In regards to the plunger “dead zone”... the real pinball machines I played growing up had “dead zones” too if you pulled the plunger too far back too. The plunger tip would retract back into the housing for the last 85% of the plunger draw length, leaving the ball cradled in the base of the shooter lane. (I remember making note of it because it was interesting to me) So it looks like the plunger on the A1UP is replicating that. As for the DMD... I might be biased as a graphic designer, a world where stretching images is an absolute SIN... but I’m personally glad it’s not stretched and for that reason, I understand why they wouldn’t give users the option to do so. (I wouldn’t either if I had designed it) BUT... I think there’s an argument you can make where maybe Zen could have optimized the DMD’s to fill the entire display by recreating or modifying the code they had for it. But I don’t know how much work that actually entails and might not have been worth the time and resources. My guess for the reason it’s the way it is, is: all the DMD displays are the same across all 3 pinballs. On the William’s tables, some games use the entire screen because the original tables were designed that way, and other tables used narrower screens because that’s how they were designed in real life. The Star Wars and Marvel pinball games were designed with the narrow DMD screen. So I think they simply had the same taller display for all the machines, just to allow for the tables that required the taller DMD.

Damn it, Arcade1up need to be more responsive to customers in the UK - as a huge star wars fan I baaaadly need this in my life!! Make it happen Arcade1up!!!

Kids will go NUTS for this!

Great review. This product looks great. I preordered SW back when they were first available (I'm not the preorder type of person either). I think these pinball cabs will add variety to anyone's home arcade, which is one reasons why I'm excited for these and I really like Zen tables. Have a happy holiday.

This looks amazing. I'm always so pumped when you put up a new video! Merry Christmas Ralph!

Great review! Definitely thinking about buying one of these. Excited to see how you Mod it, because we know that's what you do and we LOVE it! Curious about adding more games of course! Looks awesome though! Props to Arcade 1up!

The pure excitement in your voice to be able to get this machine and review it seeps in the video. It’s great and the critiquing is genuine and honest where as some others wouldn’t dare say a thing because they got this machine for free and feel obligated not to say some minor negative things. That alone sets you apart from the rest IMO. And even saying your self Star Wars ain’t your thing but still you really were blown away by the machine makes this even more so a Must have for me as a Huge Star Wars Fan since it’s inception! Can’t wait for you get your hands on hopefully the other two machines because as of now this Star Wars just got preordered by me and it’s a toss up on the second one Mars Attacks or Marvel🤑 Again Great channel Great Review 👍

Awesome recap! Can't wait for ours

One missing thing: a headphone jack, to play at night.Maybe this is a good mod for this machine

"I've really got to ram this thing..."

Impressed that they went to effort of feedback. Whilst I won’t be trading in my cabinet, this looks fun.

Yep...I’m sold! Thanks for the build video yesterday and the review today. Looking forward to more in-depth reviews as you have time. I do like the idea of trying to swap PCBs with CoolToy to see if they are compatible. Have a Merry Christmas Ralph!!

Hello Ralph. As always, a great video. Thank you for all the coverage of virtual pinball. I have always loved pinball, but could never afford a real machine. These products make it possible for us poor folk to enjoy this fun hobby. Merry Christmas!!

AWESOME!!!

For a gen 1 machine it really checks a lot of boxes even for diehards. Would like to see the level of effort swapping solenoids. Nice job on this! Back to stressing over the holidays 🎄

Definitely interested in whether you can do a surround sound feedback mod on this. Great review. I’m amazed at what they were able to pack in as far as features for about 500. I built my own 27” cab earlier this year and easily invested 3-4x after adding up the wood, pc components, and screens.

I'm waiting for hopefully Leathal Enforcers

Great review. Thanks 👍

Great overview Ralph! Can't wait for your next review! Merry Christmas!!

Sick review Ralph. Would love to see a let’s play type gameplay video of extended footage. Appreciate all you do for the community!

I use a hand truck to move my arcades in the box and when they have been put together. Very easy, and you don't need any help. Great going upstairs, downstairs, etc.

I want a Fish Tales, Red & Ted's Roadshow & Medieval Madness combo (Edit..I guess they heard me, I need to buy the Attack from Mars version) Woah! dang that's gonna be sweet,

Will be getting one soon! My party zone pin may get bumped to the garage now LOL. Star wars pin has priority in the game room!

I played this machine in a furniture store, and I really liked it. I thought it was a lot of fun. I think I'm going to go buy me one. I regret not getting it.

I will take the plunge once they release a Williams version with all of their tables, that would be awesome

Loved your in depth review of the machine, I do like that Marvel Pinball more 😅 Star Wars Han Solo Table is cool played that one a lot on my Pinball FX lat couple of years. Still for the money it's awesome to see what they have created 😄

I wanna see it in my House and Marvel. Awesome, at least u will be sending it back. That Damage is Crazy, No blame to Arcade 1up. Shipping is a hands up affair. Can't wait, Stay Safe, Be Safe!!!!

