Hello I pluged the Countercade to the computer with a mini usb to usb, ran de Mystery Installer, but it only allowed me to do the step one. It was configured but step 02 (install mystery) didn't show up. What do I do?
I picked up a marvel super heroes countercade from QVC after seeing your video and its arriving this wednesday! I know what I'm doing this weekend! Gonna put it up in my new medical practice - thanks PDubs!!
I use Emulation Station on a stock A1UP/6 button control panel, what I did is within retroarch set hold down P1 to bring up the menu, then it's back > up > enter to exit the rom/core back into ES. Sounds complicated but it quickly becomes muscle memory, and that way you can still play 6 player games =)
Yes but honestly most Arcade1up owners I would be worried will accidentally mess up something in RetroArch - give them an easy way to press 2 buttons as a hot key vs fiddling with RetroArch and they'll never need to go into RetroArch
@PDubsArcadeLoft they really do need to make retro arch more user friendly ( for the unknowledgeable users) who just want that retro arch compatibility without the confusing bits 🤣
If anybody is having issues with their USB cable, it's because of the metal backplate inside the arcade. I had to remove the backplate and once I did, I did not get any errors and installed Batocera just fine.
this changes everything ! so happy i kept my board from my SF Cocktail Table hopefully itll be compatible , i used my old gaming laptop for it and it was a powerhouse but this will allow me to do the same thing without having to use my laptop now LOL only perks of using using a laptop/Pc for the mod was being able to play FIGHTCADE and play MAME games online. thanks for the video !
My excuse to pick up a countercade. Thanks for the info...you are so clear and well spoken. Big shut out to team encoder, thy keep the coolstuff banging! Yes
Fingers crossed! I'm in the UK (so we don't get much of a selection here!) & currently modding my Costco mortal kombat cabinet with a raspberry pi 4. I got a pacman partycade cheap (£120) but the cost to mod that I feel isn't worth doing..... Well I say that but I'll end up doing it unless there is an easy fix like this!
This is very cool. I probably won’t do it with my 1up counter boxes because I have a 3d printed pie 4 counter unit and a beelink PC based 10 inch countertop unit, but it’s really cool to see the option.
Certainly not for everyone, but with Pi prices up and the goals of many aren't to run PC level games as you kinda said, makes for a nice option with little to no work on the user end.
Awesome Dubs - thanks for the thorough instructions! I never wanted any of these countercades cause I have the larger versions but now I think I need one…
Full size PCB I don’t believe has a port to be flashed. Could be wrong. Only mods I’ve seen for full size basically just takes all the original parts out and makes it into a raspberry pi.
Rad, thanks for posting and giving crystal clear instructions P-Dub. I should have an NBA JAM countercade secured from the community event last weekend and will definetly be running this hack!
I can't install the drivers because the pcb board will not power off. I Turned the switch to the off position and completely removed the power cord. When I connect the micro USB cord to the pc the whole countercade comes on screen & marquee EVEN while BOTH the pcb switch is off & the main power switch is in the off position. How can you power off the pcb on the nba jam countercade?
I tried this and when I put the USB stick into the countercade and turn on the system it just boots up to the normal marvel stuff, it ignores the usb stick
I'm trying to do this hack. I have the USB cable plugged in, and I have the switch ALL the way to the right, so it should be OFF, and power cord unplugged, yet it'll start up normally, the ON/OFF switch is set to off on the front part.
Hello....I am attempting to do this now but the arcade keeps turning on preventing me from proceeding to step 2! I have unplugged the cable from the metal box and switched the toggle to the right but as soon as I plug the cable into my PC, the unit keeps turning on! Help!
Thank you! Luckily, I kept plugging and unplugging and it worked! I am now following your video of adding roms to the USB drive! Thank you so very much! Happy Holidays and much love health and happiness to you and yours!
I'm trying this on my MK countercade, but while it's plugged into my computer via USB, the dang machine powers on. the hard line is unplugged and the PCB is switched to off. the actual power button on the control panel is also OFF. When I go to install drivers (step 1), it's not working. Any suggestions?
Yes the PC will power on the Countercade when the USB cable is plugged in, that's OK if it does, you just don't want the main power supply plugged in. Try another USB cable not all are compatible
Have you tried a USB hub on the USB port so you could plug in both the Flash drive and a linux compatible USB WiFi dongle? Batocera has built in WiFi drivers for the most common devices so it SHOULD work unless they put out effort to remove the WiFi drivers that were already there
Thanks alot for this great news 👍. This is the simple mod we all waited for !! Wish it was possible on the classic SF2 cabinets, just by adding a USB port to begin with.
@@PDubsArcadeLoft In this case I would map 2P Start to it. Set it up so that 2P Start has no other hotkey actions tied to it(so that just pushing it doesn't trigger a hotkey function) and in theory it should work fine. At that point the only remaining issue is the lack of a button to map to Select/Coin.
Thinking I'll put everything on my Marvel Countercade and probably hand select the best NES/early Genesis sports titles to load up on my nephew's NBA Jam countercade with the 3 buttons.
Mine (Marvel Superheroes) keeps turning on if i plug the usb into a pc. Yes, the little switch in the back of the silver box is OFF. it doesn't seem to matter which setting that little switch is in btw. even jumping the two pins on the board doesnt keep it off. HELP!
Hi all. I've been trying to do this. Multiple cables, computers, different usb hubs, no usb hub. Always the same - the Marvel countercade turns on when connected via USB. Any thoughts?
Same here with MK. The PCB is switched off, the power switch is off, and the power cable disconnected. The machine still turns on every time it’s connected to the computer through USB
I got mine to work. Use an older laptop so that you can turn USB 3.0 off and the USB charge option, located in BIOS. Then your countercade won’t turn on when you connect it to a PC. Then for your Batocera image, use a USB 2.0 drive.
Im trying to connect the counterarcade to the pc and i have turned the switch on the back to off. I go in to install the file and it makes the countercade come back on and wont detect it. Has anyone had this problem?
