Arcade1Up NBA Jam XL Shaq Edition Review - Is Bigger Better?

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Arcade1Up NBA Jam XL Shaq Edition Review - Is Bigger Better? The NBA Jam XL Shaq Edition is Arcade1Up's second cabinet in the XL line and first 4 player cab. Is this new seemingly upgraded model offer enough value to choose over the original 3/4 scale or should you consider replacing yours? Does the screen present the same quality concerns as the19" monitor in the Golden Tee 3D XL Cabinet? And did the decision to brand the cabinet after the Big Diesel make more sense then recreating the original Cabinet?
The answer to these questions and more in today's review.
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[@MichaelBtheGameGenie]

Hi Everybody, thank you for checking out the video! Don't forget to leave me a comment and let me know what you thought of the review and the Arcade1Up NBA Jam XL Shaq Edition

[@carlo1132]

It has the cabinet design all A1up cabinets at min should the base cabinet going forward. The game look like alot of fun. The cab looks dimensionally very similar to the Legends Ultimate... Not a fan of the speaker holes, and you are right side art and no coin door, they just need to put it all together, pro+xl and ips monitors.

[@NLaBar]

Sweet winged eagle WWE title belt on display!

[@PaulXMann]

Just came back to this review from 10 months ago to say I was wrong. Everything should be XL moving forward. I originally advocated for 3/4-scale, but these cabs are only about 3.25" wider than the 3/4-scale, and SO much better looking. I won't buy anything but XL in the future.

[@jayvalentine2046]

I agree before arcade 1up I collected the Cabernet cabs so I love the 3/4 ones more home efficient

[@kevgret]

I love that "not as bad" is the stanard 1up is judged by.

[@trailbreaker11]

I love the one piece side panel and no riser. A1UP would be moving in the right direction if future cabs are like this. Good review. 👍🏻

[@MichaelBtheGameGenie]

Thank you so much Jason and I totally agree

[@STORMTROOPEROFDEATH71]

You complain too much

[@DemiGodX]

If I worked for Arcade1up I would have used the hidden players as replacement characters instead of using duplicates. There are a lot of secret players they could have used, even air Morris, Stephen Howard, and Tony Scott who were real ballers would have been great. Hell they could even added new players if they want

[@Glennweside]

Will Smith

[@dannyglasgow]

£700 here in the uk, It cant be justified with a washed out monitor, no speaker grills and no coin door. The controls are not spaced put for 4 players along with cheap buttons. Meh its a step backwards for a premium price. This company needs to do way better in my opinion, they cant even fix the lag on mvc2, its exactly the same as before the update lol.

[@popixel]

With the Shaq branding it’s too bad they didn’t also toss his SNES game on there as well.

[@gothamcityarcade]

Great video, Michael B.. I agree with all the issues that Nba Jam XL has, I would like to have seen one game with the XL version because there is any value in this cab! I hope in the Pro series arcade1up would have NBC NBA showtime game and, plus, Michael Jereffy Jordan in all four games (NBA Jam, NBA Jam tournament edition, Nba Hangtime and NBA Showtime) and his silhouette on the cab! That would be a day Zero buy for myself and die hard fan...

[@benitofranklyn4237]

I hate that there were no prequels to Hangtime, it was such a great upgrade to NBA Jam on any level. With one more Hangtime we'd have prime Kobe and Iverson in the game, and maybe Jordan, Barkley and Shaq.

[@benjaminruizibarra6378]

Just bought mine today. I will receive it in a week. Can’t wait

[@dangerdonk6670]

I hope going forward every A1U cab is now using the XL size and they move away from the riser-based design. I agree with you 100% that going forward, XL/Pro is the only size I will consider.

[@Professor5180]

The thing I hate the most about the Arcade 1-up cabinets is the screen. The side view angels or even moving your head slightly creates a washed out image.

[@MooreTainted]

Great review.. I was 🤔 about getting the T2 Arcade but now I have my eyes on this arcade

[@patrixfunny]

Is shaq better than tournament edition????

[@ChicagoRetroGamer]

This looks awesome, and NBA Jam TE is easily my favorite sports game of all time. Cheers and rock on!

[@MichaelBtheGameGenie]

Thank you so much man! Yeah NBA Jam TE is awesome!

[@ChicagoRetroGamer]

@@MichaelBtheGameGenie For sure, keep up the great work!

[@19kfox]

Great review Mike, no coin door is almost as bad as that TN monitor.

[@Wicked_Runs]

I was able to get the 3/4 version from Walmart for $199 so I see no reason to "upgrade". I'm a fan of Arcade1up ( I have 2 3/4 units, 1 Countercade, and 2 Partycades) but they really only make sense to pick up when they're on heavy discount especially with the huge price increases the past year or so. Otherwise they feel grossly overpriced for what you get IMO. For $700 the monitor and controls should be premium.

[@daviddeming1916]

Mine arrives Wed!

[@otgssidepiece4945]

Very good job on the video!!!

[@athreeblackmon]

I know that I'm eleven months late, but this was a really good review. Thank you!!

