Arcade1Up, Asteroids Arcade Machine, 4ft

It's not a fill size arcade with a coin slot. But its just like the old arcade game. People complain about the spinner not being heavy, but it dont bother me. It's a great game machine for 169.00 dollars. I had a few scratches on the side, but I'm not crying about it. These things are shipped and there might be a few dings on it. Great machine and if you like the games then it's worth it! There is a YouTube video on how to make the spinner heavy.

I think everyone should own an Asteroid Arcade! I played and mastered Asteroids as a young teen. It brought me many years of pure fun. This arcade has the exact look and feel of the original including the button layout down to the original markings and color. The display is the same and the sound it perfect.

PRO's - Awesome little replica arcade. The games play well. Buttons feel good. Sound is great. Monitor is clear. Artwork looks great. Games are true to original. Fun and challenging. CON's - The spinner has a lot left to be desired. Yes, it works. Yes the games play well with it and I have had no troubles. But, it's not weighted and you can feel the cheap plastic. Will not last if abused, but I'm a game collector and take care of my stuff. So it has worked fine for me. Original Lunar Lander had a Throttle control similar to an airplane. This does not. So using the Buttons to control thrust may be challenging to some more than others. I, myself, have adapted to it well enough. Overall - Its a great system for those who love these games. A purist arcade fan may find them horid. They are small enough for kids to play. Big enough for adults to use sitting. If you prefer to stand just get the riser which makes it the size of a Cabaret Cabinet. For the price. These are well worth the money.

got this for Christmas and was disappointed to discover 2 of the buttons didnt work. spent a LONG time on hold waiting to speak with someone. they are sending 2 new buttons and said expect to wait at least a couple weeks to receive them. will update when buttons are received

Tried this out as there was a working model at my local store. It's pretty neat and a heck of a deal. Only caveat is that the TEMPEST spinner is not like the arcade. The one in the cabinet doesn't have the mass nor the lack-of-friction of the arcade one. Otherwise, awesome. The games play just like the originals. The other machines in the series do not suffer from this one caveat. They are smaller and lighter than the original - but this makes them easier to transport. No quarters lol - although I'm sure if this takes off that someone will sell one on ebay.

What is up with all the fake reviews on this site before the item was even released? These have not been available until October 16th, 2018. I pre-ordered all five current models. ALL have some sort of problem. Look for my review of each one here. The Asteroids cabinet has pitting and scratches on the controller board graphics. Asteroids plays well. Major Havoc plays well. Lunar Lander is difficult. The reason for this is the thrust button is all or nothing. The original Lunar Lander cabinet had a thrust controller handle that when rotated forward would apply more thrust of less depending on the position. Having full thrust every time you push the button is makes it more difficult to play. Tempest is NOT playable. The original Tempest Arcade cabinet had a smooth free spinning spinner. The spinner on this is not free spinning and clunking. Sounds like plastic grinding when turning it. I do mean turning, you cannot spin this control at all.

Received parts B and D damaged. Called help line and quoted 4 to 6 weeks delivery of replacement parts.... after I respond to email with photo evidence of the damage and receipt. What a waste of time waiting on hold for 15 minutes. WARNING... ask of their parts are behind..... seems like more than an isolated issue.

I love the concept of affordable scaled down units, and hope Arcade1Up will succeed. Unfortunately Quality Control was sadly lacking for this unit. Holes drilled for the display panel did not align (minor issue), but more importantly the mylar display was heavily scratched in the middle, from top to bottom, and on the black bezel. The kicker is that the screen came with a protective layer facing out, but the scratches were on the *bottom* layer facing the display LCD. There was also a weird chemical spray that clouds the mylar when viewed at an angle, and lots of sawdust. I cleaned the sawdust, colored in the scratches in bezel with a black marker, but there was nothing to be done for the massive scratches and chemical clouding. I read another customer finally got in contact with customer service who promised to send a new mylar cover, but even if they were to send me another mylar cover I would then need to reopen / reassemble everything again. When something is on sale (as this was at Walmart.com) there probably is a reason why. Caveat emptor. I will try one more Arcade1Up unit, and if that also has these QC issues that will be the 2nd and final one I purchase.

This machine is garbage! Christmas morning and broken!

I bought 2 of these for my grandkids for Christmas for their new game room. First of all one of the boxes had no hardware and getting a hold of customer service was impossible. I emailed them and they finally responded 30 days later!! I had already returned the arcade. The second one I bought was the 12 games in one deluxe, well it worked for a total of 10 days, it would not turn on, my husband tried everything, taking it apart to see if something became disconnected, of course no customer service help. Total Junk! Don't buy, you will regret it somewhere down the road.