I have a lcd / hdmi control board with the right model number that I'm trying to hook up to the arcade 1up screen but for some reason all I get is blurry dim screen that looks horrible when hooked up through hdmi. Does any body how I can fix this please help!
That is the best genius idea ever!! Still have my dell optiplex Pc as my Mame machine only using controllers but this I’ll be doing this now! One tech tip use an 18 mm pc fan 12 v daisy chain molex using pc power supply as an exhaust fan gives proper ventilation by adding holes with screens to prevent intake dust… or go liquid cooling
I did! Thats great to hear! The site was very popular about 10 years ago, I guess interest in the classic Killer Instinct games have died down since the new one released.
Glad to see arcade machines of all genres are making a comeback a arcade opened at the bottom of my road and i was searching for what seemed like an eternity in my county in the UK for fighting machines just for someone to play with in public i went they had amazing machines then somehow with lady luck on my side the next day i bought one with the help of my lovely grandmother and girlfriend it has 8k games i love it now i just gotta buy a keyboard and figure out how to remove and add games and fix some of my games that are running slow like MKT and all that jazz currently trying to figure out the EJB menu on umk3 so i can get the hidden characters but yeah glad the appreciation has comeback and i like your machine too its a nice blue!
Thats awesome! If you need some help with the EJB menu on UMK3 check this out: czcams.com/video/hDkTuocJ8_U/video.html Its more for A1U machines but it should the exact same on MAME. You just don't have to worry as much about bricking your game with MAME. I've never heard of it happening outside of the A1U cabinets.
Great one, lad. That is something wonderful creating a great MAME Arcade machine for most joystick 6 buttons or less arcade games. Now this is great endless play for any arcade legend like I am.
It’s so nice having any game for free. I just released a video on how to mod one of these cabinets into a MAME arcade. Hopefully it helps people do the same thing I have.
I can't wait to see it finished too. I'll have to hold off on buying the art for now, but I've at least found a website that will do it. Its just going to cost around $200
People that complain do not even know what they are doing and nobody real wants MAME emu trash in their cabs,it's called go buy a harness and some pcb's.
@@jrcarclay1944 Speak for yourself dude. I love a proper original dedicated arcade machine as much as the next guy. But you should have more respect and appreciation for the emulation community if it weren't for them the thousands of roms available today, computer, console and arcade would of disappeared a loooooong time ago. Many of the archived arcade roms don't even have original machines anymore.
E. Colon Haha I’ll never forget the first time I saw the arcade. I walked in to my local arcade in 94, saw a new game near Mortal Kombat and skeptically dropped a token. The loud announcer seriously scared me. I jumped a little lol. I was hooked after that. The presentation of the arcade game was so ahead of its time. I used to just stand around watching the attract mode after I ran out of money. It’s really awesome to be able to have something close to the arcade in the house.
@@KillerArcadeGames aw man, I only got to play it once in 94. 7 years old at some casino in Atlantic City. It was the most amazing game I'd ever played, imagine my surprise when I got it for Christmas for the SNES. Thank goodness for emulation, I get to experience it as it was meant to be played. Maybe one day I'll do an arcade build, for now though, I'm content watching others enjoy it as much as I do.
That's a great deal! I've seen some people getting unbelievably lucky and finding them for $1! I found one for that price but i highly doubt it was actually in stock and it was 3 hours away.
THIS is exactly what gamers want, I would pay up to $900 for one, I dont want to be limited on my games to play. I have a full size arcade with a X-Arcade joysticks hooked up to a modded Xbox and it plays all Xbox discs too. but I would like to do a Mame in side a Arcade 1 Up.
The problem with a real company selling something like this is its basically illegal lol. Selling a machine full of games they didn't pay the licensing fees for would almost immediately get them sued. A guy in his garage could probably do it on a small scale though! It is really nice to be able to just add games whenever I want.
It’s good to see people doing mame projects on these Wal mart kids arcade machines. Instead of taking a piece of history and gutting it to be more appealing to modern gamers. Nothing sucks more than a game that only does one thing lol have to fill it to the brim with the best looking screen resolution. Thankyou for using a new game for your project
Killer Instinct is easily one of the best arcade games, even if you dont really like the game, you'd have to admit the presentation is amazing. Especially for releasing in 1994!
ETA Prime hooked us all up. I just finished mine yesterday. Glad to see your turning it into a Killer Instinct Machine! I was considering turning mine into a Gauntlet Cab...
danmanx2 He really did. I wouldn’t have risked buying one of these without knowing it could be done, and be done so easily. Of course, when I decided to use different controls I run into trouble lol. I almost returned them but then decided to just take a risk and cut off some of the mount. There is a guy making custom graphics for these. I’ll probably make a video on it soon. But his website is Arcadegraphix.com he said he could make me some KI art. Maybe he could make Gauntlet!
You should invest in a smart power strip. It's a special power strip that let you plug in one device as the "master" device. When that device is turned off, it kills the power to all the other devices plugged into the strip. That way all you need to do is shut the PC off and everything else will shut down when you do. No need to manually kill power to the strip.
I was waiting for someone to do this with the Arcade1Up cabinets. Too much potential to relegate the product to just a handful of games when you can open it up to thousands of titles.
Look at your local Walmart, I've been seeing people saying they're discounting them as low as $150! I'm trying to force myself to wait on buying another one.
Or Millions? Put in a new pc with 1080gtx and i7 processor. And Play SSF IV Ultra on there. Or GTA 5. Or Gauntet Dark Legacy or Star Wars Trilogy Arcade!
I don't like buttons on these cabinets. The joysticks are bad enough -- cheap knock-offs -- but the buttons are probably worse. The Japanese parts -- Sanwa, Seimitsu, or Hori -- are MUCH more sensitive than these but the problem is the MDF board is TOO thick to mount the parts with proper clearance and security and not sized to accept anything but screw-on buttons. You'd have to change the faceplate to a metal replacement install Japanese parts easier. By the time you get done modding this stuff, it's more expensive than buying it stock! I'm not a fan of Happ-iL parts, either. They used those in American cabinets through the late 1990s when arcades were still a thing in North America and I've never liked the response of those sticks. They're not the most sensitive and responsive of controls.
@@KillerArcadeGames Exactly! I credit my interest in computers to Killer Instinct because when I saw it in action I immediately wanted to know how it was developed. In fact, KI is probably the reason why I bought a Nintendo 64 at launch.
@@zemmik I'm only taking into consideration what he is keeping from the original. He's not keeping the stickers. He wants to eventually turn it into a KI cab. So he paid $300 for a monitor and the wood/plexi. Plexi is real cheap. He replaced the buttons. He replaced the speakers. He replaced all the innards.
