r/Arcade1Up May 22 '26

Meta Passing the torch: A bittersweet farewell and the future of r/Arcade1Up

243 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

I’ve got some bittersweet news to share with you all today. After a lot of thought, I’ve decided it's time for me to step down as the head mod and move on to other projects and chapters in my life.

When I first created this subreddit, I honestly never imagined it would blow up the way it did. Watching this place grow into the absolute largest Arcade1Up community (Nearly 60,000 followers) on the internet has been wild. From seeing your insane custom mods and dream basement arcades, to helping each other troubleshoot monitor issues, board issues and geeking out over new cab leaks... it's been an incredible ride, and that is entirely thanks to all of you.

You all made this community what it is.

Since I'm stepping away, I wanted to make sure this sub is left in the best possible hands. As most of you know, the BasicFun! team now owns the Arcade1Up brand. I’ve been in touch with them, and I'll be officially passing the keys to the subreddit over to their team.

They are still pretty new to reddit so please be kind.

I think this is a massive win for the community. Having the actual brand owners at the helm means hopefully you'll be getting direct communication, official updates, and a direct line to the people making the cabs we love. I know they're excited to jump in and keep this community thriving.

Please give the Basic Fun! crew and u/BasicFunToys a warm welcome as they transition into running things here.

Thank you all again for making this such a rad place to hang out over the years. It’s been an honor being your mod.

Keep modding, keep playing, and I’ll catch you in the threads!

Cheers,

David "HistorianCM" DeWald


r/Arcade1Up Mar 06 '26

Meta Introducing TBLOA1Up: The Arcade1Up Product Database

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For a community built on collecting and modding, having a central "source of truth" is essential. We’ve been compiling TBLOA1Up (The Big List of Arcade1Up) a comprehensive database designed to document the history of the cabinets we love.

Whether you are tracking down a specific model number for a project, looking for stool variations, or curious about the evolution of the Legacy editions, this wiki is built to be the community’s collective memory.


r/Arcade1Up 16h ago

Arcade Tour Basement is finally finished

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280 Upvotes

Got my 7 arcade1up set up downstairs The boys are so excited to have more room for the games.


r/Arcade1Up 1h ago

Question(s) Diagnosing a Blitz that won't Power On

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I have a Blitz that won't power on. When plugged in I see one LED light on the PCB. When powered on the second LED lights up but no LCD, fan on PCB or Marquee light. My thoughts is it could be a fuse on the PCB. I tested a couple and they seemed fine. Any ideas?


r/Arcade1Up 7h ago

Basic Fun! ARCADE CLASSICS Pac Man Jr Series Free Standing Arcade Game with 8 in. Screen 09695-PacManJR-HD

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Hey look, another pac man(jr.) cab!!


r/Arcade1Up 1d ago

Deals Arcade 1up Ollies

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27 Upvotes

Three left at the Kansas City location


r/Arcade1Up 2d ago

Buy/Sell/Trade Any of you catch this Best Buy deal?

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93 Upvotes

r/Arcade1Up 1d ago

Question(s) TMNT control layout for 4/6/6/4 opinions

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4 Upvotes

I know I'm late to the party, but I want to mod my 4-player TMNT Arcade1Up cab. While looking at other mods, their button layouts just didn't click with me—having the buttons set in a steep diagonal or wave felt off. I explored what I could do with the available deck space and the stock hole placement.

I came up with a Sega-style layout, making minor compromises on spacing to accommodate the existing holes. After printing out several mockups and testing the placement, I landed on this design.

What are your thoughts on this layout? Any feedback is welcome—I just want to make sure I’m not overlooking anything critical before I commit and start drilling.


r/Arcade1Up 1d ago

Modding Star Wars Pinball monitor mod question

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I currently have a Star Wars cabinet. I pre ordered a Pinner OPI Pinball HAT from Team Encoder. I'll acquire the needed Orange Pi in the near future. I figured while I"m doing this I'll upgrade to a 27" monitor.

My question is how are people handling power management with updgraded monitors? Specifically turning the monitor on and off along with the cabinet itself. A solution that turns everything on and off would be awesome. I'm just not sure how to get there. It might be as easy as adding a power switch or maybe just a power strip. Just curious what others have done. Thanks!


r/Arcade1Up 1d ago

Modding Golden tee four

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24 Upvotes

So I have an arcade one golden tee 35th edition and incredible Technologies is running golden tee four remastered. Is there still no way to mod the arcade one golden tee cabinets? I would really like to get some updated courses on it.


