Arcade1up Ridge Racer Six Months Later Review

[@darthxellaa912]

I like these "6 Months Later" reviews. A great way to show your opinions on replay value. I wonder what the next driving game will be. Pole Position or Cruisin' would be great!

[@bpseal]

Cruisn'!

[@touringteg]

Cruisin Trilogy would be great

[@spike8002]

Just bought one yesterday. Bought my first 6 cabinets this month. Pretty late to the game but appreciate all of these reviews helps with making decisions. Appreciate all the information you all post.

[@nerdloftgaming]

Excellent review, Fox. With Best Buy having it on sale now for $299 (must sign in to see price), it was an immediate buy for me. Love the Ridge Race series, and the cab design really stands out 👍

[@shaneacker5787]

Picking mine up tomorrow

[@JesseWatersIsALesbian]

Just saw that same sale and jumped on it

[@animasaki]

Picked up this one recently. Not a big fan of Ridge/Rave Racer, but I love the Ace Driver titles. Agreed with your assessment of $500 being an easy yes if you want a driving cab. I was surprised by the high quality of the steering wheel and rumble, and have been enjoying it a lot. A perfect addition to any home arcade.

[@SoulforSale]

Does this have a fan on the processor?

[@animasaki]

@@SoulforSale No, it doesn’t.

[@scottboehmer1975]

This cab isn't for me, but I'm definitely interested in the tech for when it eventually comes to the inevitable Daytona machine. Hopefully when that machine eventually comes out Arcade1up uses the online to allow races against other players.

[@-crazycat]

There is apparently a way to play daytona on the ridge racer cab

[@crimson-foxtwitch2581]

@@-crazycat false

[@-crazycat]

@@crimson-foxtwitch2581 I said apparently I realized that it was fake a while after that comment

[@totophi]

There is actually a KZbin video that explains how to unlock Daytona and two other racing games. So how can that be fake?

[@kato771]

I sold my outrun and bought ridge Racer for $350, I like it much better than the outrun. My only issue is this cab is not very comfortable to play standing up, I'm in the middle of turning mine into a sit down cab. Great Review 👍🏽

[@Litespeed0]

Hey Fox, you may already know this but a lot of people have noticed reduced audio quality out of the PCB and some have made use of the 3.5mm jack and have routed it inside to hook up stock speakers/external speakers to it for proper sound. This may fix your "buzz". Also THIS CAB, T2, and Simpsons is NOW on sale at Best Buy for $299 (you have to be signed-in to your BB account to see sale pricing).

[@briankrebs6700]

I just picked Ridge Racer for $299 w/ $90 of Kohl's cash. I was buying my daughter new boots for Christmas anyway, so basically $210 w/ free shipping!!

[@stupidfathobbit4262]

If Daytona isn’t announced by summer 2023. I’m heading back to get RR. Already own Outrun, but limited on space right now and only room for 4 more and Daytona and House of the Dead are two, Dragons Lair will be one when it goes on sale and looking at Smash TV last. Good review never played RR in the arcade but need me some variety in the arcade and RR may scratch that itch if the other don’t come to pass soon

[@Luchablay]

Got it from Best Buy today for $300!

[@richrivera6781]

Got mine for $70 after a $299 price match sale and best buy rewards 👌 . I think that's a pretty good deal I couldn't resist.

[@ChrisNxNW]

Original price….had no interest. $399…I jumped on it and don’t regret it. Will say it would be great if those mystery encoder folk could add a few more games, as I completely agree, a little more variety would be appreciated. But again, at $399 I’d recommend.

[@zackdreamcast]

Upgrades needed: Logitech Speakers, bmw petal covers, plexi control panel cover. At the 210$ price from kohl’s it’s worth it I think. Cabinet inbound after thanksgiving with those upgrades. Curious how it will work out

[@lawrenceking4121]

Thanks! I like the 6 month later (after the excitement wears off) reviews.

[@tom11zz884]

The Arcade1up OutRun cab was still the best driving cab they made as far as looks and replay value. It has OutRun, Turbo OutRun, and Power Drift

[@touringteg]

Appreciate this review. I often see 1up units come up for sale due to lack of use. I never played RR or Out Run a lot but I spent a lot of money on Daytona USA/Sega Rally and the Cruisin USA series. I am holding out for those.

[@montypickle234]

This is on special atm in Australia for $1200. first machine i have second guessed myself in buying

[@Industen]

I see it for $299 at Kohls. I use to own it on PlayStation but forgot how many tracks are on this game?

[@mnomic8371]

The ridge racer cab is $735 down here in Australia. What has put me off from making the purchase is the lack of variety of games like you said. Plus the force feedback only works with some games. The pedals still look flimsy to me; I had a Thrustmaster with force feedback years ago for my pc and the pedals for that were truly robust! Even robocop couldn’t break them.

