i restored some arcade dance pads to their former glory.

[@honeymimimitsu]

i like to imagine our mouse friend met another mouse, had a family, and is telling his kids about the time he survived the day his house started moving, being taken to a whole new world, and then being lifted into the air by a giant. Hope our mouse friend his having the time of his life right now.

[@elicenyne]

same

[@avila11206]

Dude i hope the mouse is still alive

[@hankjwimbleton6806]

amber sugar pfp ??

[@realperson9951]

what should we name it? i think it looks like a gary

[@biscuit-twig]

I know this is completely off topic but bro As soon as I started playing cookie run I see it EVERYWHERE ..I’m not complaining about it though

[@ahchurro111]

I would love to see a part two. Seeing a time-lapse of the restoration is super fascinating, especially when you document what work goes into it and everything.

[@amazingnobodylee]

Nice to see someone who's also played ppt out in the wild

[@vonsopas]

Hey! you beat me to comment this. I would like to see the follow up, it was a super interesting project. Cheers!

[@builderbosc]

I agree, I would like to see how the cabs go

[@teneesh3376]

But we aren't getting part 2 for a while. Cause A) restoring one is going to take a long time B) this is costing a lot of money, so gonna take time to get the cash and have enough to live

[@AziRaccoon]

No part 2 unfortunately as he's sold the cab

[@charliepea]

That mouse is such a cute bastard. He had his time of his life adventruing somewhere he never knew.

[@jackingwads7513]

All he did was release a potential infestation into the community should have killed it

[@simpgirl9097]

Wish he kept em he was so cute

[@Chitose_]

it's too bad that since the mouse looked like an adult mouse and the video is 2 years old the mouse is most likely long dead

[@shocker4510]

Im imagining an alternate reality where the mouse was never found, and now him and luke are playing on this thing, rocking this lil guys home, and im just picturing that meme with the guys being thrown around in the back of a car Obviously this could never happen, even if the sandblasting and painting wasnt a part of the process, but let me dream, dammit

[@beelzemobabbity]

I mean, if he chose to not clean it he probably would have lol. I imagine the mouse getting angry at “noisy upstairs neighbors “

[@KeyboardMoment]

When you blast music with the volume equivalent of 15 generations krakatoa level diarrhea

[@RealityRogue]

Well, there was actually a reasonable chance the mouse left to get food and hid out somewhere as he was cleaning. When it was all assembled the mouse finally goes back to his home and builds a new nest in the shiny interior

[@poofsplix2003]

Isn't that the plot of a tom and jerry episode?

[@battletapesrecording]

@@RealityRogue so they can dance together😊😊😊

[@CaptainMetric]

i always love seeing the old arcade stuff be re-built and re-use. it's a very satisfying feeling to see the finished project. it's sad when arcade machines just get thrown out, or mis used

[@EthanCGamer]

As an arcade technician I've had to do the throwing out of arcade games, some are harder to throw out than others. I felt really bad about having to junk a Time Crisis 4 cabinet, also felt bad about the pair of Sega Rally games. Not too sad to see the old skee ball games go, though.

[@alligator64]

where is the other video??? i cant find it

[@jayeaaaaa]

I was there to watch this saga unfold It was real amusing to see Evan and Luke get all sentimental about the mouse

[@springheeledzack]

HI JAYE!!!!!!!!!!! i miss you!!!!!

[@pattikakes_zeph]

@@springheeledzack hi ollie!

[@springheeledzack]

@@pattikakes_zeph HI BOOPLE!!!!

[@jayeaaaaa]

@@springheeledzack Hello nerd

[@mixialuci]

C e a s e r s P i z z a

[@zetexztt]

Congratulations on the boyfriend! How expensive do they tend to be, and would you recommend them as a long term project?

[@planetclue]

thank you for the laugh

[@33screamingfrogs34]

@@planetclue answer the question clue!!!!1!! >:(

[@cowdude8948]

@@planetclue answer the question 😡

[@Helloknight]

@@planetclue seriously, I need to know. how expensive do boyfriends tend to be and can you get a refund? also how does one get the promotion to husband

[@fudgedippedart4039]

@@planetclue lol

[@Felixor]

Whoa, I never thought you'd give shout out to Pio. He's 8 y/o right now and has been playing for 4 years (no joke, you heard me right) Me and plenty of Pump players here in Indonesia often played around with him during weekends and he always surprised us with how he keeps getting better (not to mention he often ask me to play Co-op or ask whether a certain level 20 songs are on par with his skills) Love seeing the restoration process, very satisfying indeed and congrats on owning your PIU cab!

