Thank you, and Thank you for checking out the video!!

Thanks for checking out the video! Thats very true, youll have to use bottle caps or pennies! 😂 I hope you get a chance to visit, its a great arcade!

I’ll have you know it’s classed as greater London!!! (Also Surrey! 👀) 😂

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Thanks for checking out the video and thank you for subscribing! Small world right? I believe HoG is Mark’s baby, playnation is the shop downstairs and thats owned by a super nice guy called Dan. Im glad you liked the video! Im currently in Asia and im waiting for a new video to upload about an awesome arcade I visitef in Taiwan. Hope thats of some interest!

@DansOutandAbout nice one mate. I'm watching The Gravity x video right now! Have fun in Asia 🌏

Thanks for checking out the video! Thats awesome! I hope you have a wicked time. Say hello from me if you remember!

Thanks for checking out the video! If you do ever find and upload any camcorder footage from in there, I’d absolutely love to see it! Im really enjoying all the memories that this is unlocking for everyone, its so much fun reading them too! Your Moroccan mate sounds awesome too!!

​@@DansOutandAboutyes of course mate👍🏼 I'm currently capturing all my old Hi8 & Video8 camcorder tapes... If I find footage I'll let you know👍🏼

Thanks for checking out the video! You did read it right, I think £40 for a month is great if you visit 3 or more times. Its totally worth it!

Thats awesome!!! 😁 Im so glad you got to go and had a good time! Its a really fun place to visit and its so cool you got to go!

Thanks for checking out the video! You’re absolutely right, I believe they got alot of the machines from there when it closed. Its great they got put to good use!

Playnation is great! Super nice staff and some nice retro in stock!

Thanks for checking out the video! Croydon is only 17 minutes on the train from London Bridge and 22 minutes from Victoria. It takes me 35-40 mins to get to Camden town in north London from Croydon, so I think its a bit quicker than you think 😊

@@DansOutandAbout You are actually right, mate, I was looking at getting there by Overground, but London Bridge is quicker!

Oh I see! If you can get into East Croydon, its definitely quicker than West Croydon! I’m glad you mentioned it then!! I hope you have a good time when you get down there!

Thanks for checking out the video! It is suprising how forceful it is, but its a good fun ride. Mixing a rythem game with it is a bit odd, but its novelty kind of works. 😅

Thanks for checking out the video! Ill have to agree with you on that one! 😁

Thanks for checking out the video!! Thats great! I hope you enjoy whats coming up!

Thanks for checking out the video!! I have to agree! 🔥🔥

Thanks for checking out the video!!

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Thanks for checking out the video! Its definitely worth a visit - do check out the opening times before heading down too. Its alot of fun in there, I hope you have an awesome time!

@DansOutandAbout will do, I work in healthcare so I'll get 50% off but I wouldn't mind supporting them by buying some merch, if they've got it. Did you see any when you were there?

They will be more than happy to sort you out the discount, they’re siper noce in there. I don’t think they have merch, but I may have missed it! Its definitely worth asking as if they have enough people do they might start knocking up some tshirts - I’d happily grab one too!

I dont think they are, but thanks for commenting!

Thanks for checking out the video! I was in the Oval a couple of weeks ago! Great pub, and they do an excellent roast too!

@@DansOutandAbout Nice one! I've found the food absolutely superb in The Oval too, lovely place, live music as well. Great vid, I must get along to Heart of Gaming...

Thanks for checking out the video! Unfortunately I dont think they do, but it might be worth contacting them on facebook - I know they have alot of machines that they are repairing/on rotation so its worth asking them!

Thanks for checking out the video! It really is worth a visit if you are around south London 😁

Thanks for checking the video! I would suggest hopping on a train/in the car and having a fun day down there! 😁

Thanks for checking out the video! Unfortunately not - I guess the maintenance on pinball tables is completely different to arcade cabinets too. There is pinball in croydon, theres a new-ish club thats opened about a minutes walk from HOG. Ill be visiting in December to give a preview, so stay tuned!

I had a couple of tables, Star Wars, Indy Jones... and yeah, they can be high maintenance... The pinball fx tables are almost as good

@petesilvers5053 i bet they are high maintenance! They look like a nightmare unless you know exactly what youre doing to look after them!

@@DansOutandAbout I know Mark Starky personally. He's the owner of HOG, About 4 years ago during covid I donated a street fighter 2 pinball machine to him. he came to my house to collect it. I guess he parted ways with it

@@videogamesruinedmylife3769 I see, maybe its in storage? He said he has a few stored away. Maybe its been traded or something like that?

Thanks for checking out the video! If you’re not too far from Croydon, its totally worth a visit!

