Thank you for the feedback! It’s always appreciated 👍

It’s a great cabinet to toy around with and customize. I’m looking forward to getting a hold of their 3/4 scale “mini” version to see what you can do to it later this year.

Appreciate it! Hopefully some of this helps with your ultimate decision.

I looked at that coin door on Etsy you mentioned. That is really tempting :) it looks like a quality addition. It will probably be in the next upgrades video. Thanks for watching the video and recommending the door!

Which seller did you see this door? I'd like to do the same once I buy my cabinet.

Yeah man, you would like it. You can hook it straight to your Laptop and run games from it as well.

The more, the merrier! Glad you’re enjoying your ALU👍

That sounds like a machine! What type of monitor did you replace the old one with?

@@FactorofGames asus vg248qe 24" if I'm not mistaken. 1080p 60hz. I just took plastic off ; used the brackets from the atgames monitor , drilled a extra couple of holes and it mounted right up. Hdmi direct from monitor to a gtx 1080 . Old pc components and extra monitor has a new life. Really cool. Still configuring some emulators but mame is perfect. 6k games total (so far) 2.8k mame rest is consoles and a few steam games.

No, I didn’t disconnect it, but I have thought about removing it and installing it in the original ALU deck to give it the portable functionality.

Hey Kelvin, So my ALU 1.1 came with clear plastic screws that you would have used to apply the art that came with the cabinet. I just removed those and put the top acrylic pieces on over the art and then used the plastic screws again. Then I did the same thing with the bottom pieces. Overall, I feel it really improved the quality of the cabinet. Hope that helps.

@@FactorofGames hey thanks! So it seems mine did not ship with the clear plastic screws initially. Maybe at games can send me those to get me going. I have the 1.1 version as well.

This was a really informative video for connecting a gamer pro for MK11 and steam games. really great demonstration video to refer back to for everyone.

Definitely! They refer to it as an OTG connection, which essentially allows the machine to accept and input via HDMI and USB, so that the PC can see the control panel as a controller. Check out this video for a better explanation: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eNNpnNh_z5_FeWg.html Thanks for checking out the channel!

Most definitely. I was really shocked that the standard ALU deck was shorter than the Arcade1Up w/riser.

Hey Drew, sorry I just saw this message. So you don’t want to map both controllers to Steam or you want separate bindings for a certain game?

@@FactorofGames Hey, no worries! So I guess the best way I can describe on what I'm trying to accomplish, is that I would like to have, in Steam, the first controller to be mapped to work as a Player 1 and the second controller to me mapped for Player 2. That way we can play 2 player games like Mortal Combat, Injustice and such. Right now when I map, or attempt to map the 2, 6-button controllers that come with the ALU, it allows me to map the first player controller, but it mirrors that mapping to the second player controller. There is no option to map the second player controller. For example, if you press the A button on player one, it initiates a player one attack. But if you press the same button on the player 2 controller, it initiates the same player one attack. The second player controls don't exist. Steam sees two controllers, but I can't map the second controller to separate button mappings from the first controller. it's kinda hard to explain, but essentially both controllers are player one controllers. I can't map the second player controller to be... a second player controller. It's so frustrating. The only thing I can think of, is that Steam sees 6 buttons, and it not enough buttons to emulate an Xbox controller, so it just mirrors both controllers to... I don't know. It acts like Steam doesn't allow 2 separate controllers, but I know that's not true, because I do that on my PC with Xbox controllers all the time. I don't get it. lol. It forcing me to make it an Xbox controller, so it needs, 2 shoulders, 2 triggers, the 4 Cross buttons, D-pad, and 2 analog sticks.. blah blah blah. And so when it comes time to map the second controller, there isn't enough free buttons? So I guess my question is, will an 8 button atGames Pro work, and allow you to map the player 1 controller independently from the player 2 controller? I hate to spend that money and find out it works exactly the same as the 6-button controller I already have. Or is there even a way to get the stock controller to work independently of one another? And it's not that I want separate binding for a certain game. I just want the player one controller to be player one, and the player 2 controller to be for player to on all games. I want it to work like CoinOps!! For example if you play...... Well that's the problem there isn't a lot of 2 player games with Coin-Ops, where you can play simultaneously. I guess some of the 1942 games you can have 2 players. Or Street Fighter. But there are tons of Steam games where you can do that. But then again I can't get the dang controllers to work that way. Sorry for the long explanation. I just hope it's clear enough. Thanks for your awesome channel!! Oh and I'm a fat old gamer too. :) -Drew

Okay, great detail. I’m just making sure I have the layout correct of your setup. Are you connecting the 6 button OG deck directly to your PC via the USB on the back of the deck? Not through the ALU cabinet via HDMI and OTG USB, correct?

@@FactorofGames So what I'm doing is connecting the HDMI cable from my laptop to the port on the top left of the OG deck. then I connect an OTG USB cable from my laptop to the USB port right next to the HDMI port. There are 2 USB ports up there, so I read somewhere to use the left port. The right port has my CoinOp games usb drive inserted into it. Are you saying there is yet another USB port and I should be using that one? If so, that's a game changer..

