It also offers sit-down table cabinets for head-to-head games. It offers smaller sized 'counter-cades' that can be set on a bar or table, typically which ship with between two and five games. The company has since branched to other product offerings. Where possible, Arcade1Up has added remote multiplayer functionality over Wi-Fi connections. Arcade1Up created special full-size controller decks to give enough room for each player to have space at the cabinet. For multiplayer fighting and brawler games that support more than two players, such as the four-player Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the smaller scale of the cabinet had initially created problems with players crowding around the controls. The control panels are modeled based on the original games. Most systems ship with between two and twelve games from the same family or genre of games that shared the same control set for example, their Pac-Man cabinet includes Pac-Man Plus, while Centipede includes three other Atari games that used trackball controls, Millipede, Missile Command, and Crystal Castles. Initially, the company sought licenses for the early 1970s and 1980s arcade games from Namco, Midway, and Atari, then later added games from the 1990s and beyond. Their initial production had some reported quality control issues, which the company used to improve future products. As this can be a bit short for playing while standing, Arcade1Up also provided optional risers to lift the cabinet by about 1 foot (0.30 m). These cabinets typically are about 4 feet (1.2 m) high and weigh under 60 pounds (27 kg) once assembled. A basic unit has an MSRP of about $250 through major retailers and Arcade1Up's own website. The cabinets were prepared as ready-to-assemble kits for the consumer to complete at home, providing pre-cut fiberboard frame components for the cabinet's sides including stickers for the game marquees, a 17' LCD screen, controller panel, and emulation hardware and power componentry to run the game.

Īrcade1Up opted for crafting 3/4-scale versions of arcade cabinets as to make them more amenable to fit into homes and businesses.

Bachrach decided to launch Arcade1Up as to provide an alternative solution to these custom recreations. dollars and were heavy, a form that would not be suitable for smaller consumers at home or offices, or use in locations like arcade bars. The topic of retro arcade gaming had come up, and while the members had identified efforts to recreate arcade cabinets, these typically cost thousands of U.S. In June 2017, Bachrach had been involved in a meeting discussing the growing interest in retrogaming. Arcade1Up is a computer hardware production company that specializes in the production of working 3/4 scale arcade video games using modern components and emulation.Īrcade1Up was established as a subsidiary of Tastemakers, Inc.

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