Aris Reviews the Qanba 2009 Arcade
Summary
TLDRIn this engaging review, the presenter shares his firsthand experience with the Kwamba 2009, an at-home arcade setup designed for gaming enthusiasts. He expresses initial skepticism about its build quality but is pleasantly surprised by its sturdiness and heavy-duty materials. Despite its high cost, he finds it worth the investment for those who value arcade-style gaming, highlighting its easy assembly, adjustable features, and silent components ideal for discreet gaming. Ultimately, he recommends the Kwamba 2009 to fellow gamers, especially those who can relate to its 'dad-friendly' design and appreciate its potential to bring joy similar to arcade cabinets without the usual limitations.
Takeaways
- 😀 The 2009 is a heavy-duty, adjustable arcade cabinet setup for home use
- 😎 It comes in a single or double configuration, can fit PCs and monitors
- 💰 It's expensive at around $800-900 but high quality materials
- 🛠 Easy 1 hour assembly with simple parts - good instructions video
- ⚙️ Adjustable feet allow levelling on uneven floors
- 👨👦👦 Silent buttons seem targeted for stay-at-home dads
- 👍 Creates an authentic arcade experience at home
- 😕 The 2 player version may feel too cramped
- 😃 Overall well designed, sturdy and 'worth it' if you want an arcade at home
- 🤝 The maker Kwoc Cops sent a free second unit after seeing interest
Q & A
What is the product being reviewed called?
-The product is called the Kwambe 2009. It is an arcade cabinet setup that can be configured as a single player or two player side-by-side cabinet.
What materials is the cabinet made from?
-The cabinet is made from heavy duty metal materials. The reviewer describes it as brushed, polished metal that feels very sturdy and durable.
What is included with the arcade cabinet?
-The arcade cabinet comes with silent push buttons and joysticks by default. It also includes metal baskets that can be mounted on the sides to hold drinks or other items.
How difficult is the cabinet to assemble?
-The reviewer states that the cabinet is easy to assemble, taking about 1 hour per cabinet. The instructions are simple with a 3D video guide. The only challenge is the weight of some pieces.
What are some pros of this arcade cabinet?
-Pros include the high quality metal construction, easy assembly process, and authentic arcade experience it provides. The reviewer was very impressed with the materials and wanted a second cabinet after trying the first.
What are some cons or dislikes about the cabinet?
-The main dislikes were the silent buttons, the high price tag, and potentially the close spacing between players on the 2 player model. The reviewer plans to replace the silent parts.
Who is the target demographic for this product?
-The reviewer believes the cabinet is targeted at nostalgic dads wanting an arcade experience at home without disturbing the rest of the household.
How is the cabinet adjusted and leveled?
-The feet use an arcade-style bolt system that allows each cabinet to be leveled and adjusted for uneven floors. No wheels are included.
How do you access the internal components?
-The front panel is secured with hand screws. Removing those allows the panel to slide out, providing access to all the buttons, sticks, and wires inside.
What is the overall recommendation on purchasing this cabinet?
-The reviewer highly recommends the cabinet for anyone interested in an authentic, high quality arcade experience at home. Despite the cost, the materials and versatility make it worthwhile.
Outlines
😄 Introducing the kwamba 2009 arcade cabinet
The paragraph introduces the kwamba 2009 arcade cabinet that the kwamba police sent for feedback. It describes the cabinet as designed for stay-at-home dads to emulate an arcade experience at home without disturbing kids and wives. The paragraph mentions it comes in single and double versions and seems expensive at $800-900.
👍 Assembling and assessing the quality of the kwamba 2009 arcade cabinets
The paragraph describes assembling the kwamba 2009 arcade cabinets, noting they are heavy duty and high quality materials. It took about an hour to assemble each one while watching a simple YouTube video. The paragraph assess the materials are sturdy and accepts additional weight well on the polished metal base.
🤔 Easy assembly but heavy materials when putting together the kwamba 2009
The paragraph further discusses assembling the kwamba 2009 cabinets. It notes the design uses simple screws and no left/right pieces for easy assembly. However, the pieces are heavy, which caused a delay. Accessing inside is easy with hand screws. Overall, it was easy to assemble especially with the YouTube video.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡arcade cabinet
💡silent parts
💡materials
💡at-home arcade
💡setup
💡back-to-back
💡adjustable
💡specs
💡assembly
💡customization
Highlights
The Kwamba 2009 is a heavy duty, adjustable home arcade cabinet setup that allows you to customize your experience.
It comes in a single player and two player side-by-side version, costing around $800 and $900 respectively.
The heavy materials and quality make it worth the price if retro arcade gaming is your passion.
