The Force Was With Us - Arcade1Up Star Wars Arcade Review

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[@LurgsHowToGuides]

I got one 2 weeks ago here in England at £699 (over $800) and been loving it and reliving my teenage years. Enjoy

[@RoXolid]

That's fun! Yes, I don't like the price hike but it's still an amazing cabinet.

[@TheMrRatzz]

You lucky devil. My favourite all time game. Would love one so I can finally never run out of 10p's! Enjoy my friend!

[@LurgsHowToGuides]

@@TheMrRatzz Cheers. It is a lovely cabinet and really enjoy playing on it

[@richwatson1985]

Where did you get it from mate? Game?

[@nikwalsh435]

Tempted to buy one, but worried that the nostalgia fix will disappear after a couple of weeks. To anyone that bought one, do you still play with it months later? Or has it become a dust collector?

[@mikenow3050]

I played this game today in a games arcade in the UK. It was the old sit in booth version. Vector graphics, old school, still love it. Im 50 now, where have all the years gone?

[@RoXolid]

Agreed, when did we become the old people?

[@mikenow3050]

@@RoXolid Like my coins in the slot, the years have vanished. 😂

[@candoentertainment9118]

Got mine back in 2019. Love it.

[@DrVenture45]

Oh man, I remember playing both the free-standing and cockpit versions of Star Wars. Perhaps it was the other machines playing in a space all at once, but the sound in that cockpit you could feel in your chest! Nice trip!

[@bland9876]

my favorite star wares arcade is the pod racer one. you would sit on a bike and control the game that way.

[@RoXolid]

I remember and have played that one

[@Goldenskidmk]

Thanks for the review! I'll just stay with the memories I think

[@williamb.1376]

0:04 This sound 🤣 Great review by the way, thanks !

[@RoXolid]

Gotta love Rogue Squadron! Thanks for watching

[@r.jdeluca8091]

I got the classic starwars arcade 1up few days ago

[@MikeDancy]

just saw you on the KZbin meeting. I was thinking of buying this game or at least a few other Arcade1Up cabinets. - subbed :)

[@RoXolid]

Yeah Mike, good to see you and thanks! This is by far my favorite out of my 3 Arcade 1Ups I have.

[@mancavemusician]

I can buy one for £699 in the UK. I reckon I spent £1000 in pound coins back in the mid / late 80s

[@danidavis7912]

If you were in the Vegas area, I'd sell you mine for $500 USD.

[@MrShadow2x]

I don't think I'll ever get an A1Up, but I sure love the concept. I LOVED the Atari Star Wars arcade when I was a kid. It was one of my most-played games at Chuck E Cheese, alongside TMNT and Turtles in Time.

[@RoXolid]

THAT is the big thing about the original, look at the games you compared it to. TMNT Came out in what... '89 I think? 6 years is a LOOOOONG time in the gaming world and TMNT Looked and played better. But there was something about the simplicity of the Star Wars Arcade Cabinet that was just so good.

[@MrShadow2x]

@@RoXolid Absolutely. I didn't understand the technical difference between vector and normal graphics back then. I just thought it was amazing that the game looked so good and accurate, despite being made of wireframe shapes.

[@dandelatorre1870]

I also own this 1up game, I think you’re underestimating the Return of the Jedi game. I loved all of them back in the day. I own this and Mortal Kombat, I want the Marvel Super Heroes game but my wife said she’d divorce me if I bought another game, do I risk it…….🤔

[@RoXolid]

I don't like the angle of it, but then again I don't care for most isometric games. Only risk it if getting divorced means you can also become a KZbin Channel member. If not, then don't risk it (but you cna still become a channel member :D )

[@JoJoGunn1956]

Episode "3"? What is that?

[@RoXolid]

The 3rd best Star Wars movie behind RotJ & ESB

[@Larry]

Glen's controllers are amazing quality, literally all the hardcore A1up collectors will swap the stock parts out for his. I did play this a fair bit in arcades as a kid, but I must confess my fave Star Wars Arcade game was the first one Sega released (the one that was later released on 32X) I hope Arcade1up consider a "sequel" machine someday!

[@RoXolid]

They are quite terrific. I am thankful they sent one for me to evaluate, it's a remarkable piece and I hope most who get this latest batch of machines also upgrade to his flight yoke.

[@thx113875]

I LOVE the Return of the Jedi one.

