Lol, thanks! I can’t really brag about my one-handed Galaga gameplay - that was a result of my crappy camera setup! I need to figure that out - so I can prove how bad I really am, lol!
@@therealzimm to get back to main screen hold player 1 for 5-10 seconds. you can do this if you are playing a game and say you have a bad start and want to restart quickly.
Just got mine in. Yeah, you have to hold the player one button to back out to the menu. This is a gorgeous machine! Thanks for sharing this, anc congrats. :)
@@grgmj1980 I heard that too, but I have a feeling that they are just holding it back for a few months as to not cannibalize their sales of PacMan and Class of 81. I hope that that is the case!
I’m really glad that I got it. I’ve done a lot of cosmetic upgrades to my cabinets, but the only one I have planned for this is the coin door lights. If you like the games list, I think that you’ll enjoy it. I’m surprised this version is less than last year’s version.
Thanks Jester! I love it. I played a lot of Galaxian last night…boy am I bad. I should do a formal review, but these are my negatives, none of which should prevent a purchase: 1. Controls aren’t the best. The ball top unscrews a lot. I’d open up the control panel and tighten it before play. If you plan to swap out joysticks or buttons, I’d probably do so before assembly. 2. No pause button. This is my biggest gripe. The Live button does nothing during gameplay. IMO, it should pause and bring up the “Leave Game” prompt. 3. The sound is way too loud, even on the lowest settings. This needs to get updated. Again, I love the machine and totally recommend it! The overall look and feel is quite impressive.
@therealzimm Thanks for listing the negatives. The ball is a pretty easy fix. Some people put LocTite on. But I usually put one wrap of plumbers Teflon tape around the threads. It holds it incredibly well, and if in the future you need to remove it, you can. The others would seem to be a bit annoying, but like you said, don't think they are total deal breakers. Great job, buddy. I look forward to some more gameplay from it.
@@JesterTester Good idea about the ball tops. I have been accustomed to screwing in the joystick in the control deck, but this design makes it harder to do so. The other issues can be addressed via software, hopefully they do it! I’ll work on some gameplay vids.
Thanks man! I just wanted to get some info out for people. It is an awesome cabinet! I’m having more fun with it than I originally thought! You are right about holding down the buttons to either return to the main menu or reset the current game. That is my number one issue. I want them to leverage the Live button to bring up the prompt to leave the game, which also pauses your current game, like other cabinets. Sometimes you gotta take a leak! I mean come on, we are all getting older!
I can understand what you mean, particularly for two player cabinets; however, for me personally, I like the width as it is so that I can fit more cabinets in my current space.
It’s a great cabinet. My only complaint is that you can’t pause it. I can see them doing an XL version, although nothing has been confirmed. If you are looking for an XL version and can wait a few months, then I would. I’d be shocked if they don’t release and XL version in 2024.
I just wish they made full size. If actually buy them. Even if it’s just full height, with the same width. But at 6ft tall, I’m not wasting my money to hunch over for hours
I’m not as tall as you, but I can appreciate that. I got a riser booster for my Big Blue cabinet - and it already included a riser. BuyStuffArcade sells them.
The deluxe class of 81 cabinet looks really good, like the other deluxe cabs! My only problem is the fact they miscolored Ms. Pac-Man's bow near the player 1 button.
How do you exit a game to get to a different one? Do you have to turn it off and on every time? Also how do you see local leaderboards. Not that interested in online.
To exit a game, hold down the Player 1 button for 5 seconds. This also saves the high score. To reset a game, hold down the Player 2 button for 5 seconds. Local leaderboards are viewable in the game itself whereas online leaderboards are viewable from the game selection screen.
No ghosts on the left side I own the arcade machine 25 inch monitor I know how Ms Pac-Man plays and sounds like I think I’ll pass on this one and get the Pac-Man or Ms Pac-Man instead the artwork is just isn’t right you don’t get the correct sound of Ms Pac-Man how it sounds in the original Ms Pac-Man Galaga even if you hack it to your PC you can’t get the same sound
@@therealzimm if you owned the real arcade machine you would feel the same way I feel being cheated you must of never played on the Ms Pac-Man Galaga arcade machine once they costed $1.00 to start very expensive the cheapest was 50 cents then you can continue when you lose all your lives it’s not game over until you want it to be game over another feature that makes it very special it’s one of a kind you can play Pac-Man as a bonus now what makes this a Ms Pac-Man Galaga if you can’t play Pac-Man arcade 1 up if messing with everyone maybe in a few years they will release the original Ms Pac-Man Galaga 20th anniversary
@@Suhadisgood That’s cool, I can I understand that. Some people want more authenticity. I’m not trying to sway anyone and don’t judge people negatively for not sharing my opinions.
