Home Arcades: A Beginner’s Guide | Arcade1Up Modding

[@basicfacekick]

I love that a cottage industry has sprung up around the 1up machines and people have created a community for it. The manufacturer is out there just making a product and the enthusiasts are coming together to enhance it, personalize it, grow it.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

putting it together is the hard part!

[@MrStrikecentral]

18:00 You have taught her well. I have a couple of these and I plan on getting a few more.

[@Rowsdow3r]

The Raspberry Pi really is a wonderful thing for people who like to tinker and enjoy that feeling when you complete a project.

[@PatriciaFreddy]

SAme with you. Always wanted an arcade at home. First time I saw these ARcade 1 was in WalMart for NBA Jam. It blew my mind, especially know you can play online. Ever since I got Simpsons and working on mod. Best thing ever. REALLY FOUND MY HAPPINESS

[@bryansheehy2000]

Awesome review. It must be a great feeling being able to share these classic games with your daughter. I had no idea these existed. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

[@koldworld3272]

I just pulled the trigger and bought 1up mortal Kombat 30th anniversary and street fighter yoga flame edition cabinets today 💪 can't wait to put play them. My first 1ups👍🏾

[@davidg7960]

Awesome video. I was fortunate enough to get started before the pandemic, when I was able to pickup Rampage and Space Invaders for $75 ea, and Street Fighter II for $150. I paid full price for Costco MKII package. I have since modded 3 cabinets with Raspberry pi, a PC, and Nintendo Switch / PS5 capabilities. There are just so many options and possibilities available. Definitely a fun, fun rabbit hole!!

[@thecryptidsden]

Do you have any links you can share on how to do the PC and switch mods? That sounds like something I would love to do myself as well

[@NN-pe6ip]

Darn, I hoped the cabinets would be made of tough 80s wood.

[@XCHADHIGGINSX]

Make sure you have a screwdriver to drill a hole in it!

[@Zadamanim]

with the price of wood nowadays you might be better off buying a cab from the 80's...

[@DetroitMetroRetro]

Honestly the price of wood alone is close to a beater cat

[@kevinsmith4304]

im glad i stumbled on this community. i have the marvel vs capcom cab and the MK2 cab that you modded. plan on doing a mod on the mvc cab, ive always loved that as a child. itll make my mancave pop.

[@lilazeonboa]

I have a moded MK2 Arcade1up running on a Pi4. My god i love it so much and its worth of investing time to set it up. Great moment when my 4 year old daughter enjoys playing MK2, Primal Rage, Simpsons, TMNT and much more.

[@caseyhorrigan6091]

Looking for someone that sells these modified. I’ve got a 4 and 7 year old that would love one of these.

[@bobbobby2406]

Fantastic! Been looking into buying my first home arcade when I entered this rabbit hole of home arcades and was overwhelmed with information.This video was very helpful! Thanks!

[@thecryptidsden]

I just got the newer Simpsons cabinet on sale at Wal-Mart for $200!!! I had been on the fence for awhile but an awesome sale changed my mind, now to start the modding as I want hundreds of games not just two

[@south69dallas1]

Any luck with the two button layout on that machine?

[@andrewlee88]

Soo.. ive been restoring games and own a few and pins and i throughly enjoyed your summary. Arcade1up has really taken the hobby and blew it wide open!!!"great job

[@philovermyer6166]

I was lucky and super happy picking up the Capcom Legends 14-in-1 cab at Walmart on clearance for under $250. definitely looking forward to sprucing it up a bit with some LED strips and maybe replacing the buttons and joystick with higher quality gear.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

prices much higher now!

[@n2vdubz]

Thank you for the help and tips! I just started piecing together my Raspberry Pi powered Arcade 1Up cab, so I've been trying to find as much info and how to's as possible. Also, I love to see you getting your daughter involved in arcade gaming. I have a 2 year old little girl who I plan to raise the same way:)

[@GRORGvideot]

I have 3 cabs myself and still it's just so cool to drool the home(r) arcades of others - yours included. The feeling, the art on the cabs and the room's lighting makes so much of the experience. Have not modded my cabs although it would be fun, just so expensive.

