Tempest Replicade: Playable Mini Arcade Machine by New Wave Toys
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Date: 2022-04-14
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Comments and reviews: 10
Cratecruncher
Cool mini-arcade. I started buying pinball machines many years ago. I played the hell out of each game for about a month after purchase. Then my playtime tapered off to a trickle. When I got up to six machines my game -room- was full and I hardly played with them except when friends dropped by. I enjoyed working on them more than playing them actually. I eventually sold them for a very nice profit and now I collect PC games on Steam and GOG. They take up a lot less room but aren't nearly as much fun to work on. Congrats on 1M dude. That's huge!
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Cool mini-arcade. I started buying pinball machines many years ago. I played the hell out of each game for about a month after purchase. Then my playtime tapered off to a trickle. When I got up to six machines my game -room- was full and I hardly played with them except when friends dropped by. I enjoyed working on them more than playing them actually. I eventually sold them for a very nice profit and now I collect PC games on Steam and GOG. They take up a lot less room but aren't nearly as much fun to work on. Congrats on 1M dude. That's huge!
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Kristian
Others have probably mentioned this, but if you can find a rotary encoder in a compatible shape and pinout it should be pretty easy to swap out the knob for one that doesn't have detents (the clicking. The fast spins being ignored is an implementation/software problem, unfortunately, and probably can't be fixed without very invasive changes. An encoder with a higher pulse density might at least make it feel better as you wouldn't have to spin it so hard to move fast, but it would also lower the max rotation speed for overwhelming the sampling code.
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Others have probably mentioned this, but if you can find a rotary encoder in a compatible shape and pinout it should be pretty easy to swap out the knob for one that doesn't have detents (the clicking. The fast spins being ignored is an implementation/software problem, unfortunately, and probably can't be fixed without very invasive changes. An encoder with a higher pulse density might at least make it feel better as you wouldn't have to spin it so hard to move fast, but it would also lower the max rotation speed for overwhelming the sampling code.
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alienresearchlab
I bought one. My only beef is that the key to the arcade Tempest was the spinner wheel. It was free rolling so you could get from one side to the other in an instant which is crucial at the higher levels. You use the side of your palm to roll around. The spinner on the New Wave Toys mini is click-based so you eventually you can never get to where you need to go. If you want to play the first 4 levels, this works, but for experienced players, you will be frustrated. That said, it's easier than moving a 300 lb real machine into your house.
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I bought one. My only beef is that the key to the arcade Tempest was the spinner wheel. It was free rolling so you could get from one side to the other in an instant which is crucial at the higher levels. You use the side of your palm to roll around. The spinner on the New Wave Toys mini is click-based so you eventually you can never get to where you need to go. If you want to play the first 4 levels, this works, but for experienced players, you will be frustrated. That said, it's easier than moving a 300 lb real machine into your house.
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alienresearchlab
I bought one and it is awesome for any Tempest fan from back in the day. Great to have one of my favorite arcade games at home without having to buy a full sized arcade machine and the headaches that go with maintaining it. As you said in the review, the only problem is the spinner knob is not a free flowing spinner like the one in the arcade. It has click points so you have to work a little more to get from one side of the grid to the other which can be a pain at the faster higher levels. Overall, well worth the price -$120.
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I bought one and it is awesome for any Tempest fan from back in the day. Great to have one of my favorite arcade games at home without having to buy a full sized arcade machine and the headaches that go with maintaining it. As you said in the review, the only problem is the spinner knob is not a free flowing spinner like the one in the arcade. It has click points so you have to work a little more to get from one side of the grid to the other which can be a pain at the faster higher levels. Overall, well worth the price -$120.
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raven
I guess it may be frowned upon to ask about other videos instead of commenting on the one you made, but when are you doing the next sims 4! I need to know if I should get the new pack! I always agree with everything you say about them and I hate all the other reviewers I've tried! I want it so bad, but what if it sucks! Please help me make up my mind and do another amazing sims 4 review!
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I guess it may be frowned upon to ask about other videos instead of commenting on the one you made, but when are you doing the next sims 4! I need to know if I should get the new pack! I always agree with everything you say about them and I hate all the other reviewers I've tried! I want it so bad, but what if it sucks! Please help me make up my mind and do another amazing sims 4 review!
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lurkerrekrul
I love these little replicas, although I don't have the money to buy them. I tried one of the half-size Arcade1Up machines that included Tempest, among other games, and the -spinner- was horrible. It was like you were turning a screw going into a block of wood. The thing was so stiff, it made the game unplayable.
BTW, are the miniature coins actually metal, or just plastic?
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I love these little replicas, although I don't have the money to buy them. I tried one of the half-size Arcade1Up machines that included Tempest, among other games, and the -spinner- was horrible. It was like you were turning a screw going into a block of wood. The thing was so stiff, it made the game unplayable.
BTW, are the miniature coins actually metal, or just plastic?
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Shane
While the original arcade Tempest cabinet did have a spinner that moved more freely, it did also still have a noticeable click per space moved.
My uncle had an original arcade Tempest machine that he somehow got for almost nothing back in the mid-80's that he kept in his bedroom.
The rough sound of that spinner going around has always stuck in my head.
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While the original arcade Tempest cabinet did have a spinner that moved more freely, it did also still have a noticeable click per space moved.
My uncle had an original arcade Tempest machine that he somehow got for almost nothing back in the mid-80's that he kept in his bedroom.
The rough sound of that spinner going around has always stuck in my head.
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William
I think my only real gripe is that they went with micro-USB for the power input. It's just so fragile compared to a barrel connector or USB-C. Admittedly, if I had this adorable toy, it'd have its own cable full-time, even after the novelty wore off and it stopped getting daily play, so maybe that wouldn't be as big a deal as I'm making it out to be.
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I think my only real gripe is that they went with micro-USB for the power input. It's just so fragile compared to a barrel connector or USB-C. Admittedly, if I had this adorable toy, it'd have its own cable full-time, even after the novelty wore off and it stopped getting daily play, so maybe that wouldn't be as big a deal as I'm making it out to be.
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Cass
While doing some research on the original arcade knob, I found that the original game used an optical rotary encoder. This would explain the difference in the feel of the knob on the replica. I imagine that the replica uses a modern digital rotary encoder vs the old style optical rotary encoder.
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While doing some research on the original arcade knob, I found that the original game used an optical rotary encoder. This would explain the difference in the feel of the knob on the replica. I imagine that the replica uses a modern digital rotary encoder vs the old style optical rotary encoder.
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Xterra
It seems the sounds are slightly lower-pitched compared to most versions of the game I've played-- I've never had the pleasure of the actual cabinet, BUT I have played the game on MAME, which is the next best thing.
But, it's otherwise pretty damned close. That's a cool little thingy.
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It seems the sounds are slightly lower-pitched compared to most versions of the game I've played-- I've never had the pleasure of the actual cabinet, BUT I have played the game on MAME, which is the next best thing.
But, it's otherwise pretty damned close. That's a cool little thingy.
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