More Than A Review : Galaga Arcade1Up Arcade Machine

[@DmxAng]

Your editing skill surprised me, loved it

[@OfficialGamesky]

Thanks so much, I spent a crazy amount of time on this one but it was fun as hell to shoot. Thanks for noticing

[@DmxAng]

It shows dude, you gonna watch The game awards?

[@OfficialGamesky]

When is it?

[@DmxAng]

NOW!

[@OfficialGamesky]

@@DmxAng crap

[@chrisb.1214]

I was born in 71 so I feel even older. lol I'm glad I was around though when these classic games were fresh in the arcades. It certainly was a great time to grow up in.

[@darrellr267]

I was 14 when Galaga came out 1981. My favorite game to play in the arcades.

[@lancelotprice5520]

Life is much better when you can have your childhood dreams as an adult! :)

[@OfficialGamesky]

Agreed

[@lancelotprice5520]

@Riz P :)

[@kylecrock1077]

My dad literally just got it and he is obsessed😂

[@OfficialGamesky]

he knows exactly what I'm talking about

[@MrAndrewdude]

Make sure to get the plexiglass cover for your control panel. :)

[@coolastro]

They will also send new artwork on the control panel.

[@soggykid5580]

I got mine on sale and thought I would sell it. No way! This thing rocks and yes. It came out waaaay before I was born. I hug my Galaga machine.

[@Captain-Cosmo]

Good review, thanks. The "golden era" arcade games are super nostalgic for me since I was Class of '84. That means that junior high was all about Space Invaders and Asteroids, and the in high school, Galaga, Galaxin, Defender, Centipede, Tempest, Donkey Kong and a few others. In those days, there was an arcade every dozen blocks in town (even right across the street from my high school), and they were the place to be on weekends. We have a couple of Arcade1up cabinets and a couple of the partycades, each picked up on good sales days, and each reflecting the games my friends and I played. The "40,000+" game emulator packages are mostly junk that ends up being more about spending endless time browsing through junk that actually playing the games you love. In the arcades, the creme definitely floated to the top. Having said that, I do enjoy playing some games on MAME using my high quality Atari "fight stick" that includes a trackball, spinner, and even pinball buttons. But I ultimately intend to use MAME for building some dedicated custom machines that demand specialized controls, such as Asteroids, Defender and Tron.

[@domeshtan1677]

My first 1Up I bought for like $199. Riser $40? No deck protector back then. I used laminating sheets to cover the deck to protect the artwork before ever playing it. Still looks great today. Amazingly it plays better than the version on my 1Up Pac-Man Deluxe cabinet. Frame skipping an lag on that one.

[@georgef551]

Just the mechanicals are in the control deck. The CPU and hardware is in the little metal box attached to the back of the monitor (where you plugged in the power cable).

[@mick998r]

I'm with you on Galaga. I'm now 50 years old so I remember this game so well, my favourite classic game ever. I wish they were available in the UK. Excellent video. Maybe they might find there way over here in the near future?? 👍

[@FlanFanNetwork]

You can swap out the buttons and use ur original board

[@OfficialGamesky]

Yup, definitely thought about that. I still have it

[@jaz8088]

@@OfficialGamesky You can buy a LCD Kit for Video then add Any PC, RasPi, Change Buttons, Change Anything, But "Clear Coat" the Thing before Use Arcade1Up is Not 100% Original to Arcade Version, Very close Rom and Artwork is used, the 100% is for the License Now a $200-$300 Arcade Toy is That, Not a Real Arcade, not Suzo-Happ or Sanwa Parts not $3,000

[@tractorman6101]

I loved when I would go into my local arcade shop near me. COVID hit that place hard and it went out of business, so I’m looking to get one of these soon as a way to play.

[@bojack69]

Great video! Nice editing! You’re just forgetting one thing, the plastic joystick dust washer to cover the hole where your joystick goes. you may have not seen it in one of the bags where the power supply was. I almost didn’t put it on mine either until I lifted the bag and the dust washer fell out. Hopefully you didn’t throw it away.

