Cidercade - Arcade Tour (Houston)

[@arcade-tours]

Sorry (again). Had to re-upload due to resolution issues. Third time is a charm…hopefully.

[@TechicallyTNT]

Hey first local Houston Guy, and I've been thinking about checking out this place. Thanks for the tour. I'm totally going to check it out.

[@pedropedroki9070]

All of my favorite games were shown. I could spend hours in there.

[@joshhollingsworth7139]

Stopped by here on my recent vacation to the area and was not disappointed! Lots of fun!

[@AndysEastCoastAdventures]

We live in a small seaside tourist town in called Clacton-on-Sea in the UK. Their were 5 arcades back in the 70's & 80's all with the latest games of the time. Visiting the arcades was a massive part of my childhood so I built my own mame machine. Once home gaming got to 32bit with the saturn & playstation then they just died a slow death as became pointless. Their are 2 arcades left now but it's mostly fruit machines. I wish they would fill them back up with retro games just like this video so people could visit them for nostalgia. No one wants to play the new machine anymore as you have that at home but I'm sure the retro machines would attract visitors.

[@extremeXmetal666]

Talk about blast from the past! Youths today have no idea about how fun these places were. I have to travel to Toronto if I want relive the past😩

[@GASHPAN]

Good selection of classic titles there and all look operational too. A nice Robotron as you walk in to greet you. And that was a minty looking dedicated Shinobi nearby, I've not seen that side artwork before.

[@TINMANHOANG]

4 War Final Assault machines side by side. Many quality pinball machines in 2 rows. This arcade is an excellent value for $10.

[@demonghibli89]

Bro that is what i was shocked to see too. Omg this place looks amazing

[@elitemedium]

......arcade nostalgic vibe!!!!😃😃😃😁😁😁👍👍👍......I use to play arcade games on our malls way back in my elementary and early highschool days🤗🤗🤗

[@TigerBoyRS]

Retro arcade games galore! Greetings from Portugal 🇵🇹 Remember playing many of those games @ META arcade in Costa de Caparica, summer beach location, very near the capital, Lisbon. Opened in the 60s, but unfortunately closed amid the Covid crisis. Keep retro gaming! Cheers, 🕹️

[@Carl-vi9ki]

Was always A big Qbert fan. Remember putting a lot of quarters into many of these games.

[@Rizzinator123]

I’m going here for my birthday today so thanks for the pre-tour!

[@smalldoggymike]

Man, this arcade video kicks ass! What I love the most are all the sounds coming from every cabinet. Even though there aren't many ppl in this video it has that old school 'busy button mashing' vibe to it. I'd love to go here and play some Operation Wolf or Blood Brothers if they have it.

[@RockyPajarito]

that deluxe Ocean Hunter is so cool looking! lots of really cool finds here, blending old and rare with the new! seems like i need to make my way out to Texas if i want to go to some arcades with genuinely amazing collections...

[@chickentava]

huge space with tall ceiling and its not cramped makes this place next level with the amount of cabs, cool tour bro

[@NameThatSong1]

Wow! I live 20 miles from an arcade and it's $10 to play all day with the games on free-play. It's probably a 10th the size of this place. I wish it had this selection of cabs! DIGDUG is my favorite old-school cab for sure.

[@yellowblanka6058]

Yeah, I live like 25 mins from Strong Museum of Play, but you have to pay for admission and then buy tokens in addition, the game selection is a fraction of the size and several machines were in fairly rough shape. You’d think a museum charging admission in addition to per game fees with a relatively limited selection of games could keep them pristine.

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very nicely put together video and very entertaining as well. Thanks for posting this.

[@evilash570]

Pretty awesome arcade!

[@retromod6488]

I think overall my favorite spot in Houston due to the sheer volume of classics and how most are well maintained. I try to go during opening hours during the week when nobody is there to sneak in a couple hours and beat the busy weekend periods.

[@IndieArcadeWave]

Going during the week to any of these arcades is the play if you want to get on a lot of games. The weekends can be packed but it makes for better Killer Queen games with more people.

[@themrnails]

I would love to see today's Arcades more populated again. R.I.P. Hopefully this establishment has profitable nights. Thanks for the video!

[@arcade-tours]

This Cidercade is PACKED on Friday and Saturday nights. It’s crazy. I’d say about 90% of machines are being played at once during this time. Not so much with a lot of other local arcades.