I have and it's been driving me nuts lol. I've used 20 cables so far. If I find one that works I'll let you know. I'm also getting two more of these on Saturday and if it works on those with the cables I already got then we probably just have a faulty switch.
@@twilightbeats nope. Turned out the board was faulty or something because I bought another one countercade and it was detected instantly with all the cables I had lying around. I'd say if you already tried about 3 cables then the boards probably screwy.
@@PDubsArcadeLoft now I’m wondering how tough it would be to put the guts of the countercade into a regular size Arcade1Up cabinet, obviously with a larger monitor…
Looking forward to trying this on my Marvel Countercade. Has anyone who has tried this attempted to use a USB hub to connect the thumb drive and a usb controller at same time? This might be a workaround for getting an extra button to map as the hotkey
I get to the Mame folder and then I’m lost! I’m a rookie! Where did you get the 4000 games from to drag to mame? I’m on the usb driver roms, mame, what am I picking up and where is it to drag to mame? Thanks so much!
Thanks for the video. I have the Marvel Superheroes countercade and followed your video and got it going! Has anyone else noticed that the usb port doesn't stay seated very well when plugging / unplugging usb sticks? It will basically pop out of the slot and ill have to unscrew the screws to open the panel to place it back on. At first I was in absolute horror thinking I snapped the usb port and it fell inwards, however, luckily it will go back on to the post and it still works fine with a usb drive plugged in; just a PIA as it can easily fall back in if using too much force re-plugging...
Can you put a list of what countercades will work on this in the description or is it all countercades? If it's limited to a certain select few it would be great to know in case someone wants to order one to use this hack on it. Hopefully the Mystery Encoder team does this for 3/4 scale cabs. This is awesome.
The on/off button in the back of the unit will NOT turn off and when I plug something into the port and connect it to my computer my computer it is powering the unit because the unit stays on even if the power is off. I need to turn the unit OFF and still be able to plug into my computer. HELP!!!
@@PDubsArcadeLoft I got a new Countercade (I have Marvel & MK) and turned the switch in the back OFF and put the Amazon Fire Stick cord in and for the first couple of attempts it wasn't powering up the unit when the USB was connected to my computer and so I went to install the drivers and it said "Running Installation Failed" (for both Marvel & MK units) and now the Amazon USB cord powers the countercade on. What should I do? I've tried 6 different cords and even the one time it wasn't powering the countercade it said "Running Installation Failed". I REALLY WANT IT TO WORK---please HELP!
Im uploading paks with system gameslist.xml files wich will include images and videos. When you launch batocera it will load all my art for you without scraping
I unplugged from the wall, Put in safe mode Connected to the usb and the cabinet turned on I made sure that the the power was off. I stopped the mod not knowing if that was normal and safe to do the mod.
I wonder if you can use a 2-1 usb connector to have a separate controller and still be able to load the front end? I have the nba jam one and basically can only play older games with 2 buttons maximum.
It works. I bought a 4-1 usb hub on Amazon for 17 bucks. Put the thumb drive in the first port and a usb ps2 controller and it worked. I wanted to test it before buying a USB arcade controller that cost $50. It did not work with a ps4 controller though. That was the first one I tried.
Those running Batocera on an NBA Jam Countercade, how are you configuring buttons. I'm thinking of setting it up for one player only and using the right side buttons for Start and Select ad assigning the Player.1 Start button as Y.
I was wondering if anyone has this problem, seems like the volume button doesnt work here, when i take the batocera usb drive off, i can use the volume button without a problem, but when I launch batocera it launches with sound at the highest level and I cant seem to bring the volume down... anyone have a clue what I can do to fix the sound slide? maybe I need to map it?
When I hook up the countercade to my PC with the USB it still turns on even though I shut off the toggle switch. Can't get step 2 to work. It stays in gray and not optional. So where do I go from here?
Plug your USB cable into a USB 2.0 port on your PC and if that doesn't work try a different USB cable in a 2.0 port...if it powers on the device it's OK to move on to the next step if the button is available
Thanks PDub! All my ports are 2.0 and I've tried them all but haven't yet tried another cable. I will and give an update. My cab info BTW is Model Number:1342 Data Code:2021-05-07 System Version: 2021-05-31 PCBA Version: LBQ-1237/1238-A-V1.1 Version No: V01
oh wow! definitely been hoping for a mod like this although the only cabinet I own at the moment is the stand-up ms. pac-man... and nevermind the lack of buttons on that one, haha. perhaps if there were some way to interface with my atgames joystick (still the best damn home arcade purchase I've ever made!) but seems like a cool mod. hoping they can figure out the hot-key situation cus that's gotta suck not being able to play all those six-button capcom fighters on there!! I guess that does sitll leave the door open for the D&D and NEO*GEO stuff, though.
To mod the big ones you basically turn it into a raspberry pi. You can connect anything to it at that point as you’ll have 4 USB ports in the box you use. You can’t do it this way on the big one.
I got the software on my usb drive, but I’m unable to hook the drive back up to my computer to install more roms. It doesn’t recognize the drive anymore. Suggestions?
step 2 doesn't come up. I'm running windows on bootcamp..tried several cables some cables make it power up.some cables just say this usb device isn't recognized .
I bought one of the Marvel Super Hero countercades to try this out. Followed the directions on the mystery encoder website and readme file to the letter, but each time I error out on the first step. I used 4 different micro USB cables, 8 different ports on 2 separate computers, but no dice :(
Great video. I knew it looked to easy. I am stuck after install driver. Says it doesn’t detect then I replug usb in. Now it detects but says incorrect driver, try install again. Install again it continues the same loop over again. If anyone else had this happen, any solutions.
