Galaga is my favorite "bottom-to-up" arcade shooter ever. The satisfaction of getting a perfect score really would get me pumped. I once scored close to 200,000 on one quarter and it remained the high score until the machine was taken out of my local pizzeria.
@bw3230
Жыл бұрын
Did you ever play Satan's Hollow? That game was really good as well.
@edwardmclaughlin719
Жыл бұрын
George Costanza?
@bw3230
Жыл бұрын
@@edwardmclaughlin719 And then RC went on to... well its a good game...
@bland9876
8 ай бұрын
As a kid I agreed buy now I like galaxian better. Also I think I've only ever played galplus once. I miss the very unique iOS app from like 2012 or something.
@Tricob1974
11 ай бұрын
This version of Galaxian has a *very* interesting problem. Namely, the sounds are played back at a higher Hz rate than the original recorded sounds! Note how the pitch is slightly higher than the original, and the tempo in which it's played is slightly higher than the original. Playing at Hz rate higher than the original recording will do this. As for Galaga, the instruments are exactly the same, but sound distortion is removed from all the musical notes *and* musical sound effects (The explosion sound uses different hardware altogether, so it uses a different routine to play the sound). Like NES hardware, the original Galaga "overdrove" the sound volume to make it easier to hear, but the audio had distortion as a consequence. Thumbs up to MyArcade for correcting this problem ... because Nintendo didn't do that with the NES Classic.
@KurtWoloch
6 ай бұрын
I guess the sound hardware is just different... and the differences in sound are most notably about these lines of games. The original arcade games had that Namco sound chip which for its time was very advanced in that it had different waveforms included (or supplied in an extra small ROM) you could choose from, even if they only consisted of 32 4-bit samples each. At least some of these waveforms are clearly not faithfully reproduced here, instead they have been turned into simple square waves. This may also have caused the need to reprogram the audio output at least in parts so that some sounds sound more "off" than others, maybe they had to do this because some sounds would otherwise fall outside the range of the available hardware.
@HMansion999
Жыл бұрын
The Galaga coin sound would make a great text tone
@ddw1272
Жыл бұрын
Looks like the only thing that would make this better would be to add the sequels Galaga 3 and Galaga 88, but really that's just being greedy
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
Indeed - and save my high scores! 😀 Thanks for watching.
@smallspacearcade8158
Жыл бұрын
Maybe if these do well enough we will see a third wave.
@catholicactionbibleonlyist1813
Жыл бұрын
Galaga is one of my all time favorite video games
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
We'd get along well.
@PrimeRibb69
Жыл бұрын
Cool although they should have included Gaplus and Galaga 88 to complete the set.
@Phaota
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for bringing this up since I was going to. I don't understand why all of these ports so far keep leaving out the awesome "Galaga 88". I wonder if it's a licensing issue.
@smallspacearcade8158
Жыл бұрын
Let's hope that these do well and we see more games in a third wave of releases.......fingers crossed!
@catholicactionbibleonlyist1813
Жыл бұрын
I have played Gaplus at a friends birthday party, it was at arcade/backroom of a gymnastic center
@thegamesninja3119
Жыл бұрын
Galaxian and King & Balloon
@thegamesninja3119
Жыл бұрын
@jakepyrett1715 people like what they like... that includes mentioning King & Balloon which moat people have no idea what I am referencing.
@ranschuetz1
Жыл бұрын
Good product! Jon, you keep mentioning it is a "re-written" arcade ROM. You are underselling what they did. I highly doubt they did anything to the ROMs other than changing the text on the copyright screen to BNEI (Bandai Namco). Almost no chance that they rewrote the ROMs - more accurately is that they had to rewrite the emulator for the specific hardware. The sounds for the crashes for both Galaga and Galaxian were a challenge to emulate even in Mame and they used a .wav file for these effects for a long time. Those crash sounds are discrete logic circuits instead of a sound chip that creates the music and other sound effects.
