3hrs...lemme get some popcorn. This is going to be good.

Incredible video, man. Thanks for taking the time to give this such an exhaustive review. 👏

Chapters How he got it/Marquee install pain 0:01 Details 18:24 Character Select/Logos 28:39 Coin doors/bottom n outside panels 30:36 Inside control panel 32:31 Controlling characters/orientation 37:35 Artwork install vs Sunlight 43:27 Light guns/calibration pain 45:30 Blocking bleeding lights 54:33 Opening the top panel 55:07 Marquee back side 55:45 First reaction/disappointments 56:07 Hyperspin details 59:09 Updating Hyperspin and Rocket launcher pain 1:01:29 Learning Rocketlauncher 1:02:24 Hyperspin artwork and bezel pain 1:03:32 Selecting games/genres/favorites 1:04:28 All games/revision versions vs original rom 1:06:32

Not sure how you came up on my scroll, but grateful it did. Loved hearing your story man, very similar upbringing with divorced parents and leaning on video games to help pass the time.

Great video! It's good to know the imperfections it has before someone buys.

Really, really cool video so far. I'll be checking it in and out this weekend. hope you and your family are well.

"I don't really like talking..." This video is 3 hours long haha!

Thanks for your great video. direct, open, honest, down to earth, chilling, and all around cool. thanks so much bro.

Thanks for sharing. As a pinball/arcade game collector myself, I enjoyed watching your videos.

Great review, This is comprehensive as you can get to have someone considering it make an informed decision! I recently ordered a Stealth version and David over at EHA offered to build a custom playlist (has to be under 200 titles), since I don't much care for tens of thousands of titles that I know I'll never play...

3:26 Same here lol, emulation has come a long way! I've messed with MAME for years but it's not the same without the cab to play it on. Excited to get my cab soon. Your dedication to the hobby is most excellent sir.

Been looking for this video, didn't disappoint, very informative 👏

This is a really good review - love how you approached it

I like how his active marquee coordinate with the screen

Good conclusion at the end...if I had friends that were getting into emulation I would tell him to keep it simple. Start with the emulator itself and learn it, add games, map controls,etc. And then after you have a few emulators maybe start looking in the front ends. And then start looking at hardware. That was the route I took from learning the stuff and it has come pretty easy, even though I know it was a lot of information. Mainly because I took it slow and one at a time. Now I can maintain my setup very easily since I know it in and out. These all-in-one systems are very tempting for people that don't have the time or focus to learn the stuff. But I could see them to be very frustrating in the hands of someone that doesn't enjoy tinkering with technology. My setup is pretty simple... Big box is my front end, retroarch for my consoles, MAME for arcade, and then Visual Pinball X my pinball. The only other emulator I have is Dolphin which I use for GameCube. I use two Xbox controllers and a double arcade stick with six buttons each, with a spinner and a ball

Wow you are bringing me back, I was around and remember all these emulators you mentioned. Awesome video, will need to watch it in parts :). Great cabinet and love that marquee. Would love to get one of those for mine at some point.

Your review is gangsta bro. I really enjoy DThomas and Scantron etc and how upbeat and feel-good those videos are. However, your raw uncensored feedback is a great ballance. I also liked how in-depth you went into your history and experience with emulation and hardware. It gives you a heap of credibility. I first got into emulation (MAME) 20yrs ago when I was at university and still have the very first version I downloaded. I also bought an X-Arcade and a couple of other pieces of hardware. Unfortunately a wife and kids have put a hold on things for now but I’ll get back into things at some stage. Thanks for the upload man. Really enjoyed the full 3hrs🤣

I know what you mean, there was something special about arcade games back in the day, I still love them and wish they were more prevalent

Nice work, the time you took to show it talks about the time and effort you have placed into this awesome project. Totally agree on what you mentioned about an upgrade to the pc components but other than that, and some other minor adjustments you mentioned as well, this cabinet is one of the top references I've seen. Hope you make some time to enjoy all those games in your favorites! Have fun!!!

