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Retrobotics
Добавлен 1 фев 2022
Just a couple of roboticists trying to have fun after work/on the weekends. Stay tuned for our arcade restorations, random robots, unnecessary home mods, cosplay, outdoor adventures, and whatever else we decide to do!
Our Rarest Arcade Pickup! Less than 10 Exist!
Less than ten of these are known to exist.
I've dreamed of getting one.
Little did I know I'd actually find one!
Believe you me, this is a crazy story, and this game is never leaving.
For those who have expanded the description, the game is...
Williams' 1984 #inferno #arcade
Just 50 of these were known to have been built. This is no. 2.
I've dreamed of getting one.
Little did I know I'd actually find one!
Believe you me, this is a crazy story, and this game is never leaving.
For those who have expanded the description, the game is...
Williams' 1984 #inferno #arcade
Just 50 of these were known to have been built. This is no. 2.
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We (re)Built a Galaga! Our Most Requested Arcade Game!
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Everyone always asks us about Galaga. Whenever we mention having arcade games in the house, "Do you have Galaga?" is always the first question. Now, three years after starting collecting, yes, we finally have a Galaga, and it's in the arcade. Special Thanks to: @overtimearcade For picking up this cabinet and white glove delivering it to us! Do subscribe to his channel! ArcadeMaze for providing ...
The Ultimate Arcade Weekend! Addams Family and Sinistar Pickups Plus Galloping Ghost!
Просмотров 3254 месяца назад
What an insane whirlwind of a weekend! We finally managed to land our ultimate Holy Grail pinball game - Bally's The Addams Family! The machine was in Chicago, so while we were on our way to get it, we decided to stop at Galloping Ghost! It was there that we were finally able to play our last Grail Arcade game, Atari's I Robot! And on our way home WITH the Addams, what do we see on FB marketpla...
Playing All Our Cocktail Arcade Games As A Tournament!
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Competition leads to entertainment, at least that's the theory right? We figured, given our six cocktail arcade games, that we could play a full tournament of them! The games are: Millipede: 00:00 Crystal Castles: 06:26 Space Duel: 21:33 Ms. Pac-Man: 30:14 Asteroids: 43:27 Dig Dug: 48:07 Best to 4, and if we tied at 3, the tiebreaker would be JOUST! Let's Go! Also I know I can't count lol. This...
Eclipse Special - Atari Lunar Lander* Showcase!
Просмотров 1856 месяцев назад
NASA last landed on the moon in 1972. Atari's Lunar Lander touched down in the arcades of Earth a few years later in 1979. This one fell into our grasp in 2023. Quite a span. Only... It's.. Not a real lunar Lander. Really it's just an Asteroids in a Lunar Lander hat, but that doesn't stop it from being fun! We found the control panel in an auto junkyard and knew we had to do something fun with ...
We Picked up A Q*bert!
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Q*Bert has long been the number one game on our list, and it's definitely proved the most difficult game we've actively been searching for to find! But we finally found one! Q*Bert is an isometrically viewed puzzle #arcade game (and our first puzzle game) designed by Warren Davis for Gottlieb. Q*Bert went on to become Gottlieb's only smash hit success, and was merchandised in every corner of th...
We Failed Our Way Through Gate of Doom!
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Gate of Doom is a 1990 #arcade Game by Data East. It was released in a dedicated form factor, but may were conversions. The international version of Gate of Doom was called Dark Seal. Our game is from Germany, so it has the Dark Seal moniker, instead of Gate of Doom. There was also a sequel to the game, called Wizard Fire (or Gate of Doom II Internationally). We really suck at this game. But we...
Robotron Episode 3: JROK'd No More! Installing Original PCBs
Просмотров 2428 месяцев назад
It's been a while since we've really talked about our Robotron. Our last video on the subject was 8 months ago, when we showed we had it working... but with a JROK instead of an actual PCB. While the JROK can perfectly recreate the gameplay of Robotron, being an FPGA, it just wasn't *original* enough for us. So. Here we are, finally! We've got an original boardset, an original power supply, and...
We Tried and Failed to Play Through Smash T.V.
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Smash TV is a long game. It's also a hard game. It's the Spiritual Successor to Robotron: 2084, and for that virtue, it has earned a place in our arcade. Have we ever played all the way through it before this? No. Have we played as far as we got? No. Did we actually play through it? Also no... But not for a lack of trying. This is not a video that went successfully. We would have re-done it, bu...
Konami's Six Player X-Men Arcade Pickup - Our Largest Machine Ever!
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Our Last Pickup to Round Out The Year! We drove to Larger than Life Comics in NY to pick up this Six Player X-Men Arcade Machine, by far the physically largest machine we've ever had. This is the first machine that definitely couldn't fit in Sam's car, so we had to get the largest trailer that UHaul had in order to fit this behemoth. Worth it. We first played the six player X-Men at Magfest (Mu...
Atari Major Havoc Episode 2 - PCB Audio and Vector Output Repair!
