Extreme Home Arcade - A Wisconsin small business success story

[@bjrmagic1]

Had my Megacade for about 2 years. By far best investment I ever made , from start to finish was perfect . Dave has also been incredible with helping on any question I’ve had . Best thing ever.

[@horaciodelre2210]

Do you still have it?

[@bjrmagic1]

@@horaciodelre2210 yes ..what’s been cool is even people who “don’t play video games “ find some game they played as a kid or something they love or used to play and they freak out excited when they have it in front of them to play again. It’s great

[@knowthycell]

@@bjrmagic1 do you have issues with start button not starting the games?

[@ronaldsmith7827]

Im surprised the FBI hasnt raided this Business, they are preloaded roms from consoles that are not public domain, im positive 99% roms and pc games are illegal dumped roms/iso files. just wait till nintendo or sega all those companys find out business is getting rich off there games.. This is piracy. This is no diffrent that the pop up tents that got raided at swapmeets or flea markets selling usb movies/burned dvds movies.

[@TheColdest247]

Just received my Megacade with all of the bells and whistles. Well worth the money!

[@advidrunner5104]

Thanks for doing this. I was wanting to see the process. Excited to get my Megacade in December.

[@PinballMayhem]

You're welcome. Congrats on the Megacade.

[@horaciodelre2210]

So, did you get the Megacade???

[@advidrunner5104]

@@horaciodelre2210 absolutely. Love it!

[@martincochick2537]

Well I got a game box all ready got a table top coming in December thanks for your time and your video make me see what he has to do every day 👍

[@horaciodelre2210]

I want one Megacade!!! amazing machine!!!

[@anzalone138]

If you have about $7000 you can get one oh and it takes about 6months to get it

[@horaciodelre2210]

@@anzalone138 Yes, i know, but i am in Argentina, and U$S 7000 are about 700.000 pesos, i can't pay for it. Then i have to pay the shiping, and other stuff.

[@bobbymiller8563]

Around 15 years ago I purchased a 4 Player pedestal system from Dave the company was called Dream Home Arcade back in the day. Now it’s EHA. 4 year ago I was having issues with the system. I called up and spoke with Dave. He walked me through most of the things over the phone. A few things didn’t work. He told me if I could send him the system bd and hard drive he will fix everything. I sent him the system bd and hard drive. I got my parts back in 2 days. Everything was fixed and working great. Dave didn’t charge me for everything. Dave is Class Act to deal with.

[@TheColdest247]

Just ordered mine, and I can't wait to get my Megacade.

[@mattscheurman1616]

Loved the video! I had dreams of doing the same thing several years back, but wouldn't have had enough local customers to support a business, and was too fearful of any potential legal repercussions for selling unlicensed games / roms. I am glad that there are businesses that have thrown that same caution to the wind and have done this. Good reputable businesses such as this only helps the emulation / preservation scene. These are some BEAUTIFUL cabinets! Keep on doing the good work eXtreme! And hello from Janesville WI.

[@marcusthegame1]

Very nice job , very Big arcade machine very impressive 👍 Hello from France

[@iganinja6742]

Dude. This was a great interview. Nice job.

[@PinballMayhem]

Thank you

[@matthewjohnmetts]

I get mine in March or May. I can't wait. Very excited

[@PinballMayhem]

Congrats 😎👍

[@quantumfx2677]

You will have to do a video.

[@franmaye9025]

I ordered a Dream Home Arcade from David about 14 years ago. Several years ago I shipped it back to David for an upgrade. David has customer service down pat. Any problems he walks you through, and his prices are more than reasonable for the quality of work. For those looking for a truly custom home arcade system, look nowhere else.

[@SugedaBoss1]

Mines is complete, cant wait to get it early next month.

[@mikeing36]

Have a two player classic... awesome machine and Dave is great with customer service. Awesome to see the process.

[@piplup10203854]

I cannot wait to be able to get one of these!