@@joseherrera8489 yes you are right indeed forgot that KI story. ..btw here is my Elcheapo setup :-) czcams.com/video/8ZA6adKPULg/video.html enjoy your weekend
Some people just dont have the time to build a cab from scratch and would rather mod one if they see fit. Just personal choice, if I ever need to do another mame cab this would be my preferred choice. I modded an old school SF2 cab to run MAME, I kept the JAMMA connections in place incase I want to use a real jamma board. Im running an old amd cpu rig with the Ultimarc's ArcadeVGA gpu with their J-Pac/I-Pac devices, still runs good till this day, built it early 2000, so 15+ years.
Thanks! I like these little cabinets. I'm going to hold off on buying another one until they make an MK cabinet (I'm assuming thats going to happen). I think they are priced fairly and are decently built cabinets. They can only improve from here too.
Yo someone get us a partnership with these arcades companies or we need to start our own companies cuz we all need to be getting paid for these miniature versions of the actual cabinets that you can have in your home this is the best idea since they came out with the Arcade 1up!! This is incredible!!! This cabinet is amazing!!!!
Thanks! Haha I'm sure they'd love to make Killer Instinct and all of those other cabinets. They're always held back because of licensing and the need for higher power hardware.
@@KillerArcadeGames microsoft should just go ahead and lend the license and put the logo all over the box like nick did for tmnt they gotta see that the retro is now more popular than ever they could use it to promote the game on xbox one and 1up gets a cut and who knows use the profits for development on a new killer instinct!!!
I have a video coming this week about KI possibly coming to Arcade1Up. I used to say it wouldn't happen but I think it's more possible than ever now. I know people would buy that cabinet! I get lots of questions about mine.
I understand. I got into arcade games 2 years ago. I have a mini arcade in my garage. I just got a killer instinct pcb for $500 on ebay. I'm in the process of getting a midway cabinet so I can build a dedicated killer instinct. At the moment I have dedicated street fighter champion edition, initial D 4, rush the rock alcatraz edition, California speed and miss o pinball machine. Next is dedicated killer instinct. Well happy holidays your way. And thanks for a response
I want SF Rush so badly. I managed an arcade years ago and loved getting to play everything for free. I also want Hydro Thunder! All of those old racing games wouldnt be the same on emulation. I've seen a couple Rush the Rock cabinets around me at a decent price. It would have to stay in my garage which would be unplayable in summer lol. Goodluck with your build, Happy holidays to you too!
Atari Freak thanks! I might do more in depth videos about some of the components like the power button. I had to do a lot of searching for that, but it really helps a lot. It’s under $10 on amazon too. The shot of it booting up was sped up considerably. This is a pretty old PC. It’s an AMD 4200 with 2gb of ram lol.
In about 2 more weeks when the MK one is "officially" released I'm gonna do this but with a raspberry pi instead of a PC. I like the MK2 cabinet the best out of them all, looks the coolest and the side art covers the entire cabinet, I hate the ones with basically little stickers just slapped on the middle like this one or the Final Fight one.
I'm on the hunt for an MK2 cabinet right now myself! You're right, the art looks great on that one. I'm glad I covered up the street fighter art with the Killer Instinct art. It looks so much better. I'm also thinking of modding the MK2 cabinet, I'm hoping to add MK4 to the mix!
You can drill a hole behind your speaker. Get a grommet from either Lowe’s/home depot. They will look great. I use the original power switch to turn on my PC. You have to switch it to the right then return to the left. Keeping the power switch on the right is the same as holding the power button down. You can use the button to power on the PC too. Either reuse the original button or check if you have extra buttons from the kit.
Nice build and great info. I am patiently waiting for the monitor board and some speakers to arrive but I already got some of the other parts ETA Prime mentioned. Being new to this stuff, videos on how to add software, games etc would help a ton. Killer Instinct is one of my favorites also but I am thinking of skinning mine with Mortal Kombat stuff instead.
I struggled the most with the software. Which is odd, since I had a Hyperspin with MAME set up built and stored on a hard drive for 10 years. I put it on the PC, everything mostly worked fine. Suddenly, the games would not work anymore and everything went to crap from there. I ended up having to get a whole new MAME version, new rom set to match and then give up on the more flashy Hyperspin and use Maximus Arcade. I'm not exactly an expert, but I might do a walkthrough of what I did to get it all working.
@@KillerArcadeGames I recently got a hyperspin system and although it has tons of games on it some of the games I really wanted to play either did not work or had broken roms, like MK3 for example the game upon starting automatically selects Shang Tsung and won't let any other character choice. Ugh, but beyond that and hyperspin crashing now and then its not too bad. I am new to this stuff but I want to take the working roms off that system and put them on something better . Been looking at Emulation Station on Retropie , Maximus looks great, and Big Box caught my eye too. I am learning a lot from all the videos like yours too so thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Haha thanks. I love that sound system, I just played KI a few minutes ago. The cabinet is now finished, with KI art and a light up marquee. I do still have Street Fighter on the cabinet. I plan to dive in and try to give it a shot.
Man. I have a Marvel vs Capcom cab and a 20-inch Dell monitor that I need to do this with. Just need to decide a) what guts to run and b) 2 or 4 player deck. LOVE your speaker solution.
Nice set up. I do have 1 question though. How is this different from ETA Prime's RaspberryPi mod with RetroPi ? All the games seems to be there same nO?
Its very similar. I almost went that route but I was told the RaspberryPi cannot emulate Killer Instinct well. They aren't powerful enough. If you really want to play Killer Instinct or more demanding games, you should use a PC. It doesn't have to be very high end, I'm using an old AMD 4200+ dual core processor.
I loved this game. As a kid I would travel on the bus to Lakewood Colorado to play at the Boardwalk USA and for an entire day played on player one side till I was bested but nobody could beat me. I would love to compete to find an equal to beat me.
I played some online battles on the Xbox One version, but the community has really died out. I also didnt like having to use the controller. Its sad arcades don't really exist now, outside of kiddie places or over priced Dave & Buster's kinds of places.
Its just about finished now! I've been delayed but the art is applied, I just need to work out an issue with the bezel. Hopefully they'll be a video up within a week or so.
Thanks, I'm still improving it. The new art is on to make it look like a Killer Instinct. I've also ordered a lit marquee for the cabinet! I'll have a video on that soon.
I thought I was the biggest Killer Instinct fan but I guess not. Nice to meet dude 😁. I think the ultimate let down for me was when the Ultra 64 was supposed to come out with Killer Instinct only to get a disappointing crappy Super Nintendo version 🤮
Courtland Robinson They did a great job with the SNES version for what they had to work with. But it really was a let down. I remember staring at the arcade just dreaming of a console that could play this amazing game. I’ve done my best to find out if they ever made any prototypes of KI for the N64. But it appears it never happened. I was hoping there was some really rough early version running on the 64DD. I bought an SNES for Killer Instinct. I remember being like “Oh...well this is better than nothing I guess”
@@KillerArcadeGames I know they did the best they could with the SNES version and I still played the hell out of it. But when I learned how to launch KI on mame it was a wrap dude lol. I never touched the SNES version ever again lol. I remember getting Killer Instinct to run on mame for the first time I thought I was dreaming. I'm still debating if I should buy one of these cabinets just to play KI and other arcade titles. I gotta ask you....Does KI have that loud boom when you start it to the character select screen?. I was wondering if you're cabinet has some bass to it.