[@themrnails]

@@arcade-tours Beautiful. GREAT to hear. Keep getting the word out! GG

[@IndieArcadeWave]

Arcades like this are doing very well. When you add in liquor and food they do very well. The Indie games are helping draw a new crowd as well.

[@yellowblanka6058]

@@IndieArcadeWaveI’m guessing the liquor, food and beverages is where they make their profit, they are definitely not making anything on running hundreds of arcade games all day, not at $12 per day/$20 a month.

[@IndieArcadeWave]

@yellowblanka6058 Yeah, the majority of the profit is there. The games are what attract people in. Nostalgia is a powerful drug.

[@bradleymcavoy3432]

RoboTron 2084 is standard but Tournament CyberBall and Tron! I’m there! Plus a Gyruss and Crossbow cab?!? Great! Golden Axe and Gauntlet is really Nice! I’m not the biggest Q-Bert fan but that Cab looked beautiful and Cute! ☺️

[@anthonyvo1963]

What a nice arcade game room!

[@JetFire0422]

The Ocean Hunter is one of my favorites

[@scottrose8417]

Wow sweet Arcade! I could spend a week there easy.

[@Der_Kleine_Mann]

This is so cool🤩 Unfortunately here in Germany there was no Arcade-Culture back in the days. So I was only able to visit these places very rarely when we were on vacation in another country.

[@TexasHollowEarth]

Germany had the best eurodance club scene tho. Your clubs inspired Haddaway to start his own successful eurodance-style music career. He was a soldier in the U.S. Army whe he attended a German club that changed his life! 👊😎👍

[@Der_Kleine_Mann]

@@TexasHollowEarth haha yes, I was a big fan of him back in the 90's, and I still have some tracks on my phone's track list that I regularly listen to for nostalgic reasons. Same goes for many other stars of the 90's, like: "La Bouche", "Ace of Base", "Dr.Alban", "Technotronic", "Snap", "2Unlimited", "Scooter", and many more. Oh yeah, the good old times✌️

[@jasonmartinez5116]

13:00 Surprised that the Jubeat is still running Qubell (i could be wrong because some of the side graphics look like festo's)! At that point it should've been upgraded to clan, and then festo. If it was connected to eAmusement, it would likely have been also upgraded to the recently released Jubeat Ave.. Pretty cool to see Bemani's different rhythm games running older versions, but if those arcades had eAmusement servers they would've likely upgraded to the newer games.

[@jasonmartinez5116]

These are probably running on Eagle servers which are unofficial servers that run from Amusement IC titles

[@offimatrix4897]

Seems arcades are getting rare :(. In uk you use to see 1 or 2 in pubs bars and seaside's. Now at arcades there's kids ticket games to win junk stuff.

[@bcrispchannel]

What a phenomenal arcade with all the retro greats plus current gen modern day pinball. All this for only $10? Any not a game out of order? I think I need to fly down there from Canada!

[@zackdreamcast]

This place needs some lights and music… is it a museum or an arcade?!

[@imbr4k7241]

Rhythm games are there too (cool)

[@JUICY_TIME]

This place beats Fun spot in my opinion! and that is tough to do. Awesome place, Thank's for sharing.

[@keithknight3590]

$10 for a day pass? What a deal. Everything really is better in TX 😁

[@testosteroneinc.3800]

Until you find out Galloping Ghost in Chicago has over 850 games for $20! You can even get a weekly, monthly, yearly, or a LIFETIME membership. 🤫

[@samamir8765]

I didn’t see any of them say free play these people need to learn these games are no longer exclusive to arcades anymore as they used to back in the 80’s you play any of these games on consoles or on mame 32 I’ll just keep on going to galloping ghost where you pay $15 to enter and play all day no tokens required over 800 games Doc has the best arcade in the world

[@arcade-tours]

All are on freeplay. Only pay $12 to enter. Price was $10. Still not bad for what you get. Games are in great original condition. They will fix any game on the spot if you ask.

[@Jilipollo]

Super!

[@padistedor]

Smartphones don’t capture video games well. A decent camera like a Canon GX7 would do a much better job holding focus and working with low light.

[@yellowblanka6058]

14:50 - never realized they made a ST: Voyager arcade game - neat.

[@720zone]

Excellent walk-through. Thanks for posting. I have to say: Imagine putting together an arcade like this and not adding a 720. Super weak.