[@ThomasGrillo]

This is very cool! Glad you were able to get the GRS yoke. I'm waiting on the makerofthings bezel mod for my first gen Star Wars cabinet. Thanks for the review.

[@RoXolid]

Very cool! And it's sooooo good!

[@TravirusTheKing]

I to love the opening of episode 3.

[@RoXolid]

The Battle of Coruscant is an amazing opening.

[@GlensRetroShow]

Fantastic 😍 happy you are enjoying the GRS flight yoke and that star wars cab one of the best

[@RoXolid]

Seriously, I cannot heap enough praise on you, your development, and the end product. I would argue this is even a better option than the OEM Atari Yoke from '83. Amazing job, cannot recommend highly enough for anyone with a Star Wars Arcade Cabinet.

[@GlensRetroShow]

:) that's all we want .. happy Game Players 😀

[@jacobprayer8656]

Spock was always my favorite character in Space Trek Billy Mummy was really good too. I remember when he came to Earth in that egg, and burst out saying "the Flux Capacitor!". So many great Space Trek.

[@RoXolid]

You should have watched when Spork, Spock's brother took over the Millennium Falcon. He had the best jokes

[@regisdumoulin]

The cabinet looks great but I was a bit disappointed by the screen. It is not a vector display, just a standard raster LCD screen. If you have a Vectrex console, the you can order the Pitrex cartridge which lets you pair it with a Pi zero and allows you to play the Star Wars Atari arcade ROM on a real vector display, well worth it!

[@IlpoKinnunen]

The original Star Wars game remains to be the best arcade game ever. Missed a few exams at the med school in the 80’s 🙄 Does this version give you extra points if you go through the tunnels on the Death Star using the force i.e. not shooting until the final silo? I recall getting up to level 13 or so using the force.

[@jrickclark]

Yes, it 100% does. I learned a while ago that if you start at Wave 5 and “Use the Force,” you’ll score a million points for completing one level. Great way to get your name on the board! I’ve played the original a couple times a year for the past 20 years, so I have recently memory to compare the 1Up to, and it is very, very good! The emulation is so accurate that when there’s too many objects on the screen, the frame rate slows down exactly like the original (which is not at all a complaint! If they smoothed it out, it would not feel authentic and it would probably mess up my game!). I agree with others that the stock yoke is more than adequate for most folks. I play mine regularly, but not frequently. If you play frequently, the upgraded yoke is probably worth the investment (not sure how much it is though. He said the link is in the description, but I don’t see it).

[@keithschneider1054]

You’re crazy, RotJ is awesome!

[@RoXolid]

Love the movie, not a huge fan of the game

[@bofett74]

My favourite on the cab.

[@billcook4768]

Fun to see your enthusiasm. I played a ton of these games as unlockables on the Rebel Strike disc. Which is - hot take warning - the best disc for GameCube.

[@RoXolid]

I have it as well!

[@plop6759]

AT Games also lets you use the trackball.

[@warpedgenius5182]

god you can be their spokes dude lol makes me wanna go get one lol just leave the 800 tele at the bottom lol

[@RoXolid]

Hey, I loved this cabinet, what can I say?

[@warpedgenius5182]

@@RoXolid now i want one lol could have sold it to me like a used car sales men on the vid lol yelling with a 800 number lol go see cal go see cal go see cal lol

[@tracymitchell9399]

Great video

[@RoXolid]

Thank you

[@bildo1977]

If possible, I’d like to get ahold of this cabinet. But have a pedal added on the bottom, along with the arcade games FireFox, Road Blasters, Stun Runner, and Hydra. All Atari arcade games that used the dual axis yoke controller, or at least compatible with its use such as Road Blasters.

[@cherrypie581]

Just got mine in the mail yesterday it’s gonna look good next to my marvel vs Capcom 2 cabinet

[@reubenguttenberg7405]

Voiced by Mark Hamill, Alec Guinness, Peter Mayhew, Dennis Lawson, Harrison Ford, James Earl Jones, Billy Dee Williams, budgie birds, Anthony Daniels, and Carrie Fisher

[@RoXolid]

Yeah... And?

[@danidavis7912]

If you are in the Vegas area, I have an almost brand new SW A1U cab for sale. I bought it new and it has less than 4 hours play on it.

[@RoXolid]

I'm not, sorry

[@danidavis7912]

@@RoXolid Thanks. I guess I could have worded that better. I meant it for the viewers at large. I'm trying to make room for a Dragon's Lair cab...grin...

