UNICO MVSX (SNK) and Base are here - First impressions and a big warning!
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- čas přidán 28. 11. 2020
- My UNICO MVSX (SNK) (www.snkmvsx.com/) and Base arrived yesterday. I spent late last night setting them up. There were two big issues that you need to watch out for! Check out the video for details, as well as this post on Armchair Arcade: armchairarcade.com/perspectiv...
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To fix the loose bat tops remove the 3 screws on the left and right side of the unit top two and middle front near the control panel, then remove the ribbon cable directly in the middle toward the monitor when you slide the panel out. Hand tighten the bat top while using a flat head screw driver in the groove of the stick from underneath.
I don’t know how to do any of that , take the screws out, from the side , when I don’t even see screws, then what’s a control panel...., and remove a ribbon cable?.... hand tighten the bat top? ..in the groove.....oh man I just want to play mine without all these issues .... is that too much to ask? Are we sure Arcade 1up didn’t make this....and what if I’m 6’ tall, I can’t even see the whole screen? And how come that screen is shrunk with that black border, isn’t the monitor just 17inches to start, now it’s smaller with a black bezel? Why are there 6 buttons too, i thought Neo geo had 4 buttons? Oh yeah, one other thing, it looks pretty narrow and the controls are close, I don’t know about the rest of you , but when I play with friend, I LOVE when we are bumping elbows all the time. Makes for a great experience.
Buyer Beware, Thumbutt...😉
Thanks for your impressions and warning, I'll definitely look out for that extra baggie of screws when my unit arrives.
They're also sending out new top pieces to everyone so you won't have the same issue I had with having to force the cabinet on the Base. Mine is supposed to arrive in a few days.
Just ordered the unit, plus the base and riser today. Thank you for the video.
With the glued screws and the tight fit , yeah your unit is solid bro . Looks brand new , perfect and video and photos show no blemishes . I doubt I’d see any in person either . You killed it bro .
Thank you for the warning, I don’t know when mines is coming.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and the tips. I appreciate it.
Other things to do? What could be more important than unboxing this beauty
I just got mine this week. I can say that they made the new screws for connecting the top to the base easier to find and the instructions that came with the base calls out that different screws should be used. That being said, it took me awhile to find those instructions and I started off using the instructions on the website which still recommends using the other screws.
I think I heard the speakers have been improved, but I have not done a thorough comparison to videos and what I have.
The loose bat tops was not something I noticed until I watched this video. I just checked and they were a little loose. I tightened them but I also plan on replacing them and the buttons. I am too used to square gates for my stick and the circular/octagonal gates were giving me a little trouble (Specifically, the jumping forward or backward motions). However, that is definitely a personal preference thing and while I could probably adjust, I would rather not for now.
I had the exact same issue with assembly. My 5 year old found the modified step 5 screws. I'm starting to get light bleed on the bottom of the screen like the gen1 arcade1ups had
Thanks for this video and tips!
It seems Unico is now aware of the issue, and it has been fixed.
My new MVSX had no issues with the stand.
Thanks for the warning. Mine is coming next week.
They apparently - again, without saying anything - are sending everyone a new top piece. Mine comes Thursday. Too late now.
@@BillLoguidiceAuthor Wait, so they’re sending new ones out to everyone?
@@jotakux7489 Apparently new top panels to slot the cabinet into the Base. I'll know for sure on Thursday. I won't be able to use it personally, unfortunately, but for those who didn't hack it together yet, they should wait. You should see it coming if you're registered in the FedEx app.
Good to know. I received only 2 boxes today, 1 with the riser and another with another board piece, i guess that is the extra piece to fit the game on to. I havnt received the console itself yet so hopefully i get it this week. I thought i get all 3 boxes today. But after contacting the seller i should be receiving it soon.....if fedex dont lag😂
where is Unico located and how long did it take to get it after order
Hello Bill! :) I've got one of these on the way. Thanks for mentioning the little hardware baggie being sort of hidden. Regarding audio, I would recommend you get a 25 watt amp, and a couple of 4" speakers. Mount the speakers inside the marquee bay. Next thing I'd do is grab some 2x4s, and a half inch plate. make a plinth to boost the height of the cabinet, so the marquee won't block your sight line, to the monitor. The 2x4s should the perfect height for the unit. By the way, I got a Legends Ultimate, and am not happy with a nasty audio video desync issue. Sound is following action by half a second, and the UI text is hard to read. Have to bend over the controls with a magnifier to read the fonts. Killing my back. LOL. Thanks for the video.
The Legends Ultimate doesn't do that, so definitely contact support.
@@BillLoguidiceAuthor I sent two requests for support. Both were erejected, as though I'd interrupted their lunch break, or something. It's definitely doing it. And, it's doing it on all games. Also, there's a bad memory leak which I also reported. It's happening in the console section, Atari, Genesis, and others. I'll try a third time, and then, I'll try and post a video showing the problems in action.
Sorry you had a tough time. Attaching the bartop to the base took me 5 minutes with the screws. Too bad you didn't find the right screw bag before you started. It's a great cabinet!