I love all your videos. I’ve watched this one a few times and appreciate your honesty. I thought about buying one of these machines from them but I went with the Beast arcade machine from Xtreme Gaming Cabinets. Keep up the good work on your videos. You’ve given me a lot of obscure games to try out when I get my arcade machine.

This is the best video on EHA! I love how you talk. You talk casual shit like a regular Joe! And you tell the good, the bad and the in depth details that no other reviewers have. This review is so good I'm NOT going to be buying a machine in the near future. I'll probably wait 5 years and hope everything will be squared by then. I mean it is retro shit.

Appreciate the plug… I'm with you 100% on the control panel. I told David that I didn't even want the acrylic cover and had mine sent without it. Having worked for an amusement company that owned a ton of Golden Tee machines back in the day, I can tell you that the Happ trackballs are as legit as they get. You can rebuild them with a bearing kit if you want. You won't be disappointed if you use the black mesh baskets for your light gun cables.

Great review! Definitely took some notes as a potential future owner of one of these machines. Appreciate the unedited train of thought look at everything!

Hey Mame-fan,Thanks for sharing your honoust experience with your “Megacade”.Now I no what to expect and might consider other options..Have a Nice day dude

Nice arcade machine man. I like the play area settings real coordinated.

Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Like you, I am very “picky” and care a lot about the minor details (and rightfully so due to the price). You addressed a lot of the issues I was curious about but nobody would mention in other Megacade videos. My OCD kicked in when I saw 500 versions of The Simpsons. I was surprised how sloppy and inconsistent the wheel was. That would drive me insane. My wife says thank you for saving me ~$7,000.

The most honest review on this megacade no sugarcoat thanks bro !

Yo MAME-FAN!!! That was a very thorough review! It was informative, knowledgeable, but very subjective in parts, which is fine because it is your opinion. The Manhattan Project will definitely clean up the wheel and organize the way you like it. Thanks for your always HONEST opinions and your generosity in providing your bezels and hi-res artwork to the community!!! MP will use lots of your stuff for sure! That stuff takes time and dedication and it is much appreciated! The Bezel Project will be added and include actual game bezels for over thirty systems! There will also be moves lists for MAME fighting games!

This is awesome I just started getting into putting arcade 1up machines in my house but now I want this!!

you are seriously a fucking god for making this video. Your set up is deceptively big. It just looks like a normal set up, but man is the screen a big one. I've been casually watching your videos for quite a long time, and I've been meaning to give this an entire watch because you basically spare no expense in describing your system, and it's helping me figure out if I'll ever make one of these behemoths. Such a beautiful build. I'm glad you were able to iron out all the issues with the manufacturers. But yeah I always look forward to see what games you're jamming out on. Thanks so much for your channel, you beast you. I just love the whole detailing of basically your entire life in arcade gaming. Awesome to have the amount of effort you put in and you inserting all of the images too.

We’re the same age. I grew up in an arcade as a Sega kid. I had all the consoles. Master System, Genesis, Sega CD (with 32X) + the power base converter. We grew up in the best era

Awesome video! I remember winning a Toobin shirt at the arcade for beating the game (collecting all the letters). Wish I still had the shirt lol! Think I was 16 or 17 at the time.

That arcade setup is really handsome!!!!!!! You're handsome 2!!!! :) I have a couple of arcade wall frames in my living room. Some could look sooo nice in your game room. I save as some fotos from the web, and use vistaprint to make em into posters. Then order the framing on amazon.

very good watch, i love your 4 player arcade machine its the bomb

really good shit, love that you went for 3 hours +

Really interesting video! Love it!

this is an amazing honest review!! thank you so much!!!..I have been thinking to buy one this holiday and you answered a lot of my questions. I have messed around with Roms too and found them glitchy and non responsive hence my hesitation to buy this for anything other than the MAME Games. I have a question about the MAME emulator games specifically. Do they all work and do they all work like they are expected too? Meaning giving you that same feel and authenticity you get from playing the real old school arcade games... also is Killer Instinct 2 on the MAME list of games? Thank you

I've switched from Hyperspin to LaunchBox/BigBox fairly recently on my cabinet and have never looked back. It now has integrated dynamic marquee, tons of themes, fade screens, pause screen, and bezels can be handled by MAME and Retroarch. Basically eliminating the need for RocketLauncher, which was nice. Much easier for setting up and customizing. Cool cabinet and video!