[@bobbymiller8563]

The owner Dave is a great guy. I just want to tell you what he did. I purchased a 4 player Pedestal arcade 2nd hand from the original owner. They had it made from Dave over 12 years ago. My system has only 1 Hard Drive. That’s how old it is. All the new system uses 2 drives. So now I have the arcade now it’s 6 months later. I have a issue with the motherboard. I call Dave up he walked me through some of the setting. We couldn’t get it to work. He told me to send him the motherboard and he will fix it. I shipped out the motherboard to him. I got it back in a few days fixed at NO COST. I just paid for shipping to him. That was it. Now I know he stands by his products. I wanted to add joysticks to my arcade. He gave me the websites he orders his supplies from. Very helpful on the phone and never rushes you off the phone. The build quality is above Excellent and Phone support. Just a pleasure to deal with. I’m going to upgrade my system and purchase the 2 Hard Drives from Dave. If your looking to purchase a home arcade system Dave and his guys are the best.

[@damianhealy300]

Incredible product made by Extreme no doubt. If you have the space and the money then full steam ahead. I had a deposit down and my total was over 7k. I ultimately decided to change my mind and went with a Recroommasters 32" cabinet with an Arcade-one cpu build inside and I am VERY happy with my decision. All in I was at $2200 instead of 7k. Is it the same? No chance but its closer than you would think.

[@AJerseyJohnnyEntertainment]

Nothing in these cabinets is worth 7 grand . They are over priced and don’t even use top of the line buttons. You absolutely made the best decision every by buying a extreme arcade. I know two people who made the mistake of buying these machines and barely any of the games ever even work. Both of them had to send their drives out to more reputable companies to provide updated images with the correct software so they games all would work correctly

[@themafia3119]

I love this!!! I'm saving up for one!! Thx to another guy's KZbin channel. DThomasfromNC

[@CarbajalQZ]

They are killing it 🔥🔥 those custom arcades are really awesome well worth the money! Extreme Home Arcades are the best at what they do and it shows I want an arcade from them ima be saving up for one for sure!

[@TheColdest247]

Dave has an amazing personality .

[@PinballMayhem]

i agree, and he was nice enough to take the time for us to bother their crew to shoot the videos, thanks guys!

[@Dogecoinmuskelon]

One Word OVERPRICED!

[@tmorelli1982]

Criminally overpriced.

[@marcussmith4913]

as is everything... so wtf is your point?

[@Dogecoinmuskelon]

@@marcussmith4913 Then you buy one ha

[@devwhite22]

Fantasticall around; interview, flow, and editing. Well done!!!

[@Kevscancave]

Really enjoyed this interview! Thanks so much!

[@f1hotrod527]

Very cool to see. Great product. One thing I cannot understand is how these guys don't have CNC routers cutting the cabinets out. You can get large CNC routers for not that much cost.

[@PinballMayhem]

Actually after talking this video I talked to David, he was mentioning future plans to get a cnc. Itys been a while since i have been in there, but maybe due for another visit.

[@quantumfx2677]

Do you know of any good CNC routers that are perfect for building these? I see a lot of them and the money spent would be worth it!

[@f1hotrod527]

@@quantumfx2677 I would say Avid cnc is probably the best value for machines that can cut a whole sheet of material at once. You have to assemble the machine yourself. They seem built really nice and they are modular.

[@f1hotrod527]

The pro series avid machines.

[@quantumfx2677]

@@f1hotrod527 Excellent, I'm checking them out, I would love to work with a cnc for arcade builds as building by hand can be challenging at times. See my video kingcade arcade machine.

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

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

[@raulsalazar6362]

Thanks for the video and for introducing me to the man the myth the Legend David!

[@joe62845]

I love their system. I wish they were cheaper and I would of went with them. I ended up purchasing a cabient from the arcade guys cause the price worked better for me.

[@stormk-1130]

Some has some blue prints for 4 players cabinet?

[@LatitudeSky]

Very cool! They are the holy grail of what I'd buy if money was no object. But for now, my regular everyday TV is the same Hitachi monitor they usually install in the Megacades. So at least I have the screen! In fact I watched this YT video on that screen. They are the reason I have it. And there I am watching them ON it. I need to sit down.

[@PinballMayhem]

Heh i get it, it was exciting to shoot. Did you see the pedestal they make, that was cool.

[@SirReptitious]

Not gonna lie; I was gutted when you didn't insert some pics of the stainless steel cabinet build! And I know I can't be the only one mega disappointed.

[@PinballMayhem]

Hopefully IF they do another build like that we will get a call ❤

[@cedricbanks2149]

Hey Ced here can we talk about endorsements for DThomas & Scantron they speak and perform highly of your professional machines. And hey can you please recall their machines back to rebuild the body to compliment the active marquees they got do that for the product.