Thanks for this update PDubs. Question, I noticed you were specific about the style of flashdrive to use for this hack. is it possible to use an external drive in stead of a flashdrive? I have one sitting around not doing anything. If I could use that, that would be great
I have the NBA Jam countercade, I downloaded the ZIP for the correct unit, but when I try to connect to the PCB, I get this message: "Waiting for driver install to exit before continuing.... if PCB is not detected and the other options are not automatically enabled, please disconnect and reconnect the USB cable." I've tried to disconnect the USB several times and it still stays the same. BTW, The NBA Jam game boots up automatically (and is playable) when plugged into the microusb port (Even though the "on/off" switch on the controller board is turned off) Is that normal? Any help is welcome. Thanks for the well worded video, I hope I can get mine rolling.
@@PDubsArcadeLoft Thanks so much for the tip. I used the charging cable from my gaming headset, and the transfer completed as it should within seconds. I loaded up several NES and MAME ROMS, and it’s working pretty well. A few games I had to load a few times before they would play. It seems like it’s going to take a little bit of tweaking, but it’s been fun. Vertical MAME games are definitely not optimized for this screen, as it cut off the top and bottom. I’m sure there’s a setting in retroarch to resize the screen, I just gotta figure it out.
I’m finally getting around to doing this mod on my Marvel Super Heroes Countercade. Quick question, I doubt you’ll answer since I’m so late to the party on this one. I’m looking for a particular arcade game, Spider-Man: The Video Game. Any idea if that game is on this build? I’ve been looking everywhere and it’s never part of any rom set. Thanks for your time and helpful video.
Did they add 6 button configurations? Ive got 3 countercades. The mk one, the nba jam one and the marvel one. Played them all a bit and they were all perfect. Came to play the marvel one which i knew all the games worked. Now its fully stuck on marvel vs capcom and you cannot exit it no matter what you do. I said screw it cuz i knew u could mod tgem. Didn't know about the 4 button limit though. Hopefully this has been fixed. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Ok, this looks great, the instructions are easy to follow, I have modded several things over the years, and I am not computer saavy or a tech geek in any way, shape or form. There are a couple of mods I just can't perform, unfortunately, this is one of them. I only purchased this Arcade 1Up unit just to do this hack, and after about 26 attempts, I still can't get it to work. I get stuck at the very first one each time. I quadruple checked that the power is not connected, the switch is in the off position inside the cabinet, the USB C to USB cable is connected correctly ( I tried 10 different cables) and can't do the second step to install the mystery to PCB. I was able to purchase a USB pre-loaded stick for my Playstation Mini and SNES mini, I have not found one for this unit. At this point, I am willing to do that before I smash this My Arcade 1Up unit and possibly take a hammer to my pc.
@@PDubsArcadeLoft ok, I have a Firestick, but it's not the correct cable. The Arcade 1Up requires a USB C to USB data cable, the Firestick has a flathead one (forget if it's an A or B) that doesn't fit and falls out when put in. The C ones don't stay in great, but they fit. So idk, must be the unzipped files I may have to look at to make sure I did correctly. I'll try one more time, but after that, I'm just going to keep it stock until I run across a preloaded usb stick I could purchase.
So, if I plan to do this to my TMNT countercade is there little point since it has a two button layout? I plan to do a bunch of 2 button arcade games... But that won't leave room for a select button?
Hey, I followed all instructions correctly, until I got to the point of installing the drivers, the assistant says it installed ok, but it will not let me continue beyond that, please help, I'm starting to get pissed at this
If Batocera is on the stick, couldn’t we run skraper on our PC and place the images where they belong on the stick? I do that with AetherSX2 on my Xbox. Looking forward to CPS1/2 and Neo Geo games on it.
Do you recommend buying the nba jam countercade and doing this mod or no bc of the limited buttons available compared to the others. Reason I ask is this one is still $99 on Amazon 😉. Thanks!
Hmm, so I followed all the steps but when I get into Bactocera there are only like 7 or 8 systems listed and it’s missing MAME even though the folder is there with ROMs.
Once you drop some ROMS in the other folders, they will appear in the UI. If there are no games in the folder, then that emulator doesn't show up on the system
@@shootermcgavin1208 either should work. But if your ROMs aren't working Google Mame 2003 0.78 Romset and use those in either the Mame or FB Neo Folder..those are the ones I had the most success with
Is there a way to turn off the reset game hot key which is player 2 start button+ player 1 bottom red button? (MSH counter cade) I wasn’t able to find it on the controller setup in the menu or a controller config file on the PC.... thanks!
I tried this on the Mortal Kombat countercade and after going through step 1 installing the drivers I get the message that the driver installed ok but when I close that window nothing happens, it just says waiting for driver install to exit before continuing, any suggestions for things to try? I have already tried three different cables with no luck.
Hi PDubs, Thank you for another great video. I am going to try to see if I can get the box art to work. By the way, will it work on Full Arcade1up cabinet as well with this hack? I would love to turn some of the Arcade1up full cabinet with this hack. I guess not because no USB port. But can we used the MicroUSB port and added USB flash drive to it by using adaptor. Maybe Mystery Encode can made that happen so we can mod all the cabinet using the MicroUSB port for Flash drive stick by using USB adaptor by convert MicroUSB into USB A.
This is ONLY for either the Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam, or Marvel Super Heroes Countercades - if you try to install these on anything else you will destroy your Arcade1up cabinet.
After install it worked, then after shutting down, when booting back up, now the right input on the player 1 stick will not work... whether playing stock games or with the stick plugged in. Fixes/tips? EDIT: Fixed! I just did a reinstall of the whole mod... fixed it. Weird bug!
I got this set up, but I can't seem to find the ROMS I downloaded (I've never done anything like this before). I downloaded some arcade games from Rom Hustler and dragged them into the MAME folder. When I turn on the machine, there is no MAME option still. I tried other folders, like NES (because that shows up), and that didn't work either. I also tried opening the contents of a game folder and dragging it into the main folder...also no luck. Any suggestions? I know I'm messing something up. Maybe I downloaded something incorrectly? Thank you
If that MicroUSB port is OTG maybe that Flashdrive can go inside with an adapter as with those Classic mini versions to have an extra USB port, not sure if that will work, can you check :) ?
