It looks like Walmart dropped the price of all the Arcade1Up cabinets to $199 with free shipping, making it a much more appealing toy: https://www.walmart.com/browse/arcade-1up/c2hlbGZfaWQ6NjIxODQie
I just can’t bring myself to buy one though. When I look at those, I see so much potential that would have only added a few dollars cost. I mean, what about a one-player version with a 6-button arcade layout, roller ball and spinner? It might be a toy, but that controller experience goes a long way. How about just adding a video-in or JAMMA connector (even saying it’s unsupported) allowing people to connect their own devices to it?
On the flip side of things, Justin from Console Kits posted a video (below) discussing these in the environment they were probably designed to be used in. Hearing it from that perspective and this new $199 price tag certainly shines a different light on the subject…but I’m still sticking with my custom bartop 13″ CRT. Which I still haven’t gotten around to completing…
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