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Arcade1Up CounterCade 5-Game Retro Tabletop Arcade (Pac-Man, Galaga 88) Expired

$94
$157.24
+ $10 S/H (New QVC Customers)
+37 Deal Score
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QVC.com is offering New QVC Customers: Arcade1Up CounterCade 5-Game Retro Tabletop Arcade Machine (Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, or Galaga) on sale for $98.98 - $15 when you apply promo code OFFER = $83.98. Shipping is $9.99.

Thanks to community member nice_rcrd for finding this deal.

Available Editions (w/ Games Included)
  • Pacman
    • Pac & Pal, Pac Man, Dig Dug, Mappy, The Tower of Druaga
  • Ms. Pacman
    • Ms. Pacman, Super Pacman, Galaxian, Rompers, King & Balloon
  • Galaga
    • Galaga 88, Galaga, Galaxian, Gaplus, Xevious

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  • About this deal:
    • This price is $73.27 lower (47% savings) than the list price.
  • About this product:
    • Measures 9.57" x 11.42" x 15.78", weighs 8.82 lbs
    • See the forum thread for additional discussion of this deal.
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QVC has 3 versions: Pacman, Galaga and Mrs. Pacman

Apply the $15 coupon code for new users with "OFFER"

Total for me after shipping was $104.59

https://www.qvc.com/Arcade1Up-Cou...34797.html
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True story ppl who buy these will play it for like 20 mins and becomes a paperweight ie. Never to be played again.
Well sure. You don't get this to actually play it (much). It's a $100 trip down memory lane.

Think of it as interactive art / tech history.

It's like those $100 adult Lego sets. After you build it, it's going to sit on a shelf.

Regardless, that screen is mighty small...
Good, but I probably wouldn't do it again.

Bought controller board from geeksales.cc and connected an old RPi. RPi was too slow so connected a mini PC I had laying around (Batocera OS). Bought a custom deck from Etsy and joystick from amazon.

Worked great from that point but the screen is so terrible I ended up custom fitting an ipad2 display/controller board in to replace it (real pain in the butt).

Looks great now that there's nothing from A1UP except the "wood" cabinet itself. laugh out loud

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TProfit
08-02-2022 at 09:02 PM.
08-02-2022 at 09:02 PM.
I just checked and all 3 Pacman, Ms Pacman and Galaga 88 are $98.98.
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08-03-2022 at 07:36 PM.
08-03-2022 at 07:36 PM.
Would like nba jam for this price
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yoshix003
08-03-2022 at 08:44 PM.
08-03-2022 at 08:44 PM.
True story ppl who buy these will play it for like 20 mins and becomes a paperweight ie. Never to be played again.
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08-03-2022 at 11:02 PM.
08-03-2022 at 11:02 PM.
Quote from yoshix003 :
True story ppl who buy these will play it for like 20 mins and becomes a paperweight ie. Never to be played again.
Well sure. You don't get this to actually play it (much). It's a $100 trip down memory lane.

Think of it as interactive art / tech history.

It's like those $100 adult Lego sets. After you build it, it's going to sit on a shelf.

Regardless, that screen is mighty small...
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mrCide
08-04-2022 at 04:27 AM.
08-04-2022 at 04:27 AM.
Went down the rabbit hole of modding one of these after buying for $40 from GameStop.
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08-04-2022 at 06:28 AM.
08-04-2022 at 06:28 AM.
Quote from mrCide :
Went down the rabbit hole of modding one of these after buying for $40 from GameStop.
I've been considering doing one of the big cabinets. How did it turn out?
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BoniJ
08-04-2022 at 06:45 AM.
08-04-2022 at 06:45 AM.
The screen is 8 inches so it would be like playing on your phone. I've been debating getting the partycade which is a more reason 17 inches but I realize that I will end up using it three times then be done with it. There's a reason every retailer is selling these at clearance prices. They are not selling at the ridiculous markup ($600 for some, cmon!) in this economy. Wouldn't be shocked if this company goes out of business or starts doing permanent price drops.
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08-04-2022 at 08:05 AM.
08-04-2022 at 08:05 AM.
Quote from foxblur :
I've been considering doing one of the big cabinets. How did it turn out?
Good, but I probably wouldn't do it again.

Bought controller board from geeksales.cc and connected an old RPi. RPi was too slow so connected a mini PC I had laying around (Batocera OS). Bought a custom deck from Etsy and joystick from amazon.

Worked great from that point but the screen is so terrible I ended up custom fitting an ipad2 display/controller board in to replace it (real pain in the butt).

Looks great now that there's nothing from A1UP except the "wood" cabinet itself. laugh out loud
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Ne0rC
08-04-2022 at 12:08 PM.
08-04-2022 at 12:08 PM.
Quote from mrCide :
Good, but I probably wouldn't do it again.

Bought controller board from geeksales.cc and connected an old RPi. RPi was too slow so connected a mini PC I had laying around (Batocera OS). Bought a custom deck from Etsy and joystick from amazon.

Worked great from that point but the screen is so terrible I ended up custom fitting an ipad2 display/controller board in to replace it (real pain in the butt).

Looks great now that there's nothing from A1UP except the "wood" cabinet itself. https://static.slickdealscdn.com/ima...s/emot-LOL.gif
Yea I think I got the 2nd gen one and its been like 50% complete from modding too for a bit. Either mess around with a RPi config to get the bad Veritcal screen working or mod in a better horizontal screen.
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TheBigDogz
08-05-2022 at 01:46 AM.
08-05-2022 at 01:46 AM.
This might be a better deal for the same price... 17" screen.

Arcade1Up, Ms. Pac-Man Partycade https://www.walmart.com/ip/270208540
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08-05-2022 at 04:45 AM.
08-05-2022 at 04:45 AM.
Quote from BoniJ :
The screen is 8 inches so it would be like playing on your phone. I've been debating getting the partycade which is a more reason 17 inches but I realize that I will end up using it three times then be done with it. There's a reason every retailer is selling these at clearance prices. They are not selling at the ridiculous markup ($600 for some, cmon!) in this economy. Wouldn't be shocked if this company goes out of business or starts doing permanent price drops.

I've thought this too (how long will they last?) but they're really churning out the products now with extra iterations of certain ones (SF2, for instance). People must be buying. I went to an acquaintances house the other day who I wouldn't have thought would be into this and he had a small arcade set up in one of his rooms with three or four of the larger machines in there.

I have two (Asteroids and Centipede) I got on clearance that admittedly collect dust. I also have a pimoroni Picade that does likewise (screen too small).

If I had it to do over again I'd get the AtGames Legends Ultimate and call it a day. In fact that is probably what I will do and I'll Craigslist the other stuff.
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08-05-2022 at 11:20 AM.
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Over $100 after shipping for free ROMs.
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Game Room Solutions and a raspberry pi 3.
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