[@Beckoningbard]

I replaced the screen on my mortal Kombat 2 cabinet with a 17 inch dell monitor took off the control panel and threw on a Pandora’s box 12 it’s awesome, next is leds and speakers

[@armitron64]

Amazing video, just bought my first arcade and already looking into adding more games lol.

[@R3troZone]

Only mods I made to my MK2 cabinet was I swapped out the stock 4 way gates on the joysticks for 8-way octagonal gates which is what they should have had stock. The joysticks also felt weak and spongy to me with very little resistance so I removed the stock springs in them and added 4 pound springs.

[@erickblandon9489]

This video answered so many questions i had. Incredible coverage on all things arcade thank you so much!!!

[@zachary_attackery]

You gotta constantly be checking Brickseek to see if they go on clearance. I got the first TMNT that only ONE walmart had on clearance for $200. I've heard of people finding them on clearance as low as $60

[@CallMeMilenko]

3:25 I wish my local Ollies had those machines because that is an Ollies Bargain Outlet ad. We're saving for a home and I plan turning a spare bedroom into an arcade.

[@davidwhaite3330]

Great video, I'm getting my Arcade1up cab with a pie soon with 6000 games on it can't wait,

[@ashperks2608]

build a mame cab, you can use genuine buttons and joysticks, the decals are reproduced and available and you can build it to full scale (with working coin mechs) you can use mame to add multiple effects to a mimic a CRT screen too.

[@limitedtime5471]

Whoaa.. Beautiful arcade Frankie!! I loved tmnt, mario3 and mk2! I also liked playing girl characters, that's why mk2 and street fighter were my top picks.

[@gmascagni]

Great video I really enjoyed your story. Another option and what I did was a bit more involved I found an original cabinet arcade game called Twin Cobra. Stuck a Multicade / Jamma board it was a 60-1 direct plug and play. It plugged directly into the Jamma PCB Board. The only downside is original cabinets way so much. I had a real hard time getting it into the basement. I picked up the Cabinet for $200 and the Multicade board was $50 so for $250 I got a real authentic Arcade Game with 60 titles. I'm so upset that I sold it. I think the Arcade1Up is the most feasible approach to this and then spending the time to get a Pi4 with with a prebuilt image.

[@markeross]

Dude… this is awesome content. You have absolutely inspired me to get an MK II unit and mod it myself. I had been thinking of going the lazy route and buying one modded, but this is the way. Awesome game recommendations, too.

[@markeross]

@@triborn217 Haha! I did! I ended up getting a Simpsons unit (couldn't find the MK) and ordered from Upgrade Arcade - awesome service and install went pretty well. Now well over a year into it, I am thinking about selling this one and getting a larger, full-size from them. The 4 player Simpsons unit is a bit cramped.

[@BadTV1993]

Im in the process of building a cab just so I can play sega Moonwalker the arcade version,,great job!

[@DrunkenMonk]

KZbinr is asked several times in comments "How come your MK2 cabinet isn't playing MK2" Most people: Ignore the comments Frankie: "Here's an 18 minute video explaining, please enjoy"

[@OSW]

Insane work was put into this vid! Esp the naming of reams of games, each with a few seconds of audio too. Great job! Also u have great taste, MK2 is my fav cabinet of all time 😍

[@RedCowEntertainment]

Thanks so much! You have a great channel too!

[@SuperBobHoskinsBros]

Honestly, if they made it, I'd buy an EJ's Donkey Kong cabinet in a second. As is I'll probably flirt with the notion of picking up an MKII or Pacman machine for the next few months.

[@drali]

Super thorough and incredibly helpful. Thank you for this video!

[@Ando22RE]

I love my retro pi and just ordered my 1st 1up countecade! Marvel super heroes! Can’t wait to maybe mod it!!!

