Epic Carnival Arcade Restoration - Full Tilt!

[@spikedaigle]

This channel is criminally underrated. Thanks for another awesome video Tod!!!

[@tcurtis49]

Thanks so much! I’m glad to get this content out since it had been a while working on so many projects at once. The channel was going crazy a few months ago but has lagged lately-hopefully it will pick up as it’s fun for me to see people enjoy them.

[@MrCydoo]

i think same about this channel !

[@byejune13]

cant wait for future restoration videos!

[@Jesselovespinball]

Nice job Todd . Cindy is always lending you a helping hand . You guys make a great team ! Well done 👍 Thanks for taking the time to record and edit all of this for us to enjoy 😊

[@tcurtis49]

You’re welcome! We do make a good team. She’s always the one encouraging me to take chances on these games and in the end we share in the glory when they come to life :)

[@Poppinwheeeeellllllieeeeez]

Great job man. You are extremely particular. Must feel good to have it finished and enjoy looking at the finished project while eating a homegrown banana.

[@tcurtis49]

Haha. Well, my favorite part is seeing the game come to life again. It’s always an amazing feeling. Thanks!

[@steveweatherly1965]

You my friend are a very gifted and talented person

[@sirfacemelt]

Saw there was a new video and I was so excited to watch it, but then I saw it was over 3 hours long. I thought maybe I will skip around, but three hours later, I just finished watching the whole thing! I really appreciate the attention to detail and your clear explanations. It’s also great that you included what didn’t work, that's really the best parts. And I love how supportive your wife is, helping out in the process. Congrats on the bananas too! Also, I wouldn’t give up on the water and glue trick just yet. It seems like it could be a good alternative to the expensive wood hardener at least.

[@tcurtis49]

I wasn’t sure if the flow was smooth enough to keep someone entertained for over 3 hours so I’m glad to see you made it through! And I think the water/glue trick might be good on really loose particle board that isn’t painted, particularly if I’m using Bondo over the top anyway. I have a lot of fun trying new things and seeing what works and what doesn’t, at least for me, and really working on games is a matter of perseverance so it’s important to see that a failure here or there is definitely to be expected :)

[@Lastchanceblueprint]

All of your videos have been fantastic, thank you for taking the time to film your projects and produce the videos, I thoroughly enjoy them. Great work!

[@tcurtis49]

You’re welcome-it’s fun to do!

[@cr5331]

Hi Tod and Cindy, congratulations on your exceptional work. We know that you could just afford a new working arcade cabinet, and not waste time repairing a cabinet in such bad condition. But I know that above all you want to preserve the magnificent history of these games, and put as much effort into making these cabinets as beautiful as when they were new, which you do wonderfully, even if you say you are not a professional. You are passionate, a lover of arcade cabinets, and we feel in your videos all the love you put into them. Big kisses to you and Cindy from France where I watch you with pleasure. These 3h17:55 were incredible. ps: stop making Cindy do the cleaning ...

[@tcurtis49]

Thanks so much! Yes, I love doing these projects and making the games look like they did way back when. Hello to you in France and don’t worry, Cindy loves the cleaning part :)

[@Finkmar]

@cr5331 - you’re so sweet! I appreciate your concern for me, but I love to clean & help in the process whenever I can :)

[@Friesnchip]

Took me a few days to finish the video, but I enjoyed every minute. Congrats on another fantastic restoration (and the bananas).

[@tcurtis49]

Thanks!

[@ThatPaulAllen]

Just want to tell you how much I love your videos. I was so excited to see a 3-hour+. Disappointed we won’t see a Battlezone vid (that was one of my faves growing up), but I look forward to whatever else you have in store in the future. Thanks for sharing!!

[@tcurtis49]

It started out at 8+ hours so I condensed it as much as I could :) Glad 3+ is still manageable. Battlezone was working great until it wasn’t. And I chased down every chip on the schematic trying to figure it out. Finally had to send the board to an expert and even he was stumped for about 6 months. But eventually found the issue and I’m back in business. It is one of my favorites from when I was a kid as well!

[@fox-vengoss5849]

Of course i'm watching the full video Tod :D Thanks for this amazing journey by advance !

[@tcurtis49]

It’s a big one :)

[@CasproMusic]

It's always a good day when Tod uploads a new video!

[@tcurtis49]

So happy to get these done and out. And on to the next video!

[@byson542]

I love how you use this hobby to go on road trips and do exciting stuff with your wife. Very inspiring!

[@Finkmar]

Me too!!! 😉 We have a lot of fun!!

[@ivdh1]

Superb (as usual) - the amount of time / money and effort u put in those arcade cabinets and Projects is incredible - top of the top… and then make these nice ‘fun to look at’ video’s - unbelievable - keep up the very good work ! iwish i had a tent of your technical knowledge and skills !

[@tcurtis49]

Thanks so much!

[@MrHunt1701]

The editing skills alone on all these videos along with the music choice is enough to watch all of them over and over. Fantastic job!

[@tcurtis49]

Thanks!

[@Practicedummy1]

Well done! Loved the entire video. :D

[@delsarcade]

You picked this game up from my buddy Chris from Axecadia. I was surprised to see him. :-) Well done with the vid! I'm going to share it on my channel to get more eyeballs on this gem!

[@tcurtis49]

Thanks, Chris is a great guy and has a lot of really cool games. Glad you enjoyed the video and appreciate the share on your channel!

