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[@kguy123456]

John’s back in the basement. All is Right in the World.

[@AstralPhnx]

Nature is returning

[@Runslik3Wind]

Gaia is healing.

[@CaptAwesumNo1Zone]

Don't worry.. he disappeared for another 2+ yrs without a word as of today.

[@chrisparlette3097]

And now he left. 😮

[@edge247]

When we needed John the most, he came back for us.

[@CaptAwesumNo1Zone]

Wish he stayed a little longer before leaving to go buy cigarettes

[@msbae]

Glad to see that you're back, John. This makes 2020 at least a little bit less awful. :)

[@joshvan74]

I spent the first two minutes of this video expecting John to jump out of that box like it was our birthday. Welcome back JOHN!!!!

[@Sleepdroidstudios]

It's official: John saved 2020!

[@leonmitchell9389]

So good to see you back mate, it’s like an old friend has returned.

[@jamesholden658]

Seeing this pop up on my KZbin feed made my day. Great to see you back.

[@mikeycourington2011]

If you're old enough to remember Ghostbusters 2... "WE'RE BACK!!!" Welcome back, John!

[@Johnsarcade]

Thanks, Mike!

[@chrisa.8814]

Man, i missed your channel. Cant wait to hear "Hey Guys....Welcome to the..." again.

[@bengt-erikhellgren8897]

I was just at Pinball Expo 2022, met quite a few John's Arcade fans down there.....

[@nickrampage1980]

So glad you’re back! IMO you have done so much for this hobby! You have inspired me to collect and restore games, and has become one of my favorite things to do. Please keep them coming!

[@lippershey1]

In the quiet words of Professor Charles Xavier, “Welcome Back.”

[@richbiles230872]

Greetings from the UK. Great to see you, John. In these difficult times it's a real boost knowing that you're still around.

[@ArcadeCabNBud]

british here too

[@roasty80]

@@ArcadeCabNBud same here

[@RWL2012]

I'm also in the UK but he's been gone again for a year now :(

[@rorylofthouse3134]

All is good in 2020 now John's back.

[@chrismeder2376]

Glad to see you are back and surviving in these strange times. In order to get my "John" fill, I started to listen to VGO. Loved the shows where you were tracking Covid and telling everyone to get 4x4s and stock pile food.

[@JC-rb3fx]

Welcome back! The hero we need! Love from Melbourne, Australia. Currently in stage 4 lockdown so you're videos are keeping me entertained!

[@aussieweaboo1054]

kek im stage 3 in Mitchell shire

[@tobycooper5804]

Good nail biting stretch on Donkey Kong. I forgot how hard it was. Looking forward to more of your videos. Welcome back.

[@mikeycourington2011]

The new popcorn machine unboxing says it all.

[@jeff15]

do you know the model of this one or brand ? Thanks.

[@gqdaddy7445]

Sort of thought the new popcorn machine was a big F-U to the haters of the old poor broken down one. He aggressively opened it. Lol. Then came to find out a viewer had donated it to him and was a much more wholesome moment after that. :)

[@pacscalatorarcade5736]

We welcome you back with open arms John! So glad that you are back!👍🏻

[@Spawn-wt6ul]

For anyone wondering, The Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield IL, IS OPEN!!! Not even Covid-19 can stop the power of 750+ Arcade machines under 1 roof.

[@danieldevries3230]

Welcome back brother. You're literally the only channel I'm subscribed to. You come back and instantly informed me about that barcade in "Wooster" lol. Great stuff. Don't lose the spirit!

[@Maxisoft2]

JOHN! Welcome back! We did a (obviously distanced) group watch with the local arcade community. You looked great on the big screen :D. Cheers from Stuttgart, Germany!

[@ThePeacemaker123]

In Stuttgart haben wir so etwas? :-)

[@Maxisoft2]

ThePeacemaker123 Logo! Wenn du magst folge der Meetup Gruppe für alle weiteren Infos ;)!

[@braderunnah2204]

Welcome back dude! You’ve been my arcade inspiration as a build out my set. Maybe 2020 will end up ok in the end.