Hi PDUBS. Do I need a specific micro USB to USB to hook from PC to countercade , or can I use the one that come with my phone or other electronics to charge? Thank you.
Does anyone know how to play 64 games without audio chop? Graphics are fine, and with all the high resolution and visual fidelity improvements on. It seems the horsepower is there. I believe it may be the preloaded 64 emulators. it seems the “Parrallel” 64 emulator offers options to correct this through threading. Anyone have advice??
@@cjcin23 you can go into the menu and then ui settings (or sound, one of those) and turn off sounf]d in the main menu. Also if you go into a game and out the menu vol control will start working, but resets to max vol after restart, so i turned mine off.
Check out my latest Video on how to set up 6 button controls, box art, and video Snaps! ua-cam.com/video/5EtqrLUh1Ug/v-deo.html
I keep trying to install and it keeps saying running installation failed is the game supposed to be playing and on while it’s playing
Can you do this with a Mac or do you need a PC?
Hello I pluged the Countercade to the computer with a mini usb to usb, ran de Mystery Installer, but it only allowed me to do the step one. It was configured but step 02 (install mystery) didn't show up. What do I do?
@@sergiojimvi1 try a different USB cable, use the one from an Amazon fire stick if you got it
@@PDubsArcadeLoft ok thank you so much for your quick response.
I picked up a marvel super heroes countercade from QVC after seeing your video and its arriving this wednesday! I know what I'm doing this weekend! Gonna put it up in my new medical practice - thanks PDubs!!
This Hack is available as of today for only the Arcade1up Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam, and Marvel Super Heroes Countercades.
I just bought the ms pacman, can i use it?
@@blakkjak no
TeamEncoder is a dickhead of the worst kind
Can we get a hack for Big Buck Hunter already?Everyone wants it
@@mikelucas3272 No, because of the way you asked #cancelled.
I use Emulation Station on a stock A1UP/6 button control panel, what I did is within retroarch set hold down P1 to bring up the menu, then it's back > up > enter to exit the rom/core back into ES. Sounds complicated but it quickly becomes muscle memory, and that way you can still play 6 player games =)
Yes but honestly most Arcade1up owners I would be worried will accidentally mess up something in RetroArch - give them an easy way to press 2 buttons as a hot key vs fiddling with RetroArch and they'll never need to go into RetroArch
@PDubsArcadeLoft they really do need to make retro arch more user friendly ( for the unknowledgeable users) who just want that retro arch compatibility without the confusing bits 🤣
If anybody is having issues with their USB cable, it's because of the metal backplate inside the arcade. I had to remove the backplate and once I did, I did not get any errors and installed Batocera just fine.
this changes everything ! so happy i kept my board from my SF Cocktail Table hopefully itll be compatible , i used my old gaming laptop for it and it was a powerhouse but this will allow me to do the same thing without having to use my laptop now LOL only perks of using using a laptop/Pc for the mod was being able to play FIGHTCADE and play MAME games online. thanks for the video !
thanks for watching!
My excuse to pick up a countercade.
Thanks for the info...you are so clear and well spoken.
Big shut out to team encoder, thy keep the coolstuff banging! Yes
They are doing amazing work!
Very cool. Wish we had some kind of software mod like this for the Partycades. Might have to start watching for one of these Countercades
May happen in the future!
@@PDubsArcadeLoft Are there any simple ways to mod a partycade similar to this without purchasing additional hardware?
Fingers crossed!
I'm in the UK (so we don't get much of a selection here!) & currently modding my Costco mortal kombat cabinet with a raspberry pi 4. I got a pacman partycade cheap (£120) but the cost to mod that I feel isn't worth doing..... Well I say that but I'll end up doing it unless there is an easy fix like this!
This is very cool. I probably won’t do it with my 1up counter boxes because I have a 3d printed pie 4 counter unit and a beelink PC based 10 inch countertop unit, but it’s really cool to see the option.
Certainly not for everyone, but with Pi prices up and the goals of many aren't to run PC level games as you kinda said, makes for a nice option with little to no work on the user end.
Awesome Dubs - thanks for the thorough instructions! I never wanted any of these countercades cause I have the larger versions but now I think I need one…
Lol FOMO brother!
Why dont this work on the full size???
Full size PCB I don’t believe has a port to be flashed. Could be wrong. Only mods I’ve seen for full size basically just takes all the original parts out and makes it into a raspberry pi.
Can't wait to try this, great stuff. Thanks for the great video and keeping the community strong
Happy to help!
What format does the usb stick need to be in? Exfat or fat32?
Rad, thanks for posting and giving crystal clear instructions P-Dub. I should have an NBA JAM countercade secured from the community event last weekend and will definetly be running this hack!
Enjoy my friend!!!
I can't install the drivers because the pcb board will not power off. I Turned the switch to the off position and completely removed the power cord. When I connect the micro USB cord to the pc the whole countercade comes on screen & marquee EVEN while BOTH the pcb switch is off & the main power switch is in the off position. How can you power off the pcb on the nba jam countercade?
Having the same issue. Can anyone assist with this, please? I really don't want to do the pi route.
I tried this and when I put the USB stick into the countercade and turn on the system it just boots up to the normal marvel stuff, it ignores the usb stick
did you find solution?
I'm trying to do this hack. I have the USB cable plugged in, and I have the switch ALL the way to the right, so it should be OFF, and power cord unplugged, yet it'll start up normally, the ON/OFF switch is set to off on the front part.
Try a different USB cable - if you have an Amazon fire stick the cable with that works well - and won't power on the machine
Interested in performing this! Any word on if a fix to play 6 button games has been implemented since?
Quick question !! Quick question!!! Can we put all neogeo and SNK roms?
Up to you
Hello....I am attempting to do this now but the arcade keeps turning on preventing me from proceeding to step 2! I have unplugged the cable from the metal box and switched the toggle to the right but as soon as I plug the cable into my PC, the unit keeps turning on! Help!
