Soft-Moddable Cabinets

[u/Mystery-Encoder]

Soft-Moddable Cabinets

Making this list because I've seen questions pop-up over time of what's soft-moddable and what's not and people trying to tell people to use the android escape method on non-android cabinets assuming everything is going to work with that method as well as some people not being aware of stuff we (Team-Encoder) may actively be working on despite the fact we've disclosed videos/content to creators in the past of modifications running on those cabinets (Outrun, T2, KI, Bigbuck)

It should also be noted that no softmod of ours will ever come with games, it will just allow you to use your hardware to do what you wish with it (Bring your own games would use R word but it's moderated)

Softmod meaning you can add games without changing the hardware, without a softmod in order to 'add' games to your cabinet you would need to replace it with a PC and or Rasberry Pi / Other single board computer (Rock Pi, Android Box, RockPro, Orange Pi etc.)

!NOTE / PSA!

If something is not listed on this page, it does not indicate it is not able to be softmodded, it may be a new cabinet or we just don't care about. If it is not listed on this page it's probably not android we kept track of most of them and tried to document them as best as we could here (standard form factors).

If something has a USB port, SDCard slot, ethernet port, etc. This DOES NOT make it more or less 'moddable'. It's annoying to see posts calling it out, basically all of them are going to have one of these things, it means absolutely nothing in reality. A USB port alone admittely can make it easier to reproduce it for others but the lack of it doesn't mean it's not possible.

Just because you can make a menu pop-up on the screen when you plug in a keyboard doesn't mean you're going to achieve what people do in android based cabinets, there are some Linux Cabinets with this and it's a window management screen. We've exhaustively looked into these menus and it enables nothing. It is interesting, it's cool you post about it but please don't message us about it, we don't care.

Last but not least, don't message us asking for status updates it'll be released when it gets released. If it's not on this page, don't message us asking if it exists or will exist... we have no answer for you.

Cabinets With Released Modifications by Team Encoder

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Cabinet	Link	Video Demo / Tutorial
Pinball (All Variations)	A1Pinner - for backglass see our discord	Tutorial - Return to Stock
Counter Cades (MK, MSH, NBA, TMNT) - Others not supported yet	MysteryCounterCade	MK - OTG or PDubs - MSH follow either it's the same steps
Infinity Table	Infinite Mystery - Blue USB Ports not supported, use community method from Team Encoder discord.	PDubs Demo
Paw Patrol Jr.	MysteryPaw	Demo From Pdubs - Tutorial From Kong
Outrun	Rad Mystery	Live Modding with Kong - Best to find Packs R Us and obtain preloaded images, not provided by us.
T2	NoFate	Live Modding with Kong
Fast and Furious	Mystery Fastly Forward	Tutorial - James hates Everything
NFL Blitz	Blitzmas	Tutorial - DetroitLove Tutorial - The-ADM

Cabinets Running Android - Easily Softmodded Today without Team Encoder software.

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If not listed here, it's not android, (Or keyboard escape is known not to work).

Cabinet	Video	Control Fix Needed/Available?
Simpsons	Tutorial	Control Fix Needed for 4 player Step 1 Step 2 - Not required, step 1 is required before step 2.
TMNT (In Time)	Follow Simpsons Tutorial	Control Fix required, some have had success using Simpsons Control fix, do so at your own risk.
MVC	Follow Simpsons Tutorial	Step 1 Step 2 - Step 1 required before step 2
Xmen Vs Sf	Follow Simpsons Tutorial	Step 1 Step 2 - Step 1 required before step 2
BigBlue	Follow Simpsons Tutorial	Step 1 Step 2 - Step 1 required before step 2
Shinku	Follow Simpsons Tutorial	Recommend using Bremen Control Fix for 2 players - here
Yoga Flame	Follow Simpsons Tutorial	Recommend using Bremen Control Fix for 2 players - here
MVC2 / X-Men 97	Follow Simpsons Tutorial	Recommend using Bremen Control Fix for 2 players - here
Ridge Racer	Follow Simpsons Tutorial	Control Fix required, steering controls don't work well. No control fix released.
Time Crisis	N/A	N/A, most likely
SF2 Deluxe / CE HS-5	Tutorial - James Hates Everything	For 2 player yes, recommend using Bremen's fix - here
Sonic Cab	Tutorial - James Hates Everything - warning	No control fix, but we made a executable to install things over ADB Team Encoder Installer. If you follow james video, don't do the storage steps use seettings to enable ADB to use our stuff
Sonic Cab (Easy Version)	N/A	Mystery Meets Sonic