[@mikecanar2279]

I’m not sure if anyone will see this comment but please look more closely in this video! I’m a big fan of John and welcome back to the arcade buddy👍 I’m also big in the paranormal and I saw a ghostly orb towards end of video at time stamp 58:50. Look very closely at top portion of case it’s very faint but starts from bottom left corner to middle and darts to upper left of the case. I know a lot of you will say that’s just a reflection from game monitor or maybe John’s watch but this thing doesn’t move in a way a reflection would in that kind of speed. Just thought you should all know and believe me I’m sceptic and a lot of times try to debunk the unexplained but sometimes this stuff can’t be debunked.

[@jsenigaglia]

"So, Franz....sorry man." Sheesh.

[@DMorg88]

glad you're back man love the videos, been following you on here for a while, love the old games, learn a lot keep them coming brother man much love and respect from Canada

[@RidgelinePatriot]

Don't feel pressured to make extravagant videos. Just play the games, and hang out.

[@Ronniepickering69]

Hey John! I just started following you this year and its great to see you back!!

[@MaxellAdGuy]

I thought for sure you were gonna pop out of that box! It’s Good to have you back John!

[@rallogump]

"Welcome back, to that same old place that you laughed about!"

[@1CrispyCracker]

Never thought I’d hear the arcade again. Crazy how time flies 👍

[@geofffitz1497]

Sorry to have missed the live fun, but you know...work and all. Great to have you back and ready to continue the learning!

[@SuperFili]

Having you back is inspiring me to get back into restoring arcade machines. I’ve been out for a bit too!

[@randyfrench9401]

Dear John, man am I glad to see you. I caught a few podcasts you guys did just to hear your voice & know that you were ok. I started to get worried about ya. And I still got my John's arcade sweatshirt I ordered. I walk into some of these arcade bars in Indianapolis and the owners always run up to just to check out the John's Arcade Sweatshirt. I need to get me some of the T Shirts over here. But I dunno if you still sell them. -Randy French from Alexandria Indiana. :)

[@erolon28]

Thank you for allowing us all back into the basement once again, we missed all the wonderful sights & sounds. Glad to have you back John!

[@thelas]

John, hopefully you see this but you mentioned an Arcade1up build (centipede). This would be a cool series! People including myself who have them as a way to try and relive and enjoy the arcade nostalgia would appreciate your take and expertise on modding and building a cabinet! There's a ton of mods that can be done for them, would provide a good amount of content and help a bunch of people who are trying to start out in the arcade hobby. Go with a small series with a build and couple mods (throw in a pi or low end pc for emulation? new tension spring installs for the sanwa clones they use? etc). Genuinely hope you see this bro, thank you for all you do. -Theo

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Dude, I'm so happy to see you back!!!!!!

[@retro_reflections]

John is back, has a new popcorn machine, and the table is still wobbly - 2020 finally has a saving grace. Welcome back, big man.

[@memyopinionsche6610]

We may be in a pandemic and there's riots in the streets. And cats and dogs living together. Mass Hysteria. But John is making videos again. Some how the world seems much more happy and cheerful. WELCOME BACK JHON!

[@davy_K]

NIce to see you back. Your channel is one of the reasons I ended up getting a classic of my own at home. Didn't do it myself - got one refurbed from TNT but I'd never have even considered owning one before. I've got myself to do a few really simple things like check voltages using a multimeter, twiddle display adjustment pots and see how the buttons work etc.

[@MichaelTJD60]

Can't blame you for wanting to take a break, John. If it makes you feel better, I took a 10-year break from the arcade game hobby and just recently got back into it...in the past month I've acquired a Defender and a Donkey Kong Jr, the latter of which was free and needs a restoration. Looks like I've got a new project to tackle.

[@darkinertia2]

ive been following you for a long time dude, back before johns arcade on vgo and im glad youre back dude! im still waiting for the next killscreens album lol

[@AndrewAzer73]

Welcome back. Glad to hear you and the family are staying healthy and well.

[@haytipd504]

So glad to see you back John! You were my inspiration to get my Arcade collection started! You have been missed and the Arcade Community is excited to have you back again!

[@WilliamPorygon]

Just a few days ago I was thinking about how much I missed John's Arcade, glad you're back!