Silent buttons and joysticks make it dad-friendly for gaming without disturbing the family.
The modular, adjustable design means you're not locked into any one setup.
The metal materials seem extremely durable and high quality.
The feet allow height adjustment for uneven floors.
Assembly only takes about an hour per cabinet following the clear video instructions.
Only one screw type used for simplicity, no easy to mix up pieces.
Accessing the internal components for customization is easy via hand screws.
A great gift idea for retro gaming dads wanting an at-home arcade experience.
High price but reasonable for the quality materials and versatility.
More stable and adjustable than typical low quality impersonations.
Quick assembly time compared to complex furniture kits.
Silent controls accommodate family/apartment gaming without noise complaints.
Transcripts
poof what's up Amigos how's it going so
the kwamba police they hit me up and
they wanted to know my feedback they
wanted my feedback on their new 2009
which is what this is called they were
like are you interested in this product
and of course you know I was trying to
play it cool but inside I was thinking
let me get one of those so they sent me
one right and I was like cool let me
check it out you know I mean this is
like up my alley
I mean I'm pretty sure it's right up my
alley it's probably designed for people
who are my age in fact we'll get into
that a little bit later because I think
that's actually the case so this thing
is obviously a atome type of an arcade
cabinet setup what you're supposed to do
is you're supposed to put a computer or
a console that's adjustable of course
you can put it on the second rack and
you're supposed to put a couple of
monitors up and it's supposed to emulate
like an arcade experience right the
reason why initially when I saw it
personally uh I was pretty skeptical is
because when you see materials like this
on the internet I don't know about you
guys but every time I see materials that
look like this it's it's always going to
be some that you can bend over your
knee you know like TV stands all kinds
of things with wheels these materials
when you look at them they look like
they're going to be garbage but honestly
you know this is heavy uh I think I'm
not you know I don't pick up stuff
that's too heavy very often but I would
guess it's like 40 lb it's probably
written all over the website I didn't
look but I think it's maybe 35 or 40 lbs
each something like that uh and because
of that they're really like really heavy
duty first of all I guess I'm I should
have like a script written up or
something huh what whatever it doesn't
matter we'll go one thing at a time so
what are things that you need to know
well first thing you need to know is
what is it I told you what it is it's
like a at home arcade setup it's called
the kwamba 2009 and it comes with two
versions it comes in two versions The
Double version where you're side by side
with your homie or the single version
which you could get just for yourself or
if you want to get two of
these then you could get a like a you
know Japanese style backtack cabinet so
okay that's what it is now what else do
you want to know you probably want to
know if it's oh how much is it well
that's pretty
important uh I it's expensive it's
expensive and that's one of the reasons
why I think it's designed pretty much
for dads this is like a dad thing
obviously to me at least first of all
it's called the 2009 it's an arcade
cabinet which uses arcade sticks and the
thing that's a big giveaway is by
default I think I don't know if you can
customize this but these are silent
Parts this is a silent these are all
silent buttons and these These are
silent sticks same with the other one
who needs silent buttons and Silent
sticks dads stay-at-home dads who are
trying to not wake up their kids and
their angry wives because they all they
do is play third strike
right so I mean if you're in that
demographic and this is something you
look at and you like think you it puts a
smile on your face yeah I think it's
worth it how much is it oh well let me
remember I think it's like $800 for the
one pie side and I think it's $900 for
the two pie
side
so I'm sure you're thinking damn that's
expensive is it worth it well before we
even go to the is it worth it I really
want to just point something out okay uh
is it worth it that question is a trick
question because there are people out
there spending thousands of dollars on
gotcha cell phone n games right and who
is to say whether or not that's worth it
to them you know right so that's one
point I'd like to make just you know
when you think about what it is and
whether or not it puts a smile on your
face if it does then okay now we can
talk for you I think it's worth it and
let me tell you why because this product
when I looked at it it put a smile on my
face and I was like okay let me get one
of those and then they sent me one right
they sent me one and I was like wow I
put it together and I was like wow this
is really sick I'm going to buy another
one to get a backto back don't tell the
quo cops I said this but I was going to
buy another one and the next day they
sent me another
one which was pretty cool cuz I was
already going to buy another one so the
reason why I'm telling you this is
because as a consumer they gave me one
and when I put it together I wanted the
other one so I could get a back to back
or maybe side by side on the wall or
whatever right so that might give you an
idea of whether or not at least I think
it's worth it I was going to buy one I
just got lucky and they I didn't say
nothing I wonder if they would have sent
me the second one if I had said
something damn anyway whatever get owned
quac cops but hey thanks for sending
this it's cool uh okay so it's
expensive yeah but if it's up your alley
is it worth it I think it's pretty damn
worth it it's heavy uh it's not like I