I'm not that great at KI2. I honestly never liked it much, but I have been playing more and more since this build and I'm starting to like it a lot more!
Heads up on that fan: Blowing it at the motherboard will actually keep the heat inside the cabinet and focused on the motherboard. Instead, you should face the fan outward to remove the heat buildup inside the cabinet.
Yea, I've been considering a different set up for it. I have been monitoring it every now and then. I've got a thermal gun but havent noticed any abnormally high temps. The fun thing about this is I can always find something new to change and improve!
Dude I luv your website(been there quite a few times for the ki downloads) I've randomly got here because I'm looking to mod mine as well but I only got the Costco mk one.So waiting till Christmas to get the sf one because of the button layout
@@KillerArcadeGames Oh by the way my dad actually owns the real cabs....He worked on them at midway lol Next time you beat mk 2 and 3 look for Jeff peters in the credits.I JUST DON'T HAVE THE ROOM FOR REAL CABS AND A WAY TO GET THEM UP 20 PLUS FLOORS LOL
I'm thinking on doing this. The pi is just to weak. I've already modded and added new speakers to my mk cab. I just think the pi is not good enough. I just ordered a street fighter 1up cab also. They're on sale for 199$ on Walmart or Amazon right now. I've got a couple laptops and 1 tower PC laying around but they're pretty old. Both laptops are hps from like 08 09. The tower is even older. None were built for gaming. The one hp laptop I got that has a hdmi port I believe could possibly run killer instinct but I gotta reinstall windows on it and test it.
I just did this to my mk 1up cab. I was able to put the whole PC in. Also took out the shitty monitor and replaced it for a 20". I kept the stock speaker in
Nice! I just modded mine and it was a nightmare. The monitor started going out soon after the mod. I had to replace it at Walmart and the new monitor I got is really underwhelming. Its got a bad viewing angle and a prominent dead pixel. I'm going to just deal with it for now. I might talk to A1U about sending a replacement eventually. I'm not ready to get into replacing the monitor with a bigger one. Was it a new monitor? Or did you have to buy used?
Shinji kazama just get a raspberry pie 3 +B with a emulation station sd card. It cost about 75 bucks all together and you will have over 22,000 Games. Go on Amazon for the raspberry pie. Just type attract mode to locate the SD card. It comes programmed with all the games already.
CS I would see the full sized cabinets shake when two big guys were playing lol. Not nearly as much as this little one does though. I was worried it would make it fall apart over time but it’s still really sturdy.
It really was, I love it! Its getting so hard to find one. The only one I know of is 250 miles from me at an arcade in Dallas. Thats why I decided to have my own, mini version in the house. Nothing will ever replace the feel of the real thing though.
Hello KAG, this may be a stupid question but here it is... If you made the 1 up a Killer Instinct cabinet only, do you need the Maximus software to start up the game or is Maximus software needed only when you have multiple games in one cabinet? Thanks!
I don’t know of any way to make Windows boot right in to Killer Instinct. You could just make it boot into MAME and then select KI which would eliminate the need for Maximus. It won’t look as good but it’s possible.
I'm so pleased with the sound set up for this cabinet! The bass is just enough to mimic the feel of the original cabinets. The subwoofer is set to 5/10 so I could get far more if I ever wanted. I'm just happy the cabinet doesnt rattle.
The funny thing is, I've been playing this smaller cabinet so much, I found a real Killer Instinct arcade nearby. When I went to play it I thought something was wrong, the control panel was actually noticeably shorter than the Arcade1Up cabinet with the riser. It took me a couple of minutes to get the feel for the real cabinet again.
It's a front end software that basically launches the games cleanly. No need for a mouse and keyboard. It's mentioned in my original video tutorial on how to mod an arcade1up. I don't recommend it anymore though. I use Launchbox/Bigbox. I have a video on that. Here it is: czcams.com/video/vYQswXRpuPQ/video.html This is my new video on how to mod an Arcade1Up: czcams.com/video/wQgUvAtRVnA/video.html
I would have concerns how long this would last. The cabinet is shaking a lot as he was playing it; might be worth it to save for a sturdier cabinet. Would probably make a perfect gift for some little kids though
Jonathan Alexander I can say it hasn’t fallen apart yet. It’s not even loose or getting loose. I think the reason it moves so much is the small foot print and the fact that I never connected it to the riser like they want you to.
Kinda an expensive way to make a mame cab. If your cool with an lcd screen you can just keep your eyes open for an old arcade cabinet that may be missing some or all of the electronics (they come up on cl and fb marketplace as cheap as 20$). Then buy an old 4:3 lcd computer monitor and all your other electronics and you will have a similar setup with a much sturdier cab for around 200-300$ total depending on the deals you find. Only difference is the cab you find may or may not have cool artwork on it so you may have to do that yourself or just paint it a solid color. I built my own cab so it could be small and light and ended up in the hole about 300$ total including vinyl. It was really easy to do but it does require some basic tools and carpentry skills (drill, jigsaw, measuring square/tape.
I really wish Arcade1Up would make a KI/KI2 machine...i'd buy it. I'm going to get the Mortal Kombat one once released...granted, the sound won't be as good as the one in this video, but still, better than nothing :)
I would love that too. I realized early that they're unlikely to do it. The hardware needed would probably cost too much. So I just made my own. The little speaker that came in the cabinet isn't bad really, it can get pretty loud. Its not packed with bass but it may be enough for MK. I've got a video coming on how to adjust some of the arcade settings for the MK cabinet, including changing the volume/difficulty and other stuff with zero modding! It should be up Thursday.
Cutting them down was easily one of the hardest things to do and stressful since I could have potentially ruined them. If I knew I would have to cut them before ordering, I may have gone with something else. But I'm glad I ended up with them in the long run.
Modding Arcade1Up but it looks great and it came out ok so that's all that really matters :) Do you plan on putting the new KI on there? Can the PC you have installed handle it?
@@MrKiet76 I have no idea why they went with ball top sticks. If I remember correctly, SF2 never had a ball top stick. Ball top is fine for Pacman but that's about it as far as I'm concerned. You can get a bat top that screws on instead of the ball, someone posted a link to one on eBay in the comments.
@@KillerArcadeGames yeah most of the SF I've played uses bat top, only a few uses the ball top! They're lucky I was addicted to SF at the time otherwise I wouldn't waste my quarters! Lol and yeah i totally agree with you on the ball top for Pac man, you need that type of joystick to grip for that quick turn! Btw I see you still got the skills on the games ;)
Why does your picture on KI look so crisp and sharp. I have KI (v1.5d) but the picture looks nothing like yours. What did you do to achieve that picture. Mine looks so grainy.
