Hey guys, thanks for watching! I'm testing this new format for reviews and consider this first video a "Proof Of Concept." It was all done in a single take, So if it has a raw feeling, that’s intentional. It's not a replacement for a full review but just a more fun and lighthearted format to share my thoughts. I know it's not perfect; it's more of a test to see if you guys like it. If you guys enjoy this format, I will double down on it and make it better with multiple camera angles, more video content (B-Roll) of the product, and just continue making it better. Please be brutally honest in the comments below, and I will do my best to fine-tune this. Thanks again for all your support!

Mine died yesterday. It was the last day of my return window. I ordered another and am crossing fingers for better luck on the next one.

Just an fyi. My friends Star Wars pinball has the same black lines through the plexi. Unfortunately. Good news is arcade 1up fixed whitewater and now with a simple hack you can add all 30 tables to one machine.

I ended up going with atgames pinball. $850 with 130 tables and more to come.

A Ferrari body with a go-cart engine. Looks great in the driveway! Awesome review!

I swapped my buttons, flipped all my sileniods moved one of next to each flipper button , and installed a piece of 1/8 double pane glass instead of the plexiglass. Made a world of difference. Whitewater still plays bad.

It was a bit quick for me. I would like to seen it in action so you could point out in detail the issues you have with the cabinet. Hopefully Arcade1up will make some changes with a firmware update.

Love this format. I'll watch your fast reviews all day.

Attack From Mars is cool but We need that Universal Studios Pinball from Arcade1up already!!! I want Jurassic Park & Jaws & Back to the Future. Also love if Creature From The Black Lagoon was on it.

Man, I was about to have a heart attack. Very intense review!

The pulsating red bar at the 60 second mark was terrifying.

I know the AFM machine has a myriad of issues but for some reason I still really like it. Tables are fun in spite of the flaws so I'm keeping it for now, Mel is also promising an update! As for the plexi, mine seems fine. Maybe I got lucky.

Now that is a quick review. I like the pressure!!

If you talk to Arcade1up. Please ask them to invest in R&D and QC. This seems to be the biggest issue many of us have.

Really ready Rapid retro review Ralph !!

Ralph I might know why. So I use a lot of plexy glass(acrylic) in my buseinss. When covid hit the grocery stores and pretty much every ones bought all the acrylic available for shields guards. And I mean all of it. Even from the USA manufactures. If was very hard to good quality acrylic at all. Most likely all that was left was the crappy stuff, and arcade 1up still wanted to get the product out. So they went with a cheaper kind. That is just my best educated guess being in the industry.

Still worth it for 9 games and it's not a big deal to buy a new piece of tempered glass.

I would just swap the glass

Now this is taking it to the next level!

Great review and appreciate the honesty. Especially recommending the other pinball machines from 1up

Great review and perfect timing - I only had about 3.5 minutes to watch!

Honest, concise and to the point. Great work.

Okay, this was a REALLY neat idea! And before the review started, I was excited because I thought the entire review was gonna have you holding the camera and walking around with it on a gimbal as you talk and show different parts of the machine… the gimbal making it so it wasn’t too shaky but still provided the intensity of being on a time limit… But obviously this is not what happened! The review was still good and honest and informative and fair! But I totally thought the “rapid review” thing was gonna be hand-held lol

Faster! I gotta go to the bathroom!!

Arcade 1up pinball has a lot going for it as far as the quality of the cabinet build. Running the playfield at 720 is a pure deal killer, a slightly more powerful sbc capable of pushing 1080 would have made this a quality product. The complaints about the dmd are silly, maintaining the correct aspect ratio is more important than "using the whole screen", they probably should have made the cutout for the dmd match the actual display and concealed the unused parts of the screen to alleviate these complaints. As per usual, arcade 1up is "close but no cigar".

I loved how crazy this format is. It totally works. Do more reviews in this format.

Retro Ralphs Rapid Reviews. Should be called "R4 Reviews" or "4R", or "R Cubed" something like that. But you could definitely make it sound cool. Love your channel and your Arcade Pickers show.

