#43 JUNK Arcade Video Games & Pinball Machines Destroyed! TNT Amusements

[@AnalogX64]

If I lived in PA I would pick up one of these and make it a restore project. I did read the full text and I understand that you give them away etc.. but still this is a shame.

[@tntamusements]

we have games right now for free outside in our loading area!

[@AnalogX64]

TNT Amusements Inc That is very kind of you :)

[@sega62s]

As a gamer from these old times, I really feel sad to see a ending to a box of circuits that gave a lot of good times to people just like animals would, except of feeding it with food you feed it with quarters, still its lots of great memories from my childhood going down that roof 😞

[@hunterleach5710]

Agreed, but someone cabinets could be used like repurposed for media storage or use the cabinets itself for movie props

[@AKSnowKitty]

This makes me sick to my stomach.

[@tntamusements]

Bring a truck and your checkbook...and we will help settle that stomach!

[@tntamusements]

Huh! 9 months later and Snow Kitty never showed up with his checkbook!

[@mcorivervsaf]

Joey B Did you not read the description? Then you would know why: NOBODY WANTS THEM! Not even for free! Shouldn’t be too hard to figure out!

[@tntamusements]

Hi! We used many parts from the playfields for other machines...but several sold between $300and $400 each 4 years ago after we filmed this.

[@Roadsurfer2k11]

Now they're $1500 :(

[@groenekever]

Lol now much more karma

[@alexv8099]

I don't understand. These machines were not in good enough condition to sell, right? That's fair enough. But I can see plenty of parts there that hobbyists would pay good money for! Translites, sets of legs, boards, toppers, coin doors. Almost every part imaginable. I find it impossible to believe that nobody would buy these parts if you put them up for sale (or gave them away). Personally I don't think any game is ever beyond repair. It just takes skill, patience and passion to do it. It really is a shame that these machines went to waste.

[@tntamusements]

***** Please come with cash and we can sell you dozens of arcade games that are junk!

[@alexv8099]

I wish I could! But unfortunately I am halfway across the world in Australia. Maybe that explains the difference of opinion... games and parts get snapped up quickly here, even if they are total junk. We don't have many machines here so we repair and restore even the most dire ones :)

[@tntamusements]

***** Please buy my parts on EBay then...or rent a truck and come and get these games...more are getting pitched off roof this week...

[@alexv8099]

TNT Amusements Inc Please, Todd, no! I couldn't bear to watch another video like this :( Can you ship them internationally? I'll take them all!

[@tntamusements]

***** Not a problem....typically it costs $600 a machine to ship...we have games priced that are junk with no boards between $100 and $1000 apiece...what is your budget for the first order? $2000?, $5000?

[@crapcbm]

that hurts may be nohing worth for you but there is always someone ... makes sad

[@MightySquirrel]

That poor Tempest :(

[@RevengeofGothzilla]

Yeah, that one hurt. Even if it was as junky as the others looked

[@unprofound]

That's what I came here to say!!! 🤣🤣🤣Nooooo! Not Tempest!!!!

[@guybrushthreepwood3054]

People, put yourselves in the context - this was filmed 14 years ago! Back then people were massively dumping tonnes of perfectly good CRT monitors that today they are selling for crazy prices on ebay. Popular rcade PCBs were below $100 and boxed SNES games $20-30 . Arcade machines were rotting away in the backyards of former arcade playrooms etc etc.

[@GabeTheGrump]

In another video he said they took all the good parts out and replaced them with broken ones that are too gone to be fixed to make people think they're wasting these machines. The last action hero was owned by someone with 9 cats without the glass on the table so the cats peed all over inside the table ruining everything.

[@thetechhelper2760]

What video was that?

[@tinkot]

And here am i. Restoring games and parts in even WAY worse condition

[@StrykerTrace]

Ever heard about MAME or Virtual Pinball cabinets? Those cabinets could surely have been used as base for such builds.

[@sohchx]

So many useable parts, Marquee's,coindoors,coin,mechs,bezels,backglass and translight,legs that can be repolished or painted,wiring harnesses,bulb housings,control panels,buttons.

[@LORDMETAL1]

We should do this too John's arcade .... There will be Bondo everywhere...lol

[@futureshock7425]

LORDMETAL1 I shouldn’t have laughed at this but lmao

[@jcasetnl]

Jesus, they're not kittens, people. Lighten up.

[@randomdachshund2452]

Even if they where kittens those are replaceable these aren’t

[@millerman7799]

*2021* 8) "We're not done yet, we have to throw the roof off the roof... along with a row of BAGS!" *woOOOOauw!* xD

[@tntamusements]

off they go!