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Atari Major Havoc Episode 2 - PCB Audio and Vector Output Repair!
We Picked Up Our First Grail Game - Atari's Major Havoc!
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We Picked Up Our First Grail Game - Atari's Major Havoc!
Happy Halloween from Retrobotics, Featuring Konami Aliens in our Creeptacular Home Arcade!
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Happy Halloween from Retrobotics, Featuring Konami Aliens in our Creeptacular Home Arcade!
Atari Millipede Cocktail Part 3 - The End
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Atari Millipede Cocktail Part 3 - The End
Atari Millipede Cocktail Episode 2 - Trackballs and Monitors Oh My!
Просмотров 324Год назад
Atari Millipede Cocktail Episode 2 - Trackballs and Monitors Oh My!
Atari Firefox 3000 Mile Mission High Score - No Detection, No Missed Bonus
Просмотров 133Год назад
Atari Firefox 3000 Mile Mission High Score - No Detection, No Missed Bonus
We Picked Up an Atari Space Duel Cocktail - Head To Head Color Vector Madness!
Просмотров 522Год назад
We Picked Up an Atari Space Duel Cocktail - Head To Head Color Vector Madness!
Asteroids Acquisition - Retrobotics Retrospective
Просмотров 197Год назад
Asteroids Acquisition - Retrobotics Retrospective
Atari Gauntlet II - The Quest for the World's Worst Arcade Joystick?
Просмотров 374Год назад
Atari Gauntlet II - The Quest for the World's Worst Arcade Joystick?
Restored and Working, it's Atari Firefox Part 4: The Conclusion!
Просмотров 1 тыс.Год назад
Restored and Working, it's Atari Firefox Part 4: The Conclusion!
Managing our Arcade with Home Assistant
Просмотров 409Год назад
Managing our Arcade with Home Assistant
Retrobotics Arcade Tour 2.0 - New House, New Gameroom!
Просмотров 7 тыс.Год назад
Retrobotics Arcade Tour 2.0 - New House, New Gameroom!
Atari Millipede Cocktail Arcade Part 1: Pickup
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Atari Millipede Cocktail Arcade Part 1: Pickup
Atari Firefox Part 3: Repairing the Phillips VP-931 Laserdisc Player!
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Atari Firefox Part 3: Repairing the Phillips VP-931 Laserdisc Player!
Atari Firefox Part 2: Fixing the "Unfixable" Amplifone Raster Monitor
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Atari Firefox Part 2: Fixing the "Unfixable" Amplifone Raster Monitor
Robotron 2084 Restoration Part 2: Painted Black No More!
Просмотров 224Год назад
Robotron 2084 Restoration Part 2: Painted Black No More!
Retrobotics Retrospective: Our First Game Restoration - Space Invaders Deluxe
Просмотров 205Год назад
Retrobotics Retrospective: Our First Game Restoration - Space Invaders Deluxe
Thou Shalt Live to Joust Again! Retrobotics Joust Restoration is Complete!
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Thou Shalt Live to Joust Again! Retrobotics Joust Restoration is Complete!
Week 21 - 1984.
Congratulations!
Thank you!
VERY COOL! Kind of reminds me of a beefed up Wizard of Wor type game. So does that TMNT PCB work? I've been searching for a reasonably priced on of those for months?
Yeah, somewhere between Wizards of Wor, Robotron, Q*Bert and Crystal Castles ... Very unique game. And yes, TMNT works.
@@retrobotics Let me know if you want to sell it. I have a 4 player cab that just needs the board!
Nice!! I had to go find game play, because it didn’t ring a bell at first. As soon as I saw it, I vaguely remember it. Please save it! ❤❤😊. Edit - will you be able to replace parts? 🤔
Hoping it will be saved! No strangers here to hard to do projects. Thankfully the PCB is the same as Joust 2, so if I can find one of those, it can be made to run.
Wow. You and your wife seem incredibly cool. This is amazing--your channel rocks.
Thanks 😊
Im so glad I found your channel thanks to Overtime's channel. Looooove your Crystal Castles cocktail!!
@@nicolewolcott Happy to have you here and we love it too! It's a pretty rare bird 😉 Cocktail games are perfect for a relaxed evening with tea and cookies!
@@retrobotics EXACTLY. My dream cab is def the full sized Crystal Castles, but we'll see! Hopefully I'll be in a wee bit bigger house than my current one before I find one 🤣🤣
I have a food fight cocktail!!!
Nice! That's a wicked cool cocktail. Actually almost gone one a couple months ago, but someone grabbed it first!
Hearing those noises again brought back memories. ❤️😊
Hello I'm looking for someone in western Canada who is able to restore this game
Cocktails are the best! Ms Pac was the first one I played at a pizza place and now that I have one will probably never sell it.
The light customization is awesome! Sounds like you had more fun building/restoring than playing the game. I’ve been there before 👍
for the kids...... A-Team reference :)
So Cool. I love it when a plan comes together.
