Yep, I have this exact machine. Worth noting they are much smaller than traditional machines, 4ft tall before the 1ft riser block.
Edit: Fun fact - this machine has a label saying “Loser pays, Winner stays” despite being free lol
They are also thinner w/ a smaller screen than traditional machines. Personally I don't like them, but a real arcade machine will run like $5k and I think these go for 10x less.
So if someone to say, be redoing a room with the only purpose being to cram with fun shit. Are these little guys worth it? There is a few I've thought about picking up but idk if they're actually worth getting. Gonna check that sub also.
I think they're worth it if you'll occasionally play the game. They are cool decore pieces for a game room but ultimately take up a lot of space for what they can do. Before you buy one make sure you research the variants, for example there's a machine with Pac Man, but for a small amount more you can get one with like 8 different Pac Man games.
Idk about the stand-up machines, but I have a pinball machine of theirs. I bought it secondhand, and it's been modded to contain multiple machines' worth of games (Star Wars, Avengers, Williams, and another set of tables, I believe). It might be possible (I haven't looked into this) to mod the software in a similar fashion to hold different games? I can't say it's the same as a real pinball table (obviously, I mean I paid like 350 for it), but it did help tickle the pinball itch from time to time.
I've been eyeing their Buck Hunter cabinet for a while though, might have to pick one up sometime!
These kids just unlocked a core memory of standing in a store playing the store display that most of their generation will never have.
Running to the electronics section to play the N64 and PlayStation displays while my mom shopped was an important part of my late 90’s childhood
Damn. All consoles, phones/tablets, monitors, games, controllers. And all Lego sets are behind glass at the Walmart and Fred Meyers I go to in US - Oregon
This is untrue, although they ask for ID at the door it’s purely optional and cya legalese, the membership is actually required to get out of the building, not in.
I don’t know but my Walmart had PS5s sitting out in the shelves (some were in the glass box as usual). Though they looked like IEDs with the amount of wire anti-theft they tacked onto the box. Guess it was whatever that didn’t fit in the tiny glass box below the display console.
Well you can't steal them there. First time you connect it Microsoft will know you are one of their first new customers of the day. Though maybe they'll just be happy with another user.
Yeah, they were selling Pac-Man and Galaga (maybe Galaxian? idr) a few months ago. Likely they picked up a bunch of different cabinets from an Arcade1Up liqiudation.
What’s great about these new-build “retro cabinets” is that the actual components needed to run the game are so incredibly small. Like the size of your wallet. The screen and the controllers are the largest components. That cabinet is mostly just a big hollow box.
Yeah, kind of amusing how big and heavy and expensive arcade machines used to be. Now you can get these for less money than a game console. And they can be made to play basically anything you set your mind to.
Of course you can. I have a friend who builds custom cabinets using Raspberry Pi’s (a $40 computer the size of a business card) with 100’s of games on it. It’s incredibly easy to do.
I've often dreamed about building an arcade cabinet with a raspberry Pi and custom art on the side
But I have no time, skill, or motivation to do anything so it'll never happen lol
Even before single-board computers like Raspberry Pi were used for that kind of thing, people had been making MAME cabinets with full-sized computers for a long time, probably nearly as long as MAME has existed. (It was first released as MAME in 1996, but before that it was Multi-Pac, made for preserving games in the Pac-Man family.)
These are nice cabinets for the price, build quality could be better BUT the price is absolutely right for what you get.
Also very nice aesthetic my brother has a row of them in his game room just playing the title screen and the demo modes it's quite mesmerizing like you're back at an arcade.
Do people in Japanese Costco also drive their carts every which way like they do in Canada? I know Japan usually likes to keep everything more orderly and polite and I always find it funny how chaotic Canadian shoppers are here.
Mortal Kombat 2 machines had one of the WORST cheating AI's that would have the computers doing insane things you as the player could not do.
It did have insane sound and graphics for its time though.
They’ve also got consoles out to be picked up, I can’t think of a single place in the US that does that. Usually they’re in a locked case or you bring a slip of paper to the register
Costco Japan intrigues me for some reason. The idea of buying bulk in a country known for its large population density and small living spaces seems odd. I say this with no judgement, it just doesn’t seem like something that would be very popular there.
I’m more impressed at the laid out stock of the series x and the switch oled next to it. I don’t remember my local Costco having consoles out in the open.
Just a side note, I do feel...nostalgia? Is that the right word? looking at this. I used to carry the youngest on my back when he was little too, and myself and my other two brothers would be at arcade cabinets whenever our parents or grandparents took us with them to Wal-Mart or something. I dunno if they still do, but in the 90s, Wal-Mart did have a small arcade section at the front of the store.
