Largest Arcade in the Country - The Galloping Ghost - Super Rare and Controversial Games

[@Dr170]

When it comes to keeping kids safe, I trust Jackson far more than I do R. Kelly.

[@AnthonysMisadventures]

They had EVERYTHING! I would love that place!

[@HNXMedia]

Children that are tied up??? Seems spot on for a Michael Jackson game.

[@wheeln24-79]

Thre gopro shots were great! Im sure it made playing the games more fun and easier too.

[@joshking7100]

Reminds me of the 80s and 90s, good times! Your videos are great!

[@HEYMANWITHJAYMAN]

I always sucked at video games! It would be like put in quarter, play for a few minutes & GAME OVER 😀. My game of the day i could actually play for long while was DIG DUG.

[@camoboatcatfishing3968]

Dig Dug was one of my favorites also going way back top the mid 80's.

[@HEYMANWITHJAYMAN]

@@camoboatcatfishing3968 yea mid 80's for me too. I would of been 13

[@noahbarnette8178]

I love your videos:) watch every single one of em

[@Ryder335588]

Cool place! GoPro worked pretty good, maybe try to aim it up a bit more.

[@BlackburnBigdragon]

Oh man. You couldn't get me out of that place. I've been obsessed with arcade games since I was exposed to the old electromechanical games and pinballs in the early 70's. I still remember when the first arcade pong machines came out and it just blew our minds. I used to have tournaments with my friends on that Pong machine at our local bowling alley. I know the history of pretty much every one of those classic old arcade games and have played most of them. I very much enjoyed the way video games were back in the 70's and 80's than they way they are now. It was around the 90's and especially 2000 when I kind of.. noticed that the video game industry was changing in a direction that I didn't really enjoy. There were good games being released, but they just weren't the type I enjoyed. And games and the industry itself was getting more.. exploitative. The way the industry is set up and run now just makes me angry at the entire system. What's really funny is that nowadays, what we call an "Arcade" is just these glorified "ticket games" gambling casinos for kids. Back in the day, those ticket games and rigged payout games used to sit in the corner of the arcades collecting dust because we knew that they were rigged to "payout". And we knew that they were rip-offs. Who wanted tickets? No one played those games. Now, you go to a typical arcade and you don't find any video games, but it's all these rigged "payout games" and "ticket games" that those of us used to shun back in the day. None of us back then would have ever GUESSED, back then, that those pieces of junk would have become the mainstream games of the arcades.

[@CardShark_Chris]

Bad Dudes was my game back in the day.

[@funnypicturescomics]

I totally remember that HOLOGRAM game. When my mom went shopping at the mall she'd usually give me 5 bucks and drop me off at the arcade. That hologram game was like 2 bucks to play...which was nuts back in the day. Two plays then you'd have to be one of those sad sacks that just WATCHED other people play. Back then you'd play and have an audience.

[@silvatriana1652]

The go pro worked really well! Could maybe use for urban exploration or haunted houses, too. It felt like a POV, and it's quite stable where you have it as opposed to a head mounted one. Very cool, good idea!

[@suededogs9670]

I mean , how cool is MJ to have himself the central character in his own video game . He must have loved it. That's how cool the man was .

[@thejmackproject]

You live a charmed life Jacob. Such an inspiration to smaller channels like mine. Keep up the great work! Awesome video love retro arcades 😎 PS I love those old WWF games as well.

[@jasonleman1396]

I would never want to leave a place like that! (and the simpsons is still awesome, I was playing that as bart a few weeks ago at my local barcade)

[@camoboatcatfishing3968]

The popeye machine at 4:47 .Was One of my favorites .Nice video Carpetbagger .

[@DarkSt0rm009]

The fact that they have an actual Tatsunoko vs Capcom cabinet in there brought the biggest tear to my eye! I think I saw on their website that they also had a Silent Hill and Castlevania arcade game, too so I may look into trying those out if I ever go there

[@stylesandsmarts]

Omg the Paperboy music brought back so many memories!

[@myunicornlovesmarilynmanso8800]

I don't know how I came across your channel but I'm glad I did! Great videos

[@deniseboldea1624]

Time Traveler was hard to play. My favorite game was Burger Time.

[@HikingwMike]

The Beavis & Butthead game is extremely rare.

[@zerofail.455]

Been there a few times. It's an amazing place!

