TOTALLY RADICAL 80'S BASEMENT ARCADE

[@kjchicago1]

Holy Cow! What A Video Game Collection! The Classics! What A Hobby!

[@superdoonz1]

As a kid, I could watch others play Dragon's Lair, but couldn't do it myself. In fact, TWO quarters to play a game that would kill me immediately was my first lesson in financial responsibility.

[@casarcvideo]

Man I’m right there with you. Loved watching others, tried it myself only a hand full of times, and game over in less than a minute.

[@patsfan4life]

If you were lucky enough to be at the arcade when someone who knew how to play it was there, you could just stand back and watch

[@Malfunctsean]

And you can heat your house in the winter with that basement turned on. 😆 nice collection.

[@TheLordeOfPlastic]

Just spectacular!!! Bravo...bravo!!!!

[@theblowupdollsmusic]

This is an amazing collection! Thank you for sharing.

[@white-dragon4424]

The Star Wars and the Discs of Tron machines will be worth the most because of their film franchises.

[@wmiekka]

I remember seeing your Star Wars cockpit video from several years ago. Nice to see you still have hard to find pieces like the Missile Command or Star Wars cockpit. 😎

[@casarcvideo]

Yeah those games are too big to move. So never wanted to sell them. And they are still fun to play.

[@DerrickDTHs]

Nice arcade, love all the Showbiz Pizza and Chuck E Cheese stuff you have in the collection.

[@DarthTrader707]

Really cool trip down memory lane. To add to the collection, I would add three arcade staples that I don't see, here....Robotron, Joust, and Punch Out.

[@casarcvideo]

Yup ... always wanted a Robotron and Joust. I’ve got the Punch Out, just have the Super Punch Out board in it right now.

[@user82938]

Wow, you have every game that really stuck in my memory from back then. Amazing collection. Plus my favorite pinballs. I could do another year of lockdown if this was my basement.

[@DogOfKrondor]

Played these on the way to and from school (early eighties) at star trek or the squash courts, Blacktown, Australia. DigDug and Galaxian were favourites. Great video and collection.

[@ParzivalPlaysAtari]

A Missile Command cockpit??!!!!! I never knew they existed. That is the f***in coolest thing ever!!!

[@CryoGenUK]

Really amazing arcade, thank you for letting us take a look around. So many memories. :D

[@arthurok327]

Howdy ya'll, Howdy my Friend, Thank you sharing this link, the funny thing is, I've already watched this video too....many MANY times already lol Stay safe, Stay Calm and game on my Friend, Peace

[@Bernard_Ashtree]

Fantastic hobby

[@YESTERYEAR_VIDEO]

Living my dream. Thanks for sharing.

[@unrooolie]

so jelly!!! amazing video

[@gjtt]

Amazing. I never knew about the cockpits for Missile Command and grew up in the arcades. I mastered Dragon's Lair and remember crowds of people watching me and viewing with that overhead monitor.

[@casarcvideo]

Man vividly remember watching people play Dragon’s Lair, just looked so different than other games.

[@patsfan4life]

Nice

[@VENUEATHENS]

really love your setup, with the signs and everything, reminds me of a bar..

[@spike8002]

Amazing collection sir. Grew up in the golden age video arcade. For some reason I got hooked on EM. I do have a MAME to relive those golden age memories. Thanks for sharing!

[@MugenGlider82]

Amazing set up man. Love the showbiz and chucky cheese touches!

[@casarcvideo]

Thanks ... I just loved Showbiz as a kid.

