This Arcade is a fully-functioning, see-through, arcade machine!

[@RetroRalph]

Special Thanks to Mason Conrad on this one. I had a serious creative block, and he was able to help me squeeze out what I would say is a pretty damn good video. Thanks buddy for your friendship and continued partnership, You're the best! If you're interested in thumbnails or video editing services you can DM Mason on Twitter @MasNConrad

[@delsarcade]

That's awesome! I loved it, so you're on the right track!

[@dominicmcclung7474]

Just wanted to say thanks for bringing War Final Assault, it was a pretty cool game to get to try at zapcon!

[@RetroRalph]

Awesome, thanks for playing it! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@delsarcade]

Ha ha. That cool cameo by Del at 5:14! 😂

[@RetroRalph]

I saw that while editing...haha.. very cool. Nice meeting you man! Hope you had safe travels back home!

[@VirtualArcades]

Thx for sharing. I really like the cameo by Rudy Roundhouse.

[@RetroRalph]

Well, I had to find him, he was hogging the BattelPOD... LOL. Kidding, it was a fun time man, wish you could have made it!

[@RudyRoundhouse]

LOL it was so much fun playing that battle pod that i may have to buy one!

[@colemikay]

ZapCon was 🔥

[@RetroRalph]

It totally was, thanks for hanging out man, wish you could have stayed a bit longer, but duty calls.

[@tntamusements]

Looked like alot of fun, Ralph!

[@RetroRalph]

Thanks for watching Sir Todd! I hope all is well! Hey, do you have an atari system 1 pedal by chance?

[@WickedGamerCollector]

Yeah that arcade was freaking awesome. Fun vlog .. thanks buddy !

[@mightycirus]

Man I love arcade jet fighting games. I couldn’t stop playing mach storm at the Dave busters here in cross gates mall in Albany NY .I am also hoping that with the release of the new top gun movie , Sega will rerelease After Burner Climax since it was taken away from my 360 when It updated . I would love to have mach storm for one of the VR peripherals out there at least , damn someone has to hear us

[@RetroRalph]

Oh man, Mach storm in VR would be EPIC!!! I’m with you man, who do we have to talk to in order to make that happen?!?! 🔥

[@mightycirus]

@@RetroRalph we need to find a real game genie 😂 lol i am hoping one of the big wigs From one of these companies checks out your awesome channel and grants our wish man

[@r.t.watson738]

Ralph is high on life. So much energy.🤣🤣

[@arcadeerik2603]

Very cool Ralph, Looks like there were a lot of cool games there. Keep up the great work.

[@RetroRalph]

Thanks bud, always puts a smile on my face to see you in the comments! I have got to get back to IL soon!! Pinball Expo is still a way out. Have a good one my friend!

[@encorempw]

See you on the next one!?!

[@Iceman51686]

Awesome Ralph! Thanks for sharing!

[@TampaTec]

See through arcade cab 👍 imagine a see through pinball machine or even see through coin door.

[@RetroRalph]

See-Through pinball machine would be awesome!!!!! Thanks for watching bud!

[@commandtheline]

Love the idea but most people will be hard-pressed to ruin a machine by doing so. it would have to be like a restoration, maybe one with a particularly worse off cabinet. Or perhaps a completely transparent machine as a DIY project. 👍

[@WickedGamerCollector]

Ow man that is awesome ! 😳

[@Ranter06]

@@commandtheline The Pacific Pinball Museum has made three and sold one and I did one that shows regularly at the Dallas TPF show and the Houston Arcade show every year. I need to bring it to Phoenix one year.

[@flpennstater305]

Wait, what??? Morphing into a pinball guy??? Be still my heart!

[@spacecowboyfpv5511]

T'was the night before Zapcon , and all through the house , not a creature was stirring, not even a Ralph

[@RetroRalph]

LOL... thanks for watching dude.

[@TravisMCP]

I wanna go!

[@RetroRalph]

Come to PHX for Game On Expo this summer man, it's a super fun show as well. They usually have a decent retro arcade area too. Thanks for watching bud!