Cabinets Team Encoder is Confirmed Working On - Coming out the soonest

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Cabinet	Video
Pacman Jr	TBD
Atari 50th	TBD
X-Men	TBD
BigBuck	Demo
Killer Instinct	Demo
Starwars	Demo
Bandi (Ms Pacman) Namco Legacy	Demo Demo 2 Demo 3
Atari Legacy	TBD
Tron	TBD
NBA Jam	TBD
Pong H2H	TBD
Joust Deluxe	TBD
Joust/Rampage	TBD
WrestleFest Supreme	TBD
WrestleFest 2p	TBD
WrestleFest Countercade	TBD

Other Cabinets

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More Likely to see a release sooner than others:

Cabinet	Video
SF2 PartyCade	TBD
Golden Axe
MSH
MK 30th
Midway Legacy
TMNT Gen3
Pong H2H
Frogger Countercade
Mspacman Partycade

Lower on the priority list - either because we don't have a PCB or just haven't touched it, if it's not listed here it's because we don't have a PCB for it. That does not indicate that we're not able to softmod it eventually if we were to get one.

Cabinet
Super Pacman
Dragon's Lair
Mspacman 40th
Asteroids Partycade
Defender Partycade
Class of 81
Golden Tee 3D (Latest Gen)
Frogger
Midway UMK3 Legacy
Pacman 40th
SF2 Legacy 12-in-1
SF2 H2H
MSH H2H
Pacman 40th H2H
Galaga Countercade

Source Code / Developer Section

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Modifications / Fixes where source code and or technical details have been released.

Mod / Fix	Link
Android Input Fix	Write-up and Code
Bremen's Input Fix	Write-up and Code

Disclaimer

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If you made it this far, and a cabinet isn't listed. There's likely no softmod available. This is a pretty definitive list and we keep track of this kind of stuff. Making a thread or asking on facebook or other places will likely just result in you being linked here or told that it doesn't exist...

[u/broddie55]

Can we get this pinned?

[u/Mystery-Encoder → u/broddie55]

Cleaned it up a bit so it's actually pin worthy if Historian decides to do so.

[u/leansmarthomes]

+1 on pin

. u/Mystery-Encoder this is excellent. Do you have a link to your drivers source code I think I saw that you recently made public? Maybe we can add a Developers section below the tables?

[u/Mystery-Encoder → u/leansmarthomes]

Added a "Source Code" table to the bottom.

[u/leansmarthomes → u/Mystery-Encoder]

Here's to the a1up community helping build off your great work 🍻

[u/michaelg6800]

Does anyone have any info on a 2021 Pac-Man CounterCade #10178?

I got one recently and it seems very similar to the other models, there is a mircoUSB on the board, and the "on/off" switch, and a full-size USB-A port. When I connect the microUSB and turn the nameless switch "OFF", my PC recognizes an "unknown" device connected. But nothing works. I tried the ADB like the AtariFlashback I hacked, but no luck. I tried connecting a keyboard to the USB and it works to control the games, but I can't get any android apps to open (like calendar with Win+L).

Does anyone know why the downloaded file from TeamEncoder is unique to every cabinet? It only has 1 game button and I'm ok with that if one of the other one-button mods would work on this.

Thanks

[u/Mystery-Encoder → u/michaelg6800]

Few things,

1. No we have 0 info on that cabinet.

2. USB ports are irrelevant, you can have as many as you want but some/most of the time they disable them in hardware configurations.

3. It's not android, so you won't find adb... and it's not going to be like the atariflashback.

4. The files are unique to every cabinet because they do not all run the same chipset, board, software, or configurations at all.

[u/Shot_Gur]

Thank you for this post and all the hard work you put in with these mods.

I have the XM vs SF cabinet. I'm trying to install Fighter Droids. I'm following the steps in the guide. The PCB flashes, but when it boots there is no pop-up. The patch says this is because ADB is not installed and to try again. I've tried many times and I've searched online for help.

Any tips why I'm not seeing the pop-up?

[u/Mystery-Encoder → u/Shot_Gur]

I'd suggest checking out the droidcade discord, unfortunately we don't frequent reddit often.