Timestamps 00:01:00 My gaming/emulation history 00:11:30 Dream Home Arcades discovery 00:14:30 Megacade shipped to me 00:18:35 Physical cabinet details 00:45:32 AimTrak guns 00:49:15 Inside the cabinet 00:56:07 My first reaction 00:57:25 Software and game tests 02:56:30 Final thoughts

Haha love the rant. Let's be real. We all rant like this but talk to ourselves, thanks for posting

Bro. First, love the channel, love the mame love. I’m right there with you. I’m almost done with this video and it really bums me out that you’re having to deal with so many compromises. I know there’s a million different setups, but I do think you’d truly be happier with a recroommasters cabinet. From there, add the monitor, speakers and cpu. If you’re concerned about that part, don’t be. It’s easy as hell ESPECIALLY if you only care about mame. Recroommasters is already pre configured for mame. So the final piece is launchbox not hyperspin. It makes an elegant, refined gaming system that’s only what you want. All for under 2k. I’m gonna post a video of mine and hopefully it looks more like what you want.

Really cool review! I'm loving what i've seen so far. I dont think the review about the arcade sticks being angled is accurate for not liking them though because hypothetically you can say the same about playing with controllers for console games and someone is sitting on a side sofa on an angle but we still instinctively know to press down on the d pad to go down on the screen, the controllers dont change based on how we sit know what i mean? But i love all the stuff i been seeing so far im still going through it cause its a super long review but kudos on also talking about the gun holsters on the side its really something to keep in mind of with purchasing it. Love all the stuff i seen so far! Kudos

that arcade cab looks good

Awesome Video - great information

I love calling Link from Zelda "some elf dude" on the control panel 🤣

Great video!

Welcome to the world of angled player 3 and 4. The gfx around the stick is really needed so people know which way is up since its not intuitive

hey mame fan i had a question. if i have a file dump of the original dragons lair cd rom will that work instead of having the original physical copy?? also frame files i have but don't seem to work, i dunno anymore. any pointers??? when i click on dragons lair it says cannot find laser disc player. for mame i got the chd files for cliffhanger and ash's enrunmilla which are laser disc games by daphne/stern. no chd files for dl?

Great video. The cab looks like it's well built and looks awesome. Kind of a bummer that there's so many issues with the software. I guess when you have so much different stuff installed it's bound to have some issues.

Thanks for the honest review. Ive seen alot of these Extreme Home arcade videos where they show everything to be perfectly working which almost had me convinced. I once spent months setting up a hyperspin and rocketlauncher and it crashed and reset everything to defaults, ive since moved on to bigbox which has gotten alot better recently with backups etc. I know a guy who sells these drives for 7+ years and his drives have issues. The only way this company could deliver on the software was if they had a team of IT that separately worked on these drives by platform, then you would need a windows programmer on site who worked as engineer to troubleshoot the windows problems. More games more problems...

This was quite interesting, thanks much

Great video dudde!!!!

2:15 I feel the same way. Arcade games still make me happy. I JUST got a steam deck, so it has been the most feasible way for me to get back into MAME. It’s been a decade or more, so I’m back to tinkering with ROMs and Bios and location of my files…. But I’m loving it. Got my favorite all time childhood game running (Wardner/Pyros), so I’m a pretty happy camper.

Oh wow, 3 hours? I'm gonna get some snacks and a few beers for this one! I love the arcades for all the nostalgia and best graphics available, until the late 90s. I just don't have the money, space and wherewithal to deal with real cabinets.