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
I'm intrigued. You seem to know quite a bit more than I about the technicalities. So please allow me to pick your brain. Everything you describe makes sense to me, until I get to the Ms. Pac-Man Pro, which actually has some different logic than the OG arcade ROM (ghost movement rules, blue ghost overlap behavior, etc.). Doesn't that suggest to you something re-written (or at least edited) with some loss of accuracy? (Also, now that you mention it, I do recall that Galaga needed a WAV for MAME back in the '90s! That and some Donkey Kong sounds I recall. Maybe a couple more.)
@ranschuetz1
Жыл бұрын
About Ms. Pac-Man, I didn't notice any obvious ghost rule changes in the playthrough, but maybe there were. If so, this suggests to me that either they used a bootleg ROMset or the emulation of the CPU timing wasn't perfect. They blue ghost overlap could have been a priority emulation bug. I still would suggest that there is little chance they rewrote the game (i.e., the "ROM") - it would be much, much easier for them to modify an open source arcade emulator and use an authentic ROMset, especially when they have a license for the game.
@jayme69
Жыл бұрын
Great video Jon! Really love Galaxians and Galaga. I think this one's a keeper :-) Keep up the awesome work!
@OriginalGrasshopper
Жыл бұрын
So glad they included Galaxian! That’s still my favorite in the Galaxian/Galaga/Gaplus series.
@exidy-yt
Жыл бұрын
Classic Galaxian is a ton of fun, too bd the audio is hooped on this rig. My personal favourite of the Gal-series has to be Galaga 88. Triple-firing space ships, level warps and end of stage bosses! What's not to love?
@marccaselle8108
Жыл бұрын
This is nice, arcade roms or close enough to the arcade ROM, this is what we needed from day one. I want to see Nintendo make one of these but have donkey Kong, donkey Kong Jr, donkey Kong 3, Mario bros, and Popeye all in one handheld.
@Doman2000
Жыл бұрын
Nice to see Galaxian included, it really holds it's playing strength after all those years for me. Like almost all other publishers, it also seems to use the way more difficult rom version 1 (aka Mame set 1) instead of the more slowly building up difficulty of set 2. It really can be a bit discouraging for new (and older?) players how hard it quickly gets.
@spaztekwarrior
Жыл бұрын
This is the one title I think I’ll get the pocket version and micro version. :)
@Electrodefender
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for this! I'm also an old gamer kid from the 80ies. Galaga an Galaxian i can play again and again. Still have got the same feeling like back in the days just fascinating!
@BuzzGarwood
Жыл бұрын
Yup. Buying it. ❤
@Randy_Powell
Жыл бұрын
Another great review, Jon. It looks like MyArcade has listened to what the consumers are wanting. This one looks great as well.
@marccaselle8108
Жыл бұрын
Another idea! Have technos or whoever owns technos now do a handheld that has the arcade games WWF superstars and WWF wrestlefest. Instant win!
@smallspacearcade8158
Жыл бұрын
That would be ace.....but I bet the licensing would be an issue. I would love a Double Dragon Pocket Player!
@FishDS9
Жыл бұрын
Looks good! Too bad they didn't have a screw in removable joystick for this.
@jrewing73
9 ай бұрын
Great review, my friend! I actually won one, new in box, last night on eBay for $5.00! I can't wait to get it in!
@GCJACK83
Жыл бұрын
An almost-perfect arcade port of Galaga on modern hardware that can fit in my pocket? And the sound's not outright trash? This screams "pick me up" to me. Maybe after getting my new place set up.
@keithfulkerson
Жыл бұрын
Miyoo mini or something similar.
@AtariYMas_008
Жыл бұрын
First oneee, what a nice device! I hope this Will arrive to Spain
@jimmcclements5229
Жыл бұрын
Galaga is my favorite arcade game it's the one game that I could put a really high score on.
@smittyt414ify
Жыл бұрын
Nice!! And OMG what memories of playing both games where I was working at a bowling alley. I was 14 then. Every Friday night me and a childhood friend would go to Pizza Hut after work, scarf down a large pan super supreme between us (salivating 💦). Head back to work to the arcade and play pinball and video games until 3am. This was new and exciting things at this age. That was around 1980-81. 😢 now I’m an old fart💨
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
But you're in good company. 😜
@smittyt414ify
Жыл бұрын
@@GenXGrownUp shhh 🤐! I’ll get put on restriction…
@bw3230
Жыл бұрын
I kind of wish they had a Sinistar pocket player pro or mini arcade...