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

I remember playing operation wolf and rampage in the mid-ish 80s with my grandfather. I'd have been about 6 years old. But my era was definitely late 80s n early 90s. My kind of arcades was TMNT, double dragon, golden axe, wrestle fest, Michael Jackson's moonwalker, final fight, aliens, nba jam, metamorphic force, robocop, and Cadillac's and dinosaurs. and so on and so forth. They was the arcade games around when I really got into it. My misses is 10 years older than me, and she loved the arcades in the early 80s. Her favourite is Phoenix. She would play that after school every day as there was an arcade over the road from her school. You have got a truly awesome setup bro. Fantastic collection of vintage arcades. Love it.🙏🏻👊

[@casarcvideo]

Man I’d love any one of those games. Moonwalker would be awesome, TMNT is popular now too.

[@stevethefishdotnet]

Fantastic collection! Come to Japan sometime. In Tokyo, right outside of Takadanobaba station, is an arcade called Mikado. It's not often I've found pinball games in Japan, but Mikado is one of them.

[@Cheapdiylowbudgethackguy]

Incredible thanks for sharing

[@Arcadehollywood]

Great collection!!

[@Aristocles22]

My grandfather had four arcade machines in his basement: Pac-Man, Vanguard, Tempest, and Breakout, but only the first two worked.

[@casarcvideo]

Breakout would be nice

[@steveafanador6441]

Omg your arcade is amazing 😮😮😀😀👍👍

[@themiamichuck7598]

Woah! Impressive collection! You’ve got the phase 3 Chuck E. Cheese thumbs up sign as well as Billy Bob’s gas pump! I also see a Billy Bob walk around head and parody posters!

[@motorcopjoe]

What an amazing collection. Took me back to my childhood. Excellent!

[@AMR-bf8nx]

We enjoyed the arcades when we were kids, the perfect age with the perfect games, we were blessed.

[@TheReal_FishFins]

Good to know my undeveloped basement can lend itself well to an arcade

[@jpape7650]

I dream of this hobby. My biggest deterrent from getting into it is that I suck at fixing things and I don’t know the first thing about repairing an arcade machine. If I ever overcome that hurdle I can see myself with a room like this. For now the vicarious experience will suffice. Thank you for sharing!

[@epcotman32]

To actually have an arcade with retro games in your very own home, but your electric bill would go through the roof.

[@IronMonkAwesomO]

This makes me want to go to an arcade. Not those claw games or mobile ports. Classic arcade games

[@haaxxx9]

Thank you! For the USA unfortunately going to the arcades is just a glorified gambling casino for the most part with only just a handful of arcade games on what in this video. Japan got the best ones though but the recent times showing us that some are going out... I Wish I had the time to explore it all.

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[@thatcherwalker3781]

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[@johnwilson7722]

Thanks for the walk through. Great looking arcade. Cool to see the Missile Command "cockpit" version. Didn't know they existed.

[@charmes6724]

I had a chance to buy a mini stargate machine. It was in the early 90's but I chose not to get it. I still want one and haven't got it yet. Nice arcade.

[@Bearcade]

Wow, amazing collection!

[@rickmus2]

A fellow missile command cockpit owner :)

[@vilekyle22]

You are a great guy and you keep alive a time that things were rad. A regret to have bought stock rather than more video games....classic.

[@dblock436]

Dude, Awesome..... Truly awesome

[@waynerice4918]

I have a Stern "The Simpson Pinball Party" and is great. The Pinball Machines require a good amount of maintenance. I bought my Simpson Pinball Party brand new in 2004 for 4800.00 and now their 8000 to 9000 dollars. Mine is in pristine condition. Had to make adjustments on switches. Lots of moving parts.Thanks for the great video

[@casarcvideo]

Man I’d love to have that game.

[@andyspinball]

I sold my TSPP to Marilyn Millan and her husband John 9 months ago for north of $9k It was modded to the hilt. Fantastic game.

[@brianford9522]

Great arcade! Got the whole "collectors set" of CGC's pinballs. SWEET man!!!! Also, is that the out of order sign from Wreck-it-Ralph? Also, you posted this vid on my birthday! Even better!

[@casarcvideo]

Yup that’s the sign. Hope you had a nice B Day.

