Arcadesystems Reviews 

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

3.9

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Looking at 78 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the extensive and well-curated selection of retro games available across various supported platforms. People also mention that the online checkout process is completely straightforward and easy to navigate. Additionally, consumers appreciate that support agents are generally responsive and helpful when questions arise. However, some customers also noted frustrating issues with slow download speeds and frequently failed file transfers. A few other people also felt that technical support was unresponsive when attempting to resolve connection errors. Reviewers frequently expressed deep disappointment when large files failed completely or required constant troubleshooting to function properly.

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User experience

Consumers find user experience to be mixed, as many reviewers praise the friendly web, easy checkout, and... See more

Customer service

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Communication was good within 1-2 business days. Bought the VIP membership just didn’t like the process they use to limit what you can download at what time. I guess they have a lot of people trying... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Been utilizing their collections for many years now! Very good with getting back to you with issues or concerns. Downloads are super large, not sure why people are complaining about that, it will tak... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I like the fact that arcade systems put all games in one place for me arcade systems is the best way to get retro games on portable devices. Before I used to have to find my romset online but now it's... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have been a bit critical of arcade systems over the past year or so. But the systems have been radically updated. I was sceptical with using torrents for downloads but it works perfectly. Response t... See more


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  1. Gaming service Provider
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  3. Hobby Store

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We Offer Hyperspin Pre-Configured Hard Drives, Hyperspin Cloud Downloads and Hyperspin Retro Gaming Systems. Plus RetroPie Images and SD Cards!


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3.9

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Worked as advertised

Worked as advertised. Download/ conversion process is time consuming but well worth it. Follow the instructions carefully. Batocera build is well put together, A+!

9 October 2024
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I was told it was plug an play but no I…

I was told it was plug an play but no I have to do key setups and some game don’t work when it says it’s all tested when I asked for help off seller no answer then sed phone me back at a time and not phone me so £500 wasted not happy

13 October 2024
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Hi Paul, sorry I was unaware you were still having issues. I have reached out to you directly to resolve this for you.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CRAPPY OUT OF DATE BUILDS

Haven't been able to get Dreamcast to work on LB. Couldn't update LB either. Kept saying it couldn't connect to servers. Realized that I have a very old version of LB. Downloaded a newer version of LB figuring that was solve the problem, but no luck.

Sent many emails requesting help with very few replies. Strangely the replies I did receive did not even answer the questions I had about my problem. Eventually my questions were just being ignored. Very poor customer support. Definitely doesn't provide the support that they claim.

Everything is out of date and unable to update which is a pretty big problem. In matter of fact, I received help from a person at RetroSystems who pointed out that my LB was extremely out of date. How sad that it took someone else to help me. The guy even gave me steps to get Dreamcast to work.

To also note, it took them over a week to give me my information for my download. That was the first indication on how this was going to play out, and it pretty much did. Very disappointed with this company.

As I do this edit, I noticed that he replied to someone else that just left a review a few days ago on here, and of course, I still have no reply.

Take your business elsewhere. I don't really think this cowboy has the technical knowledge; therefore, he directs you to Discord. He probably just resells other people's builds.

11 September 2024
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Amazing product

Amazing product, good server speeds, decent software configuration, and several completely ignored email support requests were eventually solved forensically via the typically chaotic medium that is Discord. Great product over all!

21 September 2024
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I ordered during their growing pains

I ordered during their growing pains, wrong order was rectified, but the time to respond was not good. The promises to deliver it by another method were also under false hopes. I think they have all resolved now, but was not happy over that last order, to be fair I have ordered 4 times from them, so everyone should get a pass for 1 misstep.

23 September 2024
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Postage wasn’t great and had to chase…

Postage wasn’t great and had to chase up delivery. Was left wondering which isn’t a great start for a company you’ve never used before.

Product is so so although massively overpriced considering what it costs on Amazon. It’s a cheapo SSD internal drive so probably my mistake for not reading the description properly but I expected more for the price. I still then needed a USB adapter to use the drive externally on my PC.

Even with Including the software £140 is still extortionate considering there’s only a handful of light gun games on jt and the art work is just generated from screensaver. I can’t moan though as I knew the price when I bought it. I just thought it would be better quality all round and more value for the price.

Now that I know how to build a Batocera image myself, I feel a bit ashamed that I didn’t take more time learning it rather than just shelling out on something that take such little effort and only a little research.

All in all not a great experience or value for money and one I won’t be repeating.

18 September 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bad ass site with amazing products (VIP is crazy cool) and support

ok. Can't say enough good things about this program. They have churned out some of the most amazing packages for years. I have been a VIP for a long time and love still after years of working with them they give the best tech support. Now that they are moving to a faster delivery system (torrent) I am very excited about how they are growing to meet customer demands.

theguitarpunk

13 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Be very careful

Be very careful. You'll purchase VIP and then the upgrades aren't included.

The initial 20tb pack was crap and they get these packs from others. Be careful.

11 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Buying a Hyperspin 12TB

The purchase was simple, inspection, access everything quickly came to me by e-mail, but when it comes to contacting for help for a less experienced user it's not so cool, I sent 2 messages with a question but I did not receive any answer. I bought the disk privately, I bought on the site access to Hyperspin 12 TB but unfortunately it's been a while since the purchase and I didn't run any game, even Hyperspin.

13 September 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing product at a low price

Amazing product at a low price, cannot fault the customer service, I had issues with starting a program and within a few minutes of messaging Arcade Systems they were remotley logged into my computer and fixing the issue. *****

1 October 2024
Unprompted review

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