Enjoyed another A+Retrobotics show !!
Do you have a Ms Pac-man?
We do! It's a cocktail though. In a converted Kickman cabinet.
Looks great! I'm excited to see what other games will join it.
What a great game. What a great build. Thanks for saving another one.
Always good to save a game from being multicaded. Now to figure out if there's anything useful in the pile of multicade parts.
Really happy to see a new video from you guys. It made my day. 😎 👍🏻
Thank you!
Great game, greater friends!
Messaged on Klov. 🙏 Im doing the same deconversion on a cabaret. Nice tutorial and final product 👍 thanks
Looks great. 👍👍
Love the timelapse music!
Congrats, awesome restoration (rebuild)👍
You can take that 40w laser and make a phased plasma rifle. Skynet converted all of these Philips LD players to plasma rifles because of their 40 watt range.
Looks great!
I vividly remember playing this game in multiple arcades growing up as a kid in California in the mid '80s - specifically the sit down version. Seems like they were always next to the skeet shooting game (Namco "Shootaway"). Every decent arcade seemed to have one around '84-'85 & then they all suddenly vanished. Good to see you keeping at least one original around.
I have two cocktails! A millipede cocktail that I’ve had for over 20 years and I recently got a home use only space duel cocktail with less than 400 plays and it is stunning
Congratulations Sam! The hard work paid off. Glad it was a great weekend. Will you both be at camp in a couple weeks?
Thank you 🤓 Yeah we will be there!
@@retroboticssee u there 😎
Hey guys!!! I just got my grail game. A food fight cocktail!!!
Nice!! Food Fight is such an unusual cocktail, very good looking too! Congrats!
Mk2 CPU are notorious for button reading you need to exploit them to be consistent at the game at all in single player. As someone who is big into the fgc and understands fighting games no one is "just good at fighting games" it takes some any dedication, but after you understand one it's much easier to pick up more and learn fast
I need a vector room 😂. And congrats on 500🎉🎉
Haha everyone needs a vector room 😂 Thanks!
SOOOOO. BIIIIIIG. I have seen one of these in person and the scale in video does not donit justice.......and whats even better than a gigantic cabinet is the fact the Sam referred to it as RAD. 🎉
Haha it is huge and rad 😂
Tron is such a cool cabinet and i love the franchise as well.
Yeah Tron is awesome!
I had a similar situation to your pickup. Listed as arcade game. But free, lucky me I was first in line so I got a FREE Tron. Complete sans monitor and back doors
Your arcade is so awesome. Great space and room tonexpand which is even better
Thanks, we should have a 3.0 tour up soon and it getting pretty packed now 😅
This is so RAD! I really want to add a lunar lander to my collection.
Yeah it is definitely really cool and the thruster interface is so unique!
I bought a braze multi kit before he closed up shop just for this very purpose.
Glad you got it working so quickly and I'm happy it went to you guys!
Thank you again for choosing us to take it on! We're so glad to have it in our collection, and it's been getting a ton of play!
Nice. Now everything is about to be very brown 😂
Haha thank goodness for plastic wrap 😂
Nice work. I restored one of these a while back. I was never able to reglue the magnets and successfully calibrate the player. Instess I bought a player that was repaired and
Yeah, the players are difficult to take on. We tried three, and only had success with two of them. Sam's 3D printed jig makes everything easier though!
Congrats Dr. Sam! And congrats on the pickup!
Thanks!!
Wow! Incredible pair of pickups! The thrill of the hunt is one thing, but getting games in good condition is the icing on the cake! Will you ever run out of room for games?! Congratulations on your PhD!!!
Games are like a gas, they fill all available space 😅 And thanks!
Great video! Qbert is such a classic!
Thank you! It really is 😃
awesome video restoring this old machine. Out of curiosity where were you googling all the time. my brother has had a Robotron that I gave him years ago and I am having a hell of a time trying to fix it after his kid kicked it.
forums.arcade-museum.com/ Lots of great information here for old games like Robotron. Best resource around. Sorry to hear about that robotron though. Check the connectors if it died after a kick. The original Williams connectors on the PCBs were terrible, and may need to be cleaned or replaced.
What an awesome selection! I would prob never leave lol
Thanks 😃
Interesting! Thank you for the video
Thanks!
Awesome video! Sam needs to score a point every time she snorts! Just saying..
Thanks! Haha, I (Sam) like this concept for a weighted points system in my favor 😆
First of your videos I’m watching, this is great! You and your wife are too cool. 😎
Thank you!
The Crystal Castles gameplay was great!
Thanks 😄 We love Crystal Castles, we just repaired the trackballs so now it’s even more fun to play.
@@retrobotics Mine sounds like sand is in it. Way overdue for a rebuild.
Hey you two have a great weekend 🥂good times
Thanks you too!
Good times. ❤
Yeah it was really fun to have some friendly competition 😆