GRS Flight Yoke - Replacement for Arcade1Up, Original, or Modded Arcades!
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- GRS Flight Yoke - Replacement for Arcade1Up, Original, or Modded Arcades!
GRS Flight Yoke on Amazon: amzn.to/3onisD7
UPDATE Unfortunately it has been revealed that due to issues beyond control the retail price will be $265 and not $200 as originally planned.
All Kickstarter backer flight yokes have shipped and are currently in transit. This flight yoke also works well with the new Star Wars Squadrons game!
The traditional ATARI Arcade Yoke controller back in 1983 used potentiometers to generate control output for the Star war arcade machine. It was made with a combination of complex machining parts and mechanisms. This includes having to use a gear drive mechanism, potentiometers and a complex wiring harness design. The GRS Flight Yoke uses a complete redesigned mechanism, overcoming the limitation of the original design. The GRS design includes the following:
1. Non-contact mechanical structure with magnetic sensing technology to drive the Yoke controller.
2. No gears, no potentiometer. Maximize precision, durability and the stability of the yoke controller.
3. Support new games!! ( Elite dangerous, STAR WARS: SQUADRONS etc.)The GRS Flight Yoke uses the standard USB interface. It will be recognized as gamepad controller on Windows/Linux/Raspberry Pi and can be used in any emulation platform that supports an analog joystick or mouse with 6 independent buttons including the functional buttons. So it’s more than just a yoke controller.
4. Physical Inertia Centering mechanism, a more accurate result and less re-calibration needed for the analog joystick.
5. 2 Buttons + 2 Triggers + 2 Functional Buttons (6 total) are recognized as Independent gamepad controller buttons.
6. Complete metal structure is used(handle grips are made with high strength hardened engineering plastic).
7. Mouse mode: Allow more game flexibility. The GRS Yoke can be used for games that use a mouse over an analog joystick.
8. Vertical direction reverse switching: Allow user to switch the direction of pitch without digging into the input configuration.
9. Arcade1UP Star War Arcade ready. Arcade Quality replacement yoke for your Star War Arcade1UP.
10. ATGames Legends Ultimate compatibility via USB port with Mouse or gamepad joystick mode.
11. Commercial Arcade Compatibility. Potentiometer signal output.
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*UPDATE* Unfortunately it has been revealed that due to issues beyond control the retail price will be $265 and not $200 as originally planned.
How would you say the response is vs. The stock yoke? It's tough to tell in the vid, but it looks like the movement response is slightly delayed. I.e. you move the yoke, then a half second or so later you see the character on the screen move.
@@TFfanG1 That would depend on the settings in your game. For MameUI, for instance, I found the default dead zone would do that because it had to travel before doing anything. Once set to .05 or less, it works terrific. I've used it with a number of PC games now and it works really well. Star Wars Starfighter is pretty nice. I used to own a ROTJ arcade cabinet, and having owned it for several years, I can say this version is superior my view. The original was built to withstand abuse, but this one is built to play well, and the USB functionality is great. Unless you were replacing an arcade unit that was going to be in commercial use, I'd go with this one every time.
Glen is a nice guy! I’ve always enjoyed both you and Glen. Keep up the good work!
Glen is good peoples!
It's insane that Glens gone out of his way to design this for a very niche market, doing everyone a favour! I've just received my (Expensive same price as cab shipping) arcade1up sitdown cab in Australia and will be ordering this with the help of your review Cooltoy, Thank you both for your service!
Cool Toy, I can’t thank you enough for doing these “how to” videos. They’re extremely helpful for someone like me and I bet a lot of other people. Thank you.
Thanks for the feedback, glad to hear they are helping!
I don't understand why anyone ever dislikes this dudes videos lol. It's like the most inoffensive wholesome informative channel.
I get 3 dislikes every video I post within the first few minutes from a few dedicated haters. It’s comical because I presume they think it negatively impacts a video’s performance. But in reality UA-cam treats likes and dislikes both as the same type of engagement, so in reality their petty actions do nothing but help my videos get to more people. 😆
Nice and great video seeing this yoke in action! Not just great for standard 1up star wars cab but also people that want to mod. Looks like another fantastic GRS product. Well done Glen!
Thank CGTV :)
Love the video and appreciate that it is 11:38 in length
thanks for the first look! can't wait to get mine and do a full review and test it with my Star Wars A1Up Mod
you're going to love it!
I can’t tell you how excited for this I am. Also agree Glen is like the nicest person.
Finally getting A1Up Star Wars in the UK. Will definitely be getting this afterwards. Great review.
Hope you enjoy it!
@@cooltoy £700 retail. $868 in US dollars. A bazillion in Canadian. Definitely not telling the missus.