[@planetclue]

yeah man pio is awesome. hope y'all in indonesia are doing well!

[@GamingIsTooGood]

@@planetclue just saw this and im in indonesia to, and like rhythm games, thanks kk

[@Pyrodiac]

Here I am, I'm not far from double that kids age and I've NEVER played any DDR like games besides FNF.

[@smollmoth6376]

I know I shouldn't be laughing about this, but the idea of KK seeing the previous owner spraying their par and then going, "I should do that too" is so hilarious it's like a lemming seeing one jump off and deciding to follow.

[@Vailskibum]

Great timing, I literally just watched the DDR controller video yesterday

[@HypaBox]

hey great taste

[@diasstebanak]

coolio

[@FizzyChalice]

same

[@cartergames3793]

Valiskibum94 x kkclue (not a ship but a crossover)

[@SquidRat._.]

Vail!

[@caldenza]

he's playing the good dance game everybody watch out also bless vampliers

[@pleasestandclear]

long time no see

[@springheeledzack]

HI CAL!!!

[@caldenza]

hi gamers!!

[@goddish8065]

Having help is the biggest difference you can make. Unfortunately I was alone in trying to restore my GX pads when I bought them, and I spent about 30 hours over two days and only got a tiny fraction of what youve got done done. Now that I see how nice it looks coated I want nothing more than to do a complete tear down and re-restore all over again. Awesome video, keep it up.

[@Blahboobah]

This guy is the calmest person I've seen when it comes to a mouse in a machine or something

[@BinglesP]

Koishi pfp

[@MintyVoid]

i am a HUGE sucker for 'imma buy an electronic and make it nice for me', i love electronics so much. Would love to see more vids on the restoration project. a few moments of silence for your pipes when you took the parts for their bath time lol.

[@HerneLiedel]

Epic update since mice are talked about in this video: Clue now has a pet mouse called Mira and she is adorable

[@alishegamer8490]

There is a song named 'Cabinet man' about a guy combining himself with an arcade and i like to think that the mouse in the ddr pad is the closest irl thing to that song

[@6-1-6]

🎵Circuit board for brains, with two lungs collecting change🎵

[@calderse]

​@@6-1-6 🎵one big human heart gently beeping🎵

[@Geminianimates.]

@@calderse🎶you can’t win me I can’t be beat🎶

[@clawcakes2]

🎵 i won't hurt you unless you cheat 🎵

[@BinglesP]

🎵You can't see me, behind the screen🎵

[@birdie8006]

3D printing your own parts, that made me go "aww sick" when watching. This is really cool and I love that you dedicated a lot of love into a niche interest. Came to your channel about a year ago because of animal crossing but stayed because all your content is pretty good!!

[@jadelan9549]

I didn’t think I’d be this invested in the process of restoring an arcade game but here I am, hoping for a part two

[@Mandrake_root]

I loooove watching this kinda stuff, its so cool that you're learning it as you go and giving people tips too! There's something really beautiful about making old things new again, especially when there's a passionate community behind it too. Even though it's still very expensive to restore something, maybe sometimes even more so than buying it new, it's just so good for the world to make use of what of what already has been made before letting it go to waste.

[@offcolorcat]

This was quite interesting even though I don't play rhythm games myself. I'd love a part two 😄

[@snailyman]

worlds first rhythm gamer mouse. give him one of the dancepad coasters and let him go to town.

[@puppygirlasuka]

He should be the new mascot

[@BinglesP]

Just wait until he finds out about DanceDance Revolution Disney Mix

[@Astaroth73]

You know someone's cracked at DDR when they actually use the bar

[@Bakartridge2095]

I'm not very good at the game but I use the bars, mostly bc im not very fit so it's just convenient

[@person4636]

I’m too short to use the fucking bar 😭😭😭😭

[@Roxxofoxxo]

@@Bakartridge2095 ayyy nice pfp :>

[@GimmeTOKYO]

I loved everything about this and the mouse story was wholesome af.

[@kkangelcake]

This was so fascinating! I’d love to see more documentaries of your projects!

[@Daramgaria]

yo i love this video there is something so satisfying about refurbishing something and giving it new life, this is so well put together and makes me wanna think about my niche interests and what i can breathe new life into

[@ferretlord7051]

I hope we get an update on this, i love seeing this sort of restoration.

