128Kgames Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 23 hours ago, negative1 said: well good, obviously Atgames Legends is the machine you and everyone should be buying, because it suits all your needs, and doesn't have any issues. i signed an NDA for the quality assurance, so i cant really say much more about it, other than i'm in it, along with about 50 plus more people. later -1 Nope, moved onto iiRcade thanks. But I am starting to appreciate some of what AtGames is doing with some of their products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydro Thunder Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 There are just so many great options right now; I follow A1Up in a few places, and some of these home arcades are really a sight to behold. On the other hand, for those of us who are space-limited, iiRcade and AtGames Legends are good choices, or the option of going with RecRoom Masters / ArcadeOne or similar is another fantastic way to go. I am pretty stuck and have been for months. I got a cheap Etsy arcade cab that fits my space nicely, but the iPac stick and buttons are super weak sauce. Speaker placement is great, lit marquee, tv is actually really good (32")...but I'm longing for my Tankstick after beating up these buttons / cheap joysticks. Not that the Tankstick is the end all, but it's MUCH better than the low end stuff. And the SO is all over my case for not spending a bunch more money that could be used on the house; adulting sucks, and sucks it hard. Back to A1up, Tron could be amazing if they hit a home run with it like they did Star Wars (and chances are Disney will MAKE them do it right heh); hoping for not just a lit marquee but a light up flightstick like the arcade, and great sound. And the licensing they've been able to procure is really fantastic. Whether their stuff is top quality for hard core gamers is is not even in dispute, but neither is their ability to make some pretty neat stuff that makes most of the "mass audience" happy and lights up "Gamer-Caves" everywhere. I hope they do a few more runs like the special edition Marvel cab that had IIRC real Sanwa sticks and buttons (or maybe it was Happ, which I would prefer), and that way make steps to appears those of us here as well as the masses who don't care too much, so long as the stuff doesn't break and gets the basic job done. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 interesting way of presenting the games, 12 of them: https://www.qvc.com/Arcade1Up-PacMan-Projectorcade-Home-Arcade-Projector.product.E234650.html?sc=SRCH Birthday parties, family gatherings, game nights -- liven up all of your events with this home arcade projector and enjoy hours of retro gaming fun. From Arcade1Up. Includes projector, gaming deck, gaming deck stand, projector stand, HDMI cable, and power cable 12 games included: Pacman, Pacmania, Pac-Land, Rally-X, Galaga, Gaplus, Galaga 88, Dig Dug, Xevious, Rolling Thunder, Dragon Spirt, Mappy Can be used as a TV Plug and Play or with Arcade1Up home projector Multiple deck storage Measures 18.43" x 20.8" 38.98"; weighs 46 lbs ETL listed; 90-day Limited Manufacturer's Warranty Imported $400. only thing is Gaplus / galaga 3 needs an 8-way stick. later -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
128Kgames Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 2 hours ago, negative1 said: interesting way of presenting the games, 12 of them: https://www.qvc.com/Arcade1Up-PacMan-Projectorcade-Home-Arcade-Projector.product.E234650.html?sc=SRCH Birthday parties, family gatherings, game nights -- liven up all of your events with this home arcade projector and enjoy hours of retro gaming fun. From Arcade1Up. Includes projector, gaming deck, gaming deck stand, projector stand, HDMI cable, and power cable 12 games included: Pacman, Pacmania, Pac-Land, Rally-X, Galaga, Gaplus, Galaga 88, Dig Dug, Xevious, Rolling Thunder, Dragon Spirt, Mappy Can be used as a TV Plug and Play or with Arcade1Up home projector Multiple deck storage Measures 18.43" x 20.8" 38.98"; weighs 46 lbs ETL listed; 90-day Limited Manufacturer's Warranty Imported $400. only thing is Gaplus / galaga 3 needs an 8-way stick. later -1 That's...interesting, reminds me of something Micro Center might sell. I'm not up on projectors is 2250 lumens only good for playing in the dark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share Posted June 24, 2021 It's been done many times before, but never with such cheap parts. I think many people will be disappointed with the quality of that projector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
128Kgames Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 37 minutes ago, Bill Loguidice said: It's been done many times before, but never with such cheap parts. I think many people will be disappointed with the quality of that projector. Yeah, that's my concern - if that projector doesn't work in daytime lighting what's the point? The whole video is in the dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, 128Kgames said: Yeah, that's my concern - if that projector doesn't work in daytime lighting what's the point? The whole video is in the dark. who uses a projecter in the light? isnt that the whole point. to play when its dark. i think i'm missing your complaint. later -1 Edited June 24, 2021 by negative1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share Posted June 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, negative1 said: who uses a projecter in the light? isnt that the whole point. to play when its dark. i think i'm missing your complaint. later -1 It's rare to have perfectly dark conditions. A cheap projector is understandable at the price point (and for the content), but it's not going to be an ideal experience except under super-specific circumstances that few people will meet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
128Kgames Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, negative1 said: who uses a projecter in the light? isnt that the whole point. to play when its dark. i think i'm missing your complaint. later -1 Who plays video games with the lights on? Oh wait, lots of people. But let's make something you can only play with the lights off. Brilliant. Surprised this doesn't shoot out lasers so I can decorate my house on holidays... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoyous Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 5 hours ago, negative1 said: Multiple deck storage This looks interesting to me. Looks like this will become a platform for various controller types. