AMAZING 80'S HOME ARCADE GAME ROOM - PINBALL MACHINES & VIDEO GAME PERSONAL COLLECTION TOUR

THIS IS A WALK THROUGH OF MY PERSONAL HOME ARCADE GAME ROOM COLLECTION. I HAVE BEEN PLAYING AND COLLECTING ARCADE GAMES MOST OF MY LIFE. THIS ALL STARTED WITH MY FIRST PINBALL MACHINE LUCKY SEVEN THAT I GOT IN 1980 AND THEN MY BLACK KNIGHT PINBALL THAT I GOT IN 1982. IT TOOK ME FROM 1988 TO 2006 TO COMPLETE MOST OF THIS COLLECTION. I HAD MOST OF THESE GAME BEFORE I HAD A HOUSE TO PUT THEM IN. WHEN I STARTED TO LOOK FOR A HOUSE MY NUMBER ONE CONCERN WAS TO FIND A HOUSE WITH A BACKYARD BIG ENOUGH TO BUILD THIS GAME ROOM. THE GAME ROOM WAS BUILT IN 2006. THE PINBALL SELECTION WAS MAINLY BASED ON GAMES THAT I ENJOYED AS A KID. THE VIDEO GAME SELECTION ARE SOME THAT I PLAYED BACK IN THE DAY BUT OTHERS ARE SOME THAT I DID NOT PLAY SINCE THEY WERE TOO DIFFICULT TO PLAY IN THE ARCADES. I DECIDED TO ADD SOME OF THESE HARDER GAMES IN MY COLLECTION BECAUSE THEY WERE ALWAYS THE MOST INTERESTING ONES TO PLAY. ALL THE GAMES ARE FACTORY ORIGINALS. THIS VIDEO WAS SHOT ON A SHARP VIDEO TAPE CAMCORDER SINCE I DID OWN A DIGITAL ONE AT THE TIME. AS OF 2021 STAY TUNED THERE WILL BE A UPDATED DIGITAL VIDEO SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE ONCE MY EXPANDED COLLECTION IS COMPLETED. YOU CAN ALSO CHECK OUT MY PLAYLIST "PERSONAL COLLECTION" TO SEE SOME OF THESE GAMES IN ACTION AND THE STORY OF HOW IT BECAME PART OF MY COLLECTION.

[@jabroni5249]

The best part is when he got quarters out of the change machine. Almost brought tears to my eyes. Aww...the memories at the Arcade smh.

[@wiredtvcraze]

4 Years later after my initial comment and like on this video. I'm still enjoying viewing it over and over to recapture that 80s era when a roll of quarters was all you needed to kick your weekend of total arcade fun off. That was so many rolls of quarters ago that I can't begin count. And, if given a chance I'd spend those rolls of quarters again. Ah, the 80s. I truly miss them.

[@bjrmagic1]

Same , great comment :)

[@Evergreen085]

This is the stuff dreams are made of. Wife and got our house and game room and finally get to start collecting. This is amazing. We have 1 pin and 2 arcades so far but no plans to stop anytime soon. Way to go Doug 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@davmatt74]

That is an amazing arcade. I grew up in the 70's and 80's and had a lot of good times at the arcade. The mall that I lived closest to had 2 of them operating at the same time. There was also a bowling alley within walking distance that had a respectable sized game room as well, that had Tempest and Iron Man Ivan Stewart's Off Road, a couple of my favorites.THE 80'S WERE AWESOME!

[@uguraltunbilek]

Nice arcade games room.I feeled some like time traveller and go back to 80's.Thanx alot

[@wiredtvcraze]

Arcade perfection! If I had those in my basement, I'd never see the light of day again.

[@epcotman32]

We really need these back, along with drive in movie theaters.

[@BarbieCatt]

They need to bring back arcades for kids. We used to spend all day at the mall, eat pizza, ice cream, see a movie, hit the arcade... Now kids are cooped up in their house all day and night. We were the last generation to have a real childhood.