[@zerofail.455]

I forgot to say you shoulda brought Anna, I took my daughter there and she was mesmerized. Also there is a family restaurant across the street, great food!

[@thelordofevil8875]

Ive been here several times. It's awesome!

[@eviltom17]

Jacob if you liked the Galloping Ghost and if you are ever in New Hampshire, check out Funspot! It's the largest arcade in the world! At least that is what they claim. Ha, ha.

[@TheCarpetbagger]

eviltom17 I’ll check it out

[@An_average_drummer]

My life will not be fulfilled until I play Ninja Baseball Batman

[@Militiaman71]

The Go pro worked out great. Awesome vid. I was a teen in the 80's, I was a mallrat hanging out in the Arcade. Those machines bring back memories.

[@mconnoll82]

Welcome to my hometown Arcade. Glad you enjoyed it!! Love the vids. Thanks for the great entertainment!!

[@AdventureModeTraveling]

That old Simpson game used to be one of my favorites also!

[@gc4644]

I was a Dragons Lair junky, eventually learned to rescue the princess every time! Didnt they have the grand daddy of all video games,, Pong??

[@punklover99]

5 years later, they've expanded beyond belief. Over 1000 games, a separate building just for pinball, a garage for car tune ups, and yes a gym. Doc is way into fitness and has real martial artists teach class in the gym

[@ChonkyCat9000]

I’ve played Satan’s Hollow at a video arcade in Springfield, MO. The gameplay is pretty similar to Galaga

[@brendanwalsh5213]

The carpetbagger... "This is my fvaorite game.... No WAIT this is my favorite game."

[@auntieelizabethleepermartinez]

I like your video boy I do remember those video games back in the day looks like you having the time of your life there Jacob you need to see the movie torn you may like it ( but Michael Jackson really ? Ha ha )

[@WildCaptures]

Epic Arcade🤭

[@jonboshears]

Who in their right mind walks by battle toads and ignores its existence!?! MFIN BATTLETOADS!! I also did not see Sniper or Time Crisis?!? NOR double dragon.... Jake your trippin.

[@nevermeanttofade]

WWF WrestleFest was by far my favorite arcade game as well!!!! Next probably would be Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Spent tons of qaurters back in the day on those 2!!!!

[@TheSWolfe]

I grew up playing much more pinball (& pool) than video games, but I still remember a good many of those - what a collection! Luv the ridiculously goofy game-plans, esp Michael Jackson freeing bound children & forcing bad guys to dance themselves to death. "Whoo-hoo!" And who doesn't love dodging giant death-dealing syringes of doom whilst shaking down hustlers for their stash? I've never played Death Race, but got a big kick out of "Death Race 2000" back in the day - "Heh, there's an old lady w/a walker, & another one in a wheelchair! - how many points?" Running over young mothers pushing babes in strollers earned contestants an extra bonus. How's that for wholesome American entertainment, eh?

[@candygirl2030]

Wow Thank you for bringing me back to my childhood of going to the arcade on the weekend.. My favorite games were Tempest, Crazy Taxi, Pac Man, Paperboy and well too many other's to name.. Thanks again for the memorable moments..

[@dragonheart632]

lol my life is not complete until i play a game were i [play as michael jackson.........(just why does that exist0 0 i like michael jackson but still odd)

[@mammainvader7643]

Thank you for doing this video.. I went to Galloping Ghost last year and thought it was great and interesting the concept of paying 20.00 for unlimited play for 24 hours is great and with come go privilege to.... They have a ton of classics.. Definitely worth it...

[@christopherlang898]

Hello CarpetBagger My name is Chris and my family would to invite you and yours to visit Manitou Springs Colorado Penny Arcade. We would love to hang out and play some penny arcade.

[@anthonyporcellini3150]

I'd love retire to Brookfield Illinois so I can spend my golden years here at The Galloping Ghost! One question: How many quarters/tokens would I need to play every single game there?!?

[@DubsStop]

Oh man this brings back so many great memories of playing almost all of these games as a kid at TILT in the mall while my mom shopped. Did they have P.O.W.: Prisoner of War? That game was awesome too! Thanks dude!

