The Biggest Arcade in the Northwest - Next Level in Hillsboro, OR

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[@JohnRiggs]

I also checked out Game Terminal in Nashville. LOVE that one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5e8g5ijirtreJY

[@bubbadmatt8124]

Man it's too bad you aren't near Indiana. Next month there's gonna be a con setup as a celebration of Jerry The King Lawler and Memphis wrestling. With a crap ton of great wrestlers there. The Steiners, the Hardys, Ricky Morton, Jimmy valient, Ron Simmons, so many I can't even name all. Plus they're gonna roast Lawler. 😂

[@johndeaux3703]

Game Terminal is more like an arcade cabinet collection, just the cabinets. None of the games seemed to be running on original hardware/CRT monitors. It was all emulators(PC?) hooked up to LED TV's.

[@irkalla100]

$22 for admission and the games are freeplay? Look at this place! It's a dream come true!

[@IoIocaust]

totally worth it!

[@RetroReset]

"I'm so happy there are arcade places like this. Arcades were a big part of my childhood, and I wish the best for this place. Let's keep arcade fun alive!"

[@ericellingson4830]

My best friend lives in Hillsboro. Every time I visit this is the first place I want to go and spend all day. We're 50 now and lifer gamers and this is truly an awesome place.

[@roughntumbleproductions1304]

Holy shit, John! Thank you for shining light on this place! I'm a huge retro game fan and have lived in Portland for 15 + years and have NEVER heard of this place! I'll be checking this out asap. Game on man!

[@JohnRiggs]

I've heard of it as a 'after PRGE we should go here' but after PRGE I usually just drive straight home. Glad I had time to check it out. Will definitely be back.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot2]

Seriously! The closest I’d do was like Ground Kontrol or QuarterWorld. Both are nice but this looks so big and it’s all ages.

[@daveheel]

It is amazing. I checked the place out finally after living in the area for years. It is much bigger in person.

[@theomegared02]

" we got a casting couch ".... Best casual sentence ive heard on all of KZbin all year. Lol

[@darktetsuya]

they have a black tiger cabinet! (easily my all time favorite arcade out of capcom's early days) and I had heard about the row of converted moppet cabs, one with SF2... so bizarre! definitely wish I lived in portland I would certainly be trying to frequent that place as much as possible!

[@SabreAZ]

Place looks sick. I love the decor and cleanliness. Real bummer seeing all the widescreen lcd mods though. That always makes me sad

[@Dorelaxen]

Original CRTs are hard to get and stupid expensive. We're going to reach a point in the very near future when there are none left. The LCD solution is the way to go in the long run.

[@baperacks-com6801]

That 4 player area is beautiful 🥲

[@NickTheHick]

OMG that's sooo awesome!

[@mjdf122]

Arcade time with John Riggs

[@CoachTabe]

I love the relationship you have with your kids.

[@taydestiny38]

I have to visit this place someday in my lifetime!

[@greenmonstah8753]

I don't know if I could handle that place....nostalgia overload! Too much to take it all in at one visit. Looks Legendary. I hope more places like this open in the future.

[@morbido13]

Oh man, that place looks awesome! Nice to see Leo again

[@Slikeen]

That looks like so much fun 🤤

[@jwigley3835]

Xybots. I still have fond memories of it. This arcade is amazing. Thank you Mr. Riggs.

[@rjbishop6128]

If ever a video was 'John in a sweetshop', this is it!

[@chrisrie9499]

As a kid I would have entered this arcade and never been seen again.

[@m.3.3.w]

NGL, I love Arcades; even with MAME at home, it still doesn't hit the same without playing them from the cabinet. Great video as always!

[@neugey]

Any business with Tom Servo show on its exterior is bound to be an exceptional one.

[@knightimusprime25]

did ya see crime fighters in that place ? that one wasa favorite of mine back in the day well one of em anyways

[@JohnRiggs]

I did. They had Vendetta which is the sequel, though. I'm sure they have a warehouse they swap games out at times, too. They had a few games in a corner that were under repair so I wouldn't doubt it if they had a stash of other games, too.

[@knightimusprime25]

@@JohnRiggs yeah i knew it was the sequel i never played it though just crime fighters looked like a cool place

[@charliewaibel6976]

I didn't know about this place. Thanks John. I live in Salem Or, I'm going.

