I Got My Most Wanted Arcade Machine! Raiden II from 1993

[@polaroidjay]

I was an arcade technician for about 7 years at a local theme park and watching this video brought back so many memories of opening machines like this up and replacing the switches/buttons and cleaning it out. It was also fun setting up arcade cabinets for free play for free play events. Speaking of which, we have an arcade convention in my city coming up at the end of the month!

[@kjrchannel1480]

I was as well. I would go home and still hear the obnoxious repeat sounds on redemption games for hours. Jungle Jive was the worst. After some hours at Casinos the same thing would happen.

[@mushroomsamba82]

Former arcade manager reporting in. I can still faintly hear the din of the arcade in my head and it's been 15 years since I worked in one 😅

[@blastofo]

How good was the money? And what kinda training was involved with that?

[@nashcomp]

Sir, as 90s kid you have my respect

[@Hchris101]

Korean arcade machines?

[@211teitake]

As a Japanese middle aged man, I remember playing Raiden as a kid back in Japan. Nice to see it being loved here.

[@acomingextinction]

That service disassembly is a terrific piece of industrial design. Love it when clever ideas pop-up in somewhat unexpected places.

[@RyRyTheBassGuy]

My gut tells me most cabinets had easily serviced controls, but board swapping? Probably not!

[@silverywingsagain]

Raiden II is the game that got me into shmups. Wasted so many quarters at the local arcade, great memories too.

[@Qwarky]

Clint, this is downright therapeutic. Raiden II was awesome and I too have fond memories of these cabinets and the game itself. It's also fascinating and incredibly satisfying watching you switch parts and getting things in working order. I'm so happy for you, this is delightful.

[@plantdaddy7738]

why yall call him clint and not lgr?

[@plantdaddy7738]

ik its his name but its little personal even if his name is public info

[@guardiane]

I don't think there is a single video of yours that I don't like, really. I like the Arcade cabinets, ODDware, game reviews, PC builds, and other old school equipment...even the Nsync cell phone game review. Keep'em coming, man. I find there is so much replay value too, I'm going back throughout your history of content enjoying it all. Thanks for all the years of great content.

[@LGR]

Thank you, I’m glad to hear it :)

[@guardiane]

@@LGR My pleasure. If you ever find time (and hopefully something you find interest in), can you review the Atari 800? Or maybe just keep it in the back of your mind ;) Specifically the Atari 130XE and Atari 1050 disk drive. I figure it doesn't hurt to ask.

[@LGR]

I reviewed the Atari 8-bit line already on LGR! It was many years ago though, so an updated episode would certainly be worth tackling sometime :)

[@guardiane]

@@LGR :o I'm looking for it tonight!

[@coolshtmagazine3732]

This is awesome. Arcade cabinets are so amazing for those of us who grew up experiencing them. I'm glad your dream came home.

[@Schmeck626]

I can really appreciate that feeling when you find the arcade machine you have been wanting for so long. I found a Street Fighter II Champion Edition Capcom big blue not far from my home back around 2016. It was cheap, but needed some work. I loved working on it and it's the one arcade machine I don't think I would ever sell. I'm looking forward to some future arcade content from LGR. Enjoy the new arcade. Raiden II is awesome!

[@MC-sg5yr]

The quality of life features built into that cabinet are so clever! Love the way the board slides out and how easy it is to access everything. Great tour.

[@mr.bayless]

I myself have always wanted an arcade cabinet in my home. Good to know that the Dynamo HS5 was built to be so customizable. Sounds like I'll be vying for one of those.

[@battosaijenkins946]

@LGR, hell yeah! Now get Marble Madness 2 coin op cabinet, hard drivin', and Rad Mobile.. CMON!!!

[@OnyxJaguar]

Z backs are cool as well. I've got a Dynami hs-1, the 5 I believe has a 25 inch screen and the 1 has a 19 inch. Still absurdly heavy though. Sega cabs like the astro city and the blast city I think it's called are also made to swap out games easy

[@FrancesBedoya89]

Love this. I bought a mint condition Raiden II machine (that same HS5 cab) off Craigslist back in 2016 for like $350, but had to part ways with it when I moved to the East Coast in 2017. That hurt. I miss that and my MK2 machine.