See many comments on here - need to use a different USB to MicroUSB that provides data signal only. The one that comes with an Amazon fire stick works
Thank you! Luckily, I kept plugging and unplugging and it worked! I am now following your video of adding roms to the USB drive! Thank you so very much! Happy Holidays and much love health and happiness to you and yours!
Great tutorial! Now I want to get one of the supported counter cades! Game on !
I'm trying this on my MK countercade, but while it's plugged into my computer via USB, the dang machine powers on. the hard line is unplugged and the PCB is switched to off. the actual power button on the control panel is also OFF. When I go to install drivers (step 1), it's not working. Any suggestions?
Yes the PC will power on the Countercade when the USB cable is plugged in, that's OK if it does, you just don't want the main power supply plugged in. Try another USB cable not all are compatible
Have you tried a USB hub on the USB port so you could plug in both the Flash drive and a linux compatible USB WiFi dongle? Batocera has built in WiFi drivers for the most common devices so it SHOULD work unless they put out effort to remove the WiFi drivers that were already there
Nope haven't tried.
Thanks alot for this great news 👍.
This is the simple mod we all waited for !!
Wish it was possible on the classic SF2 cabinets, just by adding a USB port to begin with.
FYI, mapping the extra two buttons to L1 and R1 will generally cause Retroarch to map them as the fifth and sixth buttons in six-button arcade games.
Correct - but - what are you going to map as your Hot Key? You only have 7 buttons
@@PDubsArcadeLoft In this case I would map 2P Start to it. Set it up so that 2P Start has no other hotkey actions tied to it(so that just pushing it doesn't trigger a hotkey function) and in theory it should work fine. At that point the only remaining issue is the lack of a button to map to Select/Coin.
@@FormulaFox already tested that before I made the video - you cannot map P2 buttons at all for P1
@@PDubsArcadeLoft I didn't say anything about mapping it to P1. I said mapping it to HOTKEY.
@@FormulaFox it won't work - I tested and none of the Player 2 buttons can be mapped to the Player 1 Hot Key.
Thinking I'll put everything on my Marvel Countercade and probably hand select the best NES/early Genesis sports titles to load up on my nephew's NBA Jam countercade with the 3 buttons.
Mine (Marvel Superheroes) keeps turning on if i plug the usb into a pc. Yes, the little switch in the back of the silver box is OFF. it doesn't seem to matter which setting that little switch is in btw. even jumping the two pins on the board doesnt keep it off. HELP!
The unit needs to be off when it's plugged into PC, if it's off you're good
Tyrol feel ur pain, it turns the cabinet on when u plug usb in. This must be fake video
Hi all. I've been trying to do this. Multiple cables, computers, different usb hubs, no usb hub. Always the same - the Marvel countercade turns on when connected via USB. Any thoughts?
Same here with MK. The PCB is switched off, the power switch is off, and the power cable disconnected. The machine still turns on every time it’s connected to the computer through USB
Same.
After trying several computers with no luck, I tried different cables and it finally worked. It was a little thin cable that worked.
I got mine to work. Use an older laptop so that you can turn USB 3.0 off and the USB charge option, located in BIOS. Then your countercade won’t turn on when you connect it to a PC. Then for your Batocera image, use a USB 2.0 drive.
I'm getting a running installation failed when trying to install the driver
I'm actually having the same issue and can't find any solutions online. Really sucks
Join the team Encoder discord channel and head over to the countercade chat and they'll help you there
@@PDubsArcadeLoftI just setup a discord and searched for team encoder and its saying no community found. Do i need to add them as friends instead?
@@nadrac2002 link to join their discord is in the video description
Im trying to connect the counterarcade to the pc and i have turned the switch on the back to off. I go in to install the file and it makes the countercade come back on and wont detect it. Has anyone had this problem?
I have and it's been driving me nuts lol. I've used 20 cables so far. If I find one that works I'll let you know. I'm also getting two more of these on Saturday and if it works on those with the cables I already got then we probably just have a faulty switch.
Did you find a cable that worked?
@@twilightbeats nope. Turned out the board was faulty or something because I bought another one countercade and it was detected instantly with all the cables I had lying around. I'd say if you already tried about 3 cables then the boards probably screwy.
FYI all 3 of these countercades are on sale at Kohl’s for $179, I just ordered the Marvel cab.
Boom 💥
@@PDubsArcadeLoft now I’m wondering how tough it would be to put the guts of the countercade into a regular size Arcade1Up cabinet, obviously with a larger monitor…
TMNT and the buttons aren’t working. Nothing is set up to start game. Is there a way to reset the buttons?
Awesomeness! Great video! Cant wait to do this over the weekend!
Enjoy brother!
Looking forward to trying this on my Marvel Countercade. Has anyone who has tried this attempted to use a USB hub to connect the thumb drive and a usb controller at same time? This might be a workaround for getting an extra button to map as the hotkey
See new video for hotkey fix
The driver keeps saying it failed to install for some reason and i tried 3 different micro usb cords. Would could be the issue?
I wonder why they put usb slot in some of these Arcade1ups to begin with. Besides outrun, we haven't seen any easter eggs.
To add or use a separate USB controller
I get to the Mame folder and then I’m lost! I’m a rookie! Where did you get the 4000 games from to drag to mame?
I’m on the usb driver roms, mame, what am I picking up and where is it to drag to mame? Thanks so much!
Oh you need to find your own ROMs online, Google mame 2003 0.78 romset
Thanks for the video. I have the Marvel Superheroes countercade and followed your video and got it going!
Has anyone else noticed that the usb port doesn't stay seated very well when plugging / unplugging usb sticks? It will basically pop out of the slot and ill have to unscrew the screws to open the panel to place it back on. At first I was in absolute horror thinking I snapped the usb port and it fell inwards, however, luckily it will go back on to the post and it still works fine with a usb drive plugged in; just a PIA as it can easily fall back in if using too much force re-plugging...
Can you put a list of what countercades will work on this in the description or is it all countercades? If it's limited to a certain select few it would be great to know in case someone wants to order one to use this hack on it. Hopefully the Mystery Encoder team does this for 3/4 scale cabs. This is awesome.
