Arcade1Up’s Countercades are nice for individuals who have restricted area in addition to anybody who does not wish to drop $500 on a standing house arcade machine. Sadly, Arcade1Up looks like it may very well be finished with its collection of compact machines. All the producer’s Countercades are discontinued. Till this month, we hadn’t seen an Arcade1Up Countercade in inventory since final vacation season. So we had been shocked to seek out the Arcade1Up Class of ’81 Countercade in stock at Amazon this week.
The Class of ’81 Countercade is themed round Ms. Pac-Man and Galaga, although it additionally contains Dig Dug. The cupboard launched final October for $150 after which disappeared earlier than Christmas. It had a peculiarly temporary lifecycle, and now it has a fittingly unusual restock. The Class of ’81 Countercade is offered and shipped by Amazon, however the worth is $167.16. It is solely $17 above the unique MSRP, and the $150 MSRP was surprisingly low to start with–and contributed to it promoting out so quick.
Snag the Arcade1Up Class of ’81 Countercade whilst you can; over on StockX, resellers have it listed for $299. The compact machine is one among solely a few dozen Arcade1Up cabinets available on Amazon in the meanwhile.
$167.16 | In stock on August 23 (Discontinued)
The Class of ’81 Countercade has a 7-inch, vertically oriented LCD screen surrounded by Ms. Pac-Man artwork on the left and Galaga artwork on the right. Despite the compact form factor, Arcade1Up Countercades have full-size controls. This one has a red ball-top arcade stick, two yellow buttons, a red button, and switches for power and volume. The marquee, side panels, and control deck have Class of ’81 art icons and logo art.
As mentioned, the machine has three arcade classics developed by Namco:
The full dimensions for the machine are 8.7 x 9.4 x 13.11 inches, and it only weighs 6.3 pounds. Though designed to be played on a flat surface like a desk or countertop, it’s light enough to rest on your lap while you’re on the couch. You don’t even need to be near an outlet, because the Class of ’81 Countercade can be powered by the included Micro-USB cable or four AA batteries (not included).
If you hate Micro-USB as much as we do, grab this rechargeable AA battery 4-pack and charger kit for $12.
The earlier Pac-Man Countercade retailed for $200. Amazon’s retailer web page makes it seem to be $167.16 is MSRP. This typically occurs when Amazon restocks discontinued merchandise. Amazon typically has actually random costs for issues which have successfully was Amazon exclusives.
$600
Arcade1Up just launched a new Ms. Pac-Man machine in its Head-to-Head Arcade Table line. The table has a light-up control deck and joysticks/buttons on each side of the 17-inch LCD screen. The $600 Ms. Pac-Man Arcade Table comes with 12 games:
- Ms. Pac-Man
- Pac-Mania
- Dig Dug
- Dig Dug II
- Galaxian
- Galaga
- Galaga ’88
- Mappy
- Rolling Thunder
- Tower of Druaga
- Rompers
- New Rally X
The Ms. Pac-Man Head-to-Head machine is the only arcade table from Arcade1Up available on Amazon today. Some of Arcade1Up’s traditional standing Deluxe Edition Cabinets are still actively being produced today. Most are priced at $600, though a few such as Pac-Man, NBA Jam, and Mortal Kombat are $500.
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If you happen to’re considering Namco arcade classics, try the upcoming Atari 2600+ Pac-Man Version Console Bundle. This special-edition system performs actual Atari 2600 and 7800 cartridges and comes with a yellow wi-fi joystick and Pac-Man: Double Feature, a cart with a newly developed model of Pac-Man and the unique 2600 launch. Extra joysticks themed around the Ghost Gang can be found to preorder individually, as are three additional Namco classics on cartridge, together with Galaga and Dig Dug.