AtGames Legends Ultimare Arcade Hardware & Control Upgrades!
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
- AtGames Legends Ultimate Arcade Hardware & Control Upgrades!
Legends Ultimate Arcade Upgrade Hardware Seen In This Video:
Arcade Joystick Bat Top replacement Set of 2 Various Colors: amzn.to/2U7wXN3
Octagonal Restrictor Gates Set Of 2: amzn.to/4ePWtyT
(some newer models of the AtGames Legends Ultimate already come with these gates)
4/8 Way Restrictor Plate (1 Piece): amzn.to/4bAqrUK
Set of 6 Joystick Tension Springs: amzn.to/3L74Pol
Suzo Happ Arcade Button Wrench: amzn.to/2vlxXoo
Off Brand Arcade Button Wrench: amzn.to/39V1Yuf
Happ Competition Buttons: bit.ly/33jEpsx
D44X Cherry Microswitches: bit.ly/3aX7EUS
NOTE- Some of the above mods are now coming stock on the newest Walmart provided cabinets. Check yours before placing an order for any of the above items.
Other Popular Upgrades:
Authentic Sanwa Replacement Joystick: amzn.to/32S43Uu
AtGames Legends Ultimate Arcade Cabinet Sold Below:
Sam's Club AtGames Legends Ultimate Arcade Bundle: bit.ly/2BIZz6n
Walmart AtGames Legends Ultimate Arcade: bit.ly/2JvZasf
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Legends Ultimate Arcade Upgrade Hardware Seen In This Video:
Arcade Joystick Bat Top Set of 2 Various Colors: amzn.to/2U7wXN3
Octagonal Restrictor Gates Set Of 2: amzn.to/3d2IJkn
4/8 Way Restrictor Plate (1 Piece): amzn.to/2Wi8Ttx
Set of 2 Joystick 4lb Tension Joystick Springs: amzn.to/38SIVj4
Suzo Happ Arcade Button Wrench: amzn.to/2vlxXoo
Off Brand Arcade Button Wrench: amzn.to/39V1YufHapp Competition Buttons: bit.ly/33jEpsx
D44X Cherry Microswitches: bit.ly/3aX7EUS
Really appreciate the step by step instructions. I probably spend a little more time in games like Donkey Kong, Pacman, Dig Dug then I do fighting games so would these changes be neutral or positive changes?
@@brianph9656 You are probably better off with the 4 way restrictor plate for classic games. The 8 way would feel muddled, making precise movements much more difficult. Go with the 4 lb springs for sure, giving you a tad more resistance making your movements more precise.
COOLTOY my guy...dropped another dope and informative video on DIY modding your arcade cab....appreciate it 🙏🏽 💪🏾
I would second what Scottie Hollywood stated.
@@cooltoy Thanks man, big fan of yours!
I've been working on arcade machines for years and this has got to be the most legit, realistic, cost-eefficient "upgrade" video i've seen for this. I own a Legends Ultimate but never bothered to to the upgrade (it's been years since i got in side) but this video made me want to do some upgrading.
Those of us U.S. Gen-Xers who grew up in the Arcades in the 80s are very familiar with the round tops, it's the one I prefer. Also, the newer shipment of LUAs come with the octagonal gates.
Great informative video, even 10 months later. Thank you so much. I greatly appreciate the time you take to help others.
Glad it was helpful!
Just got a bought this arcade, so this video was a big help
WOW this is an incredible tutorial piece! Thank you so much!!
hopefully it helps some folks out there who might be intimidated by doing any of these upgrades.
great vid. was exactly what I was looking for
I appreciate the time you take making these videos. I would like to see a video adding some trackball games like Golden Tee, Bowling, etc....
I just got to say, I've been working on that clamp off and on with pliers for 2 days and removing it swiftly like that blows my mind
Man I just did the restrictor gate and bat stick yesterday before your video came up! I had so much trouble trying to change the spring but now I know what to do. Thanks for the video!
the spring is definitely a pain in the butt, but mainly just due to how small that horseshoe ring is on the joystick shaft. Hard to manipulate it with adults hands lol
Great video and tips! Looking forward to seeing the graphics overhaul!
thank you very much. The graphics video will go up later today.