[@fastenough3287]

My parent's house was in the country and used to get field mice in it fairly often. I always found them so cute so I can completely see how fast you get attached lol

[@_squarecube]

i love the little mouse friend i hope he can tell all his new mouse friends how he lived inside an arcade cabinet and traveled to your apartment and got set free

[@DABUNGINATOR]

I've tried playing Pump It Up. But in goddamn Mississippi (poorest state ever), all of the arcade cabinets have unresponsive pads. If only every arcade here would hire you for repairs.

[@rebert_reid]

That would be really nice!

[@lilyfm7152]

I would love to see more of the restoration process! It's fascinating stuff

[@Kafen8d]

I've been into my own DIY for a long while now, enough to binge all the KZbin videos on the tools I could ever possibly want during DIY, but I have never heard of Vampliers or Vampire Tools. Those are insanely cool, I'm definitely adding those guys to my Christmas list

[@miaouew]

I love how the dance pad is basically just a mouse mansion inside.

[@husky6732]

Bit of advice, acetone works extremely well at removing stickers, decals, and any kind of sticky residue. Just be sure to wash it after putting acetone on it, since if it's a strong acetone, it can melt plastic

[@omg_kon]

Cool stuff man! Always awesome to see someone new join the arcade cab club! Definitely lots of supportive people around to guide you in the right direction. If you ever need help, don’t ever be afraid to reach out and ask! We love seeing games get a second life!!

[@JamieR2062]

I feel like you should affix a plush mouse to the cabinet to pay tribute

[@InsamniacFilms]

man i really hope there is an update to this video one day, this was the vid I started watching clue with and I just love that restoration type journey he goes on

[@saikothesergal]

Hey, scratched plastics that are smooth/transparent? Use Nu Tone Scratch doctor and then buff pads on a power drill UwU. We use that alot at my work for laptops, consoles, etc. Also make sure that it the plastic has an image on top like a decal that lights up that the image isnt on the top where your polishing but on the bottom or you'll sand away the decal :3

[@gabrielcarvalho4853]

1:50 - "WARNING: Purchasing a bulky item in this condition comes with a moderate risk of something undesirable hiding inside."

[@catsdogswoof3968]

I think hes pretty diiriable

[@aneel7337]

I would love to see more! This is really interesting, seeing things get cleaned and sandblasted is relaxing, and it’s aspirational as someone who has dreamed of owning something like this for years.

[@PsychoticDreams0]

I'm on the cleaning part. Let me give you 2 INSANELY helpful tips 1. you can rent a shopvac from Home Depot for super cheap. 2. any type of hardcore Degreaser should be your go-to for cleaning. Since sitting dirt tends to get super stuck on

[@klydeyee9620]

He has a boyfriend??!!

[@namco003]

Love this!! As a semi-retired DDR player with a bunch of triple A's under his belt, it's great to see people learning the ways of maintaining machines. Quick story, 25 year arcade tech, got a job working for namco arcade as service tech. DDR ws kinda dying at the location, due to horrible pad conditions. First week on the job, cleaned and re-did all the controls, and lights, and it became the hotspot for DDR again.

[@milion5599]

This was a very interesting experience to watch! I’m actually a part of a rhythm games club at my school! We maintain a cabinet for our club and a lot of the things you’ve done in this video are very familiar to me. (especially the whole pouring your wallet into it haha) It was so fun to watch you learn from this whole experience, and I am so glad you found the rhythm gaming community online. They (as well as our club alum) have always been a big help whenever we need advice on cab maintenance. It’s always really cool to find another person who is just as into these cabinets as we are:) Good luck with your build, and I hope everything goes smoothly! I can’t wait to see the finished product!

[@AveryMSI]

Great video as always! I was completely blown away by the editing and I could tell how incredibly passionate you were when making this video. I hope you and your bf the best of luck on this musical journey!

[@iamcre8ive]

Part 2 please! I would love to see you keep on restoring it! It’s pretty entertaining on itself (I’m easily entertained and it shows lol) and even better with your cool video style! Good luck with this project if you want to keep working on it or other crazy new projects of yours ;)

[@stardustjessie]

Honestly your video has been really inspiring me. I've been wanting to give my consoles a new body, get a 3D printer and print out a new model for it or even make a wood based model for my consoles (Like them 70's style). Thank you for such a fun video, and thank you for inspiring me

[@Calyxx]

Your boyfriend and u working togheter is nice

[@DanAdamKOF]

Thanks for showing us your progress! I also like how you showed your setbacks, you can learn a lot from mistakes.

