Glen, will you be making a video showing how you built the tron cabinet, or is there a step by step guide you could share with all the parts you used as well.....Greta job!!!!!
Glen, You never cease to amaze! And I can't lie, I think I felt a tear or two just watching this episode. Tron is a dream machine, and you put out an actual replica cabinet before Arcade1up. I wish I was a do-it-yourself guy, but even putting together my Arcade1up machine, just that, was the upper echelon of my limits (and patience :) ). Congratulations to you and the people you worked with on this most amazing feat and I hope Arcade1up, or another company, takes notice and works with you on mass producing, this, or a version of this, machine! I wanted to take a real moment and personally thank you for your retro spinner replacement. I finally got one and it's installed proudly in my Arcade1up Atari 12 in 1. You've made it possible for me to finally relive some great memories and I can't express my gratitude enough! Like you, I got very excited when Arcade1up first announced their mini arcade replica machines to the world. I remember staring at every little picture I could find, and watching every UA-cam video I could watch (including yours of course :) ), just to get any little bit of information. The reason I personally was so intrigued with their products, was they were creating cabinets with original control methods specifically for the games represented, straying from the mostly generic MAME cabinet projects, which mostly featured 2 sets of fight sticks with 6 button layouts (though Street Fighter II was one of those designs). My eye went directly to the Asteroids/Tempest machine featuring a spinner, and the Centipede/Missile Command machine featuring a trackball. I thought to myself, if I can only have one, which one would I choose? I didn't have a lot of space in my home, so I ultimately decided on the Asteroids one and I promptly pre-ordered it as soon as it became available. A little time later, to my astonishment, and in a move I could've never dreamed of, Arcade1up, or rather, Frys, put up a listing for an Atari 12 in 1 version cabinet, one that combined not only all 8 games found on the Asteroids/Tempest and Centipede/Missile Command machines, but also added 4 additional games and also managed to fit both unique control schemes (spinner and trackball) on the same control panel! I tried repeatedly for weeks to pre-order on Frys website, but to no avail. Finally, BestBuy posted a listing and I was able to pre-order it there. I continued to follow every bit of news while I waited for my machine, scouring the Internet everyday for any little tidbit of information. I continually brought up pictures of the Atari 12 in 1, and mimicked the hand movements I would make on the spinner, and know soon I would be making them for real when I finally got the cabinet. I was so excited! I really did believe Arcade1up when they touted the authentic feel of the arcade. When I finally did get my machine, well, we all know how that went... When I first felt the Arcade1up spinner in my hand (or what they claimed to be, and called a spinner), I felt duped. My brand new machine also came with scratches all over the monitor screen, dead pixels, and wear forming on the control panel from just testing it. And don't get me started on the months it took for Arcade1up to semi-resolve some of the damage issues, not to mention all the false information I was continually given from them as to when these issues would be fixed. I felt tricked, bamboozled, and lied to. I put my faith blindly in a company, pre-ordering a cabinet before any reviews, because I truly believed Arcade1up cared as much about the nostalgia and reverence for these classic games as I did. These were all empty words and that's as nice as I can put it. So I chalked up the experience as a mistake and moved on. But there was someone out there who wasn't going to let this stand. Someone who cared as much as I did about the dream of playing these classics the way they were meant to be played at home. His name was Glen! Glen resolved the problem, which Arcade1up should've done themselves, and shouldn't have made in the first place, and created a truly "plug and play" spinner, the one I envisioned playing with before I first got my hands on my Atari 12 in 1. The demand for Glen's spinner was great. It was very hard to get. I went to Amazon.com everyday for weeks, and I believe, months, but persistence finally paid off! I'm happy to report I FINALLY GOT ONE!!! Along with the 12 in 1 interface board, so I could also use the trackball, I performed the arduous task of installing it. Now I must clarify, when I say arduous, that has nothing to do with the spinner itself. Glen and Co. made it super easy to install. Glen understood that any solution provided had to be easy to implement, because the majority of the audience buying Arcade1up machines did so, because they were so easy to install, and essentially "plug and play," themselves. The reason the install was so arduous for me, was there were huge amounts of glue Arcade1up used on my machine's circuit board. And