[@TiltingT]

Just like you I started woth Retro arcade games then Pinball took over and have become my absolute passion over the last 7 years. Love to see more and more people getting into the hobby

[@RetroRalph]

Pinball is so much fun, it's even more fun when you play 2-4 players with friends IMO. Thanks so much for watching!

[@bm63]

UK needs this And that see though arcade cab was mint!

[@SpikexSpiegel]

Impresionante! Que arcades más guapos! 👌

[@dennyk2294]

Looked awesome, wish I was there.

[@Bobbypinker]

See-through cabinet is really cool.

[@RetroRalph]

I agree, thanks so much for watching!

[@MAGA_Patriot2024]

Stunt cycle, video pinball, sea wolf....all of them take me so far back...to the first arcade I was ever in. Thank you! 🥲

[@salttrader4113]

@retro Ralf, I love what you do, so much work with constant repairs and tinkering! My hat off to you! 😁

[@chuckyluvsu13]

I absolutely love your channel and this video was amazing !!

[@RetroRalph]

Thank you so much!! I appreciate you watching and supporting the channel!

[@RudyRoundhouse]

So much Fun! I love the way this turned out man.

[@351oldskool]

Retro is king!

[@RetroRalph]

It sure is!

[@UAG]

This felt like a mini chasin, and that’s a good thing. Thanks for brining us along.

[@RetroRalph]

Thanks my dude!

[@shrek6446]

It was great to meet you at Zapcon on Saturday! Thanks for taking the time to chat with my son and I.

[@RetroRalph]

Likewise, do you plan on going to Game On Expo this year? Maybe I will see you there!

[@shrek6446]

@@RetroRalph Yes! We are planning on going to Game On as well. Trying to figure out how many days we will need to explore everything.

[@lchambers56]

Thanks for showing the 70s Atari arcades!. I love that stuff and I'm a little jelly you got to see it in person.

[@darktetsuya]

wow all those early-era arcade games! seeing that translucent Golden Axe was super cool I still dig the neon accents they put on it to really make it pop. many years ago I got to play both star wars battlepod and mach storm in the same arcade, it was quite the experience almost like VR where it dominates your entire field of vision! that all looked like a really fun time!!

[@RetroRalph]

The Early-Era games stole the show man, so cool to see them, and they were all working great, crazy to think a video game from 1970s is still alive and well... pretty cool. Thanks so much for watching!

[@chuckieshea2690]

Thank you Ralph this was amazing🤘🏼

[@RetroRalph]

You're so welcome! Thanks for watching man!

[@DJ_Blaker]

Wow that looked like a ton of fun! Soooo wish I could have been there! Also great video editing! Great footage! We will see you oooooon the next one!

[@RetroRalph]

Thanks my dude! Editing credit on this one goes to my boy Mason! Thanks for watching dude... seeeeeeeee you onnnnnn the next one!!!

[@AGCRetrogaming]

Man what a video, just made me keeping my collection. wish I just could go in this one.

[@RetroRalph]

That’s awesome man! Wait, you were going to get rid of your collection? May I ask why? Thanks so much for watching!

[@AGCRetrogaming]

@@RetroRalph nooo, I just frozen, I meant on keep growing 😁😎 I just got a TMNT turtle in time PCB 4 player.

[@GamersBay]

That's cool you contributed to the convention yourself with War Final Assault. From the looks of the video, it appears people really enjoyed getting a chance to play the game. I really loved the see-through cab with neon lights, a nice retro throwback. Mach Storm is a game I've sadly never got a chance to play, its kind of rare, not easy to find here in the Midwest anyway.

[@RetroRalph]

Thanks for watching! Yeah the Golden Axe was really cool to see, I would have loved to buy but sadly, it wasn't for sale.

[@GamersBay]

@@RetroRalph Keep up the excellent work friend! I love these arcade adventures you embark on. I hope to eventually get a chance to attend these conventions as well, it looks like so much fun. I'd be a like a kid in the candy store with all those classic games.

[@davidh4548]

Hey Ralph, I'm kicking myself a bit for not making the run up from Tucson to Mesa for this event. To make matters worse, one game that I was dying to see in its original form factor was sitting right there beside Polibius in your video and it did nothing but tease me for not being there to play it....APB. I'm glad it was a success! Thanks for sharing!