I've been asked this several times and I really have no answer lol. Are you using an Arcade1Up? Or another monitor? This monitor isn't considered the best but I think it looks pretty good. I haven't changed any settings in MAME so I really don't have a great answer.
Thanks! The front panel is pretty thin. I did see someone put a coin mech sticker that looked pretty real lol. I have also seen a guy Cut a new piece of wood for the marquee and light it. I’m not sure I’ll be that talented though.
@@KillerArcadeGames That lighted marquee that you're talking about did come out really nice, but he made that thing way more complicated than it needed to be. You could take the measurements of the area for the marquee and go to any crafts store that does custom framing and get a frame for the insert made easy enough and then either do the led light strip like he did or just go to harbor freight or any hardware/home improvement store and get an led light bar and use that. Yeah I've seen a couple of those coin mech stickers and they do look pretty good if you're far enough away from it, personally with growing up in arcades and knowing how much of a beating those front panels took from people accidently kicking it, etc. I'd end up replacing that front panel with a thicker piece of wood anyways so it'd end up being able to hold an actual coin mech.
I'm really surprised you didn't go with a Raspberry Pi and Retro Pi or RecalBox.... No shutdown issues, and tiny to boot. RecalBox especially is really impressive.
Ignus Fast I was going to, but I was told Killer Instinct wouldn’t run well on one. I could have been misinformed. I also had that old PC so I just put that in.
That is an awesome modification to the 1up machine can you please share a video on how to download all the games that you have especially killer instinct and Mortal Kombat that you have. I’m new to modifying the 1up arcade and I plan to do it soon. Thanks!
Thanks! I show how/where I got my ROMs and link to it all at the beginning of this video on how to mod one yourselves, hopefully it helps. czcams.com/video/fJ1CNyCF5gY/video.html
I rarely get to play against a real person so who knows! I used to play on the Xbox One version online and did pretty well. No one plays that online anymore though.
If you're trying to use a PC or Raspberry Pi, yes, you'll need the USB encoder board to plug in the controls to the PC. If you're just interested in changing the buttons on your stock Arcade1Up, you can plug in Happ buttons to the stock A1U board under the control deck. The joysticks won't work though.
Dam this is exactly what I'm looking to do I love killer instinct, is this a hyperspin? I'm a little confused on the build is there step by step instructions on your website? Is it possible to pay you to build one of these?
You turned a $300 machine into a $1000 machine. Bravo.
JoeyJoJo Junior thank you!
I have a lcd / hdmi control board with the right model number that I'm trying to hook up to the arcade 1up screen but for some reason all I get is blurry dim screen that looks horrible when hooked up through hdmi. Does any body how I can fix this please help!
I love it
I'd probably take that off his hands for a grand.
It worth less when it has more
That is the best genius idea ever!! Still have my dell optiplex Pc as my Mame machine only using controllers but this I’ll be doing this now! One tech tip use an 18 mm pc fan 12 v daisy chain molex using pc power supply as an exhaust fan gives proper ventilation by adding holes with screens to prevent intake dust… or go liquid cooling
WOW. you made the ki fansite? do you know as a kid I used to printout all the moves from there? I printed BOOKS off ur site. cheers
I did! Thats great to hear! The site was very popular about 10 years ago, I guess interest in the classic Killer Instinct games have died down since the new one released.
I was waiting for someone to do exactly this. Nice work.
Thanks, it really wasnt too difficult. The worst part was having to cut my brand new joystick mounts lol.
I got nostalgia goosebumps when at the end you started playing and brought back memories when I was a kid.
Check out my video of it completed with the new art! czcams.com/video/vZSjXMaUbi8/video.html
Glad to see arcade machines of all genres are making a comeback a arcade opened at the bottom of my road and i was searching for what seemed like an eternity in my county in the UK for fighting machines just for someone to play with in public i went they had amazing machines then somehow with lady luck on my side the next day i bought one with the help of my lovely grandmother and girlfriend it has 8k games i love it now i just gotta buy a keyboard and figure out how to remove and add games and fix some of my games that are running slow like MKT and all that jazz currently trying to figure out the EJB menu on umk3 so i can get the hidden characters but yeah glad the appreciation has comeback and i like your machine too its a nice blue!
Thats awesome! If you need some help with the EJB menu on UMK3 check this out: czcams.com/video/hDkTuocJ8_U/video.html Its more for A1U machines but it should the exact same on MAME. You just don't have to worry as much about bricking your game with MAME. I've never heard of it happening outside of the A1U cabinets.
Great one, lad. That is something wonderful creating a great MAME Arcade machine for most joystick 6 buttons or less arcade games. Now this is great endless play for any arcade legend like I am.
It’s so nice having any game for free. I just released a video on how to mod one of these cabinets into a MAME arcade. Hopefully it helps people do the same thing I have.
Killer Instinct was amazing! Can't wait to see the finished product once fully converted into a Ki machine.
I can't wait to see it finished too. I'll have to hold off on buying the art for now, but I've at least found a website that will do it. Its just going to cost around $200
The Great Gambino true I hope later on I mod some of my stuff like the snes classic
You had me at killer instinct 🔥
THIS IS WHAT ARCADE1UP NEEDS TO DO, AND NO ONE WILL COMPLAIN.
I agree, however if they did it definestly would not cost $299 it would most likely run around $600 or up.
If they did this than people wouldn't buy multiple cabs. I do wish a company would release a kit to DIY.
@@davidoswald2155 No why, can be done for around the same price
People that complain do not even know what they are doing and nobody real wants MAME emu trash in their cabs,it's called go buy a harness and some pcb's.
@@jrcarclay1944 Speak for yourself dude. I love a proper original dedicated arcade machine as much as the next guy. But you should have more respect and appreciation for the emulation community if it weren't for them the thousands of roms available today, computer, console and arcade would of disappeared a loooooong time ago. Many of the archived arcade roms don't even have original machines anymore.
I've found my soul mate. I effin love that game. The only game I constantly go back to on a regular basis. "ULTRA ULTRA ULTRAAAAAAA"
E. Colon Haha I’ll never forget the first time I saw the arcade. I walked in to my local arcade in 94, saw a new game near Mortal Kombat and skeptically dropped a token. The loud announcer seriously scared me. I jumped a little lol. I was hooked after that. The presentation of the arcade game was so ahead of its time. I used to just stand around watching the attract mode after I ran out of money. It’s really awesome to be able to have something close to the arcade in the house.
@@KillerArcadeGames aw man, I only got to play it once in 94. 7 years old at some casino in Atlantic City. It was the most amazing game I'd ever played, imagine my surprise when I got it for Christmas for the SNES.
Thank goodness for emulation, I get to experience it as it was meant to be played. Maybe one day I'll do an arcade build, for now though, I'm content watching others enjoy it as much as I do.
