Rotten Retro Gaming - Finding Treasure in the Trash | Retro Road Trip

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We're retro hunters today on a road trip to check a storage unit that hasn't been opened for 10 years. Can we find treasure in the trash!?
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[@darrenbushby1723]

I wish I'd known you was in Bedfordshire! I have a Bang & Olufsen BeoCenter 1 in full working order that you could have picked up in the van too. Free obviously for the cave! I believe it matches the one you already have.

[@PollokPoochesDogWalking]

There's a moral to this story... If you're going to jam a container full of stuff for long-term storage, always stick some arcade cabinets in the back to ensure that when you clear it out 10 years later a team of people will turn up and help you with a van 😂

[@PXAbstraction]

This video was both fascinating and exceedingly painful at the same time. Those poor cabinets.

[@furrymessiah]

The Cave really could do with an appliance dolly. Longer rails on the back which can have protective padding attached, locations for straps to tie down the loads, and many models feature an additional set of wheels to either tilt the load back at 45° or 90° without the operator bearing the weight.

[@bewilderbeestie]

Also, a stair-climbing trolley. Every time I see them wrestling something up or down stairs I cringe.

[@PrayingToTheAlien]

Bigger wheels too - make stairs a breeze

[@GeekmanCA]

One of the things about arcade restoration that makes videos like these really interesting is the enormous gamut of skills involved. You're almost doing furniture repair. But there's also electronics debugging, the recreation of complex graphic artwork, sandblasting and repainting... it truly is a tour-de-force to bring these objects back to life.

[@FredBloggs919]

“Some People Call This Junk. Me? I Call It Treasure.”

[@SonicMrSumo]

"it's even trying to be helpful and flat-pack itself" 🤣

[@mikewifak]

I have rarely identified with a human posture as much as I did with Richard riding in the middle seat.

[@rchilton]

Saaaaame

[@steviepaperboy154]

Lol I was just thinking that

[@davidrenton]

we need a road trip series , where the gang go around the world searching through rubbish tips, old abandoned warehouses and closed down malls for those elusive PCB's and weird controllers

[@carpespasm]

Recover, Restore, Revive, Retro. Holly, and the boys are off to save yet another bulky and musty machine, then restore it to a state worthy of sticky fingers and freshly laid UV-reactive space and confetti themed black carpet. Get it done without the annoying usual TV production sidebar interviews and forced drama, and the like and we'll be watching for years

[@ImmortalThanos]

There's a lesson to be learned here. If you're going to stash your arcades away in a dank storage unit, then just sell the games to someone that will enjoy and care for them instead.

[@Nukle0n]

At least make sure it's dry? All the problems here is because it was practically raining in causing everything to rot and rust.

[@robintst]

Or go with an indoor climate controlled storage facility.

[@tgheretford]

I'd argue the same thing with attics. My mate damaged a Sega Saturn by storing it in a damp, variable temperature place, assuming that it would fine in there because it's inside a house.

[@lookitskazzy]

​​@@Nukle0n This is the real lesson here. Outdoor storage particularly in shipping containers is not safe from the elements, especially water. You can see clearly that everything got hit by water damage down to the floorboards. If this had been stored indoors let alone a climate controlled facility, would've been dusty but largely intact. My view is if you're not going to store it properly and you have no plans to get it out of there within a few years, it's best to sell. But proper storage is important in either case. I think this guy intended to get back to this stuff sooner than he did, and life got in the way. Then it just got away from him.

[@vertecies]

Owner had no plan to sell them in mint new condition. People do not have know-how and skills to restore or retromod their storage space electronics. It was left and forgotten. It was kept because of memories. Time goes on and things get broken until someone cleans place or sells it as is. Normal life.

[@seanlavoie2]

Wouldn’t it be fun if that famous British car show would do an episode with people trying out retro racing games at the cave?

[@RMCRetro]

Id be happy to accommodate that, or have someone like Jimmy Broadbent come and drive them all!

[@SenileOtaku]

Only if you can get Clarkson, Captain Slow and The Hamster. Forget whatever bunch of fakers they have now.

[@LuminalSpoon]

​@@RMCRetro If you can drag him away from the Nurburgring 😂

[@smiler289]

I could have cried seeing that operation wolf in such a sorry state, loved playing that at the arcade, atleast some parts shpupd be able to be saved and restored. Great episode and you've got a nice varied collection of things to add to the museum.

