Arcade1UP Star Wars Pinball Review and Teardown

[@CC-fp4op]

Happy I passed on my AFM order, and I will wait till quality/issues get worked out

[@AgedYouth68]

All fair points, I received mine the other day. This is the first gaming machine the entire family is playing together since the early days of the wii. So for a family fun factor score, its a 10.

[@wrtucey]

Washed out, unoptimized, low resolution screen will have me looking elsewhere. Thanks for the honest review!

[@matthewburge8669]

Had ours 2 weeks and we love it very sturdy but most importantly so much family fun the battle for top score bragging rights has already began. 4.5 stars

[@BOB1972ize]

Got mine 2 weeks ago.love it no problems,no lag on flippers.soild machine

[@johnmecca9008]

I would love to see gameplay from each table. Another video please!!!

[@KongsRUs]

Nice technical breakdown of even the chip set! I don't know much about optimizing hard ware but sounds like your impression is that many of the drawbacks for the screen or maybe the accelerometer could be have been fixed in the software. Hope A1up considers updating these in their next gen pins or possibly a future patch

[@Restalgia]

They can likely optimize the accelerometer for sure with software, but the screen will only ever get a partial fix inside the Zen software. To make the screen contrast improve, you'd need to adjust the settings of the monitor itself, and I don't know if that's doable through the board. In fact I'd say it's unlikely 😞

[@randyiron2]

That’s pretty fair review. I have always trusted the info you provide.

[@zro2gon]

Good review. Definitely interested in the haptic feedback mod. Will tune in for that!

[@AmigaCammy]

I have been having loads of fun on mine, which arrived here at my home in Tasmania a few days ago. Here in Australia, they cost $1399 AUD ($1090 USD).

[@daviddeming1916]

U spent $1000 just to completely talk me out of buying it...for that i say thanks....money saved!! 👊

[@Restalgia]

Taking one for the team brother

[@yellow98gt]

Best decision you ever made

[@spacecowboyfpv5511]

Looks like a huge steaming pile. Thank god I passed on the hype. Those jagged edges are a joke. Parts failing immediately with no parts support from A1up is business as usual for them.

[@clarkg5946]

@@spacecowboyfpv5511 To each his own. Got mine and love it. You don't play with your face right up against the monitor so jagged lines are barely noticeable. Although totally agree on parts should not be breaking.

[@clarkg5946]

Got my machine and love it. Sure, it is not perfect but lots of fun and the art work looks great.

[@b.o.353]

Great review. Buttons and solenoid failing that fast makes it such an easy pass. Thank you for saving me money.

[@yellow98gt]

Good choice 👍

[@PDubsArcadeLoft]

Appreciate the honest review 👌

[@arcadewill7011]

Thanks for video and review. Look forward to some of your tweaks that can improve the experience.

[@DetroitLove]

The art looks amazing on this!!

[@videogamevegasYeOldeAccount]

Restalgia, Wow! I really like a critical review when there are critical points to be made, and you nailed it! One of the best reviews of an Arcade1up product and you pull no punches. I think you summed it up nicely when you called it "good enough." That's how I've felt about most of my Arcade1up products, "just good enough." I'd love their products to be great, I think we all would, and I only own one of their products that I think they got completely right, and that was their Star Wars Arcade machine. Out of the 7 Arcade1up products I own, it was the only one I had a flawless experience with, including no "scratch n' dent" aesthetics out of the box. They had to nail that one for me, because it's my all-time favorite Arcade game. If they screwed that one up, we wouldn't be having this conversation now, as I would've given up on them. Thank you for providing real-talk on Arcade1up pinball. Have a great one! vgv

[@Restalgia]

Thanks for watching the video. Do my best to be as transparent as possible 😅

[@stardust727fla.2]

Great review.💥It would be nice if down the road they provide a replacement PCB upgrade that outputs 1080P and maybe has inputs for nudge buttons on the board 👍

[@patriotr.behnke3086]

Thanks for the review 👍🏻 I subscribed, and looking forward to future updates. I get my SW pinball next week😉

[@originalconsolegamer8572]

Great review man... that 1000 Canadian is RIDICULOUS!!!

[@Restalgia]

Thanks brother! And yeah we get the short end of the stick here in Canada on lots of these products

[@originalconsolegamer8572]

@@Restalgia Listen... MichaelB is doing his damndest to turn things around and get you Canadians on Arcade1Up's good side! It's just a matter of time, so hang in there!

[@Restalgia]

@@originalconsolegamer8572 only time will tell 😅🤣

[@kantidinda6218]

@originalconsolegamer $599=$799 Canadian. Just currency really. Big rip off is the 13% sales tax.

[@originalconsolegamer8572]

@@kantidinda6218 gotcha, yeah because mine was $583 after taxes and shipping. So that currency change makes a pretty big deal I see.