Man why do I want you. You always making me buy something. I love your honesty one of the things I think that set you sort from some other tubers. I starter my channel because I felt that people tend to be one sided and don’t always see the pros and cons. Thank you for be being one of the people in this community to inspire me.
thank you for the kind words!
Awesome! Can't wait to get mine! Well done!
it's a very solid beast, they did a great job on this
Thank you for this review. I just found out about this, and have been wanting to build my own Star Wars arcade for well......40 years or more? For the last ten years or more, I've been trying to find an Actual SW Arcade yoke, and as you pointed out, originals are easily $500 for a refurbished on eBay - and that is a maybe if it is complete. The Arcade1 is an obvious choice, but I couldn't buy one when they first came out, and now they are gone and the new versions with the 'seat' are almost all gone as well. And besides, I wanted to build my own. I'm so glad to hear about this, and so glad it's available on Amazon - and once again - not having gotten one yet, I SOOO appreciate the review you did which not only answered all my existing questions, you covered bases I wasn't even aware of - so thank you so much. I'm definitely going to buy one this next payday, and FINALLY start building my Star Wars Arcade cab. Whoo!! Thanks brother. .....May The Force Be With You.....Always.....
glad I could help!
Eagerly waiting for mine in the mail!
you'll be very happy with it!
For a custom MAME cabinet, this is the ultimate accessory. Its definitely worth the price.
Glen would be proud if you saved all the boxes. Nice review!
Absolutely.. hey cooltoy.. you kept the box right 🤔
Great video and review (as always). Glad I pulled the trigger on one of these via the kickstarter. Should be fun to use for sure. I really like the added functionality as well as the multiple connections it supports. Nice design Glen!
Thanks for the support 😊
Hope you enjoy it when it arrives!
Unprecedented Review Of the GRS Flight Yoke. Well worth the wait. Engineering Magic🏁🕹
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Awesome job on the build. Don't own a cabinet but this looks like a great add on for those that do! Great job Glen and great review cooltoy.
Just ordered mine! Really looking forward to trying it with different MAME games... this is also perfect for RoadBlasters.
Great review and "how-to" COOLTOY! And Congrats to Glen and his team for an excellent looking product!
Thanks Scott🙂
I purchased a complete control deck as a back up for my cabinet but this thing is so nice. I might have to get one as I think this will last a lot longer then the stock yoke.
Glad you didn't hurt yourself with that tank! LOL Great video as always!
awesome construction & very versatile bro..def gettin one!!!! great vid!!!!
glad I could help
Can't wait to try this with Paperboy
CoolToy,
Thank you for the review! I'm so glad I backed the project and should be getting mine soon :)
Yes, Arcade1up's stock yoke is fantastic, so did I need the Glen's Retro Show yoke? No. But Glen's done so much for the retro gaming community, and saved the day for me with his spinner, that I wasn't going to let him down, doing my part to make his yoke a reality. His spinner made my buyers remorse for Arcade1up's Atari 12 in 1 fade away and I now have an AMAZING Tempest machine! His yoke will be in my arsenal just in case my Arcade1up Star Wars one wears out on me :)
Thank you again CoolToy for all your great content!
vgv
It's always nice to have a back up, and you are right. Glen's spinner essentially saved the 12-in-1 machine from being otherwise unplayable due to that original stock spinner it came with.
Cooltoy,
Just something quick I found, because I know you love Star Wars. Baby Yoda is coming to Pinball FX3! Check out this sneak peek :)
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vgv
8:45 ok that is really cool so you can use it like a racing wheel 😅
you sure can!
I can only hope this goes back on sale.🙏
Great review! Hoping mine arrives pretty soon, I'm going to "attempt" to make a 3D Printed control panel for OpenCADE + the GRS Yoke but not sure if it's going to be possible or not at this point. Glen warned me it's 9lbs, so may be a bit too heavy. But we'll see... Again, thank you for an awesome review and looking forward to it appearing on the front porch :) Every one of the GRS products I have are awesome, big Star Wars nerd here too so really digging this!
If it's possible to 3D print a mount. I know you will do it Wagers Tech Talk 😊
I just wish the control handles were metal (like the real arcade game) and not plastic. That's the same problem I have with the 1up version.
We thought about it. But decided to use industrial hardened plastic. It's not normal plastic.
Wow 🤩 impressive 👍👌
hmm, this might be my answer to getting Afterburner or Space Harrier rock'n on my SW 1up. awesome review.
Ok My name is rick and I am a star wars addict (.. hi rick). That means I beat the snot out of the yoke and play at least an hour to two a day. After a year of that the stock yoke does degrade significantly. Also I agree the yoke held up for a year and did a fantastic job. You can only get so much from plastic. So I will be getting this (and somehow hide the purchase from my long suffering wife who hates this game). Just saying that for someone who regularly scores between 3 - 6 million with the TGMS, this is a have to have (only boasting a little but also qualifying). MTFBWY!!!
