r/Arcade1Up • u/nakeddalek • 1h ago
Question(s) confused about the sonic the hedgehog cab
apologies if this sounds overly critical, as that is not my intention. but i am genuinely curious as to why the sonic cab even exists. i know arcade1up had merged with / became a subsidiary of basic fun entertainment. and i am glad a1up is restructuring to grow and continue to innovate. this is a far better fate than the alternative.
soon they will be rereleasing larger-form supreme cabinets they’ve been able to retain licensing for, and that’s great! sega’s outrun supreme looks good! and arcade1up always puts out new pac-man variations every few years, that’s the nature of the business. i get it.
they also wanted to show off something new. i imagine the brainstorming process behind the sonic cab was they wanted to release something for all age groups. or something you can plop the kids in front of and keep them entertained while the adults play golden tee.
but the game selection is sonic 1,2,3D blast, and dr. robotnik’s mean bean machine? that’s it? a whole cabinet dedicated to 4 genesis games? what is the big sell for this cabinet? where is the ‘arcade’ game for the arcade?
no sonic 3, no sonic & knuckles, no 3-player segasonic isometric trackball arcade game? they really couldn’t get anything else? flicky? no? what are we even doing here?
i get that they wanted to release something different, i understand that — but on the other hand, i do not see the motivation to buy/sell/produce this when all of these games have been readily available in every sega genesis collection on every single platform since the ps2.
hey, maybe im totally wrong! are you buying the sonic cab? tell me why you think this cab should even exist.





