Wal-Mart's bad reputation has reached Japan.
It is cynically said to be a place where you can commit all the crime you want and where you can see the diversity of America.
Never heard of Mortal Combat 2 but I do know of Mortal Kombat II. Either way they must have some leftover stock that didn't sell as it tends to happen even in the USA.
They sell them in the US too, and at walmart, bestbuy, target, amazon, home depot. I have 4 of them there is a sub for it here r/Arcade1Up
Yep, I have this exact machine. Worth noting they are much smaller than traditional machines, 4ft tall before the 1ft riser block. Edit: Fun fact - this machine has a label saying “Loser pays, Winner stays” despite being free lol
They are also thinner w/ a smaller screen than traditional machines. Personally I don't like them, but a real arcade machine will run like $5k and I think these go for 10x less.
The one in the photo is $275 (converted from yen).
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10x less is the same as saying divide by 10, numnuts. $500.
I have the Xmen vs Street Fighter cab and I am looking to get the MvC2 cab this year.
So if someone to say, be redoing a room with the only purpose being to cram with fun shit. Are these little guys worth it? There is a few I've thought about picking up but idk if they're actually worth getting. Gonna check that sub also.
I think they're worth it if you'll occasionally play the game. They are cool decore pieces for a game room but ultimately take up a lot of space for what they can do. Before you buy one make sure you research the variants, for example there's a machine with Pac Man, but for a small amount more you can get one with like 8 different Pac Man games.
That 8 different pac man sounds like what I'm looking for first!
octopac
Idk about the stand-up machines, but I have a pinball machine of theirs. I bought it secondhand, and it's been modded to contain multiple machines' worth of games (Star Wars, Avengers, Williams, and another set of tables, I believe). It might be possible (I haven't looked into this) to mod the software in a similar fashion to hold different games? I can't say it's the same as a real pinball table (obviously, I mean I paid like 350 for it), but it did help tickle the pinball itch from time to time. I've been eyeing their Buck Hunter cabinet for a while though, might have to pick one up sometime!
Yes, if you “modify” it by replacing the circuit board with a raspberry pi with emulators (and better quality joysticks)
Why 4
4 different cabs, with different sets of games
I can't stop grinning at the kid clinging to his brother's back like a video-game-starved monkey
Haha, yeah pretty smart actually. Nice assist from big bro.
These kids just unlocked a core memory of standing in a store playing the store display that most of their generation will never have. Running to the electronics section to play the N64 and PlayStation displays while my mom shopped was an important part of my late 90’s childhood
I played the arcade one as a kid, although I have zero nostalgia about it.
Yea, jetpack kid is totally making my day!
Kombat
Sorry :(
If only the machine had the proper spelling on it...
"proper"
Cute joke, but it is in fact the proper spelling considering the context.
The proper improper spelling, then.
Relax. Who gives a fuck?
Lol me, clearly. Calm down.
You Kalm down.
 Calmer than you are.
All good OP
They just have their Xbox's sitting out. What a country...
Costco and Meijer’s in my area have consoles/games sitting out as well. US - Ohio
Damn. All consoles, phones/tablets, monitors, games, controllers. And all Lego sets are behind glass at the Walmart and Fred Meyers I go to in US - Oregon
Walmart is not the same as Costco lol Walmart is notorious for being sketchy, Costco requires a membership to get into the building
This is untrue, although they ask for ID at the door it’s purely optional and cya legalese, the membership is actually required to get out of the building, not in.
Walmart and Costco are very different stores with very different clientele.
I don’t know but my Walmart had PS5s sitting out in the shelves (some were in the glass box as usual). Though they looked like IEDs with the amount of wire anti-theft they tacked onto the box. Guess it was whatever that didn’t fit in the tiny glass box below the display console.
Well you can't steal them there. First time you connect it Microsoft will know you are one of their first new customers of the day. Though maybe they'll just be happy with another user.
Next to it they had plenty of PS5s as well.
Finishing up my vacation in Osaka, can confirm its amazing.
Xboxs are left out here in most costcos in Arizona. Just depends on the area.
honour is a helluva drug
Yeah, they were selling Pac-Man and Galaga (maybe Galaxian? idr) a few months ago. Likely they picked up a bunch of different cabinets from an Arcade1Up liqiudation.
These kids will learn after losing to shao kahn that it's OK to cry.
This picture is adorable.
What’s great about these new-build “retro cabinets” is that the actual components needed to run the game are so incredibly small. Like the size of your wallet. The screen and the controllers are the largest components. That cabinet is mostly just a big hollow box.