[@hellacia8151]

You'd be a god if you added a fix it felix jr down there, I remember when the cabinets were showcased at Disneyland. Code Mystics did such a great job.

[@jrlangdon89]

That’s amazing I love it 👍

[@figment1204]

Great collection, I'm super jealous!

[@Patrick-db2zs]

You have a beautiful arcade. I hope to someday have something similar.

[@albertoredolfi3981]

unique era that will not return, your basement is the best thing i've seen in a while...a dream come true, congrats

[@mikes455]

I have a MAME. After I get my basement rewired you have most of the stand ups I want. Pac-Man and Donkey Kong are on top of my list. You should treat yourself to a Star Trek pinball.

[@casarcvideo]

I like your thinking. That would be an awesome game.

[@BlueMSX.]

I'd like to have an arcade this boss one day

[@mrnobodyinvr9762]

Really great clip, love your arcade, and thank you so much for taking the time to show it all off. LOVED the Space Paranoids poster, I grew up on TRON, and was lucky enough to be a lead artist on the new films VFX, a total dream come true. I'm about to start into gathering games for my own arcade, I'm going to theme it as Flynns. ;)

[@casarcvideo]

Always wanted to turn my arcade into a Flynn’s style. I actually reached out to a guy to build me a hidden door with a Tron like in the movie.

[@robertraft]

omg the tron walk in. damn.

[@joefredette6721]

Very cool room my friend. Being early pays off. Over $100,000 now. 😁

[@peterrevilla6957]

Gamer heaven!!!!! Thanks for sharing

[@pacscalatorarcade5736]

Very awesome collection some really rare stuff you got! We like having our games set to quarters also it just gives more of the arcade feel in our opinion. Would love to see a video showing the ins and outs of the Missile Command cockpit there is no videos of that on KZbin, nice vid👍🏻

[@albertoalbertoni9529]

I have no words, how wonderful!!!.... now I'm coming!!!

[@agent1atl]

Cool set up!!! Missing Front Line and Donkey Kong JR but very cool. I went more the MAME route. A modded legends Ultimate with coinopps has 1200 of the classic arcade games. Your baby pacman is super cool... makes me forget i'm 50. I see your probably local based on your other videos. Snellville here.

[@casarcvideo]

I’ve got a Double Donkey Kong that also plays Jr. I grew up in Snellville. Went to Brookwood.

[@andyspinball]

I had a Front Line I wish I never sold. Same with 720. Oh well...

[@ChezArcade]

Love it!

[@Savitor]

Wow, Fantastic collection dude! One question - Why go to all that monumental effort to aquire and maintain those awesome arcade cabinets and pinball machines but not finish the basement first? A little drywall and plywood ceiling plus some paint and you would have an incredible arcade... that looks like crap when it could have been amazing.

[@casarcvideo]

Yeah funny, I'm an architect too. I've always wanted a Flynn's style arcade with brick walls, may do that at some point.

[@jameswesterman9283]

Some of you may know this already, but you can get what's called a multicade machine. It's a machine that usually has 64 of the classic games like donkey kong, pac-man, dig dug, galaga, galaxian, and several more from the '80s. You can look for these on eBay and usually can find one between $500 to about $3,000 depending on what you want. I got mine for $500 and it is incredible all the great old games on it.

[@casarcvideo]

Great way to go so you don’t have a room full of machines.

[@daveyboy_]

Born in 70 . So 12 in 82 - what a time ! By the time Gauntlet came out ( although i loved the came ) just feeding the machine quartets - i was like , im done

[@patsfan4life]

That game is an example of an all-time classic quarter-eater

[@icvideoservices]

Love your arcade set up. I miss arcades so much!

[@yolocards2]

You're the man, dude 💯💯💯

[@madhat2k]

Love the Show Biz Pizza stuff.

[@IndieArcadeWave]

Awesome arcade man! I love the cockpit cabinets you have. Starwars is cool, but that missle command and tron are rare. Thanks for showing us what you have.

