Attack From Mars Arcade1Up Pinball Review | MichaelBtheGameGenie
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On today's review I am looking at the Attack From Mars Bally Williams Arcade1Up Pinball. I have been waiting an extremely long time for this to be released as it featured Zen studios tables based on classic real pinball tables. Get my take on the build and design of the product as well as the performance and enjoyability of the games. Pinball!!!
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Hi Everyone, Hope you enjoy the Attack from Mars review! Let me know what you think about the cabinet
What PC hardware are they using? or is the system android based?
Have you contacted arcade1up to fix the marvel and star wars pinballs so they match the same quality as the attack for mars?
Update: Now that you've played the Legends Table, does it still live up?
i disagree in calling it a toy when considering price and quality of build is almost close to the real thing
whats better screen and build quality this or marvel ?
I could listen to him say "Merzzz" all day!
😂
Haha does sound funny
What part of America does that accent come from? Or east coast Canada maybe?
@@michaelkaybecker canada
I can’t decide between Attack from Merz or the Mervel pin ball machine.
attack from merrrrrs
Wait until you see my Merrrval Pinball review this week
Meeeeeerrrrrrrrrssss
I love having the Attack from Merrrrrsss with that beautiful light up merrrrrrkey in my home errrrcade. Lol. You’re a legend Michael B.. a true Canadian hero.
Great review Michael, looks really good, now even more excited that I will have one very soon as well. All ten of the tables included are extremely popular and playable tables some of which would of been on my real pinball want list.
Congratulations on your table Michael B. Thanks for your thorough review of the table. I'm tempted to look for one of these now. Great job as always.
Congrats Michael B. Well deserved sir! I can totally hear the excitement and adrenaline in your voice. It so genuine. Great to experience that. Thank you.
Haha can you tell I'm excited? Thank you so much
Awesome review! Truly one of the best "honest" reviews out there for this unit. Love your arcade room!! Will definitely keep watching your reviews.
Great review and the fact that you sound like Peter Griffin when you say “Mars “ or “arcade”is a hoot!
Michael I'm so happy that you love your first Vpin! Having these tables should give you a big advantage in UAG's next pinball tournament since you own and can play the real tables now.
Great review Michael and very detailed. You have me sold on this for sure! LOL You're arcade room is looking awesome too.
It is so fun to see someone happy about these. I don't need to anger watch you anymore, I was finally billed for my 2 tables this morning. Can't wait to have the same fun.
It’s worth the wait! Make sure you stay on top of your delivery. They made multiple mistakes with mine, but it was undamaged, and I love it!
Great review, thank you for going over all the important details, I just purchased this unit, i hope to see it in the next few weeks. Thanks again
Great review and you covered everything that needed to be covering. I received my Marvel Pinball earlier this week.
thx for reviewing, you are kind. when we first heard this existed we almost rushed to the store, but now i think we’ll just walk calmly back into the arcade to play the physical machine. it’s cool it exists and will only improve!
wonderful review and take on the A1up PinBall Cabs. Absolutely agree on the premium feel and finish of this compared to other A1up products. My Favorite line - "It's not the size of the boat, but the motion of the ocean" lol 😆
Haha thanks Bee and notice how i had fish tales on for that line?
@@MichaelBtheGameGenie you clever guy you, haha. but then like a minute later, your wife says "Size does matter" lol. normal difference of a opinion in any healthy marriage, right!?
I knew I would regret canceling my preorder. Great review! Meeers!
I am Soo glad I watched your review. I am convinced this is the arcade pinball for me. I cannot wait untill the day I can afford to put one in my home. Thank you so much for the full review.
Love the review, in depth and honest. That should the heart of any good review. I am glad I saw this and I `will say even though I many ways I could play the tables on that machine I am still trying to purchase it just because how beautiful the machine looks.
I'm not going to lie to you this table is a beautiful piece of art in my mini arcade and that makes me almost just as happy as the gameplay.
Excellent review! And thanks for showing each table on there. I need this machine ASAP!!!
Thanks Jason, just make sure to frame it right for the review thumbnail when you get it ; )
@@MichaelBtheGameGenie by the time AFM hits the US, wave 2 will probably be out haha
Thanks for the review. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Great review mike! I wasn't initially interested in any video pinball. Now ya got me thinking about one.
Thank you! I aim to make people spend money ; )
Yikes, to activate the accelerometer you had to beat that machine like it owed you money.