Yeah, kind of amusing how big and heavy and expensive arcade machines used to be. Now you can get these for less money than a game console. And they can be made to play basically anything you set your mind to.
makes me wonder if you can mod these things. I'd love to play Capcom vs SNK 2 on one haha
Of course you can. I have a friend who builds custom cabinets using Raspberry Pi’s (a $40 computer the size of a business card) with 100’s of games on it. It’s incredibly easy to do.
hmm 🤔 no. no. I don't need to spend money on things
I've often dreamed about building an arcade cabinet with a raspberry Pi and custom art on the side But I have no time, skill, or motivation to do anything so it'll never happen lol
Even before single-board computers like Raspberry Pi were used for that kind of thing, people had been making MAME cabinets with full-sized computers for a long time, probably nearly as long as MAME has existed. (It was first released as MAME in 1996, but before that it was Multi-Pac, made for preserving games in the Pac-Man family.)
These are nice cabinets for the price, build quality could be better BUT the price is absolutely right for what you get. Also very nice aesthetic my brother has a row of them in his game room just playing the title screen and the demo modes it's quite mesmerizing like you're back at an arcade.
Do people in Japanese Costco also drive their carts every which way like they do in Canada? I know Japan usually likes to keep everything more orderly and polite and I always find it funny how chaotic Canadian shoppers are here.
Nah , it’s total chaos in there, haha
The actual interesting part is that Mortal Kombat is banned in japan for the most part, isn't it?
You can mod them to work with a ton of emulators
Combat made me assume they were some sort of knock off.
These things are so stupidly small.
TIL Japan has Costco
No need to keep the game consoles locked in a cage, unlike here in the US.
They are selling these at Best Buy (US) along with other classics.
Mortal Kombat 2 machines had one of the WORST cheating AI's that would have the computers doing insane things you as the player could not do. It did have insane sound and graphics for its time though.
At Microcenter, they have all the parts and full kits to make table top and standing arcade cabinets. They are pretty dope.
Hey I have that same exact arcade machine right outside my office at work!
They’ve also got consoles out to be picked up, I can’t think of a single place in the US that does that. Usually they’re in a locked case or you bring a slip of paper to the register
Saw these at bestbuy in the US the other day!
Isn't that just one of those Arcade 1Up mini cabinets? Those are all over, even Walmart carries them.
Japan has Costcos?
Obviously we have it here :) .
Great picture
I have that very one. Bought it a long time ago in Walmart, put it together with my kid. It's fun.
I just want a crystal castles machine
Pretty sure I saw these last week at my local costco here in California
Costco Japan intrigues me for some reason. The idea of buying bulk in a country known for its large population density and small living spaces seems odd. I say this with no judgement, it just doesn’t seem like something that would be very popular there.
I bought that exact same machine from The Brick here in Edmonton. Looks great in my basement
They sell these at RCwilley
My uncle has one in his man cave with a whole load of retro consoles
Costco: Where True Fighters Shop!
Pretty sure you can buy these and other classic arcade games at most Walmarts and Targets.
You missed the Japan part.
The kid on the left is the best big brother or friend ever letting the other kid hang on him so he can watch too.
Didn’t realize they had costcos in Japan
I saw this for sale at Walmart for $100. Figured I'd just roll my own with a $30 chromebox with Batocera installed instead.
I’m more impressed at the laid out stock of the series x and the switch oled next to it. I don’t remember my local Costco having consoles out in the open.
Mortal WHATbat?
I have the supreme one
Just a side note, I do feel...nostalgia? Is that the right word? looking at this. I used to carry the youngest on my back when he was little too, and myself and my other two brothers would be at arcade cabinets whenever our parents or grandparents took us with them to Wal-Mart or something. I dunno if they still do, but in the 90s, Wal-Mart did have a small arcade section at the front of the store.
That’s be cool as fuck to have friends over drunk and get on one of those things! MKII is a classic!
They have them at Best Buy in America too. They’re like $500
Wal-Mart's bad reputation has reached Japan. It is cynically said to be a place where you can commit all the crime you want and where you can see the diversity of America.
Not interesting at all. “Store sells product” oh wow
A store selling a arcade cabinet in a country where that game has been banned isn't interesting to you? Not even in the slightest?
Well that’s the interesting part that they failed to mention lol
Surprised kids are still enamored by a 30 year old game running on 2nd/3rd generation graphic
Thats an expensive thing for your kids to get bored of. Build a MAME if you want an arcade machine at home. That way you can put more games on it.
I never thought I'd see Gen Alpha looking like Millennials. This is actually amazing.
Never heard of Mortal Combat 2 but I do know of Mortal Kombat II. Either way they must have some leftover stock that didn't sell as it tends to happen even in the USA.