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
That would be cool. I HUNGER!
@john2001plus
Жыл бұрын
I have these games on my Arcade1up. There was a different system sold temporarily by Cracker Barrel where you could solder jumpers inside and get differnet games. All the different game systems had the same ROM. Only the jumper settings were different.
@jhirjee
Жыл бұрын
Great Review. Love your work from halfway across the world. No High Score Save was definitely an own goal on their part. That was always one of the reasons for just one more go (coin) in the past. The other option that I always like to see is the dip switch settings. No of Lives, Difficulty, etc. It didn’t seem to have that. Did you test to see if it had the no enemy shots cheat mode in the Galaga rom? That would be one test of how “company-brew” the rom used was.
@Monitor1CC
Жыл бұрын
Another great addition to the Pro line, great to see that Galaga is getting the same arcade rom equivalent as Ms. Pac Man. Btw Jon, are you going to review the General Mills monster cereals this year? I got a box of the new Carmela Creeper (caramel apple) and it’s pretty tasty. Don’t care for the box art this year though, not retro enough.
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
I think I will review the cereals if I can make time. I haven't seen them in my stores yet, but I'm keeping an eye out. From what I've seen the new monster (Carmella) is kind of modern and hip - doesn't she have an iPod or something?
@Monitor1CC
Жыл бұрын
@@GenXGrownUp Yeah, she’s like a gothic hipster DJ rave character and is supposed to be Frankenberry’s cousin, it’s pretty lame. I much preferred last year’s art by Kaws which looked really cool and modern yet also retro and more in line with the classic ‘80s box art.
@ctbinary42
Жыл бұрын
I’m ok with sound variations if it’s genuine (even if modified) ROM since it isn’t the full cabinet. Too bad about the high scores but didn’t the cabinets lose their high scores if they lost power completely? I can’t remember I’m getting old 😂
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
They likely did, Owl. I can't imagine it would be tough to save by adding a little 25¢ battery, though.
@smittyt414ify
Жыл бұрын
I used to work at the bowling alley when I was a young teen and playing different versions of cabs or cocktail table ones, some world reset and some would not. Believe they may of started putting battery packs to save the score memory like pinball machines had leaking their hearts out in back boxes across America. 😅
@dreadtheweekend
Жыл бұрын
Really enjoying your reviews of this new line, but I don’t think you are mentioning the price. Sure, they’re better than their previous models, but how much more do they cost? Is value for money considered in your final rating?
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. The price can vary depending on retailer and when someone watches the video, so I provide links in the description where you can see the current price.
@WWRNC
Жыл бұрын
These not saving high scores is such a bummer. You’d want to pass this thing off to someone and say, beat that! That aside, I can tell it’s worth it. Glad to see arcade ROMs.
@cristianluengo5100
Жыл бұрын
Great as usual. I love galaga too. But I honestly didn't know that My Arcade would lauunch new consoles. So I have the previous pocket version from My Arcade too. Never mind. By the way, I bought the new pocket street fighter. As soon as you told me it was available on amazon, I bought it. Thanks for everything. God bless you.
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! 😀
@cristianluengo5100
Жыл бұрын
@@GenXGrownUp it's a pleasure. Thanks for describing the connsoles on all of your videos. Blessings.
@MusicMan32K
Жыл бұрын
Pretty good player. Not bad
@Datan0de
Жыл бұрын
This looks fantastic! Love that it includes both games, love the fidelity, love the nice loud speaker, and love the look of the unit as a whole How do the buttons feel? I'm not a fan of squishy fire buttons.
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
Boy, it's hard to explain buttons in text, but I'll try. 😁 First of all, certainly not clicky, but also not mushy. The throw is just a few millimeters (as you might imagine from the size) and it bottoms out with a light cushion. And by cushion I mean the give of plastic, not any sort of mushy bumper that I can detect. I hope that's helpful, but I know it's no substitute for getting hands-on.
