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Arcade 1Up's Ikea cabinets
pbj:
Mike, you sure are worried about how grown men spend their own money and it’s crossing the line into weird.
Mike A:
Coming from captain normal, I will take that under advisement.
Maybe I have been too strident on this subject.
opt2not:
As I definitely appreciate Mike’s passion, ultimately the best thing to do is just outline the pros and cons and let people decide how they should spend their funds.
But as someone who has modded these types of commercial cabs, I can tell you it’s not always straight-forward.
I once converted an Arcade Legends 2 to JAMMA for a friend of mine so that he could throw a Pandora’s Box into it.
Had to completely re-wire the whole cab, power and all. Also had to cut a whole new CP for he’s desired layout, apply a new CPO, replaced all controls with higher quality gear — you will definitely find these type of cabs have low-quality controls that are practically throw-aways once you try them. All-in-all it’s still a lot of work to get to the level of our standard DIY cabs here. In the end it still just looks like you bought it at Walmart even though you’ve put a ton of work and updates to.
Personally I don’t think it’s worth it. But it’s a $300 starter that gets you maybe halfway there to as close to an authentic arcade experience for what these things are. But it’ll never be to the level of a full fledged authentic cab.
Mike A:
Thank you for saying I am nuts without actually saying it. I appreciate the effort. :cheers:
I won't bother anyone about this anymore.
opt2not:
You’re not nuts, Mike. Everything you’ve said I agree with. But we come from different schools than the main demographic this product is targeting.
No, putting these into your line-up of legit original full-sized cabs and thinking it looks good, now that’s nuts. Spending 3 bills on these though, meh, I’ve thrown money at stupider things. (Looking at you NES and SNES Classic Minis)
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