Loved the vid, subscribed 👍
Awesome, thank you!
Thanks for this tutorial. I was able to switch out the ball tops for bats easily.
Glad it helped!
A month ago I replaced my player one and player two button and switches. The buttons are blue and orange also Hap competition. I remove the buttons in a different way. Just use some big pliers and apply some pressure to the nut this will push away from the glue and it won’t break the nut. I’m planing to update the joysticks with Sanwan’s octagonal restrictor gates and springs as well. Cool video.
Replaced my stock buttons with the recommended ones, really liking these buttons. Thanks,
Glad you like them!
Dope video man! Super, super helpful thank you!!!
Glad it helped!
@@cooltoy Hey man, one more thing... i CAN'T GET MY COINOPS X TO RUN PROPERLY ON MY LEGENDS CAB. I keep getting the blue screen then the generic graphic when it comes up with no vid clips and no logos. Can you help with that? Thanks.
This should help a lot of people!!
My Family I hope so, I know I’ve got a lot of questions about these things over the last year and a half
Great video!
thank you so much!
Really enjoy your CZcams channel👍keep up the great work 👍!!!!!
Thanks 👍
I just got one for a good price, you’ve given me some ideas.
Finally 'unboxed' my AtGames Legends Cabinet after it has been sitting in my basement since last Oct. Before I turned it on, I did just the octagonal restrictors, 4 lb springs, and joystick bat tops. Will replace all buttons and probably use those cherri switches too at a later date. Firmware was 1.0.11 went to 4.20.0
enjoy your new machine!
Great video! I would recommend a 1mm oversized actuator. Alot quicker response due to the shorter throw.
Great video. Thanks for sharing. BTW, horseshoe clamps are actually called e-clips.
ha ha, I learn something new every day! Thanks for the tip.
Hi,
Great video. Do you know if it should be better to replace the arcade stick by Sanwa one and if it is possible to replace the buttons by Seimitsu led (what is the diameter and thickness of holes and how to get power for the leds) ?
Many thanks
Nice video! Have you tried upgrading the speakers?
As a kid in the US in the 80's most arcade machines I used were ball top sticks
Fantastic Job Douglas!!!
thanks my good man!
Is there a power source available in the panel if you wanted to add LEDs?
wondering how to remove the atgames logp on the top to swap it also want to add a spinner or trackball to the mini & move my joystick over closser to the buttons so it feels more normal. also may add blutooth speakers & sound lights to the mini
for stock sanwa ... what tension spring? , btw have u try larger actuator?
First I'd like to say thank you for your amazing tutorials. I've had my ALU for 2 years. 3 weeks ago I noticed an issue so i went on the health check page and saw the problem was my left joystick was drifting UP about every 5 seconds. I opened up the control deck and everything looked fine. Should I buy a new joystick ?
But is it possible to add extra buttons? I’m used to having both a Start and Select button.
I just got the v1.1. I’m very interested in replacing the stock micro switches, which are annoyingly loud and I feel resistance where my fingers and hand actually got tired. I learned about the different grams offered. Do you know what grams the stock ones are? I also read that standard ones are 75 grams? But the ones you recommend are 50. I actually like the sound and feel of the Arcade1Up NBA JAM. Would you know what micro switches those are? Thanks in advance. Your videos are the best.
I just ordered one of those plastic wrenches so I can remove my buttons and install a decal on the control panel. I hate that these are glued down. Does the tool really make it that much easier to remove the buttons? I'm worried I still won't be able to apply enough pressure to the button top to stop it from spinning.
I don’t understand what you mean by bottom cover we try to takeoff the top cover and we took off the very back of the game but do you have a video of how to get the tracker ball out
Just a heads up to check your gates before ordering a new set. Mine came with octagonal already installed.
BTW what type of harness is on the joystick? is the standard 5 pin sanwa cable (0.1 pitch molex connector)?
Are bat tops universal? I found these KDiT transparent ones on focusattack that I think look really cool, but I want to make sure they would work before I spend the money on them
With the Mini, how do you play two player games (one at a time) like pacman or donkey kong when there is no player two button?
What about the shim kit and spinners on the Pro?
