1980s Video Game Companies Factory Footage

www.PatrickScottPatterson.com - Purchased a huge cache of old gaming footage months back. A lot of these vids showed game companies from back in the day, all putting together the games we loved to play so much. A lot of the footage in here already appears online as part of larger vids, so in an attempt not to duplicate yet still share the footage I've put together a little video montage.
The companies that appear, in order, are...
- Midway MFG Co. (1981) - Assembling Pac-Man arcade cabinets
- Atari (1981) - Putting together a variety of classics, including Centipede
- Taito (1982) - Putting together what appears to be Alpine Ski, as well as a bench test of Wild Western
- Bally Midway (1982) - Putting together Tron with a cameo by Galaga's assembly line
- Nintendo (1989) - Howard Phillips playing Donkey Kong at Nintendo HQ, then the Super Famicom at his desk. Also a short look at one of the old game counselors.
- Nintendo Japan (1988) - Assembly line and warehouse shots from Nintendo's facilities in Japan, packaging up Super Mario Bros. 2 and Zelda II cartridges to send over to the States.

[@therik6909]

My father worked at the Bally/Midway factory in Forest Park, IL that assembled the Pac-man cabinets in the early 80s. He worked the graveyard shift for the stock room and was making $13.50/hr which is about $44/hr today. It's crazy how many warehouse jobs will still start you at around $13/hr. It just goes to show how unappreciated manual laborers are nowadays.

[@ronthorn3]

This country is a fucking joke.

[@PatrickScottPatterson]

No prob. I wish I had more of them building the Trons, easily one of the most awesome arcade cabinets ever.

[@ArcadeGames]

So much nostalgia in this video!!!

[@rotesil]

0:56 CRT 15khz: R.I.P.

[@PatrickScottPatterson]

Thanks to Kotaku and Arcade Heroes for picking this vid up tonight.

[@ArcadeDude44]

Wow, a look back at the golden years of gaming...awesome, thanks for sharing!

[@tony--james]

The cost of this Pacman Arcade machine was $2400 bucks in 1981, approximately $7000 as of now

[@JeffWaldronArcade]

That's awesome Scott! Thanks for sharing.

[@YootubeUK]

Wow! Very nice footage! Thanks for sharing! : )

[@randallbro6749]

I would have loved to work at a warehouse setting up new cabinets you could almost get the sense of being there from this video!

[@yandman26]

Fascinating , those people are so detached on the arcade production line as you could maybe expect but I would be blown away , I'd defer all bonuses and ask for a cabinet :)

[@yank3656]

thanks for sharing Patrick Scott Patterson

[@NYdrone]

Thanks for posting this!

[@westcoastpc]

amazing footage please upload more!!!!!

[@lindamazzella1295]

No one is stoked by the fact this is not some Asian sweat shop

[@francescookei3785]

this video is fantastic.

[@Gtrtech]

Lazarian main logic board at 3:15. First game I bought in 1989...

[@davidhernandez-jz9cz]

Awesome video

[@Mumie12345]

Great!!!!!!!!Thank you! Greetings from Germany!

[@bel37a]

Dang this is so cool!!! :D

[@MSXBlog]

Love it!

[@YootubeUK]

Do you have anymore footage of the Bally/Midway factory? I love that stuff!

[@TheBinoyVudi]

The arcade machine End of an era. The home consoles have improved so much and offer so much more nobody uses arcade machines anymore.

[@PatrickScottPatterson]

There are more arcades active in North America right now than there was 10 years ago. They are mostly "attraction" barcade style and what not, but don't act like they aren't there.

[@stvalentine87]

Could you direct me to these longer videos? I found this extremely fascinating and would love to watch more. Great upload :D

[@j.vincento7152]

Just go on youtube and type 1980S ARCADE NEWS

[@chasiu75]

People were sexier back then.

[@MakeMyDreamz]

shut ya aids looking asshole up

[@PatrickScottPatterson]

Gracias, Duxa

[@raylyd]

i love that video when a time pride was in the factorys and care was taken i love the Nintendo shipping creates.