[@RoXolid]

@@danidavis7912 I'd appreciate not selling on my channel please

[@danidavis7912]

@@RoXolid No worries. I won't darken the door here again. Cheers.

[@Curlyheart]

New Vegas?! 🤯

[@DoYouNerd]

Let's hear more about your skating skills--did you do roller disco? Hearing a lot of praise and for something so nostalgic to so many, and something so unique that I could see a lot of collectors wanting, that's precisely what I would've hoped for in this build. Nice!

[@RoXolid]

No, I am too young for disco, thankfully. But I know that Billie Jean was not his lover... On the Rollercoaster of Love... I was addicted to the Hokey Pokey at one point but I turned myself around.... To this day I still can't skate backwards though, one thing I couldn't master. Warts and all this is a fun piece. The GRS Flight Yoke takes it to the next level too!

[@Treeplanter73]

Oh my I remember Butler skateland, still go to skate land in Waukesha.

[@RoXolid]

I have been to that one too, behind the Ford dealership by Famous Dave's. I think there's a Rosen right by there too

[@Treeplanter73]

@@RoXolid Yep, tons of dealerships around there. I hope you've been to Garcade in Menomonee Falls?

[@RoXolid]

@@Treeplanter73 Not yet, I'm from the Falls actual. I talked to them at MGC this year, they're where the old North Hills Athletic club was on Appleton

[@Treeplanter73]

@RoXolid Then in Muckwonago, there's the Vintage Vault arcade. Half the size of Garcade, but has different games, some rare. But also fun. But Garcade is a blast.

[@RoXolid]

@shawndickmann8215 I also used to live on mukwonago. I need to get back up to the elegant Farmer sometime because that is the One place that I have found that makes zucchini bread even remotely close to the way my mom used to make it before she passed away.

[@sambagogo777]

- backlight bleed was apparent in the footage - an OLED panel would clearly have been a much better choice for game/s set in space - a higher resolution 4K panel would do a much better job of simulating the arcade machine's color vector display Disappointing to put it mildly. It's being hyped by some as being 'the best Arcade1up cab ever' so I dread to think what the others are like!

[@hognuckles]

I have the original Atari stand up arcade game. I've had it since the late eighties but now the graphics will only show a blue dot in the middle of the screen while all the sound still works. Everyone has told me it will be too expensive to fix but I can't seem to get rid of it.

[@TheMrMaynard]

Hey I still have that Street Fighter 2, and I love my Ridge Racer arcade1ups. Now if they took that same cabinet setup with the yolk controls and make a RoadBlasters cabinet with Spy Hunter, Road Riot 4WD, and Stun Runner That would be an insta buy. Oh if you wanna do a Ridge Racer review, come by and try it out at Casa De Maynard!

[@PaulGT]

I wish they had the Sega Star Wars arcade games.

[@RoXolid]

Same

[@atrain818]

Do not believe sega has released any of their titles to arcade 1up. Nor has Nintendo or taito.

[@SpecialAgentEBunny]

Empire Skate in Redlands has this game back in the 80’s. Many coins were spent on this one

[@RoXolid]

That's awesome

[@stevecrofts6404]

Does it save your scores if you turn off the power ? Looking into buying one of these soon 😊

[@pamjohnson3713]

Yes

[@351cleavland]

If they had this with a Spaceballs mode I would buy 10 of them! Cause the Schwartz is with me.

[@DropPCTV]

I have mine still in the box. Got it a few days before Xmas and never got a chance to put it together. It will be my 21 arcade 1 up (not buying many more)

[@RoXolid]

21? Holy crap! You need to open up your own arcade!

[@mwrightinsurance]

Seems like it would’ve been a good candidate for paperboy since that’s closer to bicycle handlebars than joysticks

[@kevinpalardy8592]

Im about to pick up this cab this week, how is the original flight yoke? Will i be disappointed with it or is changing it a must

[@RoXolid]

The stock one is ok but the upgrade one is SO MUCH BETTER!

[@fnonaka]

how much does it cost?

[@bofett74]

The stock is great. Don't even think about spending more money.

[@warpedgenius5182]

i played all 3 of them lol the jedi one hung out at the local movie house when i was a kid lol

[@szlash280z]

can the replacement Yoke be plugged into a regular PC and used with MAME emulators or whatever? I don't have the space for a whole cabinet and I also don't think I would play it enough to warrant buying the whole cabinet either.

