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2 hours ago, Asaki said:So this does more than just play regular old Pong, right?
...right??
no, why would it.
1 player - 10 different AI levels
2 player mode
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58 minutes ago, imstarryeyed said:I ordered the cable from them to update my centipede when it was originally offered and I plugged it in and ran it on my Windows 7 PC, it failed on updating the trackball and the trackball then no longer functioned at all, I basically bricked mine.
I contacted them and they told me try it again on a Windows 10 machine. I tried it reluctantly on a Win 10 machine and it recognized my bricked trackball and upgraded properly. Once I did I was able to use it and I found it worked great.
If you get the update, make sure you do it on a Win 10 machine and it hopefully will fix your issues.
Good luck with it!
thanks, i tried it with 8.1, and it got stuck saying 'into loader', and then quit.
the trackball stopped working before i tried to update it.
i then tried it on windows 10 computer, and this time the update ran, but failed to install.
then when i tried it one more time, it got stuck 'into loader' message, and then nothing.
thanks for the thought.
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well, sadly it looks like the replicade centipede was defective after all.
the trackball stopped working. so i've contacted them, to see if they can fix
it, or what the options are.
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eta prime review:
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1 hour ago, Sauron said:Never even knew it had been released for the PC. I bought the mobile version when it launched, and had a lot of fun with it. My only complaint is the fact that there aren't attack waves.
the only way to properly play it is with a controller.
also, there's no depth to the game, once you get the maximum upgrades that's pretty much it.
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well, although i'm still messing around with centipede replicade for a little bit longer,
they will send you the USB upgrade cable free, if you register at their website.
this only fixes the charging issue that the machine had:
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Videos of first 6 games:
Videos of the other 6 games:Note : Super Breakout includes all 3 variants
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Arcade 1up - Asteroids 8-1 Partycade MOD to PC 12-1
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GOAL :Using All in one HP PC to do 12-1 dedicated games to match
the original Asteroids theme. (More can be added later).
==================================================Added - 4 games Tempest Tubes [MOD], Space Duel, Quantum, Major Havoc
Added enhanced graphics, and display overlays for these games:
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Asteroids - bezel overlay, crt monitor with burn in, and curvature
Asteroids deluxe - overlay of background
Lunar Lander - overlay graphics with LED
Warlords - Overlay showing castle graphics and instruction bezel----------
Fixed - Super Breakout plays all 3 variations (Cavity, Double, Progressive)Fixed - All spinner games work properly
Rationale - Replace the standard 8 games, and add 4 more, while fixing controls
for spinner games.NOTE: YES, there are 2 more vertical games, but they are fine on a slightly larger screen.
- Quantum
- Tempest TubesYES, there is are trackball games too, because I liked vector games:
- Quantum
- Major Havoc can also use a spinnerTechnical Details:
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Controls - 1 arcade joystick for all button games
- 1 logitech marble trackball
- 1 custom USB spinnerGraphics - Built in Widescreen 16:10 17 inch LCD
Aspect ratio - 4:3, fullscreen, zoom - adjustable per gamesSound - Built in stereo speakers
Volume - Full 0-100 internal, and external volume
- Stereo SoundSimplicity - Basically replaces all the Arcade 1up screen, controls, and PCB.
Yes, I know, basically I ended up buying it for the shell, but I am
planning on doing something with PCB and controls somewhere, if they
ever fix the spinner issues with the steps.
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games: Final listing of games, types, controls
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Horizontal - Buttons
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Asteroids - Horizontal - Buttons - Enhanced graphics bezel, CRT curvature, burn-in
Asteroid Deluxe - Horizontal - Buttons - Enhanced graphics overlay
Gravitar - Horizontal - ButtonsSpinner - Horizontal
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Avalanche - Horizontal - Spinner or Trackball
Lunar Lander - Horizontal - Buttons and spinner for thrust - Enhanced LED and panel
Major Havoc - Horizontal - Spinner or Trackball
Warlords - Horizontal - Spinner - Enhanced graphics bezel and overlaySpinner - Vertical
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Super Breakout - Vertical - Spinner - Added 2 other variants
Tempest - Vertical - Spinner
Tempest Tubes (mod) - Vertical - SpinnerTrackball - Vertical
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Quantum - Vertical - TrackballSoftware
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Free software x-launchpad for Windows 7
Free MAME 0.106
Free graphics and artwork located on MAME art sitesSetup
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I have launchpad setup with custom Arcade 1up graphics.Made shortcuts to launch command line version of games with options,
full screen, vector effects, and controls.Use trackball for selections and starting.
Map all keyboard functions to joystick.
From there, just click on the Marquee of the game to play,
when it ends, it returns back to selection screen.parts needed
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None - but will be removing bezel from PC to make
it fit into cabinet.Will also either use a custom control panel,
or drill holes in current oneAdd on Price - $0 (FREE PC from friend) - $100
- $30 Trackball
- $30 Custom USB Spinner
- $30 USB Arcade joystick
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$90 - $190
Steps and Disassembly
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Open up back of partycade, remove
sides, remove bezel and monitor.Remove control panel (optional)
Find support for monitor to be right height
(mines a little high right now).Also need to remove bezel to make it fit.
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Time to completion, about 1 hour.
Final thoughts
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This is a HUGE improvement over the original.
4 Extra games
Previous games all have enhanced graphics, sounds and controls
that work properly and fit each game.I can add as many games as I want later on.
Difficulty level of Mod : moderate if doing all control panel and screen properly
beginner if you just placing screen and controls separately
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10 hours ago, BitMerge6502 said:Anyone have any luck finding a USB controller that works with the SEGA Astro City Mini cabinet?
