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Title: new retail arcade (review and picture)
Post by: arcadefever on November 30, 2005, 08:43:16 pm: we all been wondering how it look like
here is the review and picture !!!!!

http://retroblast.com/reviews/biggames.html
Title: Re: new retail arcade (review and picture)
Post by: brophog on December 01, 2005, 01:33:36 pm: Definitely need a sticky on this thing........with big red warning lights.
Title: Re: new retail arcade (review and picture)
Post by: nostrebor on December 01, 2005, 03:33:22 pm: I wonder if Kevin liked it?

*checking*

Huh. He felt the same way about it that I did. What an abysmal waste of a group of decent classic games. >:(
Title: Re: new retail arcade (review and picture)
Post by: KevSteele on December 01, 2005, 04:07:27 pm: Hey guys, I didn't write the review - kudos on this review go out to James McGovern (aka 1hookedspacecadet) for his investigative journalism!

Kevin
Title: Re: new retail arcade (review and picture)
Post by: Crazy Cooter on December 02, 2005, 08:29:29 am: LOL!

"Must be a Government Operation" <- thumbs up to 1hooked ;)

So if someone did get stuck with one of these for x-mas, do they keep the front door open for playing consoles? I don't see any notches or anything for controller cords?
Title: Re: new retail arcade (review and picture)
Post by: MYX on December 02, 2005, 09:17:32 am: Wow. Hey perhaps, in addition to stealth journalism, we could do some stealth public service announcements. What if we made a game flyer about the game with little sniplets from the review, then placed them at Target. Down with the Man, man. ;D
Title: Re: new retail arcade (review and picture)
Post by: Jabba on December 02, 2005, 01:50:25 pm: Obviously built by the lowest bidder (reminds me of the line in Armageddon)...

I loved this, don't hgold back now !

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Instead, Big Electronic Games has simply thrown together an absolute piece of rubbish and tossed it into the market in time for the holidays in a blatant attempt to capitalize off of the recent nostalgia surrounding classic arcade games. Their attempt to break into the retrogaming market with this offering is just shameful. Frankly that shame is shared by Midway for allowing their games to be featured on this platform and by Target as well as other stores, for attempting to pass this off on their customers.
Title: Re: new retail arcade (review and picture)
Post by: the3eyedblindman on December 03, 2005, 07:24:24 pm: that thing could be built for next to nothing, a pc monitor that size could be found at a thrift store for 10-20 bucks, would take maybe one or 2 peices of mdf, and an old pc would cost next to nothin to run those games from mame, and its small and ugly! just bad.....
Title: Re: new retail arcade (review and picture)
Post by: mccoy178 on December 03, 2005, 10:55:45 pm: I saw it tonight, and I was suprised at the size of it. I would love to be on the team that made the decision to go ahead with production. ;D
Title: Re: new retail arcade (review and picture)
Post by: Jabba on December 03, 2005, 11:02:09 pm: I still don't understand why they made it so short! Its like they are marketing to kids. It would not cost them any more to make them higher and have the control panel sitting at a comfortable 32" height.

And 14" monitor, man, give me a break. I can't even remember the last time it even saw a 14" monitor!
Title: Re: new retail arcade (review and picture)
Post by: TheOtherBob on December 04, 2005, 05:50:23 pm: Local Target sales ad has them at $397. Still overpriced imo.
Title: Re: new retail arcade (review and picture)
Post by: walls83 on December 05, 2005, 10:56:34 am: I want to know what is running inside. Is it a hacked down PC or Jamma?
Title: Re: new retail arcade (review and picture)
Post by: KevSteele on December 05, 2005, 11:02:26 am: Quote from: walls83 on December 05, 2005, 10:56:34 am
I want to know what is running inside.
Title: Re: new retail arcade (review and picture)
Post by: ChadTower on December 05, 2005, 11:04:53 am: Well, the artwork is a qualit print job, it has that going for it.
Title: Re: new retail arcade (review and picture)
Post by: KevSteele on December 11, 2005, 10:38:47 am: Thanks to some great photos from RetroBlast reader Lane, we've just updated the review with some "insider" information - literally.

The RetroBlast review now has photos of the interior of the BEG cab (love the irony of their initials ;)), plus some details on who did the actual emulation programming!

Here's the new stuff: http://www.retroblast.com/reviews/biggames_2.html

Here's the full review: http://www.retroblast.com/reviews/biggames.html

Kevin
Title: Re: new retail arcade (review and picture)
Post by: fredster on December 11, 2005, 10:53:20 am: There's a guy that's modifying the target machine. He got one and put a new control panel on it. He tore it apart and is building a website on how to modify it. Maybe Mame it up.

http://mysite.verizon.net/vzer1zdf/
Title: Re: new retail arcade (review and picture)
Post by: Crazy Cooter on December 11, 2005, 10:58:47 am: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6234561344

Can you say "markup"?
Title: Re: new retail arcade (review and picture)
Post by: RayB on December 11, 2005, 01:27:01 pm: Still curious about that cartridge slot!
Title: Re: new retail arcade (review and picture)
Post by: walls83 on December 11, 2005, 02:57:39 pm: I have an Idea about the cart slot.

I was a wal-mart last night with the wife and they had the PLUG and PLAYS laid out so I walked over and they have new version out now. they sell the Ms. Pacman one with a cart slot and a cart with 5 extra games on it.

I about bought one but the famous wife quote came out.

"DONT YOU ALREADY HAVE ONE OF THOSE"

sigh
Title: Re: new retail arcade (review and picture)
Post by: Level42 on December 12, 2005, 12:43:29 pm: Next time, use that line when she wants new trousers/skirt/dress, you name it :laugh: