Sponsors:
https://pinballcabinet.com/ – https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=122300026754024515&set=pb.61550735454749.-2207520000
https://www.clevelandsoftwaredesign.com/pinball-parts
Viewer Poll:
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1. Link Support (Affiliate Links)
Arcade2TV-XR
https://tinyurl.com/28cxdtjq
Become a Member, https://www.youtube.com/@GamerFridge/membership
Member Spotlight:
New Show Coming to the Channel
Todd (NerdLoungeMaste https://www.youtube.com/@nerdloungemaster84
https://www.costco.com/p/-/stern-pokmon-pinball-machine/4201028418?langId=-1
JoeCade https://www.youtube.com/@JOE-cade
Bill’s Retro https://www.youtube.com/@billsretrogamingshow
GalagaGuy88 – Store https://galagaguy88-shop.fourthwall.com/products/winning-rocks-glass
What’s the Deal?
This week’s must-see discounts & bundles:
https://www.gamestop.com/consoles-hardware/playstation-5/consoles/products/sony-playstation-5-slim-console-disc-edition/402379.html PlayStation 5 https://www.bestbuy.com/product/xbox-series-x-1tb-console-with-xbox-wireless-controller-4k-gaming-120fps/J3ZKK5X72V Xbox Series X 1TB — $799.99 at Best Buy (in stock)
https://www.bestbuy.com/product/switch-2-system/J7GSL57TGH/sku/6614313 Nintendo Switch 2 — $499.99 at Best Buy (in stock)
https://www.gamestop.com/video-games/retro-gaming/products/capcom-super- ocket-bundle-atari-arcade-2-interplay-1-taito-arcade-2/451002.html Capcom Super Pocket Bundle — $129.99 at GameStop (pre-order, releases Oct 30, 2026)
3. Subscription Services Updates
PlayStation Plus October 2026 (claim Oct 6 to Nov 2) https://tinyurl.com/286eht7q
September’s games must be claimed TODAY, Oct 5 (Sniper Elite: Resistance, MLB The Show 26, Wobbly Life, Chained Echoes)
https://www.keengamer.com/articles/news/ps-plus-october-2026-games-revealed-september-lineup-leaves-october-5/
Xbox Game Pass October 2026
https://www.purexbox.com/guides/xbox-game-pass-all-games-coming-soon-in-october-2026
Prime Gaming
Epic Games Store Deals
https://store.epicgames.com/mobile?lang=en-US
Game of the Week: Tron (Bally Midway, 1982) — full gameplay on original arcade hardware
Top of the Fridge1st Topics
Deep Thought JoeCade
Real cabs vs home versions — price comps:
– Terminator 2 arcade cab — $600 (Heath, OH) — https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/4427747844154692/
– Ms. Pac-Man & Galaga Class of 1981 full-size cab — $450 (Rolling Meadows, IL) — https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1280070628141975/
– Donkey Kong 3 arcade — — https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1036601935838376/
– Cruis’n Exotica i — https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2121080415474475/
– Street Fighter 2 arcade, — https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3283469298503926/
– The Tron headliner: Arcade1Up HOME Tron (marquee, riser, sto ol) listed at $3,399 (Citrus H — https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/39498050103127194/ — while an ORIGINAL Tron cab https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1598700745108324/
PS5 Relapse jailbreak
https://tinyurl.com/2xstmcgx
PS5 Upscaling
https://blog.playstation.com/2026/10/01/ai-upscaling-is-coming-to-ps5/
Main Topic
Hot Take
How AI is making gaming the wild west — big companies are losing control. Opener: 2010 Rust Rewrite Mashup (Skate 3 in MW2).
ArkWeb — Spider-Man’s real web-swinging from Spider-Man Remastered running inside Batman: Arkham Knight’s Gotham;
Portal gun in COD Zombies — AI-built mashup puts a working Portal gun in the Mystery Box
Portal 64 — Portal rebuilt for real N64 hardware; Valve tried to take it down and the community forked it and kept going anyway (video)
Ultra Loader — free runtime that runs all modern arcade games natively on PC; "no more gatekeeping, no more paywalls" (video)
Back of The Fridge
X-Arcade’s daily Pinball FX VR High Score Challenge at Pinball Expo (Oct 14-17) https://www.pr.com/press-release/980736
Gamer Snacks
Burger King Game Day Menu (drops Oct 6) — Nacho Cheese Pretzel Bun Burger + Game Day Chicken Fries with nacho cheese dip
Krispy Kreme x Looney Tunes donuts (drops Oct 6) — Bugs & Taz
Taco Bell x Duolingo (Oct 6, National Taco Day) — Duo Habanero sauce + Duolingo plush Tuesday Drop
Rap Snacks Snoop Box (viewer submission) — Snoop Dogg kettle chips, Costco exclusive: Sour Cream Cheddar + Ranch, Maple BBQ, and All In
Gingerbread Doritos — UK-exclusive; eBay listings at £8 and £4.99 plus steep UK shipping, now at US candy stores ~$10
https://www.exoticsnackguys.com/products/doritos-ginger-bread-flavor-corn-chips-180g
Last Tab
DOOM on the vectrex
https://www.youtube.com/watch
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