[@szlash280z]

I think the cabinets would be cool if they had modular controller boards: IE have this flight yoke board but be able to swap it out for regular fight sticks without requiring massive disassembly

[@RoXolid]

Yes it can

[@speedbird737]

Theres a bug in star wars - at the end it says 'remember the force be with you' - then it says it again 'the force be with you' - it shouldn't as the arcade version / mame version doesn't say it twice!

[@-arcadefever]

Did you just swap P&P the GRS Yoke or was it neccessary to change the movement parameters / sensitivy?

[@RoXolid]

No changes besides unpluggiing and plugging back ing

[@badbadmustache]

I'm interested in getting this for the same reason you did. I have their star wars virtual pinball machine and the voice acting is just awful. are dialogue lines in this directly from the movie or are they voice actors doing impressions? unless it's actually the sound from the original game, i dont think i want it

[@sethwiseman1017]

They are digitized samples right from the film. Very impressive for the era.

[@badbadmustache]

@@sethwiseman1017 oh rad! that's what i loved

[@danilanglois6785]

I am 190.5 cm (6 feet 3 inches) tall and the cabinet, even with the riser, is too short for me. I have to bend my knees slightly or use a tall stool to be able to play the game. That is the main reason I rarely play Empire or Jedi. The yoke is uncomfortable and I can only play for a few minutes (one or two times through the games) before I have to stop due to wrist pain. I do not have that issue with the first Star Wars game.

[@RoXolid]

I get that. Have you thought about another riser?

[@danilanglois6785]

@@RoXolid I would have to make my own. A second Arcade1Up would make it Way too tall. lol

[@kevinpalardy8592]

Use furniture risers, put them on a couple of my cabinets, you can get 2-3 inches and are only about 20-30$ and look great

[@danilanglois6785]

@@kevinpalardy8592 Danke. I appreciate the idea.

[@kevinpalardy8592]

@danilanglois6785 i also added an led strip inside the base, so with the added furniture risers, the cabinet looks like it's glowing, ill do that as well when I get the star wars cab adding a blue glow to it

[@mafc1756]

Return of the Jedi was the bomb back in the day played the 💩 of it! Was the best of the three no doubt!

[@RoXolid]

Not to me but I'm glad you enjoyed it

[@RoXolid]

I don't 100% remember if it was $499 or $599

[@banditkfk1463]

Death Star explosion wasn't same as Original coin op

[@AlexMartinez-de9th]

3:34 ooouu shhparklesshh🤓✨🧸

[@RoXolid]

Uh, ok

[@Retroman8077]

U need a riser

[@RoXolid]

It comes with one

[@Retroman8077]

@@RoXolid no kidding, i thought it was optional....u looked like it was too low for u

[@dandelatorre1870]

I just subscribed

[@RoXolid]

Thank you so much!

[@danlutzka8007]

Ok I liked the last 3

[@RoXolid]

Episodes 7, 8, and 9? No thanks.

[@bofett74]

The stock yoke is perfectly fine peeps.

[@RoXolid]

It's ok, but the GRS one is smoother and the buttons have a much better feel. I'd say the GRS one feels closer to the arcade original than the stock one.

[@bofett74]

@@RoXolid I'm sure it does. All I'm saying is, that you don't have to rush out and buy another one, because the stock yoke is perfectly fine.

[@slewone4905]

the graphics of EMpire and return didn't look as good as I remember.

[@RoXolid]

Nostalgia is a powerful drug!

[@Vortigon]

Did I really just hear a star wars fan pronounce 'AT-AT' as .. A..T..A..T... cred lost man.. ALL cred lost.

[@Thomasm3000]

Really hate reviewers saying 'yeah this product is great! Only if some company sends you a vital component worth $200 that totally improves it for free' Like what is the point of the review if you don't use/review the parts an average consumer would receive. Adding an extra $200 smackers onto an already pricey $500+ cabinet is insane. Nobody needs to play 3 slightly lame star wars games that badly.

[@RoXolid]

Well I did test out the original controls on other Arcade 1Up Star Wars arcade machines and while it was ok it definitely didn't feel as good as the original from the 80s. I would have bought this regardless, but Glenn was kind enough to send me one

[@Joselu_GZ]

Tremenda estafa el precio 😂😂

[@xxsemb]

why are you touching all over the screen dude.

[@RoXolid]

Didn't realize I did

[@bondcreative1467]

Just built mine today, and I love it! Red 5 standing by....🫡