PacMan Arcade1Up Partycade NEW BOARDS! | Is The Problem Solved? @cooltoy

The Arcade1Up Partycade is a cool piece of tech with some glaring performance issues. In this update, Jon talks about the support experience so far, but more importantly, has photos and footage of a version 2 replacement board currently shipping to some lucky Partycade owners!

#genxgrownup #arcade1up #partycade

[jdvanderkooy]

Absolutely amazing, balanced review, without excess fluff. Thank-you.

[BenPinson]

The post editing genius here does not go unnoticed. Great job syncing up 3 separate gameplays to show latency. ForeverFourthListener, NewChannelSubscriber, & soon to be Patreon Supporter.

[ScottParisi]

My Arcade 1up ticket was answered immediately, after my counter top Centipede died on day 32. They wanted me to disassemble the whole thing to do troubleshooting. Being on the road, without the technical competency at home, I know have a counter top brick. Good stuff.

[gamingguruk]

I appreciate all the work. The very first Galaga boards on the first Arcade1up Galaga cabinets had a bit of lag also.

Arcade1up's quality is starting to get better. I just wish they didn't flub the first time on many things.

[GamersReckoning]

They sent me a pcb and it works great now. I didn't see a v.02 on it though. Mine didn't have a sticker at all on the chip like it showed in your picture. Might have been removed. Still my partycade works properly now and I am very happy to finally be able to play Galaga running like it should! Hope you get yours fixed soon to. Good luck and great series. This really helped me figure out that I wasn't alone with this issue and what the issue was to begin with. Thanks so much. :D

[rushmore]

LOL, A1Up uses MAME, but tend to use older versions that can have issues. A1Up loves using low end ARM chipsets that also can be problematic.

[alexshdvideo]

Thank you again for posting. Looks like 2nd gen Partycades are releases on HSN. Pac-Man (4 in 1) and Centipede (4 in 1) for early orders for $199. I just ordered them both. I will get back to you in august when it arrives as to sound and speed. I am sure it will be good since this was an issue on 1st gen.

[GearGuy]

Do you happen to know if ALL the “10-in-1” partycades have the newer/faster boards? All the “10-in-1”’s seem to be newer units so it would appear likely but just curious what you have gleaned from other subscribers and comments. Considering taking the plunge on the pacman or ms. pacman one (can’t find defender at a good price that is not sold out) but I wanted to see if the issue has seemed to be resolved across all the newer ones. I realize you may not have firsthand knowledge but I just thought you might have a good idea overall regarding “word on the street”.

[TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.

[RonnieBarzel]

New viewer and now new subscriber! Before I dig through your back catalog, want to say: I LOVE that Atari VCS box art poster behind you.

[sjt]

Thank you very much for the awesome review work! Very much appreciated!

[hawkn]

FYI, Bought the Mrs Pacman version. Took the board out and it is totally different than the original and the V2 one. Mine has brownish tan marking around the board on both sides. There are pieces of sticky foil over most of the board on both sides. Finally, The circuit lay out is different than the ones pictured in this video. There are Caps missing and different components than original. Would of posted a pic but I don't have that option. Also went into TEST MODE. Model#8258, Date Code 7-25-2020, sys ver 7-25-2020, pcbs vergbx70-V01 and Version V01

[ThomasGrillo]

Thanks for the info. I've had the same horrible customer service problems. No action, and auto responses, as well as new tickets being auto-opened. LOL. Arcade1up needs to fix these bloody gray monitor issues in Pac-man, Galaga, Rampage, and whatever else they've ruined by letting monitors leave the factory with improper contrast settings. LOL

[johnk]

I didn't see a follow-up video once you got your new card, did this get fixed? Thanks

[alexshdvideo]

It sounds as thought they are doing the right thing and have solved the issue. It does sound odd that the communication back to the customer’s trouble tickets seem to be slow. I have created several trouble tickets asking questions about hardware and got human responses in 2-3 days. The form factor of the Party Cades I really like. It means I could have 3 or 4 of them stacked somewhere and then pull them out and set them up or put them away out of the way vs the large 3/4 scale machines that are an interesting size as well.. but my place is small. So I’m looking forward to the Party Cades assuming the sound issue and latency issues have been solved in the new models with the V2 PCB’s :)

[fernandosalas]

Nice job👍 you gotta go with your conviction. My cousin came to visit me and brought a centipede and Millipede he got somewhere from his switch game. I told him something is wrong i said not real he looked at me like I was wrong. Only those people who grew up playing arcade games in the 80s know better. Some of these downloaded games from the internet are slower than the arcade versions. A long time ago I bought arcade games from the 80s on a CD when playing Galaga it was slow I was frustrated because the aliens were faster I caught on not real.

[greenmkyd]

I received a notification of an order for a new PCB on Jan 14. And a shipping notification for a FedEx label # for a new PCB on Jan 20 but the package status shows it still hasn't shipped.

[BlackSuit]

Just got and installed the new PCB but what’s weird is mine actually still said “7342 V01” instead of “V02”. I can 100% confirm they fixed my Partycade. I don’t know about others but hope theirs are addressed as well.

Also, love your content brother.

[patrickcrone]

I’m glad I saw your first video on the Countercade. I was close to pulling the trigger on getting one for my wife for Christmas. I ended up getting the Cocktail Cabinet instead. Sorry that you’re having to go through so much hassle with this. On a unrelated note, where did you get that T-Shirt?

[MoviePropCollector]

Great channel. Do you know if the current versions of this and the party cade of Ms.Pacman from HSN/QVC have the new P2 boards? Is there a way to tell without opening up the cabinet? Thanks :).