[@aisadal2521]

It's so good to see you back, Clue! 🥺 This was a wonderful way to start off a new Monday 😊

[@madisonmann8274]

THE PLUSH IS SO CUTE AAAA why si this the only piece of youtuber merch that's actually good

[@Comrade-Doggolover]

Not only are you lucky that your brother had a 3D printer you’re lucky he had one that can print flexible, those tend to be a lot of work and quite expensive

[@Im_Limes]

I had a similar experience to this getting into gamecube controller restoration and customization, crazy how helpful strangers are in these communities! Also crazy how disgusting old tech gets :)

[@leethestar6421]

Omg can't wait. Also, are you ever going to do on of those animal crossing villager transformations, or is that over?

[@jayeaaaaa]

He's done with those forever

[@FlyingPenguin3000]

He's given up on mod makeover.

[@StormBurnX]

@@jayeaaaaa that's so sad :( was there an announcement/explanation uploaded somewhere? That's literally what brought me to the channel and subbed for :(

[@planetclue]

@@StormBurnX long story short nintendo threatened to take me to court for making mod makeover, and i completely lost interest after that

[@StormBurnX]

@@planetclue oh that's horrible :( sorry to hear you got hit with that, understandable why you'd stop

[@davidbreault3283]

I really love this video for an enviromental/ living reason as well. It shows just how much work goes into something that we forgot to take care of. It's so much more effort to save this than it was to just keep it clean regularly. Thank you so much for doing this, pouring life into a machine that would have just gone to landfill.

[@MinecrafterPictures]

Fun Fact: The best way to remove rust off the metal (at least according to me) is by using vinegar

[@gameglitcher4]

As an owner of two Namco Motocross Go arcade machines, restoration work isn't easy. Had these two for nearly two years and still they aren't in a playable state yet (missing parts). Also, did this machine have the original computer and does it work. The said game I mentioned had the original boards both working but with no monitors.

[@sandbucket3245]

I can’t explain how much I love this channel it makes me make noises like “awawawawawawa”

[@darkdemonlore]

I really appreciate your candor when it comes to processes youre not familiar with and how youre willing to just dive right in so you can teach yourself

[@ScentedPineForest]

Oh my gosh I'm so happy the algorithm directed me here, I enjoyed this so much! I know absolutely nothing about DDR or arcade machines and yet this was so engaging and fun to watch. So much hard work! I checked out some of your other videos and sure enough, you've gained a subscriber :) hope you're having a great day!

[@DaisythedragonpuppeteerOSC]

Honestly if you wanted to have the pink,blue,purple colors doing stripes would have been a good idea

[@theamazingyoshi1938]

7 or so rewatches, 9 months and I just now realized you said "Vampliers" instead of "Van Pliers" and I figured vans just had tons of stripped screws so these were made for repair

[@air64000]

I can't stop watching this video plz do more in the future! I love seeing restoration videos and this one detailing all the steps is amazing!

[@krln_9615]

Do we have an update of the cabinet? It already looks great and I'm interested to see how it changed over the year.

[@thefroggybannana]

Would love to see more of the restoration process, this is a sick cab

[@skyty0]

4:36 That spray technique is... Something lmao

[@pablocl3186]

modding communities are so weirdly welcoming and helpful, like im a self concious dumbass that doesnt wanna say "how do i do x?" but if i make the smallest question people genuinely do all they can to make whatever issue i was having stop

[@Daa253]

I'm pretty sure Engineer makes the Vamplier pliers, they are both high quality.

[@bing-chilling-42]

I would absolutely LOVE to buy an arcade cab for PIU. I played PIU:Exceed and PIU:NX from 13-18. My highest difficulty ranking was in the low 20's. I remember being so ecstatic that I could FINALLY get onto the leaderboards on the cabinets. Nightmare difficulties are insanely fun, but as I've gotten older and since PIU is WAY more niche than DDR (in the states) I've had to just go with a pad I got overseas. It's good ENOUGH, but for $600 I really wish there was more thought put into some of it's features (like they wanted a TON of money for a bar, but I'm good on that). I can't be too mad since the game itself is really fun. This is a super cool video since PIU is impossible to get on anything that isn't arcade hardware (minus STEP F2) and I wish they would do another home console version or something

[@therandommemecat7738]

You should teach that mouse how to cook a soup instead of letting him free 😂

[@SassafrasRoot]

Would absolutely love for the rest of the project to be documented. I find it really interesting!

[@darbythegamer5152]

That mouse is a legend, usually don’t like mice/rats but that’s adorable

[@alexrhinehart9604]

1:29 I know that feeling from when i took apart old tvs and junk, and yes, is SO satisfying!

