Saying Goodbye to the Arcade1Up Mod that Started It All!

[@19kfox]

Bitter sweet. 🦊👊🏼

[@KillerArcadeGames]

It is. I’m happy it stayed in the family.

[@KimboRice93]

Very cool for you to give this to your cousin! Like you said money is one thing, but giving it to someone that will appreciate it means a lot more.

[@KillerArcadeGames]

I liked the idea of keeping it in the family. He also just moved into a new house so it’s a nice little home warming gift

[@PAXBISONICA]

Great upload,KAG. If I lived in your neck of the woods, I would've purchased that mod cab from you in a heartbeat. I would absolutely love to have a modded cab like that or for my MK2 Deluxe cab to be internally modded with all those games. Enjoyed the video, brother. 👊

[@KillerArcadeGames]

I wish someone would buy my MK2 modded cabinet! Haha Thanks for checking out the video. M

[@MasaCheez]

One door closes and another opens! Glad to hear it's staying in the family though. Congratulations on how much you've built this channel since the beginning Chris!

[@KillerArcadeGames]

Yeah it’s bittersweet. I’m more than happy to have the real thing but it was a little sad to see it go. It really opened the door for all of what I have now. Thanks for sticking with me for so long!

[@MasaCheez]

@@KillerArcadeGames absolutely dude! I'm just happy to see such a good guy succeed 👍

[@MrDeemann8]

Sad to see it go KAG. Thanks for guiding me to creating my 1st mod which was a K I as well. Im happy I was also able to create and contribute to your K I mod. ( the control panel and bezel ). As you know, we had similar journeys. Going from a K I mod to finally obtaining an original fullsize K I. Now, both of us obtain nothing but full size originals. I now enjoy restoring originals and making fullsize multicades. I most likely will keep my K I mod since that was my 1st mod and is what led me to where I am today. At some point in time I will need to pick your brain on a future project regarding pc and crt connections. :) Thanks again to you and the channel. My new arcade hobby has given me personal satifaction and some cash on the side making other gamers must haves, a reality. HAPPY GAMING! from BIG D RETRO

[@KillerArcadeGames]

I appreciate you making those for me. That really helped it take its “final form”! I always said I’d keep mine like you but after seeing it decay in the garage I had to let it go. The CRT MAME thing is worth it! It really gives it an authentic feel. I don’t think most could detect I was running MAME unless they were really into a certain game.

[@atranfanatic]

Kind of like when I had my '83 Toyota Celica GTS sitting around, when I got one of my Z's going. And my brother needed a car at the time. So I sold it to him and told him if he ever had to sell it to contact me first. It was appraised and worth quite a few thousand now. End of an era with your first modded cabinet, but will not be forgotten man. Way to go with your channel! Keep it up!

[@KillerArcadeGames]

Wow! I don’t think my cabinet will ever be worth much besides sentimental value haha.

[@WillieTroxler]

Great video brother! I truly loved it so much and I've always loved watching your old videos modding the controls and other stuff on it. I also would absolutely love to have a modded cab like that & MK2 Deluxe cab to be internally modded with all those games that'll be so cool. I'm also so glad to hear it's staying in the family. Congratulations on how much you've built this channel since the beginning Chris! I'm so glad and happy that I subscribed to your channel ever since last year! Showing my love and support to you and your channel brother. 🙌❤️🎮🕹️🎉

[@KillerArcadeGames]

I’m glad you enjoyed it Willie. Thanks! The channel has been a lot of work but it’s also given me so much cool stuff and opportunities I never would have had without it. I appreciate everyone watching and supporting me!

[@pedrolucasmsc]

Killer Cuts blasting on the background! Noice!

[@KillerArcadeGames]

I love that soundtrack!

[@threwanade]

That’s so nice of you to give it to family and ya now you have a nostalgia piece that started your channel kept with a person in which the nostalgia for arcades started off so double lol but ya awesome! And ya if you sold it you wouldn’t see it again now you can if wanted to. Im sure he’s gonna love having it!

[@KillerArcadeGames]

Yep! It’s a family heirloom 😂 He’s been enjoying it with his kids, it’s great to know it’s getting played instead of sitting in my garage.

[@DJ.B_74]

I still have my A1up SF2 cabinet from 2018 which I modded into a multicade. It was fun and cheap back then!

[@KillerArcadeGames]

Yeah it was like $299 back then! I think I paid that for this one but after that I got the rest discounted

[@DJ.B_74]

@@KillerArcadeGames also arcade aftermarket parts back then were cheap.

[@michaelloehman7939]

Great video man! Really loved it and made me appreciate even more the one you made for me. I also loved your story about your past with your cousin. Reminded me of the 80s and the things I used to do to try to get money to play games, whether it be in the arcade or to just buy them for my home consoles at the time. Oh and hey! Where is my KAG sticker? J/K 😂

[@KillerArcadeGames]

Thanks! I can’t believe I didn’t think to put one in your cabinet! Maybe I’ll include some in the carpet package lol.

[@michaelloehman7939]

@@KillerArcadeGames lol. That’d be great! Thanks!

[@retromod6488]

I don't have any 1Up's as the scale wasn't right for me, but there's no denying that when these came out the first few years they were probably the single biggest gateway into getting people into custom and full size home arcades and giving rise to new demands for parts and custom products. If they fit your space constraints and you have fun with them, then nobody can complain about someone else's fun. Not sure what the company is doing now but the direction seems to have been off for the last few years.

[@KillerArcadeGames]

They never really nailed the design for tall people. I guess it’s just too difficult to keep it 3/4 scale. I have no clue what they’re up to now. It seems the boom is long over for those machines. Turning them into MAME machines is rare now days too. But yeah, if you like them I’m all for people enjoying them. I’ll always prefer the real thing, even if they’re a pain at times lol

[@marcludwick512]

Aw man, I loved watching your old videos modding the controls and other stuff on it. 😥

[@KillerArcadeGames]

Those were fun times. Learning as I went and pretending I could tell everyone how to do it! Haha. I’m glad it has a new home.