[@gunsrtheanswer]

Its a good thing you already own all those game in their original format.

[@futureskeletons66669]

Try Zero Team. It's a 90's arcade Beat 'em up that's very fluid gameplay-wise and went under the radar with most people. An actual *hidden gem*

[@johnnybyrd300]

If youre interested the Yoga Flame model, it runs on Android 10 and has a sd card slot. Ive got all sorts of emulators and the like on it. As long as the emulator as an apk file youre gtg. I know redream and Duckstation automatically set the controller although you may need to remap the buttons. I literally play Power Stone and JoJos Bizarre Adventure.

[@k1ckpunch3r]

Great video, thanks for the info. I don't have a home arcade yet, but this was very informative. :)

[@curtis3948]

I’ve gotten a few A1Ups so far. Star Wars I’m modding with a PC to also play other yoke controller games like Star Wars Battle Pods, STUN Runner, Vindicators, and the like; converting a PAC-Man to a dedicated Qbert & Congo Bong; Tron; Dragon’s Lair I’m considering modding, Pong pub table, Simpsons 4 player cab I plan to mod for other 4 pl games and a MK cab I’m going to mod into a buttons only control panel for games like Armor Attack, Asteroids and Space Duel

[@WOLF-wu2rc]

It's very cool how you upgrades to play all the games though. Very cool!

[@stevenm1832]

Yeah I’m looking to mod my MK2 cab too but keep the original hardware and save a lot more money. By the way the risers are 1 foot not 2 feet

[@bishopjerrime]

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing and you got a new subscriber from this 1 video!

[@Sam-Lawry]

Cute. I hope to share arcade games with my children too.

[@The_GenXennial]

Your video is exactly what I needed to get started. I have 5 cabs, and am wanting to mod my MK2 like yours. Something to keep me busy till MVC2 ships.

[@bigmacfullerton7870]

Look into just getting an At Games Legends cab instead. It is awesome and cheaper in the long run and you can just stick a USB with all the games in it

[@KeithAlumbaugh]

I own two Legends Ultimate cabs. One a version 1.0 that runs One saUCE, and the other a non-modded version 1.1 cab. I also recently bought a Arcade 1UP Streetfighter 2 and MK 2 cab on sale for $250 each.

[@TeamTriumphHQ]

This is an extremely helpful video for a newbie! Thank you!

[@dariusq8894]

For me the cabinet itself is the focal point of the nostalgia. I own a few AC1ups and only mod the controls to be more responsive.

[@johnnybyrd300]

Get the Yoga Flame edition. It's got an SD card slot and runs ReDream.

[@DrMrProfessorPatrick]

Excellent video, Frankie! I've been wanting my own cocktail machine for ages, and now I have a good idea of where to start. Thank you!

[@dramos0805]

Damn Great video review those arcade roms was the best ever

[@theeidofe9716]

Wow that’s a quality video 👌🏿👌🏿

[@LandRunProductions]

Some backlight is your friend----speaking purely to production.

[@stellarslots571]

Great video man! Well done!!

[@backyardgetaways198]

I have a 40th Anniversary Ms. Pacman I am getting ready to Mod. Just waiting for all the stuff to arrive this Friday.

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

Great video, watched the entire thing.

[@Dungzoo]

Excellent video.

[@MysteriousStranger42]

Great video!

[@bucky5676]

Sweet! Good video thanks for the recommendations. Love the mentioning of SNES DRUNK That’s a pretty good channel. Bucky o’hare for the win!

[@xersys]

If you like Mortal Kombat, check out Time Killers. Came out around the same time.

[@Joaquin-jz2gw]

Great video

[@a-law]

Great video, really informative

[@JaveGeddes]

I have the same ones you do, but I think I'll mod the TMNT because I want four player games.

[@alkohallick2901]

Top Gunner (Jackal) !!!