[@jamesdunn8893]

most malls don't have any arcades anymore so sad

[@MasterMayhem78]

Ted S. I fully agree. Man do I miss those days. I have a mini arcade of four Arcade1up machines, with Star Wars arriving in a couple weeks. This is the best I can do. Don't have the money or room for a bunch of full size cabinets, but this does a pretty good job at replicating the arcade feel.

[@zemxxi2765]

@@jamesdunn8893 Sadly, what has replaced arcades are the Dave&Buster's type places that seem to me to appeal only to squares with nuclear family units. Notice the total lack of games with racy and suggestive themes. You'd never find a Xenon or Pinbot game in today's arcades because of the "suggestive content" possibly offending people. All replaced with carnival and redemption type games. There are some barcades showing up occasionally. But these still seem to have very few of the classics, unfortunately. And a lot of these barcades are here the moment, gone the next. Depending on where they open, they may or may not turn a profit.

[@darklordojeda]

The arcade is on their phones and tablets now.

[@darklordojeda]

@@jamesdunn8893 or its those "arcades" with nothing but ddr, shooters and coin pushers and the prices are so outrageous you spend 10 minutes there and you're down $40.

[@cj397]

How awesome would it be to have this in your basement. You and your buddies get hammered and play the classics with the badass atmosphere of all the game sound effects. Perfect.

[@venusplay2728]

Holy moly! That place is awesome! I used be very happy going to arcade houses when child, i love to hear the machines sounds they make me remember the good old times :D

[@CM-fk3or]

This was nine minutes of bliss. I worked at two arcades years ago, and it's amazing how I would tune out this madness. I never considered all of this disappearing. Wish we were neighbors!

[@lonephoenix7814]

Saw this on KZbin a long time ago and still the coolest arcade ever! :)

[@EclipseHedgehog]

i was born in 91 and holy shit does this look badass. though i have been through loads of arcades in my time, there's nothing like a bunch of machines making retro sound effects.

[@wiredtvcraze]

9 minutes of pure arcade heaven. Thanks!!!

[@JC-kk6hr]

Holy moly!!...I remember FirePower!!..that was my favorite pinball machine to play...crazy sound effects on that...nicely done.

[@NaturalProgressGames]

Very nice. A true tribute to the classic working arcade from the 80's and 90's. Kudos to you sir, for keeping it alive in some form.

[@chibang492]

Heaven on Earth. Pure Awsomeness at its finest.

[@justimagine2403]

WOW, this is like major arcade! Awesome!

[@ligueaquiflip-tournoisdefl6496]

Incredible arcade ! Congratulations.

[@chimiwan]

that sound

[@christophermontoya5526]

Nice. I remember spending a lot of time in dark rooms like this as a child. I miss the experience of going to the arcade. Thanks for sharing.

[@BitchFunky317]

Just simply amazing, brother. From a child of the 80's who spent countless hours in places like this, I thank you for keeping these classics alive!!!

[@bxpress6507]

THAT'S exactly what it looked like and sounded like being in a REAL arcade room in the 80s😎😎minus sound of change machine spitting put quarters once in a while😆 what a great time it was like back then!

[@Diskoboy1974]

One thing I loved about going to an arcade in the 80's - you could always tell what games it had before you walked in the door, just by listening. The game noises back then were so distinct. And you could usually hear them from hundreds of yards away! :-)

[@whitecastle323]

I’m 36yrs old & I see this & feel the nostalgia oh yes! Loving every bit of it!

[@BartelDoo]

As soon as you entered the room and I heard that sound, that wonderful, wonderful sound, I felt a little weepy and excited at the same time. I would relish the opportunity to just walk through your arcade. To play a game would be over the top. To spend an evening would be sublime! I am entirely impressed by what you have done here, sir.