Great review.. Will be buying it as soon as it is available. Looks great.
Fantastic review sir. I share your enthusiasm with this A1up vpin, they did it.
I watched this a few times. Finally pulled the trigger with a Best Buy sale for $499.99. Very excited and this is my first pinball machine. Also thanks for the review!
so are you satisfied with your purchase?
Great review Michael and glad you enjoy it. The cab looks great and I think the Attack From Mars is the one to get (I still want Universal). It will be interesting to see what chances and how these pinballs evolve overtime
soooo jealous. Great review MichaelB. I'm hoping for my SW Pin on Monday...I'm having some serious A1UP withdrawal's
I know right? I haven't got a new cabinet from them since December.....i had the shakes real bad lol
If arcade 1up makes another williams table, I hope the marquee title is Black Knight 2000...my absolute favorite with its heavy metal soundtrack
Thanks for the great review! The corny jokes got me chuckling. I'm really enthusiastic about this table. I really think as long as it holds up (fingers crossed) this is a great entry into the virtual pinball world.
Thanks for great review Michael.
Excellent review my friend! Looks great 👍
Thank you so much Stardust!
Got my Star Wars A1up pin a few days ago, and have absolutely no qualms with it. Especially considering it was only $600 with tax and delivery. My buddy and have had a blast playing back and forth trying to best each other’s score. And got a real good laugh at the fact that “JAR” is on the New Hope table’s leaderboard at last place with 100 points.
The Attack From Mars looks awesome! Had no idea Tales from Arabian Nights was included. Love that table! Such great sounds. Would totally preorder one, if I didn’t plan on building a full-size V-pin with all the bells and whistles probably within a year or so (currently working with Arcade 86 to build a full-size 4-player arcade cabinet).
Great video, Michael B!
Got mine this morning! LOVE it, it’s exactly what I was hoping for! AFM in my opinion was the way to go! Love the review and must say I agree with everything you said, I had all the same reactions!!!! Glad I chose the right v-pin!
Congrats Douglas. I am so happy people are starting to get these and glad you like it as much as I do
From what retailer Douglas? US or Canada?
I admit, when initially announced, I was only “STAR WARS! MARVEL!”
Over time though, the more I saw and thought about the Attack from Mars table... the more I wanted it. And now I want it badly, lol!
But with how difficult it is to get, and with hopes that wave 2 will have WiFi, I’m okay having to wait for wave 2 Williams table but... my desire for AFM is still high because it’s SO beautiful!
In the meantime, I’m loving my Star Wars table! (Despite being very jealous of the physics on the AFM)
@@ketowolf Big fan of AFM and Medieval Madness. Can't wait to play Gone Fishing and Hurricane
@@lacrossed55 Canada
Nice job MichaelB! Glad you brought up the cold basement. I’m in Boston and can certainly relate. I have a regular full size Bally machine and from a glance it looks good. I picked up the Star Wars table to go with my 1up Star Wars arcade because I think this is the best 1up game and wanted the matching set. Wave 2 I’m going with Bally. Finally since you have that Marvel sitting next to it does that mean Dad is going to get his machine? Gotta take care of your Dad!👍🏻
Enjoyed the review Michael B.
Thank you so much Dillon Jay!
Excellent review! I really have to thank you for showing a good amount of actual gameplay. Its hard to see the physics with 0.5 seconds shots of the action. It really looks pretty good and would be a good substitute for the real thing. Now we just need to work on you hitting both flippers at the same time, lol. Subscribed
That's a Amazing room you have...🤩🤩🤩 The pinball is Awesome...Wow Medival Madness is one it.? Thats one off the best pinball games ever made. Thanks for the video. Enjoy the Attack from Mars. And sorry for the bad English. Ray from the Netherlands
Great review Michael. I have to say, in my opinion the AFM table looks so much better than the Star Wars table as far as the real world tables. They are scaled very nicely. The flippers look like a decent size. As well as the Pinball. And the whole game display is in use from top to bottom. Unlike the Star Wars where the games are just in the middle of the screen. The colors are also so nice on that table. Well enjoy, and have fun.
hi michael i watched this reuiew 2 weeks ago and took the leap and bought it i got it last week and been playing it a lot am glad i watched your reuiew thanks again
Nice review. When I 1st heard about these last year I wanted one so bad. After reading up on everything I decided to build a Full size 4K cab myself and love it. PS The “standard“ size for a DMD has a 4:1!ratio. Though many newer games use 16x9 screens. The size of the dmd screen probably came down to cost of what was available in the qtys they needed. If you get into modding there’s custom aprons you can set behind the DMD to fill the screen.
