# Arcade1up NBA Jam Topper by Szabo's Arcades!

**Source:** RetroRalph  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2020-08-18  
**Duration:** 5m 11s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vID64AQmWjU

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## Analysis

RetroRalph reviews Joe Sabo's acrylic topper for the Arcade1Up NBA Jam cabinet, praising its quality and design as superior to Arcade1Up's official topper. The topper is priced at $60 with a 10% discount using code RETRORALPH, and Sabo also offers matching bezels in vinyl and acrylic options for further customization.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Joe Sabo's NBA Jam topper design is better than the Arcade1Up official topper and more true to the original — _RetroRalph personal opinion based on visual inspection and comparison_
- [HIGH] Joe Sabo's topper is priced at $60 with 10% discount using code RETRORALPH — _RetroRalph directly states pricing and provides discount code_
- [HIGH] The topper uses 3M tape around edges and includes three screw holes for mounting to Arcade1Up cabinet — _RetroRalph demonstrates physical topper and explains installation method_
- [HIGH] Acrylic bezel option is more expensive but easier to install than vinyl option — _RetroRalph explains installation differences between acrylic and vinyl bezels_

### Notable Quotes

> "Joe Sabo just nails it out of the park on this kind of stuff. So I'm super excited about this"
> — **RetroRalph**, mid-video
> _Strong endorsement of Joe Sabo's product quality and craftsmanship_

> "The product is good quality, the colors are vibrant, it's a very good reproduction of the original NBA Jam Tournament Edition topper, and it is better than the one that Arcade1Up produced"
> — **RetroRalph**, final thoughts section
> _Final verdict comparing Sabo's topper directly to Arcade1Up's official version_

> "The level of detail on this thing is amazing"
> — **RetroRalph**, during physical demonstration
> _Emphasizes quality of acrylic topper construction and artwork_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| RetroRalph | person | Video host and content creator reviewing arcade products; provides discount code for viewers |
| Joe Sabo | person | Arcade parts manufacturer and designer; produces acrylic toppers and bezels for arcade cabinets including NBA Jam |
| Arcade1Up | company | Home arcade cabinet manufacturer; released NBA Jam cabinet available at Costco with official topper |
| Costco | company | Retail warehouse chain selling NBA Jam Arcade1Up cabinet; membership required for purchase |
| Walmart | company | Alternative retailer mentioned as offering NBA Jam bundle without stool at $400 |
| NBA Jam | game | Arcade game IP; subject of Arcade1Up home cabinet and aftermarket customization products |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Arcade1Up NBA Jam cabinet customization, Aftermarket arcade parts and toppers, Joe Sabo arcade manufacturing quality
- **Secondary:** Product design and craftsmanship comparison, Home arcade cabinet installation and modification

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.88) — RetroRalph is enthusiastic and highly complimentary about Joe Sabo's topper product, praising its quality, design, and affordability. No negative sentiment expressed toward the product itself.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Content creator actively promoting and endorsing third-party manufacturer quality products with discount code integration (confidence: high) — RetroRalph provides exclusive discount code RETRORALPH for 10% off and dedicates substantial video content to reviewing Sabo's products
- **[product_strategy]** Joe Sabo's NBA Jam topper positioned as superior aftermarket alternative to Arcade1Up's official topper with better design fidelity to original NBA Jam Tournament Edition (confidence: high) — RetroRalph states Sabo's design is 'better than the one that Arcade1Up produced' and 'more true to the original'
- **[product_strategy]** Aftermarket customization ecosystem for Arcade1Up cabinets includes multiple upgrade options (toppers, bezels, LED backlighting) (confidence: high) — Multiple product options discussed: acrylic topper, vinyl bezel, acrylic bezel, LED backlighting capability

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## Transcript

All right, let's check out the latest in arcade one-up news. What? What the hell? A new NBA Jam Bottle at Costco? What the hell is this? Oh, come on. All right, so you already own the NBA Jam Cabinet, and you saw this the other day, and you're like, dude, what the heck? I love this topper. It looks awesome, but I already own the NBA Jam Cabinet. What do I do? Well, the good thing is Joe Sabo actually makes a topper for the NBA Jam Cabinet. This is really awesome. It's actually a better design, in my opinion, than the Arcade 1-Up one, and it's more true to the original as well. And he sells it, it's acrylic, $60, he sells it like this with the Arcade 1UP logo and then another one without the Arcade 1UP logo, so just imagine that's not there. As you can see, it's very well made, it's all acrylic, the artwork is very very good But hey let just look at one in real life I have one here on the table This is the one I pulled off of my machine downstairs If you watch my NBA Jam video you would have seen this The level of detail on this thing is amazing So if you look how do you mount this thing So if you look around the backside there actually this 3M tape that goes along the whole entire thing So you can see it goes along the whole edge Now I pulled it off That why it looks like this There's also three screw holes, one, two, and three, and he gives you screws that you can use to screw this into the top of your arcade one-up. So if you look, I want you to see how incredibly detailed this is. I mean, Joe Sabo just nails it out of the park on this kind of stuff. So I'm super excited about this, and not only is it pretty affordable at $60, if you use the coupon code RETRORALF, all capitals, you'll actually get 10% off your order. One other thing I wanted to mention is he also has an NBA Jam bezel. This is available in vinyl and acrylic reverse printed. The acrylic one's just ready to go. If you look, it's going to literally come like this. You unscrew the old one, you put on the new one. It's going to be significantly more expensive, but it's going to be the easier level of installation. And then the vinyl is just going to be sort of the vinyl decal you put over your existing one. Now I will say if you end up modifying your arcade one up this is a cool option You know you going to get up there in price but if you really looking to make your cabinet unique this is a pretty cool option as well Alright guys, it's final thoughts time. So what do I think about this NBA Jam topper by Joe Sabo? Well, Sabo's nails, and he always knocks it out of the park. The product is good quality, the colors are vibrant, it's a very good reproduction of the original NBA Jam Tournament Edition topper, and it is better than the one that Arcade 1-Up produced. So I don't really see a downside. It's $60, but if you use the coupon code RETRORALPH, all caps and checkout, you will save about 10% on your order, which is great. And also, if you want to further customize your NBA Jam cabinet, you can do his acrylic bezel. Now, I recommend the acrylic one because you can just remove your old acrylic and put the new one on. It does cost more money, but for ease of installation, sometimes it's worth that extra amount. If you want to save yourself some money, you can go with the vinyl and apply it yourself over the existing bezel. Now, the one thing I will say, you've got to think about this and factor it in. If you don't already own the NBA Jam cabinet and you don't have a Costco membership, you should factor that in. Because if you have no intention of shopping at Costco and you going to have to buy the membership you talking for the cabinet and then whatever the fee is for the Costco membership So if you not going to reuse it then you do have to factor that in and it kind of probably around the cost of the topper anyway So if you went with like the Walmart bundle it doesn't come with the stool, then it's $400 anyway. So you're talking same cost, and you eliminate the Costco fee if you have no intention of doing that. At least that's how I'm thinking about it. You know, whatever. We justify things in different ways, but that's how I would justify it. So the cool thing is is Joe's got your back. he's got a product that's really cool high quality and it's gonna look great on your cabinet should you choose to do it the one thing I didn't mention is you can backlight it if you want to give it that sort of illumination effect you could probably get an LED strip position it on the back of the cabinet and shoot the light up it look really cool but that's it guys it's all I got so please put your comments below I want to know what you think of this give us a thumbs up on the way out if you enjoyed the video and consider subscribing if you enjoy content like this and turn on notifications so you can be informed of future videos that's it for now guys we will see you on the next one

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