[@millerman7799]

@@tntamusements Haha :D

[@QuadCore120]

I have a question, if you can't sell them as a entire unit but you destroyed them because they are beyond repair. Can't you just reduce the price to affordable rate? Is it possible finding non-operable pinball machines under $200? Thanks

[@tntamusements]

@TheMike16112 I suggest you do a search on the groups and see the HUNDREDS of games I have sold over the years as-is, and STILL could find buyers. This is when we were getting out of a gigantic warehouse. I HAVE donated over 300 machines FREE to many organizations over the years also.

[@tntamusements]

Yes....you are right!! You should SEE some of the filthy nasty comments I have been sent that I simply delete before they get posted! Some are even threats! I block these cretins from further comments so not to waste my time! EVERY DAY of the week, these same creatures combine two games to make one (effectively "ruining" another game...and think THAT"S fine!

[@dennisthebrony2022]

Sad, but satisfying at the same time LOL!!

[@tntamusements]

Absolutely! We sold the parts/boards/playfields for MORE than we could have sold the entire non working games for!!!

[@aResoluteProtector]

People still rage in the comments 13 f'ing years after the fact. Hilarious!

[@tntamusements]

And it was filmed in 2004! So it's 20 years old

[@aResoluteProtector]

@@tntamusements 🤣hahahaha ohhh man, when did society turn into a bunch of ❄ Keep on keeping that dream alive Todd. We love your work.

[@FrenchFryCheese04]

It's hilarious lmao

[@anassmoussaoui4982]

Rip the last action Hero 😭😭

[@tntamusements]

Yes Overseas shipments to a local seaport (and you pick up) is $600 including crating, changing the electric over to your power, and the heat treated pallet and insurance. You would have to pay duty and either pick up the machine or arrange to have it delivered to your home. Todd

[@hellokittybot7032]

I was thinking the Afterburner could've been saved until I saw the top half come off in mid-air. LOL 😆

[@phatjay3443]

And we were looking for a tempest cabinet, they go for 250 around here.

[@LazyPirate8]

Well those machines are beyond repair and restoration. Read the description

[@thedillestweed2644]

@@LazyPirate8 Doesn't matter, reading something and not using your brain to question whether or not the description is accurate to the video means you have a mental issue. The Tempest still had a wg6100 tube in it, and the artwork pieces were still intact on many machines. Many machines had relays and other important parts that would have been useful for a new machine down the road. A lot of wasted money nowadays, but I get it, this video was filmed when nobody gave a shit.

[@Z52]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! THIS IS A SIN! IT"S A SIN!

[@shirleyknott1969]

i used to hate this, but i grudgingly quite enjoy watching it now. it's how i feel about my games when i can't fix 'em!

[@tntamusements]

SOmetimes, you HAVE to do things! Basket Cases are just that!

[@Nighthawke70]

+TNT Amusements Inc Wait a sec. Then why are you not up there??? Jk!!

[@artcadefourtwenty]

Or just put a pie or android box in it 😂 but you can break it to ig

[@MrLyosea]

2:52 copyright 2001? Oooooh a misprint. Now I can produce your video to local stores in 2091 when I'm 97 yrs old before the actual copyright ends!

[@coreybell1348]

REST IN PEACE!

[@tntamusements]

you mean "PIECES!"

[@coreybell1348]

"Rest In Pieces!" Oh I get it. That's even better! Nice One!

[@ILordSpawnI]

I hate to say it but i enjoyed watching this. The pinball machines top glass was the most satisfying sound! How long did it take to clean up this mess lol

[@tntamusements]

less than an hour!

[@tntamusements]

We have them on EBay and NO ONE is buying them...so off the roof they go!

[@fabmmoi]

Well maybe lower the price or, i don't know... give them away? 🙄

[@tice_images]

It hurts to watch that pinball machine

[@WorldEffigy]

It's hard to believe that no one within their local area would want any of these used cabinets.

[@shponglefan]

Seems like a goofy publicity stunt.

[@tntamusements]

I have DONATED over 300 machines to non profit organizations, I have given away FREE dozens of games to collectors over the years. Simply look at all the old threads! Many, many others have combined two and three games to make one, and then dumped the remains! Last year I had pinball machine heads lined up outside my loading dock for two weeks and NO ONE WANTED THEM!! So they got smashed and thrown into the dumpster! EVERY day around the country, games are getting wasted! Its a FACT!!