[@SeanOfEarth]

Wood hardner is your friend! You can bring chipboard back from surprisingly far gone

[@Choralone422]

I really feel for Mike! I went through a similar time of enormous upheaval in my life in the 2000s with having to move 3 times in 4 years time being only part of it. Through all of that I managed to in one way or another lose many, many possessions from my teen and early adult years including most of my offline digital life that went back to the early 90s. I'm sure going through that storage container had to be hard to do emotionally!

[@bewilderbeestie]

I do wonder if Heber knew what they were getting into when they rented their attic to RMC.

[@tonyupham354]

Saving that Gauntlet is more important than saving Operation Wolf..... but great work salvaging what ever you could. I collect lots of stuff, consoles.. games, figures and video game memorabilia... I am just very thankful my container is weather proofed!

[@communalnoodle1356]

Well, with some of the things we've seen you (and Mark, where's he been?) turn from trash to treasure, these cabinets probably have their best chance

[@RMCRetro]

Mark is still around, just a very busy chap on his own channel. He came for cake and Heber's 40th birthday party last week

[@communalnoodle1356]

@@RMCRetro Good to hear!

[@jason_a_smith_gb]

Holly Fixes Neil’s Stuff.

[@ChromeClanDesigns]

This channel has quickly become one of my favorites

[@RMCRetro]

Thank you

[@prodelboy2743]

Mine too

[@FatNorthernBigot]

All this reminds of an 80's adventure game. A secret room full of treasure. Finding keys which unlock a cabinet. Was there a wizard in the back?

[@torquetheprisoner]

with less moon logic

[@CantankerousDave]

Ne, just more mold behind that other forest of mold and rat droppings.

[@FatNorthernBigot]

@@CantankerousDave You mean signs of a mysterious beast. 😂

[@expendable7281]

Solomans key

[@terrylyn]

Your channel is a treasure for every retro hobbyist :)

[@RMCRetro]

Hey thanks Terry

[@wraithcadmus]

23:38 - "You have sustained a lethal injury. Sorry, but you are finished... here." 😔

[@kazinwho]

I know they're probably ten a penny over there, but as an American I'd love a giant TARDIS container lol

[@SidneyCritic]

I worked in industrial sandblasting for 7 years and that rust doesn't worry me, because I know you can blast it to white metal, ie, class 3. I myself built a blasting cabinet, and coupled with a decent compressor, it comes in quite handy.

[@skyway73]

Could aee that was a Marble Madness straight away, one of my favourites. Heartbreaking to see all the damage 😢

[@nickblackburn1903]

Oh the horror. Gauntlet and operation wolf are two of my favourite arcade games too. 😢 😮

[@Metadas]

Having been to the Cave and seen all the awesome work you achieve, I have no doubt you'll get these running again in some form.

[@Ash_18037]

Some nice old stuff at least, shame about the cabinet damage. 15:52 I really wish the word intrepidation existed. Is he fearful or is he fearless, who knows! Also, got to love those one handed pickups of precious old hardware, adds a real sense of fear to the video.

[@cartayno]

"RMC Pickers" 😂👍🏻 Brilliant video 😊

[@Chris-yc3mm]

Love the music and the car scenes in the intro to these series. 👍really sets the mood

[@KevinJones-bt7ib]

I'm deffo feeling the vibe of saving all this stuff 😎👍

[@VintageToyRush]

I really hope you tackle Operation Wolf!! Would love to see that restored 👍

[@AccFireballs]

Seeing those arcade cabs with all that rust and water damage really breaks my heart. Hope you can salvage some of it, looking forward to a follow up video!

[@imnickleonard]

“Tod’s Video Games and More” has some fab restorations for Arcades. I have hope.

[@mysticgreg]

"Guys... wait for me!!!" - classic ending.

[@rwdplz1]

These look more like they were in a flood than simple water intrusion.

[@amigacoverdisk]

Great video, Thanks! Love these treasure hunts!

[@vdubzbug]

🙋‍♂️Can I have one of those OG Xbox, please 😅.... What a great vid as always. In this day and age we are still finding barn finds. I can't wait to see what's next for all those finds.❤

[@HappyCodingZX]

What did the Operation Wolf cabinet say to the Marble Madness cabinet? "You have sustained a lethal injury. Sorry, but you are finished.... here"

[@RMCRetro]

Groan!

[@idahofur]

Just waiting for the small Tardis to faze away. :) Perhaps you can call Unit to come and pick it up. :p

[@OliverMay1]

Commodore Plus/4!!!!!!!! That's a real blast down memory lane for me! It was the family computer when I was a wee lad and I have fond memories of loading games on the tape deck with my dad and waiting (and waiting, and waiting) for them to load. I'm stretching my memory back almost 40 years but I can remember playing Frogger on tape, as well as some text based adventure games on cassettes. This was the machine that got me into computers and games.