[@ThePhonequeen3]

If you ever come to Illinois be sure to check out Galloping Ghost in Brookfield. They now have two facilities, one just for pinball and one for arcade games.

[@HECTORMONTALVO-le9cn]

Outstandingly awesome arcade! If I went in there I would think I died and went to heaven lol!🤣 Thanks for sharing your adventures at this arcade John!👉🙂👈

[@Kingelfdemondevourer]

really fun place! biggest arcade on the west coast!!

[@clintonlewis1261]

Wow, free play is great,cool place !

[@kevingutteron8431]

Discovered that place last year while visiting friends. Fantastic!

[@mrdeadscott8270]

Well i know where my next road trip is going to be. Thanks for sharing this place John.

[@JohnnyCProduction]

This looks awesome!!!

[@CosmicCosmo1]

Gotta check this out. I live in Portland and never heard of this place

[@user-xw2hz9fp9q]

Samurai shadows 2 !!! 3:16

[@galadriusthemighty]

This place RULES.

[@ZakkHung]

That place is nirvana. 💜

[@CoachTabe]

Wow. This is amazing. Definitely need to hit this place next time I'm in Hillsboro.

[@mlc4050]

GI Joe, Sunset Riders, Turtles in Time, and WWF WrestleFest dedicated cabs. Beautiful to see. Even Galloping Ghost doesn't have dedicated cabinets for these.

[@joshh8245]

Sounds and looks awesome. I might have to make a point to go there soon. Great video!

[@PhobosFett]

Bout spit my drink out when you said "casting couch". Never though I would hear that on this channel. Thanks for the laugh.

[@Ricardro187]

Bucket listing this place fersure lol

[@fazares]

wow..i played the 2600 port of off the wall

[@leeartlee915]

Wow, this is right near me. I gotta check it out.

[@krlayne]

I live in Barbados so I live where people love to vacation. But boy, I would love to visit that arcade and relive my years of misspent youth!

[@mymusic3354]

Woah....I think I'm going to have to check this place out! Looks cool!

[@AlinktotheJP]

That is the best arcade I have ever seen

[@manuginobilisbaldspot2]

Is this a new place? I’ve been to Hillsboro plenty…my cousin lives up there and I used to live in Forest Grove/Cornelius out west of there. Have a place to drag my young cousins next time I’m up

[@Dorelaxen]

Holy crap. This place IS insane. An arcade and a museum combined.

[@pinebarrenpatriot8289]

Im on the opposite coast but if anyone is looking for a great arcade in New Jersey the arcade in the Berlin Farmers Mart is great and just recently doubled in size after new owners bought it👍

[@PhillipJackson-rl5ty]

That's a cool place lol...

[@JosephLamb1989]

Love you John. Thx for the video that place looks awesome bro

[@antieveryone362]

Your daughter in the reflection sitting on the couch on her phone. Nothing else she could be doing in this place 😂🤦‍♂️

[@saturdaymorningfan3123]

Top gun arcade is real in fact cidercade has one as well. They were collecting dust till top gun 2 was a hit at the box office and now they are showing up in places.

[@forcedfeedbackclassicgamer5499]

Dude. That Genesis kiosk with the cart switcher is sick. Would love to have one of those.

[@TheRealMrKGB]

This is just down the street from the house I grew up in. Only 20 minutes away now, but if it was there when I was a kid, my grades would have been poor...

[@itsmatt517]

This place is an incredible investment

[@fjcarmo0369]

At 10:55, that is air hockey, but yes, no arcade is complete without an air hockey table.

[@marklechman2225]

Mind blowing.

[@leviolin9328]

Need some mad dog McCree

[@jaynukem1929]

I wish I had something like that near by.

[@canvasquest9028]

Wow, this place looks insane. I have to plan a trip!

[@mattisfactory]

Been there twice. I don't live too far out but it's always good to plan for an all-day outing to really sink your teeth into it. There's just so much to do and see...

[@NinjakX]

I need a trip just to go there

[@crazylegs1823]

All I can say is Wow! It's old school gamer heaven!

[@ramonhawkins9932]

That is dope!! I must go! I will. Thank you. 🙏

[@josefkrenshaw179]

I live in Beaverton!