[@Spiderdoom-hg3iy]

I'm just waiting for the marvel vs capcom 2 machine to come out i am so hyped

[@Pinballroomcville]

I have six arcade one up cabinets and they’re more like half scale not three-quarter. My cruise’n world cabinets dwarf them

[@caseyhorrigan6091]

Great video, any idea where I can find someone that sells the modified cabinets or suggestion of a group of people to hook up with that may know?

[@davebetts900]

I have x4 cabinets: Gauntlet (Raspberry pi) 1943 battle of midway (Raspberry pi) Double Dragon (Pandora Box) Golden Axe revenge of death adder (original) Would like outrun and T2

[@PineVinyl]

Great video. You have inspired a possible new thing to waste money on.

[@Trashboat444]

Now, what if I want to tape one to my ceiling? I don't have very much floor room and I gotta walk there

[@RedCowEntertainment]

Do you want to suffer?

[@Trashboat444]

@@RedCowEntertainment I don't have time to suffer

[@Shrubby]

I just got the original mk1 cabinet with the chair and riser for $450 from my local pawn shop

[@monkeytrident]

@Red Cow Entertainment Awesome video, would this also work with the Arcade1up countercade (1 player no usb port) versions because I am in the uk, and I only have enough room for the small mentioned unit

[@RedCowEntertainment]

@@monkeytrident you definitely can mod those, but it’s a totally different process.

[@maskarade9089]

do you think its a good idea to buy KI pro from 1up and mod it? it will have a bigger screen and the cabinet will be bigger and every game could be on it

[@typedeaf]

Is Donkey Kong a A1Up release? Seems as essential to an 80s collection as Pac-man, but its not on their website. I just got Big Blue and Class of 81. Both came undamaged and relativelty pain free to assemble with no missing parts. Some instruction illustrations were wrong, but reading ahead resolved that. I have no idea why they make the kid sized cabinets given that the target audience is probably mostly Gen X adults. Doesnt make sense. Kids would be just as happy playing some console game. The stools are like meh, but thats the case for all bar stools now days. Overall I am glad I got the cabinets and actually cant wait to add a few more to the collection. Honestly, a cabinet for 300-400 is a steal if you compare it to the aftermarket stuff like decals for $65, marquee for $65, etc.

[@RedCowEntertainment]

Sadly no, Nintendo has never licensed any of these. See how EJ on our channel made his own: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYeTgKGmZsd5m5osi=nIZhdyvyBNLOXymn Or of course, just buy a different one and mod it to play all games including Donkey Kong.

[@aprilgabrielrodriguez7158]

We got a intial D and outrun as well as a neo geo my bf got from his uncle that has fist of fury i think is what its called as well as metalslug and this baseball game on it

[@tind]

never been able to run Dolphine blue... this one juste doesnt work with my setup (old macbook running OpenEMU... what's your trick ?!

[@jeremyculberson1638]

Is there a link for that mod kit you used? Can’t find it

[@RedCowEntertainment]

upgradearcade.com/

[@mtndewgood]

What's the Mario game at 17:40?

[@RedCowEntertainment]

"Super Mario Advance," which was a remaster of Super Mario Bros. 2 for the Gameboy Advance. It's in many ways the same version as SMB2 for Mario All Stars for the SNES, but they changed some of the sprites and also added in a lot of sound effects, like Mario's voice.

[@rsn8887]

Are any of these full size? Even the at games legends cabinet looks a bit small to me.

[@gothamcityarcade]

Great video...

[@PlanetGamz]

Just got curious about arcade 1ups & modding so I went to Walmart & they had only one & it was the Simpsons with riser marked down from $550 to $199. Snatched it up quick. Just got put together & ready to mod. Can you point me in the right direction for modding this cabinet? I really want to have games from nes,snes,genesis,gameboy,gamegear, sega cd,n64 & such. Also would like to be able to save gameplay. Thanks.

[@RedCowEntertainment]

Like I say in the video, I recommend upgradearcade.com to buy a mod kit for the Simpsons cab.