[@GreatMewtwo]

2:33 Bandai Namco being based about the copyright information.

[@Unikronn]

I have to say I stumbled across your video because of my love for Ridge Racer. I had to sub because the rest of your channel looks interesting 👍🏽

[@19kfox]

Much appreciated 🦊👊🏼

[@petermarasco1105]

I like this type of video Fox, good stuff. Did you see the pedal cover mod Unqualified Critics posted? Did it to my Outrun and the gas/brake look 100x better.

[@andrewT23]

Dirt Dash would have really helped. Could have even added some of the PlayStation games like Ridge Racer Revolution or Rage Racer

[@PixelArcStudios]

We definitely need Joe Szabo to make a slip-on marquee for this!

[@atranfanatic]

Yep like I mentioned before. I want to get this cabinet to mod and be my main racer arcade machine. If it dropped to just $399.00 I would be on board after I take care of some other important things like getting a nicer daily driver. lol

[@PeteFanning]

Hey 19kfox thanks for the review, based on yours and PDubs review I pulled the trigger today at Best Buy with their $299 deal. My first racer. Looking forward to it.

[@19kfox]

Enjoy my friend.

[@SoulforSale]

Fox could review a paper shredder and make it interesting

[@102Lawdog]

I had to get an extra 6in riser to make it comfortable to play for me. I think that is the biggest issue. You sit down to race. I got my RR cabinet to have variety and it was on the 399 free shipping sale.

[@ballistik_coffee_boy]

Got mine recently for 399, now I say that's worth it. Amazing cab! I did a review on my page of it as well last week 👍 great video

[@lxgonzo5773]

Best buy has them for 300 now. Think I'll pick up

[@81blackbelt30]

Bought mine brand new a few months back for $350. I do enjoy it although my only complaint is that speakers are terrible. I installed a Logitech z313 sub and speaker set in mine running through the headphone jack....the bass now thumps!

[@Heavy_Metal1982]

It's a great cab except RR is a two pedal race game. What I mean is to do well in the race you have to use both pedals at the same time, one foot hovering over the brake and so on. That is really hard to do with a stand up cab... it really sucks the fun out of this. Crusin USA would be perfect since that is a one pedal race game... you don't really need the brake. Hopefully Arcade1up brings out Crusin since that lends itself to a stand up cab so well.

[@chuckieshea2690]

Instead of buying this cab I spent the money on a killer sim rig …much better bang for the Buck and a MUCH better experience.And still looks great in the arcade🤘🏼

[@ThePaagshim]

While i didnt pick this 1 up it definitly seems like a quality cab. I'm interested in seeing their next racer and if they make a few improvements from this one like online play and if they can upgrade that flimsy foot pedal the next racer could be an absolute gem.

[@etharp1980]

No buzz on mine but my blitz has had a high pitch sound come from inside the cab… After it being left on for a little bit. Not at first and it does go away or dims some… RR has done its job for me. Still need to do coin door mod eventually

[@FenrirFire18]

Rad shirt! So gonna buy it for $299... I hope!!

[@natalietimmons45]

Love the shirt! Where did you get it?

[@bonesjackson81]

Yeah it needed to drop a Ridge Racer. Ace Driver games are by far my favorite. My issue is the absolute crap audio. I usually plug my pa speaker into the head jack. Also I'm a sit down guy. Standing doesn't last long then I'm on a stool.

[@lionheart6223]

Great video. I enjoy this cab. I picked it up for 499 and it was worth it. I added pedal covers and added the riser from buy stuff arcade which made it a perfect height for being 6 ft.

[@3jacksonderek]

Which pedal covers did you use, and do you like them?

[@fatslicko]

Which size riser did you buy? 6”

[@lionheart6223]

@@fatslicko I bought a 4 inch riser. I am 6 ft and it is perfect for me plus I did not want the riser too tall. It does make a big difference

[@fatslicko]

@@lionheart6223 Cheers. I was planning on the 4” or 6” riser but have younger kids about 5’ tall - wife is 5’6”

[@bootootheduck]

Good review! I love the look of this cab and RR was a fav of mine in the early ps1 days. I'm just not sure id actually play it now though, could be a one and done kinda deal. Which probably isnt good economics. So tempting though.

[@bradspringer2372]

I have had mine for a couple months and already it does not get a lot of gameplay. I think there are two reasons: 1) The tracks get old and boring. 2) At 6' tall, my posture is horrible as I find myself "scrunching" my body.