Enjoyed watching your video. Nice set up all around. That Marquee alone makes your system stand out from all other videos i have come across. I grew up playing arcades just like you (and around same time). I am looking at building a cabinet as well. Of course i have always followed emulation and have tried arcade sticks, etc. But its time i build a cabinet. Have you looked at Coin Ops? Im thinking i may go that route its simple to use and uses Mame.

Dude you are my hero. Thank you for giving an honest review and saying what alot of us non-fanboy owners want to say.

My favourite games to play in the arcade were the driving games, Daytona, Crazy Taxi, Sega Rally etc. Without a wheel this machine would not appeal much to me, but great, in depth review. Good job and congratulations on owning it.

Bro I'm 38 ain't no shame in loving arcade games those are definitely some of my Fondest Memories I'm right now on the verge of buying my own megacade

After building arcades for the past 2 years I’ve learned that there’s no thing as a perfect custom arcade...I demand that my customers own their machines and be as handy as possible to make improvements and fix issues when they come up..no amount of money you throw at this will get you a perfect arcade..

how did you wind up getting Hyperspin to stop launching automatically at startup? That is currently driving me insane on my machine

Good video, very detailed on everything, if I ever make it to the end I'll add chapters for you so people can skip thru

I like the idea of having a large 50 inch tv in a mame cabinet, I will do this in my next place I move to.

So quick question I have a high end rental on the lake and would love to add a arcade to the basement. I have spoken to Dave and he said there is a way to limit to just arcade classics for ease of use for renters to understand and use. Would you recommend this machine over arcade legends 3 or creative arcade setups ... thanks for making the video I was getting stressed watching all the issues with the software.

What are the dimensions of the Megacade Arcade from the floor to the control deck as all of the other dimensions. Thank Wayne

this is so awesome. i was a sega kid too. i'm so jealous watching this right now. lol. god bless.

Blimey a lot of games didn't work needs some serious configuration on the hyperspin backend. The internal hardware build is horrendous - really shoddy work. Love the Marquee really makes it stand out. Thanks for the brilliant and really HONEST video 👊

I am fabbing a MAME mach and love your art work on your control board. The grey multi-brand backing. I want to wrap my sides in that art. Where would I get that art to have my guy print the wrap?

Horizontal lines in cliff hanger might be vsync, I think daphne supports turning that on

40 yo, looks 24. I should start play more. Love your channel man.

is anyone else obesessed with bezel art like me. something about an awesome bezel just makes me smile with joy.

Yea big box is really good they have a lot of variety when it comes to there front end

Smart man this is awesome

I haven't watched this all but I am building a knock off version of this cabinet and so appreciate the info.

Nice to see someone tell the truth about a product. A lot of times when people buy expensive things, they don't always want to admit it's not perfect. They clearly need to upgrade their hardware and filter their games.

Do they have ‘Silver Strike Bowling’? Also, does Killer Instinct and Primal Rage work correctly, I heard there were problems with those games. Thanks

Appreciate your raw and bitter commentary. Got a cocktail table from that other “dream arcade” company you mentioned about 16 years ago, but it never really scratched the itch. Need a great upright arcade. Will consider EHA along with other options.

I've really wanted to get an EHA for quite a few years now. I have a hyperspin system set up with an xarcade tankstick on a pedestal for now. However there really is absolutely no excuse for them not to have game systems like the Wii and such controls mapped by now. For the price they charge and the years in business they should have every system in their builds ready to play immediately. Ridiculous

The RGB buttons with controls announced works awesome through LED blinky. Like all of this, it takes some tinkering, but i love it. I love Happ trackballs, they were used back in the day. You may have that thing too tight to the panel underneath disrupting the spin. Just an idea. Thanks for sharing that back story. Similar history for myself, arcades were an escape, social outlet, and just super fun. I didn't own any consoles myself early on, but when i would go to friends' houses, i was always underwhelmed. then i'd go spend a couple quarters on Defender or Ms. Pacman and had a much better experience. Did i ever show you pics of my vewlix inspired cab?