[@testodude]

If I had back all the quarters I fed into these games between say 1979 and 1985, I'd put together a collection like this... Still just blown away. I'd also love to see Lunar Lander, Vanguard, Crossbow, Galaxian / Galaga, Gorf, Gauntlet.... the memories are flowing fast and furious now..

Awsome collection!!! i can´t believe in my eyes!!! i sure hope some day, to have the oportunity to enter in a place like this. i miss the 80´s and 90´s, they were the best years of my life in gaming, and i remember well most of the games!!! the golden age, im crying right now, so epic. i salute you mate for this epic video that brings back so many great memories!!!

[@phlemphlam574]

ANTÓNIO CARNEIRO TÓ-ZE If I could like your comment a 100 to a 1,000 times I would! Well said!

[@d.vaughn8990]

Totally awesome!! The Defender sound effects and Spy Hunter music really take me back!!

[@maclanekeller8308]

How on earth, in the GALAXIES of the universe did you manage to collect all these?!?! this must have cost you like a million dollars.😃😃😃😃😃😍😍😍😍🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@727PENGO]

I did not run out a just buy games to build a collection overnight. I took my time and only picked them up for the right price. Most of them were dead projects and I resotred them myself for very little money. It took me 15 years to build this collection. I have very little invested since most was purchased back in the 90's and early 2000's when nobody wanted these games and the price was very low.

[@paulclarke7571]

@@727PENGO Smart collecting Doug. You are envy of OH so may of us. You must be very handy to keep all these running. I know my pins always need some attention. Cheers from Canada!

[@stingray4mesidewinderbandga]

@@727PENGO Iv'e been collecting too since 84. used to have space ace too, I got it from the arcade for about $250 around 86 the lazer player went out and couldn't get it fixed, i even went to the manufacture by sandieago they wouldnt sell me one so I sold the game for $50. that was many years before the internet. still got my 1st game bomb jack. have 16 total. 7 pins, 4 arcade, 3 jukebox, shuffle bowling & shuffle board and our house is just 1625 sq ft. yep used to be nobody wanted em & you could get em for free or $100. now it's like $1k for games and the $100 pinball games are rising to almost $2k.

[@schlobotnik]

The sound clip alone would be great for nostalgia purposes. Thanks for this!

[@RND_ADV_X]

You have pretty good taste in game selection. This takes me back to trips to Aladdin's Castle!

[@thecheetomanofficial]

This video is so nostalgic to watch, this deserves 10M more views

[@phnx4life]

Missing Xenon, Eight Ball Deluxe, Gorgon and Alien pinball machines. .Fire Power and Dark Knight are good. The sound effects are supreme with these machines. Oh yes, Stargate is another must have.

[@727PENGO]

I did add Xenon to my collection but have not taken a video yet. I also have a Eight Ball Deluxe I will be working on to add to my collection at a later time. I have owned Gorgar, Alien Poker, and Stargate. I would like to add Gorgar and Alien Poker but just don't have the extra room to add these as a keeper.

[@phnx4life]

@@727PENGO thanks for keeping that interesting time around. Sorry, I meant Space Invaders pinball machine. Oh yes, a popcorn machine-butter and sea salt mix.

[@TampaTec]

Those sounds very nostalgic, thank you. 👍

[@yeksun]

Nice change machine. I forgot about that style.

[@727PENGO]

The Arcades that I grew up at used that style change machine. When I decided to add a change machine, I wanted that one because it's what I remember using back in the early 80's and because I could rig it to dispense tokens by just pushing in the dollar bill slot. Cool part is I bought this machine in the 2000's and it was located at the High School I went to in the 80's.

[@yeksun]

@@727PENGO Thats what its all about. Cool story. I like your stories. Like how you got your black knight etc...The change machine I remember most in my area was the Rowe BC-35. Brown of course.

[@chuckr9938]

That is awesome, the layout is perfect. Thanks for sharing!

[@weaselboyjenkins3931]

This video gets better and better every time I watch it and I’ve watched it a lot over the years.