[@pazzieanneknexx809]

It's so incredible to see you acieving your childhood dreams. Thank you for teaching us about arcade history as well!

[@mushroomsamba82]

Glad to see Clint is spending some of that LGR money, well deserved!

[@garyfranks2586]

Clint is Mr. Money Bags😆😆

[@jorger8806]

this game was so cool and scarce, I liked Raiden one very much and when this machine went out, I was hooked, great gameplay, the explosion debris flying everywhere and falling on the floor and water, destroyed airships losing altitude and exploding over the buildings, the boss mecha designs, the animations, the pace, the music, it really was an arcade masterpiece. I loved it.

[@Hurricanelive]

I have very fond memories of skipping entire weeks worth of high school classes, grabbing a chocolate malt at the 31 flavors, driving down the highway to the walmart, just walking around window shopping then going to the arcade there and playing Raiden 2 all day long with just a few quarters. I just didn't care. Great peaceful time of my life in the mid 90's.

[@LonSeidman]

Mister would work great in that cab!

[@JapanSkies]

I absolutely love how passionate and appreciative Clint is. We can all learn from him and take more pride in the things we like.

[@user-tb5ns7hc5i]

It’s great preserving and having an authentic piece of nostalgia from the glory days of video games like this. I have an original Asteroids Deluxe stand up complete with the internal glowing black light, internal diorama, 2way mirror, and amazing Atari side art and volcano start buttons. Absolutely love it. It’s a conversation piece and high quality work of functional art, that’s also still very fun and challenging to play. There are some other beautiful original arcade cabinets out there also that will be quite valuable as working period art pieces… Space Invaders Deluxe, Berzerk, Centipede, Tron, Gravitar, Tempest, Crystal Castles, Gyruss, etc.

[@Subar_Sama]

That cabinet is surely an absolute unit! I wish I had that much space to put one of those at my home...

[@bsvenss2]

Are you married? If so, how much space does she take up?

[@SuperNicktendo]

I remember being at Pizza Hut with Raiden 2 and that 3D jet as an attract screen. One day I'll have an arcade cabinet. One day

[@AmbientAnalogue]

I live in the UK and i'm the manager of an Arcade, it's intresting how different our Raiden 2 looks to yours! Absolute blast to play 2 player, alwasy fun when you see someone's reaction the first time when you steal all the power ups for yourself and end up as a demi god haha Thanks for the intresting vid!

[@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair]

Awesome. Congrats! If you ever need help with the monitor, let me know! It's actually a K7400, not a K7000. A bit of trivia, this game was responsible for Raiden's name change from Raiden to Rayden for the home ports of Mortal Kombat.

[@circuitbreaker2052]

Cool to see you over here Mike, I've learned a lot from your vids! ..This guy has the best monitor repair content on youtube, check him out.

[@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair]

Thanks! Yeah. Been watching LGR for years.

[@paxhumana2015]

Eventually, though, by the time that Mortal Kombat 3/UMK3/MKT came around, such policies were reversed and Raiden has been Raiden ever since.

[@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair]

He was still Rayden on the Trilogy ports in ‘96

[@adscomics]

Raiden II pretty much nails everything I love about arcade shmups. Gorgeous visuals, punchy audio, memorable music, and satisfying gameplay. Fortunately there's a barcade near me that has a cabinet. I can emulate it, but nothing quite beats playing on original hardware.

[@paxhumana2015]

I remember playing both of the first two Raiden games on arcade cabinets, and there is also a surprisingly good port of both of those games under The Raiden Project for the PS1.

[@guerrillaman69]

I remember playing this game a lot as a kid. My extended family would rent two cabins for a week at a resort on a lake every summer, and there was a club house/diner that had a few arcade cabinets. I spent a LOT of time (and quarters) in there, playing this game and eating choco-tacos. I remember saving up all my quarters for the whole year just so I could play this game. I wish I could go back there now, but the resort no longer exists.