r/Arcade1Up 2d ago

XL/Supreme Cabinets I've wanted a Jurassic Park cabinet forever

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59 Upvotes

Idea!! Just really want to submit this one as an idea to the arcade cabinet gods. Would love to have like an official JP trilogy(?) lightgun cabinet at home using whatever tech y'all used for the big game hunter cabinet 🥲


r/Arcade1Up 2d ago

Modding Mystery Meets Sonic - Release

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49 Upvotes

Have fun, no keyboard escapes required despite it being android.

https://team-encoder.com/sonic


r/Arcade1Up 2d ago

Modding First arcade1up machine

1 Upvotes

Morning all! Just found one of these at a local bootfair for a pittance , powered the system on and it unfortunately doesn't work , it is the asteroids version , are there some people on here that could recommend either a retrofit kit to turn it into another cab or have some insight or guidance on how to fix this?


r/Arcade1Up 3d ago

Modding Done with my Sonic Cab at Least

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48 Upvotes

This is all I really wanted to do to it, my kids are enjoying playing Streets of Rage with me now.


r/Arcade1Up 3d ago

Virtual Pinball Anybody found a good source for replacement side art for A1U pins?

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Hey folks - I’ve got a Star Wars pin that I’ll be further modding as soon as my new Team Encoder board gets here, and I was thinking of replacing the side art. If I could find it, I’d replace it with the side art from my favorite pinball game: The Black Knight

I’m sure stencils exist somewhere, and if I suddenly developed painting skills, I could do that. If someone out there makes replacement side art for this though, that’d save hours of staring at something I manually painted and screwed up in some way.

Anybody know of a place that sells replacement A1U pinball art?


r/Arcade1Up 3d ago

Pricing Question 2 stick multiplayer Countercade

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I have all of the multiplayer Countercade and was thinking of selling them. What would they go for?


r/Arcade1Up 3d ago

Modding Sonic Cabinet is Android..

26 Upvotes

For those of you on the fence about Sonic. It's android meaning the whole keyboard escapes should work on it. We'll link it in the softmods list as soon as someone makes a tutorial.


r/Arcade1Up 4d ago

Question(s) What’s my fix? Started happening mid-game, power cycled. Still there.

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13 Upvotes

r/Arcade1Up 5d ago

Modding Doubt many people care for Joust cabs but...

18 Upvotes
Of course we all wanted sonic on arcade

Took a random detour to mess with the original Joust cab (midway legacy).. I suppose coming soon after some more testing and mame configs.

Only know of one person on our discord who has the cab. Theoretically applies to mk30th as well but need to investigate more.


r/Arcade1Up 4d ago

Buy/Sell/Trade Need help finding serious Star Wars collector community

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Looking to connect with a serious Star Wars collector community or video game collector community. I have a NIB Arcade1up Star Wars digital pinball machine that I've had for about 5yrs. Its time to get rid of it and I want to make sure it goes to someone who will appreciate it and know its rarity.

Based in Southern CA. Still in original shipping brown cardboard box


r/Arcade1Up 5d ago

Buy/Sell/Trade Gen1 Centipede Cab + Riser $200 St. Louis Burbs

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I'm thinking of selling my Centipede Cab. It was played only 3 or 4 times then disassembled and thrown in storage, so I believe the paint is all in tact. I threw it all in a Street Fighter II box so there is a chance something was scratched. I should still have instructions and untouched screws/bolts from the Street Fighter II cab because at the time I just transferred the screws from the Centipede to Street Fighter II. The riser in still in the box untouched. It's the generic gen 1 style. $200.


r/Arcade1Up 6d ago

Buy/Sell/Trade 1 Blitz left

9 Upvotes

Ollie’s in Roseville Mi ha 1 blitz left.


r/Arcade1Up 6d ago

Modding 6 buttons plus other mods on NFL Blitz

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I have added 6 buttons to P1 and P3 on my Blitz Arcade1Up, so now I can play fighter games too. It was just a matter of drilling 6 holes in the wood and plexiglass. The 6 buttons on the left are not completely aligned because there is the wood structure of the cabinet in the middle, but I don't mind it.

The choice of using P1 and P3 for the 6 buttons is to have a decent amount of space between the players.

I have used a Pi4 with RetroPie and 4 sets of EG Starts LED buttons.

Other mods I did (with sources):


r/Arcade1Up 6d ago

Question(s) Killer Instinct deluxe cab coin doors plug?

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I have the killer instinct deluxe coin doors to put into another arcade machine however do not have the plug that comes with them to make them functional does anybody know what plug i need and where to plug them in at to make them functional?


r/Arcade1Up 6d ago

Buy/Sell/Trade Ollie's Towson, MD - 3 today

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A store manager told me 3 arcades would be available at 9am today, 26 Aug, at the Ollie's in Towson, MD. I can't get up there this morning, but if anyone wants to grab me a MvC2 along with their purchase for reimbursement, I'd greatly appreciate it!!! Hint hint...