[@aprilnya]

normal people when they see a mouse: AAAAAAAAAAAAAH KILL IT KILL IT kkclue, literally a cat, when sees a mouse: awwwww cute :3

[@ezrahuntings]

Just went back and watched your controller video earlier today! So cool to see you dive into the restoration process! Pls keep us all updated

[@man0el817]

Dude I didn't know you played Pump it up, that must have been a lot of work restoring it

[@jarbear245pops]

What's funny is i never have gotten recommended videos about rhythm games until the college I go to bought a Pump It Up machine for our game room.

[@Shaymaru]

This vid rules! Definitely worth the undertaking and I hope the cabinet gets ton of use.

[@reikahime]

It's nice to see a cab repair/restoration video with such editing quality, hope you get a bemani one next!

[@reikahime]

Though replacement parts are a tad expensive than PIU's.. 😅

[@HeyItsAlice66]

quick question would it be possible to get a enamel pin of the mouse

[@archer-0251]

IDK why youtube recommended this to me, but currently I want to start doing "DIY" projects and I find this video motivational. Thanks Good job.

[@nnitro]

i came for satisfying cleaning, and came out with the knowledge of sandblasting and flash rusting. neat video

[@evanstar]

PLEASE document more of this it's so interesting

[@WoodenBiscuts]

I imagine in a alternate universe where kkclue kept the mouse and later bought him a friend

[@roboboy430]

Been quite a while since you uploaded this. Really hope we get a followup!

[@Dannybythebanana]

"Ask for help" >doesn't go to home depot because "ew outside" >could've gotten help at home depot >probably would've been faster if you just went instead of look online

[@goose7618]

Introvert problems

[@MishiMIshaniz]

I've never actually played on any rythm game cabinets before, this is real cool I need to find a place in my city with rythm game cabs

[@zwe_246]

I went to the arcade game cabinets yesterday and it was so fun i would love to play it again in the future

[@PringoOrSomething]

I like that rather seening a mouse and freaking out he caught is and said "your my friend now where having soft tacos later"

[@stardustjessie]

Absolutely love your videos and this one is very enjoyable, it's fun to just listen to this adventure of restoring the dance pad! A tip for future restoration if you ever do it again, I do this for my old consoles when they get really nasty: Use strong chemicals. There's only so much soap and scraping can do alone, but strong cleaning chemicals, and even basic things such as rubbing alcohol (Which rn is expensive since pandamic still going) does a much better job at getting any dirt out, even decades old crust. My PSone was legit a grayish brown because of the crust of time, just by using rubbing alcohol alone it return to a light gray, and became its normal colours when I brought in strong cleaning products. Just a tip I thought could help in the future!

[@Depresstale_sans]

Look out for this one it’s very subtle 13:12

[@oweeb5909]

Projects like these bring so many people together, I love the Internet.

[@TheLittleCuteThing]

Absolutely excellent work :) Looks fantastic.

[@UshioKiss]

There's a Pump It Up machine at the Celebration Station in my town and I had a lot of fun playing on it even if I'm not very good at arcade dance games. I'm honestly a noob but hey it's still fun!

[@MrBlakBunny]

oh god, the mouse bit, i thought you were going to say you found remains of a mouse, hopefully the little guy finds somewhere safe to live

[@WarriorZ676]

Please make a part 2! I would love to know how this project goes!!

[@leoncreack4720]

PIU *Exists* people: iT's DaNcE dAnCe rEvOlUtIoN

[@HamiltonMechanical]

1:08 Left hand drill bits work wonders as well, the kind that drill in the left hand direction. And an impact driver is always your buddy. It's a device with a bit at the end that you hit with a hammer at the other end and the hammer action forces the screw to unthread while also pushing down on it :)

[@austin2112]

Imagine buying an arcade game and getting a free pet

[@Franku69]

I would hella enjoy if you made more follow up videos on the restoration for your cabinet. As a tinkerer that's not familiar with ddr arcade cabinets it's super interesting to see this. Also had to buy the kkclue plush he's adorable.

[@MeChrisLee]

I like how you solved the bracket problem for the old pads. And nice job on restoring an old cab like that. This was fun to watch. Also, what version did it come with cause I'm guessing that it only had an MK6 motherboard. Thinking of getting an MK9 and either Pump XX or whatever the new version that should be coming soon? And keep us updated with the game. Also, cute mouse. If ya had kept it you should have named it BanYa.