[@marcludwick512]

@@KillerArcadeGames I learned a little with the control upgrade, but in the future I will do a mini PC in the cabinet with Mame and Launch box and your videos are in depth and explain everything. Thanks for that.

[@KillerArcadeGames]

It’s not too difficult. It feels great once you get it done. I always like learning a new task, it’s almost like it opens up a whole new set of opportunities. Repairing my first arcade monitor was a nice boost of confidence

[@champsammy13]

End of an era 😎

[@KillerArcadeGames]

It was a fun time but I think I’m happy with how things have progressed.

[@wompastompa3692]

The classic that started it all...

[@KillerArcadeGames]

Yeah, I said I'd always keep it but it just didn't make sense to anymore.

[@silentkat6438]

Alien tape would hold that sub pretty solid. It's way more solid than velcro.

[@KillerArcadeGames]

Never heard of that. I’ll have to check it out.

[@jomoney9076]

Nice! what front end are you using in that KI cab?

[@KillerArcadeGames]

That was BigBox. I still use it on my MAME cabinet.

[@lonster3000]

I used some L brackets to attach the subwoofer to the floor of the cabinet.

[@KillerArcadeGames]

That's a good idea.

[@billwu21377]

The KAG sticker goes on the outside sir. Front and center

[@KillerArcadeGames]

Haha true! I guess I could have done that and no one would mind! My cousin wouldn’t care lol. I snuck one into the Blitz cabinet I sold. The guy who bought it found the channel but I’m not sure if he looked inside or just happened to find it.

[@arthurnippalexandernikogra710]

Nice I’d like to see the video of this mod. What front end software are you running?

[@KillerArcadeGames]

It’s BigBox! This is a video I made on the process of generally modding a 1Up. It might help. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYLKhql3qbeJpKMsi=kBtjoqimubWJoE33

[@wildchild6340]

What kind of stand is you coin changer installed on? How did you install it?

[@KillerArcadeGames]

It’s a double gumball machine stand! This is the link: www.gumball.com/a/s/products/cast-iron-double-husky-retro-stand I did have to drill holes in the bottom of the change machine to anchor it to the existing holes on the stand.

[@rgbcrafts]

Zero Delay from China on a 1Up cab... Sad.

[@KillerArcadeGames]

That’s what I always used but I did change to an IPAC and a JPAC for my big MAME cab.

[@rgbcrafts]

@@KillerArcadeGames Oh, your choice, not what comes with a 1Up setup? My bad. I would be disappointed to know an average zero delay would be an official setup for it tho. Ipac is normally the choice folks decide for. I've ended up migrating to Pi Pico due to its many possibilities on custom setups.

[@KillerArcadeGames]

I’m sure the 1Up encoders aren’t any better haha. They might be the same tech just throw together different. I’ve never heard of a Pi Pico. Does it only work with Raspberry Pi?

[@rgbcrafts]

@@KillerArcadeGames Raspberry Pie it's a miniature motherboard. Raspberry Pi Pico it's a microprocessor dev board. Look up for GP2040-CE project. Latency it's said to be the lowest, but yeah, you gotta upload sketch just like an Arduino.

[@deadmousyplutaprestige8771]

You should have charged him. ha ha

[@KillerArcadeGames]

I’m not sure anyone would have paid much for it. I’m having a hell of a time selling my MK2 modded cabinet.

[@chrischavez7010]

My son just ruined mine. I would love to purchase and I know you are in the area. SA. If you cousin doesn't want it anymore I'll purchase

[@KillerArcadeGames]

If it’s ever sold I’ll let you know.

[@rynoshnglkmle]

Does this mean no more online KI matches?

[@KillerArcadeGames]

I still have that cabinet! This one was the one I made with a PC inside and MAME.

[@jvega6381]

Where did you find this mame version?

[@KillerArcadeGames]

For KI? I found it long ago just by trying different versions. MAME .139 32 bit seems to be run it as close to the arcade as it can. It’s still not perfect.

[@jvega6381]

@@KillerArcadeGames but how did you create that's select menu. Usually mame has a blue menu.

[@KillerArcadeGames]

@@jvega6381it just comes with Launchbox/BigBox. It finds your MAME games and launches MAME for you from that menu. Here’s a video I made on setting it up. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIq0pKqOh9WohrMsi=wwK-ao26r5INFXOV

[@jvega6381]

@KillerArcadeGames thanks man I appreciate 👍🏼

[@fatbelly2438]

anyone else shouting just use a few tiny screws to attach the encoder boards

[@midget007]

2 things man First, I also used 1up mods as my gateway drug to real arcades thanks to you haha. Secondly, I really liked your story of doing chores to go to the arcade. My best friend and I would mow our parents yards to get money only to blow it at the local putt-putt arcade. I went to the bulldozed location of that putt-putt recently and it's mind blowing to me how small the square footage was. It seemed like a palace to me when I was 15 or whatever.

[@KillerArcadeGames]

I’m a bad influence! Haha That’s sad to see your childhood arcade get torn down. It wasn’t in San Antonio, was it? There’s an old one here that was torn down and I always thought the same thing. It had a bumperboats section and tons of go karts. Now that it’s gone it looks like a tiny piece of land.

[@midget007]

@@KillerArcadeGames no, Springfield OH. I don't want to talk about the cat situation either btw lol

[@DeVstatrOmga]

🥲Am Happy/Sad now.

[@KillerArcadeGames]

I feel good about it. I was worried I'd miss it but I'm ultimately happy with where it ended up.