Arcade1Up's compact Countercades catered to limited-space buyers and those avoiding $500 standing machines, but all Countercades were discontinued and often sell out quickly. The Class of '81 Countercade, themed around Ms. Pac-Man and Galaga and including Dig Dug, launched last October for $150, disappeared before Christmas, and recently reappeared on Amazon priced at $167.16. Resellers list the unit for about $299 on StockX. Only around a dozen Arcade1Up cabinets appear available on Amazon currently, with some Deluxe Edition standing cabinets still produced at $500–$600. Amazon's restock pricing can vary unpredictably for discontinued items.
Arcade1Up's Countercades are great for those who have limited space as well as anyone who doesn't want to drop $500 on a standing home arcade machine. Unfortunately, Arcade1Up seems like it could be done with its series of compact machines. All of the manufacturer's Countercades are discontinued. Until this month, we hadn't seen an Arcade1Up Countercade in stock since last holiday season. So we were surprised to find the Arcade1Up Class of '81 Countercade in stock at Amazon this week.
The Class of '81 Countercade is themed around Ms. Pac-Man and Galaga, though it also includes Dig Dug. The cabinet launched last October for $150 and then disappeared before Christmas. It had a peculiarly brief lifecycle, and now it has a fittingly strange restock. The Class of '81 Countercade is sold and shipped by Amazon, but the price is $167.16. It's only $17 above the original MSRP, and the $150 MSRP was surprisingly low to begin with--and contributed to it selling out so fast.
Snag the Arcade1Up Class of '81 Countercade while you can; over on StockX, resellers have it listed for $299. The compact machine is one of only about a dozen Arcade1Up cabinets available on Amazon at the moment. The previous Pac-Man Countercade retailed for $200. Amazon's store page makes it seem like $167.16 is MSRP. This sometimes happens when Amazon restocks discontinued products. Amazon sometimes has really random prices for things that have effectively turned into Amazon exclusives.
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