[@atombabomb4268]

Its all fun to watch until they get to a game you truly love (Tempest)... Good to know they were gutted and recycled to bring a game back to life. Thank you for all the great work you guys do restoring these amazing machines. =]

[@tntamusements]

Sometimes cabinets are too far gone to save...when this was filmed in 2004, the classics had far less value, so major cabinet work could not be considered and many people junked the machines.

[@atombabomb4268]

@@tntamusements I completely understand. I think the real sad thing is people let those machines get to that point in the first place. You guys are awesome keep up the great work.

[@tntamusements]

Thanks!

[@knutheg]

Back in '92 when I went to school, we had a two week "work experience" program where you chose and had to make a deal with whichever company you wanted to work with (for no pay) yourself. I spent my days at a local arcade shop while my classmates worked at grocery stores and factories. One of my tasks was to bash a partially dismantled Blasteroids cab to pieces by hammer. I also played RoadBlasters and Afterburner II a lot, probably because those were two of the countless cabs in the shop that worked more or less like they were supposed to do. I've always regretted killing that Blasteroids cab until I saw this, thank you!

[@tntamusements]

Blasteroids is actually a pretty good game...but once something is beyond repair...you have to do something about it!! Now, of course, we are selling the empty cabinets to people making their own games (Mame, etc)....so we never break them apart anymore!

[@FunkyStudios]

Do you think i could find way to get the junk machines?

[@tntamusements]

we just threw out another game out back...we always put them outside for pickup as my videos show!

[@FunkyStudios]

@@tntamusements Sounds cool!

[@Price-qd1cd]

It’s been 8 years since I saw this originally,still cracks me up and to think people are probably seething just watching the video today in 2022

[@LORDMETAL1]

John's Journey would be Priceless thrown off a building while plugged in....lol

[@tntamusements]

@TheMike16112 Hi Mike! We originally threw two games off the roof for the 2001 Infomercial which is also up on KZbin to prove that we DON'T sell waterlogged, rusty, worn out machines. (Got the idea from David Letterman when he threw a Spiderman pinball machine 30 stories up in 1999.) If you listened to the dialogue during the Moon Base sequence you mentioned, you can hear me quite upset-as that game is part of my 100 cabaret and mini collection of games--which is for future museum display!

[@ath0ton]

Hello darkness my old friend...

[@PMitchell1011Real]

Why is this funny? Lmao

[@FrenchFryCheese04]

Things just break break and break!

[@tntamusements]

Why not buy some of our cheap video games? We sell them working, as is starting at $300! Look at our ebay listing! Save them from us throwing them off the roof

[@Dnate15]

Really 13 thousand dollars worth of parts thrown off the top of the roof and the guy says at the 8:00 minute mark that was cool. Lol.

[@zacinnic]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but pretty sure every single one of your pinballs is listed for over a thousand...

[@kylewhite2985]

I love how people bitch and moan about the machines but when Todd says "Hey we have LOTS more rotting here, will you come and pick em up for cheap or even free?" The answer is silence, crickets and tumbling weed!

[@tntamusements]

We put an empty sega HANG ON cabinet outside2 days ago and posted on Craigslist and still there...

[@EWisAmazing]

Is it still there??? It’s been 2 years haha

[@Blacky824]

Ohhh nooo ,my Heart is brooken 🥺ahhhhh

[@DoubleG247]

Ever thought of using the Pinball Machine and make a Virtual Pinball game and the video game cabinets as a multicade Wasn’t the Pinball Machines Gottlieb that you threw off the roof?

[@tntamusements]

we have sold some 30 empty cabinets that people made virtual pinballs from!

[@BarrySlisk]

I just deleted a rude comment. Of course you can do what you want to YOUR games. But this is very bad publicity. Even if there is no other way this should not be regarded as fun. It should be regarded as a sad moment to have to destroy history like that. I think this has become a business to you and nothing else.

[@BarrySlisk]

If you ever have a Commando or Ikari Warriors or Contra in bad shape I will probably pay for shipping to Denmark. These machines are so rare in Denmark. I have NEVER seen one of these for sale here. I think I have seen ONE afterburner for sale in Denmark. So this hurts like Hell to watch.

[@tntamusements]

BarrySlisk I have dozens of wonderful games in my warehouse....please look over my inventory and order some of them!

[@tntamusements]

BarrySlisk I have an Afterburner ready to sell that is near mint for $1999!! We can ship to you for just $600 and even convert it to your voltage!