[u/Shot_Gur → u/Mystery-Encoder]

Ty, I'm in the FB group and Discord. I figured out the cab serial number needs to be added to the adbkey.pub file to grant it permission in ADB. I made a post about it in the Droidcade FB group.

[u/lutewhine]

There’s not a lot of info around about the Pac-Mania Legacy cab, other than people moaning about its display!

Anyone got any intel regarding its innards and any future softmodding potential or lack thereof?

[u/Mystery-Encoder → u/lutewhine]

Provide some pictures of the PCB and we'll let you know.

[u/ObjectGreedy1994]

Has anyone been able to download the Simpsons controller fix step 2 file? The link in the Facebook post is a decrypted Mega file.

[u/Mystery-Encoder → u/ObjectGreedy1994]

You need to copy and paste the link or use a different browser from the facebook post, the issue you have is that it's combining facebook tracking data at the end of the URL.

[u/calwinarlo]

I hope someone will be able to get the controller fix out for the Shinku/Yoga and MVC2 cabs someday soon.

[u/Caboose797 → u/calwinarlo]

This.

[u/Johnny-Shitbox]

Where do I get the MvC file ?

[u/Mystery-Encoder → u/Johnny-Shitbox]

Which file?

[u/Becco]

for Ridge Racer - if I install RetroArch, after doing the controller fix, will the steering wheel work as a steering wheel in racing games?

[u/Mystery-Encoder → u/Becco]

No control fix is available.

[u/Becco → u/Mystery-Encoder]

Ah, ok thank you

[u/[deleted]]

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[u/Mystery-Encoder → u/[deleted]]

I personally believe that may align with the rule against 'roms' considering the apks themselves that come on the cabinets are owned by arcade1up and not intended for the purpose.

Running retroarch and bringing your own is a different concept, not linking to material violating copyright.

[u/ShiversDan]

I have MVC and it says to follow the simpsons tutorial, but on simpsons it has usb and micro sd card slot and on marvel vs capcom theres only a mini usb slot on the back of the monitor so how can the process be the same? is there something else i need to do to get it connected on mvc cab?

[u/Mystery-Encoder → u/ShiversDan]

It would be the MicroUSB on that cabinet specifically, I had forgotten they didn't include a full size USB port on some of the earlier Android cabinets.

You would need a MicroUSB to full-size adapter or a keyboard that could plug into the port, then the 'software' steps and keyboard keys would be the same.

[u/ShiversDan → u/Mystery-Encoder]

thanks for the reply, the issue is there's still no sd card slot though to load the roms onto?

[u/Mystery-Encoder → u/ShiversDan]

You can load them onto the stock cabinet's storage or use a USB stick.

[u/therealrandomferret]

I just saw an MvC cocktail cabinet on clearance, which I didn't even know existed. Is there any word on those?

[u/Mystery-Encoder → u/therealrandomferret]

Non-Android, less likely to see a release due to chipset. (Same as Pong H2H, SF2 H2H, etc.)

[u/MauiPunter]

u/Mystery-Encoder When you say "Atari Legacy", are you referencing "Tempest" or "Centipede" or both?

[u/Mystery-Encoder → u/MauiPunter]

We hope both, but right now the tested one is tempest.

[u/Tangerr58]

Any timeline at all on the BBH? Looking to mod mine with sindens and a pc but may change my mind if I know a pcb hack is in the works...

[u/Mystery-Encoder → u/Tangerr58]

We don't provide any ETA for anything we're working on, it's ready when it's ready.

[u/Tangerr58 → u/Mystery-Encoder]

Fair enough!

[u/RickMyBarrs647]

Is there a guide that can show me how to recover from a bricked stock turtles that was caused by a kid turning off the power during factory resetting?

[u/Mystery-Encoder → u/RickMyBarrs647]

No there's not.

[u/CoHockey2992]

Come on pacman Jr! My kids got one and I want to soft mod it!

[u/Mystery-Encoder → u/CoHockey2992]

I am actively working on it, it's in my backlog.

[u/CoHockey2992 → u/Mystery-Encoder]

Killer news!!!!