Where can I find the sounds or volume controls thanks
How do you upgrade the spinners?
Great video 👍 awesome upgrades! I subbed because your legends ultimate arcade videos.
Also how did you get X-Men vs street fighter game working, Mame 2003 or 2010?
I honestly can't remember which one I used. Send me an email and I'll set you up with a working UCE for it.
@@cooltoy ok thanks
I sent you a message on your Instagram because CZcams about page doesn't have your email.
@@TampaTec my email is in the description box for all my videos. I just sent you an email with the files you are looking for. Have fun.
I’ll file this one away for a later project once I finally find one of these cabs
Hi my marquee doesn't seem to be lighting up, help, have i not plugged the control deck wires in properly.
What's the thread size for the joystick toppers? 5.5mm or 6mm?
Another great video Douglas. You almost have to do another video for the Walmart version as the control panel underside shell is different and a major pain to remove. It’s a shame they went to a different design and worse it’s now the standard version going forward.
HASO I’ve yet to see a Walmart version in person myself, however I have heard on numerous accounts that it has some very peculiar design choices thanks to having to meet Walmart’s demands
Nice job 👍. Personally, I've always preferred ball tops, but then I suck at fighting games and I'm from the UK so bat tops were never really the norm! Having said that, most 80's arcades when I grew up had bare sticks 'cos the toppers had been pinched 😁.
the reminds me of every time I go to Walmart and see their Arcade1Up section. The joystick tops are always missing because they were stolen.
Is it possible to add more buttons? I can't justify buying the gamer pad pro for 2 extra buttons
Have you found a good speaker upgrade? A tutorial on options and install would be great!
brooktini79 I’ve found that the stock speakers are very good and haven’t felt the need to replace them
When I unscrew the eight screws from underneath the control deck it still doesn’t want to come apart because of the ports.
Very nice video, Thanks! A question: I’m planning to upgrade the butttons for Sports games like Track’n Field and Hyper Sports, which need buttons for quick button bashing.
Should I move to Leaf switches or are micro switches better for that?
Any recommendations?
Leaf switches are definitely the way to go for track and field
@@cooltoy Thanks! I suppose those could be installed as well to the ALU?
Thanks for this! I’m following along right now trying to replace buttons with the same happ competition and micro switches you are using.
Question: the new micro switches have 3 prongs, one silver on top snd two gold on the side. The stock ones only have 2 silver. Which one on the side should I use?
2nd question: getting the connectors off the micro switches is pretty easy with the pliers like you show, but how do you get the connectors to fit snug on the new micro switches? They seems to want to slide off.
Thanks again!
Silver prong is for your black ground wire, the closest prong to the silver prong will be what you connect your color wire to. You can use a pair of pliers to compress the ends of the connectors in a little bit to get them to fit more snuggly on the terminal prongs if you need to.
@@cooltoy Excellent, thanks. I’ll try that in a moment. The prongs are a different size so crimping them down makes sense. Appreciate the killer content.
hmm so ithe LGP the same control deck w/o the spinners ? I'm more curious about adding spinners to the LGP control deck. Don't like the trackball for Tempest.
I’d just like to add that my ALU, which came directly from atgames, has a different format for the control panel. It doesn’t have sides with a removable bottom like yours, instead, the sides and bottom are all one piece and it’s a bit trickier to remove. You also can’t leave it off if you want to secure the panel back the cabinet firmly. Some of the screws and predrilled holes are different sizes too, so I wasn’t able add an after-market flight stick like I’d hoped to...
Joe Kraemer that’s the “Walmart” version of the cabinet. Which is what they are going to be selling moving forward. I believe Glen has a different set of screws that are available for the Tron joystick to help with install
Great video ... any chance you can link the tool you used to unscrew your buttons? The big plastic cylinder... Also ... what do you think of mag-stick joysticks?? I think I would prefer the option to switch between the 4 and 8 gates without having to open the control deck.
the button wrench is linked in the video description box. Mag-Stick Joysticks are great quality.
I was able to find them online... I just didn't see the link with your other links ... Thank You.