[@PinballMayhem]

please reach out to the company directly, we are not affiliated.

[@rayvictory]

EXTREME HOME ARCADES RULES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@RedSiegfried]

Serious question - how do they legally license all those tens of thousands of games that are anywhere from 50 year old abandonware to fairly recent AAA console titles?

[@coolboarder654]

They don’t. These small companies fly under the radar pirating games.

[@JohnReevesIII]

That customer’s themed cabinet at 6:24 didn’t age well. 😂

[@apap7170]

Yes I remember Slacker Radio. Wow I wonder if they actually do one with the CRT.

[@polkod]

What was the video card used in these machines ??

[@PinballMayhem]

I do not know, You can try to reach out directly to them but I assume that is something they may not be comfortable sharing.

[@SirReptitious]

Not as extreme as you may think. For most emulation you don't need one of the bleeding-edge video cards. You do need to have SOME horsepower for emulating the more recent systems like PS3, but even then I would bet a Geforce 1070 would be plenty. If you want to also play AAA PC-games though, you would definitely want to use the best card you could get though.

[@polkod]

@@SirReptitious at this point I got a good deal of GtX 950. Should be plenty for my son’s arcade cabinet

[@SirReptitious]

@@polkod Yeah old arcade games can play on any old potato gfx card. ;-p

[@richardwooten8646]

Can you fit one of these through a regular house door? Very nice.

[@truthisparamount8992]

From what I've seen in some videos you can fit the megacade but you have to take out some screws and remove the panel with the joysticks first. It looks pretty easy to do. The smaller cabinets look like they'd fit without doing anything to them.

[@0thers1d3]

Dang, only an hour drive from me.

[@pegasisilver6249]

Excellent

[@UttRConcrete]

I wish you guys sold the PCs or the Hard Drives. I don’t need a full sized cab, I have the XArcade Machine…just need the hard drive with Hyperspin.

[@consultorio9304]

No tienes idea de lo que es jugar en una arcade original 😅 no te lo da un stick arcade.

[@FermentedGrumpyGrapeSqueezit]

Just trying to figure out how you can run a full on business selling other companies IP's without any static from the likes of Nintendo 🤔

[@jfernandez1545]

I feel bad for that customer with the Russell wrong Seahawks cab haha

[@angelvelazquez8493]

I think the only thing this company needs to do asap in to build the arcade with solid wood plywood

[@UniqueWeas3l]

Is this legal? Do they have the license to sell all of these games?

[@ipercade8495]

I would like to open a company like yours in Italy

[@CCM1199]

Im planning to get me a 2 player megacade. Just watching other videos of games I played when I was young, I want one. BTW, What type of Arcade is at the 4:36 mark? Pedestal? And if so does it come with a monitor?

[@SirReptitious]

Yes, that's the pedestal style. And no, the whole point of buying a pedestal instead of a megacade is that you save a lot of money by using your current TV instead. Also, it takes up a LOT less room in your house which is great if you live in a small place. I'm thinking of building a pedestal for my nephew. I will do the computer part and my brother in law will do the cabinet part since he has all the tools for it. My nephew has been wanting to get a PS5 since last year, and while this isn't a PS5, I think he would be very happy to get a 2 player pedestal to hook up to his TV. He lives in an apartment, so there is no way he can fit an megacade in there.

[@michaelgale5963]

IS THE MEGACADE THE 70,000 GAMES?

[@MrDLYouTube]

Do they sell empty cabinets kits? I have no carpentry skills.

[@PinballMayhem]

They do not, they have plenty of orders to keep them busy with complete builds.

[@taylorlarson9669]

You should check out game room solutions or monster arcades. They'll both seem to have their issues I wish there was a good quality manufacturer who made empty kits that I could trust and weren't upwards of $1,000.

[@coolspot18]

RecRoomMasters.com - excellent flatpack kits.

[@xtremegamers4326]

Where i can buy one of those

[@PinballMayhem]

We have their website linked in the title description. Thanks

[@Ur2ez4me81]

Wish they would just make something like a 1up arcade or slightly bigger. Also wish they just sold the hard drives pre loaded...