I picked up one of these Street Fighter cabinets for $75. This isn't a bad expense at all with that as a starting point.
That's a great deal! I've seen some people getting unbelievably lucky and finding them for $1! I found one for that price but i highly doubt it was actually in stock and it was 3 hours away.
THIS is exactly what gamers want, I would pay up to $900 for one, I dont want to be limited on my games to play. I have a full size arcade with a X-Arcade joysticks hooked up to a modded Xbox and it plays all Xbox discs too. but I would like to do a Mame in side a Arcade 1 Up.
The problem with a real company selling something like this is its basically illegal lol. Selling a machine full of games they didn't pay the licensing fees for would almost immediately get them sued. A guy in his garage could probably do it on a small scale though! It is really nice to be able to just add games whenever I want.
I have a modded Xbox as well and I would like to hook up some arcade contols with usb encoders. Is this possible?
X Arcade Stick do you have to program it For a Modded Xbox because I have a Xbox but I need that X Arcade Stick fast
Good description good video. Thanks man.
It’s good to see people doing mame projects on these Wal mart kids arcade machines. Instead of taking a piece of history and gutting it to be more appealing to modern gamers. Nothing sucks more than a game that only does one thing lol have to fill it to the brim with the best looking screen resolution. Thankyou for using a new game for your project
LOVE this video! huge fan of KI 1 !!!
Thanks
Again, i LOVE this video! takes me back to seeing it for the first time at Putt-Putt
Killer Instinct is easily one of the best arcade games, even if you dont really like the game, you'd have to admit the presentation is amazing. Especially for releasing in 1994!
I love your KI fan site! Thanks for putting out this video. It’s exactly what I had in mind
Thanks for watching and checking out the site!
Looks great brother, good job
Thanks Theo!
ETA Prime hooked us all up. I just finished mine yesterday. Glad to see your turning it into a Killer Instinct Machine! I was considering turning mine into a Gauntlet Cab...
danmanx2 He really did. I wouldn’t have risked buying one of these without knowing it could be done, and be done so easily. Of course, when I decided to use different controls I run into trouble lol. I almost returned them but then decided to just take a risk and cut off some of the mount. There is a guy making custom graphics for these. I’ll probably make a video on it soon. But his website is Arcadegraphix.com he said he could make me some KI art. Maybe he could make Gauntlet!
Great mod! Can't wait to see it all come together to be a mini Killer Instinct cabinet.
You should invest in a smart power strip. It's a special power strip that let you plug in one device as the "master" device. When that device is turned off, it kills the power to all the other devices plugged into the strip. That way all you need to do is shut the PC off and everything else will shut down when you do. No need to manually kill power to the strip.
I have been told that. The current set up is working fine now but I'll likely go that route if I build another one.
@Channel9001 Thanks for mentioning this. Had never heard of those before.
ARCADE1UP needs a ki game good job
Its unlikely due to computing power requirements, but who knows!
I was waiting for someone to do this with the Arcade1Up cabinets. Too much potential to relegate the product to just a handful of games when you can open it up to thousands of titles.
Look at your local Walmart, I've been seeing people saying they're discounting them as low as $150! I'm trying to force myself to wait on buying another one.
Or Millions? Put in a new pc with 1080gtx and i7 processor. And Play SSF IV Ultra on there. Or GTA 5. Or Gauntet Dark Legacy or Star Wars Trilogy Arcade!
I don't like buttons on these cabinets. The joysticks are bad enough -- cheap knock-offs -- but the buttons are probably worse.
The Japanese parts -- Sanwa, Seimitsu, or Hori -- are MUCH more sensitive than these but the problem is the MDF board is TOO thick to mount the parts with proper clearance and security and not sized to accept anything but screw-on buttons. You'd have to change the faceplate to a metal replacement install Japanese parts easier. By the time you get done modding this stuff, it's more expensive than buying it stock!
I'm not a fan of Happ-iL parts, either. They used those in American cabinets through the late 1990s when arcades were still a thing in North America and I've never liked the response of those sticks. They're not the most sensitive and responsive of controls.
@@POPCULTURETUBEX the think the arcade1up is more suited for arcade and classic style games. newer modern games is more for controller.
6:07 nice combo!
Venom Hemi I rarely land the second part, it just happened perfectly while recording haha
My jaw dropped the first time I saw Killer Instinct in the arcade. The graphics, the sound, the whole experience was incredible!
That game seemed to come out of no where, it looked years ahead of any other game in the arcade!
@@KillerArcadeGames Exactly! I credit my interest in computers to Killer Instinct because when I saw it in action I immediately wanted to know how it was developed. In fact, KI is probably the reason why I bought a Nintendo 64 at launch.
Looks great. I love big box 📦 front end.
I will be looking at new frontend software soon!
I like what you did but you did so much that is was easier and cheaper to start from a diy arcade
Ikr? I built one and total for all the wood was less than $70.
@@joseherrera8489 but with the plexi and stickers and good button and sanwa it is not 70...
@@zemmik I'm only taking into consideration what he is keeping from the original. He's not keeping the stickers. He wants to eventually turn it into a KI cab. So he paid $300 for a monitor and the wood/plexi. Plexi is real cheap. He replaced the buttons. He replaced the speakers. He replaced all the innards.
@@joseherrera8489 yes you are right indeed forgot that KI story. ..btw here is my Elcheapo setup :-) czcams.com/video/8ZA6adKPULg/video.html enjoy your weekend
Some people just dont have the time to build a cab from scratch and would rather mod one if they see fit. Just personal choice, if I ever need to do another mame cab this would be my preferred choice. I modded an old school SF2 cab to run MAME, I kept the JAMMA connections in place incase I want to use a real jamma board. Im running an old amd cpu rig with the Ultimarc's ArcadeVGA gpu with their J-Pac/I-Pac devices, still runs good till this day, built it early 2000, so 15+ years.
Nice video man, I live near San Antonio too! I am planning on getting the galaga one but after seeing this I might have a change of heart.
Thanks! I like these little cabinets. I'm going to hold off on buying another one until they make an MK cabinet (I'm assuming thats going to happen). I think they are priced fairly and are decently built cabinets. They can only improve from here too.
Yo someone get us a partnership with these arcades companies or we need to start our own companies cuz we all need to be getting paid for these miniature versions of the actual cabinets that you can have in your home this is the best idea since they came out with the Arcade 1up!! This is incredible!!! This cabinet is amazing!!!!
Thanks! Haha I'm sure they'd love to make Killer Instinct and all of those other cabinets. They're always held back because of licensing and the need for higher power hardware.
@@KillerArcadeGames microsoft should just go ahead and lend the license and put the logo all over the box like nick did for tmnt they gotta see that the retro is now more popular than ever they could use it to promote the game on xbox one and 1up gets a cut and who knows use the profits for development on a new killer instinct!!!
