Arcade1up - CES 2021 - KILLER INSTINCT!

RetroRalph·video·3m 39s·analyzed·Jan 11, 2021

Analysis

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TL;DR

Arcade1Up announces Killer Instinct cabinet at CES 2021 with faithful arcade design.

Summary

RetroRalph reviews the Arcade1Up Killer Instinct cabinet announced at CES 2021, praising its faithful design that mirrors the original arcade machine with accurate artwork, control panel details, and a minimalist aesthetic. The cabinet will include Killer Instinct, Killer Instinct 2, and Battletoads, and features online connectivity.

Key Claims

Arcade1Up is releasing a Killer Instinct arcade cabinet based on CES 2021 announcement
high confidence · Official product announcement being covered by RetroRalph at CES 2021
The cabinet includes Killer Instinct, Killer Instinct 2, and Battletoads
high confidence · RetroRalph explicitly states all three games are included on the cabinet
The cabinet design closely matches the original arcade machine's aesthetic
high confidence · RetroRalph compares render to original arcade cabinet and praises design fidelity
The cabinet features online connectivity
high confidence · RetroRalph mentions 'It's online-enabled, too' at the end of the video
Arcade1Up prioritized minimalist design (less is more) rather than covering the riser with excessive artwork
high confidence · RetroRalph praises the decision to keep the cabinet simple with plain black and white aesthetic like the original

Notable Quotes

“If I had $5 every time someone asked, 'Is Killer Instinct coming out?' I'd be a multi-billionaire by now.”
RetroRalph@ 0:21 — Emphasizes high community demand for this specific cabinet
“This is one of the first times where I got to give them serious props, serious props on trying to emulate the original arcade game a little bit better as far as the artwork's concerned.”
RetroRalph@ 0:49 — Positive assessment of Arcade1Up's design accuracy compared to their previous cabinets
“I think it's simple. I think sometimes simple is better with these types of things.”
RetroRalph@ 1:36 — Commentary on design philosophy that resonates with collectors seeking authentic arcade aesthetics
“People want it to look like the original arcade cabinet, and they nailed it out of the park with this one.”
RetroRalph@ 2:34 — Strong endorsement of the cabinet's authenticity and design execution
“This is a killer cabinet, no pun intended, because you're gonna get Killer Instinct the first one, you're gonna get Killer Instinct 2, and Battletoads.”
RetroRalph @ mid-video — Highlights the value proposition of multiple games included on one cabinet

Entities

Arcade1UpcompanyRetroRalphpersonKiller InstinctgameKiller Instinct 2gameBattletoadsgameRarecompanyCES 2021event

Signals

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announcement: Arcade1Up officially announces Killer Instinct arcade cabinet at CES 2021 with three games (Killer Instinct, Killer Instinct 2, Battletoads) and online connectivity
high · Direct coverage of official CES 2021 announcement with detailed cabinet specifications and design features
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product_strategy: Arcade1Up's Killer Instinct cabinet emphasizes design fidelity to original arcade machine with minimalist aesthetic (black/white color scheme, plain riser) rather than elaborate custom artwork
high · RetroRalph explicitly contrasts this design philosophy with Arcade1Up's previous cabinets that had more elaborate riser artwork

Topics

Arcade1Up product design and aestheticsprimaryArcade1Up cabinet announcement at CES 2021primaryGame licensing and multi-game cabinetssecondaryCommunity demand for specific arcade cabinetssecondaryOnline connectivity features in home arcadesecondary

Sentiment

positive(0.85)— RetroRalph is enthusiastic about the announcement and praises Arcade1Up's design decisions, accuracy to the original arcade machine, and inclusion of multiple games. Language is consistently complimentary ('nailed it out of the park,' 'serious props,' 'super stoked'). No criticisms or concerns are expressed.

Transcript

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All right, guys, here it is. This is the thing you've been waiting for for a really long time. People with raspberry pies have been putting pies on dry ice, ice cubes, waterproofing the things, trying to get these things to overclock to play Killer Instinct forever. Well, don't worry about it. Arcade 1-Up's got your back. This is a really, really cool announcement from Arcade 1-Up. This is a cabinet that people have been asking for forever. If I had $5 every time someone asked, is Killer Instinct coming out, I'd be a multi-billionaire by now. But guess what? It's finally here. And I'm just going to give you a taste of it. So here's what the cabinet looks like on the left. So this is the arcade 1-Up Killer N Sync. This is a render that's a little of an early render, so it's not final. But if you watch the 1-Up Weekly today, you will actually see, hopefully, the final render. But if you look, here's the real arcade cabinet on the right. This is one of the first times where I got to give them serious props, serious props on trying to emulate the original arcade game a little bit better as far as the artwork's concerned. So instead of having a bunch of junk on the riser, it's like you got the nice cabinet artwork, John Youssi Spinal there, and then you have just black, right? Because this was a very plain cabinet in the sense that it was just black with the really amazing artwork on it, and that's what they decided to do here. They even have nice touches, like on the control panel it says Killer Instinct. You'll notice they added that on the J panel in the front. And then the front of a Killer Instinct cabinet was really plain, but it had a coin door. so they're going to give us a 3D plastic coin door right there as well. It looks like they've got the right color buttons, the bat top joysticks, and you have the Rare logo in the front. I think it's simple. I think sometimes simple is better with these types of things. Well, let's blow this up full size and you'll see John Youssi for a second here that there some other games on here too You going to have instinct 2 and battle toad so this is a killer cabinet no pun intended because you gonna get killer instinct the first one you gonna kill instinct 2 and battle toads i think this is gonna be a cabinet people are really gonna enjoy and so we'll get the final render on the one up weekly so you guys can see what exactly that's gonna look like but guys this is big big news arcade one up really like nailed it out of the park with this one and again i gotta say like if you look at this in comparison with the um you know with the original arcade machine it's like they did a good job catching some of the curves and i like that they didn't go all crazy nutsy cuckoo on the riser because sometimes they put riser art all over it and it ends up looking kind of like i don't know sort of checkerboard ish and this one they decided hey less is more people want it to look like the original arcade cabinet and they nailed it out of the park with this one so i'm super stoked but again if you're watching this right now definitely catch the one up weekly We're going to do coverage of the whole entire all of the announcements not just the killer instant cabinet And there's a lot of really cool announcements today So in the end card of this video you will see a link that you can click and go directly to the one-up weekly Livestream so you don't miss anything. We're going to have representatives from arcade one up on it as well That's it for now guys if you enjoyed this video give me a thumbs up consider subscribing to the channel Turn on notifications if you get informed of future videos like this one and comment below We'll see you all Oh, yeah. There's one more thing. It's online-enabled, too.