[@zoid9969]

Ooh, a Brother M1109 printer. That takes me back. I had a Centronics GLP printer, which was a rebranded version. Even in the late 1980s, it was slow.

[@Uploadingvirus]

wonderful bit of Saturday afternoon viewing, looks like a mess but also a bit of an adventure

[@vicenary]

There are certainly some candidates for astonishing restorations in this collection. I hope there are plenty of items you can do something useful with.

[@JonHarrisTech]

Ah, such a shame to see Crystal Maze fall apart. I'd say it'd be a bit of a mental, physical, mystery & skill challenge all rolled into one. If it were working, i'd be thinking of my time acting as games tester for the reboot of the show a few years back, whilst playing it. I must get on with my own arcade controller projects....

[@silmarian]

I owned a gauntlet cab about 20 years ago, it had been upgraded to gauntlet 2. I spent so many hours playing that game.

[@wiresmith2398]

So the chassis are honestly trivial - recut from MDF and sorted. The plastics are cleanable, being in the storage container they have been out of the UV. The majority of steel I've seen is rusty, sure, but it's all surface rust. A sandblaster should do a lovely job cleaning up steels. God that Op. Wolf is sad. What a tragic trip.

[@XerShadowTail]

I really hope you can rescue and fix the Marble Madness!

[@AltimaNEO]

Make sure to replace the clock capacitor on those Xboxes. They tend to leak and cause damage.

[@Zanzubaa]

I could smell the mustiness through my screen. What a gold mine though.

[@timmyers9798]

Gauntlet WOW! Was such a cool game back in the day. "Wizard needs to be restored, badly!"...

[@mwk1]

"Wizard needs food, badly!" 😎

[@nickwallette6201]

Haha.. this is what I often hear on the weekend, as my wife wakes up, looks wearily at me, and says, "Red sorceress needs coffee badly." :-D

[@WhatHoSnorkers]

So many wonderful machines! I love them all!

[@richardpeel6056]

The first full week of the school holidays was Scout camp, the motorway system would be full of Scouts from all over the country in minibuses. At the motorway service stations there would be a queue of Scouts and leaders at the Outrun machines. Motorway service stations always had the best arcade games. better than anything in towns that didn't have arcades. Leaders including myself who had been driving for several hours would stop to refuel and rest at a motorway service station and immediately burn off the frustration of driving an overloaded and under powered minibus by playing Outrun. It became a tradition, and Outrun a classic of motorway travel.

[@RDJ134]

Nothing Mark and the crew cant fix ;) Serious salvage, clean and rebuilt even then most stuff will have a second life.

[@andrewdickson1556]

It was heartbreaking to see how badly damaged that Operation Wolf cabinet was - but part of me is super excited at the prospect of the restoration process - brand new cabinet made from templates, new side art - gun restored - it could be glorious!

[@brianm6337]

Send the beers to Ashens.

[@moloch5801]

That's got to be why they were in the keep pile, surely!

[@phillscott5221]

I came to post this too 😂

[@RetroRicc]

Both painful and amazing to watch. And what an absolutely flying start it got off to with an OutRun replacement for the arcade, can’t wait to give it a go. Such a shame that Operation Wolf was in a state, at least you already have one and I really hope Gauntlet and Marble Madness can be saved

[@EsotericArctos]

I hope you get a chance to rebuild the cabinets and restore the machines that were badly damaged. They are all great games and deserve a new chance at life

[@mikedefoy]

A win win. You got free parts, and the owner didn't have to pay anyone to haul it away, nor pay for permits, nor an ongoing monthly storage fee.

[@Ginsoakedboy21]

Get those beers over to @Ashens!

[@ReallyRandom-gf3ih]

You guys have inspired me to build my own arcade machine. I’m starting tomorrow. Thank you

[@KieronWray]

great vid, thanks for sharing, fascinating but feel really sorry for Mike with the storage, that must be heartbreaking

[@techboogaloo]

I would love a long video walk through of everything that was pulled from the storage container almost like how people do like the mail haul videos. I think that would be fun. I am heartbroken to see those cabinets in that condition... but I know they are in good hands and I look forward to seeing their amazing transformation as you restore all of them (I know you said they might be too far gone... but I have faith!)

[@Kyle-xv5kv]

Seeing some of the newer consoles in there, like Xbox 360's and the DS consoles kicking about, really makes me feel a bit old, I used to sell those when they were new in Gamestation as a teenager and seeing them jammed in a container as aged me.