I have a video coming this week about KI possibly coming to Arcade1Up. I used to say it wouldn't happen but I think it's more possible than ever now. I know people would buy that cabinet! I get lots of questions about mine.
@@KillerArcadeGames looking forward to your video and the announcement from 1up fingers crossed!
Dude I have the exact arcade and that exact cat 🐈 getting in my way when I was putting it together 😂
Hahahaha she’s going to make another cameo in an upcoming video. She’s always in the middle of anything we’re doing. I’m sure you know how that goes.
Great job man, congrats!
Thanks!
I understand. I got into arcade games 2 years ago. I have a mini arcade in my garage. I just got a killer instinct pcb for $500 on ebay. I'm in the process of getting a midway cabinet so I can build a dedicated killer instinct. At the moment I have dedicated street fighter champion edition, initial D 4, rush the rock alcatraz edition, California speed and miss o pinball machine. Next is dedicated killer instinct. Well happy holidays your way. And thanks for a response
I want SF Rush so badly. I managed an arcade years ago and loved getting to play everything for free. I also want Hydro Thunder! All of those old racing games wouldnt be the same on emulation. I've seen a couple Rush the Rock cabinets around me at a decent price. It would have to stay in my garage which would be unplayable in summer lol. Goodluck with your build, Happy holidays to you too!
Ruben Florez nice but Street fighter will always be better then kiler instict
FiRsT! 😁
Nice build, Nice video! Please keep 'em coming!
How did you get your Windows to start up so fast?!?
Atari Freak thanks! I might do more in depth videos about some of the components like the power button. I had to do a lot of searching for that, but it really helps a lot. It’s under $10 on amazon too. The shot of it booting up was sped up considerably. This is a pretty old PC. It’s an AMD 4200 with 2gb of ram lol.
@@KillerArcadeGames Great stuff man! Cant wait to see the re-skin. Thanks for sharing.
In about 2 more weeks when the MK one is "officially" released I'm gonna do this but with a raspberry pi instead of a PC. I like the MK2 cabinet the best out of them all, looks the coolest and the side art covers the entire cabinet, I hate the ones with basically little stickers just slapped on the middle like this one or the Final Fight one.
I'm on the hunt for an MK2 cabinet right now myself! You're right, the art looks great on that one. I'm glad I covered up the street fighter art with the Killer Instinct art. It looks so much better. I'm also thinking of modding the MK2 cabinet, I'm hoping to add MK4 to the mix!
Simply amazing! Great job can't wait to see the ki art on it definitely subscribed to the channel
I don’t even know you but I still want you to know I’m so fuckn proud of you.
Jotaku X hahaha thanks
You can drill a hole behind your speaker. Get a grommet from either Lowe’s/home depot. They will look great. I use the original power switch to turn on my PC. You have to switch it to the right then return to the left. Keeping the power switch on the right is the same as holding the power button down.
You can use the button to power on the PC too. Either reuse the original button or check if you have extra buttons from the kit.
Nice build and great info. I am patiently waiting for the monitor board and some speakers to arrive but I already got some of the other parts ETA Prime mentioned. Being new to this stuff, videos on how to add software, games etc would help a ton. Killer Instinct is one of my favorites also but I am thinking of skinning mine with Mortal Kombat stuff instead.
I struggled the most with the software. Which is odd, since I had a Hyperspin with MAME set up built and stored on a hard drive for 10 years. I put it on the PC, everything mostly worked fine. Suddenly, the games would not work anymore and everything went to crap from there. I ended up having to get a whole new MAME version, new rom set to match and then give up on the more flashy Hyperspin and use Maximus Arcade. I'm not exactly an expert, but I might do a walkthrough of what I did to get it all working.
@@KillerArcadeGames I recently got a hyperspin system and although it has tons of games on it some of the games I really wanted to play either did not work or had broken roms, like MK3 for example the game upon starting automatically selects Shang Tsung and won't let any other character choice. Ugh, but beyond that and hyperspin crashing now and then its not too bad. I am new to this stuff but I want to take the working roms off that system and put them on something better . Been looking at Emulation Station on Retropie , Maximus looks great, and Big Box caught my eye too. I am learning a lot from all the videos like yours too so thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Liked just for the KI site, thank you! And you have the same logitech sound as I do! Almost switched off when you dissed Sf though!🤪
Haha thanks. I love that sound system, I just played KI a few minutes ago. The cabinet is now finished, with KI art and a light up marquee. I do still have Street Fighter on the cabinet. I plan to dive in and try to give it a shot.
@@KillerArcadeGames sf2 hyperfighting is a good start! No 90 hit combos though!
Man. I have a Marvel vs Capcom cab and a 20-inch Dell monitor that I need to do this with. Just need to decide a) what guts to run and b) 2 or 4 player deck. LOVE your speaker solution.
That's crazy very impressive
Coldhrt 01 Thanks
Nice set up. I do have 1 question though. How is this different from ETA Prime's RaspberryPi mod with RetroPi ? All the games seems to be there same nO?
Its very similar. I almost went that route but I was told the RaspberryPi cannot emulate Killer Instinct well. They aren't powerful enough. If you really want to play Killer Instinct or more demanding games, you should use a PC. It doesn't have to be very high end, I'm using an old AMD 4200+ dual core processor.
I loved this game. As a kid I would travel on the bus to Lakewood Colorado to play at the Boardwalk USA and for an entire day played on player one side till I was bested but nobody could beat me. I would love to compete to find an equal to beat me.
I played some online battles on the Xbox One version, but the community has really died out. I also didnt like having to use the controller. Its sad arcades don't really exist now, outside of kiddie places or over priced Dave & Buster's kinds of places.
@@KillerArcadeGames would still love a shot at a tournament
You could map the power button using mame through a retropie install on PC I believe
I recommend using Launchbox/Big Box as a frontend
I'm going to look into other front ends soon, I'll check it out. thanks!
Great job bud! Very nice work~
Thanks!
One step at a time my dude. You'll get there eventually.
Its just about finished now! I've been delayed but the art is applied, I just need to work out an issue with the bezel. Hopefully they'll be a video up within a week or so.
Never underestimate human Ingenuity you just accomplished my dream
Thanks, I'm still improving it. The new art is on to make it look like a Killer Instinct. I've also ordered a lit marquee for the cabinet! I'll have a video on that soon.
Nice mod you did there mate! 👍
Evan J thank you!
THEY ANNOUNCED A KILLER INSTINCT ARCADE!!!!!!
Yep lol! I've made a couple of videos on it!
Holy shit what didn't you install to the cab. It is a great job thou well done.
Dam amigo. Thats awesome can Modified my cabinet. Just add more games.
Go for it! Its so nice to have all of your favorite games on a machine in your house!
My man...Killer Instinct was the Beezneez of fighter games
Its such a good game!
Amazing set up, i love killer instinct..
