Arcade1Up Button Replacement

We have produced a series of short videos to help properly assemble and/or repair your Arcade1Up machine. If you are having trouble, check these links. This is 2 of 6 -- how to replace a button.

[@jackwest6348]

This video would be even better if you provided a link on where to buy a replacement button. I've been searching the internet all morning including your official webpage and cannot find a replacement button that will actually fit my Arcade1up Ms. Pac-Man Party-Cade. I see that someone has already asked where you find replacement buttons in a comment down below that is over 9 months old and you never replied. Please tell me where to get the button. Thanks.

[@theaveragesimmer4780]

Its best to just replace the buttons automatically to future, proof the machine for heavy use. These buttons are fine for one adult using it every so often, but if you have kids or a lot of traffic going to the machine, you should replace the buttons with better ones. Its really easy. Add a raspberry pi and you have one of the best things ever made in this century.

[@MH-fq9im]

Is the installation of the pie easy?

[@chrismussel399]

​@@MH-fq9im not really

[@coloradosdigitaldistractio3161]

Great tutorial. I just made a video for this. I guess I'll hold it now, lol. Everyone who own's a MVC unit will guaranteed be doing this!

[@choiwayne]

hey, can you tell me where to get the right size replacement button?

[@erikleypoldt8275]

What size are the connectors to the microswitches? 4.8mm?

[@damien1893]

Question... Is there a certain set of buttons I can use without changing the board?

[@tawnyainesworth3342]

I just replaced my buttons with some buttons from diyretroarcade and they are super simple to install they even have easy to install sanwa joysticks I highly recommend them.

[@andrewlopez7143]

I'm just not a fan of the concave buttons I'd like to switch em out for sanwa or semitsu

[@Ingeniousleo85]

Where do I buy a new button? I just bought the Street Fighter machine yesterday and strong kick button is not working on the first player. Thanks.

[@Jellyballs]

Thefunnynerd did you try checking if a cable is loose?

[@Ingeniousleo85]

@@Jellyballs I did, and the cable isn't lose but there is a connection error. If I push the bottom of the button with my finger it works, but the second I let go it stops working. I did buy new button and will be replacing all of them though.

[@joeallen4587]

Just got my SF2 cab and the second player start button won’t work. I also have occasional lack of input from the first player stick. Called arcade 1up got music, emailed them and haven’t heard back in 48 hours. Caveat emptor!

[@TheENRIQUEZ916]

its a known issue for that specific cabinet... i have one.. and boooy was it a mission for them to respond! they asked for proof of purchase, suggested to tinker with the wires... and proof of video (that they werent able to open for weeeeeks) and they finally sent me replacement after consistently bugging them after they could magically see it. i recommend just get a whole new one or bug them for a replacement

[@selfelected3832]

Why would the buttons be bad already I thought these things were supposed to be new 🤔

[@GmNdWtchr96]

It's in case a button goes bad in the future...

[@mikemeza90]

Mine came with a broken button right out off the box. It's been a week and no call or email back from support.

[@jaekoff5050]

These things are horrifically low quality, they're only good for the wood itself and even that has its problems...

[@MH-fq9im]

Dude, it's a Chinese produced mini arcade for 250. If you expect the same buttons you get with a 3,000 dollar arcade you are just incompetent.

[@MH-fq9im]

@@mikemeza90 dude just buy better ones on amazon

[@josephantonucci8995]

Is there a way to add an additional Fire Button to the Pac-Man Legacy cabinet? I would like to have a Fire Button on the left side of the joystick. That way, the player has a choice of which fire button to use when playing games such as Galaga, Galaxian, Dig-Dug, Super Pac-Man, etc. Is it as simple as splicing the wires of another button into the existing Fire Button on the right side of the joystick? Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

[@gibsonplayer8]

I have the 12 in 1 unit that does not have a joystick. Would I be able to swap out a button control for a working joystick?