[@thomash.5422]

I Got this for my mom and she loves it! She played it constantly as a kid and still can't get enough of it. I personally have the Ninja Turtles cabinet. I have been very impressed with 1up so far.

[@DementedDistraction]

Was thinking it might be cool to get the Street Fighter 2 cab - seems like a decent compromise for people who don't have the space or money for a full-size cab. That said - $50 for a riser? You could go to Home Depot, buy some plywood and screws for $12, some spray paint for $5, and easily make a suitable riser in an hour or two.

[@bryanramey2438]

This is the best Arcade1up Review. Arcade1up should send him all the machines to review.

[@skullzaxethegamer4638]

It came out the year you were born..damn I am old, I remember when this was the new game at the arcade.

[@chilly6470]

One piece of advice for anyone yet to build theirs.......... Unscrew the plexiglass from the screen before you start assembly and clean both the plexiglass and screen. My Rampage cab is full of dust and marks inside because I didn't do this. My Space Invaders cab looks perfect now.

[@eeksgames1800]

These machines look awesome, but as someone said, they need to step up their quality control. I've watched four-five reviews, and I've yet to see one without a defect.

[@james99118]

Eeks Games yep used my game a dozen times and no sound and joystick has intermittent failures

[@michaelt4338]

@@james99118 I'm not getting any sound either and my wife thinks I didn't put it together right. I told her I did everything right, it's the machine.

[@DonMega85]

Aww man Galaga takes me back to my younger days hanging out at the arcade or one of the local neighborhood stores. I played Galaga a lot lol, but my all time favorite arcade game is Robotron 2084. Have you ever heard of that game or remember it?

[@OfficialGamesky]

Oh yeah, I grew up in arcades all the time. I've definitely played that one

[@gnastyg7798]

@@OfficialGamesky Kids nowadays will never know the feeling ;)

[@OfficialGamesky]

@@gnastyg7798 completely agree with you

[@jacobsteele7138]

I like giving a thumbs up to anyone that takes the time to make a video for our benefit. Think how much effort goes into a video that gets 100k views yet only a couple hundred likes.

[@rushmore3927]

100% correct- It was more than a review since was not a review. BTW, if you do not get the protective overlay (that should have shipped with it) that pretty control panel artwork will wear away pretty quickly.

[@Toxzic2289]

Underrated youtuber! I like your content and your voice. I hope someday you get 10M plus subs! Appreciation from the Philippines!

[@Cincinnatifamily]

Your video has a lot of heart. Galaga is very special. New subscriber here

[@SenseiSake]

I’m really interested into arcade machines it’s just that Walmart is selling them for 300 bucks but I can get like a used xbox or a switch idk it’s just so cool to have a arcade machine tho

[@ThomasGrillo]

Thanks for the video. Just ordered a Galaga machine (arcade 1up). :)

[@flukyreview9128]

Dude these machines are easy to fix and troubleshoot. If any buttons not working it usually always a loose wire connection.

[@gamingguru2k6]

I hope I get my machine eventually. Last time I ordered a machine from Walmart they wouldn't process my order, or give me my money back. I am giving them one more chance, because I got a good discount.

[@TLil21]

That slow motion intro was hilarious lol don't think it was suppose to be. It's a shame that you had paint chipped and scratches from your replacement! I had a slight scratch on mine but wasn't noticeable. Also my 2nd player joystick's down motion didn't work so they shipped me a new one...about 3 weeks ago and I still haven't received it lol I think what you should have done was swap the fire buttons from the new control panel on to the old panel and kept the old panel since it was in mint condition. Awesome video by the way!

[@martinvegas1327]

Every arcade had a Galaga machine back in the day!

[@richardcarpenter24]

The letter A on the fire button is that something that came with the game or is it a sticker you can take off? It's a small thing but why ?

[@z1ph0n3]

for 300 USD I would get it in a heartbeat. Unfortunately it's not at that price in my country :(

[@ZAKtalksTECH]

The excitement level is real here! It looks great!

[@OfficialGamesky]

Yes it is....did you get yours out of the box yet?