[@SirReptitious]

Those 1up machines are toys for kids IMHO. Pointless to waste the money and space on a machine that plays only 1 or a few games at most. And there are already places that sell just the drives for people that are willing to build their own cabinet or don't want to wait 9 months. One I can think of is hyperarcadesystems, but I'm pretty sure there are others. A simple web search will tell you everything you need to know...

[@Ur2ez4me81]

SirReptitious I would 100% agree with u but with a few modifications you could have yourself a pc based arcade that plays thousands of games. Plus they don’t take up much space or weigh several hundred pounds. Now l will agree that the screen is a little bit on the small side & the controls are too close together.

[@SirReptitious]

@@Ur2ez4me81 1Ups have actual PCs in them?! I assumed they used Raspberry Pis at most given they are used to play ancient arcade games. They should be able to get away with using those cheap ARM CPUs the chinese boxes use.

[@Ur2ez4me81]

SirReptitious No I meant you can mod them by using a hdmi vga controller board & link it to a pc. The pc will sit in the back of the lower section of the cabinet. The pc I’m using can run games like nfl blitz flawlessly. Affordable but it’s powerful enough to get the job done.

[@PinballMayhem]

I see your guys points, i have seen 1UP mod kits to add a RPI and change screen, plus don't forget the wrap us known to wear,, buttons and joy sucks and also the CPO wears the art out quick. And you still have a 1/2 inch thick MDF cabinet. Personally you would be better off starting with a empty arcade cabinet or building something unique. Using a 1up as a foundation is not getting you ahead. I believe the monitors may need a special controller too, not a standard hookup. in the end its all Effort/cost/quality. In the end Extreme's product are not for the person that can or wants to do it them self. If you can, power to you and go build an awesome system. Have fun and remember that's what this is all about.

[@michaelgale5963]

HOW MUCH DOES THE MEGACADE COST?

[@PinballMayhem]

Please reach out to the company, we have them linked int he description.

[@antonnewalker6488]

how tall is the pedal stool

[@PinballMayhem]

I'm not sure, but it looks like every one of these is custom - so if you had a particular height in mind I'm sure they would accommodate your request.

[@bomberfan23]

How do they get around copyright laws? Not only installing "Whatever games you want" to images of very popular video games and super heros etc.? This is not a guy in his garage making a one of.. This is a company doing this.

[@coolspot18]

A wink and nudge ... he's not really hiding it either.

[@ShacklefordR]

@@coolspot18 this is definitely a grey area for sure. I saw a local cannabis company near me using a high-profile coffee franchise's logo and receiving a cease and desist letter because of their social media presence garnered them some national attention, but guessing EHA is flying under the radar...

[@Iamchriskidwell]

I was thinking the same thing. I have the PC ready, I just need to build a cabinet. I'd love to build cabinets as a side gig but there is no way including the games is legit.

[@coolspot18]

Now we have 70,000 games on every machine we build - I'm sure they're all licensed... 2:10.

[@quantumfx2677]

Are these games free to use or do you pay for them. What it looked like to me is they are free for anyone to use but not to sell.

[@PinballMayhem]

It's my understanding he is referring to supported games and systems. They are selling the hardware/software platform, and its the buyers choice to add what games they want and or may have elsewhere. the system provides an easy way to add them i understand.

[@quantumfx2677]

I don't know how you get around using copyright art images for graphics like starwars and others if the games are free and you do it or someone else does, the games are more of a grey area that I don't think much will ever be done about it. But copyright art I don't understand. Apparently he knows what he is doing as he has been in business for 20 years.

[@AD-ui2pz]

@@quantumfx2677 Yes he does, the machines are top notch, best on the market I've seen, I own one since 2017 and discover new games all the time

[@quantumfx2677]

@@AD-ui2pz I don't own one but seeing what's out there he is definitely ahead of most all of them and his machines are a work of art and his prices are more than fair as he is in a different league all together. Yes, he's definitely a leader in custom arcades for sure.

[@micromis]

How does this company avoid trademark violations, which basically seems like what they're selling?!

[@obsidian1710]

I've always wondered how these legit arcade cabinet building businesses gets away with selling their cabinets complete with 50,000+ games included. Seems risky...

[@Chief_Eagle_Dropping]

Sounds like Nintendo can sue Google Canada.....the little guy will be fine at least

[@Gorilla_Jones]

They can't.