Glen when you click the link and look at the website it tells you only available for Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam or Marvel Super Heroes at this time.
@@PDubsArcadeLoft Ah, thank you. I should have taken that extra step. As usual, you are the MAN!
The on/off button in the back of the unit will NOT turn off and when I plug something into the port and connect it to my computer my computer it is powering the unit because the unit stays on even if the power is off. I need to turn the unit OFF and still be able to plug into my computer. HELP!!!
Use a different cable, use the one that comes with an Amazon fire stick
@@PDubsArcadeLoft I got a new Countercade (I have Marvel & MK) and turned the switch in the back OFF and put the Amazon Fire Stick cord in and for the first couple of attempts it wasn't powering up the unit when the USB was connected to my computer and so I went to install the drivers and it said "Running Installation Failed" (for both Marvel & MK units) and now the Amazon USB cord powers the countercade on. What should I do? I've tried 6 different cords and even the one time it wasn't powering the countercade it said "Running Installation Failed". I REALLY WANT IT TO WORK---please HELP!
@@PDubsArcadeLoft Hello, I got help from the Discord page. Thanks! It was that I needed Windows 10. Thanks for the great videos!
Hell yeah, I've been waiting for this!
Enjoy!
Im uploading paks with system gameslist.xml files wich will include images and videos. When you launch batocera it will load all my art for you without scraping
Let me know when ready!
@@PDubsArcadeLoft be ready in about an hour. Took longer than expected. Pm you soon
What game file should I use when getting roms? When I place it in the mame, it doesnt work in the actual arcade.. Where did you find your games?
I used an older Mame 0.78 Romset, just Google that
I unplugged from the wall,
Put in safe mode
Connected to the usb and the cabinet turned on
I made sure that the the power was off.
I stopped the mod not knowing if that was normal and safe to do the mod.
I followed the fist steps just as shown
Need to try a different USB cable that is Data Only, No Power.
@@PDubsArcadeLoft that was it thanks for you help!
I wonder if you can use a 2-1 usb connector to have a separate controller and still be able to load the front end? I have the nba jam one and basically can only play older games with 2 buttons maximum.
Worth a shot - it won't hurt anything - let me know how it goes!
It works. I bought a 4-1 usb hub on Amazon for 17 bucks. Put the thumb drive in the first port and a usb ps2 controller and it worked. I wanted to test it before buying a USB arcade controller that cost $50. It did not work with a ps4 controller though. That was the first one I tried.
Those running Batocera on an NBA Jam Countercade, how are you configuring buttons. I'm thinking of setting it up for one player only and using the right side buttons for Start and Select ad assigning the Player.1 Start button as Y.
I was wondering if anyone has this problem, seems like the volume button doesnt work here, when i take the batocera usb drive off, i can use the volume button without a problem, but when I launch batocera it launches with sound at the highest level and I cant seem to bring the volume down... anyone have a clue what I can do to fix the sound slide? maybe I need to map it?
Should work in game just not main menu
When I hook up the countercade to my PC with the USB it still turns on even though I shut off the toggle switch. Can't get step 2 to work. It stays in gray and not optional. So where do I go from here?
Plug your USB cable into a USB 2.0 port on your PC and if that doesn't work try a different USB cable in a 2.0 port...if it powers on the device it's OK to move on to the next step if the button is available
Thanks PDub! All my ports are 2.0 and I've tried them all but haven't yet tried another cable. I will and give an update. My cab info BTW is
Model Number:1342
Data Code:2021-05-07
System Version: 2021-05-31 PCBA Version: LBQ-1237/1238-A-V1.1 Version No: V01
I tried 5 different cables and 2 different laptops and still not able to do the 2nd step
oh wow! definitely been hoping for a mod like this although the only cabinet I own at the moment is the stand-up ms. pac-man... and nevermind the lack of buttons on that one, haha. perhaps if there were some way to interface with my atgames joystick (still the best damn home arcade purchase I've ever made!) but seems like a cool mod. hoping they can figure out the hot-key situation cus that's gotta suck not being able to play all those six-button capcom fighters on there!! I guess that does sitll leave the door open for the D&D and NEO*GEO stuff, though.
Thanks Dude!
To mod the big ones you basically turn it into a raspberry pi. You can connect anything to it at that point as you’ll have 4 USB ports in the box you use. You can’t do it this way on the big one.
I got the software on my usb drive, but I’m unable to hook the drive back up to my computer to install more roms. It doesn’t recognize the drive anymore. Suggestions?
step 2 doesn't come up. I'm running windows on bootcamp..tried several cables some cables make it power up.some cables just say this usb device isn't recognized .
switched to an oldschool heavy duty one. cord was on its last leg but worked
Yes making sure the flash toggle is in the right place on the PCB and using a different cable works
Is it possible to hide the other systems on batocera? I would prefer arcade and maybe just a few select systems?
Sure...delete the folders off the USB
I bought one of the Marvel Super Hero countercades to try this out. Followed the directions on the mystery encoder website and readme file to the letter, but each time I error out on the first step. I used 4 different micro USB cables, 8 different ports on 2 separate computers, but no dice :(
No luck for me
Join the Team Encoder Discord channel link in video description and look for help under the countercade section
Great video. I knew it looked to easy. I am stuck after install driver. Says it doesn’t detect then I replug usb in. Now it detects but says incorrect driver, try install again. Install again it continues the same loop over again. If anyone else had this happen, any solutions.
Try a different USB cable
I had the same issue and I used a different usb port and made sure it was 2.0 and this fixed the issue for me.
Thanks for this update PDubs. Question, I noticed you were specific about the style of flashdrive to use for this hack. is it possible to use an external drive in stead of a flashdrive? I have one sitting around not doing anything. If I could use that, that would be great
I just followed team Encoder instructions on what to use...you could test it
@@PDubsArcadeLoft "Full size" meant USB-A not Micro USB, the form factor of the USB itself is irrelevant.