[@tonyburns6259]

We missed you John huge fan from Scotland

[@PaulKostrzewa]

A replacement popcorn machine, it's been a long time coming! So glad to see you back in the basement! :)

[@Helvetica_Scenario]

Missed the live stream. Welcome back, John.

[@dadgurt5430]

Thanks for the new video dude! You inspired me to build my own 4 player arcade cabinet! I'll send some pics! It has a retro pie setup with over 6000 games!

[@Gaff77]

John`s Back!!!! as an old arcade geek, I`m been missing John, like dude can miss another dude.

[@marcdedouallier3209]

Thanks for coming back :-) Nice to have you back :-)

[@kapado690]

This is the most savage unboxing I've ever seen. Who hurt you ?

[@MattSapienzaComedy]

The king has returned. The return of the king

[@Kallivak]

Bro.... where have you been. We've been waiting in this basement forever

[@URLWK]

Hey John! Glad to see you still have all the cabs. I've been working on my candy cabs lately. Welcome back.

[@LJSW12]

Awesome. As good as its been having all those extra VGO episodes, it's good go have you back John.

[@ThomasGrillo]

Sorry I'm late seeing this one. Glad to see you're back in the Arcade. Regarding your Centipede, from Arcade1up, if you've not already built it, I'd highly recommend you order a Glen's Retro Show trackball. The stock trackball is garbage. Hopefully, your Centipede won't have the audio/video sync issue, mine did. But, A1up may have an updated board, to fix that. I know their partycades have the updated board, and no A/V sync issue. Just an horrible trackball. LOL. Thanks for the video.

[@Twobarpsi]

Missed you! This channel was a modern day link back to the 80's! Loved the arcades, there was a sound, smell, and visual experience that these stupid consoles just don't capture! Plus you had to spend your hard earned money, not just hitting the reset button.

[@stefanthurm5475]

Glad to see you are back. Hope all is going well for you during these times.

[@taggounet]

So we will finally have something good happening in 2020. Welcome back John, we've missed you !

[@arcadefever]

So happy to have you back !!! Best news of 2020 !!!!

[@MP-uk1yc]

Welcome Back John, good to see you are well and rested.. Shame first video back you have camera issues. Look forward to seeing many more videos from you over the next few months and seeing the conclusion of the TMNT restore.

[@wolvenar]

Dude this just made my day!! Nix that, week. Definitely a welcome event given current events!

[@ukxvc]

So glad you're back pal, been looking forward to this for ages. What better way to start than setting up the popcorn machine.

[@Johnsarcade]

Thanks, DJ!

[@chrisb.1214]

Here's a public figure that we actually want to see back in the basement. Welcome back John!!!

[@GalaxyGames843]

Awesome! I was about to start using the famous "Hey Guys" on my channel lol

[@malekrcgaming2432]

The big question is how long will that new popcorn machine last. Welcome back John!

[@retroaussie13]

Best News Ever - JOHNS BACK in the BASEMENT !!!! THATS AMMMMAAAAAZZZZIIINNNGGGGGGGGG !!!!!!

[@dschultz9466]

GLAD to see you back!!

[@christophermiller6957]

It’s like COVID-19 never happened. Glad to see you’re back even it’s infrequently.

[@arcadefussell3185]

Great to see you again John! I got started in this hobby because of you! I am up to nine vintage arcade games.

[@Rdup222]

Right as I was cleaning up my cocktail cab! Goodness, I MISSED THIS CHANNEL!

[@ravsingh7711]

John we have missed you so much.. I am so glad you are back. Life is not been the same without you. Many thanks for all you do for the arcade community! Love your passion! Don't ever leave again :-)

[@matknox5954]

Anyone else think he was gonna pop up out of that box?! 🤣😂 good to see you back fella!

[@EPICLULZ123]

Amazing timing, I was only scrolling through your uploads about a week ago and wondering where you went! I then realised just how long I've been watching regularly for, and it blew my mind. Glad you enjoyed the time away, but a part of me selfishly is more excited for you to be back to doing more arcade goodness!

[@Joker058]

Welcome back. Your video on the Galloping Ghost Arcade got me going there once a month now. If you ever make it back out there for another video they now have a sega R360 in the arcade and that should make for an interesting video.