[@yellowblanka6058]

I’m guessing the fact that they occupy an expensive niche and haven’t hit mainstream hasn’t really made them too visible. Still, I’m amazed lawyers for at least a few of the companies haven’t been made aware and sued them for selling their ip illegally. If one company decided to rightfully sue them, they’d be out of business permanently.

[@jlewis8521]

Out of curiosity, how are companies not going after them for the roms being used? Do they actually have the rights to offer all the games they offer? I mean they go after little guys, meanwhile these guys are making bank.

[@BenDunlop]

What's the legality of including 70,000 games in a cabinet? There has to be licensing issues, no?

[@zaldyoreo726]

track ball should be replace with light gun.

[@SirReptitious]

They aren't interchangeable; you need both if you want to use an expensive machine like this properly.

[@danellbrown3362]

He look like chip kelly

[@Ur2ez4me81]

😂

[@tmorelli1982]

I'm pretty sure that is Chip Kelly 🤔 He changed his name and profession after washing out of Philly

[@jason854656]

my biggest question is how does he get the licensing deals to put all these games in one cabinet? there is no way he has legal righst so how is he not shut down? dont get me wrong i want to order one so badly but something tells me this is too good to be true

[@Gone4Everx]

Ive just noticed people just dont question it so..?

[@jason854656]

@@Gone4Everx true! These are sick though I NEED one

[@crazykong1967]

Possibly the worst retail experience I have ever had. Waited 9 months for a $4K brick that was never going to work. Great customer is not found here. I’m glad many customers are happy with there arcade cabinets, I am not one of them.

[@tom11zz884]

Did you reach out to the owner David? I'm sure they would have helped you.

[@crazykong1967]

@@tom11zz884 The tech support was great. Adam was very patient and understanding because he knew that I was not familiar with Hyperspin. When the owner came back from vacation he was the exact opposite. He was not patient and within a span of 10 minutes he offered to buy back my Gamebox. I decided to rid myself of a system that I waited nearly 9 months to receive. It was D.O.A. Upon arriving. The good news is that I received all of my money back. To everyone that has a system that works, great. My experience was a complete nightmare.

[@tom11zz884]

@@crazykong1967 Thats unfortunate, but at least he gave you all your money back. Other companies would skirt around the issues and refuse to give you a refund back.

[@consultorio9304]

Es mucho tiempo, yo fabrique la mía en 2 meses el arcade Killer instinct réplica.

[@jublywubly]

Securing usage rights of copyright games and imagery must be a nightmare.

[@tom11zz884]

One of the reasons why they cost so much money

[@jublywubly]

@@tom11zz884 Thanks. That makes a lot of sense. For some reason I didn't even think of that factor.

[@loki.odinson]

How do they get around the copyright issue with the roms and the fact that they don't own any of them?

[@Chief_Eagle_Dropping]

Nice but I will stick with my $80 RetroStation

[@TheBlackbirdii]

one day this guy is going to get a hit by a lawsuit he will regret all his live decisions

[@manowar4046]

None of this matters because I'm willing to bet they charge more than Arcade 1up does. So why buy one of these when you can buy and customize an Arcade 1up.

[@jamesgarrison7397]

All fun and games until Nintendo comes and shuts it down.

[@DFNUVS]

😳😱😜🖤💪🏽👌✅

[@rickdeckard4735]

I don't know, blatantly selling copyrighted material seems more like a Chinese success story :/

[@EiLLo81]

off that Seahawks cabinet didn't age well.

[@jrami223]

These are but way overpriced

[@SirReptitious]

Yes and no. Yes you can 100% build one for way less than they charge. But not everyone has the tools to build one, or has the skills, be it the carpentry skills or the computer skills. So it's like anything else in the world; you pay extra for an expert to build it. It's not over-priced if you are incapable or unwilling to build it, since if you can't or won't build it there is no way you can ever own one unless you buy one...

[@PinballMayhem]

I completely agree SirReptitious. And when you build one for cheaper, you can take shortcuts they can not. Like used TV or monitors, used controls. Everything in their cabinets is new.

[@muccisebastian9300]

@@PinballMayhem with all respect their 32 inch monitors dont look that fancy and doubt the controls are Sanwa or Hayabusa (but they surely charge them like they are)

[@junkiedunkieslabs]

They saving up for legal fees from Nintendo