[@AdrianGrave]

get a time machine

[@rokushou]

I see Clint is a fan of the "toothpaste laser" as well. It was always my favorite weapon but the downside was that it took forever to kill bosses. To compensate, I would try to convince my co-op partner to take the blue laser for boss damage.

[@worldtraveler930]

I always referred to it as the Ghostbusters Blaster 😁!

[@carr0302]

Lol toothpaste laser

[@ElectroDFW]

@@worldtraveler930 that's exactly what it reminded me of!

[@zerobyte802]

Same here - there's something really distinctive about that sticky beam that just latches onto something and stays there wherever you point the weapon. :)

[@francoisfritz198]

The best arcade game ever, my dream is raiden 2 into royal video cabinet. Good job Mister

[@darkmage07070777]

OMG, that's AMAZING! Can't wait to hear updates as the project goes along! Also looking forward to a Raiden II review! I owned the Windows PC port back in the day, and it was almost exactly the same as playing the arcade. What really surprised me was that the game was an auto-loader with no install required: you'd pop the disk into the tray and it'd just start up the marquee like a console would!

[@paxhumana2015]

I had this game under The Raiden Project for the PS1, and it was also a damn good port of the game.

[@darktetsuya]

RAIDEN might be my favorite arcade shmup series ever, so I was definitely awaiting the proper video on your RAIDEN II cabinet!! RAIDEN has probably been my all time favorite shmup series therre's something so satisfying about flying around shooting down enemies and letting it rip with a smartbomb when things get too hectic!

[@themodifierz477]

My first Raiden game is Raiden DX, and it was fun and addicting, it was my favorite shmup of all time.

[@drewj12]

Love the videos and this one in particular. Shame the Sanwa didn't fit - those are beautiful sticks. Love the look of the Happs though and can't beat the microswitches. Thanks for this - stoked for you!

[@MistaMaddog247]

Right there...my absolute favorite 90's vertical shooter from BITD. I have yet to come across a decent home port that can match the arcade's original quality.

[@kr4ftt]

After following you for so many years I'm really glad that you are having a good time man, new house new cabinets just... It's like seeing a friend go up in life you just become instant happy man... Glad you are making dude, I'm so really glad and you deserve this and more :)

[@comfortablynumb9861]

Good luck with the renovations. Look forward to your content ramping up when the time is right for you!>

[@MrDuncl]

I had to look what a Popcorn ceiling is. If Clint wants the true 1980s look he could have just put swirly Artex on top. p.s. Nice audio on this one without the echo previous videos from the new house had.

[@countxyz]

Greetings, and welcome to a Super Thanks thing.

[@Mamiya645]

An easy way to tell the first three actual Raiden games apart: 1) No tooth-paste cannon 2) Tooth-paste cannon DX) Rainbow tooth-paste cannon

[@shess412]

I’ve fixed a number of Raiden 2 pcbs in the last couple of years using my own as a test platform. Great game and now I’ve got a Raiden Fighters on the bench in the middle of repairs. Now I just need to get the first Raiden.

[@TheRealMapleSyrup]

I love that it's a REAL arcade machine, and not one of the 3/4 scale reproductions.

[@paxhumana2015]

I love the sound that you all make when you lot shut up.

[@nazurin5982]

@@paxhumana2015 ??? shut up

[@atrocity3010]

As a huge fan of Raiden who played an original Raiden arcade machine back in the day, this was a fascinating watch. Super jealous of the cabinet with the Fabtek branding and everything. While I never saw a Raiden 2 machine in person, the original Raiden machine I played had the same kind of setup with that same Fabtek overlay on the sticks, so this one definitely captures that same essence from back then which is highly nostalgic. If I could own any arcade cabinet (which isn't possible due to space) it would be the original Raiden without a doubt. I also wanted to say that your video on arcade PCBs was what got a troglodyte like me into arcade setups. I basically copied your exact configuration from that video right down to the PSU, and now I have Raiden 1, 2, and DX boards running off it. Thanks so much for that extremely helpful video!

[@LGR]

Wonderful, I'm glad it was helpful!