Yeah I want this!!!!
Great review Cooltoy, I am fan and subscriber to both you and Glen. I supported this on kickstarter, so I am glad I got it before the prices had to be increased (to no fault of Glen's).
You did not mention the hall effect technology in the yoke? That was one reason I backed this, because it should have no wear and tear like metal or plastic gears would. Please tell me that Glen didn't change that part?
Nope nothing changed, no gears on this device.
FYI this is GREAT for Spy Hunter!
Good review. Would have like to have seen how this is mounted on the ALU.
That looked awesome on Star Wars racer. I wonder how it would work on Microsoft flight simulator
It should work 🙂
Hey Cooltoy, love the channel! I have a quick question about the Yoke. In the Kickstarter campaign there was mention of “a simple P&P solution to enable the GRS yoke to be fully compatible with these great home arcade systems.” So will this work with the ALU fully? I ask here because this is the latest vid I know of for this. GLEN DO A VID FOR US KICKSTARTER BACKERS!! By the way, I’ve seen your Orange Cassidy stuff and would love to hear some of your takes on AEW shows... maybe a second channel?? 😎
According to Glen this yoke is compatible with the ALU. I didn’t bother to test it because there is currently no way for me to mount the yoke anywhere to the ALU so it would have been a poor experience for me to try and use it on the ALU.
I love AEW right now, their women’s division needs work, but overall I love the brand. Orange Cassidy will be the next TNT TV champ in 2021 I believe!
@@cooltoy Same. Huge into AEW and how they keep up with their own storylines 🤣 And don’t forget the huge AEW game reveal later today!!! If it’s anything like the N64 wrestling games, it’s a wrap!! Day one purchase for sure! Thanks Cooltoy. Keep killin the game!
Looks Awesome , I gotta upgrade my sw Cab..!!!
Have you heard when Amazon will be making this available? I’m really looking forward to upgrading my cabinet. Thanks
Love your videos! Any idea if more will be available any time soon?
sometime in December is the last I had heard on this being sold through Amazon.
7 people are upset there's no Atari logo LOL
The dedication of my haters is truly impressive.
No stock on Amazon, will more be produced do you know:)
You wouldn't happen to know how to get rid of the "dead zone" on a USB hookup of this...MAME/Hyperspin use
Alan 1 has the arcade 1up controller, + their own yoke , which works flawlessly with Star Wars a1up pcb (i know because i bought one). you shlould at least compare both.
The Alan-1 yoke is $350, then an additional $99 for their Arcade1Up adapter from their site, so in all you are looking at $450 to be able to “compare” it with this GRS yoke at $200. Which to me, tells you everything you need to know. I can’t fathom there are too many people willing to pay the original $499 asking price of the Star Wars Atari cabinet and then drop another $450 on the Alan-1 yoke/Arcade1Up adapter combo, when you can do more for less with the GRS yoke without sacrificing performance.
@@cooltoy Granted, the GRS seems like a much cheaper alternative. But how does it technically compare to the Alan1 (despite the cost) that's what i'd really like to know. I agree Alan1 is much more expensive no question there but i assure you, you get the true and definitive experience and feel the yoke was meant to offer. I can tell you right away, on my first playthrough with the Alan1 yoke, I did beat my highest score even before properly recalibrating the yoke. (And i play my unit a lot) Compare to the A1up yoke, its day and night trust me. Its much more precise since you have aluminium gears inside, sturdy as hell for the next 25 years, and you can perform faster movements with much more precision compare to the plastic A1up yoke running on springs grinding on plastics. I would have to try the GRS to compare but unfortunately, i won't be buying one just to do that. So I guess i did purchased the most expensive alternative, (no regrets so far though) but when i bought in august i didn't know about GRS. Also i'm not sure i wouldn't consider Alan1 if i had to choose, I purchased Alan1 to bring my unit as close to the original arcade game as possible and that's what i have now, i'm 47 this machine is my childhood dream come true so i didn't care about the money. If you ever have a chance to review the ALAN 1 too, I would very much like to have your opinion on how they compare. Maybe a future video ? :) Cheers !
Glen's products are good quality but never available when I need them. Trackball? Currently unavailable. Tron stick? Currently unavailable. Flight yoke? Currently unavailable. This has caused me to stop trying and pursue other options.
Great video, as usual!
I just installed the GRS yoke onto an arcade1up control deck. Does anyone know if this yoke has the same function as the arcasde1up yoke to return the game to the main menu? I've tried by holding down different buttons/triggers, but it's not happening. Thanks!
Hey COOLTOY, a question. When set up on your PC, we your crosshairs aiming dead center by default, my is offset to the left and i cant get the calibration feature to set it correctly.