@blueeyeddevil9441
7 ай бұрын
I have no idea what type of sorcery is involved being able to fit 2 classic arcade cabinets into a single pocket. I just made a purchase of the Galaga/Galaxian Pocket Pro Player and will soon find out. Abracadabra.
@jackmcslay
Жыл бұрын
I don't think it's the case they're aiming to get custom shell molds for each game otherwise they would have saved costs in this one by only having a rocker rather than a DPad, so that probably means they are looking into further single-button upright screen arcade games to use this mold for. Arkanoid or Rally-X on one like these would be great
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
Good observation. I don't expect there are custom controls, though, so the d-pad is likely standard. Certainly no longer taking a one-size-fits-all approach, though. 😀 Thank you for watching!
@paulphillips546
Жыл бұрын
Though you do need the up and down for the menu so a rocker wouldn’t have worked, as always great video Jon thank you
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
@@paulphillips546 You make me think... The menu could've easily supported left/right for game selection if MA had wanted. All good data points for improving the NEXT wave of these! 😀
@fco64
Жыл бұрын
I'm absolutely a Galaga fan seeing this game being very well port in a portable way puts a smile on my face unfortunately for who lives out of the USA it's kinda hard to buy these other wise I would have already bought a few of those
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
Sorry about the availability. Best of luck importing!
@Unknown39121
9 ай бұрын
Galaxian and Galaga is my favorite game and Pac-man
@monjaras4396
Жыл бұрын
I really like this one
@GamerAlexYT
Жыл бұрын
Bro these micro players and pocket player pros are now a true upgrade! W for my arcade Edit: Galaga is sooo accurate!!! I love it
@exidy-yt
Жыл бұрын
As good a review as possible without taking the unit apart. Nice little beast and the gameplay looks good and Galaga at least sounds good (except that super-low bitrate explosion) but the Galaxian audio is completely off and throws me out of the experience. Thanks for highlighting it. Also unsure about that fire button for my gameplay style. I tend to play shmups only on consoles that feature arcade type buttons because of what I call my 'two-tap' firing technique developed as a kid where I rapidly alternate hitting the button with my pointer and middle fingers. This gives me the maximum fire rate possible in games that allow it. It wouldn't matter for single shot Galaxian, but I wonder if the button could stand up to it in Galaga play, or else be too stiff to allow it.
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. I couldn't speak to the longevity of the buttons on this particular unit, but I have had good luck with button life on previous releases from the manufacturer.
@Mechanicoid
Жыл бұрын
It's close, but it's 2023. If they have a license for the arcade, give us the arcade rom. And like others have said, just two roms is pretty underwhelming. I can forgive the lack of a rechargeable battery, especially from an e-waste perspective, but for $20 more, we'll have the Super Pockets from Blaze that have multiple Taito or Capcom arcades along with an Evercade slot. I really want to like My Arcade, but they leave a lot to be desired. They make a passable impulse buy, for an uniformed buyer.
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
🤔
@fx7858
Жыл бұрын
If it saved high scores I would buy this.
@MasterPoe54
9 ай бұрын
But he passed over the one question that is not answered in the Instructions. How do you enter your high score initials after playing Galaga? In other words, how do you select the letters, aka initials ??
@themanofthemanoftheonlyman
8 ай бұрын
This is just my opinion but hear me out, I reckon this Galaga/Galaxian Pocket Player Pro is better than all of them, it is probably more likely because my favorite Arcade game is Galaga, but the Pocket Player itself plays Galaga and Galaxian too well, the d-pad control works so smooth, the Fire button looks so stylish and feels good too. The features, and everything about this Pocket Player Pro that gives you is too good. Spot on.
@Alpha5119
Жыл бұрын
When you plugged in the the head phone jack playing galaxian . When the ships dive at you they sound the same as dropping a bomb on the atari 5200 the dreadnaught factor. I wish i could attach a video of it lol
@Alpha5119
Жыл бұрын
I just listened to it again . Its very similar but not the same .
@marccaselle8108
Жыл бұрын
I'm just happy they stopped using Nintendo roms.
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
Amen!
@mikeroberts2742
Жыл бұрын
Pretty good, I just wish it had Xevious on board like the earlier NES based one had.