[@PalkosHorrorCollection]

Love the Space Ace & Dragon's Lair machines. One day I'll have them, too. ha ha! Great collection! Throw a Dig Dug in there and you're good to go.

[@residentevilumbrella2001]

The man cave of my dreams.

[@jasondomican1991]

oh my lord bro that is incredible

[@fiamun]

Oh man, I'm in a time warp! I'm the same as ANTÓNIO CARNEIRO TÓ-ZE . real emotional trip back to a kid walking into town to spend every last cent on these machines. Wow what a trip. Cheers.

[@phlemphlam574]

***** What's funny is how you referred to them as machines because my brother and I did the same exact thing both in English and Spanish. lol

[@greggirons67]

Fantastic Collection and Well Presented ! Thanks for the Trip ...

[@vollyman1962]

I sat here mesmerized and thrilled at your collection. I've played most of them in the day and would LOVE the chance to be in a room like yours again.

[@MxMoondoggie]

Thanks for posting this, I have so many great memories of the arcades from when I was a kid so this was an awesome video. For a few moments the sights and sounds pulled me back into being a kid again and it felt fantastic.

[@me-cq7wv]

Very nice sir. Brought back memories. Hope you have many a happy hour in your arcade.

[@kahuna2006]

one of the best walk throughs I've seen in a long time. Thanks for sharing! This is incredible!

[@MarkFaust]

Wow, just wow, I have watched this so many times and it hurts that I am not there; All the sounds of the true classics make me feel young again. I can only hope to ever acheive such a collection. 10 ouy of 10 for sure.

[@dannyofthededd]

that sound is the sound of my childhood holidays.. :')

[@jboypacman]

Just amazing! Thanks for sharing.

[@T88-fh9ci]

really incredible arcade room thanks for sharing lots of fun

[@turloghtheblack]

way cool...almost all the iconic arcade games are there. The 80's was my decade and video arcades were the social venue..I could almost see shades of the eighties crowd bustling around and playing those machines..well done

[@jaygator98]

I am so jealous over here! you have one awesome arcade my friend! I love it! thanks for sharing it with us all here on KZbin.

[@chikiwings]

I WISH THE WORLD WAS STILL THIS BEAUTIFUL

[@kensurfs]

This is one awesome collection. I took a tour this week and bought "Bally's Playboy" Pinball from Doug. My brother bought "Creature From The Black Lagoon" Pinball too. Awesome...Totally Awesome!!

[@tom611]

The little off-shoot arcade room is a decent home arcade in itself, the main room is just insane!

[@xPulsex30]

Very nice set up! You are missing the cigarette machine and the shady employee but other than that all good. :P P.S. What's your electric bill like with all this?

[@727PENGO]

I do not notice any difference in my electric bill. In most cases it's just me and my wife playing in the game room and we only turn on one game at a time.

[@fireheartis1]

This is one of the coolest rooms I've ever seen good job man.

[@ilovelilwill22]

Dope game room.. brings back so many good memories..

[@RichardMDelia]

Totally awesome! You even have a token dispenser! Dragon's Lair, and Space Ace too, Wow! Those were the days...

[@WorksOnMyComputer]

Fantastic arcade room. Some absolute gems in that collection of games.

[@SpenceWork]

Like the rest of the comments here all I can say is Bravo! Very nice collection and a great retro way to display with the lights and all. All of the games on at once brings me back to a much simpler time. Thank you for sharing!!! I only have a Galaga and a Chicago multicade...Maybe some day I will have a real arcade...Keep the dream alive!!! Thanks again

[@jimmybiggs9230]

Very nice idea adding the change machine!! Love it!

[@Stevanhale]

I turned a deep shade of envy green while watching this. Also may have peed a little with excitement at having seen all my favorite games from my childhood being cherished and taken care of, and displayed in the way they were intended. Thank you.