Thabk you for checking out the video and Im glad to have you onboard! 😁

Thanks for checking out tbe video! If you hesd to any arcade in London now, its £1 a credit 😬 I do remember it being 20p, but the only arcade ive been to for a long time anywhere near 20p a credit is an arcade in Taiwan!

@@DansOutandAbout Ouch. I'd feel gutted putting a quid in a Cave shooter and getting two minutes of play out of it haha. Light-gun & DDR-style games sort of make sense when you factor in maintenance costs. I'm just thinking they're massively limiting their potential footfall. This is the sort of place I'd go to on my lunchbreak and maybe an hour before I head home if I worked/lived locally. If I wanted to do that every day it'd cost me £100+. I think a credit system would be better, with newer or more elaborate games requiring more credits. I'm likely underestimating the operating costs of an arcade in London but this is the sort of place I'd want to visit often and the price of entry would definitely limit that.

Thanks for checking out the video! Yes ir was! They moved a few years back inot Croydon and it was a welcome move for me (being local and all!) The noamis are great in there!

Ahhh I miss the North Acton site....so dingey and all nighters. Those were the days!

Thank you for checking out the video and thank you for your kind words 😁

@@sxixlxnx thank you for checking out the video! Thats great to hear! Its a really fun relaxed place and Im glad he had a great time!

Thank you for checking out the video! Yes it was, ive been absolutely mullered in the comments for missing it 😂 ive since revisited it and enjoyed it alot more than I did when I played it many years ago so its worked out for me! 😁

Thank you for checking out the video! Ifeel you know something I dont! 😂👀 I’m not sure about funding or anything like that, but I do know its a lot of fun in there!

Mark is a good guy and has scavenged all this stuff since the days of trocadero. He is legit

@@Pabloplays98 love this! He seems like a really nice dude. Its good to see someone with the passion he has!

Well I didn’t say I was a foubtain of all knowledge 😂😅 I am more of a bullet hell kinda player!

What have you got on PC?

@@sumgiimusic8147 Thank you for checking out the video! Now that sounds like a perfect day out!!

@ . Me and my 16 year old son have been doing this monthly since he bought his first vinyl buy at 8 years old :) Record shop >> Chinese bakery >> arcades ;)

@ Now this is how you shape the next generation! I love that! I hope this tradition continues for years to come for you!! Thats put a big smile on my face! 😁

@@zariisofficial Thank you for checking out the video! So the heart of gaming was put together by a guy about the same age as me, so he would have been playing in the late 90s/early 2000s, so the games really reflect the kind of era and newer. I myself find it very hard to admit that 20+ year old games are now considered retro 😂 but they now are! Street fighter 3: 3rd Strike was released 25 years ago - which is mad, but also is retro now. I think if you are looking back to the 80s/90s it might seem a bit too new if that makes sense? I made the video at a quieter time in the week so i could show as much as possible without getting in tbe way, but it does get much busier on the weekends for example. I hope that all makes sense and I hope there are some other more suitable arcades we can find for you! Cheers!! 😁

@@DansOutandAbout Thanks for replying mate, Yeh all good!

Absolutely mate!!

@@andreasjacovides4800 Thank for checking out the video and channel! Thats really kind of you to say and I’ve hopefully improved over the last year! 😅 I’ve got some fun videos coming up over the next couple of months, so hopefully thetes some in there for you to enjoy!

@@DarkDefender01 Thanks for checking out the video! In honesty, Croydon has a bad reputation due to the night life culture thats almost gone from the town. Its really the same as most other boroughs of London. Its worth a visit for Heart of Gaming!

@@DansOutandAbout I know, I moved a year ago to this area but didn't have a chance to go and play for whole day yet. Unfortunately my friends are not gamers so just on my own would be a bit boring :P

Thanks for checking out the video! I remember seeing a 4 player cab for the first time and it blew my mind. It was 4 player Turtles, but they also had a 3 player Pit fighter which seemed nuts too! I can imagine hearing that digitized voice for the first time must mave seemed insane!

Thank you for checking out the video! Its a lot of fun in there, it was really empty when I visted as I got in for opening on a weekday. I decided to head in then so i wasnt annoying anyone with my camera! Weekends are alot busier in there and I think you’d get some good competition on the fighting games!

Honestly, this is in my top 5 creds of 2024

Excellent use of perks there getting your girlfriend a discovery pass was a good move! I think im going to be the friend with the gold pass cor the leeches to use 😂 I managed to use the sale and its only a small increase in monthly cost for free parking - definitely worth it! Thank you as always for checking out the video!!

Thank you for checking out the video! I was a bit worried as downstairs was a bit dry but it ended up being really good fun! Its definitely worth checking out if youre ever in the area