An Absurd Amount of Arcade Games! | Galloping Ghost Arcade Tour November 2023
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The DK Jr. at 6:28, the Super Hang On at 6:55, and Mace: The Dark Age at 17:16 were all personally donated by me from my old collection. Glad to seem them all still there and looking good. Thanks for the walkthrough.
That’s cool I didn’t know you contributed to the count! I seem to remember you having a Mace cabinet at one point.
Yup. ruclips.net/video/TcFGObAcN3k/видео.html
Thanks Mike!! I was at the Ghost a couple months ago and played DK Jr. for hours! Appreciate your generosity!
My pleasure!
The last tour video I saw of this place made me motion sick. Thank you very much for going nice and slow so I could actually see the games! 👍
The Ghost is second to none with the titles. They own games that should not even exist. It's true. The owner is Super Chill also. Shout out to the Legend. Doc Mack. Mad love for the piles we use to pump full of coins.
The stuff he has is insane, rare games are everywhere.
True. He has a game that originally had an extra level. But the developer of the game decided not to use it. The guy that developed the game went back and unlocked the unused level just for the GGA's pcb. Iirc it is the NARC cabinet. Totally outrageous!! Doc is the man!!
Great video. It really makes you appreciate what an amazing period of time the 80's and 90's were for arcade gaming.
It was an amazing time. I don’t think I realized it until I got older. New games are cool but these old games have such charm. I also loved how each one is its own contained experience. For some reason that’s always been a weird point of excitement lol
I need to visit this place at least once in my lifetime, incredible!
Keep in mind, he showed the arcade, and to be honest with you, as he was walking up and down, he didn't show everything. And also, the man literally owns the entire block. So, if you walk down five minutes, you'll keep on seeing other stores owned by Galloping Ghost, where he keeps his arcades. Because, believe me, he is fixing up this stuff, Doc. And he always has something going on. And they do a lot of reproduction work. So, they got other things going on as well. But, if you walk down the block, they got a pinball arcade. And they do have a couple arcades in the pinball arcade. Like, for example, Pac-Man, because it's one of those unique Pac-Mags, where you play Pac-Man like normal, but when you go into the tunnels, it's all pinball at that point.
It’s one of the only arcades I’d suggest flying to. The rest I’ve seen are cool but maybe not worth spending a ton of money to get there.
So I got my yearly membership there and it’s crazy the section you started in has been switched around and the titles and arcades have been switched out. I just got back tonight from the ghost and yeah it’s amazing
EDIT: They got Silent Hill running and I ended up beating it tonight.
Nice Video. Great to see some of these games being preserved.. Well done to Doc and the team for keeping these machines up and running. 👊😎👍
Doc is a hero.
The Ghost is my favorite place in the world. Since I live a few miles from it I generally go there every 3 months to game all day. Brings me back to my childhood, I love it. All we need is a Sbarro pizza attached to it and we would be set!
14:42 Lucky and Wild. I used to steer the car with my knee while dual wielding both guns. Single player playing 2 player. Top that!
Haha impressive! I bet you can text and drive like no one else now days!
32:55 Yeah, when I take the woman out there, believe it or not, she's playing more than me. Which is kind of funny. I think really, and this is a lot of people I've noticed, there are people who like to just come in here to appreciate the ambiance. Because there's so much to look at.
And I actually have gotten this as well when I'm in there playing Mortal Kombat, or let's say Street Fighter the movie, because as a kid I always wanted to play it, even though the game has got awful. People come up to me and they're like, man, this place is like a museum. And it really is.
So, well, she's wasting three or four hours here, and I've probably played three or four or five games. And when I say play them, I mean lightly. And she's really into it from start to end for some of the games. I just like looking at everything.
It's sort of like my Mortal Kombat 2 Deluxe, the new arcade one-up that they just released. I just like putting on Mortal Kombat 2, putting it on demo mode, and just looking at it. That's it. I guess as I'm getting older, I'm getting a little bit more simple on what I like to see and what I want.
So yeah, the 25 to me is not only to support the cause, because remember, people do beat up these things. I mean, sadly, the Mortal Kombat 1 machine that's custom built, you know, there are people who come in here, for example, two kids were on that Mortal Kombat 1 machine trying to literally scam Doc by logging in, trying to buy Dragon Coins and other DLC, which to me was really disgusting.
But you really need to visit Prince's Arcade next time you go up there.
My wife likes arcade games but not enough for me to bring her there. I think she’d end up bored fairly quickly. It’s interesting yours was in to playing one game for long periods. I mainly sampled the games I played. There was just so much to try I didn’t want to spend too much time on just one. If you’re local, you’re really lucky. We don’t have anything like this in San Antonio. One of the biggest/most populated cities in the country doesn’t have a good arcade. It’s sad. I’ll try Prince’s next time too. I almost went but ran out of time.