@monkeymanbob
Жыл бұрын
So....what's the benefit of this version against the non-pro version which includes Xevious?
@smallspacearcade8158
Жыл бұрын
Screen orientation.....takes AA instead of AAA.....🤔 I already have the first one, but I am really looking forward to this new one.
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
The near-perfect arcade versions of Galaxian & Galaga! If you don't have a port preference, then I expect that old unit will be on clearance shortly.
@robert_roland63
Жыл бұрын
It took me a minute, but I think I may have the answer to the high score not being saved. Since the ROM is booting up as if it’s the beginning of the day at an arcade it starts fresh and that the arcade cabinet is on the entire day while that place is open. Power goes off and it doesn’t save any previous high scores from the day it was on. I mean I could be wrong, but it sounds like the modified arcade ROM is working as if you were in an arcade.
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
You're spot on - without a doubt. High score preservation used to mean leaving the machine on for long durations. That worked for a cabinet plugged into the wall, but remembering the high score between sessions on a portable unit with limited power capacity would, for me at least, be a welcome deviation from the original to preseve the "high score hunt" nature of these games.
@robert_roland63
Жыл бұрын
@@GenXGrownUp I totally agree with that. We have the technology to preserve our high scores and maybe even have the option to reset them if we wanted to. Still I’m sure that something could be worked around to get that correct.
@YammiePro
Жыл бұрын
Man if it had Bluetooth and was rechargeable I would get it
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
👌
@thematt5325
Жыл бұрын
I ordered the street fighter model you recently reviewed and this looks temping, but man, it’s super lame that these pocket players don’t save your high score…nothing “Pro” about that. Also, why would they leave out xevious and bosconian? They were on the other non-pro version. 🤔
@etech4_flipnote
11 ай бұрын
My hypothesis on why the sound might be a little off is that to me it sounds like the game is using a 16-bit sound chip, instead of 8-bit.
@GenXGrownUp
10 ай бұрын
That's as good a theory as any I've heard.
@etech4_flipnote
10 ай бұрын
The power pellet noise on the ms. Pac-man pro edition sounds straight out of a sega genesis or something.
@etech4_flipnote
10 ай бұрын
And the sound used for the intro theme for Galaga sound like a sega genesis organ sound
@CONCRETEJUNGLE-be6ic
Жыл бұрын
Sold Out!!!
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, they're very popular and brand new. Restock is coming shortly!
@CONCRETEJUNGLE-be6ic
Жыл бұрын
ty@@GenXGrownUp
@BuzzGarwood
Жыл бұрын
Hey Jon, quick question. I have the OLED switch…I have the Namco museum, which contains Galaga. Galaga is my main jam. I’m sure you’ve played Galaga on the Switch. Is there a lag that you experience on the Switch? And if so, is there even a tiny bit on the new handheld hardware you just reviewed? I’m sure I’m hypersensitive because I’m so used to playing the stand up arcade version, but I feel like there’s a lag on the Switch that I’m hoping is not going to be on the handheld myarcade. What do you say about that? BTW - the joycons are plugged in. If you experience no lag on the myarcade, I’m seriously considering selling my Switch and just picking up a few of these handhelds for my arcade fix. Thanks!
@GenXGrownUp
9 ай бұрын
Speaking of Namco Museum... kzitem.info/news/bejne/1K582Xerr5SoqaA
@tigerclaw4537
2 ай бұрын
Hi Jon. Is the LCD screen on this the same size as the one on the My Arcade Galaga Micro Player Pro?
@GenXGrownUp
2 ай бұрын
Yep, they're both 2.75" diagonal.
@johnpaulgeorgeandringo3559
10 ай бұрын
The previous pocket player did have 3 games. Galaga, Galaxian and Xevious
@GenXGrownUp
10 ай бұрын
Yep. But all NES ports, yes?
@rvs8425
3 ай бұрын
Does it have a Pause feature like the older one?