[@theehoshow]

Thanks for the review. I'm tempted at the $299 price currently at Best Buy. Also, by the way, where did you get that shirt? It's awesome!

[@The_Bad_Guy.]

I really would like to get this cabinet. I do have outrun and with limited space like everyone, if I bought ridge racer I would probably be done with the driving cabinets. And I really am hoping for Daytona or cruisin USA one day haha. And I would rather have either of those 2 than ridge racer. So if I'm only going to own 2 driving cabinets I might pass on this one. Unless I sold outrun for this one.

[@StreetPreacherr]

Trouble with nearly ANY 'Ridge Racer' copy is that the BEST part of the arcade game was getting to play the complete sit down version that included a gated shifter AND a CLUTCH pedal! Without the 'cutting edge' hardware the racing itself is just average...

[@danidavis7912]

$299 right now at Best Buy if you log in. I paid $549 for mine a few months ago.

[@stevenmassey41]

Target has is for $299.99 as well. Use your Red card for 5% back and its $284.99.

[@Frank_D]

I managed to pick one up a few months ago at $400, and I was really happy with it at that price. Sadly life seems to be getting in the way, so I haven't been able to spend as much time with it as I'd like to, but I've enjoyed the brief amount of time I've had with it.

[@drewjenn9819]

I know the feeling. I was able to snag it at $360 and it's still in the box. I'll make some room over the holidays and put together on Xmas morning.

[@joelpomerleau4015]

Got it for $299 and also kohl’s cash.

[@drewjenn9819]

@@joelpomerleau4015 You fking bandit!😁 Man, I thought I got the best deal out there! Haha! Great snag, my friend. A $400 savings is something to celebrate 🍾 Enjoy your new toy!👍

[@joelpomerleau4015]

We both killed it at that price honestly and when I saw that I almost bought two. I hope you enjoy yours too, Cheers!

[@drewjenn9819]

@@joelpomerleau4015 No doubt. Happy holidays!

[@Excaidus-Metal]

Awesome cab, glad I got it.

[@grgmj1980]

I skipped on this cab due to me playing the hell out of these games back on my PS1. I hated the Black Devil car, good times

[@petergriffinelectricdrums4164]

❤😎😎 I HAVE BEEN PRAYING 🙏🏻 FOR ARCADE1UP DAYTONA 🙏🏻🙏🏻 Some Time soon maybe 2023

[@MillenniumFalcon]

Thanks for the honest feedback.

[@brutaljustin1349]

I've had my for a while. I've had fun with all 5 games and it's gotten a decent amount of time, but I feel like a jackass for paying the original price and not waiting for a drop. I guess I was scared this cab would be very limited since Ridge Racer isn't that popular....now my local Best Buy has 3 of them in stock :P

[@drakelagasse4658]

buzz sound could possibly be connection not all the way together..

[@dlovibgs4382]

I have that cab the games are really hard well of course all arcade games back then was tbh but great cab tho from my experience and it doesn’t get that much play either

[@KingM119]

Currently 300$ at best buy for black friday

[@DW-ur4xt]

I seen this video I had the volume buzzing sound as well I ordered a ground loop isolator plugged into usb audio jack on the pcb then plug in the speakers or sound upgrade that you done with the computer speakers and the humming noise goes away I ordered the isolator on amazon no more humming

[@jollygreen9377]

Just picked it up for $299 because of your video. Thanks Fox. Do they have a way to add more racing games to the cab?

[@19kfox]

Not yet but I think it’s only a matter of time.

[@farkkis]

Im more outrun dude,but seems you cant get them anywhere,was thinking if i buy the racing box update to this machine,is the playing feeling the same then with both machines?anyone?

[@RadLad71]

I purchased it for 399 with terminator and it's gets alot of play from my son his friends and my wife and has held up. The kids are rough on it which upset me one day lol but it really has held up. I'm actually surprised how much everyone likes it.

[@SpecialAgentEBunny]

I got the same two cabs for $400. Love them both. Ridge Racer is hard as hell. I have to admit I set all the games to easy and I’m still bad at it, but it’s fun

[@Extraball74]

I added 2 checkered flags as a topper on mine, that I got for 399.00.

[@rushmore3927]

Have you done the control hack to get the extra games?

[@josem6914]

This guy should just build his own machine for one up

[@LandRunProductions]

I love Arcade 1up's stuff, but every single time they announce I find myself thinking the same thing: "This will be 299 or less, patience."

[@19kfox]

Keep that train of thought and you’ll save a fortune.

[@Sa-Shogunn]

It's on black Friday right now $300

[@magicshow32]

Worst cab i have purchased...glad I got it on sale!!! Mine is complete hunk of junk, falling apart from riser on up.