[@ozimanozi926]

It's sad to see this machine ruined in a hurricane.

[@grizzlywhisker]

My dad bought an Atari Space Duel (the old vector based asteroids type game) arcade cabinet in the early 90's and gave it to me for my birthday. I remember it was an absolute nightmare trying to get it into our basement. We only had a couple games, Space Duel and a DataEast pinball game called "Torpedo Alley" which was really cool. Our basement was legendary in the 90's because we had a pool table, ping pong table, electronic dart board, plus pinball/arcade next to our giant big screen projection TV with VCR and surround sound lol.

[@sadham2668]

Damn, you still have it?

[@grizzlywhisker]

@@sadham2668 yeah. Those are the only two games I have, Space Duel and Torpedo Alley pinball. I really want to get the Willams "Dirty Harry" pinball game but people want like 8,000$ for it so yeah there's no way I'm ever going to get it lol. I have a complete MAME setup that I want to build into a cabinet at some point for arcade games.

[@JOEmega64]

Excellent video! I have such fond memories of playing Raiden II with my Dad. Fantastic game, and great seeing one of my favorite KZbinrs discuss it. Would love a full review, though! :D

[@Disdaine82]

I always loved the alternate version of this game; Raiden DX. It is literally *the* game I would want as well. That homing laser was simply a crazy fun mechanic as is snaked across the map. The debris everywhere when something was destroyed. It was just full of little visual flourishes that were uncommon at the time.

[@paxhumana2015]

I call the purple (later green, as of Raiden V) homing laser the Giant Purple/Green Plasma Dick of Fuck You instead.

[@Nezuji]

I sank so much money into Raiden DX at a local arcade. Now I'm happy with the PS1 version, which even allows for a rotated display for the best experience. Raiden II is great, but Raiden DX just added so many wonderful little tweaks and extras.

[@thiagovidal6137]

Love watching arcade stuff. Being a proud owner of an upright original 90s cabinet myself, those videos are also useful. Cheers

[@reptilez13]

The Raiden series is awesome. I'd love a Tate (sp?) Arcade setup, even without a whole cab. Regardless, very cool. I love the originals, as bullet hells are a bit much, but those are fun too. Vert over Horizontal personally, but again, they all give me joy lol

[@GYTCommnts]

This is why I love your channel. I share similar dreams and seeing you making them reality, encourages me to do the same. It's very difficult in my country to achieve something like this, but I will have my MAME Arcade machine someday. Thank you for your awesome work! Hope the best for your new home, and thanks again for making time for videos while working in your new space.

[@ImmortalThanos]

Your Missile Command cabinet is unique and eye-catching. Don't replace it!

[@MistaMaddog247]

Yeah, if you do get another HS-5 cab for horizontal shooters you could place that in the right hand corner and move the mini Missile Command in the middle of the back wall.

[@talideon]

Rejuvenation is just a way to shorten the life of the tube further. You're basically sacrificing longevity with a worse picture for the tube dying much sooner.

[@rommix0]

Yeah, and Adrian Black definitely showed us that CRT rejuvenation makes it much worse.

[@frogczar]

Dude, this IS my all-time favorite Arcade game! So jealous! Congrats!

[@GoetiaTV]

Fantastic video! This was a shot of dopamine right into my pleasure centers. I loved Raiden 2 but it was rare to find an arcade that had one. Really appreciate all the footage and info of the cabinet and all the things it can do. Wonderful!

[@smugshrug]

One of my favorites as well. Notoriously difficult to emulate.

[@bludstone]

It's a top 5 "best shmup ever" for sure. Up there with rtype and Darius.

[@sierraboney1394]

Yep, took ages for the protection to be emulated properly if I remember correctly! Been emulated 100% for quite a while now though as far as I know.

[@alpacafursona3128]

Good for you! i felt the same way when I got a SF2 Hyper Fighting cab - while it's a modern rebuild, having a legit board working in one of these wood altars is nothing like an emulator. It's so much better.