Looks awesome. So, if I wanted to use this for something like a Bee Kong mod, what would be the procedure to add the buttons which would be needed? Could the USB be used with a USB encoder with the other buttons also connected to it?
I plan to find out how this would work with my mod playlist and setup when I get my kickstarter GRS yoke soon! can't wait to check it out and compare
@scott boehmer yes, you can use the USB connection of the yoke in conjunction with USB encoders for additional buttons if you wish.
@@cooltoy thanks for the info. That's good to know since obviously some of the things this yoke could be used for would need more than just the yoke buttons.
What are the degrees of rotation with the yoke? I.e. was thinking of using this also for racing games, would be nice if its at least 270 degrees
11:00 How did you mount that to your desk? Hoping to use this stick in a "hot swappable" addition to my existing cab, so seeing this mounting solution would be helpful. Thanks in advance.
I didn’t mount it, just had it resting in my lap and laying on the edge of the desk
@@cooltoy fair enough. Maybe a video of a dedicated/portable mounting solution could be in order.
Do any of the current game systems recognize it via usb (switch,xbox,ps)?
If they support a standard usb mouse or a standard pc analog joystick..I see no reason it would not work
@@GlensRetroShow thanks Glen I will probably buy when it goes live on Amazon
It does well as a steering wheel? Enough degree of steering?
I’ve had no problems using it for racing games
Any idea how you could use it without mounting it? My arcade cabinet has a trackball in the middle so mounting it isn't really ideal. I was leaning towards getting a flight stick and/or driving wheel but this does both and is star wars themed like my cabinet. So I'd def get it but I was hoping it had a base like a lot of those wheels do. Something I could have sitting on top of my cabinet and pull down and use as needed.
there is a company called 99livesarcade that makes custom control panels for arcade. I know they were looking into making something to mount this yoke to that would possibly be interchangeable or modular with some arcade control panels. You may reach out to them and see if they have an update or an idea for you to allow you to use this without making a major modification to your existing control deck.
why do you have it and us BACKERS haven't received them yet??
Do those connectors just dangle behind the cabinet, or does each setup has its own dedicated harness?
All the connectors not in use would just dangle inside the cabinet. But that’s an easy remedy with zip ties
how does this yolk play with spy hunter since that too used a custom controller?
Very well
All am very happy to see this GRS yoke but I am esp interested in how well this plays with star wars mame. I have tried my very own cobble of a UHID from ultimarc and the arcade 1up yoke. Its not bad but no way can I play like I can on the existing A1up fixture. So has anyone played GRS on star wars mame (via usb on windows) and gotten anywhere near 3 - 10+ million? I ask not to be judgy or confrontational, but a lot of times it appears that the game is often secondary to some of these very slick and cool presentations. Im almost finished with a retro 8020 rig and I really want to stop fiddling about. Will this GRS get the job done on star wars mame?! Would be most grateful for any feedback on this.
Ok my pc is pretty substandard, so backing down the version of mame to several years back fixed the issue(non GRS yoke). I also had to dial back the speed to 0.94 to match the speed of the arcade 1up cabinet (pc was way too fast out of the gate). Many more trials and tribulations await .. but the rig can move ahead. Also on TGMS of 6/1 hard.
@cooltoy -- have you gotten this to work with RetroPie/StarWars? I can not get it to not go full tilt on turning.
I don’t use raspberry pi’s so I can’t speak to that. Glen has said it works fine with them so you may want to reach out to him for details
@@cooltoy thanks for the reply -- love the channel!!! .. and your hair is pretty dope (super jealous) .... Ive been trying to track him down. Fought this thing all weekend, came up with it just not being a great experience in games. This may be my switch to PC emulation
What is that game you are playing where you are shooting sharks and snakes? Thanks
The ocean hunter arcade
@@cooltoy Is this a MAME game or a stand-alone PC game
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hi any idea where to find those they are out of stuck on amazon
last I heard this would be available in January on Amazon
@@cooltoy thx hope to be able to get one want to mod my 1up with a pc
How many games loaded
how many games loaded on what exactly?
What the retail price?
$200
Cant buy it yet?//
This yoke was originally backed by a Kickstarter campaign. All of the backers will be receiving theirs shortly. Once that is done, the general public will be able to purchase this from Amazon ideally in a month or so according to Glen.
@@cooltoy how does it compare to alan-1
@@adamcartermi5 both are made from high quality components. This GRS yoke has a different internal technology than the Alan-1 uses, and is compatible with many more set ups straight out of the box than the Alan-1, and is $150 cheaper.
@@cooltoy
Awesome. But does it feel great? Like does the yolk reset back to neutral when u let go of the side triggers etc.
I guess does it feel like oem?
@@adamcartermi5 it feels great, very sturdy, and yes it resets back to center if you let it go.