when I say glue, I mean layer upon layer of glue. It took me over an hour to surgically remove enough glue, without harming the connector, just to pry loose the original cable and plug in the spinner cable. But I wasn't going to give up. Glen put in too much work into this baby, and I was going to get it in there. So with the spinner installed, and control panel screwed back into my machine, I turned it on. Words can't describe the emotion I felt, feeling the true spin as my first game of Tempest began. I was instantly transported back to the malls and pizza arcades I grew up in. I was playing the actual Tempest IN MY HOUSE! Glen, I don't know how to thank you enough for making this happen. THANK YOU! I hope Arcade1up knows how much you've done for them, but more importantly, how much you've done for all of us classic gamers who could've only dreamed of experiencing their own arcade. Game On my friend! vgv
Wow.. sir this is the nicest thing I have read thank you so much for the incredible compliment for enjoying my product and for being a subscriber to my channel all this truly means a lot and makes things that are so very hard and difficult to get accomplished when I do this makes it worthwhile thank you so much
This is an absolute masterpiece, Glen. Just amazing. Have you thought about a lighted marquee and blacklight strips for accent light behind that bezel art (left and right sides)? Also, below the control panel and Tron logo where those graphic shapes are, some black light backlighting would be killer if you could replace with an acrylic piece!!!!!! +++++
Will you please make a tutorial on how to install tron to an arcade 1up? I don’t know how to do this but want a TRON. I want to get the GRS TRON stick when it releases but I don’t have a TRON 1up to use it on
Tron 4Arcade1up apparently he’s only concerned with selling the product and not helping, based off of your comment being unanswered for 10 months. Sucks because I’m in the same boat.
I love it !! Been emailing Arcade 1UP for a year to do this . As soon as I build one like you did I bet they will come out with one LOL . Great Build ! You did us Proud ! Love Tron !!
What did you map all the buttons to for P1/P2? Looks like left side is P1, right side (Missile Command 3 buttons) are P2 .. but what are the 2 center buttons mapped to and/or used for ?
Nice Job - looks like I have a Fall project...looking forward to the release of the Flight Stick - for TRON, GORF (Galactic Orbiting Robot Force), Zaxxon and others. Was the original TRON cabinet released with a Horizontal screen or Vertical screen? (BTW: GORF was released with a Vertical Monitor).
This is such a cool Arcade1up build. How much will the Tron joystick and trackball cost? Will you offer a package deal with the spinner, joystick and trackball? I would suggest offering a coin door with an actual door and key. Other than that, great build!
Great stuff Glen. Got the spinner, waiting for my light up marquee before building the $75 Asteroids machine. Could you always include in your description the processor (e.g. Raspberry 3) and software (RetroPi). Thanks for your hard work.
Thank you... :) this was just an old i3 with Windows 7 and mame 1.80. I always try to use what ever I have around..but I will update the description ;)
Everyone should get this one right Glen hey Glen your the best hard working man in the world and keep up the good work ☺your awesome Glen tron is my favorite game of all time do you agree Glen
Hey, question. I just purchased one of your Tron arcade sticks. It came with Atgame V1.1 and Atgame V1.0 connection cables. The installation instructions make no sense. I want to connect it to a raspberry pi 4. Do you have any video instructions to do that??? Thank you.
You can connect the joystick to the GPIO pins on a pi. But I would suggest a simple $8.00 zero delay joystick 🕹️ encoder you can get them on Amazon or eBay.
I did that and I had to buy a new 5 pin wire that connects to both the Tron stick and the encoder board and the stick don't light up and it only reads left when I map the stick and buttons on RetroPie. Any ideas or suggestions would be helpful. Thank you.
Thought it might well be - just that with all the other identifying marks and images on there, it would have probably just been worth going the full mile (but that's just me)! :)
Very nice Glen! I'm really excited for your Tron joystick, as I've always wanted a Discs of Tron cab--and now I have a $75 Asteroids waiting to be modded :) Will the Tron joystick be translucent blue? Super excited for the Star Wars controller too :D
Hey man, I absolutely love this and am all in on building a dedicated Tron machine. Any updates on the controller and spinner? I also don't see a link to DIY Retro Arcade, did I miss it?
Awesome build! Definitely at the top of my list now.
TRON is one of my all-time favorite arcade games! So incredible! Great job! I love this!!!
Thanks Greg :)
Really nice build, well done bud!
Glen, will you be making a video showing how you built the tron cabinet, or is there a step by step guide you could share with all the parts you used as well.....Greta job!!!!!
