also can it work with a pacman 1 up console ?

[@davehelmig3458]

You need to run emulators on a Raspberry Pi, Android box, PC, etc, and download the proper roms for those emulators. It can work on any cabinet, but not with the default hardware. See ETA Prime's tutorial for setting up your emulator hardware to work with the default monitor and controls. Basically, you are gutting the built in computer boards from the arcade 1up and replacing with your own, depending on the exact setup you are looking to build. This one is Android based, most others on here are Raspberry Pi based, and even some commenters in here are using full PC's.

[@truhunk1]

Well done. I think you have two speaker mono ?

[@davehelmig3458]

Nope, the left and right channels are separate channels coming from the amp outputs, they are not connected. The mono right channel isn't bridged into the left. Certain games that use some voices on the left channel only can be heard (for example, "FINISH HIM" in Mortal Kombat" is a left channel audio only). It would have been easier to just splice into the right speaker wires and have a 2 speaker mono setup, but I already had the channels split coming from the amp outputs, so did it the correct way.

[@truhunk1]

@@davehelmig3458 . Really, I didn't know that. Cool.

[@davehelmig3458]

@@truhunk1 Tying the left and right together in a 2 speaker mono setup though would give you a more immersive and louder, richer experience. I thought about doing this, since you don't often hear much from the left channel. Maybe I'll tap into the right side and add a switch to go back and forth between the two modes at some point if I find that I don't play many games with a left channel.

[@kdwrghtsr]

How much to mod my controller and Front pieces in the same way and ship to me

[@kdwrghtsr]

and you do sound like Tony stark!

[@luismartins3785]

I would like to see how you set up your Amplifier so that the buttons show on front ! Thanks

[@davehelmig3458]

As far as the amplifier being mounted in the front, the knobs on the amp that I got were long enough to be able to fit through the wooden panel. If you look closely, you can see in the video the 4 black mounting screws on the front panel that hold it in place. Here is a pic behind the panel showing the mount: i68.tinypic.com/2uiaou0.jpg And here is a link to the amp I bought... it was only $12: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007TUSXEY

[@Elements604]

I am planning on using the same amp in the same spot. How did you drill the holes and did you use anything to cover the holes?

[@davehelmig3458]

@@Elements604 I just used a round stepper drill bit for the holes, same as drilling a hole for a button. On the larger master control knob, I did use one of the old arcade joystick hole covers from the stock sticks (drilled out much bigger) to give it a little of a surrounding shroud if that's what you mean, but it's really not noticeable at all and not needed. I just happened to have the parts leftover from the old joystick dust caps, so thought I'd try using it.

[@brentrusche2056]

Dave, Awesome Mod! How/Where did you run the cabling for the LED strips? Assuming you drilled holes to pass the cables through to the rear of the cabinet, where did you locate your holes? Also, how did you attach the channel strip to the top of the marquee? Thanks in advance, Brent