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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 396 reviews

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Customers consistently note the wide selection of games and the overall performance of the Class of '81 Ms. Pac Man /Galaga Deluxe Arcade Machine. Many find it easy to use, appreciate its price and size, and consider it fun. However, some customers have mentioned challenges with assembly and the responsiveness of the joystick.

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  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice unit!

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Although even on sale it costs too much, I still love it and recommend it to old folks trying to relive the 80's (well young folks too)!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    One of the best Arcade1up has to offer

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is so true to form. The hit a home run with this cab. Get it before they are gone!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Loving it

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great video game. Everyone is enjoying it. The grahics and sound, the best!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance
    Cons mentioned:
    Assembly, Cabinet quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great for the price

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great, joy stick seems to have a solid response time, assembly was not the best most of the dowel pins where too small, other then that been a very nice system

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A nice addition to any kitchen. :)

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I cannot tell you that this plays 100% true to the original, but I can tell you that you probably wont notice the difference. The joystick has taken about 8 hours of heavy usage, which if you play ms pac man on fast mode, you are heavily using the joy. There is a major detractor in that you would need to take the sides off to get to the joystick to replace it. Modern machines allow the entire top panel to flip forward for service,and Im not really sure what it would have taken for them to do that but that would be nice because surely this will need replaced or upgraded in the future as it feels less sturdy than I would like. But overall the game play is pretty great. The cabinet itself has rough edges, and is made from MDF so putting this in our finished basement has me a bit worried. I may put this on a small metal stand to avoid direct ground contact so that it will survive a few years. This is not an heirloom piece of tech that you hand down to your kids. You can find these online used for a fraction of the price new, but I was struggling to figure out what to get my wife for Christmas/Birthday and this really surprised her and she enjoys it quite a bit. Right now, it's in our kitchen, yes...in a kitchen. So while we are waiting for food to cook or prep, one of us will be playing. So it does get used almost daily, almost a full month after Christmas when it was opened. The other games are fine, Galaga is the only other one worth playing IMO but digdug fans will also enjoy this game. So why would I give it 5 stars and not 4 or 3? Everything out there is so crappy and costly, this is a bit of a gem for what it is. Heck shipping cost on something like this is probably $140 for them to have it shipped so, you get the licensed tech, the decent screen and small system to drive this, I guess it's worth it. The cabinet size itself is about 66% of a typical bar sized cabinet and about 50% of a full sized arcade game. I wish it were made from plywood, had a real coin machine and was the full size of the original. But it is what it is.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance
    Cons mentioned:
    Assembly

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great addition to the game room!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Our family loves this! A great addition to our game room. Fairly easy to put together, but requires 2 people.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Setup

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    PACMAN

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love pacman brings me back to my childhood. I was Happy Best Buy had it in stock.. Lots of fun with the family. My husband didnt enjoy setting it up took several hours

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Game selection, Price, Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best Xmas Gift for my Hubs!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Best gift I could have given my 3rd son aka my husband! He’s been looking at these for a while but really wanted a Ms PAC-Man on and this one is perfect! It was relatively easy for him to put together, has a ton of games on it, it’s size-able, and it’s really impressive for the price! Best Buy was by far the most competitively priced, their delivery was faster than expected, over all A+!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Game selection

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Just like childhood.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It was tricky to put together, and took some time, but the game play is exactly as I remember from the 80s. I am not sure about some of the games because I really only play Ms Pac Man, Galaga, and Dig Dug, but those are authentic. Once I got the cabinet together good, it looks really sharp too. I haven't connected it to wifi to play on internet, so I haven't checked that out. It's not ambidextrous; it only has a "fire" button on the right side. The coin unit on the front is ornamental (it won't take quarters, so forget making your nerdy friends pay) The game is fantastic, though. If I were still paying a quarter a game, I would have already paid for the thing.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Game selection, Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Greatest Video Game

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We bought this on Black Friday great price and put it in our basement our adult children had grandchildren love it has multiple old school games on it. And it looks great perfect size.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Game selection, Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Pacman purchase.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great addition to family gameroom. Works great and love the selection of classic games thats included.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Game selection

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    You’ll love it

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    You can build yourself, save hundred on price, & doesn’t take up much space!! Easy to assemble by myself for the most part. Needed help to assemble one side to square whole top unit together and then take same piece and attach to bottom. Pay close attention to pictures and wooden pegs which slide all the way into pre drilled holes, no wood glue required. Look up my scores as unit comes with WiFi & 12 games i grew up playing, ms. Pac-Man a must… Need code/pattern to get it to super where she flies through the screen?

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Game selection

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Classic Arcade Machine right at your home

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Product was perfectly what we had anticipated. The family couldnt be more happier. A lot of reviews online I saw were in regards came with concern over the assembling of this device. However, this was much easier an expected. The only issue we faced was with the wires. Note: make sure the wires are in the proper place before everything is screwed in. Once assembled and ready to play, it worked perfectly. Comes with 12 games, a few we were not familiar with but the family enjoyed trying them out and soon some became their favorites. Another note: To return to the main menu/game selection, simply hold down the 1-Player Button. Other than that, nothing else to say besides how perfect this item came out and definitely worth the purchase. If you are a fan of the classic arcade games, with a few additions that may surprise you, highly recommend pick this up.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Game selection
    Cons mentioned:
    Assembly, Cabinet quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Satisfying birthday gift.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This was something my wife has asked for and i finally got it. It has several games on it that brought back memories. It took us a while to put it together. Somewhere around 2 hrs. Solid cabinet. Did have a screw hole cover that would not stay in place. I would consider getting another unit if i had the space.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great man cave addition

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great surprise Christmas gift for my husband! It's the perfect addition to our home theater room. Our friends kids love coming over to play games.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Game selection

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Ms. PAC Man rules

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Gameplay is amazing, fun to have tournaments with friends! Pretty easy assembly and awesome for all ages.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Pac-Man Christmas

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome. Fairly easy to put together, my son and his friend did it in about 2 hrs and everything seems perfect so far, including the joystick, which some have written they had some difficulties installing. Tha game itself is fantasti! The overall height of the machine makes it sturdy and the games are great, ton of fun.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Fun and reasonably priced

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love the maching and classic form factor. Set up was easy using the instructions. I do wish the sides were 1 solid piece insread of 2, but the art still lined up almost perfectly(very slightly off) The machine did have a few imperfections small chips on corners of the boards. 1 chip is visible and is inside the screen viewing area. One other imperfection is the lite up banner art has a dust dot in the middle of the black, (very annoying i didn't notice till after machine was fully built) but I will just put a dab of black paint there to fix it. Would have gave 5 stars if the imperfections were not there, love the games, controls are good, and price is right.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Assembly, Joystick

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good Value

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    was a little intimidated opening the box to see how many pieces/parts had to be put together. Took about 2.5 hours to put it together with some help from my sons. For some of the trickier parts of the build, it was nice to have some helping hands. I wouldn’t suggest trying to put together by yourself. Attractive once it is all put together. Joy stick responsiveness is slow on some of the games, better on others. Brought back a lot of memories of time and $$ spent in Aladdins Castle. I like the deluxe version since it negated the need for a riser. Overall it is about 80% of the experience of a full-size arcade machine for considerably less money.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Gift

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My daughter really enjoyed receiving this for Christmas. It was the hit of the day. “Great”

    I would recommend this to a friend
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