Great custom cab Glen, you are the king of mini arcades. This is the nicest Arcade 1UP machine I have seen to date.
Thanks David it's a really nice looking cab. Wait till you see the next one.....
Nice build, glad to see Tron in action. Gives an idea for all of us out there!
That spinner is AWESOME!!! I LOVE IT! Made my 12-in-1 worth playing! Thanks Glen! Can't wait for the Tron joystick!
Awsome
Glen,
You never cease to amaze! And I can't lie, I think I felt a tear or two just watching this episode. Tron is a dream machine, and you put out an actual replica cabinet before Arcade1up. I wish I was a do-it-yourself guy, but even putting together my Arcade1up machine, just that, was the upper echelon of my limits (and patience :) ). Congratulations to you and the people you worked with on this most amazing feat and I hope Arcade1up, or another company, takes notice and works with you on mass producing, this, or a version of this, machine!
I wanted to take a real moment and personally thank you for your retro spinner replacement. I finally got one and it's installed proudly in my Arcade1up Atari 12 in 1. You've made it possible for me to finally relive some great memories and I can't express my gratitude enough!
Like you, I got very excited when Arcade1up first announced their mini arcade replica machines to the world. I remember staring at every little picture I could find, and watching every UA-cam video I could watch (including yours of course :) ), just to get any little bit of information.
The reason I personally was so intrigued with their products, was they were creating cabinets with original control methods specifically for the games represented, straying from the mostly generic MAME cabinet projects, which mostly featured 2 sets of fight sticks with 6 button layouts (though Street Fighter II was one of those designs). My eye went directly to the Asteroids/Tempest machine featuring a spinner, and the Centipede/Missile Command machine featuring a trackball. I thought to myself, if I can only have one, which one would I choose? I didn't have a lot of space in my home, so I ultimately decided on the Asteroids one and I promptly pre-ordered it as soon as it became available.
A little time later, to my astonishment, and in a move I could've never dreamed of, Arcade1up, or rather, Frys, put up a listing for an Atari 12 in 1 version cabinet, one that combined not only all 8 games found on the Asteroids/Tempest and Centipede/Missile Command machines, but also added 4 additional games and also managed to fit both unique control schemes (spinner and trackball) on the same control panel! I tried repeatedly for weeks to pre-order on Frys website, but to no avail. Finally, BestBuy posted a listing and I was able to pre-order it there.
I continued to follow every bit of news while I waited for my machine, scouring the Internet everyday for any little tidbit of information. I continually brought up pictures of the Atari 12 in 1, and mimicked the hand movements I would make on the spinner, and know soon I would be making them for real when I finally got the cabinet. I was so excited! I really did believe Arcade1up when they touted the authentic feel of the arcade. When I finally did get my machine, well, we all know how that went...
When I first felt the Arcade1up spinner in my hand (or what they claimed to be, and called a spinner), I felt duped. My brand new machine also came with scratches all over the monitor screen, dead pixels, and wear forming on the control panel from just testing it. And don't get me started on the months it took for Arcade1up to semi-resolve some of the damage issues, not to mention all the false information I was continually given from them as to when these issues would be fixed. I felt tricked, bamboozled, and lied to. I put my faith blindly in a company, pre-ordering a cabinet before any reviews, because I truly believed Arcade1up cared as much about the nostalgia and reverence for these classic games as I did. These were all empty words and that's as nice as I can put it.
So I chalked up the experience as a mistake and moved on. But there was someone out there who wasn't going to let this stand. Someone who cared as much as I did about the dream of playing these classics the way they were meant to be played at home. His name was Glen! Glen resolved the problem, which Arcade1up should've done themselves, and shouldn't have made in the first place, and created a truly "plug and play" spinner, the one I envisioned playing with before I first got my hands on my Atari 12 in 1.
The demand for Glen's spinner was great. It was very hard to get. I went to Amazon.com everyday for weeks, and I believe, months, but persistence finally paid off! I'm happy to report I FINALLY GOT ONE!!! Along with the 12 in 1 interface board, so I could also use the trackball, I performed the arduous task of installing it. Now I must clarify, when I say arduous, that has nothing to do with the spinner itself. Glen and Co. made it super easy to install. Glen understood that any solution provided had to be easy to implement, because the majority of the audience buying Arcade1up machines did so, because they were so easy to install, and essentially "plug and play," themselves. The reason the install was so arduous for me, was there were huge amounts of glue Arcade1up used on my machine's circuit board. And when I say glue, I mean layer upon layer of glue. It took me over an hour to surgically remove enough glue, without harming the connector, just to pry loose the original cable and plug in the spinner cable. But I wasn't going to give up. Glen put in too much work into this baby, and I was going to get it in there.