So far, I've tested: Several wired official Nintendo Switch controllers, Wii-U pro (using USB cable), Sega Genesis Mini (3 button USA), Turbo Grafx 16 Mini, Playstation Classic, various 8BitDo controllers (via USB dongle), RetroFlag (SNES & Megadrive both using D-input & X-input modes), RetroBit SEGA Genesis 6 button (two wired [blue/pink], & one wireless [black] via dongle), Mocute, and a few other generic Chinese USB SNES/NES controllers ("Next" branding). None of them appear to be compatible. I also tried a couple Powerpoint style wireless USB pointers, & a Logitech keyboard (just for the shell of it).
As you can see from the extensive list above, I have quite a collection of USB controllers, and don't want to have to buy another if I can find an alternative. I also would prefer a SEGA Megadrive style over the Astro City controller for confort. I saw a YouTube video of someone using the Japanese Megadrive Mini 6 button USB controller, but seems suspicious to me as to why the North American 3 button or officially licensed 6 button controllers from RetroBit would not also be compatible.
I've also thought about disassembling my Astro cab to test the USB power/data lines to see if they receive proper voltage & such. I know this was the case with the Playstation Classic, (A resistor had to be swapped). Curious to me why no other controller is being recognized at all.
i don't know, but did you ask here:
https://atariage.com/forums/topic/308842-astro-city-mini/
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retroralph reviews star wars pinball from arcade 1up:
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arcade 1up marvel pinball review:
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star wars pinball unboxing.
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its not pretty, but its playable,
glens prototype into the atgames competition.
at the 11 min mark, he shows the trackball version playing centipede,
which is actually playable along with missile command, and marble madness:
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i played with a logitech trackball on the pc:
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PR interview with David mcintosh, - they are approaching 2 million units sold now:
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1 hour ago, 128Kgames said:The fact that iiRcade comes with a version of Dragon's Lair pre-installed as well as an available themed upgraded cabinet seems to have them a little perturbed: John D. seemed to go out of his way to state on Facebook that they would use the original ROM.
Actually, they might not even be able to get the original ROM.
It's more about not using the HD remaster to show it in 16x9,
there are people that want it in the original 640x480 4:3 ratio.
They also want to build a cabinet that looks more like the original, but probably without the the LED scoring.
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year end discussion:
Interesting talk:
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1 Supposedly dragons lair will be a more accurate looking version, same with the cab
2 still talking about an upcoming pro or ferrari cabinet
3 fixed patches coming to the partycades also (ms pac man)
4 at least 4-5 new cabinets at CES
5 more multigame cabinets coming out
6 most likely SF2 coming with online play
a lot more pinball talk coming
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more footage of big buck hunter:
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rad rally has been added to outrun:
https://arcade1up.com/pages/outrun-seated-arcade-cabinet-bonus-game-firmware-update
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3 hours ago, NE146 said:I mean come on was there ever even a question whether a tiny arcade toy machine would even pass muster, aside from casual play?
If you're going to be talking about "records" in games, that just means the original arcade game, by default. 😛
the replicade is a 1/6 scale or so cabinet, so it's not that tiny, like a 1/10 version like myarcade or basic fun, or a keychain version like tiny arcade.
it just depends on the controls. the new sega astro mini has very decent controls compared to the snk mini, or the capcom mini.
so it can be done, just don't scale things down to match.
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49 minutes ago, Zoyous said:I stand by it. I have no problem moving with accuracy. But mine was purchased new.
mine was lightly used, again its not defective. it's just not very accurate on any of the settings.
i'll post some videos showing the gameplay.
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3 hours ago, Zoyous said:Oh man, I'm sorry to hear that. Still, it's incredible that you can rack up over 600,000 points. It makes sense that if you're playing at that high a level for those amounts of time, ergonomics would be the top priority.
it's not that the parts are defective.
they are not used to the usage of being moved or pushed thousands of times in one game.
a regular button could withstand that usually, but these tiny mechanisms are not meant to be
pushed that many times in several hours, so they are not going to hold up.
same with the trackball, every single millimeter in movement of it, has to translate to pixels on the screen
accurately and quickly with response time. so if its off a little bit, you will die constantly.
i'm just surprised that even in short games, that people keep saying its accurate.
i tried sitting and playing, lying down, and then i tried putting it up high, to stand and play it (looked funny),
and then i tried hunching over, and every single time it was just too inconvenient to play it.
eventually i found a really uncomfortable way to play, but as i said you have to keep taking breaks
when playing it.
ANYWAYS, the bottom line is it looks great on a shelf, don't expect to break any records as usual with
these miniature machines. the dig dug 1/4 scale is better, because it's bigger, and it uses a joystick, which
translates much better when using it on such a tiny machine.
trackball and spinner games are an absolute disaster,
and missile command will be also, when that comes out.
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32 minutes ago, Vrock said:I am terrible at Pac-Man, I can barely get to pear. Not much better at Ms. Pacman. That being said, turbo mode is for losers.
well, i got used to the turbo after the normal version couldn't be found,
and poured money into that. i liked it because i could last a lot longer,
and eventually after a few hours, could hit the killscreen.
now, i'm playing the 'normal' version, and yes, its way more challenging.
however, if you played the turbo version only in the arcade, thats what you would be used to.
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my showcase of the Arcade 1up mod - to use the ATGAMES Namco Arcade Blast - 10 in 1 games:
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i left mine as is, and almost hit 300k, so its fine for me.
the only problem i have is the buttons are too small for precision.
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