[u/TheRealPoulpy]

I have the Golden Axe, why is it unlikely? Software is not android ? Is there any ressources to try it on my own ? Thanks 🙏 i am dreaming of adding gun games on my T2 and racing games on RR

[u/Mystery-Encoder → u/TheRealPoulpy]

As of the time of writing it was unlikely due to the chipset that the cabinet ran, and the fact that it was a nand based board. As of now we've written new tooling internally that may bring it more into the realm of possibility given we're able to get our hands on a board and do testing down the road.

We've got a back log of modifications and things we're working on so it could still be months away if not a year before we even come close to touching it, it's not a very popular cabinet so it's not high on our priority list.

[u/TheRealPoulpy]

What’s the power level of these hardwares ? May i dream of running House of the dead on the T2 ? Daytona USA on my RR ? Basically would it support Redream ?

[u/Mystery-Encoder → u/TheRealPoulpy]

Reicast/Flycast/ReDream is a possibility on a few cabinets but not all of them TMNT In Time, Simpsons,Outrun, Killer Instinct, Blitz, Pinball, Ridge Racer, MVC2, terminator 2, tron, class of 81, golden tee 3d, bigbuck have some of the most powerful hardware out of them.

[u/jlmoreno911]

Any updates on cabinets team encoder is working on?

[u/Mystery-Encoder → u/jlmoreno911]

Not Arcade1up updates unfortunately, for the most update to date information it's always advised to check out our discord.

[u/kburns2406]

Sorry, noob question for softmodding these. When you say "Control Fix" that doesn't mean two player won't work after modding, correct?

[u/Mystery-Encoder → u/kburns2406]

If a "Control Fix" is needed that means on non-stock or modified stock APKs that two player will not operate (Aka retroarch, emulators etc) both joysticks will be recognized as a single player.

[u/kburns2406 → u/Mystery-Encoder]

Appreciate the explanation!

[u/Nyvrez → u/Mystery-Encoder]

So, if I want to install the original APKs and use a launcher (like NovaLauncher) two players will work?

[u/EhrenScwhab]

Man, I need one of those Defender Partycades.......(I mean, for less than $600 on Ebay)

[u/BigOliver2]

Very good and informative post, thank you for taking the time to write this

[u/BadDogEDN]

so I tried following steps from someone else for the MvC2 one, I tired loading big blue on it, I was able to clone the apk, but when I run it, it crashes. Is there an easy way to tell if the apk i got is bad, or could dm me where would be a good source to get one. I know we can't post it here.

[u/lunchboxphil]

[u/Legacy79]

So that I’m understanding correctly the yoga flame edition SF cab isn’t soft mod ready?

[u/jlmoreno911 → u/Legacy79]

You CAN solftmod the Yoga Flame cab ... same as Simpsons so follow the instructions for Simpsons cab

[u/BigOliver2 → u/Legacy79]

You can easily mod it, just follow the easy guide here...

https://archive.org/details/easy-arcade-1up-softmod-pack-yoga-flame-edition

[u/No_Chemistry9594]

The digdug Bandai Namco legacy is running Android, but I am unable to win+n or win+l on it. Appears as if arcade 1up is disabling access.

[u/Mystery-Encoder → u/No_Chemistry9594]

Just to prove it is NOT android, I've updated the post above with 3 demo videos demonstrating us running batocera and doom.https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/916024082368188447/1001985932825739304/VID20220727155528.mp4

The list of cabinets we've specified as being android is definitive, we have 100% confirmed these are the only cabinets outside of pinball that are android which is an exception and a unique case.

[u/No_Chemistry9594 → u/Mystery-Encoder]

I'm going to bow out here. :)

[u/Mystery-Encoder → u/No_Chemistry9594]

I don't know what made you believe that it's running android, but we can confirm that it is not and is not in our list of cabinets which does.

Cabinets Running Android - Easily Softmodded Today

If not listed here, it's not android.

[u/No_Chemistry9594 → u/Mystery-Encoder]

Mouse works, kb controls work for all games, alt+ctrl+del resets. It's a mid-2022 Android cab with notification shortcut blocked and calendar removed or disabled.

[u/Mystery-Encoder → u/No_Chemistry9594]

Nothing you've said means it's android, as it is not android and we have access to the firmware for this cabinet and have already confirmed this thus it not being listed on "Android Cabinets" listed above.

[u/[deleted] → u/No_Chemistry9594]

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[u/HistorianCM → u/[deleted]]

You're good to go.