Out of all the deluxe models this Class of 81 is one of the better looking cabs along with the MKII. On some of the other deluxe models the artwork looks off making the cab look too skinny imo. Cool pickup
I love the look, particularly the angle of the screen because it looks authentic, but that’s just me. While I feel like it took me longer to put together, I like the new two piece top/bottom design. It’s probably the same material but feels more stable to me.
I didn’t have other versions and I’m not an expert, but at times it did feel like there was a slight input delay, but that could be me. I’m loving it though.
@@xdibblerx Ha ha! No worries! I don’t want to annoy you or anyone else. I can’t stand it when Alexa does things I didn’t want it to. It has this bad habit of making announcements when I tell it to turn on my Xbox, lol.
Man, the Deluxe cabs look fantastic. Now everyone, let's do a one handed Galaga challenge, you were doing great bud!
Lol, thanks! I can’t really brag about my one-handed Galaga gameplay - that was a result of my crappy camera setup! I need to figure that out - so I can prove how bad I really am, lol!
Played awesome one handed
@@therealzimm to get back to main screen hold player 1 for 5-10 seconds. you can do this if you are playing a game and say you have a bad start and want to restart quickly.
@@vision821k4 Thanks! I hope that they implement that functionality to pause and leave the game, like they do other cabinets.
@@therealzimm Are you hosting Easter this year? Need to keep those little bastards and their filthy paws off our precious machine :)
Stop turning my lights off! 😆🤣
Did it work with your Alexa, lol?! I watched it on mine it turned off my lights, ha ha!
Yes. Twice!!
@@lonster3000 Lol! My bad!
Love this again bro!!! Great job and I love that I can change the settings for Galaga finally if I wanted!
Thanks bud! I’ll put up some other videos of gameplay when I can.
Looks great! 👍
Looks great🎉
Thanks! It looks even better in person to me. The screen and marquee in particular. The blacks are deeper than the camera shows.
Very nice!!!
Just got mine in. Yeah, you have to hold the player one button to back out to the menu. This is a gorgeous machine! Thanks for sharing this, anc congrats. :)
Thanks man. I’m glad that you got one too! Great cab overall.
@@therealzimm Indeed. ;)
Very interesting. Thanks for posting this. Have a nice day now.
Awesome! I’m definitely going to pick up all the deluxe cabs
Damn, all of them?! Who am I kidding, I’ve thought of getting MK 2 Deluxe myself and I saw the new Pac-Man at BestBuy and it’s awesome.
@@therealzimm the ms pac-man has been cancelled 😞
@@grgmj1980 I heard that too, but I have a feeling that they are just holding it back for a few months as to not cannibalize their sales of PacMan and Class of 81. I hope that that is the case!
@@therealzimm knowing Arcade1up and they’re transparency that will be the case.
@@grgmj1980 Boooo 😢
Cool pickup Zimm, you played pretty well one handed too.
Thank you very much!
Cant wait to find this on clearance at some point!
I’m really glad that I got it. I’ve done a lot of cosmetic upgrades to my cabinets, but the only one I have planned for this is the coin door lights. If you like the games list, I think that you’ll enjoy it. I’m surprised this version is less than last year’s version.
Wow, it really looks sharp, Zimm. Love it.
Thanks Jester! I love it. I played a lot of Galaxian last night…boy am I bad. I should do a formal review, but these are my negatives, none of which should prevent a purchase:
1. Controls aren’t the best. The ball top unscrews a lot. I’d open up the control panel and tighten it before play. If you plan to swap out joysticks or buttons, I’d probably do so before assembly.
2. No pause button. This is my biggest gripe. The Live button does nothing during gameplay. IMO, it should pause and bring up the “Leave Game” prompt.
3. The sound is way too loud, even on the lowest settings. This needs to get updated.
Again, I love the machine and totally recommend it! The overall look and feel is quite impressive.
@therealzimm Thanks for listing the negatives. The ball is a pretty easy fix. Some people put LocTite on. But I usually put one wrap of plumbers Teflon tape around the threads. It holds it incredibly well, and if in the future you need to remove it, you can. The others would seem to be a bit annoying, but like you said, don't think they are total deal breakers. Great job, buddy. I look forward to some more gameplay from it.
@@JesterTester Good idea about the ball tops. I have been accustomed to screwing in the joystick in the control deck, but this design makes it harder to do so. The other issues can be addressed via software, hopefully they do it! I’ll work on some gameplay vids.
Nice Zimm!!
It’s Better Than Bowlero and Dave and Busters in 2023!!! Thanks for uploading it.
Lol! Glad to help!
You can probably hold down P1 to get out of the game.
Nice review!!!! The Deluxe cabinets are looking slick!
Thanks man! I just wanted to get some info out for people. It is an awesome cabinet! I’m having more fun with it than I originally thought! You are right about holding down the buttons to either return to the main menu or reset the current game. That is my number one issue. I want them to leverage the Live button to bring up the prompt to leave the game, which also pauses your current game, like other cabinets. Sometimes you gotta take a leak! I mean come on, we are all getting older!