[@RetroRalph]

There's always next year, thanks so much for watching bud!

[@Macsreptilesandmore]

Sooooo fun!

[@willrobinson7599]

I'd love to go to something like that in the UK

[@arob_3k]

Very nice 👌

[@coopertroopa44]

My dream one day is to get a Star Wars Battle Pod! I have only seen the smaller versions, never the full pod in person. Mach Storm looks awesome as well. Never heard of it until today. The whole con looks like a lot of fun! If you're ever on the east coast (specifically New Jersey) and still have that pinball itch, you have to check out the Silverball Museum in Asbury Park. They have a pretty big selection of retro/new pinball and arcade games.

[@puertoriconnect4611]

The clear Golden Axe cabinet is at 3:10

[@khatru311]

Those Battlepod games are awesome! I wish I had the space for one.

[@RetroRalph]

You will be buying one by next week. LOL

[@khatru311]

@@RetroRalph The thought crossed my mind!

[@Evercade_Effect]

I love when you share footage of going to conventions. Makes me happy to see people like you out there sharing cabs from their own collections and keeping video game preservation alive. When you get the chance please respond back to my DM.

[@RetroRalph]

Glad you enjoyed it my dude! Sorry for the delay in getting back to you, I will DM you back tonight.

[@starcadetvv]

Awesome!!!

[@robayala001]

Great video as usual. Fun event that I finally made it out to for the first time. Also thanks for answering my IGS PGM question.

[@RetroRalph]

It was great to meet you as well! I hope you’re able to solve your IGS problem. 🙏🏼. Maybe I will see you at game on expo!

[@doughnut_panda]

If I had the space and the money I would get a pinball machine.

[@splugereport]

I'm heading back home to Tucson this summer, bored of that blast city get? :)

[@stevetb7777]

Great vid! What an amazing event! I'm surprised you didn't make a Star Wars Day ("May the 4th be with you") play given that you dropped this on May 4th and you did talk about Battlepod. Well there's always next year! ; ) May the 4th be with you Ralph!

[@RetroRalph]

And also with you my friend! Thanks so much for watching!

[@michael9877]

Kool Video Ralph

[@RetroRalph]

Thanks bud, I appreciate you watching 🙏🏼

[@Konuvis]

Gorf huh? 😉 Seriously though you almost made me tear up at the end, this looks like so much fun!

[@RetroRalph]

Thanks man, It's ok to tear up :-) Thanks so much for watching!

[@zamiadams4343]

After everything, Robotron 2084 is still THE best arcade game of all time.

[@pwnedduffy]

Great intro

[@reagandow850]

I so wish I wasn’t stuck on the East coast. We don’t have nearly as much fun in the Boston area. Too many uptight people. ;)

[@RetroRalph]

They don't have retro shows like this in Boston? Maybe the surrounding areas? There's an arcade in Providence, RI that's really good, I can't recall the name, but they have a great lineup of games. Maybe check that place out if it's not too far from you.

[@sylvainster30]

Awesome video Ralph! Must have been really nice to be there! ✌🏼😎👍🏼

[@commandtheline]

We are about 1/2 way done with wrapping our 24 machines for NWPAS. Lot's of work for just the wife and I (so far...)

[@RetroRalph]

24!!! Holy Crap, that's a lot of work!! Good luck and safe travels with your machines!

[@commandtheline]

@@RetroRalph thanks. This is the most machines I've ever brought which is everything I own at the moment. A pair of Rush The Rock, a pair of super GT, Arctic thunder, hydro thunder, Rush 2049, need for speed carbon, crazy taxi, trouble witches, fate unlimited codes, coin puzzle in a Sega blast City, Super puzzle fighter 2, puyo fever, area 51, marvel versus Capcom, a neo Geo Big Red, a pair of wing War, outrun 2, Daytona USA 2 and Target Terra gold. Probably a couple I'm missing...

[@nickmadsen2572]

Mach Storm looks awesome! I could build a shed to make room for that one. 😏

[@RetroRalph]

Dude, you would freaking love it, it's really fun. Thanks for watching my dude!

