A lot of my time with working on my Arcade1Up so far was in trying to get the replacement controls right. But now that I had overcome a lot of mistakes on my part it was time to bring it all together. The key parts needed to finish […]
After getting the control panel almost right I could see that maybe I should recut it and get a better result from the holes being more aligned. So once again I sliced up a sheet of MDF and drew in the hole locations and began cutting away. Partway […]
In my first post on modifying my Rampage Arcade1Up machine I covered my plans and built the riser which is still going strong… and still upright! Now I’m on to the next part which is building out a new set of controls to replace the existing three player […]
Making changes to my Rampage Arcade1Up was always going to be part of my plan. Much of this has been inspired by an amazing video by ETA Prime (see below) who breaks down exactly what’s needed to get a Street Fighter Arcade1Up working off a RetroPie. It’s a […]
There’s plenty of gamers who have fond memories of going to arcades and standing in front of their favourites chewing through coins. Whether it be Street Fighter II, Golden Axe or Pac-Man a lot of good memories were thanks to those games and though modern consoles can easily […]
Not only did the team at Frontier Developments expand the functionality behind exploration and mining in the latest update to Elite Dangerous (Beyond Chapter Four) but they also produced some handy tutorials to explain how they now work. Though it’s not necessary to employ the techniques discussed in […]
Forza Horizon 4 goes out of its way to reward you for the various ways you can travel through it’s virtual countryside and the points you earn can go to making your cars even better at racking up those big scores. But sometimes you just want to earn […]
Not long ago my wife Kit had some issues with her microphone not working with Discord. Kit plays World of Warcraft and Discord is the “go to” chat program for the popular MMO, as well as other games. As with most technical issues, the first part is isolating […]
After six months of running the Xbox One X on my old Samsung screen – which was a decade old and bought when 1080p sets were considered “luxury” over the 720p versions – I finally took the plunge and moved up to a 4K set. So now there’s […]
Recently I started running into some issues on my main gaming PC (affectionately called “Godzilla” due to its size) which were starting to really annoy me. Apps weren’t loading correctly and performance was being hit hard due to rogue services chewing up CPU. Most people get into this […]
The story of one person’s attempts to make their Rampage Arcade1Up cabinet do more.
A look back at some of the games we've played on Xbox One over the years.
Our own tips and experiences while trying to make a living out in the black.
The Late Night Session 