Arcade1up Atari Pub Table Review [2022] Good or Bad Buy?
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2024
- We take a look at our newest addition to the game room. How is it and would it be a fit for you? We discuss the pros and cons and let you know if this is a hit or miss.
RC Willey: www.rcwilley.com/
Cord Protector: www.amazon.com...
Retro 530 Screw Hole Cover Kit:
www.retro530.c...
I drilled holes for cupholders in mine-- works great! We basically only play Warlords-- such a great 4-player experience that you can't replicate anywhere else!
Good news on that dust in the screen. You absolutely can remove both the bezel protector and the glass attached to the screen. The bezel protector is obvious: unscrew, remove, and clean. The glass protector on the screen is far less obvious. It's attached via double sided tape. If you pull out the screen housing, flip it over and you'll see circular cutouts at the corners of the screen. Carefully push something through one of those holes and you'll push the glass out from the frame. The resistance you'll feel is just the double sided tape. Once you have a corner up, it's easy to peel the rest of the glass up and clean both sides and the actual screen surface. Keep an eye out when you reassemble everything - that MDF will easily chip off again and put more dust in the screen. It took me a couple tries before I got it all back together with zero dust.
Great review! Despite the minor flaws, still seems like a very cool table. Btw - the TWA's wall art looks awesome.👍🏽
I got mine through RC Wiley for $249 with free delivery. It arrives this coming Saturday. Looking forward to it!
That's awesome. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do. RC Willey wouldn't even let me see shipping to Madison, WI. Thank goodness Best Buy matched it.
@@TeachingRetro Best Buy is great about that sort of thing. I picked up my Ridge Racer machine there.
@@TeachingRetro Just got it set up about an hour ago and have been playing on it since and I have to say - I noticed one thing right out of the gate: they got the audio dialed in on this cab! I was blown away by how much better this pub table sounds compared to my other four A1Up machines. Absolutely no comparison. Why can't they do this on all of them? Also, Tempest is way better on the pub table. Again, no comparison to the Atari 12 in 1 Legacy cab. I'm glad I got this.
@@deecee4644 I only own the Defender partycade and the audio on that is really nice as well. I think they are using better speakers now and putting two really makes a difference. I'm also pleasantly surprised how good the spinners are.
@@TeachingRetro My machine crapped out after 3 weeks, sad to say. But RC Willey got here within 4 days and replaced it. I've had guests for the past week so haven't been able to assemble it yet but hoping for the best when I do. On a similar note, I just purchased the screw-hole caps from Retro350 as you had suggested. When I saw the holes in the top after assembly, I couldn't stand it.
As far as the cord goes, I think I will put everything inside the box with only the end of the power cord sticking out and then connect a small gauge 120 extension cord to that to the wall. That way the transformer and all the rest of that stuff will be hidden. I like your idea of the cable cover put down between the unit and the wall. I'll be doing that as well.
I had to pass. The footprint is large. you need a small room to have enough space for 4 people to play as opposed to lining up arcade cabs on a wall
But I agree 100% with everything else as it is my go-to when with friends at our local retro arcade. And Warlords seals the deal so if you got the space and other p[layers it is a no-brainer.
I probably should have included 'if you have the space for it' in my review. I completely understand many people don't have a game room big enough for this table. And I doubt it would last very long being used as a game AND as an actual usable piece of furniture.