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Alas, I was too rigid with my original budget. Or gone all-in and picked up their Tankstick.

But, because the Arcade/Console PC gets it’s heaviest use when I have guests, I really should have gone with X-Arcade’s Dual Joystick. The Solo is outstanding for MAME and early-generation console and 8-bit computer gaming. Solid as a stone-wall, but comfortable to use. The X-Arcade Solo is a wonderful joystick.

Shipping is a killer due to the weight.

Single player only, unless you buy two.

Authentic arcade-controller experience.

Both upgrades have improved the overall experience of using the system, and have probably extended its life by a couple of years. And games now load in a snap, instead of just a second or two. Upgrading from the base 4GB of RAM to 8GB of Corsair RAM 3 for $36, together with the SSD upgrade, has made every Windows operation much faster. Adding a $70 PNY CS2211 2 240GB SSD has dropped boot times from 30+ seconds to under 14 seconds. And, fortunately, Asus was kind enough to design this particular generation of ViviPC’s so that storage and RAM upgrades are straightforward and as painless as possible. Even then, it is amazing what adding a SSD will do for performance.

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Upgrade – 8/13/16: Approaching the two-year anniversary for Project: Arcade, the 30+ second boot times and general Windows slowness finally encouraged me to do a couple of upgrades on the Asus. The VM40B was slow when I got it, but the dual-core 1.5GHz Celeron is still just fast enough to be able to emulate the old 80’s games perfectly well.

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The VivoPC boots up in 30ish seconds, and, from the “Metro” UI in Windows 8.1, I can get to the Maximus-Arcade software and start playing very quickly. Although the system is slow, again, compared to most PC’s out there, it’s still has more than enough power for what I use it for – 80’s arcade games and 80’s/90’s console/computer games. One of the nicest things about the Asus is that it’s very easy to upgrade. Running a 1.5GHz dual-core Celeron, with 4GB of RAM and a 5400RPM 3.5in Hard Drive, it’s not a speedster. It’s also pretty slow, as PC’s go these days. Asus has really built a great looking mini PC that is very quiet. The ‘heart’ of the system is the Asus VivoPC VM40B.

Fast enough for my uses, but otherwise, it is a slow PC.

Well built and easily upgradeable, with minimum bloat-ware.

So, let’s take a look at the individual components of Project: Home Arcade, and how they are faring 8 months later.

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This is one of the reasons I wanted to keep the price at-or-under the price of a PS4 or Xbox One. The MAME/Console PC does not get played as much as my PS4, but more than my PS3. In fact, I use the system a little more than I thought I would. It’s a really fun shared retro-experience. Yes I do, and friends love to play it when they come over. One of Jose’s questions was if I still used the system. Hindsight being 20/20, however, there’s probably a couple of things I would change. Overall, I’m still very happy with how the project turned out. Reader Jose recently asked how the whole thing is working out, and that’s a great question. In early September 2014, I wrote about my recently completed project to add a PC to the living room specifically to play MAME and classic console/computer games.

You can read about the most recent Project: Home Arcade here.

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UPDATE – Oct 29, 2017: I’ve swapped out the Asus PC and Windows for a Raspberry Pi 3 with RetroPie, and I am extremely happy with the results.