[@kennyjones8926]

Doug, AMAZING SETUP and awesome collection of games If u had Donkey Kong and Pac-man i would LIVE THERE FOREVER..LMAO...I spent many saturday on Q-bert and Tapper..Love the games!

[@freddiev6050]

Great spaces Doug, Congrats!

[@crazyfastwrx]

Thanks to you I first saw a Williams Hyperball over a year ago when I stumbled across your video. Now I have my own Hyperball being delivered tomorrow :) Great job with your home arcade!!

[@jons9239]

I love these sounds!

[@murderdoll9191]

Magnificent collection!

[@tron81]

That's an amazing collection of games. Very beautiful setup. Heaven will be an 80's arcade, and you have an infinite number of tokens.

[@Damon0306]

Words cannot describe your collection brings back so many m

[@maaaguz]

hey from germany! sorry the days of video arcades are long gone , when arcade games were state of the art...today its all about downloads , consoles and casual gaming , your impressive game museum conserves the feeling of the 80ties, the fascination a whole generation grew up with...sorry this machines wont run forever...so emulation has to tell the story....all the best to you!

[@rennmaxbeta]

Love all those sounds. Sure brings back a lot of memories...

[@kidsarcaderoom7316]

Fun looking arcade room

[@curtislindersmith8781]

Wow! Every single game in your collection is a great one!

[@allenreynolds5170]

Just looking back to when gaming in the arcades used to be a lot of fun with the classics.

[@inerteinthenight]

amazing collection!

[@kingarcades9494]

Awesome, very nice set up. :)😃

[@trufantom21]

What an amazing collection.Just hearing those old sounds took me back to my teens,Great video mate.

[@KorbinKnight]

This is the most impressive arcade collection I have seen in a long time. Being an old arcade business owner I must say "don't change a thing". Its nice to see a lot of these classics are safe. I have 15 cabs, pinball, jukebox, and dartboard myself and while I get a ton of compliments when people stop by, I got nothing on your setup. Be proud of what you have there. I envy few people, but you made my list. ;)

[@italiandoh]

Great !!!! Impressive gameroom.

[@uzi9millimetuh]

A truly beautiful and breathtaking collection. I love the lighting too. If only the walls were black I'd think I stepped back in time to the arcade I used to frequent when I was 10 years old.

[@murderdoll9191]

This is incredibly awesome.

[@oldgamesback]

awesome man! keep going!!!

[@b1a54]

Absolutely awesome. I could live in that room! :)

[@gsampson3565]

Yes that's it. Thanks for the info. Last time i played it was 1988, brings back memories.

[@driojas]

WOW,bro,the immersion,great work man,I hope I could visit that room some day.

[@duncansutherland47]

AWESOME!!!!! I’ve been watching “Stranger Things” and I’ve been on a retro binge. I would love to have a version of this in my basement. Put some quarters up on the monitors! 👍😊

[@brettoetting]

Found your video while doing some research for my MAME cab. Amazing game room, makes me feel 14 again! The main arcade area truly has the feel of an original 80's arcade.

[@christophermontoya5526]

Wow. Nice setup. I'm totally jealous.

[@tuggy20102010]

Thanks for the time machine. Loved it

[@screenplayarcade1238]

That's a wicked setup!

[@rockervolt9177]

This is fabulous ! So much wonderful games. I wish I was your neighbor !

[@LargeTurn1p]

This is amazing.

[@nintendoneil]

I will use your video as a personal time machine to take me back to the early 80's....thank you!

[@TheRetrocade]

Nice arcade. Sweet Sea Wolf!

[@525Lines]

Glad to see you didn't forget the mechanical games. I'd have gotten Space War but we all have our favs.

[@VirtualArcades]

Solid collection. 👍

[@NYBredBamaFed]

Now THAT is what I call an impressive home gameroom! You obviously put a lot of time and effort into this. Well done!

[@kevlarss22]

AMAZING I feel like a kid again