ARCADE1UP NBA Jam Deluxe 2-Player Control Panel Arcade Machine, Built for Your Home, 5 Foot Tall Cabinet with 3 Classic Games
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Best 2-player party cabinet
Amazon rating
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Current price
$499.99
Updated May 18, 2026 · 1 min read
Sources behind this verdict
10 reviewers weighted by source trust
The consensus
What reviewers found
Synthesized across the trust-weighted source mix below.
Across the reviewers we read, the NBA Jam Deluxe is positioned as the party-and-party-room pick of the Arcade1Up lineup, with a 2-player control panel that the other Deluxe cabinets in this pool do not match. Best Buy product listings and Sam's Club verified-purchase reviewers note that the assembled machine 'is of good quality' and plays 'very realistic and fun.' Amazon ratings sit at 4.6 across 118 reviews, a smaller pool than the PAC-Man Deluxe but consistent in sentiment. r/Arcade1Up is where the disagreement shows up.
What reviewers liked
- Listed at Best Buy with consistently positive product reception and 2-player out-of-the-box configuration
- r/Arcade1Up users specifically praise NBA Jam gameplay quality and light-up coin door details
- Sam's Club verified-purchase reviewers call out realistic feel and overall build quality
- One of the few cabinets in the pool designed for head-to-head play without an additional accessory
Where it falls short
- r/Arcade1Up commenters describe the Deluxe profile as 'hideous,' 'thin,' and not resembling a real arcade cab
- Cabinet depth is roughly 5 inches shallower than other Arcade1Up Deluxe SKUs, which some users flag as a downgrade
- Subreddit consensus at launch was that pricing was about $100 too high relative to comparable cabinets
- Only 3 games included, the smallest library among the Deluxe cabinets ranked
Across the reviewers we read, the NBA Jam Deluxe is positioned as the party-and-party-room pick of the Arcade1Up lineup, with a 2-player control panel that the other Deluxe cabinets in this pool do not match. Best Buy product listings and Sam's Club verified-purchase reviewers note that the assembled machine 'is of good quality' and plays 'very realistic and fun.' Amazon ratings sit at 4.6 across 118 reviews, a smaller pool than the PAC-Man Deluxe but consistent in sentiment.
r/Arcade1Up is where the disagreement shows up. One thread praises 'extremely well' gameplay and 'light up coin door slots' as nice touches, while another bluntly calls the Deluxe profile 'hideous,' 'thin,' and not resembling an arcade machine. The cabinet is also noted as 5 inches shallower than other Deluxe SKUs, which explains some of the aesthetic complaints. Specialist sentiment also flagged the original launch price as overpriced by roughly $100 versus what the community thought was fair.
The consensus is that NBA Jam Deluxe is the strongest 2-player-out-of-the-box option here, but buyers shopping primarily on arcade-cabinet authenticity should weigh the shallower silhouette.
- Wi-Fi Online Multiplayer | Global Leaderboards
- Sleek Cabinet Design | 2 Player Control Panel
- Light-Up Marquee | 3D Faux Molded Coin Doors
- Dual Speakers for Dynamic Sound
- 17” BOE Color Monitor | Over 5 Feet Tall
The Deluxe is the best looking NBA Jam out of the box but at $599 it's overpriced by $100 in my opinion. I'll be curious to also hear how the stability is on ...
Why is this 5" shallower than the other deluxe cabs? The specs for this are saying "Assembled Dimensions: 61.5"H 18.6"W x 18.4"D". Other deluxe ...
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“Arcade1up NBA Jam Two Player Deluxe Review!” · YouTube
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