Awesome review btw!
I just ordered one last night from best buy! Can't wait to play it!!!!!!
Great Job! Almost tempted to pick one up but Im also waiting for the Killer Instinct to release so I think I will jist hold off and wait for my atgames to arrive in April. Oh and you really nailed all the same issues i noticed when i played. Also the difference between the lowest volume and sound off is a kittle to high for my liking. I really notice it when im trying to play quietly at night but still want to hear it.
I noticed that too, the sound goes from kind of loud to silent. I ended up getting all 3 with no consideration of any future cabs i would to buy. I seem to have lost all control
I’ve mastered this table both real and virtual. My wife used to work at a Golf&Stuff back in the 90s and the place had a huge selection of tables for a time (Castle Park Riverside SoCal for those in the know). Attack from Mars and Twilight Zone were two I was constantly on and being that she worked there I’d go on my days off mid week and just play till she got off. If I was going for a real one this or one of the other Bally/Williams classics from that time would be my got to.
Excellent review, thanks eh 😃
No theatre of magic is a shame .
love your intro with JASON lol
Good honest review! I’d agree with most of what you said! I love my Star Wars table but I admit I’m jealous of your AFM physics, BUT, I’m not too disheartened because I’m excited for the inevitable wave 2 Williams table!
These things are beauties, and honestly, the big issues others have with the table, to me, are not huge issues at all to the experience. The package as a whole is just wonderful.
Thank you so much Keto Wolf! I think we have exactly the same feelings on these tables. I am probably going to end up getting Star Wars too
@@MichaelBtheGameGenie The surprisingly loud little back box speakers blasting the Star Wars music... REALLY pumps me up to play!!!!
Hey Michael, great review ! Receiving mine next Tuesday !!
Steve, are you in US?
@@lacrossed55 sorry buddy I’m from Canada ! I know that AFM in the states is pretty rare or not existing but hopefully they will arrive !
@@steveretrolife6312 Ha! No problem ... I'll just expect some gameplay vids!
Congrats on getting it btw!
Well my birthday is the 29th and my cabinet will be delivered on my porch the 25th… I can’t wait thanks for the review
For modding alone, ATTACK FROM MARS rules. Lots of small technical quibbles about the A1up vpin machines, but for wow factor it's very hard to beat them. And a word of warning Michael - your other cabs about about to gather a lot of dust. Vpin is the crack of the video game world. Game video as always....
Looks really cool. Excellent review brother. 😎🚬😳🕶️🚬
Got my table last weekend as well and it was well worth the wait! While it's not as fun the real thing it is a great experience for 10% of the cost of a brand new "real" pinball machine.
I think this is by far the best thing arcade 1 up as made 🤯🤯🤯
Love this!
The real mystery is how someone living on The Rock got this before me, who lives in Ottawa! My uncle used to say no one beats The Brick, The Brick beats you.
Great review sir. If I was going Arcade1up pinball it would be this one right here. I'm kind of leaning to the Atgames. And push the merch a little more will ya. :)
Haha yeah so many opportunities to push and I missed everyone. This is certainly the table to get out of all 3 they released
Awesome review micheal b
Thank you Mario!
I need one, right now
Well I hope you can get one soon Noah
It definitely looks better than I expected. I would still rather have the Atgames table, but I'll wait for your review of that one before making up my mind.
Nice review... no excuse for no leaderboards and the jaggies.. especially at $600.. Wait till you see the atgames pinball.
I’m sorry- I can’t get hyped about the At Games- it’s butt ugly and stock runs crap Gottlieb tables with floaty physics from Pinball Arcade. A1UP not much better- at least it looks nice cosmetically
@@psteady6726 the 105 zac tables run flawlessly and the atgames has much more potential than 1up. Looks dont matter to me. Potential of the machines much more important
My AtGames should be here on the 8th of April and the no wifi for leaderboards is absolutely a head scratcher
@@kevgret Zaccaria- lmao. They’re all poor games. Unless they get JJP, WPC or Stern games, how many people are shelling out $600 to play mediocre EM tables from the early 80’s? Each to their own but the amount of money people are spending on filling their basements with crap- sell it and get a real pin or a high end Vpin
They're both terribly performing budget VPs. At least the 1ups have some of the most iconic games/artwork, as opposed to the gottlieb garbage on the atgames
Awesome review, and liked how you went into detail about all tables. I really want one of these. I might be patient and wait for wifi/higher res. support
Thank you and Wifi would have made such a difference
This looks the best out of all of the 1up pinball tables.