[@horaciolinares8597]

Great Vlog Jacob! I was able to relive my childhood watching this vlog with the old arcade games .The idea with the Go Pro while playing gave us watching and enjoyable perspective of the old school game play of these vintage games from long ago! Keep up the great work!👍😊

[@garygary2250]

WOW YOU BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES, I WAS A GAME MECHANIC FROM 1975 TILL 1987, IF I WENT THERE TO GHOST ARCADE I THING I WOULD CRY BECAUSE OF ALL THE GREAT TIMES I HAD IN THE GAMIMG BUSINESS,, THANKS JACOB FOR THE LOOK SEE,,,,,,

[@gemmybonez459]

MAPPY IS LITERALLY THE BEST GAME EVER. It's literally so much fun. It is probably right there next to PACMAN

[@brandyrose9997]

OMG! Jacob this video made me feel like a 7 year old all over again! Really took me back. Thank you so much. 👍👏😀

[@jasoncallan]

That brings back a lot of childhood memories & Army memories too. Mappy was a great game. I always played the Homer Simpson character too. Did they have the game Frisky Tom there too?

[@lindsaykowand5460]

I used to spend many hours in our local arcade playing Mortal Kombat. No one wanted to play me I was so good. My fave was Baraka and Reptile.

[@coldsooner3558]

Taking out homeless drug addicts, what fun! Wish I lived closer to that place. And count a YES vote on the go pro vid.

[@PedalingPrince]

Ooh! Old school video games! ❤️ Zaxxon! I had that on my Commodore 64! 👍 Ooh! Old school Donkey Kong! 😄 With Space Invaders it wasn't so much the amount of MEMORY as it was processing power. When all the ships are on the screen the processor has to update the positions of all of them at once, and updating the positions of that many ships on the processors of the time took significant time/ As you cut down each one, the processor stops having to worry about moving the ship you destroyed; by the time it gets down to one it can concentrate on moving that one alone, which takes a lot less processing power, so it moves a hell of a lot faster. So basically Space Invaders took advantage of the limitations of the hardware at the time as part of its gameplay. 😄 Wow! The weapons fire in Asteroids looked impressive for its time! 😮 The Three Stooges game! I thought that was exclusive to the Commodore 64! That was one of the few games for the 64 that actually took advantage of the one bit digital to analog converter in its Sound Interface Device (SID) chip to actually use recordings of the Stooges' voices, unusually sophisticated for the 8-bit computer era... 😄

[@funnypicturescomics]

My favorite games were: TRON, DEFENDER, MISS PAC-MAN, DRAGON'S LAIR and my all time fav...DIG-DUG!

[@blacklacelolita]

this is what heaven looks like! 😍 if you're ever up north they have the american classic arcade museum in laconia, NH that is very similar to this, i'd highly recommend it!

[@crimsonalchemist334]

I think the body camera turned out great for seeing all the video games. That place looks so wicked cool.

[@ghostviddebunker]

And this seems like a very large arcade however I would love to see you come to Laconia New Hampshire and try out "Funspot". Its promoted and listed as the worlds largest arcade. Its 3 stories of games with the top floor being the classics we all know and love with classic pinball machines and a recreation of their original mini golf course placed inside for patrons to play. Second floor they have alot of their prize ticket machines and a full bowling alley complete with a candle pin bowling alley. And they have a actual bar with games in it. and they have some more like late 80s to mid 90s games and lil bit more modern pinball machines. on the first floor they have a pizza parlor, more ticket games, the fairly large prize counter, and skeeball, air hockey, and slew of various arcade games. Next door the building they have their bingo hall for folks to play bingo. various other attractions surrounding the area like a go kart track across the street, a rope climbing adventure and zip line kinda ordeal.

[@hookahdave5453]

I have the MAME version of most of those.. But I would still spend a whole day lost in there. Thanks to those who preserve and restore these classics.

[@jblvxk]

This is the most interesting channel, especially for someone who loves museums and places like that

[@user-ev4zk4uv8r]

I had been meaning to ask why you didn't use a GoPro. Ive noticed a few times it would have been handy.

[@ghostviddebunker]

I am surprised they didn't have Tapper. Or if they did you didn't talk about it. Tapper was a game made in the 80s where you play as a bartender that has multiple bars they tend to. The object of the game is to send away patrons with drinks off the screen at each bar before they come to the other end of the bar angry and make sure to collect mugs that might slide off the end of the bar. Now what makes it controversial is in the 80s video games were marketed for children as we all know and this game promote Budwiser Beer company heavily which to worried parents could lead to underage drinking. So the company went back made a quick minor change in the cabinet art work and the title and did a quick change in the game's art so it was no longer promoted by a beer company and was now called "Rootbeer Tapper".

