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Arcade 1UP - Outrun driving cabinet coming
leapinlew:
--- Quote from: DaveMMR on December 30, 2020, 11:34:28 pm ---
--- Quote from: lilshawn on December 20, 2020, 09:04:10 pm ---can i just say here.... if the first thing that comes to mind is "how can we mod this machine" are they really making a product that people want?
I feel like people are expecting camaros and getting hyundai excels but then immediately want to put an LS1 in it. (and some y'all LT5)
I guess I don't get it.
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I've kind of thought this too. Negative1 is right that it's really only a small percentage. But I watch a few YouTubers spending extra money on an already expensive toy, tricking it out with new parts, mods and configurations - maybe even slapping a Raspberry Pi in there - and I wonder to myself: would it have just been easier to build one from scratch? I guess that wouldn't bring in as many views?
On the other hand, if someone finds one of those older Arcade1Up cabs on clearance for under $100 and decides to slap a Pi and some better sticks/buttons, that's actually not a bad idea.
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I think what's happening is many of these people haven't built much of anything, so modding an existing cabinet is a good first step. It's a pretty big jump in tools required and skillset from swapping out some internal components to cutting wood to build out a cabinet. So many more decisions to make.
To this day, I prefer to refurb an existing arcade cabinet vs building from scratch. I can have a machine stripped and ready for rebuild in an afternoon. When I build a cabinet from scratch, I usually spend several days to go through all the steps.
jennifer:
That "few extra days" is where the quality of the build comes in, incorporated mods before you build make for a nice cab.
DaveMMR:
--- Quote from: leapinlew on December 31, 2020, 11:50:49 am ---I think what's happening is many of these people haven't built much of anything, so modding an existing cabinet is a good first step. It's a pretty big jump in tools required and skillset from swapping out some internal components to cutting wood to build out a cabinet. So many more decisions to make.
To this day, I prefer to refurb an existing arcade cabinet vs building from scratch. I can have a machine stripped and ready for rebuild in an afternoon. When I build a cabinet from scratch, I usually spend several days to go through all the steps.
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I get that. I definitely have thought about doing that to a clearance model.
But the ones I'm referring to are the more expensive, specialty units definitely not for beginner modders. I shouldn't be complaining, because some of them are damned impressive, like this one (turned the stock Arcade1Up SW into a cockpit):
negative1:
the listing for the standup version is coming up:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/arcade1up-outrun-w-riser-lght-marquee/6441988.p?skuId=6441988&irclickid=Rir3PBVeexyOW1r0TWXZ0S3wUkEU%3AUXNISYYyk0&irgwc=1&ref=198&loc=Unqualified%20Critics&acampID=0&mpid=1878820
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