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Arcade 1up - 2021 Midway Legacy Cabinet
Howard_Casto:
--- Quote from: leapinlew on March 01, 2021, 08:09:45 pm ---
That's not snarky. It's a good question, and to your point, some people are selling their original Mortal Kombat to buy the legacy. Believe it or not, plenty of other people are holding on to their original Mortal Kombat because they think it's a collectible and will go up in value.
One of the advantages of these machines is they are smaller, but it isn't just a space issue. Being smaller means 1 person can move the machine up/down a flight of stairs, or can load 4 of them in a SUV.
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I don't know... invest in a good dolly and one person can manage a cab fairly easy. I don't find their lightness to be a selling point but rather a negative. I'm not that big a guy and I shake these poor things around like a rag doll with even light play. I remember trying the pac-man in walmart when these first came out and almost tipping it over into the isle. Also when you buy 20 of them (like every youtube poser seems to be doing) the space saving argument goes out the window.
leapinlew:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on March 01, 2021, 08:40:57 pm ---Also when you buy 20 of them (like every youtube poser seems to be doing) the space saving argument goes out the window.
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That's not how it works, lol. They are smaller than a full size arcade machine, so if you have 20 Arcade1up's, that's still more than the number of full size machines you could fit in the same space. Plus, they don't dominate the room like a full size arcade machine. I have 2 in my kids playroom and their smaller size makes them fit into the room better. It's just an all around convenience factor for so many people. Go to the store and buy arcade1up, go home and put them together. You'll be playing video games within a few hours.
While I understand why some of us would say the arcade experience is lacking with these arcade1up's, it's hard to deny the convenience and logistics to buying them. For years, we've witnessed nearly everyone here make sacrifices by using emulation, or a LCD, or whatever. It doesn't seem like a bit stretch to imagine that a large portion of the population, who were probably more casual gamers in the first place, be ok with the Arcade1up's. To them, it's probably a huge improvement over the Jakks handheld sticks.
negative1:
--- Quote from: leapinlew on March 01, 2021, 07:02:37 pm ---
--- Quote from: negative1 on March 01, 2021, 01:33:21 pm ---The number of people buying the games biggest complaint, is that machines only had 2-4 games on them,
so that's why they're throwing a ton on these 'legacy' cabinets, to save them space, and give a better value.
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Totally disagree, the biggest complaints are the customer service, lack of communication, and delayed orders. I'd say next up is quality control in regards to shipping issues, parts failing, DOA, etc.. I think adding more games is on the list of feature enhancements, but I don't think it's the "biggest complaint".
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The lack of number of games, is the biggest complaint.
All that talk about bad customer service, etc, while true, is only for a miniscule amount of people that barely make
a dent in their bottom line, which is why they haven't improved it. Because it really doesn't matter if those people
become disinterested, complain, or boycott them. There are several hundred or thousands more that will never complain.
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bobbyb13:
After only what, 2 or 3 years now?
It appears they sure have sold a hell of a lot of cabinets.
It will be interesting to see how this all plays out really.
And you have to wonder how many people are buying 1Ups, playing them for a bit and then selling them to make room for newly released titles at this point.
There appears to be a little secondary market for them appearing out here anyway.
leapinlew:
--- Quote from: negative1 on March 02, 2021, 03:31:33 am ---
The lack of number of games, is the biggest complaint.
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What's your source on this? This is a silly complaint since it's clear the number of games that are on a cabinet. That's known when you buy it. What catches people by surprise is the QC and number of delays and that's the majority of the complaints I see.
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