Great concept! Looking forward to you developing it further, adding B-roll, etc.

I want to see the same review format when A1Up releases the Babycade!

Great video Ralph. Good job. Straight and to the point and quick.

Format is great!

Like the direction your going with the reviews! Will you also still be doing deep dive reviews as well or just rapid fire?

My SW pinball had the lines too. I replaced it with glass.

This is EXACTLY what people wanna see: straight-up review and no BS. Love it Ralph, shame that 1UP messed up this version. That AtGames unit is looking better every day =P

I like this format it’s fun and to the point. Much more interesting than another long form review.

I always enjoy your content, but here is some suggestions 1. 3:30 is way too short, consider maybe 10 minutes? 2. The countdown was fine, but the fire at the end was very distracting. Still a huge fan, and I will be there.... onnnnnn The Next One!

Love the format, lose the music and the flames. I like the brevity, but I feel like dramatizing the time pressure is distracting from the actual review of the product. Keep up the good work, my dude!

Love the new format the dramatic ending is what makes it forme. Bravo.

Great review! Love the format! 👍

No love for the BEST table on there...The Getaway: High Speed II???

I liked it!

Love the new format, lol. This machine has some problems but its still a blast and I play it everyday after work :)

So stressful. I still really dig this table despite everything you said but…I mean all those issues do exist. Good luck with the new format buddy.

Retro Ralph's Rapid Review is a good name. Love the Creativity. Always innovating. Really enjoyed the new spin on reviews, it's very clever actually.

prefer rapid reviews. very good vid

Can you make a "ninja turtle pinball mod with an arcade 1up pinball machine"???

Cool review. Id have to guess the plexi was a covid related sourcing limitation. 1up has been consistent on plexi and parts across their product lines so far. Thanks!

I dunno, why 3:30? I think a 5 minute review would be more interesting and similarly constraining, but that's just me. I like the idea of the format though!

I suggest 5 min......that felt a bit too short. 👍

Yeah but nah. Pinball Arcade had much better physics and is truer to the soul of pinball.

Kinda love the old Reviews with the Crazy Skits. Kinda don't like rushed reviews. Plus remember Ralph the longer the people watch the video the more things get SPICY!!

I would suggest doing zoom in camera work as your describing and reviewing the cab. The review itself is money and the format is great.

Thanks Ralph 🤜🤛

Yo Ralph, I follow you for being you(Retro Ralph) and I liked the short version but can’t say I loved it. However I do love how you keep moving forward with new creative content.

Now we need the KZfaq shorts version. Great review Keep it up

I see lines from the plexi glass on my Star Wars as well. Now that i have both i have to say the Atgames is night and day better than the Arcade 1up pins. Especially with the Zacarria tables on them. Screen is better. Flipper buttons have a better feel and wifi plus ober 100 tables to play. No comparison!

Okay you were very honest 😁

Hahahahahaha KEEP TALKING AND NOBODY EXPLODES!!! Excellent Video we LOVED IT BRAVO BRAVO

Like the format Ralph and you packed a lot of information into the 3:30 but you did not show the actual cab nor gameplay at all. Maybe show more of the machine next time and just voice over? Anyhow keep up the great videos, all the best from Germany! Josef

OK That stressful "Count down" Music needs to change! Your reviewing a game not defusing a bomb!

Too much focus on the rapid review. Really wanted some footage of game play.

How is the Fishtales ?

so intense with the coutdown!

Haha you looked a little like you were being held at gunpoint at the start but then you eased into it. This is a fun and entertaining format but I do hope it can live alongside your 10 mins+ reviews of big new releases. Also boring KZfaq inside baseball thing, you can't place a midroll ad in a video this short, so you might be leaving some money on the table!

Justin, I know you're watching this. He's challenging you on who can do a faster video.

I wonder what Jhon D thought about this review? Surely they must be so happy.