I found it was much easier to attach the top part after removing the rubber feet. It fits so well, I have a feeling that was the way it was supposed to work. You can also slightly unscrew one of the side panels on the bar top portion if it's not quite sliding in, but I think the real issue is the instructions didn't suggest pulling the feet off first. Also, the bottom of the stand is really solid. You can get some good casters or furniture legs to extend the unit's height a little bit. I use 3" locking casters on all my 3/4 scale machines, so I can roll them in and out of the room
Wow sorry to hear you had such a difficult time. It was smooth sailing for me. My only issue was just aligning the main unit and the base for screw holes.
Did you get the pre-order gift? It was not in the box.
That's supposed to be yet another shipment.
No pre order gift here also. The base was a pain in the a$$ to install.
@@gamebit9063 They sent the replacement top, which I talked about in the other video. Too late for us to do anything about it now! Supposedly, the pre-order gift is also coming, but I have no idea when.
I threw my screws away by mistake. Unico sent me new screws and screw caps . They arrived quickly
Use plumber's tape to keep the bat tops from spinning around and it won't lock them on permanently if you get the red kind but put a couple extra layers and you can build up like a little post with it that's what I did with my Pac-Man in Mortal Kombat II and they haven't moved since tell about the newer generation cabinets I got the burger time in the NBA Jams and the bat tops or the ball tops don't even spin-off on those cabinets like they attached appropriately
It's what I had to do with my gen 1 Pac-Man arcade 1up
So glad i passed on this. Great video
It's actually a good product overall, though a bit short and narrow. If you see the most recent video, they sent a new top panel to slide the top arcade portion onto. Too late for me now, but at least they sent it. Again, all I really wanted was some type of heads-up not to build the Base without using the Step 5 replacement screws and replacement top panel. That would have saved all the trouble.
I got mine and assembled it quite easily. Everything fitted perfectly.
Good. Hopefully they're already in the running change stage.
I had the same issue, What you should have did was lay it on top, put the screws in at the bottom, and actually remove the 6 little red covers as well as the ,screws on the bottom of the cabinet what ever side was lop sided and it would have fell in place and then drilled/screwed them back in and problem solved
It's a design flaw. That's why they sent out the replacement top panel that I discussed in the other video. We shouldn't have to do hacks to make it fit.
OMG $500 for this and it has those serious issues?
Weird put my bottom together but in came in 2 boxes....one was newer bottom for attachment to upper part. Didn't need it...just fit when I got the top part ....strange. I did notice this machine is meant to sit down to play....playing standing the viewing angle is not good. Still I dig the machine.
Don’t use glue( you might have already ruined em), use thread tape on the stick.
Yeah, I'll do that, thanks. The glue shouldn't make much of a difference in this case.
Good review. Not surprised with the poor quality , it’s just another arcade 1up built like crap with bad parts , but looks pretty. Made for shorter people too. Line of sight getting cutoff for a 5’10 person is unacceptable.
Been thinking about buying one of these! I have 3 arcade 1 up units and one irrcade! You made a good point! It needs to be higher! Think im going to pass on buying on as better arcades are out there for the money!
Great review. Thank you, I am six foot two. This cab is unplayable. Facebook marketplace here ya go. This is no Legends Ultimate. Played for about a week. Not good quality. Controls suck too.
I do personally like it, but yeah, the viewing angles are definitely all wrong without some contortions.
These are not hard to put together!.. come on
The initial releases were.
@@BillLoguidiceAuthor no there not! The arcade 1 up is more involved and i put together 4! Just use your head!
@@AngeloR674 I'm glad you had no trouble.
They can be a challenge to put together I have 6 arcade1up. Each individual cab gave me a different problem. So these things can be a pain in the ass my burgertime was so hard to put together.
Bill did you ever buy the riser for this?
Sorry to sound like someone nitpicking, Did the people who made this thing not look at the button layout for an MVS cabinet. The red button shouldn't be below the yellow one. It should follow the same as the other three. An why the extra 2 white buttons, And I've been told it's missing, Why would you not have a dip switch setting? The miniature machines from Numskull and Newwave toys have dip switches. Besides those little bothering things for me it doesn't look bad. But I will have to pass.
Pretty poor construction and engineering in this day and age. Even my worst Arcade1Ups weren't nearly that hard to assemble.
This is definitely nicer than the Arcade1Ups, although not by a huge margin. Their biggest mistake in my opinion was not contacting us early adopters about what not to do when we received and what else we were waiting on. That would have saved a lot of trouble.
It's definitely better than arcade1up I have six in the arcade1up so I know
i got mine played it for 1 hour, packed it back in the box & sold it on ebay, it is a piece of crap. The buttons suck and it's to small it crushes my hand
Speak up jesus do you even speak english..? D d d d d d d d d d for for for dang u keep repeating
Listen to you is frustrating
I stutter. No secret. Best to avoid me in the future.
Bill Loguidice I truly appreciate your video and in-depth review and warnings. Keep up the good work brother 💪
@@BillLoguidiceAuthor don’t listen to that guy. He is a prick. Nice video. Seems to be poorly constructed.