[@knowel7138]

I’m 7 in already 😩

[@FreneticZetetic]

I've got a Raspberry Pi 4 Canna kit; can I purchase the other parts separately to build this mod, Frankie?

[@RedCowEntertainment]

Yeah, should be able to

[@txag007]

Great video! Any recommendations on the type of cab to get for modding? Does a fighter work better than say a 2 button game?

[@RedCowEntertainment]

Yeah for sure, to maximize the number of games your control deck will support, I would get a 6 button layout. But, I believe you can have upgradearcades do any layout for any cab, so your choice of art should probably drive the whole thing.

[@user-db5zc1gp6t]

The title of this video should be “nigga I got money watch me spend it!”

[@robbsps5games149]

I just can't with the lcd screen being soooooooo pixelated . I made my own cab with a CTR monitor so it looks OG . Love the artwork 1UP has . just can't get past the graphics . IMO

[@thealatorresquad]

Do you have links to where you purchased the mod already done?

[@RedCowEntertainment]

Yes, it's upgradearcade.com. Then for some of the other odds and ends, just search Etsy.

[@ShaunMoore]

These Games are older then 2001 Super Smash Bros. Melee.

[@ObsidianContraption]

Have you gotten an iiRcade yet?

[@RedCowEntertainment]

I have not

[@shackob.9607]

got the Simpsons Arcade1up for $200 can this can be modified too???

[@comradeamerican4393]

Don't mind me I'm just waiting for them to release an APB and narc cabinet...

[@pongorubio]

What was the seller that sold the mod kit?

[@RedCowEntertainment]

upgradearcade.com

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

I want a prebuilt ready to go ultimate system that arrives assembled and ready to play without spending centuries doing all this work.

[@jonniefast]

im still hunting for cheap ones locally i want to mod a vertical one AND a horizontal one 😈

[@andrewortiz5797]

I don't see arcade one as true arcade machines because no one shouldn't have to bend down to see the screen or arch their back. Anyone selling a neo Geo arcade cabinet. I want one so so bad!! Also a Dance Dance Revolution machine. I wonder how much those cost.

[@palon812]

I just order the mortal kombat table cabinet arcade

[@richardabkstorm9009]

Just wondering but how come you guys don't geek over pinball like the arcade games? I'm assuming you are just a few years too young or you just didn't gravitate that way? Just curious :)

[@RedCowEntertainment]

Yeah that's probably it! Didn't really grow up with pinball. I think they look really cool though.

[@seajames1690]

Such a steep price though.

[@BigRizzy77]

I love the idea of arcade 1up but I’d just rather go to a barcade or just not invest so much money for a partial feeling of my past

[@davidpoi3059]

It seems you're saying to avoid Arcade Mod Up. I was considering purchasing their big (expensive) cabinet with 32 inch screen. Should I avoid? Why?

[@RedCowEntertainment]

Yes, they’re banned on all the social media groups for being totally unresponsive to customers with unreliable services with enormously long wait times.

[@davidpoi3059]

@@RedCowEntertainment Dude! It took all of 5 minutes for your reply. You rock thank you. I subscribed just for that. Do you have suggestions for full sized cabinets that play 7000+ games? Arcade Mod Up seems to good to be true, now I know why.

[@RedCowEntertainment]

No problem! So what I describe in the video is that I bought an arcade1up I liked (the Mortal Kombat one) and then bought a mod kit from upgradearcade.com. They’re awesome and were very responsive and helpful and the instructions were very clear. They give you a raspberry pi and an HDMI converter for the existing minister, and a speaker system. Then for some of the other odds and ends, like dust protectors around the joy sticks and those toppers, I went to Etsy and browsed around.

[@raultelles9896]

Man, you got robbed buying that used MK2 cab :(

[@RedCowEntertainment]

I did, but I wanted it when I wanted it and that’s what was available for MK at the time. It was before the renaissance of legacy re-runs and deals

[@robertreynolds2350]

I paid 200 dollars at Walmart for mk2

[@TheRafcave]

Same