Hey bud, great video! I'm thinking of upgrading all of the items you're suggesting. Do you think I should replace the joysticks with Sanwa's or are the stock ones good enough and just put in new bat tops? I'm wondering if octagonal gates are better for games like Pacman. Any thoughts on that? I'm going to put in convex buttons too. Thanks SO much!
Jim Sokaitis for the majority of gamers the stock sticks are perfectly fine with some minor changes like the gates and bat tops. Octagonal gates are better suited for fighting games. Pac-Man wouldn’t really benefit from the octagonal gates, however it does benefit from the spring upgrade to a 4lb spring, as it allows for a little more precise movements with the joysticks due to the increased stiffness.
@@cooltoy do you think the 6lb springs would be overkill or would be a benefit? I ordered the 4lb already. Also, I ordered the HAPP Competition buttons you recommended and the come with micro switches. Any idea if I should use these or stay with the ones that came with the Unit? Love your vids bro.
@@cooltoy I have the same question regarding the micro switches Jim asked about below. It seems the buttons you linked to on eBay come with the micro switches that might be the cherry ones you mention in your video. Can we use those or get the specific micro switches you linked? Thanks!
Man your videos on the legends ultimate are exactly what I want to see lol. How can I get Gauntlet Legends on this arcade cabinet? Do you have an easy way? I know you do! Lol
The stock PCB isn’t powerful enough to run that game on the arcade natively. The only options you would have to play that game would be to stream it locally from a computer or have a computer directly connected via OTG to the arcade
How can I permanently remove Bluetooth it’s causing my control to not work trying to pair wit everything.
Where did you get that nut wrench? That would have helped when I changed out my buttons. I had to use channel locks. It was very awkward to say the least.
I have a link to the wrench in the description box of the video.
@@cooltoy Wah WAH! Currently unavailable. Thanks anyway,am sure I can get it somewhere else.
subversive1219 here is the off brand version of it: amzn.to/39V1Yuf
Hi, can I simply replace the whole joystick with a Suzie-Happ joystick ? Thanks
Btw, great videos !!
Is there an auto fire chip to add for games like turrican and other hardcore shooting
no
Do you recommend the led buttons and if you do which ones?
I personally do not recommend any LED buttons, too often they sacrifice performance for looks.
Just got a legends ultimate. I used your links and got all the upgrades except for the cherry switches. Does it make that much of a difference? I get the springs tomorrow and then im going to set it all up
It’s personal preference I suppose, you certainly will notice a quieter audible difference in the cherry microswitches vs the stock ones.
@@cooltoy alright thank you! New to the arcade scene. Have an Arcade 1up but never modded it so trying it out with the Legends Ultimate.
@@cooltoy realized that buying the buttons came with the cherry switches so decided to switch them all out. Definitely feels like a new arcade.
Does anyone know why my joystick isn't firm against the cabinet. They're kind of loose. I checked the back and the 4 corner screws that attach the stick to the top of the deck are still tight...I don't see any other screws that could be loose. Any help is appreciated
were you able to correct the problem?
Can I upgrade the mini with those toppers and restrictor gates?
I suspect so, I don't own a mini to verify for sure though, but I imagine AtGames used the same components across the board on all their arcade devices for obvious cost saving reasons.
@@cooltoy Ok thanks! That's what I was thinking as well, but felt it wouldn't hurt to make sure. I may change out the buttons at some point, but for now I'll concentrate on the stick. Thanks again!
Can u help me figure out why my controls don't work at all. System powers on but only works via USB controller
Contact support@atgames.net for help
this is the video I was looking for; i have am xgaming x-arcade tankstick ; what do you think of the quality of their parts?
I have a solo version and I personally think they are pretty good, I also think the company should upgrade their design a little bit say for adding a pie inside or a trackball and spinner on the solo. these sticks have been around for a long time now.
how many of the cherry d44x .187 micro switches will i need to change out all the buttons on the control?
1 for each action button
@@cooltoy so i am going to need 16 of them, or less because i want to make the P1 & P2 buttons lit up.
what is the weight? 50g? 75? or does it matter? and on your cherry MS it said 409V? ive seen ones with different numbers and letters. Does that matter?
cool toy is the octagonal restrictor gate set of 2 good to make pacman play better or is that the 4/8 way restrictor plate (1 piece)
For Pac-Man you would want restrictor gate set to diamond configuration
@@cooltoy but either of the 2 restrictor gate u have as links from amazon will be good for the pac man ?.