I'd prefer having a countercade. It needs a larger screen and better controls. Being able to add a few more games would make it awesome!
Well now you can lol
@@PDubsArcadeLoft can you swap buttons and sticks on a countercade?
After I close the window, step 2 won't open. I've closed the window after getting "install OK" am I missing something?
Nevermind. It worked with a new cable
I have the NBA Jam countercade, I downloaded the ZIP for the correct unit, but when I try to connect to the PCB, I get this message: "Waiting for driver install to exit before continuing.... if PCB is not detected and the other options are not automatically enabled, please disconnect and reconnect the USB cable." I've tried to disconnect the USB several times and it still stays the same. BTW, The NBA Jam game boots up automatically (and is playable) when plugged into the microusb port (Even though the "on/off" switch on the controller board is turned off) Is that normal? Any help is welcome. Thanks for the well worded video, I hope I can get mine rolling.
You need to try a different USB to MicroUSB cable
@@PDubsArcadeLoft thanks! I will definitely give that a shot. I’ll comment back either way. Have a good one!
@@PDubsArcadeLoft Thanks so much for the tip. I used the charging cable from my gaming headset, and the transfer completed as it should within seconds. I loaded up several NES and MAME ROMS, and it’s working pretty well. A few games I had to load a few times before they would play. It seems like it’s going to take a little bit of tweaking, but it’s been fun. Vertical MAME games are definitely not optimized for this screen, as it cut off the top and bottom. I’m sure there’s a setting in retroarch to resize the screen, I just gotta figure it out.
Does this work with the stand up cabinets like class of '81 arcade 1up?
hey! If I remove the USB, will it start up the normal system again?
Yep
I’m finally getting around to doing this mod on my Marvel Super Heroes Countercade. Quick question, I doubt you’ll answer since I’m so late to the party on this one. I’m looking for a particular arcade game, Spider-Man: The Video Game. Any idea if that game is on this build? I’ve been looking everywhere and it’s never part of any rom set. Thanks for your time and helpful video.
Did they add 6 button configurations? Ive got 3 countercades. The mk one, the nba jam one and the marvel one. Played them all a bit and they were all perfect. Came to play the marvel one which i knew all the games worked. Now its fully stuck on marvel vs capcom and you cannot exit it no matter what you do. I said screw it cuz i knew u could mod tgem. Didn't know about the 4 button limit though. Hopefully this has been fixed. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Ok, this looks great, the instructions are easy to follow, I have modded several things over the years, and I am not computer saavy or a tech geek in any way, shape or form. There are a couple of mods I just can't perform, unfortunately, this is one of them. I only purchased this Arcade 1Up unit just to do this hack, and after about 26 attempts, I still can't get it to work. I get stuck at the very first one each time. I quadruple checked that the power is not connected, the switch is in the off position inside the cabinet, the USB C to USB cable is connected correctly ( I tried 10 different cables) and can't do the second step to install the mystery to PCB. I was able to purchase a USB pre-loaded stick for my Playstation Mini and SNES mini, I have not found one for this unit. At this point, I am willing to do that before I smash this My Arcade 1Up unit and possibly take a hammer to my pc.
Have to use a data only cable, if you have an Amazon fire stick the cable that comes with that should work
@@PDubsArcadeLoft I'll give it a try, right after I find another cabinet since I destroyed the other two. JK of course.
@@PDubsArcadeLoft ok, I have a Firestick, but it's not the correct cable. The Arcade 1Up requires a USB C to USB data cable, the Firestick has a flathead one (forget if it's an A or B) that doesn't fit and falls out when put in. The C ones don't stay in great, but they fit. So idk, must be the unzipped files I may have to look at to make sure I did correctly. I'll try one more time, but after that, I'm just going to keep it stock until I run across a preloaded usb stick I could purchase.
So, if I plan to do this to my TMNT countercade is there little point since it has a two button layout? I plan to do a bunch of 2 button arcade games... But that won't leave room for a select button?
I tried 3 different micro usb cables including a brand new one and step 2 always says If PCB not detected reconnect USB. Any ideas ?
Have an Amazon fire stick? Use the cable they came with that
Thank you! Ended up being I was not plugging the usb far back enough and I thought it was being plugged in
Awesome video, thanks man. I have a marvel super hero’s cabinet so I think I’m gonna have to do this!
Boom baby
Has anyone had issues when trying to install. I unplug the power cord and switch the system to off. But when I plug usb in it turns the machine on?
Use a different usb cable, if you have an Amazon fire stick use the cable that comes with that
@@PDubsArcadeLoft got it! Thanks. I have slow down and frame rate issues. Is this a rom issue or bactocerra settings issue?
Hey, I followed all instructions correctly, until I got to the point of installing the drivers, the assistant says it installed ok, but it will not let me continue beyond that, please help, I'm starting to get pissed at this
After installing driver and selecting ok, 2nd step never becomes available. Any suggestions?
following. The same is happening with me.
If Batocera is on the stick, couldn’t we run skraper on our PC and place the images where they belong on the stick? I do that with AetherSX2 on my Xbox.
Looking forward to CPS1/2 and Neo Geo games on it.
Yes
@@PDubsArcadeLoft Excellent. This will give me an excuse to hook it back up. Thanks again!
Greetings, I bought a Blitz 1up arcade and I would like to know if these mods can be made?
Doesn't work on Blitz
Are there any mods available for one player counter Cades? I have the Ms. Pac-Man qnd id love to not go Raspberry Pi
Not without doing a full gut mod of the hardware
Does the TMNT 2 Player Counter-Cade hack include the classic arcade X-Men, The Simpsons and MK games? Those are some of my faves!
If you add them
Does anyone know if the marvel countercade still has a side usb? I was going to order one now but in the pictures on the site there is no side usb
Only the 2 player version
not all arcade roms work. Try Galaxian, Galaga, Halley's Comet, Gyrus...and there are more...they won't work right..part of the screen is missing.
I bought a 128GB. Can I put as many emulators on here as I want then?