Great review Ralph. I mentioned the problem with the DMD at CES. I wish they used a custom monitor for it. But that what modding is for I guess. Lol.

Regarding the nudge: One thing I noticed after watching repeatedly both this review and the review of the Marvel pinball (where the nudge seemed to work much better) is that your pinball was sliding when you nudged it due to the wood floor yours is on whereas the Marvel pinball was on a carpet and actually tilting instead of sliding. I'm not familiar with the technology it uses for the nudge, but could it be triggered by the change in going from level to unlevel instead of left/right motion?

That looks awesome! I would love to have one of those in my place, but I have no space at all. On the flip side, there is an amazing pinball arcade about 10 minutes from my place in Osaka, so I can go there to get my pinball fix.

Can’t wait for this to arrive . Hopefully not long now!

Nice job man! You owned it!

I'd really like to see them add a sensitivity option for the nudge. It seems like sort of a no-brainer to me. As far as content, one thing I am curious is just how hard it would be to swap the plexi for glass (seemingly not too difficult) and swap out the backglass art.

Awesome 😎👍 80’s

Thanks for reporting on flipper lag! Major concern for me. Glad to hear there isn’t any lag.

It s like your nudge work only one the front direction and not in right and left. The 1up cabinet is the best form factor for the moment. Thks for the vidéo.

Not gonna lie I'm glad I didn't wait for this and made my own as tough as it was haha

Never seen you before just subbed. Love the information

Excellent review!!!!!!

Wow!!! Need this in the uk.

You were the sole reason why I preordered the machine. I trust your opinions. This video only confirmed my purchase. Very well done video.

Floating out there... nice choice of words lol

great job

Phenomenal review.

Can’t wait to get mine👍🏻 I’m on the order list 👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Ordered, just hope we can eventually download new tables... I really want a rogue one and mandalorian table!

Pre orders back at gamestopjust ordered mine today

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this machine. I think they could've at least given us a 27" play field, and a 12" DMD. Definitely going to need a Fresnel page magnifier, in front of that tiny little DMD. 24" is just a 1/4 scale play field, stuck in a 3/4 scale cabinet. Just doesn't fit right in that machine. Definitely needs modding with proper monitors. Still, it does look pretty snazzy with all that chrome, and side art. You might be able to slip a spacer inside that plunger, to stop it being able to be pulled into the dead zone. Maybe a 1/8, to 1/4" thick nylon washer might fit? By the way, I checked the games list, and was disappointed to see they did NOT include the Star Fighter table, unfortunately. Maybe the CPU couldn't handle all the animations, at the front end of that game. Who Knows? Anyway, congrats on being able to receive a review model.

Best clip from the video "...you have to get wide to hold it properly...". He he he

Great job ralph

Needed more info on the screen quality and any type of lag. Compared to other prefab tables you have tried. Does it really give you a true pinball experience?

That blur album though!

Man, I don't know what games are on the other 2, but SW would most likely be my FIRST choice. :) Congrats, I can't wait to learn more about the different games on this one.

I’m enjoying my Star Wars pinball game

I know this is an old video. But I have really started falling in love with pinball. Never played much before, and I don't have a 1up pinball, but their design and others have given me a few ideas in my own build. And while I know a digital pinball machine is not the same as reall pinball, I find it better for my situation. I like playing different themed games, and real pinballs are so expensive, it is beyond my reach. So I have been building my own. To start with I found a 120Hz Toshiba, 39" at the local thrift for $30. It's only 1080p, but for right now it's perfect. My machine does have solenoids, and few other goodies. I designed my own flipper buttons, and 3d printed them for the specific purchase of getting the tension and response just how I want it. Even though it's only 75% built I find myself saying just 1 more game and I'll go to bed. Thanks for the video

I wish they would give you an affiliate link or something man, your reviews have made me run out and buy quite a few products

I can't wait to get one from my game room can't wait to see what mods rise and what my brother Bobby Vu does with it

If they made a Mandalorian version I would definitely have to buy it!

Are there options for modding the back glass and perhaps replacing the DMD with something different ( maybe full color ) ?

This is pretty cool! I’ll probably get one if the prices go down. I bought an EM last summer that was cheaper than this

Almost all zen vpins I have used has the nudge set really har, I have a feeling zen do it intentionally to get you to not use it. I have pre ordered the star wars pinball for the Australian release next month! Can't wait

Just waiting to Mod this with an improved 27in or 32 inch screen and larger DMG!

Gotta hit us with that bass shaker mod you teased us with a couple of weeks ago!

Thanks for video! Wish this would have arrived for Christmas. Can’t wait to get mine got a space just waiting for it right next to Galaga Do they have a ball option to change colors?

Great review, let’s see some gameplay. Also can you put it next to an arcade 1up machine for size comparison?