Thanks!
I thought I was the biggest Killer Instinct fan but I guess not. Nice to meet dude 😁. I think the ultimate let down for me was when the Ultra 64 was supposed to come out with Killer Instinct only to get a disappointing crappy Super Nintendo version 🤮
Courtland Robinson They did a great job with the SNES version for what they had to work with. But it really was a let down. I remember staring at the arcade just dreaming of a console that could play this amazing game. I’ve done my best to find out if they ever made any prototypes of KI for the N64. But it appears it never happened. I was hoping there was some really rough early version running on the 64DD. I bought an SNES for Killer Instinct. I remember being like “Oh...well this is better than nothing I guess”
@@KillerArcadeGames I know they did the best they could with the SNES version and I still played the hell out of it. But when I learned how to launch KI on mame it was a wrap dude lol. I never touched the SNES version ever again lol. I remember getting Killer Instinct to run on mame for the first time I thought I was dreaming. I'm still debating if I should buy one of these cabinets just to play KI and other arcade titles. I gotta ask you....Does KI have that loud boom when you start it to the character select screen?. I was wondering if you're cabinet has some bass to it.
Im confused, there was a KI on the 64.
@@darrellgardner4561 not arcade perfect on n64.
Can u run Aracde KI on Raspberry pi 3 b+?
Your pretty good at ki 1 and 2 nice combos
I'm not that great at KI2. I honestly never liked it much, but I have been playing more and more since this build and I'm starting to like it a lot more!
Heads up on that fan: Blowing it at the motherboard will actually keep the heat inside the cabinet and focused on the motherboard. Instead, you should face the fan outward to remove the heat buildup inside the cabinet.
Yea, I've been considering a different set up for it. I have been monitoring it every now and then. I've got a thermal gun but havent noticed any abnormally high temps. The fun thing about this is I can always find something new to change and improve!
Great job!...Keep us posted!
Dude I luv your website(been there quite a few times for the ki downloads) I've randomly got here because I'm looking to mod mine as well but I only got the Costco mk one.So waiting till Christmas to get the sf one because of the button layout
Thanks! I wish people were still interested in forums, now days everyone is on Facebook.
@@KillerArcadeGames Oh by the way my dad actually owns the real cabs....He worked on them at midway lol Next time you beat mk 2 and 3 look for Jeff peters in the credits.I JUST DON'T HAVE THE ROOM FOR REAL CABS AND A WAY TO GET THEM UP 20 PLUS FLOORS LOL
jeffrey peters that’s awesome! It would be interesting to hear some stories from him haha.
Looks awesome
Thanks
I'm thinking on doing this. The pi is just to weak. I've already modded and added new speakers to my mk cab. I just think the pi is not good enough. I just ordered a street fighter 1up cab also. They're on sale for 199$ on Walmart or Amazon right now. I've got a couple laptops and 1 tower PC laying around but they're pretty old. Both laptops are hps from like 08 09. The tower is even older. None were built for gaming. The one hp laptop I got that has a hdmi port I believe could possibly run killer instinct but I gotta reinstall windows on it and test it.
So badass, built not bought for the gaming world 👊🏼👊🏼
I'm about to start work on a Mortal Kombat rebuild. Taking all of the A1U parts out and replacing them with better controls and a PC to run MK4.
2:33 king of the hill
R3ZEM Yep! Love that show. I live in Texas so it’s hilarious to me haha.
I just did this to my mk 1up cab. I was able to put the whole PC in. Also took out the shitty monitor and replaced it for a 20". I kept the stock speaker in
Nice! I just modded mine and it was a nightmare. The monitor started going out soon after the mod. I had to replace it at Walmart and the new monitor I got is really underwhelming. Its got a bad viewing angle and a prominent dead pixel. I'm going to just deal with it for now. I might talk to A1U about sending a replacement eventually. I'm not ready to get into replacing the monitor with a bigger one. Was it a new monitor? Or did you have to buy used?
@@KillerArcadeGames I bought a used Dell 2007fpb off Ebay
There only like 50 bucks or less
Can you tell me what program you downloaded on your PC to get killer instinct and mortal Kombat 2 thank you
Shinji kazama just get a raspberry pie 3 +B with a emulation station sd card. It cost about 75 bucks all together and you will have over 22,000 Games. Go on Amazon for the raspberry pie. Just type attract mode to locate the SD card. It comes programmed with all the games already.
@@retror.d.1630 a raspberry pi cannot emulate killer instinct 1 and 2 arcade games at all.
loving how the cabinet shakes when you do those combos, i dont remember that in the real arcade
CS I would see the full sized cabinets shake when two big guys were playing lol. Not nearly as much as this little one does though. I was worried it would make it fall apart over time but it’s still really sturdy.
That's dope bro
This game was awesome at the arcade
It really was, I love it! Its getting so hard to find one. The only one I know of is 250 miles from me at an arcade in Dallas. Thats why I decided to have my own, mini version in the house. Nothing will ever replace the feel of the real thing though.
That is pretty impressive!!!
Combo was my dude!!
I started off as an Orchid fan but I moved to Combo and I also like Sabrewulf a lot too!
Hello KAG, this may be a stupid question but here it is... If you made the 1 up a Killer Instinct cabinet only, do you need the Maximus software to start up the game or is Maximus software needed only when you have multiple games in one cabinet? Thanks!
I don’t know of any way to make Windows boot right in to Killer Instinct. You could just make it boot into MAME and then select KI which would eliminate the need for Maximus. It won’t look as good but it’s possible.
@@KillerArcadeGames That does make sense. Thanks again! I have all my stuff. Now I can officially start.
Damn nice bass,
I'm so pleased with the sound set up for this cabinet! The bass is just enough to mimic the feel of the original cabinets. The subwoofer is set to 5/10 so I could get far more if I ever wanted. I'm just happy the cabinet doesnt rattle.
I recommend the LaunchBox frontend.
I'll check it out. I've had a lot of people suggest that one!
SUPREME VICTORY!
Great job!
acemonarmageddon thanks!
Ok thanks for the info coz i also love that game when it came out i remember i work in a arcade mini golf place that year...
Still small after riser but I guess it’s better than nothin. Good work and thx for the upload👍
The funny thing is, I've been playing this smaller cabinet so much, I found a real Killer Instinct arcade nearby. When I went to play it I thought something was wrong, the control panel was actually noticeably shorter than the Arcade1Up cabinet with the riser. It took me a couple of minutes to get the feel for the real cabinet again.
What's the maximus software about? Did u make a video about it?