This is so sick, howd you get the top screen to switch to whatever game your playing? Ive never seen that on a cabinet

Smart setup . We have the same mind for perfection

Its good to now someone else is having the same problems as i am having with my arcade machine, i paid 3000 for mine and have a very similar setup emulation wise. Controls not working right ,games crashing ,everything in wide-screen apart from mame. I updated my windows recently now all i get is a black screen on hyperspin startup. I have to play everything through rocket launcher now.

That's very cool 😊👍

Good video. What kind of motherboard and graphic card did they end up using and what did you think about changing it to?

Love the video! A few questions…do you feel like the 50” is too big or would you stick with that size if you did it again? I feel like it might be too close to the screen. Second, in your more recent videos, your marquee appears situated flush against the top of the screen. Have you modified this since then?

Black Tiger baby! Massively played this Arcade game back in the day!

I am looking at one of these arcades for my basement. Looking at Arcades R Us or EHA? One better than the other? Software, hardware, etc?

Cool review of this Megacade! I was actually looking at purchasing one for myself until I saw the price and figured it would be cheaper to source the cabinet cut outs and build one myself. With your knowledge is there a reason why you didn't? Apart from that, I too have a pretty vast collection of arcade machines many of which are Sega classics. They do break down and I had to learn how to trouble shoot them with the help from the online communities. It's a fun hobby but I wouldn't recommend any of this to anyone who doesn't have basic computer or electronic skills. Love the pins by way!

Awesome. Where did you get that control panel overlay with all the branding on it? Sega, Neo Geo, etc

Can I ask a off topic question at the 44:05 mark in the background it looks like a ticker on your wall can I ask where you got that and how you set that up? Nice video BTW

I remember when these were brand new games. I miss the 80's you can't really find Arcades anymore. We had playland in New York City at Times square of course it's long gone. And we had one on Staten Island at South Beach.

Hello MAME-FAN. Really love this video. I truly enjoy watching down to earth and brutally honest review and this is definitely one..subscribed immediately. I've just received my pedestal from EHA a couple weeks ago and I'm not having as much fun as I thought I would once it arrived. Though no fault of EHA, this is mainly an issue dealing with emulation and Hyperspin or what have you. Anything from games not playing, sound or control issues. I'm using my own controllers, so any mapping guidance would be nice. Don't know why I expected this to be plug n play. I'm aware this is the nature of this community, but could you make a video addressing the problems we all may face and the ones that gets under your skin. I've experimented with the Raspberry Pi, so I knew emulation wasn't perfect, but after spending thousands on a pedestal..I need more in depth and personal information from another owner of a MAME setup. I know you only care about the arcade games, but I'd like to hear any input from your perspective. Like I mentioned before...brutally honest. Thanks for the videos man. Keep up the good work and please post more.

nice vid just supported u

Robocop on arcade was one of my favorites, beautiful cabinet

Awesome! And by the way Can you play Fantasy SNK, Galaga '88, Gradius PC-10, Mario Bros

Does this Megacade cabinet come bundled with home console video games besides arcade games?

Your excellent review and other gameplay videos was the reason I got mine through EHA. I saw one of your videos with the marquee and was saying I want that, and am getting that ASAP. Thanks again for posting this and being very transparent about it.

Beautiful machine.

i just discovered front ends and am currently using launchbox. is hyper spin a free front end or pay?? thanks for your ultimate wisdom mame-fan. us sega kids got to stick together. what's the best front end in your opinion??

How much is shipping for your size? That looks like the thin version. Super enjoyable video!

I've tried getting that starwars arcade to work for decades. It just doesn't. Also, the Killer Instinct titles are SO HARD to get working, but I've heard that it does though it takes a lot. The fact that they are working for you is awesome. Even though this review is 3 years old, I find it valuable. I know the newer drives have a much better front end than Hyperspin, and I expect there have been many improvements, mostly from the community, over the years. Great review. I can't believe I watched the whole thing.