@Bikeguychicago1
Жыл бұрын
This be one I need to pick up
@Gamma00Ray
11 ай бұрын
Hm... I bet these aren't "rewrites" or custom homebrews as much as they might be emulation with the actual original ROM. Especially with the no shoot glitch you found to be active in the Micro Player Pro. I wonder if the audio oddness is something to do with how they implemented the audio. Way back in the day in MAME, you had to have samples which I believe were wav files because it wasn't possible at the time to reproduce the audio via emulation. I wonder if they're using wav playback and the wav player is just odd. Or now maybe it is emulating the audio, but it's emulating it oddly.
@GenXGrownUp
11 ай бұрын
What you say makes a lot of sense with Galaga. It then begs the question why other titles like Pac-Man & Ms. Pac-Man are so much farther off.
@matteorenard1088
Жыл бұрын
Hello!😃 and when is comming the my arcade galaga in france?🎮
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
Maybe My Arcade could answer that - I'm not privvy to global distribution plans.
@BuzzGarwood
Жыл бұрын
Hey Jon: do you have any knowledge of anywhere else one might be able to purchase one? I clicked your Amazon link and it says they are currently unavailable. Thanks!!
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
Firstly, thanks for the click! 😉 They're on the way to retailers currently, and I expect Amazon to get restock very shortly. It's the GenXGrownUp effect, I guess -- I review it and they fly off the shelves! 🤣
@BuzzGarwood
Жыл бұрын
@@GenXGrownUp gotta be…!! Thank you - I’ll keep checking back…
@ButterSpider3
Жыл бұрын
Nice! 😎👍🏻
@tarstarkusz
Жыл бұрын
These games ran on 3 3mhz Z80 CPUs. The lowest power chip you can buy should be able to emulate the original hardware at least 4x using an efficient emulator. They almost certainly do not have the source code for the original. Emulation should be the only way they do this. It seems to me this is just a port of the game to a modern chipset with accuracy as a high priority. True story, but most of these game companies downloaded the ROMs off the internet. They didn't have them. A lot of the companies didn't even exist anymore when emulation first sprang up on the internet in the 90s. Nobody knew who even owned any of the ROMs. So the source code is forgotten to history. At best they have modern disassemblies that have to be completely re documented.
@brianhearn9982
Жыл бұрын
No high score save on any of these my arcades is a total deal breaker for me. Chasing high scores with the classics is what it’s all about.
@Phoenixryu
Жыл бұрын
While I love Galaga, Galaxian never really did much for me. $40 isn't bad I suppose for the hardware though I wonder what kind of mod ability they have? With only one button this one may be limited to Atari 2600 games mostly.
@OakCityGamers
Жыл бұрын
Ah but you didn’t show it fitting in your pocket Jon!
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
Missed opportunity! Review invalidated! 😜
@VEGANVANIA
Жыл бұрын
The original hardware includes Xevious: that is the superior purchase. No, I'm not joking: I'd rather have the NES Roms for three games, including Xevious, on a My Arcade Pocket Player than the two arcade ROMs on a "pro".
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
I never owned the Pocket Player with Galaga and Xevious. I'd take a single arcade-accurate versions over three NES ports any day of the week. Do you think it's because you didn't grow up playing these in the arcade, or have a particular affinity for NES, or some other reason?
@VEGANVANIA
Жыл бұрын
I am what you'd call _arcade skeptical:_ in some cases the home version is better than the arcade, and in some cases the 8-bit version (of any particular game) is better than the 16-bit. Sega's Columns is a surreal example: all of the arcade versions are worse than the lowly Game Gear port. Hot take: the Namco version of Ms. Pacman (for the Famicom, 1985) is better than the arcade original, in my opinion. I'm in New Orleans now, but I'll make a video discussing the My Arcade Pocket line within the next ten days, and I'll include Xevious: I think the most widespread misconception (still now) for this line of products concerns the screen (shimmering and screen tearing _are_ issues).@@GenXGrownUp
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
@@VEGANVANIA Makes sense - thanks for elaborating! You're looking for what you consider to be the best overall experience. For me, I'm typically looking for the original. For example, I'd say Contra on the NES is superior to the arcade game, but I have no particular love for it, so I'd prefer the arcade very time. Cheers, and thanks so much for watching!
@revlayle
Жыл бұрын
Is the sound issue really the rom or a crap DAC maybe?
