Vilros Arcade Mini Tabletop Home Arcade for the Raspberry Pi 4

[@andymcdandycdn6808]

Nice little unit. Raspberry Pi have certainly come a long way for gaming.

[@WagnersTechTalk]

It has, it's a nice platform for Retro Gaming. Thank you for watching!

[@ChrisShadowens]

While I agree with some of the commenters that $300 feels a bit spendy, it certainly looks like a solid piece of equipment and unless one has the tools/materials/skills to build a bartop from scratch I think this is a great way to go. I've looked at Pimaroni's PiCade, which is comparably priced, but one has to assemble that (though it does come with more buttons.) I like that the marquee can be changed out, too, though it'd be nice if the graphics on the cabinet itself could be easily changed (I suppose one could source a vinyl printer.)

[@WagnersTechTalk]

It is a very solid and well-built cabinet. I can't compare it to the PiCade as I've never used one but the differences appear to be significant in terms of build quality/materials.

[@igorbogorad2687]

FYI price seemed to drop a lot, it is $99 now.

[@ChrisShadowens]

@@igorbogorad2687 Now that *is* interesting. 2 years later, I imagine it's due to the waning of Pi4 adopters over the newer Pi5. Thanks for the heads-up.

[@GameMaker04]

I just got one of these, my only real gripes are the side stickers were starting to come off, right out of the package I had to push it back down and get bubbles out, and the screen has a low view angle. DO YOU KNOW WHAT SCREEN THEY USED.. it seems it is one of the many lcd panels you can get for cctv applications on Amazon and other, but they removed the branding.

[@WagnersTechTalk]

I don't, I wound up having a giveaway and gave it to a lucky viewer. Details of that giveaway are here, for reference: wagnerstechtalk.com/winners/#Giveaway_2_-_Vilros_Tabletop_Arcade

[@tommyg957]

That’s a cool little unit!

[@Will-ym9jn]

Hello. What do you think of putting a Pi 5 in one of these? Do you think it is worth it, or if would even work?

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Not sure on that one, first of all the power requirements are higher for the Pi5. A Pi4 would likely be ideal for this. The Pi5 could work, but may need a separate power supply to the Pi5.

[@Will-ym9jn]

@@WagnersTechTalk Thank you! I finally ordered one. I am excited to try it out!

[@Hza316]

I apologize if this has been asked already, but does coinops work well for this?

[@WagnersTechTalk]

I don't know honestly. If you can locate a CoinOps build for the Pi4, it "should" work fine. However, I gave this machine away so I have no way of verifying that. You may want to ask Vilros, they may have a better answer for you.

[@randymulder9105]

Looks great!

[@yotu4049]

Great video . Greeting from Sevilla. Spain

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Thank you very much! Greetings from AL, USA!

[@Mr72Dolphins]

I won! That is very cool. Your power bill must be staggering. Thankfully, the Flux Capacitor is near by. Wait! Where do you put the quarters?

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Quarters? Where we're going, we don't need quarters! Just press the select button 😎👍 Good luck, giveaway will start this week!

[@Mr72Dolphins]

@@WagnersTechTalk Who wouldn't want Biff as a stepfather! Biff had class, money, Lorraine and style!

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Doc would have been my first choice for a stepfather 😀 My kind of dude!

[@TravisTraps]

Would this work with a Steam Deck instead of a Raspberry Pi?

[@WagnersTechTalk]

It might, I don't have one here for testing so you may want to check with Vilros to be sure (I gave this one away). You'll likely need a dock for the Steam Deck with HDMI+USB and perhaps an adapter for the HDMI cable. Just a few things that come to mind from memory.

[@theloaten17]

Is it possible to connect a mini console like the NES Classic or the Sega Gennesis Mini?

[@WagnersTechTalk]

You may want to check with Vilros on that. I wound up giving this machine away and that wasn't one of the things I tested. I'm thinking it might work but it's not something I personally tested.

[@andre2cr]

micro sd has no external connector? I like to exchange cards

[@WagnersTechTalk]

You could use a flat microSD extension cable and route it outside the cabinet if you want. Something like this should work out amzn.to/40VYLoN

[@freebird1963]

I just got this from being the winner. Be careful. I unboxed it. And was running fine. Seemed to be really cool and figured my kids will love it when they get home from school. I set it up. Setup the wireless connection. It said a new update was available and D/l it. After it rebooted its bricked. No joystick or buttons. Cant do anything. No support contacts on the web page. Found a FB page. But nothing from that as of a couple hours ago. I assume the Pi would be reset. Anyone got a clue on how to do that. ?

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Glad you received it ok, regarding Recalbox it's mentioned in the original review video how to fix the controllers: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIfRmpqqiLOFipo (also in the video description are the commands I used). If you don't want Recalbox installed, Batocera and RetroPie are also good options. I have guides for those here: wagnerstechtalk.com/rpi4gaming/#Official_RetroPie It's likely not bricked, the update probably overwrote the settings I had made for you in Recalbox. In that case, just re-running the commands mentioned above should fix it.

[@chiefthunderhorse4430]

Interesting product, I love it's already preassembled but the price is a big turn off, maybe if it was two player , but until it's sub $150 I'll pass

[@WagnersTechTalk]

I understand Chief, thank you for watching!

[@insomnia976]

@@WagnersTechTalk Very good product. Is there a way to install a battery pack? That would be awesome!

[@terryxperry]

You should tell people the price in your reviews .

[@WagnersTechTalk]

I can't really, prices change but the video is static. I do provide links so they can be checked at anytime. Thank you for watching!

[@terryxperry]

@@WagnersTechTalk all u got to say at orice at the time of the video

[@Cargo_Bay]

@@terryxperry prices fluctuate. Source has price

[@moviemania1137]

@@terryxperryAre you too lazy to click the Amazon link in the description??

[@terryxperry]

@@moviemania1137 price is something that should be in a review because it give it value of the product he reviewing.

[@garyfranks2586]

Your pi 4 Needs cooling fan

[@WagnersTechTalk]

I tested without any heatsinks or fan to see if thermal throttling would occur, it surprisingly didn't. Even playing dreamcast and other GPU/CPU intensive emulators which were running for 6+ hours. Definitely needed for overlooking. However, still a good idea to use them, I agree with you. This machine will be given away to someone else, when it is, it will have a fan and heatsink installed. It just arrived today (all-in-one unit).

[@Woodwerker]

Thanks for the video well done. As far as this arcade goes the price is way way to high. This is a $150 item imo.

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Thank you Tom! I understand and agree it should be cheaper. But when I priced out the components (without any discount), there wasn't the massive difference I was expecting. I don't think I could build this same machine at the price they are asking without buying used components. I may follow-up with more details in the giveaway video.

[@moviemania1137]

Sub $150, with a monitor? Cheapskate!! I'm sure you have a b.s. story, about how you can build a cheaper one using the SAME new parts?? GTFO!!!