[@DaneMarshall56377]

Hopefully they do one for Bosconian. That game was fun.

[@Post_Maquel]

Nostalgia ✨ Awesome video! and the unboxing was so hyped 🔥

[@TheJustPull5641]

You look like how I feel when I open a new headset/headphone box. This is really cool and would be fun to play on!

[@OfficialGamesky]

I'm like a freaking kid on this thing

[@TheJustPull5641]

@@OfficialGamesky how do you leave for work knowing you have such a masterpiece at home?🤔

[@OfficialGamesky]

@@TheJustPull5641 I don't know, maybe I should go in and quit tomorrow

[@TheJustPull5641]

@@OfficialGamesky you could always start a twitch channel!

[@OfficialGamesky]

@@TheJustPull5641 that would be very hard for me to commit to.....it would be fun though

[@RonRon0110]

Just bought at Walmart made sure to buy the protection plan

[@OneJordan1]

So many reviewers giving this company a pass on the poor quality. It was nice of them to send your replacement part in a couple of days. I'm still waiting a month later.

[@negative1723]

hi @Gamesky, good review: i'm an expert at the arcade galaga, so i wanted to check it out. i played it quite a bit at the walmart too. 1) the joystick is terrible, its too tall, and the movement just isn't right like the arcade 2) the button placement isn't right, the spacing is off 3) the sound is very bad, it has a constant hum, and clicking sound going on the whole time. the controls aren't just as responsive as the arcade ones. the 'no shoot' bug trick works on it, but i didn't try it. i played it on defaults. i played to the killscreen on level 256, and the game stops, just like the arcade version on the easy settings. i had about 3 million points. i don't recommend the game to people that are sensitive to the controls, because it just feels wrong. for casual players, and people that don't mind the subpar controls and buttons its ok. i would highly recommend replacing the joystick with a better arcade quality one, and same with the buttons. otherwise, it just isn't enjoyable. later -1

[@rdvrdv8920]

It came out the year you were born. What was your high score when you were 200 days old?

[@Not_blossomoffical]

Galaga and the falcons. My dude 🤘🏻

[@Dustindeshields1]

Rise Up!

[@wislingsailsmen]

you dont think there is any emulation lag in the game,like when you fire it feels a little off? you think maybe like with your first control board mine may be messed up?

[@Orochi_001]

wislingsailsmen they’re replacing these boards due to crashing and other emulation issues. I’d have them send you a fresh one.

[@wislingsailsmen]

@@Orochi_001 free?

[@Orochi_001]

wislingsailsmen to my understanding, yes.

[@wislingsailsmen]

@@Orochi_001 guess ill look into this

[@wislingsailsmen]

@@Orochi_001 ill have to look into that

[@zct7114]

Do the buttons feel like the original?

[@TheBubblejunkie]

Can the fire rate be increased in this machine?

[@johnpzaccari]

Does the no fire trick work with this?

[@froggysan5203]

razer nari , SteelSeries Arctis 7 or HyperX Cloud Flight Wireless . please help me to pick

[@tokitone]

Your missing the black ring under your joystick

[@OfficialGamesky]

Oops, I remember chunking that thing in the trash

[@Orochi_001]

Dust festival incoming

[@crosleysparty]

Looks so awesome

[@orangeamongus21]

Galaga is the best sequel of Galaxian

[@one4allall4one91]

I saw someone hack these machines. They installed multiple games in one. Thats awesome to do.

[@tsuyang4173]

that was a something else to watch.... 0:28 - 1:46 never seen an unboxing like this.

[@koltonabbott376]

I love it too, man. But they should've had it be Galaga and Pacman. Galaxian is not that cool to me personally.

[@bensnyder2886]

The new 40th anniversary edition Pacman has Galaga too! Check it out! It also has the light up marque stock! I just ordered one today!

[@MarquisDeSang]

Next time, when you film, turn of your ceiling fan it makes an annoying strobe light effect.