[@Hitch11]

There's a place just like this in detroit but they have a full bar and they sell food. Great times.

[@mcwatersd]

The go pro was a great idea. Some of those games I never heard of. Must be expensive to play all those. Im real old school, still prefer pinball. Keep Safe ❤Keep Well❤

[@jeremyprice8215]

This is the video game Mecca everyone should check out at least once in their lifetime. Also good to see that my Mario Bros. score still stands :)

[@crescentfresh8001]

This might be my new favorite channel. I live for the stuff you cover, haha.

[@funnypicturescomics]

The summer of 1991 was MOONWALKER on the Sega Genesis.

[@crazygamers2015]

Did you know that the arm wrestling game was kind of a sequel to Punch Out?

[@Zombie-adventures]

I always look for Phoenix!!! Great place!!!

[@eddiekunert2719]

There were games in there from my time too. Thanks jacob. P.s. the two camera thing was very awsome!

[@aylaerickson2549]

I have this game consul that has a lot of games on it and you add batters to the game consul and it has golden axe it’s a fun game my favorite game

[@sirchomps]

Great video as usual! The GoPro worked out excellent!

[@digidestinAndrew777]

I liked the go pro strapped to your chest. Will fee you up to interact with the attraction your at

[@cfhcowboy2127]

Holy shit paperboy ! Never played it but seen pictures of it

[@johnchandler271]

I want to make a Jacob and Adam the woo video game, which you go on adventures and go to wrestling matches and haunted houses, and eat giant meals.

[@cfhcowboy2127]

Dude i use to play that one with the cowboy . Whats the name its been bugging me for years

[@BeeF82002]

"I'll put you to sleep with my million dollar dream" -ted dibiase

[@iam16bits]

If I ever visited that arcade I'd probably never leave.

[@honeybee1256]

Aw man! I just got back from playing a crap ton of games now I want to play more lol 😂

[@j.chanslor8221]

More gaming than Jabinski Games, so you win on that front!

[@Cactusjack68]

Awesome to see some of the arcade games I grew up with. Thank you Carpetbagger!

[@JohnnyRyall420]

Loved the go pro footage. Do you pay to get in and play for free or quarter feed the cabinets?

[@dankconspiracynut]

Arm Wrestling was a re-skin of Punch Out. New game but the same machines

[@RealGhostHawk38]

i probably would spend all my money on the capcom games and house of the dead if i went there 💀

[@retromtg1834]

Planning on heading back up there in a couple months. An amazing experience

[@millirock2938]

Yo you’re right near where I live! Can you do like a meet and greet!?

[@bobbysmagicmadhouse6727]

love the video also in do remember the old school Mario bros it was my fav at one point

[@cfhcowboy2127]

Ok got it time traveler lol i want to play that again its been since i was like 6 since ive even seen that

[@Cre80s]

8:27 I cannot BELIEVE you made it in there after letting them reproduce that much AND without shooting a single one! 🤔 Edit: oh wait, yes... you shot one. BTW, the spiders were supposed to be a bigger scene in the movie, but was cut down to a nearly non-existent cameo.

[@TheCarpetbagger]

The controls are weird

[@BreaTheBrat]

Did they have Professor Pac Man?

[@kykitty1988]

oh gosh a real walk down memory lane our parents always knew where we were at on sat. night haha the arcade

[@kerryleightinker22]

that's a great idea having the cam on your body should do it more

[@Dreamstrangely]

Can't say I've heard of tattoo assassin before, but still has to be better than kasumi ninja... Ack!

[@totalvamp792]

Omg I forgot about paperboy. I used to play that all the time.

[@tastywindex]

aaaaaaaaaaaaa travel youtube and retro gaming youtube crossover, i love it

[@saturdaymorning329]

Maybe you'll find the last aladins castle?

[@unclemetal8774]

The hands free is great for when you play games.

[@parttimepiratemb]

That place looks amazing! I really want to play that Michael Jackson game! Your content never disappoints Jacob! 👍😀🔥💪

[@rosemary-bn2di]

Awesome video , I really enjoyed !!! 👍

[@Thrashin_Victim]

I agree. Wrestlefest was one of the best arcade games ever.

[@AdventureswithMike]

Such an amazing place. I'll have to check them out.

[@1964LBH]

The original Mario Bros is my all time fave!

[@ehrldawg]

Can anyone say *bucket list* !!