Hi, I’m not sure about running the deck with Coin Ops Next. I have run the control deck with both Coin Ops X that you can download on the cabinet and Steam running off a PC through the Legends Link App. Both work either through Bluetooth or the USB connection on the machine.

@@FactorofGames hi, my legendslink doesnt even want to connect to my ALU. So I been using otg mode.

Is your ALU recognized by Steam? Under the big picture mode you go to settings and the click on “controller settings”, does it see an Xbox controller?

@@FactorofGames mhm it is i had to make it see it as a xbox controller.

The stock marquee is 27” long and 6 5/8” tall. The thickness is less than an 1/8 of an inch.

@@FactorofGames THANKS!

Yes, you have a couple options. Check out this video here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nL-ZqdeEmr-lg3k.html It covers the ArcadeModUp pedestal and has links in the description for the Buystuff Store pedestal as well. Both fit the original and gamer pro deck.

@@FactorofGames I may wind up buying a full size cabinet kit and figure out working the controller and led marquee screen into it.

Hey Ian, you play MK11 a couple ways depending on. If you have a PC networked to the cabinet or if you connect it via OTG HDMI & USB connection. If you have a PC in your house and it’s on the same wifi network as the ALU, you can download the LegendsLink App here: www.atgames.net/arcadenet/byog and then install it on that PC. Once it’s installed you would login to the app with your ArcadeNet credentials that you use for your ALU. Then select Local Streaming on your cabinet under the BYOG menu and at that point you could download Steam on the PC and play it via your cabinet.

Thank you for the quick response. That's brilliant. I am just discovering an awesome world.

I think you can still access the old controller config in Steam if you go through the desktop client instead of through Big Picture.

@@FactorofGames Success. After many try Steam keep my setup button : - ) Great all of my 8 button work now

Hey Richard, if you use AddOnX in the BYOG section of the Legends menu then you can play Sega Genesis and other retro console roms that you place on a USB. I don’t have a video on the setup, but PDubs has a good one that walks through the process. Check it out here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/atSpf5qqu5a1fIk.html

Hey Gibsonplayer8, I’m not sure about the lag on the Audio. I’ve never noticed it, but you may want to update the firmware if you haven’t tried that yet. As for playing the Williams tables from Pinball FX3, you’re going to need to involve a PC. This can be accomplished by connecting it directly to the Legends Ultimate via OTG using a HDMI and a USB A to USB A cable. Alternatively, you can use the LegendsLink App available on the Arcadenet website. If you have your Legends Ultimate on a 5ghz wifi network or have it hardwired via a Ethernet cable, you can connect your cabinet to your PC over your home network. In either case, you will want to install Steam on your PC and purchase the tables via Pinball FX3. It’s fairly straight forward on starting the game, but I have looked at doing a tutorial video, so keep an eye on the channel. Otherwise, you should be able to find more info on KZfaq.

Atgames own site is one of the only places to buy it for a reasonable price anymore. www.atgames.us/collections/arcades/products/legends-ultimate-plus Also, check out the mini version kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ec2WjdiZkryWpHk.html

Not on the ALU, but I used to have it on a cabinet that you see in some older videos on the channel. It had a dedicated PC in it running Hyperspin w/Rocket Launcher. I thought about doing the same with the ALU through OTG, but decided to stick with CoinOpsX for MAME and then use the LegendsLink App with a wired Ethernet to a dedicated PC running Steam and Retroarch. It’s a little more portable, since I have multiple Legends devices on the network feeding off the PC rig.

@@FactorofGames I followed you direction and grabbed a pro and now have coin ops with MAME. The issue I'm having is not being able to map player 2 controls to any of my games. Any ideas on how to fix it?

Hey Select5creen, that’s awesome! How do you have the gamer pro connected to the Legends Core that is running CoinOpsX? Are you using Bluetooth?

@@FactorofGames i’ve actually tried both wired and wireless. I normally have to hit tab on my keyboard in order to set the mappings per game. When I try to map player two I’m not getting any input.

Are you using CoinOpsX through a PC instead of the one through AtGames?

I’ve had my ALU 1.1 for a little over 1 year and it’s been pretty good. It’s turned on most of the day, basically everyday since I work from home and play it when I need a break.

@@FactorofGames awesome, may have to snag one!

Yeah, their warranty is less than desirable. Although the customer service hasn’t been bad. They have helped me out on a few issues with the ALP. I haven’t seen the Bluetooth lock out yet. Did you press and hold the player 2 button for 5 seconds to turn it on/off? Did it help or is the deck unresponsive to any input at all.

Hell yes I do! Thanks for watching

Yes, you Pc will see the arcade as a Bluetooth or USB controller depending on which method you use. After connecting it, you can use the arcade with Steam for most games that only need either a single analog or d-pad for controls.

There are some cool faux coin doors on Etsy. www.etsy.com/listing/961855322/pinballacade-full-size-hinged-3d-printed

That price definitely makes it tougher to jump on. How about the Legends Ultimate Mini? Have you considered it? Would it be closer to that 500 pounds range? I think I get more use out of it anymore than the ALU.