[@OfficialGamesky]

That's actually the flicker effect while filming in slo-mo. I've figured it out since this video

[@Citizen_of_the_Verse]

Great video! Bet this took forever to shoot and Edit lol!. Came out really good

[@OfficialGamesky]

Yeah....it took way longer than my others. But it was fun to do so it was worth it.

[@OfficialGamesky]

Thanks so much for the compliment

[@thegamingsquad9546]

I love my Galaga and I bought a 3 year warranty

[@sk3j3llyf3tti]

good video.. enjoy that cab.. in 1982 i had to ride the school bus with kids that had a pacman cocktail in their game room. thanks to arcade1up, now i have almost the same thing.. i love it.. besides the control panel wear my control panel looks like hell. ..try not to wear your art off sux

[@OfficialGamesky]

Thanks for the heads up, that would suck to have that wear off

[@sk3j3llyf3tti]

@@OfficialGamesky it does suck.. confirmed i use a stanley cup rally towel under my palm to prevent more wear

[@SoUtHMeMpHis]

Need a SINISTAR cabinet!!

[@ernest4483]

Another great content review Keith

[@OfficialGamesky]

thanks for checking it out, definitely different for the channel

[@inspxct7483]

I’m 15 I only play classic game Pac-Man, defender, galaga they are my top 3

[@mattgiguere5638]

Wait till the paint job on the deck starts wearing out.😒

[@greggreattricksnarke5916]

I'm going to get the Galaga 1.4 Quarter Scale arcade from NumSkull I can't wait until I get my apartment I've always wanted my own arcade machine the Galaga 1.4 Quarter Scale Galaga is in my price range I don't have the space for a Arcade one up I'm fine with the Galaga 1.4 Quarter Scale Galaga arcade cabinet.

[@TravisMCP]

Love it man!

[@OfficialGamesky]

Appreciate it. This one was fun to work on

[@kevonsampson5207]

Hi good day my linner NC50 started to give trouble so I sent it back to the company and they sent me a new ear pod and I ask them if they have any new product that they want to review i ask them to send it to you to do, I like your channel and I want to see you grow

[@tangeliagreer2239]

The kids today might even beat you at your own past time game, even if they didn't grow up on it.

[@udaythapar3689]

hey dude, I love your reviews... I got a request for you. Can you please review Audio-Technica ATH AD 500x or 700x. I am thinking to get it for Christmas but I'm not sure if I should get them over Sennheiser HD 598. Since I'm a uni student I don't have much money 😅😅. I got the crushers though and they were amazing but they have a horrible soundstage for gaming. Plzzz help 😭😭

[@OfficialGamesky]

Thanks man, the HD598 won't disappoint

[@AngeloR674]

Galaga! Is a staple! Just like pacman!

[@justinmohan7103]

Good review

[@LeBarronBurtonSr]

Great video Bro!

[@OfficialGamesky]

Thanks for checking it out. This isn't my norm but it was nice to take a break from headphone videos and mix it up a little

[@1stvinyl]

I wish it would had gaplus

[@Dustindeshields1]

RISE UP!

[@ahmadalraisi2217]

I want to own it, Ahmad from Dubai .

[@jkey0356]

Gamesky Great review! I've been entertaining the idea of building/buying a arcade machine. Check out the company dream home arcades talk about badass! 80s kids problems lol

[@OfficialGamesky]

I have 80's kid problems too. Building one would be awesome. I will check them out

[@ixstalkerxi2606]

Is it, GA-lag-a or ga-LAG-a ?

[@spvcethvg8462]

Its GAL- a - ga

[@domeshtan1677]

Used to mess me up back in the day. ga-LAX-i-an I thought was GAL-ax-I-an.

[@erickus36]

I wanted to buy one but I heard a lot of people like you add some kind of problem and the quality is just bah so I’ll pass!

[@1teamski]

I love these things (I have 3) but my 12 in 1 is kaput due to the controllers quit working a couple days after I got it. 3 weeks later and I am still waiting..... Oh well.....

[@Desmopedro350z]

OK...good video...but do you get paid by the minute? Man....there is NO REASON to unbox in slow-mo!

