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Arcade Collecting => Arcade1Up & Similar => Topic started by: JimmyU on December 11, 2025, 11:15:23 am
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According to a Reddit post, Arcade 1Up will shut down before the end of the year.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Arcade1Up/s/b6cGX6efGw
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I feel like everyone knew this would happen for a couple reasons, but the biggest reason to me is that is was built on a fad that also ended. Even if they had an inexpensive product and higher quality products. To me, the Arcade1up explosion was great for a couple reasons:
- The masses allowed the development of several great innovations like a less expensive Star Wars controller and 4/8 way switchers
- I refurbed lots of games during this period and sold some for top dollar because of the increased demand
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so, after all this.
they never did shut down.
their assets were bought by basicFun. a much larger company.
so in fact, the 3/4 scale market is continuing, just like it did before.
but with much less releases.
- return of the jedi
- arcade classics with centipede
a new title - wrestlefest
several different countercades
- asteroids
- centipede
- wrestlefest
- tempest
they are also introducing Supreme editions, which are near full scale arcade height, 19 inch monitors,
better controls etc.
another company - iconic arcade - which is made of ex-arcade 1up members, have released
- street fighter 2/ street fighter alpha 2 full size
they are getting ready to release double dragon, and up to 3 more cabinets this year.
later
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