don't like to be locked in so for me
I've always wanted to buy arcade
cabinets but I never did because I
always felt like there are so many good
reasons not to you know it's just just
like you're always locked into this type
of monitor or whatever you know this
type of cabinet this is going to like
assuming it holds up the test of time
which I really think the materials is
really the best part that's the part
that sold me I'm not into silent buttons
I would switch these out I think but the
materials are pretty good everything all
the way around is all metal so this to
me feels sturdier than uh like the
Tekken Noir cabinets to me what you're
banging on this these are really
really really like you know you could
really bang them I've been banging them
you know uh the only thing I have to say
is if someone's sitting next to me maybe
it's been a long time since I've played
on a cabinet that's not backto back but
on the 2p version if someone's sitting
next to you maybe I don't know man I
don't know what it is but it just feels
like it's too close you're too close his
maybe his imp puts I'm not sure it's
super hardcore solid like it's
unfortunate there's no way for you to
actually maybe oh they did have it at
Evo maybe they'll have them at some
tournaments and you could check them out
but the to me it's heavy duty the
materials used are like definitely
acceptable and I don't know I thought
when I put it together I thought it was
pretty cool so what else can I tell you
about this thing well uh there are a
couple of other like pieces that I
didn't include I might put them on later
but there are these baskets that are
also made of brushed like polished metal
and you can put these baskets on the
side here they look like they might be
to hold I don't know maybe drinks I
don't know what they're for but I'm not
opposed to adding any weight to this I
want to put as much weight as possible
so they're super sturdy uh but this is
they're really sturdy right now without
a computer you know a PC or any monitors
on top so it's only going to feel better
the more you put on top of this on
top of that the way the feet work so
they're not on there are no wheels they
come with feet and if you have ever
worked with arcade cabinets these feet
that come with the I don't know what the
technical terms are but these are very
similar to what are underneath arcade
cabinets they have the bolt you tighten
it up and then you can use the bolt or
the whatever the it is the nut to
to adjust the height in case of an
uneven floor now the floor in here is
probably not very even and still it's
they're they're definitely not wobbling
either of them and they haven't wobbled
anywhere I've put them but for me I
would put a rug underneath just to make
it you know in general I think it will
help a lot of things uh I'm I'm at least
going to try that I don't know if it
will be better but I'm going to try a
rug they they they are very very easy to
put together too that's another thing
talking about the feet reminded me of
that so okay how hard are they to put
together I hate instructions you know
they're always in Chinese or French and
there's all these different like pages
and diagrams and so let me tell you
how this went uh the the Quoc cops they
were like okay here is this YouTube link
it's going to help you put it together
the link maybe notepads can put it in
the description the link to this V this
was like a one minute video and it
didn't even have some telling me
to you know subscribe and let's get
right into it without further Ado
nothing it was just a one minute video
of a 3D image of this thing being built
in like a CG and that video made
building this unbelievably easy
I've put together like bookshelves at
you know like Ikea bookshelves this was
substantially easier than that the the
design of it is there are no lefts and
rights and there is only one type of
screw there basically is only one type
of screw the only other type of screw is
just the one that connects to the stick
itself which I think there are three of
them every other screw is the same size
there's no A's or B's it's really good I
was impressed with that the only thing
is though so how long did it take me to
put each one together it took me about
an hour to put each one together but I
think that it would have been faster if
I didn't have to take a 10-minute break
because I dropped some heavy ass thing
on my foot so point is they're heavy so
sure it's easy to put together but these
are heavy pieces and you know you just
have to do it right obviously it was
easier the second time it would be for
anyone but you know the pieces are heavy
1 hour isn't bad especially if you're
just watching watching a you know a
YouTube video instead of reading
instructions so to me that was awesome
uh what else do you need to know the
feet you can kind of see just by looking
at it maybe like its Dimensions
especially with that chair there that's
a regular kinetta chair you know so oh
yeah uh how do you get access to the
inside so these screws right here
they're hand screws I took two of them
off already all right so all you do once
you take those three hand screws out
just pull it
out gives you access to all of the parts
if you want to swap them out like I said
I'm going to swap these out I don't
prefer silent Parts but a lot of people
do I mean there's a reason they invented
them and they still put them in a lot of
stuff uh so yeah I mean pretty easy to
put together overall I mean I would say
oh fingers overall I would
say expensive but if this is if you look
at this product and it puts a smile on
your face like it did mine I think it's
worth it I think it is I mean it's
definitely better than wasting money on
a gacha game and you know it hope I
didn't miss anything thanks again Kwo
cops and the rest of you for
watching enjoy the rest of your day see
you lightning and
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