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Titchgamer:
I have not seen a 1up at a reduced price anywhere over here yet.

JDFan:

--- Quote from: Titchgamer on September 29, 2019, 12:49:59 pm ---I have not seen a 1up at a reduced price anywhere over here yet.

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Probably due to them being more limited availability and the added costs of distribution and extra fees and taxes getting them there.

 I originally had planned on buying just the 1 (Pacman) on Black Friday sale for $249 - but then a local store marked them down to $150 a couple weeks after that - So I returned the one for a refund and bought 3 ( Pacman, Galaga, Asteroids) then a month or so later Thinkgeek had a Centipede cab on clearance for $100 so picked it up - then a while later Walmart marked down the Centipede and Asteroid cabs to $75 so I picked up a second of each for modding ( one vertical and 1 horizontal Mame cab) - So $700 total for 6 cabs.

Titchgamer:

--- Quote from: JDFan on September 29, 2019, 03:06:39 pm ---
--- Quote from: Titchgamer on September 29, 2019, 12:49:59 pm ---I have not seen a 1up at a reduced price anywhere over here yet.

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Probably due to them being more limited availability and the added costs of distribution and extra fees and taxes getting them there.

 I originally had planned on buying just the 1 (Pacman) on Black Friday sale for $249 - but then a local store marked them down to $150 a couple weeks after that - So I returned the one for a refund and bought 3 ( Pacman, Galaga, Asteroids) then a month or so later Thinkgeek had a Centipede cab on clearance for $100 so picked it up - then a while later Walmart marked down the Centipede and Asteroid cabs to $75 so I picked up a second of each for modding ( one vertical and 1 horizontal Mame cab) - So $700 total for 6 cabs.

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You could be right about that but I suspect they will just sit and rot on shelves.
I have not heard of anyone actually buying one and at £500 each I would be amazed if anyone did! Thats around $625!

1-UP:

--- Quote from: JDFan on September 29, 2019, 12:46:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: 1-UP on September 26, 2019, 05:32:20 pm ---I saw one of the 1-Up machines in my local Smyths Toys store (UK) and honestly thought it looked totally cheap and horrible. I think it was about £500 too and included 3 almost identical Street Fighter 2 games.

I have no idea how these companies are getting licencing deals, especially from Capcom. Makes me  :cry: that they're making such a brilliant nostalgic games developer look nasty. No idea why they would do that deal.

The buttons and stick were also budget.

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Would agree with you at £500 - but for the $116 ( £95 ) Avg. I paid for the ones I have it was worth it.

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Oh definitely. I still wouldn't buy one but for £95 is a steal and far quicker to mod one than building something from scratch. Capcom have brought out a capcom logo shaped double fighting stick cp with games. The quality looks great. Not sure if you have them yet in US I presume they arrived there first. That's the type of licenced product that makes sense. Not a cheaply made and looking (no offense if you have one) flat pack box with an emulator playing essentially 1 game. I just find it odd that they get licenses for these things at all.

Barry Barcrest:

--- Quote from: Titchgamer on September 29, 2019, 12:49:59 pm ---I have not seen a 1up at a reduced price anywhere over here yet.

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Argos have had them reduced a couple of times.

Steet Fighter 2, Pacman and Space Invaders all £300 each at the minute. Admittedly not the same as the deals folks in the U.S. are getting but still £200 less than the £500 you quoted.

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