I have wanted to collect a few of these more so to make a miniature arcade and put figures in them. It's a little side project I thought about.

@Emceemur

3 ай бұрын

That would be cool! Imagine He-Man & the Ninja Turtles stepping out for a day at the arcade! Put the pics on socials and people would definitely be lookin lol.

@bossjohnny1124

3 ай бұрын

@@Emceemur most definitely I look for these little arcade cabinets all the time in yard sales and thrift stores. I have yet to find one. I can't see myself spending that much money on something I'm not really going to be playing more so displaying.

@Emceemur

3 ай бұрын

@@bossjohnny1124 I totally get it. But keep looking because you will find them. So far I have found 3 and they cost me $2 or less each. A lot of the old Basic Fun and My Arcade units have been around long enough to make their way to yard sale tables now.

Great review Mur. Not something I would buy but pretty neat to see they are putting effort into these units rather than those old sketchy type things of the past.

@Emceemur

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, they're definitely getting higher quality as time goes on. But then you gotta worry they'll price themselves out over time. They're $26 today on the Zon tho so that's pretty sweet.

It looks and sounds great. My main issue other than the price is that they don't make good use of the screen size. They have the main screen virtual on a horizontal screen, and it's so tiny. Thanks for showing this off. If I see this on sale for under $10, I would pick it up mainly as a display piece. I'm very very picky when it comes to tetris.

@Emceemur

3 ай бұрын

It's down to $26 today! So there's always a chance. And yeah, I wouldve liked to see how this looked on the 3" screen used on the Galaga unit.

Nice review! Cool little machine but maybe it's me being picky but it feels empty around the screen. I think it would have been cool to have a graphic bezel like the oldest ones you showed. But yes the white aesthetic makes it look clean with the colored buttons. Great video and keep up the good work!

@Emceemur

3 ай бұрын

The pics on Amazon actually depict a bezel with the block graphics on it. That's what's strange. Last minute design change? Manufacturing issue? I'm really not certain.

I could use some LRF tech to keep me upright, especially while at work. This is interesting in the fact that it's not simply a port. I actually like that extra touch.

@Emceemur

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, I mean, what's one more version of Tetris, right? The more the merrier. I do like the handicap option too. A nice panic inducing challenge to keep you on edge...

Don't know why My Arcade wouldn't utilize their new vertical screen for each iteration of these recently released Tetris units; seems like a no-brainer. Thanks for the review, Mur. 🙂

@Emceemur

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, another commenter mentioned that too and it's definitely a fair point. The 3" screen on the Galaga unit might've worked better here since it's a vertical game... Thanks for being here for this one!

Nice review dude! Cool they made a Tetris version of these

@Emceemur

3 ай бұрын

My man! Thanks for comin thru for this one! I do like the look of it. I may not bank any high scores on this thing but it looks good in the mini arcade row. What arcades have you scored lately?

@3rdFloorArcade

3 ай бұрын

@@Emceemur $30 on sale isn’t too bad for it! It stinks it doesn’t high scores though. The last thing I purchased for the collection is the Galaga Deluxe Arcade1up. Not too shabby of a machine.

@Emceemur

3 ай бұрын

@@3rdFloorArcade It's down to $26 today! And it looks like you did a sports card video? Did the bug bite you too?! Lol I gotta watch that

@3rdFloorArcade

3 ай бұрын

@@Emceemur haha yes i did a sports card video! I’ve been a card collector since 1987 and thinking about expanding the channel a little to both arcades and cards. Not sure if it’s a great mix but will see lol

@Emceemur

3 ай бұрын

@@3rdFloorArcade Me too! 1987! And I've tried that already. It was a terrible mix lol. So I made a 2nd channel and it's been a fun experience!

Pretty cool! Great review my guy!

@Emceemur

3 ай бұрын

T-J! Thanks for coming through, dude! Yeah, this was a fun one to do and I appreciate the support, brother.

These mini's are too small a 50% increase in size would have me intersted.

@Emceemur

3 ай бұрын

I definitely get that. I do like the 1Up Countercades for that reason. I've been able to grab those as cheap as $75 on markdowns.

Where did you get that rotating base thing at the beginning of video? Got a link? Is it USB powered? Thanks.

@Emceemur

3 ай бұрын

I got that off Amazon I think. Years ago so I don't have a link. But it takes a two prong power cord like a PlayStation. Included of course. But yeah, it's decent. Amazon probably still has em.

@RetroArcadeFan1

3 ай бұрын

Thanks@@Emceemur

sadly all these my arcades are not original game code being emulated but are the 8bit console ports. My brother bought me Galaga and its the nintendo version , not arcade version. So I looked into it more and it is obviously the same for all their games, which really does suck.

@Emceemur

3 ай бұрын

That has been the case on a lot of these type products in the past. But the Galaga pro player unit I recently reviewed was an arcade version and not the NES one. This Tetris however is a new version made to run on this unit and I won't deny that could be a dealbreaker for some. The NES rom might've been better here in hindsight, ironically enough...

I wonder if it saves high scores!

@Emceemur

3 ай бұрын

The Galaga unit does not and this is the same setup so I'm afraid this line just doesn't do that. But the more I thought about it, real arcade units don't save them either if they get unplugged so maybe it's just not something they felt they needed to implement? It can be done though, and it would be cooler!

@Jessiedoesyoutubee3838

3 ай бұрын

@@Emceemur dang good point. spoiled by the home console. This is indeed closer to a real arcade thanks mur!

@Emceemur

3 ай бұрын

@@Jessiedoesyoutubee3838 Thank you for being here!!

Why is there a hold button? I hate that. Also, why do they call it a handicap? I have a disability. RJ

@Emceemur

Ай бұрын

The hold button came about in the later iterations and as an old schooler, it's definitely not something I care about having. As for the "handicap" term, I guess its always had a double meaning as it's used in the context of sports or competition. I suppose there are other words they could've gone with tho. Thanks for watching this!

@EternalLoveAnkh

Ай бұрын

@@Emceemur I'm deciding between this version or the keychain. Apparently, you can only rotate in one direction on the keychain. RJ

@Emceemur

Ай бұрын

@@EternalLoveAnkh Interesting. I didn't know that about the keychain. I have a Galaga keychain I scored for $5 on clearance. It's a neat lil unit.

Emceemur you’re slacking get out there and hunt class is in session time to teach

@Emceemur

3 ай бұрын

I hear ya!! I hear ya, I have another flea video on deck, I promise. Im finishing up a product review project for Power A, then back to the hunt! Gonna be an action packed year. I have an update on the GameStop challenge too.

@mjdf122

3 ай бұрын

@@Emceemurawesome to hear you’re the hunting professor

The system is stupid...it shrinks the size of the game..

@Emceemur

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, Im not sure there's a way around that for what this is... it's still a novelty any way you slice it but for shelf candy, it presents itself better than most. Thanks for watching this!

@retroconsole_

2 ай бұрын

@@Emceemur Maybe I should have been a bit more specific: the size of the screen..They filled with more background than anything else.

@Emceemur

2 ай бұрын

@@retroconsole_ I gotcha. Yeah, that's a good point to make. Since this was a version created for this unit specifically, you gotta wonder if it could've been made better in that regard.