[@760creations]

I am so glad I stumbled across your channel, Tod. When I was younger, I loved collecting retro games and consoles. But as I got into my mid-20's, I began to fall out of love with it. I think a lot of it had to do with the skyrocketing prices in the market, and my local thrift stores never had anything anymore since a ton of local game stores opened up. But watching your videos allows me to live vicariously through you. Your collection/what you do with it is always what I'd dreamed of doing myself. Maybe I'll find the love for it again at some point, but for now I'm more than happy to watch your experiences :)

[@tcurtis49]

It's never too late! But it is much harder to find anything out in the wild anymore, at least from a console gaming standpoint. That's one of the reasons I enjoy fixing up arcade games--there's still bargains and gems out there to grab. I'm glad you enjoy the nostalgia trip and thanks for the kind words :)

[@MrCydoo]

What an incredible video! Even though it's long, I had a blast watching this restoration step by step! Very good editing of the video, superb images, lots of details and comments, it's really impressive Tod! Just a little note: I speak relatively little English so I activate the translated subtitles on your videos but they hide the text comments at the bottom of your videos, so I miss a lot of your text comments and I can't fix this problem in the youtube subtitle settings :( I can't wait to see the next restorations, especially with the new games you just recovered in this video! A big congratulations to you both! (we mustn't forget Cindy!)

[@tcurtis49]

Thanks! And you should just be able to grab the subtitles and drag it wherever you want on the screen. I did it a long time ago when someone said the same thing.

[@MrCydoo]

​@@tcurtis49Oh i'm an idiot i never see this function 😂 thanks a lot tod 🎉!

[@tcurtis49]

@ I don’t think it’s intuitive or widely known but it works :)

[@Imgema]

I watched the whole thing. And i would again.

[@tcurtis49]

I have watched the whole thing way too many times while editing lol-I’m glad it’s worth watching again for you!

[@RetroRockGamer]

I used to have Carnival for my ColecoVision as a kid, it's actually a pretty faithful port.

[@tcurtis49]

It does look like fun!

[@thomasretrogames8038]

Thanks for your awesome videos! Always a pleasure to see them. I just wondered, did you ever consider to get a sandblaster? You've got a compressor in the garage already anyway, right? Would be a great tool to remove rust and stuff from metal control panels...

[@tcurtis49]

I’ve considered it but I am pretty compromised on space. I may down the road, though! Glad you enjoy the videos!

[@Freejack1971]

I’m going to enjoy the full video on a Black Friday while the wife is out gallivanting.

[@Solitaire1]

Nicely done! You did a great job restoring it. I have fairly fond memories of that game. Used to play it in a long gone sub shop in my home town back in the day. Got fairly good at it as I recall but not an expert by any means. I seem to remember the bonus stage having 3 or 4 bears running around as my only memory of how good I got at it. Thanks for a great video!

[@tcurtis49]

I think really good players make it to the 4th or 5th stage and not much further. Glad you enjoyed the restoration video :)

[@connor2094]

Amazing production! Keep it up👍

[@tcurtis49]

Thanks!

[@cemtezcan]

That was an amazing video! Such a beautiful journey. This makes me going to wach all the videos in your channel from start once again.

[@tcurtis49]

Thanks so much! I’m glad they have rewatchability. I’ve got more coming :)

[@cemtezcan]

@tcurtis49 sure they are. I can't wait for the new videos though. Thanks for these great content which is truly underrated (surely for now). Cheers.

[@Mr_Craftician]

I'm in it for the long haul! 3 hours! 'Bout time!

[@tcurtis49]

Good luck!

[@Mr_Craftician]

@@tcurtis49 It was well worth it the time. You left no stone unturned. Another winner.

[@AururaVt]

Hey Tod about your truck I recommend checking the fuses with a multimeter some might be blown causing your blinker problem as the clicking sound is the fuse turning one and off

[@Tech_481]

Wrong you mean relay

[@AururaVt]

@ well yeah typo but the fuses can also be a problem

[@tcurtis49]

It was a short in the multi-function switch-basically the turn signal lever apparatus. You can spot me swapping it out later in the video :)

[@AururaVt]

@@tcurtis49 I saw that lmao after I posted the comment

[@Tech_481]

@@tcurtis49 ah good that you found it out awesome! I've yet to watch the vid duo to thanksgiving but I'll watch shortly!

[@jf_blanco]

If you love bananas you have to taste Spanish Canary Island Platanos.

[@tcurtis49]

I’d like to go see the Canary Islands sometime so hopefully I will experience that :)

[@cendrizzi]

At what point is it worth just building a new cabinet? I'm mostly joking, but that was in rough shape. Regardless, I'm glad you did the work. Well done.

[@tcurtis49]

This cabinet was in great shape compared to some of my others :) Check out the Tron video if you want to see a cabinet I should have scrapped but didn’t. In any case I love to try to salvage what I can but many times it would be smarter just to replace most of the cabinet…

[@cendrizzi]

​@@tcurtis49That's great. There is something about restoring stuff that is more in line with the spirit of the hobby and contrasts nicely with how modern stuff irreparable and often thrown away. Who knows where that old cabinet has been and how much it's been moved around before it arrived in your careful hands. This cabinet is quite a bit before my time and I'm glad it's getting another chance. I also enjoyed the Bondo work, as I've used wood fillers when working with similar wood issues and that seems like a better solution than the fillers I've used.

[@mattbrown8026]

Amazing stuff, what city are you based out of? Is this a shop or just a personal shop. Epic and appreciated!

[@tcurtis49]

I’m in Bedford, Indiana. Just my garage/basement for the most part, although I sometimes use my brother-in-law’s woodshop.