@@therealzimm - LOOK, true, true!
@@andys_gameroom ha ha ha ha!
now need to make it wider
I can understand what you mean, particularly for two player cabinets; however, for me personally, I like the width as it is so that I can fit more cabinets in my current space.
So we put a small sandbag weight (like for an EZ up) in the base…makes it more stable
Thanks for the heads up! A lot of my cabs move around a bit, I’ll have to look into it.
I'd rather have the Class of 81 original that had the 21 inch CRT monitor. But this looks pretty nice for being an Arcade1up product
This , or wait for the XL version ? Looks good
It’s a great cabinet. My only complaint is that you can’t pause it. I can see them doing an XL version, although nothing has been confirmed. If you are looking for an XL version and can wait a few months, then I would. I’d be shocked if they don’t release and XL version in 2024.
I just wish they made full size. If actually buy them. Even if it’s just full height, with the same width. But at 6ft tall, I’m not wasting my money to hunch over for hours
I’m not as tall as you, but I can appreciate that. I got a riser booster for my Big Blue cabinet - and it already included a riser. BuyStuffArcade sells them.
The deluxe class of 81 cabinet looks really good, like the other deluxe cabs!
My only problem is the fact they miscolored Ms. Pac-Man's bow near the player 1 button.
Has the vinyl on the side of the cabinet improved I found the other one to be more of a piece of paper glued on
It looks great. It doesn’t look that way to me.
How do you exit a game to get to a different one? Do you have to turn it off and on every time? Also how do you see local leaderboards. Not that interested in online.
To exit a game, hold down the Player 1 button for 5 seconds. This also saves the high score. To reset a game, hold down the Player 2 button for 5 seconds. Local leaderboards are viewable in the game itself whereas online leaderboards are viewable from the game selection screen.
No ghosts on the left side I own the arcade machine 25 inch monitor I know how Ms Pac-Man plays and sounds like I think I’ll pass on this one and get the Pac-Man or Ms Pac-Man instead the artwork is just isn’t right you don’t get the correct sound of Ms Pac-Man how it sounds in the original Ms Pac-Man Galaga even if you hack it to your PC you can’t get the same sound
That’s cool. To each his own.
@@therealzimm if you owned the real arcade machine you would feel the same way I feel being cheated you must of never played on the Ms Pac-Man Galaga arcade machine once they costed $1.00 to start very expensive the cheapest was 50 cents then you can continue when you lose all your lives it’s not game over until you want it to be game over another feature that makes it very special it’s one of a kind you can play Pac-Man as a bonus now what makes this a Ms Pac-Man Galaga if you can’t play Pac-Man arcade 1 up if messing with everyone maybe in a few years they will release the original Ms Pac-Man Galaga 20th anniversary
@@Suhadisgood That’s cool, I can I understand that. Some people want more authenticity. I’m not trying to sway anyone and don’t judge people negatively for not sharing my opinions.
Ya who cares about stupid 80s sound
Out of all the deluxe models this Class of 81 is one of the better looking cabs along with the MKII. On some of the other deluxe models the artwork looks off making the cab look too skinny imo. Cool pickup
I’ll wait for the super deluxe next year.
Lol. Yeah, it wouldn’t surprise me if they did that!
If you play while sitting down is the screen washed out?
No. The screen is a BOE. It doesn’t have washout.
Not a big fan of A1up but this is TIGHT!
Yeah, I really like it too!
People asked for this??? did the build quality get better ?
I love the look, particularly the angle of the screen because it looks authentic, but that’s just me. While I feel like it took me longer to put together, I like the new two piece top/bottom design. It’s probably the same material but feels more stable to me.
Does it have Ethernet or is the network connectivity via Wi-Fi only?
Only Wi-Fi. I opened up the back of the cab to check. I’m going to post another video in second.
@@therealzimm not a deal breaker but it would have been nice. Thank you for taking the time to check!
@@FloppyDiskMaster Yeah, definitely! Please let me know if you have any other questions. Great cabinet!
Does it still have the input lag that the other Class of 81 has? It is only a slight lag, and the games are still very playable, but it is annoying.
I didn’t have other versions and I’m not an expert, but at times it did feel like there was a slight input delay, but that could be me. I’m loving it though.
how many versions now?
Of Class of 81? Probably second. Of Pac-Man? Maybe like a 100 by now.
@@therealzimm 100...sounds about right
Don't make Alexa commands on your videos. Drives my alexa nuts.
My apologies
No reason to apologize. Just a suggestion. Great video, by the way.
@@xdibblerx Ha ha! No worries! I don’t want to annoy you or anyone else. I can’t stand it when Alexa does things I didn’t want it to. It has this bad habit of making announcements when I tell it to turn on my Xbox, lol.
It’s Better Than Bowlero and Dave and Busters in 2023!!! Thanks for uploading it.