New Wave Toys / RepliCade

[sTo0z]

Hey folks, did some searching but I didn't see much.. I'm surprised there isn't a bit more chatter with these things.

The RepliCade machines are mini-arcade replicas at 1/6th scale and are about 12 inches tall. Here is the website: https://newwavetoys.com/

Per their own description: "The Replicade runs a closed system that boots directly into the Rom." And they are officially licensed roms from the license holders.

I have all 3 of their currently released machines: Centipede, Tempest, and Street Fighter II. They've had a few bumps but in my opinion are pretty solid machines. I do know they can interface with PCs over USB as they are capable of firmware updates, but I certainly don't have any skill or knowledge beyond that.

Was hoping there's some other folks out there that might have been trying to dig a little further into these machines? Or maybe they already have and I haven't been looking in the right spot.

There's also a similar release going on over here:
http://www.numskull.com/quarter-arcades/

These are larger but mostly the same deal. So, same question for these machines I guess.

Anyone?

 

[KiiWii]

I have played on the Numskull Pac-Man one, imho it’s too small to be truly useful... even if you could mod it in anyway.

I’m following the thread to see if anyone has modded it.

 

[sTo0z]

Yah agreed. They are not really for hardcore gaming or anything, a bit of a novelty. But I'm a super arcade fan and a bit of a collector so I couldn't resist.

I also love all the crazy stuff the community comes up with and always thing modding is interesting and how it gets done. So I guess the dream here would be like swapping the rom out or something.

You basically have 3 physical control schemes here now, which is cool. A dial, a trackball, and now a stick + 6 buttons.

 

[WD_GASTER2]

very neat indeed. seen a couple of reviews too. that being said that 119 is a bit tough to swallow. otherwise i would totally give a shot at modding it.

 

[andyhappypants]

They look smart, bit small to be useful imo, the Arcade1up units are a better functional size and can be modded with a Pi or something similar

 

[sTo0z]

Yah definitely not "useful" in that sense, but still would be super fun to mod! Still hanging onto hope that someone out there is able to tinker a bit!

 

[mrchrisster]

I wonder if there is any way to play other games on them? The hardware is not that custom... the Dragon's Lair they make runs on Daphne for Linux afaik

 

[kneel]

i'd really like to be able to add games to these too. Both numskull and Repliades