You got magic pliers. I've tried 10 pliers, spanners, nail clippers,piercing pliers. Clamp piercing pliers. Can't get C clip off. The buttons however i was able to do by hand no problem. Also my joystick PCB has flippers yours are bare microswitches that's kind of weird.
It can be a pain. I had some trouble at first watching this video. I have a newer ALU btw. What I ended up doing and this is with the joystick, switches, gate all still installed. You got to just force the c clip off with a flathead screw driver, I ended up doing this for both of mine tonight, I didn't bother with trying to push the plastic piece down, just force that c clip off and watch because that stuff will pop out. I changed two springs tonight and 2 more tomorrow on another ALU, hope that helps.
I happen to have two X-Arcade joysticks laying around that I very much prefer...do you think they would fit without modification? Might fiddle with this later this weekend...they just feel like higher quality to me...not sure if just adding stiffer springs would give the same feeling.
Did you ever go ahead and try this one?
I have an X Arcade Dual and was also thinking of using those parts to upgrade the At Games Legends Ultimate I just got.
@@JPdelaGhetto no you would have to Dremel it
@@evolutionated1125 Boo. Well thanks for the update. I ended up ordering some bat tops and new 4lb tension springs and so far, I'm actually very happy with the sticks.
Just got through a couple MvC3 and TMNT: Shredders Revenge marathons and they performed lovely.
You sure ? I saw a video where someone put IL sticks in a gamer pro he only needed to drill new holes for screws/bolts since they don't line up
a little disclaimer if you plan on changing your restrictor gates it looks like you have the sams club arcade I have the Wallmart version I bought the gates in your link but I was surprised to see when I opened the control panel it came stock with Octagonal Restrictor Gates, oh well they didn't cost very much and I guess I should have been able to tell without taking it apart but just posting this to save some people a few bucks if you have the Walmart version it already comes with the Octagonal Restrictor Gates stock
Hey Doug, finally deciding to upgrade my gates, springs & buttons/switches as I'm finding myself spending more time playing my Legends as of late, and I'm getting annoyed with cruddy buttons and the "boing " sound when they depress..
I have two questions. Will all of these suggestions work on the 1 1 cab as well?
And two, as far as the button removal goes, if I buy the wrench, will that suffice to get them off?
Don't own a hair dryer as I shave my head 😆😆
Thanks in advance 👍
The 1.1 comes with octagonal gates already so you can ignore that part. The nut wrench could be enough to get those stock buttons out, depending on how much hand torque you can generate to break the glue.
@@cooltoy Thanks man 💪
I did the upgrades and I'm happy.. But am kinda bummed that a few of the buttons still have that spring "boing" noise /sound when pressed.
So annoying...
Other than that, totally worth doing.
Removing the gate restrictor is not so simple, I cannot budge mine
👍🏾💯
A lot of the Second wave of At Games Legends come with Octagonal Gates, so I suggest checking what gates you have (By feel or just pop it open)
wish i would have read this before i bought mine doh
@@the40yogamer same here. Bought them before checking
You should create a tutorial try setup PSVR with ULTIMAGE legends
arv1102 you can hook up pretty much anything to the legends ultimate via hdmi, since it functions as any kind of monitor. PSVR wouldn’t be any different
Looks cool, too bad my arcade arrived defective. Its freezes after 10 minutes. Waiting for parts, delays due to covid19 :(
This is great but can you make a step by step video of how to install lightup LED buttons and Happ controller. Specifically to the AtGames Legends Ultimate arcade. I want to upgrade my buttons and joystick but I cant find a video online (other than yours) that show how to install lightup LED buttons and the board that comes with it. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! Also list the buttons you use in the description.
I don’t use LED buttons sorry
@@cooltoy Ok cool. Great videos though. I might just forgo the LEDs and just swap out the buttons to red and blue like you have it. I would like a little more distinction in the player 1 and player 2. Thank you!
from us . i grew up with ball tops. but can some tell me what restrictor gates game like pac man used?? this dose NOT fell like the controllers i used in the 80s!