[@scbr0406]

Great one of have in the collection. I’d like a coin door but oh well. I was hesitant about the monitor, but it seems like every 1up I want ends up having a crappy monitor. Maybe we’ll find a good replacement sometime. Fun game to have a collection. I needed a sports one since there are so many fighting arcades available.

[@EliteJCTV]

Could’ve just released the old classic games with current rosters would’ve been cool

[@TheSureShannonShow]

Great review on the Shaq cabinet

[@supremestarhawk]

I hate that they ruined the art with Shaq. If they paid for his endorsement, that was a bad decision.

[@harryx7711]

So will they be making XL’s for ever title? I’m thinking NO!

[@lethalwolf7455]

I picked this up as a joke Valentines gift for my fiancé since she’s a huge basketball fan(I bought her some nice things for VD as well. It was actually cheaper after a 20% discount code and free shipping than the original cab which is only available from their other suppliers that don’t accept the code and don’t offer free shipping. Very happy to put this in my collection

[@MeatChop24]

Where'd you find the code?

[@lethalwolf7455]

@@MeatChop24 it was a post on KZbin from one of the guys I subscribe to, I sub many of these channels so I’m not sure which, maybe Biggy’s arcade? Edit: was BiggggyD’s Arcade channel, I screen shot it so it’s still in my pics

[@lethalwolf7455]

@@MeatChop24 JNTWN28TTW is the code but not sure it still works

[@FierceCards]

Does the picture look more pixelated on the XL monitor?

[@MisticStyles]

"I like the ertwork on the NBA Jam ercade1up merquee."

[@tdubpinoy13]

Between this and nfl blitz which one should I get

[@SWAT919]

I love my Shaq edition. Bigger is better for me!!! Great Review!!!

[@jamielokken9862]

Only thing that would have made that cab better is if the marquee said Shaq Jam. Nice review.

[@redfanrod]

One question: Can you play as Shaq in the game?

[@evolutionated1125]

Take a drink everytime MichaelB pronounces "Ar" as "er" ert,ercade,merque

[@Houston_Amusements]

Michael B. Is the back of the kickplate black or cardboard color? Thinking about getting one and installing the kickplate backward to avoid the shaq art…

[@robertday5243]

Must admit does look gd without the riser... more traditional style... we don't get to many arcade 1up cabs here in the UK. But I'm hope the ridge racer 1 comes over next year.

[@kinged3420]

Tbh they need 2 make a modern day or all time team (EX:Derrick Rose & Jordan) nba jam instead of having duplicates and having ppl don’t want 2 play as

[@SpecialAgentEBunny]

I prefer the 3/4 myself. I can fit more. The OG NBA Jam gets a ton of play even after a few years

[@madyak6669]

Why spend all that money on the Shaq licence,then just have him in silhouettes on the cab? They couldn't use a photo?

[@Grant2b8]

Can you add cc naylax machine on this? Or some type of Dave and busters style Machine

[@jamesreplak8106]

Just watched 3 dweebs shit on a1ups. Are they perfect, no but from someone who used to own 10 full size machines they are a nice easy way to recreate an arcade at home. Glad to see you're still producing content on them. Some people want to fill their arcade with 40 year old time bombs, others just want a nostalgic blast free of headaches.

[@Steaksfries]

The white Shaq silhouette is terrible. I definitely prefer arcade accurate side panel art but even if Shaq’s real picture was on there it would look so much better.

[@gears955]

I was wondering if you can turn the kick plate around so all you see is a black kick plate?

[@froston4]

I still can’t believe they went w/ these crappy monitors on these much better cabinets. It’s just stupid. Fortunately you can easily swap it out (horizontal ones anyways.. the pac-mania & dig dug seem to be a lost cause)

[@skywalkr2]

I don't mind the side art at all.

[@thekennyway]

Michael B said I can't like comment or subscribe on any of his videos because I only have 6 1UP'S and one pinball he said I was pathetic and if I don't acquire at least 10 more by the time his next video comes out he is going to get the Arcade1Up Executives to come to my house and beat me up with some of those Giant Pacman sticks that didn't sell well

[@JoeHusosky]

If they wanted to attack Old skool gamers they should have went with MJ Edition

[@lethalwolf7455]

Just curious, does this version have the light up deck protector light strip?

[@franklinjablonsky7613]

Arcade 1up.... make 1/1 arcade cabinets!

[@iiCkabodcrane]

They should have made it the allen iverson edition!

[@Hoffamania]

1 or 2 ppl in the nba with a better name sake than Shaq? Do you watch basketball? Also is it only obvious to me that this dude is either working for or endorsed by arcade1up which makes these videos verrrry biased....

[@berva]

Artwork is just terrible

[@DayUno413]

which artwork?

[@berva]

@@DayUno413 artwork on the cabinet looks terrible

[@MichaelSmith-fd9ec]

They need to fix the monitor colors! Awful

[@seinerok4072]

Form factor is better but still looks small lol

[@mbf6160]

😎🤙🏾

[@michael9877]

I'm my regular NBA JAM

[@timbynum]

Your j Panel is upside down.

[@sonnyvito504]

Ercade Eart 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@johnvader4584]

This guys got delusions of grandeur, this guy obviously thinks people want to see his face and not the actual game we’re officially living in the twilight zone.