[@validcore]

When disconnecting the ribbon controller from the monitor to the control panel it feels too tight. I'm pretty sure it has clicked in place & I need to insert a flat head. Customer service said pull it out by force even though its tight. Can you confirm this pls, I don't want to break it. It's the 12n1 cabinet.

[@liltrap666]

If the buttons get wet and stop working does replacing them work ?

[@Jellyballs]

its like magic!

[@ProjectGameVault]

Where do I get good replacement buttons ?

[@Nintenbro.]

WHERE DO YOU BUY THEM! PLEASE ANSWER

[@carlocruz6651]

Can you make a video on how to replace the speaker?

[@SoulforSale]

Yes, please.

[@03750Rick]

What's the name of the control board we're all the wire buttons go connected to ,, I need to replace that peace,,

[@jonsquirrel3661]

Will the led light up work by that install method?

[@mattmeek1599]

I had my for 5 days and my main button went bad and i can't get ahold of anyone. I have called and emailed a number of times and no response and thinking of taking back since i only had for a month just unboxed on christmas

[@MH-fq9im]

You should buy buttons of amazon and just replace them....

[@mattmeek1599]

@@MH-fq9im your right, but sad thing I shouldn't have to do this only having 5 days and only 3 plays with minimal use

[@bmassey-]

Don't buy em off amazon. Ppl make this mistake a lot. It seems like a good deal, but you spend just a little bit more and get much better quality to save yourself the trouble of continuing to replace buttons (which only costs more each time lol). Arcadeshock.com, focusattack.com, or paradisearcadeshop.com I would recommend replacing all of the buttons. Leave the wiring as is, and just cut the wire where it goes into the button. Buy a pack of quick disconnects, so that you dont ever have to replace any wiring again after you open it for replacing these buttons. Try sanwa or semitsu buttons. Those are common buttons with micro switches with good durability, trusted brands. If you want something more technical and get into it more. Look into cherry mechanical switchs (mechanical switches found in keyboards more commonly) gamerfinger makes buttons with cherry switches for a higher price point. The mechanical buttons have variations on travel distance and force/weight needed to activate them.. they are more precise and less sensitive/much more customizable. You'll have to look around on google and youtube to do your own research. Adding quick disconnects for easier installation and installing new buttons is no big deal, don't need to be tech savvy, or a professional to learn how to do it. There are plenty of guides on youtube ^^. Hope this helps. Trust me, you want to do this modification :p

[@Aceinfinity-le8zc]

Can you please tell me when I can buy a TMNT replacement marquee ? Since you guys won’t honor it being damaged out fo the box ?

[@rubenfuentesiii5169]

So I don’t need a button wrench?

[@James-yp9bg]

Cna anyone help? I have one of these, done both test modes A and B and the player 1 and 2 buttons register in the test but the arcade won't start a game

[@lawrencetaylorsr]

Can u do the samething with LED buttons?

[@mikek6567]

So I swapped my button and it’s still not working, I need help because nothing I’m doing isn’t working!!!

[@ien2023]

Yeah , your better off replacing with those Chinese Sanwa button knock-off. Even those are better quality than plastic toy they given us.

[@msbae]

How about replacement monitors? When will those become available? Ya know, since you won't actually honor the warranty when there's less than 5 dead pixels on the screen and all...

[@Arcade1UpOfficial]

Hey Lord, thanks for reaching out and we’re sorry to hear about this issue. Due to the influx of inquiries, you may experience some delays in response times. Please contact our customer service toll free line at 1-800-764-2760 or email us at [e-mail] and our team will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience!