[@rotlaerCB]

I love my Marvel machine, but that metal lockbar has some sharp edges on my machine so if I really want to nudge it is a choice between score and wound lol.

[@soulred5195]

Thanks for the review. Sorry you've had such rough luck with Arcade1up in the past. I own 3 of their cabs and have had zero issues with them aside from the feel of the buttons, but even that I hardly notice once I start playing. Still planning on picking this up for $550 from Walmart since I'm a huge fan of Star Wars and I love Zen's pinball games, though $1,000 would definitely be a deal breaker!

[@ThomasGrillo]

Thanks for sharing this review. I really wanted to get these tables, but I think I'm going to have to pass, unless I can find a way to fit a page magnifier in front of the tiny DMD, as the 1/4 scale displays are just not acceptable, in a 3/4 scale cabinet. They just look wrong, and wonky, to say nothing for being too small for me to see that DMD. I'm forced to spend a little more, building my own machines, from Recroom Masters, and Gameroom Solutions. I would like to see gameplay video, at some point.

[@MrLegendaryHeroX]

Looks super dope.

[@xeroredux]

Great review. Very interested in seeing the solenoid mod as well as a gameplay video. Looking forward to the review of AFM. 👍🏽

[@RasKetchum]

We here!

[@Restalgia]

Attack from mars coming next

[@lacrossed55]

It's great to get more opinions on this. Good to hear the screen size is acceptable. ...yeah I'll take another gameplay video, **Do me a favor. Focus on the nudge while the ball is in motion. I have seen users use effectively in game ... I do not think the "cradle and slam' is a good indicator but I'll let you decide.

[@Restalgia]

Yeah the cradle and rock was the only good way to capture it on camera. I didn't feel the nudge was effective at all during game play unfortunately 😓

[@lacrossed55]

@@Restalgia Understood. Important part of the game. Maybe not so much for these tables but for AFM/ Williams ...it's crucial. Interested to hear your comparison ...I believe you said you have AFM

[@Restalgia]

@@lacrossed55 yes sir, I actually have Marvel and AFM in box still. Will open Mars first in the next day or so and test drive it for a review, then maybe do a different kind of video for Marvel

[@jacktatochip45]

They are now $850 everywhere, on Every site in the US. Do you think it is worth this price?

[@castleranch738]

Incredible review even almost a year later! Is there a setting to turn off the animations in order to make it a bit more like a real pinball cab? Thank you!

[@zerohero8712]

Fair review ,good job proud of you

[@hollywoodpolo9872]

Restaliga congrats on the great review!

[@Larry]

It's a shame they never went any further with the tech and used a 3D effect similar to the 3DS to give the illusion the board is really there.

[@Restalgia]

Yeah they could have done better with more time. To be fair, id say the average user will be fine with it how it is though

[@alfredwalters5962]

Worth saving a little more and getting an Xtreme Gaming cabinets out of AUS.

[@kantidinda6218]

The nudge is a huge disappointment and the lack of feel in the accelerometers is also. I was excited about these tables as I thought Zen's involvement was going to bring real pinball feel and optimization. Not so much. Still fun but not what I expected.

[@misterchip1984]

I wonder where the accelerometer is located. Is it on the board itself? I know they should have dealt with this before shipping the product - but I'm wondering what we can do to improve it on our own... we need @restalgia to figure this out - and then send a bill for time / labor to A1UP!

[@avis5114]

Do you feel the screen is salvageable? I was going to mod mine with a PC and use one of the LVDS-to-HDMI converter boards which actually includes picture quality controls such as brightness and contrast. Also added bonus is the DMD is actually full screen HDMI, although for some reason A1U decided not to give you the option to use the whole size. Still, good for modders!

[@Restalgia]

Yes 100 percent I wouldn't swap the screen. It's a full 1080 display that can do 60 fps. With the video converter board you can substantially improve the screen. Keep in mind it's not the best screen, but it's def good enough.

[@GamerSyx]

Question: Why is there a vertical black bar on the right side of the DMD screen? There is an horizontal one in the middle but that vertical right one is strange. Anyone have an answer?

[@Restalgia]

Honestly my thought is the DMD was an after thought and appesrs they did next to no work to optimize it.

[@GamerSyx]

@@Restalgia Thanks for the response.

[@Woodwerker]

$1000.00? That's a lot of money. Great review man..

[@mrhector8431]

Curious if you tried messing around with the position of the accelerometer. Maybe closer to the front or up on pegs. On the ALP machine it looks like they placed theirs horizontally on one of the side panels. Don't know if changing the orientation would mess it up though since it's calibrated being flat.