[@JesseH76]

Your first video back it's not a cabinet needing fixing, but a tripod! Well, I wasn't really shocked when you were gone. You took about a 6 month break, came back for a bit and you were gone for a year? Couldn't really blame you. You were bound to get burned out besides the channel, job, kids, family. You're one of my favorite hosts, glad to see you back. I'm not sure if you took a break from the podcast and forum, maybe I missed out there. But man, maybe you should take on a project, then give yourself a month break or whatever you feel. You need to pace yourself, John! It's like you were doing a full on spirit since starting the channel. I'd rather see you every 2 weeks or once a month than a whole year. Anyway, not trying to tell anybody how to live, you do you, but don't burn yourself out! We love you, John!

[@Okurkaarrgghh]

The tripod didn't break; the camera broke.

[@JesseH76]

@@Okurkaarrgghh My bad, "tripod mount on the bottom of my camera."

[@pauls5984]

Thanks for bringing back some normalcy during these crazy times. It is much needed.

[@Duke_Togo_G13]

He's back, the popcorn machine is back, and the table is still wobbly. I'm very happy about all of this.

[@PikaStu666]

Aw man it's good to have you back on KZbin John! I'm sad I missed the live stream but I enjoyed watching it later on, quality banter and looking for ward to more videos!

[@gingertom64]

Very glad to see the basement again, sounds like you have had some good downtime. Let me go and put my John's arcade t-shirt on and enjoy the episode. Hope you have all been well, since the dam covid arrived.

[@pefclic]

Hello John, glad you're back and with a new popcorn machine ! I hope that you'll make new cooking video too. What do you think of MiSTer FPGA ? Do you plan to get one ?

[@Hounddoggy33]

I just knew it was a new popcorn machine before you opened the Amazon box! Welcome back!

[@xaGe__]

Love it! He starts his come back tour with a new popcorn machine! Classic...

[@MrFabes23]

Yes! Glad your back! Hope you enjoyed your time off and refreshed the batteries! Cheers!

[@insider1927]

Thank you John great to have you back. From Cardiff South Wales UK

[@Midnightuner]

Holy crap, welcome back brother!! We all needed you in these weird times. Good to see you're with us in 2020. PS... I laughed when I saw the popcorn maker 🤣 You finally got a new one.

[@RossReviewsEverything]

I’m so happy you’re back. Thanks John. :)

[@charliesilverman1132]

Nice to see you again, It felt like the old days before they pulled the plug on the world!.

[@nicholasj.bonniecrawfordab2346]

It's good to see you again. How was your hiatus?

[@thomasheroux3146]

Hey John, it’s been too long. Glad to see you again.

[@JohnnyOrgan]

Hi buddy. Long time, no see. Glad you are well.

[@Okurkaarrgghh]

Next video: Fixing my camera using Bondo - Part 1 of 16 BTW. Adam uses a 1084 monitor, it was mostly used with the Commodore Amiga. The C64's monitor was the 1702.

[@mjsantiago123]

Bruhhhhhhhhhh you are the reason I have an arcade room, no where near as a line up as yours but I’m ok with it, just bought baby pac man from Greg “arcade impossible”

[@shyrodillasyo]

Just love hearing all those sounds in that arcade!! 😍😍

[@sappyhead]

Just when I thought 2020 was going down the toilet.... John helps us rise above. 🙌🏼 Welcome Back!

[@ninja772010]

Dude where have you been i miss your shows im rebuilding a pole position and i love your videos man.

[@ajb4057]

John it is great to see you back. Your KZbin videos have been a great contribution to the retro arcade community.

[@TheHOTROCKIN]

Highlight of my evening, what a surprise pop up live stream, so pleased to see you back. Thanks for all the repair tips over the years, it’s certainly helped me as I start out on this hobby. Finding UK equivalents of Bondo and GooGone, Citrus Green etc, etc (hope I’ve spelt those correctly) has been, fun??😂 Look forward to more repair videos. I’m currently restoring a PacMan and Galaxian’s is next.All the best to you John!

[@TymodaTV]

Back to doing what you do best. Welcome back. I’ve seen too many classic arcades go out of business in 2020. This helps out some. Thank you.