[@troykelso]

Contact Arcade1Up ASAP and order your free control panel protector before your paint wears off. arcade1upstore.com/ i.imgur.com/nDFVT1W.jpg

[@OfficialGamesky]

Thanks, there already on the way

[@OhYeahYeah-eb6oj]

Amazing!

[@richardcarpenter24]

Being a Walmart exclusive the product has the be damaged.

[@RetroGamerBLR]

Super!

[@rapha2028]

Hah! You need an arcade 1-up to play galaga? I cAn jUsT gRaB mY bOoTlEg fAmIcLoNe gAmEbOy 400-iN-1 rEtRo fC

[@speedy44767]

EEEEEE

[@johngannon]

This seemed like a parody video, the most generic royalty-free EDM playing hyping up the slow-mo shot of you..... opening a fucking box.

[@XellosMetallium]

i wish the logic board g3t hack

[@torriejohnson6347]

Id drop on a defender or dk jr

[@OfficialGamesky]

DK JR, TMNT or the old wide X-Men cabinet

[@torriejohnson6347]

@All my heroes are villains not impossible...they were almost on the verge of consolidating with Sony long before..plus Disney puts out liscening for its xmen to other companies ever so often..but will Williams? They have to joust , im not sure about if tempest is theirs, I like that one, also jungle king, track n field :):)

[@torriejohnson6347]

@All my heroes are villains I know this but the point is..did they not come out with their own retro console? They have a tendency to come out with their own versions of what others are doing. It on likelihood they will be the one doing a cabinet...its not about being stingy...they use the market place as a dermogrphic.money talks....

[@torriejohnson6347]

@All my heroes are villains you just said "you 'll never see"...... S excuse me for seeing you be a know it all, now claiming this.....it was a harmless comment and you and your infinite wisdom had to give a "concrete opinion" to which you flopped on...SMFH....to be clear... If I never see it would mean that id never see Nintendo do it...but way to contradict yourself just to be right.....i know how Nintendo plays..I also heard their would never be no cross play...but here we are...the game industry is reactionary....

[@SoulforSale]

Arcade 1up gave more of these machines away to KZbin reviewers than they actually sold. Hope you like giving your opinion about a free arcade machine.

[@OfficialGamesky]

Wasn't free to me, so I gave my opinion on what I paid for

[@hugobahena8910]

?

[@frozengamer3030]

Insert coin

[@alkohallick2901]

It's pronounced Ga-lag-uh.

[@OfficialGamesky]

Never heard it pronounced that way in my whole life

[@TheBugkillah]

Me either...@@OfficialGamesky

[@OfficialGamesky]

@Scott Luther oooooohhhhhh, yeah I didn't think about that

[@skullzaxethegamer4638]

Your right. Somewhere along the way the 90's kids started pronouncing wrong.

[@Orochi_001]

I grew up in arcades, and these are an utter abomination of particle board and garbage hardware. I don’t get who these are for, but they’re definitely not for anyone who wants even a minimum amount of authenticity. My giant tv combined with actual arcade parts are way more genuine than these turds.

[@Orochi_001]

Good vid though 🙂

[@FindingTheSunRecords]

Super cheap quality build… return it and get your money back before the thing stops working completely.

[@troykelso]

1:46

[@Yoeddy1]

These machines are the biggest piles of shit ever. Horrible quality control.

[@markquintana3484]

First

[@kevgret]

QC does not exist at this company. You are lucky only your fire button did not work... Your paint will rub in a few days too so there that. Do some research and you will see how many issues there are.

[@OfficialGamesky]

I can at least give them points for fixing my problem quickly

[@kevgret]

@@OfficialGamesky Did you order a protector? If not your paint will fade in about a week depending on play.

[@kevgret]

@Chris Cantrell don't speak on something you know nothing about. Arcade 1 up admitted they manufactured these machines incorrectly which is why they are giving out protectors. We have nothing to do with it. It's all arcade 1 ups fault

[@wislingsailsmen]

you dont think there is any emulation lag in the game,like when you fire it feels a little off? you think maybe like with your first control board mine may be messed up?