Great review , your collection looks awesome! I want to get one of these but Arcade1up don’t currently have shipping options for the Uk. Will have to wait patiently or build my own! Do you think they will have a way to add more tables ie Theater of Magic?
Michael B,
What a great video to come home to after a hard day of work! I really want this machine and I'm glad to hear it's great! I just have one question, if you have the time... Do the wiggling aliens in Attack From Mars trigger the solenoids? I laugh every time they do their little dance. That's what originally drew me to the game when I first saw it in Arcades :)
Have a great one and thanks for the stellar review!
vgv
id love to get this
Hey Mike, I watched your video and really want the ATFM instead of the Star wars but I am hesitant cause of all the reviews of it needing patch updates. Your video was great and didn't have any bad reviews on it. So if I buy the ATFM today will I need to connect a PC to update it?
I have star wars and love it and toyshock and love it. Now I need attack from mars and marvel. Hard to believe we can own pinball with out all the maintenance and only one table. You get 10 with these. They hit a home run with these. I absolutely love these pinball tables...
Thanks for the review. How much was the stand for the stick on National owners day for the at games legends pro. just took the plunge on that
It looks fantastic, from the outside, but the 1/4 scale monitors are a deal killer for me. I have a true 3/4 scale cabinet, with true 3/4 scale monitors, and after having to put up with Toyshock's 1/4 scale monitor for a year, I must have an honest, true to scale cabinet, mainly because of my eye sight. I can't read that 7" DMD My 3/4 scale table had one of those, and I quickly unplugged that monitor, and just externally mounted a 14" LCD DMD. It makes the table look funny, but it works, for me, anyway. Congrats on getting one of those. If I get the A1up tables, they'll mostly be for guests, during parities. They do look impressive, I gotta say, though. :) Thanks for sharing, and congrats.
Add one more to the AFM club. Just picked up mine from the brick today.
Very well done review fellow GameRoom Dude! 👏
Thank you so much Dubs!!!
Dammit..now I want this table even more. Got my preorder in at bestbuy. They need to start shipping out US preorders but probably won't happen for awhile. I'll just enjoy my Marvel table until then. Thanks MichaelB!
I'm in the same boat got marvel and waiting on my AFM from best buy. Hoping soon
Wish it had Fun House and Earth Shaker. I used to play those 2 at the local bar back in the day.
That is a good point on nudge button as a fail safe
For what it is and the price paid I agree Michael, it's a good little machine.
I will always wonder what an extra $50-100 could have done to make the graphics and screen though. A 1080p experience would have made this nearly perfect.
I am right with you Kanti, wifi, 1080p 60fps and the addition of nudge buttons would have made this almost the perfect experience
I am deciding on the Arcade 1Up, or the AtGames pinball
Just ordered mine after seeing it on sale for $430 from HSN’s Black Friday deal.
Was leaning to getting the AtGames machine for functionality, but this one just looks so much better as a feature in home.
I may someday make a full size Vpin machine, but honestly this fills that casual home experience feel. And it makes trips to the city that much more special to actually play the tables in person.
Arabian Nights is probably my all time favourite table so being on here is fantastic. Overall seems like an amazing at home experience.
Lastly, I see they finally pushed the update out that fixes the issues people had. Very excited!
It’s been a year. Do you still have and like it?
@@flbizowner9384 I do very much! It is a great conversation piece whenever people visit and looks great in my home office/game room. I have no issues with quality and regular use and even modified the unit to also include the Star Wars, Marvel, and Zen pinball android app tables. There are easy to follow guides on CZcams, and the whole process is very simple. I used the method of legally purchasing tables on android and importing them to the system. I definitely recommend doing this as it brings the total available tables much higher and gives me the feeling of having a whole arcade at home.
The screen resolution is not an issue in the slightest. I imagine it would be obvious or a problem side by side with higher res machines, but I live unaware of the comparison and am very satisfied.