[@boknows8936]

Got lucky at $399, so i have your approval to keep, lol 🥃😎 still in box, space is tight 😏

[@packerbkr44]

My ridge racer died a earlier this week. It just stopped working while I was racing. I've tried to unplug every cable, cord etc with no luck. Naturally, my warranty expired a couple months ago and I put a ticket in with Arcade 1up. It's been days and I've heard nothing from them. This is my second cabinet that died well under a year of owning them and I don't play them often or hard. I'm losing faith with this company. Fox any suggestions?

[@19kfox]

Most likely the PCB is the issue. As far as the company is concerned, trust is earned my friend and it takes work to maintain that trust. It doesn’t seem like they’re putting in the work. 🦊👊🏼

[@packerbkr44]

Well Arcade1up responded and will be sending me a new PCBA plus a power cord to rectify the problem. I'm super stoked because I'm outside of the warranty.

[@angelotero7729]

I got it when it went on sale at 399.99 which was a good price

[@FadoraMan83]

I own one of the ridge racer cabinets and I have to say I find it fun but again like you I have to be in the mood to play ridge racer. It's not for everyone but it is a very unique orientation for arcade1up to take in a driving cabinet. I could not agree more that they do need to find a way to give better pedals.

[@BiggggyD]

Nice 6 month update!

[@brianzx121]

I have a chance of getting Ridge Racer, T2 or Ninja Turtles for $300. Asking for advice in which one to get. Thx

[@nerdloftgaming]

All unique games for sure but I would go with Ridge Racer. My understanding is the production numbers is lower than T2, so you must likely will see T2 at these prices in the future.

[@petermacnab1871]

Dies ridge racer save local high scores ?

[@emadstarns291]

Nope not worth it cause arcade 1 up already upgraded their monitors this is just not one of the games that comes with upgrade where you can use your headset also louder speaker the next ridge racer will be worth to buy then this downgraded one I’m sure the other one will include more games

[@Wandering_Paul]

I bought this used for $250 3 days ago and I'm ready to put it up for sale. It's not a great cabinet. The games kind of suck. I've never been a big arcade racer, was just looking for something different t add to my collection. It's going and Dig Dug is replacing it.

[@19kfox]

It should’ve included Dirt Dash. Just be aware the monitor on Dig Dug is trash, just like MK30.

[@Wandering_Paul]

@@19kfox Yeah, I was going to swap it out. We have a bunch of the Dell monitors at work. I'm gonna "sneak" one away.

[@petermacnab1871]

The games all look the same on this cab.

[@iamledd]

What would you say is a better experience, this cab or the fast & furious?

[@petermacnab1871]

F&F is more fun and arcade style in my opinion.

[@mykalmiller6428]

I like your 6 month reviews keep up the good work. I bought Ridge Racer over Outrun just because I believed Arcade1up would do a better job the second time around. I waited for it to go on sale and got it at $399 I was not disappointed at this price point. I love everything they did with this cab except the marquee also. I might have been a little hard on you about your list but it's your list and you are definitely entitled to it.

[@Orionzdream]

Ok it's $299 right now. Should I do this one or terminator?

[@19kfox]

What do you like more, racing or shooting?

[@isoftcxttoncandy9308]

It boggles the mind for people to pay full price for any of these cabs and say that they are worth what they paid for. To each their own I suppose.

[@arob_3k]

That shirt is 🔥🔥🔥

[@nerdloungemaster84]

I picked up this cab for $400. It is, unfortunately, still in the box. Just no time to put it together 😅

[@petermacnab1871]

Did you put it together yet ? 😂

[@nerdloungemaster84]

@@petermacnab1871 Yes, finally 😂😂😂

[@petermacnab1871]

@@nerdloungemaster84 lol

[@petermacnab1871]

Do you like it ?

[@C12omega]

it wasnt worth it you could of built 1 with mario kart

[@davehouston6528]

No arcade 1ups are worth it. Is better creative arcade. Better build quality doesn't look like the arcade is for a toddler.

[@ien2023]

I'm surprise noone mod it yet. I guess its so crappy looking no one bother..lol.

[@leelee7334]

Why this Ridge Racer, this isn't really the best one in my opinion.

[@roughridersmobilecarwash8462]

Cheap graphics Cheap cabinet

[@MrSteveonbroadway]

ridge racer get repetitive fast....

[@josem6914]

Talk about complaining

[@bryancook6345]

Nope not worth it cause arcade 1 up is going to release a better ridge racer arcade 1 up that they have been doing over and over you think you bought the best version think again

[@matthewpilling4828]

Stop saying " for the most part"

[@MrPhlypc]

No buzz on mine

[@Darthflips]

Ridge racer isn't a popular game