Ralph..Im thinking you don't need the dramatics during the last minute...Should be a little more laid back..Good concept though! Stick with it 👍🙏

Ralph says no buy, so I will not! Great vidga! I need to see what Vinyls those are!

Maybe 5 minute reviews would be better. Seems really rushed. Didn't have a chance to look at gameplay, which is really what I'd prefer to see. But good knowing about the issues, especially the plexi.

Tik tok tik tok times up ...kaboom! Ha ha good review

A little rocky at first but picked up steam as you went on. Liking this style. It'll be interesting when you have a review of something you are super excited about and start running out of time 😁

After seeing your review and others this only further reassures me that I made the right choice by purchasing the Star Wars pinball machine and not Attack From Mars.

Cheaper plexi on this than Marvel/Star Wars 🤯

Nice speed review. Personally I love my Attack From Mars, but I do think the plexi is pretty unacceptable and Whitewater definitely needs to be patched. But, having said that, I love this machine and have been very happy with my purchase.

Do more of these! This was awesome.

Ralph….I see Justin has been working hard on your persona again….he tested out the whole short video thing last week….then set you up to come up with Rapid Reviews and BAM here we are hahahaha……Nice video and right to the point of all things……good job

No, they used the same plexi on the Marvel. I have the Marvel and needed to buy a tempered glass replacement. the lines were terrible.

Love the new format. Great job my dude. I was sort of interested in this one but with the current reviews online, the jacked price and now your review....I think I will wait until gen 2 pinball. Thanks for saving me some cheddar.

i actually think it's better they stick with correct aspect ratio for the DMD. an option for it is fine tho.

Very well done Ralph!! 👏👏

Has any of these issues been resolved

I just can't get on board with the A1up pinball machines. I'm really glad I went with the Atgames even though it's not as sexy as the A1ups. In this case looks aren't everything. Great take on a quick review btw

This video stressed me out. Not a fan of this format personally, but it might be popular with others. Feels like some reality TV gameshow which I abhor so that is probably why, just my opinion. What if the Rapid Reviews remained 3 amd a half minutes but were scripted and highly polished via creative editing?

That was awesome man! Really fun as always.

Seems like you forgot to mention a lot. This seemed like more of a review of Star Wars and not a standalone rare use of Mars. Like the idea of a faster review but maybe collect your thoughts more and use a teleprompter or something

Let’s hope Retro Ralph doesn’t do everything this quickly. 😛

Love the format. This is a fun idea. I also love that Weezer album. 😁😆

New format is fun but I say it would be funny too if you really try to beat the clock with everything you want to say. So basically instead of stopping the review to wrap things up, saying good bye etc as the clock ends just have the video cut out completely. Meaning you lost. Have an animated explosion something fun. Haha Then hopefully your next review you beat the clock. Haha

My Star Wars had the same garbage plexiglass.

I would rather see you make KZfaq Shorts 🤔

Not a fan of this content at all.you didn't even show gameplay.ive watched every video you've done and even agreed when you left arcade pickers because Cory just messes up og arcades with crappy modding.i like to sit back and relax while I enjoy your immensely extensive content.

This has been such a wild ride for me. I went from being super excited to just not buying one altogether through this whole process. There's a tiny chance I may get Star Wars if I were to get a smoking deal, but other than that I'm good to wait for Gen 2

I like the short format, but you should splice in pics and video to highlight your points. Don’t just stand there! Needs more visual appeal. Just being honest.

Not really digging the rapid fire review. If you spoke normally, but it sounds rushed which distracts from what you’re saying.

It's a POS..imagine that

FLIPPER LAG..all the tables have it and seams every KZfaq personality missed it!

Man, too long. Couldn't sit through that review....hahaha ;) Good job. Very intense at the end.

Too stressful man! Appreciate the attempt for something new but not a fan! Still dig ur content though!!

LOVE THE FORMAT... I may have to use it myself and tweak it a lil... oh but don’t worry, I’ll give you credit... but only the first time! 😂🤣 #QuotingSources✍️

And they raised the price to 900…