So with the spinner installed, and control panel screwed back into my machine, I turned it on. Words can't describe the emotion I felt, feeling the true spin as my first game of Tempest began. I was instantly transported back to the malls and pizza arcades I grew up in. I was playing the actual Tempest IN MY HOUSE!
Glen, I don't know how to thank you enough for making this happen. THANK YOU! I hope Arcade1up knows how much you've done for them, but more importantly, how much you've done for all of us classic gamers who could've only dreamed of experiencing their own arcade.
Game On my friend!
vgv
Wow.. sir this is the nicest thing I have read thank you so much for the incredible compliment for enjoying my product and for being a subscriber to my channel all this truly means a lot and makes things that are so very hard and difficult to get accomplished when I do this makes it worthwhile thank you so much
Looks amazing Glen! I'm not the biggest Tron fan, but that machine looks absolutely beautiful! Fantastic Job!
Man.. Thank you :)
Looks absolutely incredible. It look like it's made by the manufacturer. Great job!
This is an absolute masterpiece, Glen. Just amazing. Have you thought about a lighted marquee and blacklight strips for accent light behind that bezel art (left and right sides)? Also, below the control panel and Tron logo where those graphic shapes are, some black light backlighting would be killer if you could replace with an acrylic piece!!!!!! +++++
There are still plans :)
Will you please make a tutorial on how to install tron to an arcade 1up? I don’t know how to do this but want a TRON. I want to get the GRS TRON stick when it releases but I don’t have a TRON 1up to use it on
Tron 4Arcade1up apparently he’s only concerned with selling the product and not helping, based off of your comment being unanswered for 10 months. Sucks because I’m in the same boat.
@@djd-cepticon7215 . So I guess Glenn is going to leave us with a worthless Tron Joystick. No help at all
@@TheMiggy75 just look up a basic arcade1up raspberry pi conversion. ETA Prime has a good tutorial.
Wow! This would be at least a 500 dollar machine if 1up were to produce it. Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing this with us. :)
Thank you very much :)
Amazing work Glen! Kudos!
:) thank you :)
I want one too!!!!!
Hey Glen, your killing it with these upgrades! Especially with the "TRON" mod. I'm green with envy sir..
Thank you
...wait for my next one ;)
Hey Glen is there a tutorial for the flightstick install on the A1Up. Going to be ordering your Tron stick soon.
This turned out awesome!!! I’ve wanted a tron cab for a while! I kinda want to build one now. Will your joystick include a button for disks of tron?
Not initially, but one or 2 can be easy to add for dot or other games
Glen Planamento awesome! Thanks for the info 😃 definitely will be picking up the joystick when it releases
I love it !! Been emailing Arcade 1UP for a year to do this . As soon as I build one like you did I bet they will come out with one LOL . Great Build ! You did us Proud ! Love Tron !!
Thank you very much.. well they can always get the spinner and Tron stick from me
@@GlensRetroShow , I may be hitting you up for some supplies soon ! I think it would mean more if I built it
I am super jealous!
My friend she's really my current fav...but..wait until you see my next one...
Awesome! Now do ZAXXON!
Nice cab.
Thank you :)
@@GlensRetroShow my name is Glen too. One n because 2 is 2 many . Ha!
Thank you guys for the amazing support on the channel!!!
Road to 5k!
You wouldn't by chance have a video of how you hooked everything up would you?
Cool Mod Glen, nice work!
Hey Ralph, thank you and for the watch. This was a fun project..next one in progress.. have fun at E3
Wow awesome Glen!
Thank you :)
can you provide a link for the spinner? thanks! great video!
What did you map all the buttons to for P1/P2? Looks like left side is P1, right side (Missile Command 3 buttons) are P2 .. but what are the 2 center buttons mapped to and/or used for ?
Nice Job - looks like I have a Fall project...looking forward to the release of the Flight Stick - for TRON, GORF (Galactic Orbiting Robot Force), Zaxxon and others. Was the original TRON cabinet released with a Horizontal screen or Vertical screen? (BTW: GORF was released with a Vertical Monitor).