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldenWheels Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Bill Loguidice said: It's rare to have perfectly dark conditions. A cheap projector is understandable at the price point (and for the content), but it's not going to be an ideal experience except under super-specific circumstances that few people will meet. Yup. In addition to an at least darkened room, a big part of the image quality will be having a decent surface to throw the image onto. But at least they are thinking outside the box to some degree. You say you've seen it done many times before, and I trust you to know...who did a home projector video game unit like this? Hope the base is stable. Otherwise your control inputs will be giving your image the shakes. Although very few people play in the exaggerated manner of the actors in the video...EDIT: looks like you can remove that little stand and place it separately. Good thinking. Watch out for that cord though. Big thing with projectors too is fan noise...the cheaper the projector, the more likely it is to sound like a p-47 taking off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share Posted June 24, 2021 13 minutes ago, GoldenWheels said: Yup. In addition to an at least darkened room, a big part of the image quality will be having a decent surface to throw the image onto. But at least they are thinking outside the box to some degree. You say you've seen it done many times before, and I trust you to know...who did a home projector video game unit like this? Hope the base is stable. Otherwise your control inputs will be giving your image the shakes. Although very few people play in the exaggerated manner of the actors in the video...EDIT: looks like you can remove that little stand and place it separately. Good thinking. Watch out for that cord though. Big thing with projectors too is fan noise...the cheaper the projector, the more likely it is to sound like a p-47 taking off. I remember the Dream Arcades ones being nice, but it hasn't been an especially popular category for obvious reasons so I don't think there are too many active ones anymore. Pedestals are fairly common these days too (there's a good one for the Legends Gamer Pro for instance), so I don't see them messing up the design of that in terms of stability, but of course you never know until it's out in the wild. My biggest concern with the product is not really anything but the projector itself (the other stuff is what it is, per usual). It's way too dim. Even relatively low end projectors have much brighter output than what they're stating here. I just don't understand that, especially if they want to sell add-on control panel/games for the thing. I would think they'd want to build around the projector rather than have the projector be a cheap toss-in essentially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldenWheels Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 56 minutes ago, Bill Loguidice said: I remember the Dream Arcades ones being nice, but it hasn't been an especially popular category for obvious reasons so I don't think there are too many active ones anymore. Pedestals are fairly common these days too (there's a good one for the Legends Gamer Pro for instance), so I don't see them messing up the design of that in terms of stability, but of course you never know until it's out in the wild. My biggest concern with the product is not really anything but the projector itself (the other stuff is what it is, per usual). It's way too dim. Even relatively low end projectors have much brighter output than what they're stating here. I just don't understand that, especially if they want to sell add-on control panel/games for the thing. I would think they'd want to build around the projector rather than have the projector be a cheap toss-in essentially. And if they had sourced a decent or even good one...you could sell this thing as a "movie night" unit as well. Maybe build a popcorn machine into the side. LOL. My experience with projectors says all but the very best need an environment made for them--For a normal sized room with controlled light and a decent projection surface, I think 2250 is actually plenty for what this needs to do....keep in mind while the blacks may suck, we aren't talking about complex colors, gradients, or images. Now, add in any ambient light.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vrock Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Scratching my head on this one. A projector cab, with a cheap cheap projector. I will pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 17 hours ago, Bill Loguidice said: It's rare to have perfectly dark conditions. A cheap projector is understandable at the price point (and for the content), but it's not going to be an ideal experience except under super-specific circumstances that few people will meet. the vast majority of pictures showing mancaves and gamerooms, are darkly lit room, with neon lights, or minimal lighting. go figure. this is meant as a portable machine also, and the unit can be plugged in via HDMI to a TV set, so it has multiple funtions. good luck doing that with carting multiple cabs around. its for specific situations, and not just to put in a brightly lit room. later -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydro Thunder Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 The projector cab isn't for me, but my neighbor across the street will be a candidate. He has his kids out in the yard watching movies projected up against the house well before sundown. And often watches football games out there with his buddies projected against his house too. I agree with the questions on this (I would personally hate its results as a projector), but think there's definitely a market for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thanatos Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 But just look how excited everyone is, even thought the player is still on the first level! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 With the Space Invaders/Pac Man wall sized units you see in arcades and even casinos these days I think the Projector idea has some legs to it. Question will be how sturdy the platform is - my guess is it isnt heavy enough to provide good stability for people outdoors banging on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thanatos Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 I think I found the projector. $80. https://www.amazon.com/AZEUS-Projector-1920x1080-Compatible-Portable/dp/B07Y2RCVBM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, thanatos said: I think I found the projector. $80. https://www.amazon.com/AZEUS-Projector-1920x1080-Compatible-Portable/dp/B07Y2RCVBM Are you sure? This is supposed to have 6000 lumens while the Arcade1Up does 2250 (at least that's what someone posted earlier). Edited June 25, 2021 by Bill Loguidice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thanatos Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 3 hours ago, Bill Loguidice said: Are you sure? This is supposed to have 6000 lumens while the Arcade1Up does 2250 (at least that's what someone posted earlier). Well, it's the only one I found with an identical looking form factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoyous Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 17 hours ago, thanatos said: But just look how excited everyone is, even thought the player is still on the first level! If the player was past about the 5th level, they would be going it alone while the other people at the party would have long since returned to their fascinating discussions of home improvements and health insurance. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 some previews of projectorcade: they will be making 3 other decks for it possibly, the atari 12-1, sf2, and golden tee. comes with a 4 way restrictor: later -1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh_lurv Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 What bugs me about that SF2 Projectorcade is it looks like it keeps the same control deck width as the A1U cabs. Given how cramped the cabs are with two players side-by-side, you'd think A1U would expand the width equal to a full-size cabinet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 40 minutes ago, teh_lurv said: ..you'd think A1U would expand the width equal to a full-size cabinet. Not if they don't have to. It would cost more money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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