Do you recommend buying the nba jam countercade and doing this mod or no bc of the limited buttons available compared to the others. Reason I ask is this one is still $99 on Amazon 😉. Thanks!
I would recommend this one so you can play more games with more buttons
Any idea if i can do this on the TMNT 1 player counter? no external USB but i thought OTG cable to micro USB so i can connect my drive? thoughts?
This doesn't work on that model just the 2 player
Do you have to leave it connected to the PC to use it or after you install everything do you disconnect from the PC ?
disconnect after installation
Hmm, so I followed all the steps but when I get into Bactocera there are only like 7 or 8 systems listed and it’s missing MAME even though the folder is there with ROMs.
Once you drop some ROMS in the other folders, they will appear in the UI. If there are no games in the folder, then that emulator doesn't show up on the system
@@PDubsArcadeLoft Thanks, do the ROMs have to be their own folders within the Mame2003 file or just the ROM itself?
@@shootermcgavin1208 either should work. But if your ROMs aren't working Google Mame 2003 0.78 Romset and use those in either the Mame or FB Neo Folder..those are the ones I had the most success with
Would this work with a USB A-A cable like what is used to charge the Legends Gamer Pro and connect to the side port on the counterade ?
No microUSB A to USB A
Is there a way to turn off the reset game hot key which is player 2 start button+ player 1 bottom red button? (MSH counter cade) I wasn’t able to find it on the controller setup in the menu or a controller config file on the PC.... thanks!
How do you easily get a micro usb cable into the port on the countercade, with the side on?
Patience
I tried this on the Mortal Kombat countercade and after going through step 1 installing the drivers I get the message that the driver installed ok but when I close that window nothing happens, it just says waiting for driver install to exit before continuing, any suggestions for things to try? I have already tried three different cables with no luck.
Make sure you USB cable is plugged into a USB 2.0 Port on your PC
@@PDubsArcadeLoft Thank you for your help I didn't think to try that
Thanks so much for this! Does this overwrite the original programming? Can i switch between the USB and the original games?
Unplug the USB and turn it on and it goes back to stock
@@PDubsArcadeLoft awesome thanks so much!
Um..will this work on the Ms Pacman Arcade 1 UP? I dont think it has a USB port? plus the screen is vertical.
No it wont
Thanks for your reply. I purchased a new one, so it's all good.
Great to hear!
Hi PDubs, Thank you for another great video. I am going to try to see if I can get the box art to work. By the way, will it work on Full Arcade1up cabinet as well with this hack? I would love to turn some of the Arcade1up full cabinet with this hack. I guess not because no USB port. But can we used the MicroUSB port and added USB flash drive to it by using adaptor. Maybe Mystery Encode can made that happen so we can mod all the cabinet using the MicroUSB port for Flash drive stick by using USB adaptor by convert MicroUSB into USB A.
This is ONLY for either the Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam, or Marvel Super Heroes Countercades - if you try to install these on anything else you will destroy your Arcade1up cabinet.
Once I set this up, do I need to connect the countertop every time I add new roms, or can I just add them to the USB?
Just add to USB
So why would this not work for a countercade? Is it because you can't get a vertical image yet?
Different PCB board.
After install it worked, then after shutting down, when booting back up, now the right input on the player 1 stick will not work... whether playing stock games or with the stick plugged in. Fixes/tips?
EDIT: Fixed! I just did a reinstall of the whole mod... fixed it. Weird bug!
Glad it worked out!
I got this set up, but I can't seem to find the ROMS I downloaded (I've never done anything like this before). I downloaded some arcade games from Rom Hustler and dragged them into the MAME folder. When I turn on the machine, there is no MAME option still. I tried other folders, like NES (because that shows up), and that didn't work either. I also tried opening the contents of a game folder and dragging it into the main folder...also no luck. Any suggestions? I know I'm messing something up. Maybe I downloaded something incorrectly? Thank you
Google Mame 2003 0.78 Romset and try those in the Mame folder
@@PDubsArcadeLoft I got it to work! I can’t thank you enough. Any suggestions as to where to find good arcade roms?
Do you remember how you got it to work? Can't get any mame or fbneo games or emulator to come up in the main menu.@@IamTheGameWJWF
Followed directions but doesn't launch and just goes to regular 1up lunch screen.
Bad Roms that don't work with the emulator folder you put them in
@@PDubsArcadeLoft wouldn't it still launch batocera though?
If that MicroUSB port is OTG maybe that Flashdrive can go inside with an adapter as with those Classic mini versions to have an extra USB port, not sure if that will work, can you check :) ?
I can't get my switch to toggle off
Hi PDUBS. Do I need a specific micro USB to USB to hook from PC to countercade , or can I use the one that come with my phone or other electronics to charge? Thank you.
Older microUSb to USB cables work best if you have an Amazon fire stick that cable works for sure
@@PDubsArcadeLoft thank youPDUBS
Does anyone know how to play 64 games without audio chop? Graphics are fine, and with all the high resolution and visual fidelity improvements on. It seems the horsepower is there. I believe it may be the preloaded 64 emulators. it seems the “Parrallel” 64 emulator offers options to correct this through threading. Anyone have advice??
Join the team Encoder discord channel link in video description and ask there
Great Video!! Just set mine up and works great!! Vol though didnt decrease or increase for me
Was able to use a USB 1tb pass port and it works fine
Same issue. The volume button toggles in game but on the main menu it’s full blast. Im pretty sure I lost hearing lol.
@@cjcin23 you can go into the menu and then ui settings (or sound, one of those) and turn off sounf]d in the main menu.
Also if you go into a game and out the menu vol control will start working, but resets to max vol after restart, so i turned mine off.
The only issue I've had is I can't turn the volume down from full blast when the games launch.
Keep tapping volume down on the toggle
PLease do something for the STREETFIGHT 2 Partycade! thanks
Question. My volume is not working on my Mortal Kombat Counter cade. Any ideas?
Volume doesn't work on main menu will work in game, need to toggle up and down Long press won't work