Arcade1Up Game Console - UPDATE - Play SegaCD & GameGear Games!

RetroRalph·video·7m 34s·analyzed·Oct 17, 2020

Analysis

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TL;DR

Arcade1Up HDMI console supports Sega CD/Game Gear games via emulation

Summary

RetroRalph demonstrates newly discovered emulator support on Arcade1Up HDMI consoles for Sega CD and Game Gear games, along with Atari 7800 and Game Boy Advance. He shows how to properly configure ROM files with BIOS files in folder structures and plays Sonic CD, Streets of Rage (Game Gear), and Final Fight CD as examples. While acknowledging the $40 console's controller limitations, he expresses overall satisfaction with the expanded game library support.

Key Claims

Arcade1Up HDMI consoles have built-in emulator support for Sega CD, Game Gear, Atari 7800, and Game Boy Advance
high confidence · RetroRalph directly demonstrates launching Sonic CD, Streets of Rage (Game Gear), and Final Fight CD on the unit with functional gameplay
Sega CD games require bin/cue files in individual folders with matching BIOS files (BIOS_CD_U.bin or region variant) to function
high confidence · RetroRalph explicitly explains the folder structure and file naming conventions needed for Sega CD games to work on the system
Final Fight CD was one of the more complete versions of Final Fight due to including all characters (vs. SNES version which removed a character)
medium confidence · RetroRalph states this from memory, says 'I can't remember if it was the SNES version' indicating some uncertainty
Sega CD games featured CD soundtracks that made the console memorable and distinct in the 16-bit era
high confidence · RetroRalph repeatedly praises the audio quality of specific Sega CD titles and explains this as a key feature of the platform

Notable Quotes

“What if I told you that we now have support for both Sega CD and Game Gear? Yeah, so it is built in there. I just missed it.”
RetroRalph@ 0:07 — Establishes the core discovery of the video - unexpected emulator support on Arcade1Up hardware
“I think I'm one of the few that just adores this console... it's a really fun console, and pretty cool that you can relive that experience on a really cheap $40 machine here.”
RetroRalph@ 2:21 — Shows RetroRalph's personal enthusiasm for Sega CD and frames the value proposition of the Arcade1Up device
“Final Fight CD just had this amazing soundtrack. It was probably my favorite version of Final Fight back in the day... one of the more complete versions of the game.”
RetroRalph@ 3:17 — Highlights the audio quality advantage of CD-based versions and explains why Final Fight CD is notable
“So what do I think about this new development being able to run Sega Game Gear and Sega CD games along with Atari 2600 and 7800 games? It goes to show how much I know about Atari.”
RetroRalph@ 5:16 — Self-deprecating humor reflecting on RetroRalph's own knowledge gaps regarding the capabilities
“The controller is still not very good, but you can play even more games on it... for what it is, I'm actually kind of impressed by it.”
RetroRalph@ 6:44 — Balanced assessment acknowledging hardware limitations while praising overall value and capability expansion

Entities

RetroRalphpersonArcade1UpcompanySonic the Hedgehog CDgameStreets of RagegameFinal Fight CDgameChrisperson

Transcript

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All right, guys, we're back with a quick arcade one-up update on the HDMI consoles. What if I told you that we now have support for both Sega CD and Game Gear? Yeah, so it is built in. I just missed it. I didn't try it. I tried arcade ROMs, and those didn't work. And then someone tipped me off that, hey, Sega CD works. So what we're going to do is we're going to put this micro SD card in and see, can I indeed play Game Gear and Sega CD games? So let's go over to the unit. I'm going to press in the micro SD card. It's going to prompt me to select the micro SD card, and then we'll see. Now what you'll see is now you'll see there's a Sega CD and Sega Game Gear folder here. You'll also see I created an Atari 7800 and a Game Boy Advance. Those are also options, and they do work on this system. So I didn't know about those two either. So let's see. So if we go into Sega CD, you'll see I have a bunch of different Sega CD games, and they should all work. So let's check out Sonic CD really quick. Now, what you'll see is when you go into the folder, so what you'll do is you'll create a separate folder for each Sega CD game, and you'll want to put the bin and queue files inside that folder, but you're going to need to put the BIOS file in each individual folder. Now, you can go on the internet to search for the BIOS folders, but it has to be in that exact naming convention. It's going to be BIOS underscore CD underscore U dot been or whatever the region is of the game you're trying to play. All right, let's fire up Sonic CD and see if it works. Oh yeah, I love Sega CD by the way. I think I'm one of the few that just adore this console. So let's press start and get it going. All right, Sonic CD. Let's press start, new game and let get this show on the road So this is pretty cool It a new development I didn realize that they had emulator support for sega cd on here but they do so pretty damn cool now one of the unique things about the sega cd and why i loved it so much is just that you finally for the first time in the 16-bit era got this like these amazing say these you know amazing cd soundtracks in the games which is really cool so it made sega cd memorable there's a lot of weird full motion video games and things like that. You guys all remember those. Like Night Trap and stuff like that. But it's just a really fun console and pretty cool that you can relive that experience on a really cheap $40 machine here. So I'm going to go back to the main menu so we can check out Game Gear really quick. And then we'll wrap this video up. Just a quick, quick video update for you guys. Okay, we're back to the main menu. We're going to select Sega Game Gear. And out of all these games, what one do you think I'll pick? Of course I'm going to pick Streets of Rage.

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But yeah, I'm going to have a lot more fun with this unit now that you can do stuff like this. So I will do a tutorial at a later date. It's pretty simple, basically. You put the bin and queue files in their own folder in the name of the actual Sega CD game. And then from there, all you need to do is just make sure that the appropriate BIOS file is in every single game folder. Otherwise, it will not play the games. so you know if it's a different regions uh game you're gonna need to make sure that the appropriate bios file is there all right i'm gonna give you some final thoughts and we'll wrap this thing up all right guys it's final thoughts time so what do i think about this new development being able to run sega game gear and sega cd games along with atari 2700 games 2700 7800 goes to show how much i know about atari i did have a 7800 though i remember playing food fight on it but it not a system that actually gives me a lot of nostalgia so anyways clearly I don even remember the name of it but anyways I digress so you know the console is still the console it still a thing the controller is still not very good but you can play even more games on it so if that makes it appealing to you then that's why I wanted to share this but bottom line is I don't know it's just kind of a shocker to me it was a surprise but thanks Chris for giving me the heads up it's pretty cool that it actually works and I think that's it you know you guys decide for yourself is it something you want to get now does it make a difference or do you just not care because it's it's dude it is what it is right I told you I gave you my opinion it's just one of those like you know just one of those things right it's like the uh hanging out at Walgreens and you're like oh man or CVS depending where you are in the world or whatever you know drugstore you have around like oh hey man this looks cool I love Pac-Man. And that person that's buying it, like, literally will not do any of the stuff that we're talking about. So to me, it's like, hey, if you want to pick it up, you got 40 bucks burning a hole in your pocket, and you want to have some fun, you know, don't expect, like, the most amazing experience ever, but for what it is, I'm kind of, if you really think about it, for what it is, I'm actually kind of impressed by it. I can't help it, but I'm a nerd. I like to geek out on stuff. It is what it is. Anyways, that's it for now, guys. Oh, wait. Hold on. If you enjoy this video, give us a thumbs up. Consider subscribing to the channel, you know, if you like this. And also, turn on notifications so you're informed of other videos like this one. And that's it for now, guys. We will see you on the next one.