[@eduardocabrales5627]

Best arcade in the country .. Galloping ghost arcade in chicago

[@CJWolf-st1qi]

I wish!!

[@Nate-Dawg921]

I wish there is a Nintendo themed arcade.

[@alejandroaguilar9038]

THIS PLACE STILL UP & RUNNING ?

[@megaben99]

are these game on freeplay mode or do you have to buy tokens? p.s. my two favorite arcade game (that are not in this video) are Cadillacs and Dinosaurs and Galaxian 3 Attack of the Zolgear.

[@arcade-tours]

They are all on freeplay.

[@megaben99]

@@arcade-tours Cool.

[@megaben99]

agreed

[@northeastcorals]

WTF is that Chiller game all about 😳? Glad I never saw that one as a kid, it could have scarred me for life 😆

[@arcade-tours]

Yep. Creepy.

[@TheKayliedGamerChannel-YouTube]

Super classic coin ops here - 🤠new sub 👍

[@indesective]

Did it have street fighter iii 3rd strike?

[@arcade-tours]

I don’t believe I saw that one

[@scottrose8417]

Tron still the slickest cab ever made.

[@Lamb64]

Do anyone knows where could I fine Berzerk

[@arcade-tours]

The Game Preserve (Spring/Woodlands location) 473 Sawdust Rd Spring, TX 77380

[@Lamb64]

@@arcade-tours oh thank you so much

[@nicnicnicnic8437]

They have parking? Is day drinking allowed?

[@arcade-tours]

@@nicnicnicnic8437 yes and yes. Lol

[@northeastcorals]

This is the 2nd retro Arcade walk around video I've ever watched (the other one being in the UK) & on both videos theres an Asian kid slapping the absolute fook out of one of those rhythm machines, is this standard for all arcades? 😅

[@tiger215dawn]

Thse Games are Related To The 80s Or 90s

[@darthsynchronic]

Thanks for the video...No MORTAL KOMBATS?

[@IndieArcadeWave]

I find that street fighter is usually in arcade bars over mortal combat but its pretty rare to not find them both. Kind of like TMNT and Simpsons at this point. They are must haves for aracde bars.

[@JYoungbloodVO]

Actually spotted two machines in the vid, one for UMK3 and one for MK4

[@yellowblanka6058]

I don’t envy the employee(s) who has to remove the “snow” from all those machines. I also wonder about the profit margins on a place like this considering all those old inefficient arcade machines can’t be cheap to run all day (not to mention maintenance/parts), I bet they make most of their money on drinks after 8pm.

[@arcade-tours]

It’s packed full on Friday and Saturday nights. Yep. Lots of money made on drinks. It’s also now $12 for entry and free play. Still a good deal. Plus they have lots of birthday parties and even work events there.

[@yellowblanka6058]

@@arcade-toursYeah, they would probably be losing money on $12 day passes/$20 monthly if they didn't also offer drinks/food, and it looks like all the machines are well maintained. By contrast the Strong Museum of Play that is a 25 minute drive away from me requires an admission fee, each machine also requires tokens, they have a fraction of the machines and several of them were not well maintained, and this is a museum. Of course the last time I went there was like 5+ years ago, so it's entirely possible things have changed. I would be hanging out there regularly if I lived in Houston for sure.

[@arcade-tours]

@@yellowblanka6058 at Cidercade if something does go wrong with the game, you just tell a staff member and a tech will have it fixed before you leave. You are correct, they are well-maintained.

[@advanceddarkness3]

Cool, But Its still missing the dark, dingy and ear piercing arcade nostalgia of the late 80s.

[@zx9rninja105]

Hou lala c'est pas vrai je suis en train de rêver

[@mortb9]

Everything REALLY IS bigger in Texas! lol

[@smellymelly011273]

That Chiller game gave me nightmares, have to sue your channel for all it's worth now 😛

[@arcade-tours]

😂😂😂

[@MrClockw3rk]

Empty as can be, just like videos of the arcades in Japan.

[@Honestlylovely]

10 whole dollars

[@gingerturtle4229]

As soon as I spotted the cashless sign on the door that would be me done, don’t support these places that are going cashless people, it’s the end of your freedom if we go digital and loose cash, you’ve been warned.

[@walterlibrale9249]

🤝🏻👏🏻