[@American-Motors-Corporation]

raylyd ahhh the good old days when everyone thought the good times would last forever and so they had no problem subscribing to work ethic propaganda... The world has changed since then now a days the factory pays you pretty much the same crap wage as does the restaurant and even the cheap ass office and Walmart!! Of course most factories have forced overtime which only stupid people like they fail to see that it only leads to paying more taxes!! Of course the mandatory overtime is really another example of inflation I mean the standard factory work day was 8 hours now it has become 12 hours a day that's 4 hours overtime which you'll be lucky to actually get paid for 1 hour of it!! Coming soon 16 hours a day!!! And no working a lot doesn't make you a badass!!! Oh yes and of course the job worshipers are on the rise professing nonstop about work ethic propaganda.. some people never shut up about work every little conversation they must go out if their way to say the word (work) it's annoying!! People are retarded and fail to see that by going with the bullshit and job worshipping they are creating a low wage environment and helping employers turn back time to the 1920's and early 30's.. they fail to realize that our great grand parents fought for the 8 hour day 40 hour week!! Ok some overtime here and there but not everyday nor week!! But the slaves will never learn!!

[@GigerPunk]

Duuuhr, I hadn't seen the further info when idly viewing this on my phone earlier, can see now it clearly states about it being Howard Phillips, Nintendo HQ, Super Famicom, yadda, yadda, yadda...I was just surprised to see it there when looking at 80's stuff ;)

[@NESAtariSegaNerd]

What I would do for one of those minty Pac-Man...

[@Heka41]

I thought the same thing, seeing those brand ass new DK machines

[@Steefgt]

Build one yourself =)

[@MegaSpriggsy]

44000 and still growing my friend.

[@usbcable420]

I'm going back in time to work there, later.

[@kjcantgame]

3:19 Howard, the old Nintendo USA President (and from Howard and Nester comics from Nintendo Power)

[@SicariusBarritus]

Gotta love those 720p VHS tapes.

[@RWL2012]

KZbin compresses the video, so uploading at a higher resolution maintains the best quality.

[@darkhalf247]

yes

[@Smraedis]

Thumbs up!

[@jeffmarks1996]

Imagine if the oz kids gang will visit this place

[@Suhadisgood]

I would like to see how they drew the picture on the cabinet

[@JohnsonBoba]

Holy shit look at those boxes for Super Mario @ 3:41 !!!!!

[@juegew3]

Manito arriba si veniste por duxa :)

[@RejectedManiac]

Where can we get the original footage of all of the videos? Thanks

[@hugoivanist]

exactoo amigo ;) saludos

[@maureenlavallee1319]

that's my brother at the :20 mark in the brown t-shirt!

[@MakeMyDreamz]

u should ask him if he has anything sealed cuz he would be rich if he sold them now lol

[@hongerita]

Bien DUXA esos si eran juegos !!!

[@andresaima]

hermoso y desconocido!

[@PatrickScottPatterson]

Pushing 38,000 views. Where will it max out, folks?

[@davken26]

almost 80k right now, 5 years later XD

[@PatrickScottPatterson]

I just noticed at the 1:00 mark how close that guy comes to smashing the neck of that vector monitor on the rack nearby. Anyone who has ever done that to an arcade cabinet will be able to relate with me wondering how many times he actually might have done that.

[@jamesv833]

I believe that's a warlords cab so that'd be a raster monitor. Everyone loves the cocktail but I'd much rather have the upright. Awesome vid!

[@hellgast2010]

1:34 poster!

[@GideonIon8]

How It's Made: 1980s edition.

[@omnihadouken2747]

*Manly tears* >:,D

[@iwori]

min 3:40 epic work pd. nice music

[@carlossanchez4886]

YA MISMO ME ENCUENTRO CON EL 'LIKE SI VIENES POR DUXA'

[@krazytaxicabbie]

Kewl!

[@Mokilok9]

Old School

[@Guilherme1498]

uniforms!!

[@voltarios]

What's the music? I love it!

[@maaaguz]

Never saw those arcades beingg made..coolfootage. Arcade games were magic!

[@tonaltti]

03:30 Super Mario World, released in 1991. So the video is not just 80s.