It's a front end software that basically launches the games cleanly. No need for a mouse and keyboard. It's mentioned in my original video tutorial on how to mod an arcade1up. I don't recommend it anymore though. I use Launchbox/Bigbox. I have a video on that. Here it is: czcams.com/video/vYQswXRpuPQ/video.html This is my new video on how to mod an Arcade1Up: czcams.com/video/wQgUvAtRVnA/video.html
I would have concerns how long this would last. The cabinet is shaking a lot as he was playing it; might be worth it to save for a sturdier cabinet. Would probably make a perfect gift for some little kids though
Jonathan Alexander I can say it hasn’t fallen apart yet. It’s not even loose or getting loose. I think the reason it moves so much is the small foot print and the fact that I never connected it to the riser like they want you to.
Great job. Subbed!
Thanks!
Great job! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
I can see the whole cabinet shaking when you're fighting Gargos!
Kinda an expensive way to make a mame cab. If your cool with an lcd screen you can just keep your eyes open for an old arcade cabinet that may be missing some or all of the electronics (they come up on cl and fb marketplace as cheap as 20$). Then buy an old 4:3 lcd computer monitor and all your other electronics and you will have a similar setup with a much sturdier cab for around 200-300$ total depending on the deals you find. Only difference is the cab you find may or may not have cool artwork on it so you may have to do that yourself or just paint it a solid color. I built my own cab so it could be small and light and ended up in the hole about 300$ total including vinyl. It was really easy to do but it does require some basic tools and carpentry skills (drill, jigsaw, measuring square/tape.
whats ya pc specs and version of windows 7 32bit or 64 thanks
I wish someone would make a mod where they used an X-arcade tankstick to replace the original controls.
Thats essentially what I did..but just a custom job. The Happ controls are what's in a tank stick and it all plugs in via USB.
I really wish Arcade1Up would make a KI/KI2 machine...i'd buy it. I'm going to get the Mortal Kombat one once released...granted, the sound won't be as good as the one in this video, but still, better than nothing :)
I would love that too. I realized early that they're unlikely to do it. The hardware needed would probably cost too much. So I just made my own. The little speaker that came in the cabinet isn't bad really, it can get pretty loud. Its not packed with bass but it may be enough for MK. I've got a video coming on how to adjust some of the arcade settings for the MK cabinet, including changing the volume/difficulty and other stuff with zero modding! It should be up Thursday.
Having to cut the corners of the HAPP joystick makes me want to stick with Sanwa when I mod one of these cabinets.
Cutting them down was easily one of the hardest things to do and stressful since I could have potentially ruined them. If I knew I would have to cut them before ordering, I may have gone with something else. But I'm glad I ended up with them in the long run.
Modding Arcade1Up but it looks great and it came out ok so that's all that really matters :) Do you plan on putting the new KI on there? Can the PC you have installed handle it?
Awesome build bud
Thanks, I'm pretty happy with it.
@@KillerArcadeGames I like the new set up. I didn't like the ball stick. To me it's hard to use on SF games!
@@MrKiet76 I have no idea why they went with ball top sticks. If I remember correctly, SF2 never had a ball top stick. Ball top is fine for Pacman but that's about it as far as I'm concerned. You can get a bat top that screws on instead of the ball, someone posted a link to one on eBay in the comments.
@@KillerArcadeGames yeah most of the SF I've played uses bat top, only a few uses the ball top! They're lucky I was addicted to SF at the time otherwise I wouldn't waste my quarters! Lol and yeah i totally agree with you on the ball top for Pac man, you need that type of joystick to grip for that quick turn! Btw I see you still got the skills on the games ;)
Nice upgrade... i would suggest the 20 inch lg 4:3 monitor upgrade would be much better than the crappy 17inch monitor the machine came with..
I've seen a few guys swapping their monitors out. I'm pleased with the monitor now. If it craps out I might get a bigger one.
What are you using to run KI? I wanna do this but I hear KI doesn’t run on a PI very well
Its a PC from 2008. An AMD 4200+ 2.3ghz processor with 2gb of ram.
Why does your picture on KI look so crisp and sharp. I have KI (v1.5d) but the picture looks nothing like yours. What did you do to achieve that picture. Mine looks so grainy.
I've been asked this several times and I really have no answer lol. Are you using an Arcade1Up? Or another monitor? This monitor isn't considered the best but I think it looks pretty good. I haven't changed any settings in MAME so I really don't have a great answer.
@@KillerArcadeGames I'm just running it on my PC but it's quite highly spec'd. Are you running v1.5d? The monitor I have is full HD 1080p.
Great job man! If I can get one of those SF Arcade1Up machines at a good price then I would love to give a project like this a try.
Thanks! I just saw someone in Dallas showing an SF2 cabinet for $98. They're definitely out there at a discount.
@@KillerArcadeGames Nice. Man, at that price its a definite get.
really, really nice build. Only thing I'd do different is put in a coin mech and do the mod for the lighted marquee.
Thanks! The front panel is pretty thin. I did see someone put a coin mech sticker that looked pretty real lol. I have also seen a guy Cut a new piece of wood for the marquee and light it. I’m not sure I’ll be that talented though.
@@KillerArcadeGames That lighted marquee that you're talking about did come out really nice, but he made that thing way more complicated than it needed to be. You could take the measurements of the area for the marquee and go to any crafts store that does custom framing and get a frame for the insert made easy enough and then either do the led light strip like he did or just go to harbor freight or any hardware/home improvement store and get an led light bar and use that. Yeah I've seen a couple of those coin mech stickers and they do look pretty good if you're far enough away from it, personally with growing up in arcades and knowing how much of a beating those front panels took from people accidently kicking it, etc. I'd end up replacing that front panel with a thicker piece of wood anyways so it'd end up being able to hold an actual coin mech.
I'm really surprised you didn't go with a Raspberry Pi and Retro Pi or RecalBox.... No shutdown issues, and tiny to boot. RecalBox especially is really impressive.
Ignus Fast I was going to, but I was told Killer Instinct wouldn’t run well on one. I could have been misinformed. I also had that old PC so I just put that in.
That is an awesome modification to the 1up machine can you please share a video on how to download all the games that you have especially killer instinct and Mortal Kombat that you have. I’m new to modifying the 1up arcade and I plan to do it soon. Thanks!
Thanks! I show how/where I got my ROMs and link to it all at the beginning of this video on how to mod one yourselves, hopefully it helps. czcams.com/video/fJ1CNyCF5gY/video.html
Dude you're a beast you would be the 1 guy that might be able to beat me lol
I rarely get to play against a real person so who knows! I used to play on the Xbox One version online and did pretty well. No one plays that online anymore though.
So i need the encoder board to make the arcade buttons work?
If you're trying to use a PC or Raspberry Pi, yes, you'll need the USB encoder board to plug in the controls to the PC. If you're just interested in changing the buttons on your stock Arcade1Up, you can plug in Happ buttons to the stock A1U board under the control deck. The joysticks won't work though.
I LIKE THIS
Dam this is exactly what I'm looking to do I love killer instinct, is this a hyperspin? I'm a little confused on the build is there step by step instructions on your website? Is it possible to pay you to build one of these?
martykyork yes I’ll pay em also!