[@Lilithe]

This episode was both fascinating and distressing

[@burnrubber7547]

Wow what a container of stuff. Amazing.

[@3dPrintedSoup]

A heart breaking watch. Hope you guys are able to salvage as much as you can.

[@tommylee4350]

I loved the crystal maze when it was in pubs.

[@Alibm80]

A retro road trip, finally! Awesome intro and a favourite of mine

[@mustard_barley]

A retro rebuild of that OpWolf cab would be awesome 😁

[@djm9937]

Wow ! what a truly wonderful find..AND ! you dodged the rain!

[@stamfordly6463]

Re the Op Wolf gun sandblasting might be a bit harsh as it's probably only tinplate. There's an Italian restorer of historic firearms with a KZbin channel called Backyard Ballistics. He has quite a few tips for the non-destructive removal of rust and also re-finishing. Something like Evaporust might do the job.

[@jamesmacintosh4009]

Another brilliant video !

[@OzgurSalur]

Thank you!

[@rchilton]

🤘 retro road trip music!!!! 🤘

[@P5ychoFox]

Some great restoration projects coming up!

[@MrTomFTW]

I assume those beers are going straight to Ashens 😁

[@robinreportsuk]

Gauntlet and Operation Wolf.😢At least you got all those lovely PCB game boards, and outrun only played that once may years ago on a cabinet, I hope you save a lot here. Good Luck, you will sadly need it.

[@Turnbull50]

Very enjoyable though heart-breaking video.

[@jamesgillre]

Wooohoo more RMC goodness, time to grab some tea

👍😄, Super rescue retro Game

[@frankie5671]

The gun on operation 🐺 😮

[@JohnWatkinsUK]

Wow, a 20ft container like this near me (Exeter) is about £150/month. Spending £18K to "store" that lot for 10 years is insane.

[@melvoid01]

We had a flood a few years back in our outside shed, the ceiling seal went and I lost a lot to the water damage and didn't know about it for a long time, till the better weather appeared and I opened the shed looking for some old games to find all the horrible things that had gone on (R.I.P. original big box SotB) this vid gave me PTSD (lol) good luck with the reclamation looking forward to the Trash to Treasure series.

[@QOTSAPT]

the mouldy tubes if they are capable of working they will flicker at first and then they'll slowly become brighter and regain focus, sometimes after many many hours they'll end up as good as new but other times they won't.

[@Capt.Marco-Hawk-L.L.A.P]

Gauntlet wow love that game spent many hours playing it

[@Residentevil1998racooncity]

Gotta cover things up

[@thetechnoshed]

I'm not sure 'intrepidation' is a word, but I kind of like its connotations! (15:50)

[@chrisrobson8540]

i feel like i need a wash and im not even there lol......nice goodies though......should keep you (and us) in vids for a while😷😷 I see many local chipboard suppliers clapping their hands lol

[@retroimportgamer513]

The first pickup was fantastic, greatest game of all time Such a shame about the container, damp really does destroy things, sad to see glorious items left to rot like that. Hopefully you can fix a lot of it up👍

[@NEStalgia1985]

Oh no operation wolf....i hate repairing this one...that gun has so many parts

[@jinxterx]

One can only imagine what else is rotting away in all those containers.

[@filecore]

Just wonder how many more cabs are sitting in damp containers. Quite a lot I expect!

[@andrewdunbar828]

It seems that I'm never going to get used to calling a game an arcade. It still hits me like calling a car a garage.

[@Monkey_SK]

I love this type video and would have loved to have been there to lend a hand. Sorting through and cleaning that lot up, strangely would give me a huge sense of satisfaction. Plus enjoying a Synth and drive session with the team would be excellent.

[@rosstee]

Real shame about the damp, at least the Gauntlet and OutRun cabs look reasonable - looking forward to seeing them brought back to nice condition.

[@RetroGamesBoy78]

Fun to watch but sad at times too! I must say I'd have been happy just to have the machine gun from the Op Wolf Cabinet mounted on a block of wood just as a display piece, how cool would that be?! but i do hope you can get it back to its former glory, along with the other machines too! 👍

[@MrDuncl]

That CRT without a rim-guard looked worrying. I spotted several CRT TVs amongst the "junk". Those are becoming valuable themselves. I sold a 21" one to a student, younger than the TV, who wanted to build a MAME cabinet.

[@DronePilot23]

I would love to come along and play destroy all humans on the xbox. Memories of college

[@vdgjolly]

5:50 ... the moment when I would just have turned around and went off :D

[@EB01]

That was a painful watch in many places.