Author Topic: Arcade Machines at Target (Read 4900 times)

fredster · « **on:** November 18, 2005, 10:13:03 pm »

Have any of you guys seen these new Midway Arcade machines at Target?

They are like $500.

http://photobucket.com/albums/v306/tbombaci/midway/?sc=1&multi=9

quarterback · « **Reply #1 on:** November 18, 2005, 10:34:21 pm »

Thread in B/S/T

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=45900.0

Thread in Arcade Misc

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=44831.0

Thread in Main

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=45880.0

missioncontrol · « **Reply #2 on:** November 19, 2005, 12:42:57 am »

may the target thing should be stickied

quarterback · « **Reply #3 on:** November 19, 2005, 12:47:14 am »

Quote from: missioncontrol on November 19, 2005, 12:42:57 am

may the target thing should be stickied

Or people should expand their horizons beyond just one forum or another

missioncontrol · « **Reply #4 on:** November 19, 2005, 12:49:28 am »

expanding your horizons is so over rated

AtomSmasher · « **Reply #5 on:** November 19, 2005, 01:25:57 am »

it was also listed on "whats new" (the default opening page of arcadecontrols.com) back when it was new, almost a month ago now

duffjr · « **Reply #6 on:** November 19, 2005, 02:31:20 am »

never seen it. how much do they go for on ebay?

missioncontrol · « **Reply #7 on:** November 19, 2005, 03:26:11 am »

Quote from: AtomSmasher on November 19, 2005, 01:25:57 am

it was also listed on "whats new" (the default opening page of arcadecontrols.com) back when it was new, almost a month ago now

most of us have direct links to the forums and rarely go into the default opening page

Harry Potter · « **Reply #8 on:** November 19, 2005, 06:19:00 am »

They look super-el-cheapo.

fredster · « **Reply #9 on:** November 19, 2005, 08:30:11 am »

Well, I missed that too.

I think they will sell pretty good.

I'd buy one of those before an XBox360

ChadTower · « **Reply #10 on:** November 19, 2005, 01:22:28 pm »

I played it yesterday.

The sticks are cheaper than the 4 in 1 units for the TV. The sides are THREE pieces held together with Sauder style hex screws. They are a quarter inch or so in width. The sideart does appear to be a decent quality vinyl print. The TV is less than half the size of the viewing area, the rest is this ugly gigantic bezel. The games are not direct arcade translations but are close enough for the average person, just like the 4 in 1s.

This is basically an oversized 4 in 1 with more than 4 games. I tried to play Robotron and the thing was so light I nearly tipped it over yanking the sticks around.

SirPoonga · « **Reply #11 on:** November 19, 2005, 03:51:47 pm »

I got to try one. Hmm, a TV is in it. I hit reset and an AV showed up in the cornet, like a tv.

ChadTower · « **Reply #12 on:** November 19, 2005, 06:54:25 pm »

If you hit volume, you get those bars on the screen like on a 13" tv.

missioncontrol · « **Reply #13 on:** November 20, 2005, 01:00:32 am »

I went to our local Target to see one of these up close but they didn't have one for me to laugh at

ChadTower · « **Reply #14 on:** November 21, 2005, 09:14:35 am »

For the average person, it's actually not that bad. If the price were half what they want I would call it a good product.

There is probably $20 worth of fake wood, $5 in controls, a $70 TV in there. Nearly all of the cost has to be that awful artwork.

brophog · « **Reply #15 on:** November 21, 2005, 12:00:09 pm »

Quote

For the average person, it's actually not that bad.

I really have my doubts if it would last 1 month in an adult only household.........

SirPoonga · « **Reply #16 on:** November 21, 2005, 12:10:00 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on November 21, 2005, 09:14:35 am

For the average person, it's actually not that bad. If the price were half what they want I would call it a good product.

I was playing joust for a good amount of time. But everything does feel cheap. I don;t think it will last.

Plus if something goes wrong who services it?

ChadTower · « **Reply #17 on:** November 21, 2005, 12:12:40 pm »

Quote from: SirPoonga on November 21, 2005, 12:10:00 pm

Plus if something goes wrong who services it?

How does that make it any different than anything else you buy?

ClubNinja · « **Reply #18 on:** November 21, 2005, 12:16:21 pm »

There was one in the bathroom at my local Target. I put a quarter in the urinal and wizzed on the game.

Right, Chad?

SirPoonga · « **Reply #19 on:** November 21, 2005, 12:21:07 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on November 21, 2005, 12:12:40 pm

Quote from: SirPoonga on November 21, 2005, 12:10:00 pm
Plus if something goes wrong who services it?

How does that make it any different than anything else you buy?

If it was Best Buy selling it then the Geek Squad would service it.

ChadTower · « **Reply #20 on:** November 21, 2005, 12:25:28 pm »

Quote from: SirPoonga on November 21, 2005, 12:21:07 pm

If it was Best Buy selling it then the Geek Squad would service it.

I am afraid of what the Geek Squad may be.

And yeah, ClubNinja has the right idea. That is the most amusement anyone will get from one of these things.

RayB · « **Reply #21 on:** November 21, 2005, 01:43:57 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on November 21, 2005, 09:14:35 am

For the average person, it's actually not that bad.

ChadTower · « **Reply #22 on:** November 21, 2005, 01:49:42 pm »

Point. I forgot that.

NY_in_TX · « **Reply #23 on:** November 21, 2005, 02:12:01 pm »

man, I just played one of these that was on display at Target.

HORRIBLE. people who don't know a thing about arcade games or controls will have to know that this is horrible.

the sticks are tight, clicky 4-ways. I played Timber and it doesn't even use the 2nd stick for chopping the tree down, you gotta use a button.

the screen is tiny and most the inside is pictures of which buttons to use for each game.

If you leaned on it too hard or spilled a drink on it the entire game is toast. It has the look and feel of glossy cardboard.

RetroJames · « **Reply #24 on:** November 30, 2005, 01:05:50 pm »

My Impressions of this POS: http://www.retroblast.com/reviews/biggames.html

missioncontrol · « **Reply #25 on:** December 04, 2005, 03:46:19 am »

I Finally saw one in my local Target. They are very cheap I tried to play Joust but kept thinking I was going to break the buttons, my 7 year old boy looked at it and said ours was going to be way better than that one.

duffjr · « **Reply #26 on:** December 05, 2005, 02:04:19 am »

the price is now $400

ChadTower · « **Reply #27 on:** December 05, 2005, 09:26:09 am »

I tried to play Robotron and the cabinet started to tip over.


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