[@PatrickScottPatterson]

Nerrrrrrrrrd :p The footage *might* be from early 1990 - as clearly Howard is playing a Super Famicom, not a Super NES. Plus, Howard left Nintendo in May 1991... six months before Super Mario World dropped in the U.S. But... Super Mario World was in development for THREE YEARS before it's 1990 Japanese release, which puts it into the timeframe I believed this footage to be from at the time I put this video together: Late 1989. Goes without saying that Howard having a yet-to-be-released game in his office was not an uncommon thing at the time. All that said... who f'n cares?

[@thedarkenigma3834]

@@PatrickScottPattersonYeah, I think by 1989 there was already a beta build of the game.

[@mejorxz123]

The Warriors?

[@hugoivanist]

exactooo jaja ;) saludos

[@oadach2]

duxa duxa duxa duxa duxativa....

[@b90078]

duxa fenomeno

[@pieluvr7362]

I'd like to see if anyone who worked on them see this and comment

[@ALEXV2030]

SALUDOS PARA DUXA

[@Bismarck-01]

kjakja este video se va a hacer popular solo por duxa!!! XD

[@nintendothiago]

1:33 on the wall e_e... ME GUSTA

[@smondine]

🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@coronaERIKC]

Pacman _-3

[@GigerPunk]

Is that a SNES at 3:28 ?

[@hugoivanist]

Una persona jamas jugo videojuegos

[@BigCrunch322]

1:39 el poster jajja

[@hinaga]

What is this BGM? game song?

[@Chowdit1]

@Patrick Scott Patterson The 3 people who disliked this need to go to hell. >:D

[@XTheNumberOfTheBeast]

Duxa!

[@GhostMMXI]

how much does one of those machine cost back then

[@ArcadeGames]

GhostMMXI A few thousand dollars.

[@ELchapincito650]

LIKE SI VIENES POR DUXA!!!! (;

[@Tromko89]

1:37 a el tambien xD

[@sophen187]

Where do u get these videos lol

[@wax147]

going from 8 bit games to games with stupidly realistic graphics like Metro 2033 in 30 years...

[@iNicomaVODS]

duxaa

[@alexis619rko]

Vengo por duxa

[@sensusful]

DUXA!!!! XD

[@TheJaummeHD]

Like si tu tambien vinistes del video de DUXA!

[@BeatleCore1]

LIKE SI VENISTE AQUI POR DUXATIVA

[@NikoGameplays95]

Look at 1:33 , for a good place to work xD

[@Matiasg250]

Yo vine aki por duxa :)

[@IFeerMx]

Antes si se creaban juegos de CALIDAD!, No ahora todos los juegos llenos de parches que solo se centran en multiplayer y no en una buena historia o jugabilidad

[@alwome]

no empiesen que duxa

[@jacklful]

MINECRAFT en los 80

[@drakeplaygames]

y tu que quieres una chapa? :D

[@KpopNiDontStop]

Looks like everyone was skinny in the 80's.

[@thedarkenigma3834]

The obesity rate wasn't as bad as it is in the 21st century.

[@nehadfaas752]

Song name

[@PatrickScottPatterson]

Generic production music

[@nehadfaas752]

@@PatrickScottPatterson think you I'm from iraq

[@panicfarm9874]

Now it’s that 1up garbage

[@PatrickScottPatterson]

Meh. The 1Up machines are not made for the die hard collectors, just the casual homebuyer who wants something affordable and with a small footprint that doesn't look like it sat in a laundromat for decades. I have no problem with them. They made "home use" pinball machines and air hockey and all that for generations now... the 1Ups are the same thing. I'd have loved them as a kid.

[@SkullmaN010]

Like si buscastes el comentario que dice que si vienes por duxa ! xD

[@Kronoz84]

nee

[@Mrindestructible177]

Duxathief!

[@drakeplaygames]

quieres un pin? :D

[@zudemaster]

Did they just assume Pac Mans gender?

[@master8ize]

coño veo que todos los que dicen "like si veniste por duxa" tiene muchos likes, asi que...........like si veniste por duxa