[@BarrySlisk]

TNT Amusements Inc I'm actually planning on buying Commando or Ikari Warriors some day. Unfortunately I also have to pay import tax and VAT of 25% (VAT on shipping cost also, sigh). Gotta love these big greedy governments. So all in all this be be about $3.800 at least. But I'm dreaming of Ikari Warriors....some day......

[@jaxson3887]

How did you get them up there lol

[@TreasureChestReviews]

Next time you think "I should throw this baby off the roof" Call me. Ill take them off of your hands.

[@DonellChester]

NOOOOOOOOOOO! NOT THE STREET FIGHTER!

[@monstrotto]

Would it be ok to use a quick scene from this for part of a music video compilation?

[@tntamusements]

email me directly! [e-mail] Todd

[@Ascyltos]

I looked up that Human Wrecking Balls programme. I am glad that I've never seen it before. It looks utterly moronic.

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

OSHA approved workplace procedures

[@SlippinnnJimmy]

It's OSHIT approved!

[@nikkcade4481]

Must have been a blast. Pain to clean but a blast nonetheless. Seeing as they were way too far gone, i dont see what the fuss is about. the parts inside would have been compromised and would not last long at all. The only part where I began to shed tears was when you mentioned a Black Knight machine. I have a lot of love for Black Knight and its sequel but when its gotta go, its gotta GO!

[@tntamusements]

Yes...sometimes it can't be brought back!

[@c0pyimitati0n]

Wow.... this is sacrilegious...

[@199X-r3w]

What the heck happened to your golden black knight promo video?

[@tntamusements]

Its actually here! Look at this video..we throw a Black Knight and a Ms Pacman off the roof! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5vMiHx6q8x0nrs

[@teamtrump8221]

Completely understand these are gutted cabinets. I still think Todd needs his own daytime TV show.

[@tntamusements]

I would prefer an evening prime time slot! :-)

[@mattsneed4569]

Do you still have that Moon Base game?

[@burgerrider7773]

If these were games that could not be repaired. I have no problem with this being done. I actually like Human Wrecking balls. They only trashed 8 games. I actually laughed at the machines being thrown off the building. Great video.

[@javelinamx72]

I'm wondering if I coulda got a game or 2 in before Street Fighter II hit the ground!! LMAO

[@archon9000]

Only reason that could justify this is if the games were literally soaked in sewer water from flooding. Aside from that, there are people out there that enjoy the challenge of restoring games.

[@tntamusements]

The Last Action Hero was soaked in cat piss...playfield glass broke years ago and they owner said the cat slept on the playfield---unfortunately, he peed regularly on it too...soaked it pretty well!

[@thegerm574]

But Todd why After Burner? So sad. I love that game.

[@tntamusements]

It had to be!!

[@seelow733]

This made me cry :,/

[@bobbyconover]

@RockerNJ I'm with you in sentiment, but isn't "restored to MAME" contradictory?

[@slbvideoarchive]

If you can't sell them as playable machines, turn them into coffee tables and sell them that way.

[@tntamusements]

I have a bunch more ready for purchase!! We sell the machines in our new Bargain Basement video series!!

[@slbvideoarchive]

Too bad I am in Michigan, It would be nice to check out your store. I am currently bringing back to life a Galaxian that was converted to a block out.

[@vipervs12]

I downvoted this video in the past. I recently bought one of those Gottlieb system 3's. I understand now. I removed my downvote.

[@fitter108]

i just spent two years restoring a data east laser war pinball to like new condition. You could have offered them to someone willing to save these pieces of history

[@tntamusements]

We have LOTS of other games we want to sell...please come by and bring your checkbook!! no Freebies though

[@camerontgm5015]

Im confused. You sell these machines... so to advertise your machines you destroy them to show how u repair things...?????

[@tntamusements]

We have sold over 26,000 reconditioned machines, donated over 300 machines...and to smash 12 waterlogged rusty games is bad? MANY people frequently combine two to make one...and junk the rest...just like a car restorer does not restore every car that comes in! So many get sold to Hollywood who then smash or blow them up for a movie!

[@samplesmasher]

@tntamusements : Would you send it to Germany ( the 50-100$ machines)?? i don't car about water damage or rust. parts are always needed!

[@OldSkoolRenegade]

That is tragic. So much history going to waste :(

[@tntamusements]

If you desire, why not watch an ENTIRE arcade full of classic games like Ms Pacman destroyed by the "Human Wrecking Balls" reality TV show!! just do a google search to find the post! or how about the Rolling Stones pinball smahed or a Frogger smashed?? do a google search on KZbin

[@убойный]

NOOOO MY 8TB OF S M U T

[@avenger6944]

I smile when I see a Gottlieb game getting murdered... :)

[@jakecullen5538]

What a waste.