Another modification I recommend is relocation of the solenoids for better feedback. Again, tutorials available for that if you search it.
Tldr: if you’re interested, go for it. You’ll be happy
Volume sounds pretty decent!!! I like it loud
I got all 3 and absolutely love these. I know everyone is complaining about the graphics and weak haptek feedback but really I don't think it a problem. Can't wait till the second wave. Love the chrome metal legs and screen border and the sound is amazing. I don't understand the bitching. It's 600 bucks not 8,000. I have the toyshock as well. I hope they come out with a Elvira, funhouse, universal monsters, and kiss in the future. My only problem is I wish the opening screen is language select instead of attract mode. The dmd on the attack from mars pinball looks better than the one on star wars and marvel in my opinion. Otherwise I'm in heaven. I have 30 pinball tables. Lucky....and appreciative of arcade1up for making my arcade dreams come true. Thanks John d.
Hey Micheal, any idea where to buy one of these in Canada?
AFM is my favorite pinball of all time but I bought an RV earlier this year and the wifey says that’s my toy allotment for a while. Any tips? LOL this thing is soooo sweet
Wanted and tried to buy one. I wish they made more.
I really wish this had Theater of Magic on it.
The accelerometer works great for me on Star Wars, btw. I don’t rock the table around, though, I just smack the side. Saves my ass all the time. It really only fails when I do it too late. I’m no master by any measure, but got a little used to nudge on my Switch.
It would cool if the backglass had the backglass representation of the game you're playing.
Than only attack from Mars.
I JUST bought this at a STEAL & can’t wait till it arrives (this is the first review I’ve seen).
I used to have a real Rollercoaster Tycoon table in my house, but today, it’s just not REMOTELY financially practical to add more.
Like many, I play Williams on my iPad Pro for the very tables in THIS machine. I’m a LITTLE bummed they put Gophers & Hurricane in it over _Theater of Magic_ & *CIRQUS VOLTAIRE!!* 👀 😳 WHA??? 🤦♂️ Not even CREATURE or Monster Bash?!!!
BUT, Arabian Nights & Medieval Madness lessen that horror … a LITTLE.
Dude, how HEAVY is it? 🤷♂️
Thanks for this! 🤟😃
Just nabbed it myself on sale for $400 with the 10% off from Wayfair. Creature would've been a great one to put on there! I remember spending countless hours on the Simpsons pinball from data east back in 1990 at the liquor store with a buddy of mine. Was addicted to that one! I think for the price of around $400 it's the best way to experience some authentic williams tables combined with everything else that Mars attacks machine has to offer. I don't feel like blowing too much on an atgames one either. Too big, too long to load and most of the tables are not real tables. I think this one will be just fine. Might have to toss a heatsink on back of that PCB board. I don't like the thought of it possibly overheating from what Ive read. Might have to do same with dragons lair over here when I get round to building it
that rock and roll silius
Hi Michael. Is it possible to reset the stock hi-score on this table? They are so high...it is almost impossible to rank a top score. thanks.
So i am getting ready to pull the trigger on a vpin, i have it nailed down to atgames legends and A1U attack from Mars. The Atgames comes with 22 tables, but ability to upgrade via their net or PC easily. A1U looks iconic and has 10 tables. Coming from some one who might play it on the weekends or when company comes over, what would you recommend?
Thanks for a great review. I guess in the USA Best Buy is the only place to get it?
Thank you so much. I think so far that has been the only place pre orders were made available from
Great review.. Best buy... Ship my AFM now..... 😭
I'm still holding out for my Atgames pinball machine , if they'd ever get around to wave 2. That AFM 1Up machine looks nice though. The 720p jaggy graphics caused me to cancel my Star Wars version.
Very informative and professional review. I really want to buy this, but for now it's impossible to get it in Europe. If anyone knows how to get it, please let me know. I would really appreciate it. Oh and the intro was amazing. I've subbed.
Is there an attract mode on this cabinet? So it has some lights flashing and sound going while not being played?
Yes. You select the table and it will be in attract mode before you hit the start button
i had no idea FISH TAILS was part of this cab... damn...
Can u change the physics? Between the realistic/zen? (Cant remember the actual verbiage in pinball fx3, but u are able to change it 100%)
If only they’d make either Terminator 2 or Addams family….
I knew they werent putting monster bash in bc the potential universal table, but no theater of magic really saddened me.... still pumped for mine to come in... someday?!