From was in the Arcade vertical.
And I could change it..not hard to do
Add disc of Tron, black light, improve led on joystick, and lit up marquee I will buy it. Please advise.
This is such a cool Arcade1up build. How much will the Tron joystick and trackball cost? Will you offer a package deal with the spinner, joystick and trackball? I would suggest offering a coin door with an actual door and key. Other than that, great build!
All great questions. I'll have to get back to you on that ..
Great stuff Glen. Got the spinner, waiting for my light up marquee before building the $75 Asteroids machine. Could you always include in your description the processor (e.g. Raspberry 3) and software (RetroPi). Thanks for your hard work.
Thank you... :) this was just an old i3 with Windows 7 and mame 1.80. I always try to use what ever I have around..but I will update the description ;)
The top row of buttons look off center ??
May be the camera shot or the arwork but it's fairly centered
AWESOME!!!
Delightfully cheesy. Love it.
😀😁
Everyone should get this one right Glen hey Glen your the best hard working man in the world and keep up the good work ☺your awesome Glen tron is my favorite game of all time do you agree Glen
Tron is as total classic :)
All i can say is wow....i want that beast
:)
Can you give the estimated cost to build this if I already have an arcade1up cabinet?
Hey, question. I just purchased one of your Tron arcade sticks. It came with Atgame V1.1 and Atgame V1.0 connection cables. The installation instructions make no sense. I want to connect it to a raspberry pi 4. Do you have any video instructions to do that??? Thank you.
You can connect the joystick to the GPIO pins on a pi. But I would suggest a simple $8.00 zero delay joystick 🕹️ encoder you can get them on Amazon or eBay.
@@GlensRetroShow I was thinking that exact same thing. Thank you.
I did that and I had to buy a new 5 pin wire that connects to both the Tron stick and the encoder board and the stick don't light up and it only reads left when I map the stick and buttons on RetroPie. Any ideas or suggestions would be helpful. Thank you.
Absolutely fantastic work, a real thing of beauty...but what, if you don't mind me asking, is with the pink 'O' in the logo?
Thank you. It's to help keep trade mark issues .... Disney...
Thought it might well be - just that with all the other identifying marks and images on there, it would have probably just been worth going the full mile (but that's just me)! :)
@@retro_reflections I may...tweek it ..... :)
Looking forward to seeing the results if you do!
Very nice Glen! I'm really excited for your Tron joystick, as I've always wanted a Discs of Tron cab--and now I have a $75 Asteroids waiting to be modded :) Will the Tron joystick be translucent blue? Super excited for the Star Wars controller too :D
Yes it will be..and you can mod a button into it for DOT
@@GlensRetroShow awesome! Very excited 😀 Do you have a price point on it yet?
Are you selling one like this or do you have a suggestion where I can find one?
Wow that's amazing. Nice work Glen!
When do you think the trackball will be available?
Hope trackball in next 30 days or so...
At the end of the day what was the total cost?
Amazing buddy
Thanks Pat!
The sooner you can get the spinners for the Atari 12-in-1 back in stock, the better. I already have the daughter board I would need.
2k spinners are in route
When will your trackball be available on Amazon again? It's the only piece I'm missing..
Hey man, I absolutely love this and am all in on building a dedicated Tron machine. Any updates on the controller and spinner? I also don't see a link to DIY Retro Arcade, did I miss it?
Man sorry I dripped the ball here ...
www.diyretroarcade.com/index.php/catalogsearch/result/?q=Tron
with TRON controls you can properly play GORF & After Burner
Hey.. I will have to play them..and zaxxon
@@GlensRetroShow I own the Tron joystick. Any tutorial on how to set it up for arcade 1up pi?
Hey man nice arcade can you tell me how or where you got the Joystick from???? looks really nice
There is no working Tron on Retropie.
I could never get Tron Joystick configured in retropie
Glen i want your tron spinner and coin door....price please...also the stick control...i will pay right away....just need to know how..
Info will be out very soon
Thank you please let me know i will buy right away...
Glen i got your spinner coming in the mail....tomarrow...any idea on the tron joystick??...im also buying a trackball from you......
Epic vid Glen!
Thank you so much Harold :) Game on sir!