Would be possible to bypass the main board? Something like adding an encoder to plug all the buttons to a pi or a computer directly, without even bother to run the main board.
I see that the cabinet has a ethernet port, an HDMI port and it would be possible to disconnect the speakers and add an small amplifier that output a 3.5mm jack to plug directly to the output of a standard realtek in a pc. Not sure how much the LED strip is sucking but I would expect 5V or 12V a molex connector from a PC would supply the 12V to light it up.
Beside that, I don't see anything else that is out of ordinary; and that would save the hassle to swap into OTG mode every time. since you used an odroid board with this cabinet I was wondering why not going fully modded and replace the main board too.
F C you absolutely could do that, but honestly for most people that would actually be a downgrade. I choose not to replace the main board because simply put it’s more capable than a pi or odroid. Not necessarily in its power, but in its ability to play games through steam, byog, or arcadenetlink through my gaming pc. Having the stock PCB allows me to play any and every kind of game pretty much imaginable through my gaming pc streaming to my AtGames cabinet.
@@cooltoy I see your point. Considering that you can get game streaming on a PI or any single board computer with decent power and good network; and that you have to go through hoops to get your external roms and cores to work on the main board; I thought it is more convenient to replace it, if you have a replacement board of course.
Many buy this cabinet to have an all inclusive setup, and that's fair; but for everyone else that build their own cabinets; may be worth replace the main board. After all, there is not much offered on the main services that can't be done with a pi, odroid, lattepanda and similar; and with remote play services via Steam and similar, you get anything else those boards can't play. Thanks for your insight
Can you send a picture of what you are saying the bottom cover and what do you think could be wrong with the tracker ball we did a factory reset this is brand new game and I am so disappointed in it. I emailed tech-support and they never email back it’s been a week with no response except an automated one. The tracker ball works for about five minutes on the first round of centipedes and millipedes and then it just freezes we have taken off the bat did a factory reset I don’t know what else to do it’s up have a repair person out which really ticks me off because we just bought this game brand new from Sam’s it was a Christmas gift
you can just hold the stick with pliers (and cloth) and unscrew
I am frustrated. At games legends the joystick is messed up. When choosing a game it goes to far left or right sometimes even without touching the joystick. And now i cant even sign in. Keeps kicking me out of keyboard back to email. Please help?????
Sorry I can't help you. I donated away all my AtGames products to charity.
Where can I buy replacement joystick for my legends ultimate
what about gpu upgrades so we can emulate all sys out ?
No GPU upgrades offered, not really necessary either since you can connect a PC to it via OTG or play games through local streaming from a PC also.
can you recommend where to get pre set up hard drive i been eBay scammed on pie 3b+ image in past. i also like your mini bar top you made for the competition.? thank you
I just got this unit at Sam's and it won't connect to WIFI!!!!!!! I did the update and even bought an ethernet cable to do it, but can't find the link. Can you please help? I will PAY YOU!
contact support@atgames.net
Yea I hate the ball tops it makes it hard to play fighting games I'm a change mines out
Cool toy 18k
::releases easy control panel upgrade installation guide/HowTo
Cool Toy 35k
lol one day at a time, I still can't wrap my head around the 18k thing to begin with.
As of July 3, 2024, a lot of your links are broken. Please update them. 😭😭😭
well the video is over 4 years old so that is to be expected, but the links have now been updated for you.
@@cooltoy Thank you. I didn't realize it was that old. Sorry to have bothered you.
Yo homie my C clamps are black and are on like concreate they will NOT come off what so ever which is pissing me off LOL I was gonna put 6lb springs on to make it feel like my leaf Joysticks but I guess Im boned lol unless I cut them off lol
Tracker ball freezes starts at the beginning but then freezes you can’t use it you can’t even test it with a health check because it does not work how do you get the top off to test to see if there’s any wires loose or dirty it’s brand new it shouldn’t be dirty
The bottom cover comes off of the control deck, that’s how you get access to the controls to check wires etc
Is there an easy way to upgrade the joysticks to a Rotary type for playing games like Ikari Warriors, Victory Road, Time Soldiers? I would love to upgrade to something like this.... www.ultimarc.com/arcade-controls/joysticks/ultrastik-360/