Aris Reviews the Qanba 2009 Arcade

Summary

In 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

00:00

😄 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.

05:00

👍 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.

10:02

🤔 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.

Keywords

💡arcade cabinet

The video focuses heavily on arcade cabinets, which are specialized furniture pieces designed to house arcade video game systems. The product being reviewed is an arcade cabinet kit called the Quanba Obsidian. Arcade cabinets are mentioned throughout as the video describes the assembly, design, and intended use of the Quanba Obsidian kit.

💡silent parts

The arcade cabinet comes with silent buttons and joysticks, which make less noise when pressed or moved. The video suggests these 'silent parts' are good for stay-at-home dads who don't want to make too much noise while gaming.

💡materials

The video praises the high quality materials used to construct the Quanba Obsidian kit. Terms like 'heavy duty,' 'metal,' and 'sturdy' are used to describe the materials, which exceed the reviewer's expectations.

💡at-home arcade

The intended use of the Quanba Obsidian kit is to create an arcade-like gaming experience at home. It allows users to emulate the look and feel of a classic arcade cabinet without needing to purchase a full-sized machine.

💡setup

The Quanba Obsidian is a setup or kit that must be assembled by the user. The video describes the assembly process and how the cabinet is modular, allowing customization.

💡back-to-back

A back-to-back configuration with two cabinets side by side is suggested for a more authentic arcade layout. This could also support multiplayer gaming.

💡adjustable

The Quanba Obsidian kit is adjustable in several ways - screen placement, height, and internal components can all be configured by the user during and after assembly.

💡specs

Various specifications of the kit are mentioned, including dimensions, weight (35-40 lbs), and price ($800-$900 depending on single or double configuration).

💡assembly

The ease and speed of assembling the kit is discussed. Each cabinet took about 1 hour to assemble thanks to the simple design and instructions.

💡customization

The reviewer emphasizes the ability to customize and modify the arcade cabinet - buttons, sticks, and screens can all be swapped out or upgraded.

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