[@JfLSpawny]

Congratulations Clint, God that screen, how i miss CRT's we will never again get that wonderful glow! cant wait for more videos

[@kosmosyche]

A couple of years ago I bought several old consumer 21" Trinitron TV's for dirt cheap, which I use with Mister FPGA. Personally, I decided I don't care if they waste space and electricity. The CRT picture makes me happy, so whatever. BTW, they are almost 30 years old, yet judging by the picture quality and brightness and contrast they look like new. The geometry is a bit awful, but it was always awful on CRT's, so everything as it should be. Lol.

[@clutch2827]

The monitor is the most nerve-wracking part of classic arcade gaming.

[@Brooklyn727]

Re-cap the monitor board and replace the fly back before you mess with the CRT itself. You may be surprised with the results

[@TeamPandory]

From the headache that I went though... Have it sent off.. Unless you REALLY want to lose out on 24hours of stressing - and the hope that nothing explodes from your shoddy job

[@mightycirus]

Congrats on the beautiful machine

[@UTubed119]

A few things Yes, your cabinet is a generic HS-5 that was sold as a kit. The empty kit cabs were the only ones with the HS-5 label at the front left just above the coin door. OEM cabinets did not have this. Also most OEM use cabinets like Street Fighter II did not have the plywood shelf just below the monitor. They only had the pull out drawer. Lastly, i do believe you are missing two control panel latches. All Dynamo cabs come with at least two control panel latches. Yours looks to be the fighter variation that used 3 latches. You can verify this by looking for two additional holes on the left and right of the plywood area holding the current latch you have. Finally, there is a Dynamo ID thread on KLOV. It would be nice to verify your model number against the current list.

[@ViloniousTV]

I've owned an HS-5 for about 10 years and it truly is an awesome workhorse cabinet. Mine started life as SF2 Champion Edition, was converted to Marvel Super Heroes at some point, but I converted it to Super Street Fighter 2 when I got it. I actually got lucky and the original owner had just flipped around the SF2 bezel over when he converted it, so it still has it's original SF2 CE artwork. Really cool machine, but a huge pain to move for sure. I had to take the doors off the hinges to get it in and out of my office when I kept it there.

[@stephenharris5532]

Dude, be careful with weight limitations on the second floor of your house. I doubt having 3 or 4 machines in one room on the second floor is going to be good. I've had a few pianos over the years and we always had to check the stability of the house and the specific spot to make sure it wouldn't cause the house to sag over time, which did happen with one old house I lived in and we ended up having to install some jacks in the basement until things could get shored up. I've always lived in old wooden houses, so I'm sure experiences will vary. Awesome score though! I've also always wanted a Raiden cabinet. Congrats, lucky!

[@mrouw]

And once again you're showing us that you're living the dream :D thanks for sharing so much information on arcade cabinet's with us. I couldn't imagine that it would look so simple inside.

[@TheShibbybear]

As the current world record holder on Raiden II, I’m glad to have stumbled upon your video and love for this game! 😊

[@manexman4450]

Congrats sir! I'm happy for you. I remember playing a gradious game on the modified Playstation 1. My dad did. Thank you for posting this! He burned discs and such and he shushhed me when i mentioned burning games in a Video Hits Plus.

[@nickosinit]

loving your enthusiasm!

[@justinstrong6794]

One of the greatest arcade games ever! It's the perfect sweet spot between the slow, simple vertical shooters of the 80s and the largely tedious bullet hell shooters that became the only type of vertical shmup made after the 2000s. My local arcade (Pocket Change, at the long since demolished Oak Ridge Mall) had it in a Dynamo HS5 as well, and it was insanely popular; the only other machines I remember consistently having to wait in line to play were SF2 Turbo, MK3, and Killer Instinct. Congrats on the find!