[@Restalgia]

I didnt mess around with it at all to be honest. I could try moving it around but the data lines into the chip aren't very long so I would likely need to clip and extend them

[@fernandoneculqueo8839]

A beauty

[@mosquitos777]

Nice video 😊

[@MichaelBtheGameGenie]

Good job Restalgia! It does look incredible doesn't it lol

[@spacecowboyfpv5511]

24 inch screen is CRIMINALLY small. The "ball" looks like a marble at best. Not to mention the graphics ... jagged edges all over for 1000 bux? What a massive waste of money.

[@misterchip1984]

Did you buy one?

[@ronm6585]

Thanks.

[@NeuralX000]

One up customer service non existence star wars broke attack from mars delivery on my porch yesterday I refused delivery!

[@DetroitLove]

$1000 CAD; WOW! I'll loan you a twonie on it.

[@mrhector8431]

Pricing up here is rough for these things. Price is going up $50 in April for the A1UP machines. The AtGames one would be around $1250 with the tax where I am.

[@khamla616]

He could have bought the USA version and shipped it to our house and Restalgia could have made a road trip across the border and save $500

[@therexershow]

I’m lost here , plunger problems , screen picture issues , nudge basically doesn’t work , hi scores aren’t saving , no volume control bar , no WiFi , in the name of Christ how is this a good machine. When people review 1ups , why don’t we just review how they look and stop there. Nobody cares about how they play anyhow.

[@dillonjay6041]

Lol Rexer!!!

[@therexershow]

@@dillonjay6041 I didn’t even mention all the solenoids issues , the bad buttons , every body including cooltoy and many others have their breaking already. It’s insane really. If my mom did a review on this unit I would be ok with her saying it’s great , but not a gamer.

[@JackPineSavagest]

I have never agreed with a comment more than this one. I have purchased 10 Arcade1ups and every one of them has some sort of a problem.

[@khamla616]

Exactly they dropped the ball here John D/Mel Kirk lied saying they nailed it, my arse, too many issues people need to wait for 2.0 or 3.0 $600 is a lot of money

[@Restalgia]

I tend to agree with you. There are ALOT of issues with this machine. Almost all are a result of lazy design/development. That being said, someone who's not super into pinball, will 100 percent pick this up, play it and this is totally fine out of the box. For anyone else, there are much better options in the market

[@AmigaCammy]

Oh yeah, quality control on these is terrible. The DMD looks awfully scaled, and the nudge/tilt doesn't work AT ALL on my machine. We have tipped it and bashed it as hard as we can without breaking it and it still won't move the ball.

[@adamkalb1412]

❤️it

[@rshapiro6]

Found this video looking for a detailed teardown as I need to replace the solinoid, but despite this video claiming it's a teardown, It's just glancing shots at the build, I need to know what specific screws need to be removed to dismantle the game. Solinoid dead after 4 hours of play, this is such a piece of garbage. If anyone has a detailed step by step teardown please let me know, arcade1up has been no help.

[@Restalgia]

1. Remove the 2 screws on each side of the lock down bar and remove. 2. Remove the remaining 2 screws in each of the side rails and remove. 3. Remove apron and set aside 4. Remove plexiglass and wooden riser above moniter 5. Remove 4 screws holding moniter panel down 6. Lift miniter and lock in place. 7. You have access to all solenoids now. They are mounted with just 2 screws holding the housing to the device. Remove those and you have access to whatever needs replacing

[@rshapiro6]

@@Restalgia thanks so much dude

[@ARFF1Tampa]

One of the instruction books that came with mine specifically shows how.

[@TheAdmiralkrunch]

Teen Wolf,maybe hair got in there???

[@ClentonClarion]

No backglass??? 720p? Disservice to the community

[@FierceCards]

So Star Wars or Marvel? why?

[@Restalgia]

Honestly they are both reasonable machines. Between the 2 it really woukd come down to which IP you like more. I think the marvel looks nicer personally, but both play the same. Marvel doesn't appear to have any dead spot on the plunger though so there's that as well

[@khamla616]

Mel Kirk disliked this video

[@Restalgia]

Bahahahaha

[@Rustbukkit69]

A thousand bucks Canadian has never converted to $599.00 US, so I can't understand why you're basing the review on that price point. None of the 1Up's are worth anything over $550 Canadian. They've artificially jacked their prices because of Covid and it's eff'ing shameful, especially given the washed out screen and jagged line quality on this machine. Sadly, I doubt they'll drop their pricing once lumber does go back to norma... not that they use lumber or anything.

[@Emolga6274]

This is the best one . People who get attack of Mars will get bored of it fast

[@xcom6466]

This is a turd wrapped in a beautiful shell. For the money, not worth it.

[@yellow98gt]

It's another ArcadeFup

[@yellow98gt]

More overpriced ArcadeFup junk 👎

[@damarlboromans]

Thank you for saving me $549.99 USD + Tax that looks like complete garbage I could never play in that resolution and them jaggies OMG makes me want to puke.

[@yellow98gt]

You made a wise choice not letting ArcadeFup steel your money 💰