[@tntamusements]

Jake Cullen But, but, but....

[@lwatz7009]

I would've bought that Street Fighter backglass

[@yrnghrmy]

You have NO IDEA how MUCH I'd LOVE to do the very same thing to this ancient computer system that I have to use at work! I DO hope those pins WERE unserviceable junk, though. (For tech heads, in case you're at all interested, Unix (c) 1989, Interactive Operating System 5, Paragon ProType Publishing System ... I need to upgrade my job)

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

Wow.. I know you won't see this but that's just crazy to me that they were still using that in 2012!

[@Jmaniscoo]

My boss busted hundreds of games in the 90's and 00's. They were worth nothing then and took up loads of space. He recalled buying around 75 star trek sit down cabinets at $50 a piece! only kept a few, the rest had their boards and monitors harvested before meeting the sledge hammer. I've busted a solid 50+ cabs mostly old cherry masters and other gambling machines we buy dirt cheep, keep the monitors, coin mechs, bill acceptors and what not. I restored a street fighter pin a couple years back. Terrible pin but it has a following and sold for good money. Given a high enough building though... I'd drop one

[@WickedJ133]

Those beautiful machines! Still, damn entertaining.

[@ryanweaver202]

Oohhh... Oohhh... I'm hurt... Last Action Hero, Street Fighter II...

[@tntamusements]

no one wanted them back then!

[@ryanweaver202]

@@tntamusements Yeah, what a dang shame... Great games.

[@pauloreusing1333]

você não tem ideia de quanto se pagaria por essas maquinas aqui no Brasil... nos colecionadores pagamos fortunas para reformar maquinas assim... muito triste agora...

[@80sPhoenix]

Do you send in Italy?

[@Diskoboy1974]

I have the urge to destroy Gottlieb machines all the time :)

[@willrussell01]

They had 5 people work very hard to launch that last heavy pinball machine only for it to barley break :(

[@Hot80s]

whats the big deal with MOON BASE?

Todd your videos are really very interesting and very good, but every time I see this video makes me want to cry! jejejeje

[@tntamusements]

We have hundreds of games waiting for you to purchase...when can you come?

[@054lifephillyfan]

Todd I'm on a mission to watch every single video. I get about 2-3 a day. Do you have a favorite one? I can't tell you guys how much I enjoy watching these... and I've been to the Allentown convention the last 2 years in a row and haven't bumped into you guys yet! Arrgghh

[@ChezArcade]

Almost done watching them all myself!

[@tntamusements]

My favorites are Discs of Tron (both versions), All 4 Nutty Letters, the Sea Wolf guy, and my 1000th video!

[@tntamusements]

Thats ALOT of watching!

[@054lifephillyfan]

it is... and I'm enjoying every minute of it !

[@054lifephillyfan]

the sea wolf guy is probably my favorite one also.... and as far as the games you've put out it's really hard to pick a favorite so far

[@tntamusements]

@hememsot Hi! I am hoping to have the DVD's available for purchase before the Allentown Pinball Show which is third week of May. I will be happy to contact you when they are ready! Todd

[@Chaingun]

very sad! no film studios wanted to buy those to repaint and have as a arcade set in a movie?? even if they dont function

[@jaybrooks1098]

I want to see the final edit.. with all the great match cuts and star sweeping transitions

[@loganm2633]

I almost cried

[@RetroactiveNZ]

Surely you could use them for PARTS.

[@shawnb9406]

1:30...nooo after bruner! 2:48 and tempest.

[@tntamusements]

gone.....but I have rescued plenty of Tempests over the years!

[@spacegarnaal]

People simply dont know anything, At my local pinball shop theres tons of junk machines mostly stripped of parts that nobody wants. You simply dont want stuff like that taking up your space, He has had to junk so much machines over the years. Stuff gets old, it wont be arround forever....

[@billygambill6822]

I just recently found your channel, and I have really enjoyed all the vids except this one! I absolutely LOVE pinball, I understand how much work goes into just one machine but this was, well awful! I threw up every time a pinball went over! If I had the money, I would buy all of them and hire you guys as my personal tech team but I don't have the money! If I ever win the powerball lottery ..... I will contact you and we'll talk business.

[@opoxious1592]

I hope they are not going to do this with an original "Space Invaders" arcade machine. I have heard that even the glass plates with the artwork (the scoreboard part) could be quite worth some money if you have the right ones.

[@herold30]

Shame on you... :(