[@bdr7576]

I need this in my attic for my kids

[@yeksun]

Please Please Please!!!!! do a video showing your missle command cockpit. It looks unbelievable. I would like to see an in depth review.

[@TheBatwave]

Oh my god you have a Baby Pac-Man!! That’s so rare! So much fun!

[@casarcvideo]

Hard game ... awesome looking ... remember playing it at Showbiz

[@adamf34]

Terrific home arcade! I want to have my next birthday party at your place.

[@DeL-sm8bl]

Really cool. Thanks for the overview and details.

[@christocream]

That missile command cockpit is so sick

[@FifaMessi010]

Flux capacitor caught my eye in between everything else haha awesome set up!

[@patsfan4life]

That was pretty cool LOL

[@StriderKyanzaki]

Your street sign kinda intrigued me because I am from Baton Rouge, LA

[@casarcvideo]

I’m in Georgia. Engineer who laid out our subdivision must have been from LA.

[@randallgoeswhere]

Everytime I see one of these all I hear at the beginning is "Heyyy guyyss we-are-in-the-basement!"

[@casarcvideo]

Yeah John’s a big influence on everyone.

[@jerodpark5929]

Remember the time when John had an entire DVD library built around the total reconstruction of one arcade? Good times.

[@robjones8733]

Thank you--so much fun seeing all the mo-chines! Is a happy place for them 😺

[@General_Stryfe]

Love the Showbiz/CEC stuff

[@musicmamma]

Amazing! Very jealous! Love Ms. Pac-man and Pac-man. How do you replace/ fix games, screens, parts that are over 30 years old & hard-to-find?

[@casarcvideo]

On most of the games I have added a modern power supply. You can buy them from a number of online shops. Once that is done, the games are amazingly reliable.

[@bluemissed8242]

This makes me want to own an arcade, I wish my town had at least one but the closest one to me has some pretty cool machines. Tekken 3 is my favorite over there and it's cool to see that it's still pretty popular!

[@NightSprinter]

Oh hell yes, you also own an RCA Dimensia!

[@edwinbabajanians4328]

You are definitely among the elite thank you for sharing your passion

[@randyfrench9401]

Too cool man. I'm here in Indiana thinking about starting my own arcade as well open to the public. But don't get rid of that Tron Environmental I just looked at one & it was beat up & they wanted $14000 for it. So ya don't ever sell that thing. Those are hard to find. I just heard about you channel & subscribed... Totally Kool man. Hey Alwayz a fan man! -Randy

[@supercoolyguy]

The Dark Knight pinball machine?? There was also cabaret style cabinet, tennis game in 84-86. Naomi?, Komi? Developed.

[@casarcvideo]

Yes the cabaret was a mini version of a full size video game. Nintendo had a VS. cabinet with Tennis.

[@FurEngel]

When I first saw your pinball collection, I said to myself, "It would be OP if he had Twilight Zone". That was my favorite 'ball from back in the day.

[@hardrightturn7502]

Would love a video dedicated to that Missile Command cockpit

[@supercoolyguy]

Or All the immersion cabinet games

[@michaeln.2383]

Punch Out was the last really good one. The kids used to really crowd around that one after Donkey Kong peaked.

[@casarcvideo]

Yeah I remember standing around watching guys play “Body Blow”

[@Rlotpir1972]

You must've invested millions of dollars in building that paradise. I hope you have guests pay admission to enter.

[@DerekDavis213]

Been to a lot of arcades back in the day, never saw a cockpit Missile Command!

[@casarcvideo]

I’m on a registry. Only a dozen or so still around. Might have been as few as 99 made.

[@DerekDavis213]

@@casarcvideo Missile Command is fun, but once I get up to 6x bonus, I can't last very long.

[@casarcvideo]

Me too. Game is brutal. The cockpit does have a larger trackball. Doesn’t seem to help however.