So glad i cancelled my order until 2nd gen or closer to full size. I noticed you didnt mention size unless i missed it but it looked teeny with the background overlays in the image. Show more on size does it feel squeezed? Does it seem faster on a smaller screen?

Once the tables that will be included with attack from mars is released, I will be deciding between it and the Marvel table. More than likely, I do see me getting Attack from Mars but who knows...

7:22 You have to use the FORCE Luke! Thanks for a great indepth review. I am watching this mostly cause I am gonna try building a Pinball machine myself. :)

You can open the box downstairs and move each part upstairs with multiple trips. 😉

Great video! Can you make more content on alterations? You mentioned adding a subwoofer, how? Thx!

I've downloaded some of rhese boards on the wii U through zen studios. Even on that crappy display it was fun and responsive. As long as the display has some depth it's pretty fun.

It's sole-i-noid... dammit, Ralph! (lol)

Hows the latency on these? I dont think I could handle delay with an e-pinball. Literally, two seconds later he answered in the vid lol...nvmnd

Would love some more content on this pin as the release approaches.

Here are some items I would like to see you address in future videos on this topic: #1-Are the PCBs swappable (meaning - could you and Cool Toy swap PCBs) between the cabinets? #2-Can you show us how the Solenoids are implemented (I've had Full Size Pins - for 20 years - so it would be nice to see how they are implemented and the Voltage used to energize them in order to determine if they can be swapped out with beefier solenoids? #3-If you remove the PF Bezel (and the Footer) what is the largest Monitor you could install in that Cabinet...and would the 720p output/graphics look good on a larger monitor? Thanks!

hey ralph, is the playfield conected with hdmi or some other input? are the solenoids conected to the main board or a separate board? is the plunger conected to a optical sensor? Im sorry but those hinges cry for modding inside the cabinet! ;)

I've got my Marvel version on order :) how did the flipper buttons feel? I have a Party-Cade and I find the fire button feel mushy.

Excellent video as usual, Ralph! As far as a mod wish list the 1st thing I'd try to change is the output resolution to 1080p. I'm not sure if it's possible given they want to lock it at 60fps (which is critical) but can you add RAM to the board to give it a little more overhead? The other thing I'd mod (if I had the experience) would be changing out some of those games. Like yourself I'm not a big Star Wars fan - I'd prefer something like Star Trek, Family Guy, Mars Attacks, or even MCU themed. Granted that's probably impossible especially making it compatible with the solenoids but it's a wish list so...

Thanks for great review, but is it possible to mod and add extra tables

How hard do you think it will be to retrofit them to 1080? Would the games themselves n eed to be updated or would it just be a HW thing? Do you know why A1U didn't make them 1080?

I am looking forward to your enhancements. 👍

Wouldn't the plunger calibration option in settings help with the dead zone you mentioned.

Damn, nudge buttons would have been better, i dont need my drunk friends slamming it against the wall trying to nudge the ball lol Awesome review RR!

It does show volume lever in sittings.

You’re killing Justin saying you would have preferred the other two over SW. 😂😂😂

Anyone hear an update on the Walmart preorder Xmen Street Fighter with riser and lit Marquee? Seems like the states got the shaft. I've seen some in Canada reviewed. Sure wish we could get an update on an ETA...

When the ball is bouncing around does it vibrate when hitting objects? I just want to know how accurate it is to playing a real pinball machine

Solenoid feedback changes everything, I wonder the at game pinball ones have that too.

I want to see the force feedback and did they capture the real feel of pinball

Not sure if it will translate to video but I am really interested in seeing or hearing you comment on the depth of field. I want this to look like 3D pinball rather than a tablet with advanced controls

Does the screen stay as is or does it zoom in when the plunger is pulled?

Would be interested in seeing a PC added to it to run Steam tables

I really think a Bluetooth option should start being a standard feature in these products. It can work both ways If you want to “beef” up the sound it’s an easy fix, just connect a Bluetooth speaker or receiver, done. If you don’t want to disturb your family, but still want to play with sound, just Bluetooth connect some headphones. You can just split the audio jack and add a Bluetooth dongle anyway right? I think it’s a pretty easy thing to do on the cabinets, idk about pinball probably a bit more complicated. The pinball looks excellent though, I’m considering getting one.

Did you see anything that could be used to get a video out signal for streaming purposes?

You didn't mention, but I assume you tried the plunger calibration right? Seems that is what it needs.

Is there an HDMI mod for these like with the normal arcade1up's? That way I could hook up my switch and have all the tables I already paid for.

Do you know if they will release these in the Uk? i be honest we are lacking on all fronts with limited models :(

I’d like to know if the dmd is replaceable.

Do you feel the main playfield screen is large enough to not negatively effect game play? This is the main stumbling block for me, and the reason I have not preordered yet.

I just seen one for sale that is jail broken, it has all the games on it ( 30) thinking about buying it.