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
I'm thinking it's definitely a limitation of the actual chip handling the audio. The explosion in Galaga was initially quite problematic to emulate in the early days of MAME and relied on a WAV until the tech was more refined. Likely the same deal here.
@Bob_Beaky
Жыл бұрын
I was super excited by this until you showed it not saving scores. I mean, come on. It's 2023 and we STILL can't save scores on these things?
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
That is a bummer. Some people have rightly noted that the arcade game would lose power when you turned it off, but still -- those are machines plugged into the wall. The score needs to be saved to give those high-score runs meaning!
@Bob_Beaky
Жыл бұрын
@@GenXGrownUp I get that the original didn't save scores but this isn't the original. It's a portable device - I don't wanna be carrying a chalk-board to keep the high scores on! :P If and when the next version comes out with a score-saving I'll be buying it day one. :)
@radiorob7543
Жыл бұрын
Looks good, but the opening theme for Galaga sounds terrible. Pass.
@SharpCinema
7 ай бұрын
Galaxian sucks! I'm just saying it - you all know it's true. What I would love is a Pacman, Galaga, Dig Dug combo.
@GenXGrownUp
7 ай бұрын
We've got a Galaxian hater over here! 😜
@AtariYMas_008
Жыл бұрын
I think instad of beening "homebrews" they are modifications of the original ones to acomplish the copyright laws and things like that, and the sound issues are caused by the hardware limitations and the speaker quality
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
Indeed. Speaker quality doesn't factor in, though, as evidenced when I take a direct output. It's all in the audio chipset of the hardware, methinks.
@cryptocoffee13
Жыл бұрын
Really want to see that Galaga with the giant trigger controller. It's $50, fairly steep for an unknown controller. I applaud My Arcade for trying something new.
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
I'm very curious, too! I don't even have that one in the studio yet. I think it'll come along in a few weeks.
@cryptocoffee13
Жыл бұрын
@@GenXGrownUp they don't love you enough then, lol! They should've sent that already! Wonder if they're worried about how it will do? I can't think that the trigger button will be as effective for mashing the fire button as frequently as Galaga requires? Or, maybe it's better? Guess we wait to find out
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
@@cryptocoffee13 Not nearly enough! 🤣 Seriously, I haven't even seen a listing so I'm guessing it's just not quite through production yet. I'm also dubious, but interested.
@mrbubetube
11 ай бұрын
I think I like the handheld better. just seems to work with the Galaga gameplay better all around. Better action, better visibility, better comfort and convenience. The console does look nice though. they went all out with that design, but I'll stick with the handheld.
@philipdefibaugh5683
Жыл бұрын
I love the arcade ROM, the coin sound effect and the bootscreen, these bring more authenticity to the game.
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@SumDumGy
Жыл бұрын
Judging by that Amazon page you linked. They may not be making many of these. Almost every version is unavailable.
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
Oh, don't worry - they're making them. And lots of them! Stock will be replenished shortly.
@SumDumGy
Жыл бұрын
@@GenXGrownUp No worries at all. Just happened to check out your link and made an observation. I’m a bit interested but I don’t know if I’ll ever pull the trigger.
@nancyshusterman8843
7 ай бұрын
Is the no big shoot present in the pocket pro version? They should make gaplus galaga88 as well😊
@ericm215
Жыл бұрын
If an arcade port of centipede was released I would buy
@heinzpilot
Жыл бұрын
I really like all of your reviews. They're really good. The only thing that is frustrating is all these products seem to always be out of stock. So if there's something that people are interested in you can't even buy it. It's not your fault but these companies really should have a lot of these things in stock.
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. These are just brand new and selling out quickly. They'll be restocked soon, so please be patient and I thank you for clicking thru my links. 😁
@MrSRArter
Жыл бұрын
13:58 I wonder if it's the Sega Genesis ports of those games by Piko Interactive.
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
🤔
@lucentv
Жыл бұрын
Nice to see it's decent. I think I'm gonna hold out and get that weird joystick one that's coming sometime.
@Treeplanter73
Жыл бұрын
Good looking quality 👍
@brendavawter
2 күн бұрын
I think I want this..but the left button instead of the joystick makes me think. I dunno!