[@RudyRoundhouse]

I was VERY tempted to buy it.

[@nickmadsen2572]

@@RudyRoundhouse hahaha if you bought it I would by a plane ticket, and be over to help you play….I mean unload it.

[@RudyRoundhouse]

@@nickmadsen2572 🤔 ...worth it

[@gwildor8543]

You planning on attending Expo this year? Would love to meet you in the real word and nerd out.

[@RetroRalph]

I will 100% be at Expo this year. If you mean "Game On Expo", would love to geek out. I'm a guest this year, so there might be a few fun things planned as well. Hope to meet you in person man, that would be awesome!

[@gwildor8543]

@@RetroRalph I’m talking about the pinball expo, which I unfortunately missed last year. You’re also welcome to check out my home arcade if you’re interested. I’ll have added a few new pinball machines bringing my count to 10 pins as well as my upright arcades and I live close to the convention complex.

[@bludragon77]

One day my dream is to have a pinball machine or two or three lol, attack from mars, medieval madness and Godzilla on my list

[@RetroRalph]

Awesome choices, I'm looking Godzilla lately, super fun game! Thanks for watching!

[@BlastedMaster]

2:51 **PAUSE** The girl in the black shirt is playing on a pinball machine. The machine to her right is an oldie but goodie. It's called "El Dorado: City of Gold". My grandfather had a 'members - only club when I was a kid in the 80s and we had this pinball machine as well as a 150 Mini-Record Selector Jukebox, an old slide puck bowling machine game, O.G. Asteroids, and O.G. Ms. Pac Man. Had some mean parties in that place growing up! Good Times...

[@JamesRPetix]

Dude! Did you get any footage of that STARFIGHTER cab??

[@wardog135]

I have to agree MachStom is great. I was able to acquire the game for my collection

[@RetroRalph]

Oh man, you own one? That's awesome!!!

[@wardog135]

@@RetroRalph ya I have the machstorm boards but put in another system to run both starwars and machstorm

[@RudyRoundhouse]

@@wardog135 Do tell! What system is that?

[@wardog135]

@@RudyRoundhouse so i tied a separate system running teknoparrot with a front end interface to allow you to run both games without destroying components

[@sylvainster30]

Did you buy any arcade? Gorf? Maybe? ✌🏼😎👍🏼

[@rphntw1n]

Wait, was that comic sans?

[@dragongamer2670]

Strange my Comment got deleted. Some other amazing Pod type games you might enjoy. "Storm-G" in Joypolis, Tokyo Japan. Also the Transformers game which acted like the R360 you played at the GGA.

[@RetroRalph]

I don't delete comments, so I'm assuming KZbin didn't like it for one reason or another. Anyhow, thanks for watching my friend and I hope all is well. I hope to play that savage quest game soon at your place!

[@dragongamer2670]

@@RetroRalph could be a video to the website. It is all good - That would be Great! See you soon :)

[@swungsolid]

OPI Xbox controllers are awesome

[@cMARVEL360]

I honestly think the Polybius cab isn't anything special that is exclusive to itself. I know the myth... 😐, Between you and I.... I think any and every cab could be a Polybius Cab in reference to the ability to 'Brainwash' or hypnotize. It's actually how that type of stuff works... I wish I could say more but it's only because I haven't done Conspiracy Theories in a while.... But the X-Files has a fantastic Episode of this kind of thing happening. . . No it isn't anything to be afraid of... Because it only effects those with unstable mental health.... Or if or when you are highly stressed out and lacking sleep which is why the Polybius trials required LSD doses... Have you ever seen the movie They Live? You would understand more if you have. . . Also look in to the Real World CIA uses of MK Ultra... And the Governments use of Remote Viewing. Welcome to Wonderland, Alice. 🤪 🎩

[@RudyRoundhouse]

That's what the gubment wants you to think!

[@cMARVEL360]

@@RudyRoundhouse Na. LOL! That's a misdirection. Anyone who would know anything in this field would know Government isn't bad, It's people who hide with in it that run a shadow Government is the problem. I know you were joking and stuff, but it's this that lead to that Jan 6 rush on Congress. It's also why I'm not interested in conspiracy theories any more. .