[@SoulforSale]

Where can we get the arcade1up replacement buttons

[@Callofduty408]

SoulFor Sale on their Website. They are now available

[@krazmex09]

Where can i find a button? Need the start one “one player”

[@bmassey-]

Arcadeshock.com, focusattack.com, or paradisearcadeshop.com I would recommend replacing all of the buttons. Leave the wiring as is, and just cut the wire where it goes into the button. Buy a pack of quick disconnects, so that you dont ever have to replace any wiring again after you open it for replacing these buttons. Try sanwa or semitsu buttons. Those are common buttons with micro switches with good durability, trusted brands. If you want something more technical and get into it more. Look into cherry mechanical switchs (mechanical switches found in keyboards more commonly) gamerfinger makes buttons with cherry switches for a higher price point. The mechanical buttons have variations on travel distance and force/weight needed to activate them.. they are more precise and less sensitive/much more customizable. You'll have to look around on google and youtube to do your own research. Adding quick disconnects for easier installation and installing new buttons is no big deal, don't need to be tech savvy, or a professional to learn how to do it. There are plenty of guides on youtube ^^. Hope this helps. Trust me, you want to do this modification :p

[@TheJaponawa]

Does anybody know if you can replace the buttons with sanwa buttons?

[@samuelbaugh4952]

Doesn’t look like it, the wire connector and the microswitch are both completely different designs then Sanwa. If you still have interest after a year of waiting for a reply just build your own cabinet, even if you do a completely crap job I guarantee it’ll be better than an arcade 1-up machine.

[@TheJaponawa]

@@samuelbaugh4952 sure i am.interested

[@samuelbaugh4952]

TheJaponawa Arcade 1-up is pretty much the cheapest possible method of having an arcade cabinet, unless you already have tools and materials on hand. But arcade 1-up cabinets are incredibly flimsy and the game selection is pretty limited. My recommendation would be to buy a Sanwa Joystick and 8-button set on Amazon, I very recently got a set for only 40 dollars. There’s websites that sell tons of crazy colors for parts as well, such as clear or spray-painted chrome. For a screen a mid-range PC monitor would be my personal choice, because PC monitors have much less input lag then small TVs and don’t get screen burn as easily. And maybe it’s just me, but I see PC monitors at a lot of garage sales and also at discount prices in stores. If you’re choosing between two nearly identical monitors, pick the one that has the higher refresh rate, that’s the most important part. As for the machine itself, Raspberry Pis are the most popular choice for custom arcades. Another popular choice is to Jailbreak the original Xbox. It’s popular because Hdmi converters for the first xbox are fairly cheap, the system itself uses a PC hard drive, and an external power supply won’t need to be purchased since the console already has power taken care of. If you get lucky and snag one for dirt cheap, like under $20 I would recommend learning how to jailbreak an Xbox. I don’t know how friendly the og Xbox is with Arcade buttons though, since the controller port is proprietary. For a small markup Arcade “kits” using Raspberry Pis are common online, which include a Pi, power supply and circuit boards for arcade buttons. Do be careful to make sure that a set will use authentic sanwa buttons, because a lot of the chinese buttons they throw in those kits only serve to raise the price. They’re pretty much useless for actual gaming. As for speakers I can’t really say, I’m just not an audiophile, but one thing I do know is not to put the speakers in any hollow parts of the cabinet. Any bass-y sounds (which retro games love to use) will rumble around in the hollow space and drown out the sounds you actually want to hear. And for the emulation itself, MAME is the most popular. It works really well with the Raspberry Pi, and tons of games are supported with it also. Arcade 1-up most likely uses a modified version of MAME, since the software is open-source. That’s pretty much everything I know about custom arcades. I don’t hate arcade 1-up for existing but the game selection is extremely limited and the build quality is awful. It really only serves as an expensive novelty. Good cabinets require a lot of work, but not as much money as one would think. Even with “Nice” components you should be able to do everything for around 500 dollars if you’re patient and have a few tools.

[@VideoGameLovur]

Now all you have to do is get replacement buttons for the tmnt machine

[@RafaelQuintanaRivera]

Yeah you dont mention the dreadful super glue. I just replaced an encoder because of damaging the board to the damn super glue. Seriously .

[@gone.golfing]

My fucking Shoot Button doesn’t work for the first player controller for my NBA Jam cabinet!!!!!!!

[@PSYCHOVANZANT]

Buy a drill

[@christopherdaniels953]

I’m curious if it’s possible to replace with sanwa buttons?