[@LGR]

Agreed, it's right in the middle of eras! Still feels brutal yet somewhat manageable, like one *could* get through on one credit if you just get really good

[@justinstrong6794]

@@LGR definitely! I actually decided a few years ago that I was finally going to sit down and get good at it. Unfortunately, I'm still pretty bad; I play the PS1 port (Raiden Project) on my Vita every month or two and I still struggle to get to the end of level 2 before having to continue

[@vaderman212]

CLINT YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU'VE HELPED ME I HAVE ALL THE GUTS FOR SOULCALIBUR III, BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF CAB IT WAS SUPPOSED TO GO IN UNTIL YOU MENTIONED THE HS-9 AND SINCE THAT'S WHAT TEKKEN 3 USES, IT'S GOTTA BE RIGHT THANK YOU SO MUCH MY MAN

[@docswatchbox8321]

Seeing you happy makes me happy, Clint. For me, it would easily be Dig Dug. It was the game that I plopped the most quarters in over my teen years in the 1980s. Have fun with that cabinet, you've definitely earned it. We love seeing you and your content.

[@NickCharles]

I was born a little late to experience arcade gaming in all its glory, but man do these cabinets look incredible. When I was a kid the diner we used to go to every now and then had three arcade games there that we used to play. Typically it was Crazy Taxi, Hydro Thunder, and then I think the last one was usually a Pac Man/Galaga combo unit but it was often out of order. That was basically my entire childhood experience with arcade games. But listening to you talk about these games, really makes me want to try some new ones out myself some day!

[@UpLateGeek]

That's so sick dude! It's going to be totally awesome when you've got that whole wall lined with cabinets! And it'll make a perfect background for shooting in front of too.

[@padawanmage71]

Heh, I remember playing that game long ago. Happy for you, Clint, in reliving a game you loved as a kid. Congrats again on your new place as well!

[@BaldarkParadul]

Haven't finished the video yet, but It is great you found your grail arcade cabinet! I found mine about 5 years ago the "Big Red" 4-Slot v.2 NeoGeo cab. It's like having an old classic car. Things may break down on it, but love is what brings us to keep it operational. Enjoy your find!

[@JeffTurner0227]

Thanks for the reno update, things are gonna look awesome! Love the arcade cabinet. Looks amazing.

[@binkman853]

Congratulations. I still dream of setting up an arcade at home myself. Love watching repair and restore vids on them. Enjoyed this and all your content.

[@Aoekin]

oh Congrats again on your new home, well deserved for the good content and obviously much better with the additional space you'll have.

[@Roberob1189]

Nononono oh wow the memories….I loved this game so much. My uncles friend was a arcade machine repairman. And he also happen to collect them as well. Back then I spent summers as a kid being baby sat by his wife. (They’re like an aunt and uncle to me). I literally would play this game among others all the time for free. Lol great times.

[@wettuga2762]

Awesome video! Having a real arcade to replay all those beloved games and share with friends is one of the things I recommend to anyone who can accommodate at least one in their homes! I also bought an arcade cabinet almost 20 years ago, I got lucky because it's the same model I used to play as a teen, since most generic arcades were built by the same local company. It took a long time to finally get it the way I wanted to: I replaced the original controller panel with a custom one with plexi glass and no ashtrays (yuck), added 2 extra buttons on the sides for pinball games, replaced the bad CRT with a SONY Trinitron TV, replaced the single speaker with stero speakers + amplifier, and added a P4 tower running XP + ArcadeVGA AGP + MALA + MAME. Everything is serviceable since it's just a computer and a TV. Then I added the "All Killer, No Filler" gamelists + a few of my favorites not on those lists, bought a LOT of old coins and I'm set for life! Power machine on, wait for MALA, select game, insert a REAL coin, play!

[@ZachGilbert13]

Great video and great game! I just picked up a Tron in the original cabinet a couple days ago, and also had the pleasure of moving it down stairs/landings, thank goodness for friends and an appliance dolly!

[@ArifKamaruzaman]

Man oh man. I grew up playing Raiden! And I have one installed in my phone. But I really want this arcade.

[@robertneselic6805]

So cool! Stoked for you! And the shot at 1:55 is great :D I love that comparison.

[@wishtheworldwasdifferent8235]

The Terminator rail gun arcade with two Uzis is one of my favorite.