Nice video. I heard some arcade machines were loaned/given to Galloping Ghost on the condition they never publicly dump the roms for Mame. The owners wanted people to have the arcade experience and not just emulate at home. To actually play on an arcade machine. So Beavis and Butt Head will never be added to Mame
Interesting, I didn't ask that so I can't say for sure. I do know someone who donated some cabs but they weren't prototypes or super rare.
@@KillerArcadeGames - To be clear, Doc Mack does have rom back ups of all the rare arcade games at Galloping Ghost. If a rare prototype arcade board breaks, it will not be lost forever. Doc Mack just won't share them publicly with the internet.
On Social Media (I think Facebook), Doc Mack has made posts where he discusses the topic in more detail. Doc said that while he appreciates what Mame does, he feels its best to honor the owners wishes, and to maintain a good relationship with people. Several rare arcade cabinets were given/loaned to Galloping Ghost only because Doc Mack has such a good reputation within the gaming community. He honors agreements with people that ask him not to dump the roms online. People trusted him to be a good caretaker of these vintage and rare games.
Doc Mack also said he agrees that it's important to offer an exclusive experience you can't get at home with emulation. By offering rare arcade games, it gives people a reason to visit the arcade and play it on original hardware. He wants people to experience what it was like to play at an arcade in the 80s and 90s. He loves the face to face interaction between players.
I think I agree with Doc Mack. The online experience just isn't the same as playing in person.
Great video! I'm gonna go there and spend a whole week just nerd'ing away. I hope they can keep it alive for a long time.
I really dont understand how they get enough income to keep this paradise powered on and well maintained.
I talked with the owner, Doc. He seems to be doing pretty well there! They also have other business ventures. They reproduce parts and art for machines to sell to collectors, a dojo and he even owns the local auto shop. Doc seems to be quite the businessman!
@@KillerArcadeGames Oh, quite the businessman indeed it sounds like! My gut tells me he had to do it that way to keep the arcade sustainable long term.
Something I will get inspiration from to implement in my own life. Several sources of income to keep the biggest passion alive and well. "Don't put all your eggs in one basket"
Thanks for your answer!
they would never get me out of that place. beautiful!
The amount of games to play is mind blowing.
i had no idea arcades this big even existed, will have to go here asap
I’ve been hearing about this one for years. I planned to go before Covid and never made it until now.
@@KillerArcadeGames ill most definitely have to save up for a trip there, seems otherworldly lol. thanks for uploading this and showing the place off so well!
You came out!? I would have totally came out to say hi. I'm happy that you were able to experience the greatest place on earth lol. Hope you had a blast in Chicago.
Looks great you might have missed an aisle. NEO GEO aisle, it is really cool, so many cabinets / games. Thanks for the video.
Oh now that you say that I might have. Ugh, I was being careful to not miss anything haha. I do remember seeing that aisle.
47:47 I’m guessing you didn’t walk down the block. To answer your question yeah he has bought out that entire block going west pretty much so if you keep going you’ll see various stores with arcade parts all over the place in the window lol
I parked right next to the arcade so I didn’t walk around much. He did tell me about having the auto shop down the road. He’s gotta be a major owner of real estate in Brookfield.
@@KillerArcadeGames Oh yeah, and believe me, Cook County property taxes here are no joke. So again, he just bought out the Chinese restaurant right next door and he's constantly buying out property to expand. It's simply amazing. You know, you'll see the gym down the street, the arcade, and his various production shops. The guy does a lot.
As someone who's from the south side of Chicago, who lives not too far away, it's nice to see that he is investing so heavily with his community. Because think about it, a lot of these stores would have gone out of business and he's literally revitalizing that entire strip. So I'm sure that hotel owner, I think it's the Colony Inn, and some of the other businesses appreciate what he brings to the table. Oh, and let's not forget, he has a partner, so good for both of them.
10:40 Tell Doc Mack to stop holding that Beavis and Butthead rom hostage and release it to the MAME community! lol. I went there about a year and a half ago and it was very cool, I think they've added on even more floorspace since I went. That place is a literal maze of cabinets.
Such a nice video. Thank you for uploading !
Best Video Ever. Loved the Quake ATE, and the Tattoo Assassin. Lots of one of a kind.
I don’t think I knew of the Quake cabinet until I got there.
@@KillerArcadeGames smh.... I'm a Big Quake Nerd. Side Note, it was nice meeting you at the Houston Arcade & Expo. Hope to see you again next year.
@@TechicallyTNTit was great to meet you! I’ll probably be there next year.
We were there for four hours?? I paid admission to hang out & for the ambience. The 5min. game-playing was just bonus.
Great again meeting you and thanks for the great content.
I think we were there almost 4 hours that night. I went 3 times, Wednesday night, Thursday morning and came back at night for the meet up. Thanks for coming out the meet up!