[@Jasons_Arcade_PLUS]

Incredible arcade! Although not the classic route, I just kickstarted my arcade collection over the weekend. Snagged a Rush the Rock racing game. Would def like to get some of the classics if I can find a good deal.

[@josephcontreras8930]

Women have pedis and bubble baths to wind down boys have your fantasy room as the ultimate decompression chamber. I cant speak now my jaw is on the floor

[@trip189n]

Would like to see more of the Coke machine as I just bought one just like it from an antique store that I am going to restore.

[@pieluvr7362]

Nice do you have Super Pacman or Jr Pacman i didn't see a pool table or airhockey or foosball are u going to add more

[@casarcvideo]

I’ve got a Super Pac-Man upright that actually plays Jr Pac-Man too with what’s called a double jamma board.

[@ChannelEleven59]

Amazing! You need to find Defender.

[@casarcvideo]

It’s on the list.

[@Metalbeard13]

Paperboy too

[@moltenfreddythepiratechann7148]

It would be cool if you had animatronics as well.

[@casarcvideo]

I like your thinking

[@TboneTenEighties]

Awesome collection of gems

[@davidtaylor328]

If that were my basement - Then I know I would've died & WOULD BE IN HEAVEN !!!!! THIS VIDEO RULES !!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@RodriguezArcades]

Awesome collection 😊

[@cryptolord9826]

Golden era was when final fight rolling thunder turtles mortal kombat and street fighter came out also operation wolf 👍 man I miss those days so bad

[@casarcvideo]

Always wanted an Operation Wolf

[@mikebangnaiceakamike637]

Amazing collection...

[@steveslotty7570]

Hi, i also am a collector. I have around 40 arcade games. You sound just like me, about wanting to meet other like minded collectors. I try to keep games as close to original as possible. And i really get into history of games. These games are pieces of history and the people that hack up games to sell the parts on ebay, or the ones that turn them into multicades make me so angry. I have only been collecting for maybe 10 years, but it was only because of not having space to do it till 10 years ago. I wanted to start buying games since i was a teenager, I have been extremely lucky and have never paid more than $300 for a game. Most i got for $100 or less. I buy non working mostly. Cause i wouldnt have anywhere close to the amount i have if i had to pay full retail price. I take care of my elderly father full time and I am unable to leave him for more than half hour or so at a time. We both share his social security check. I live in wisconsin and there is no state aid for people like me. This state will put my dad in nursing home and seize the house though. Which isnt what he wants so its my only option. So its the only option for me. Plus id loose my arcade if i loose the house. 7777 Since my money is tight, Ive had to learn how to fix monitors and circuit PCBs for this hobby. ive amassed a fairly large amount of electrical parts, like resistors, capacitors ect. Along with some game parts and extra cabinet and electrical parts. im all about networking with other collectors. I really think we should make as many connections with collectors that are similar as possibly. I mentioned my parts because theres alot of websites selling parts at crazy expensive prices. Im all about helping and trading within a group of friends that are like me. My collection is gold, silver and bronze area. But i prefer the 80s and 90s cause i was a kid in 80s to 90s and remember playing these games then. I was born in 1975, i remember playing these games when they were new.Cause there's alot of people that are only in hobby to make money. I mentioned my parts because theres alot of websites selling parts at crazy expensive prices. Im all about helping and trading within a group of friends that are like me. My collection is gold, silver and bronze area. But i prefer the 80s and 90s cause i was a kid in 80s to 90s and remember playing these games then. I was born in 1975, i remember playing these games when they were new.

[@casarcvideo]

Glad to meet. It's a great hobby.

[@stormshadowctf]

Theres a huge market for the creation of cabinets and repair. Make some money!!!!!!

[@primelorenm6671]

Dude I miss the 80s

[@stormshadowctf]

That's a lot of money in there....geezus

[@hugoherrera467]

Cool