[@MLK-KAEFENTERPRISES]

This place is beautiful.

[@supadab]

i need to go visit this place, it looks super flippin awesome!!!!!!!

[@brandonflynn8047]

I have a place near me that is like a mini version of this, this is just unreal wow they have everything

[@selbyjohnson5986]

Holy hell! That place is amazing! Must be more valuable than Fort Knox!

[@mikerocco7072]

I spy a Tom Servo!

[@JohnRiggs]

pretty nice!

[@seanthegamer5552]

Yeah that's great awesome

[@gazb8667]

I could spend six months in there, pity I'm 3000 miles away. Booooooooooooooo

[@TheGlyrion]

I need this in Montreal :(

[@lxs077]

i wanna go there so bad!! maybe someday ill take a road trip to oregon.

[@JLAvey]

Wish I would have known about that when I lived in Maple Valley. Went down there a time or two to get Abby's Pizza in Gresham. I'd play me some Dig Dug. What I'd really like is to find a Trog arcade machine. There are a few in Utah Valley, though they are as much a mix of old as new, including one a couple blocks away that I haven't got around to visiting. Don't know if you ever heard of it but there was (might still be) an arcade in downtown Tacoma called Dorkey's. Played some Rampage there.

[@wd6358]

If I had a day with no wife or kids I could stay there open to close. Wife and kids would get bored

[@sadboi7537]

Shout out to my boy Derek Jennings for creating the pixel art on the outside of the building. 💪

[@stevensgoodallsg]

Swell

[@Lou-T-Fisk]

Have you checked out Jedi alliance in Spokane Washington very similar to this

[@jonathanclark2622]

If somebody says that arcades are dead, they're freaking LYING!!

[@VEGANVANIA]

John, genuinely: I would be interested to see you playing Pengo, i.e., if you were to film and upload it. That is what I'd call _a black coffee arcade game._

[@JohnRiggs]

I LOVE Pengo. Used to play it often, but was never great at it.

[@VEGANVANIA]

Arcade Pengo looks cute, but the moment to moment intensity (i.e., mental focus) that it requires _IS JUST BRUTAL._ You need a joystick the size of your hand and a cup of coffee the size of your head. @@JohnRiggs

[@seedrank_a]

9:29 haha you said it not me

[@jeremiahthomas8140]

You should give a list of every game you played there.

[@TheBigb1973]

Go to Galloping ghost in Chicago. It's amazing

[@DRUNKENATHEISTSTUDIO]

You ever check out Galloping Ghost in Brookfield Illinois?

[@NIXIEPIXIE]

so awesome

[@kenwheeler3637]

I really wish I could teleport.

[@Casperdj777]

wow i'd be spending all days just looking at the walls

[@ElectricWolf1983]

There seems to be a massive resurgence in Arcades and Retro games.

[@mattm7798]

Something feels off playing arcade games in an arcade without quarters. :)

[@merkaba395]

I can't imagine the electricity bill

[@necrogenesis1981]

I wish we had an arcade like this in Maryland, do they have AvP and Cadash?

[@BlakeBickerstaff]

My God 😳 🤯

[@Leandry000]

memories❤arcades🎉

[@LanceUppercut78]

How does that place pay for itself??? That's millions of dollars worth of merchandise and you can access it for $22 all day!? It seems too cool to be real.

[@sadboi7537]

If you get enough foot traffic through the door from Thursday-Sunday at $22 a person, it adds up quickly. They’re not hurting for money.

[@JohnKelly2]

Do they have hotel rooms? Because I would just make that my vacation.

[@elronaldese]

Aren't those cabinets too close to each other?. I mean, it looks like player 2 would use the same space of the player 1 of the cabinet right next to it.

[@mrouse79565]

I see your daughters have all grown up

[@lovemadeinjapan]

I quickly went through the video, but I could not find a Japanse music game section with Taiko, MaiMai, Wakka and stuff like that. Do they have a section for Otaku?

[@Roger-fs5yo]

That's almost as big as galloping ghost up in Chicago.

[@sadboi7537]

Bigger. Next Level has 300 pins on the floor. GG is a joke compared to this place.

[@daviddonnell2153]

Only $22 for a free play? How do they keep the lights on? I can imagine what the electric bill is. It is amazing that something like this exist but im curious how they stay in business