Dude that was a great walk around tour of an absolutely insane arcade! I'll bet when you get your Midway MAME cabinet done, you will find some old skool classic arcade games you never played. That you will probably really enjoy! I have almost 1500 arcade games on of my built PCs for my Simpsons converting into a TMNT custom 4 player Arcads1up cabinet. And I still discover arcade games I've never heard of or played before. lol
I’ll have to add a bunch. I just don’t want to add games I don’t think I’ll ever play. I had scrolling forever looking for games. I can always add them later too. Do you play a lot of those 1500 games you have?
Cool man. What an awesome arcade!
It’s stunning to see in person.
So, fun fact. (Assuming its still there hopefully) Galloping Ghost has one of i believe two working cabinets in the world of the cancelled sequel, Primal Rage 2
Hey I LOVE that the only arcade you stopped for a second to give us a good look was..... Primal Rage 2!!!!!!!!!!
It’s cool to see the real one in person. I’ve only played it emulated.
Just started. I’m glad you could enjoy the place well it wasn’t packed. Did you get a chance to walk down to the pinball arcade? The place this weekend was packed with wall to wall people.
Got to admit that's an impressive amount of games & the fact that most of them are working is even more impressive. I would have been even more impressed if Galloping Ghost would have had "ZEKTOR" "TAC/SCAN" "COSMIC CHASM" "BLOCK BLOCK" as those are some of my favorites. But at least they had "SPIDERS "ELIMINATOR" "STAR TREK" "STAR CASTLE" "VENTURE" "SPACE FURY" & about 13 others that are among my favorites. So do you just pay an upfront fee & then all the games are free to play? Thanks for the tour.
Man, my reaction to all this arcade stuff is: Holy $hit! If I had a chance to visit any place like this, I would stuck there for months, doing only breaks for food and toilet. Other than that, I would be stuck there, playing all of those games as much as I can, until I burn out. Seriously, kid in me is just in shocked of how many cool stuff there is, despite the fact that I'm a month away from been 30 years old. Sure, I have a collection in mame emulator of arcade games, but I actually would wanted to experience how it plays on real hardware with real arcade controls.
It's kind of funny, but it's sort of like if you ever go to Amazon Go, where the shopping bags and everything literally say, just walk out. And people tell people, your first time shopping there, you're going to feel like a thief because you literally just walk out. In fact, you could put food, drinks in your pockets and walk out.
So Galloping Ghost and really Killer Arcade Games perfectly pointed this out. And this is actually how I feel. I felt overwhelmed. My first couple of times going, I would go in, play one or two games, but I would mostly look at everything because it's a lot. I mean, really.
Just everything here, if your senses get overwhelmed, chances are you're going to be doing more looking rather than playing, and there's nothing wrong with that. I mean, you're paying $25 to really experience the ambience of the place.
And of course, if you pay $30, you walk down the street because Doc literally owns the entire block almost, aside from a couple of different restaurants. So you could walk down five minutes down there. You'll see store after store he owns, and then you have the Pinball Arcade, which is really smaller.
So yeah, there is a lot. One of the unique arcades that I saw that I've never seen anything like this is actually at his Pinball Arcade. So again, you pay $30, you got access to everything for the entire day. They actually have a Pac-Man that is also a pinball machine. So you play Pac-Man like normal, but when you go into the tunnels, it goes into a sort of pinball mode.
So it's really unique. I think you're going to enjoy yourself there. But if you feel overwhelmed and you don't play a lot of games, don't feel like you wasted your money. Trust me, the experience, you don't have to play everything. It's the experience.
I hope you can make it out there one day. It’s probably the best arcade to travel to, you’ll obviously get a huge amount of play for your money.
@@KillerArcadeGames Yeah, I hope too. If only our best dreams could become reality.
I'd love to go to this place someday. Makes me wonder how they're gonna add more games when they run out of space.
They’ve bought up the whole building now, if I remember correctly. He may expand upward since it’s a multistory building.
@@KillerArcadeGames Yeah, I remember seeing somewhere that Doc said he's running out of space. Interesting if they'll build upward and if they'll get the Guiness World Record and take it from Funspot.
Best time ever I had in young age ❤️
I already want to go back. Its a 3 hour flight for more though.
I was there a few months ago. Pretty dope experience for sure! Funny how we have every one of these games with our multicades.
That is interesting, we can emulate a huge number of these games. There’s still a bunch of arcade ROMs that just don’t work though.
Which multicade has most of these games? Would love to purchase it.
I want to go to the Ghost so bad
EPIC
It’s worth traveling to. Plan a trip!
It was a blast can’t wait to go back 😅
What an incredible shmup collection
Love the video! I need to go to check it out sometime. Do you live close to Wichita KS? I love the arcade they had there. I’m in Salina KS and picked up a Hydro Thunder here about 6 months ago. Slowly building my home arcade.