@AnimationMaster167
Жыл бұрын
Wow! Those Pocket Player Pros this year are so brilliant! And I must say, they're far better then the 2018 and 2019 releases! In fact, they look and sound just like the arcade, even the it was the Sega Genesis Hardware, but I'd recommend I'll buy the Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man and Galaga Nano Player Pro ones! Nice video!
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@claredin
8 ай бұрын
What would make this perfect is to combine Ms Pac Man and Galaga on one unit and include the normal and superfast versions of Ms Pac Man :)
@rvs8425
Ай бұрын
Just got this game. I have the older version with 3 games. Here's my gripes: The fire button needs to be higher up for more comfort. There's no Pause function. The screen that they're using is from the older games and now that it's rotated, it goes light or dark when you tilt the game even a little. The older games don't have this problem. I think the older version (with 3 games) is more comfortable (with 2 fire buttons to choose from), perfect screen, and a very handy pause function. The new game's size is good, it feels nice in the hands but it's heavier.
@smallspacearcade8158
Жыл бұрын
Really looking forward to getting my grubby little mits on this! I really enjoyed the three game NES pocket player. The chance to have two of the games arcade versions is very exciting!
@retrojoe85
Жыл бұрын
As a Galaxian Quarter Arcade owner, I confirm that the sound is very high-pitched than the original version, but I also confirm that the gameplay is 100% arcade accurate! Oh Geez, what a surprise from My Arcade! If it wasn't altready owning old Galaxian and Galaga cabinets from My Arcade (plus the Numskull Galaxian and a a Tiny Galaga Arcade) I would have picked this up. Maybe, when it will be discounted...why not? 😃
@johnenoch6222
Жыл бұрын
Awesome pocket player. Would have looked better in black. Should have high scores saved. When do these get released to stores? Thanks Jon, never thought I would say this but…can’t wait till Monday!
@nikosaek781
Жыл бұрын
wow that hand held is goin to sell out soo fast.
@radiorob7543
Жыл бұрын
Sold out.
@kevin12567
5 ай бұрын
Galaxian loses too much of its character with the gimped sound. To me it's not the complete experience without that surreal, dissonant siren in the background. Thankfully, my Namco Museum Mini Player does have the original arcade ROMs.
@CoinOpTV
10 ай бұрын
two arcade classics in the palm of your hand!
@mikeburkhart8336
Жыл бұрын
That's awesome! I already have Galga downloaded on my 3DS though...I'm great at that game.
@nancyshusterman8843
7 ай бұрын
So the pocket pro does have the no shoot bug glitch it worrrkkkssss😂yessssss..the high score you can keep when ypu enter your name but once ypu turn off it displays on the main screen but initials stay in top 5 list
@westlywilliamsemple3441
Жыл бұрын
I spent alot of my mom's quarters on this game when I was little. I might have to get this Galaga machine. Great video
@ferrellsl
10 ай бұрын
This is way overpriced. At this price point it should have had a rechargeable lithium battery and a few more games.
@johnrossi6212
9 ай бұрын
That’s so cool that it’s pretty much the same programming as the arcade version.
@jesseemullen
4 ай бұрын
Fantastically informative review as always. 👍🏻 Glad to learn about another device that I can try out.
@GenXGrownUp
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@rhsking05
6 ай бұрын
Is it me or does the playing field for both original pocket player and the pro appear to be the same size and aspect ratio. It would appear that they just placed the score and player above the top of the playing field and then the level and number of lives left at the bottom, just below the playing field. It almost looks like it’s then the same.
@GenXGrownUp
6 ай бұрын
It's not so much about the size or position of the playfield, but in the accuracy of the original on a 3:4 display.
@fuzzynugs5644
Жыл бұрын
I hope the screen doesn't break as easy as the Mario handheld.
@DigitallezSTG
Жыл бұрын
When you review any of the Pac-Man products, could you check if the safe zone trick works on them?
@GenXGrownUp
Жыл бұрын
Good call - that was on my agenda! I suspect it won't work based on what we learned from Ms. Pac-Man, but I'll definitely try.
@yasin_GD
Жыл бұрын
Imo they should have included galaga 88 Gaplus and galaga arrangement
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