[@federicoae7671]

I had, for the past 30 years, wanted a pinball. Last year I finally made the decission that I was going to buy a pinball, and I got myself a Terminator 2 for my 40th birthday. I went to pick it up to Buenos Aires (the capital of Argentina), about 250 miles from where I live and brought it back in my car (yes, a car; a VW Suran or SpaceFox) with the back seats removed. Unloading it in my house all by myself, without cranes or anything of the sort was nothing short of an odissey. Old videogames can be run on PCs, but a physical pinball machine has nos substitute, and I haven't seen pinballs (or arcades for that matter) in at least 20.

[@MH-ye1ku]

Great taste, man. I have played and enjoyed my complete longbox copy of the Raiden Project for PS1 ever since I worked seasonal at gamestop 15+ years ago. Still fire it up every couple of weeks to see how many levels I can run through with no deaths.

[@Markimark151]

These were the arcade cabinets that were in Tilt arcades or skating rinks. I remember playing Raiden II back in high school and there was Puzzle Fighter II that used the same arcade cabinet!

[@hellodarren]

Love all the Raidens, congrats on the purchase and im looking forward to seeing it in future!

[@christechtime4297]

Dude this was just so cool. Ultra mega edutainment! I ram an in school arcade as a senior in 95 and had no idea about these options. I hated arcade games mostly unless they were full sit down Sims, but even then poor is poor. Being a slow learner was expensive. There was a special machine for me though; double dragon. Well done champ

[@domicius]

My first shmup ever, and still my favourite. You're a lucky fella - thankz for sharing.

[@Murasadramon]

I was born in 1980, and I think this video is an amazing example of just how amazing arcade machines were at the time. This was years before the NES even hit shelves, and this game came out with the sound, graphics, fluid design, and "bending" lasers? The animation on this game alone is amazing for the year.

[@smashmaster13]

I've been watching lots of your old videos learning about all the PC games I've ignored over the years as a console peasant but Raiden is a banger

[@RodanChi]

Very nice, (lol Viper Phase I is my dream PCB). The Dynamo cab looks amazingly flexible, thanks for turning me onto it. My new bucket list is to find one (or at least the control panel) and do a build or restore.

[@lostxj]

I really like the cleaner look of having the joystick dust covers underneath. Even as a kid the ones on top irritated me with the jiggling around.

[@retrogamepuppy1445]

I discovered Raiden on the SNES when i was young and converted a arcade 1up to the Raiden Fighters cabinet. Awesome video

[@justinmohns8279]

I'm so glad you got this! I played it a bit when I was very young. Thanks for showing it so well.

[@kjrchannel1480]

I have a real Rowe Change machine, and use my Arcade machines as piggy banks. I absolutely don't miss the days of being an operator when hauling these cabinets up a flight of stairs. Dynamo made pool tables and Ice hockey as well. If it had wood in it they had a piece of the pie. I would suggest a cry brightener instead of rejuvenation as a first option. They were made to slightly increase the heater voltage. I reserve rejuvenation for tubes that are obviously failing in one color, and electronics are not the fault.

[@Arucard17]

I was just telling a friend yesterday that if I ever got an arcade cabinet it would have to be Raiden II! That’s awesome man!

[@Siknik64]

Raiden II was one of the best games I played in the arcades next to Tekken Tag 1. Glad you got it restored to it's classic glory.

[@Doiteify]

I think I speak for most your viewers that it makes us smile whenever we see you so happy about getting you have wanted for a while.

[@bridgetown1966]

random, but i so love the "explosion" sound from this game. it's so iconic, to me. a lot of things from the raiden series are quite iconic.

[@Thinker77]

Congrats on the beautiful arcade unit. Your fans thank you for the video, and your postal mail service thank you!

[@plantdaddy7738]

He got tired of doing Sims reviews because he is doing the ultimate sims irl makeover.

[@ChrissyParissi]

I'm so excited to see you so happy with your new cabinet, thanks for sharing!

[@Super121830]

I played this game on PC a lot back in the day, it was all a feat to beat it. But it's even mote of a feat to have an arcade cabinet of it, congrats on getting it! Hope you make a review of Raiden II eventually.