John's Arcade Tour Sept. 2010 - PART 3 of 3 - ALL ACCESS!

I've been waiting for part three all weekend! Thanks for putting it up!!!

@Corad4 the mvs was my first cab :D

You need about 5 more pinballs haha. Pinball rules ;) Great vids as always..

Ms. Pac-Man is my first (and currently only) arcade. Alas, electronics are all in pieces. Next step, space. Then, cabinet/monitor.

Super amazing collection of games!!!

@henryblazer20 $700 is way too much for a Donkey Kong especially if you are going to MAME it! There is no easy way to mame a DK without completely rewiring it.

You are the man, John! I've definitely been wanting to get some arcade cabinets of my own and learning to repair them and whatnot. I enjoyed watching the tour! By the way, the only coin-ops I have right now are a Flim-Flam cabinet from 1974 (needs some wiring work), and an original model Little Caesar's Brain Teaser that works perfectly. I paid $45 and $20 for them respectively.

I just need to know what your electric bill is like?

Nice Video, I have been searching and searching for a Mrs. Pacman machine but it seems everyone thinks its worth as much as a new car its ridiculous. The search continues.....

Awesome arcade!

Very nice tour. Seeing that many mint condition cabs makes me want to spruce up what I have. Thanks for sharing!

@henryblazer20 Please don't kill a DK to make a MAME. There are far better cabs out there to MAME. If you're willing to put a decent (read: 2005 or better) PC in it, you can play pretty much any game from 1998 and back. With that in mind, you'll want a six button cab. Look for a nice looking Street Fighter. You can find 'em for less than $200; sell the PCB for $25 and then you can drop a PC in with little hassle.

I've only seen one classical arcade game in a public place, (not counting arcade specialty places,) and that was Ms. Pac-Man. It was VERY exiting. I sometimes wish I had been a kid in the early 80's so that I could have done that.

damn.. id have a lot of fun in that arcade.

I'm guessing it's not possible to hook up a modern flat panel LCD monitor rather than the old tubes? Or are you seeking the tubes for the classic effect?

@tdcrooks It is possible. They make converters to do this. However, I really prefer the original CRTs and will maintain these as long as possible!

See all those trophies. Man this guy is a winner.

I'm inspired to get, learn, and teach my kids how to do thing also. Thank you for the video tour and letting us into your playland! =)

Have you done much more since this video? If so, do you think you might make another update video?

You should ask for monitor donations, i've an old tv thats fairly big that i need to just get rid of, instead of dumping it. Guys like you might want it. I'm sure i'm not the only one who'd donate.

hurry up and make that renegade cabinet! at 12:56 people need to know about that game its AMAZING

You sure can talk alot, are you a salesman?

Ha ha! Its not weird, its awesome. If I had the room and the money I'd have a couple of games in my living room too.

You are so lucky I do not live near you. I would be bugging you constantly to let me come over. Here's a quick hint about the camera shake. take the top of a tripod and use it like a stick. It eliminates a lot of shaking

weeeeeeeeee are in theeeeeee upstairs!

john your place is just set up for fun, pure and simple.

Is a Frogger cab in good condition worth $600? I'm wondering if I should get that or make my own Q*Bert cab with an NES and a tv inside.

Your arcade makes me cry. I have a studio apartment in Manhattan, I have no job, and yet I want to have one of these arcade cabinets, even if I have to convert it to a MAME cabinet.

You have a very impressive collection. Amazing! Our tastes are very similar, you have all my dream games except 2. A missile command 4 in track ball, and a Q*bert would be amazing. I just purchased my first cab. Its a romstar Ghosts'n Goblins, not the original capcom cab but its in decent shape and works, picked it up for $120. Was buying it as not working but got it home and it works great. Was going to convert it to a mame cab, but decided against it. Still in the market for a non working cab.

I do have Missile Command and Q*Bert. Check out my Video #100 Spectacular for a tour of my current setup! Ghosts N Goblins is crazy cool!

Do you have street fighter alpha 3?

No, I have Alpha 2. I had Alpha 3 and didn't like it as much as 2.

John , You are the Man bro . Stay Cool ,, B_R

Very awesome collection! I didn't see a Gorf... and that my friend is an awesome game! Still, you have a most impressive collection! :)

I completly ruined my gorf when making it q multicade. But it was already dead becuse it was already repainted and missing parts.

Two great Pinball Machines you might want to get for your collection are "The Sopranos, by Stern" and "Goldeneye, by Sega". These are two fun games that company will play again and again. Also, two 80's video games that I like are Dig Dug and Elevator Action. Q. Are you thinking of getting a table top game like Pac Man, a lot of restaurants & arcades had them in the 1980's.

I am not a fan of the cocktail style cabinets. They take up too much space. I used to have a Popeye cocktail. I am interested in

"They don't make monitors anymore." Uh, yeah they do! What do you think goes into the new video game cabinets so you can see what you're playing? Or did you think the new thing was to play blind?

At work with some older videos playing. What a blast from the past! Thanks for all the content. You are awesome!

Absolute classics, the games and the video John!