Thanks! No, I’m in San Antonio, TX. I was just playing my Hydro Thunder, it’s also my first real arcade purchase. Maybe it’s a gateway drug haha
Whenever I go to the GGA I always wonder what their electric bill looks like lol
Me too. I’d love to know haha
I was in Chicago for work and I spent all day at GG. Overwhelming is an understatement. I spent more time just staring in awe than actually playing Lol
Hey, KAG! These arcades are very huge of lot of tour! New Guinness World Records. Armadillo Racing is so cool
Armadillo Racing is an unusual game but still cool.
@@KillerArcadeGames Yep!
Ive been there maybe 4 times. I live on the west side kf chicago. Nice video
You’re pretty lucky to live that close to it. I already want to go back.
That crime fighters cabinet at 16:33 is VERY rare, if it's the japanese imported version it would be the first one iv'e seen since the 90's.
I had no idea haha.
I recently found out about an arcade near me called The Blue Ghost... nowhere near as close to this. Still, awesome little venue that's a bar as well, plus they have couches w/ emulator set-ups. If you're near Woodstock Georgia, might be worth a stop by, $15 for all day play.
Thanks for the tip! I’ll stop by it I’m ever in the area.
@@KillerArcadeGames And I have GOT to swing through here! Very Impressive 👍
So many games, wow. So many I dont recall
Same, it’s crazy how much was made that I missed.
Snow man bros is there. Super fun game!
I think you missed a few sections. Understandable since it's so huge. You didn't cover the Neo Geo section. He has a bunch of Neo Geo cabinets lined up.
Yeah, someone pointed out I missed the Neo Geo row. Ugh, I tried to be sure I got them all too haha. I guess I better fly back soon! (my excuse hah)
Great video but you missed the entire shmups room.
Lol, I guess I missed out on Tattoo Assassins when I was a kid! 😢 6:24
That electric bill though 😅
It’s gotta be nuts! I was going to ask but I thought that was a little nosey of me haha
A Pandoras Palace! Nice. I wish there was something like this in the Netherlands.
Fly out and spend a few days here! It’s worth the travel.
@@KillerArcadeGames I'm seriously thiking of vacation to the US. This looks so increddibly awesome
Christ Almighty! The guys electric bill must be shocking! 😳🕹️❗💰💡💰 Is he off the Grid!? 😅
I didn’t see any solar panels lol. He’s in Brookfield, IL, the local power company must like him.
It’s looks like a arcade world
the ideal arcade for me, someday I hope to visit it
It’s a must see for arcade fans. Don’t bring someone who’s not an arcade fan, they’ll nag you to leave lol
@@KillerArcadeGames i'll make them come to the arcade and they'll maybe come across games they used to play
Klax cab is kind of hard to find but you can play it on Sega Genesis or Atari Lynx. 🙄😆 Or you can get an emulator and just play it on your phone or Laptop/PC!
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Bonk’s Adventure cab! That was originally on the TurboGrafX-16/PC-Engine! 😳
Was there a Dungeons & Dragons cab in there?!?
Also I only think or counted maybe a baker’s dozen machines were out of order. That’s not bad at ALL considering 900+! 🤩
Dude I the grandest time of my life there.
I can't believe they have Assault. I would love to have that cab!
Thats one I was unaware of! Is it rare?
@@KillerArcadeGames I believe so. I haven't seen it since the 80's. Was one of my favorites.
Thats insane! Where is this? I heard Chicago has a massive arcade
It’s probably the one you heard of, it’s Galloping Ghost in Brookfield. It’s just outside of Chicago.
Omg tbat arcade sound is the sound of my childhood
It’s a nice sound, I like to leave it in the videos now. I think people enjoy it.
@@KillerArcadeGames that's damn close to being the ultimate white noise for me to put on while I sleep ha
I’m at loss for words… Truly remarkable… How much is the electric bill ?
Holy shit that's alot of gaming !!! AWSOME ! 🎉😃
It’s crazy, you can literally get lost there. I had a few times where I wasn’t exactly sure how to get out haha.
It’s good to know subtitles is in your bad word
Settle tea is in your bad word was isn’t it
@@wilsonmu6337huh?
5:50 Z ахахах
I just time traveled...wow
I want to fire up my flux capacitor and go back again 😂
Whats your top 5 favorite games at this arcade guys?
whats the game at 5:55?
its hard to read the text.
Ive never seen it before and never heard of the characters on screen.
searching for the characters online yields nothing.
perhaps its another unrealeased prototype like primal rage 2?
I’m not sure. I wanted to say Verminous something but I can’t tell.
It’s called Vicious Circle. It’s an unreleased prototype (game got cancelled) from Atari. It was Atari’s answer to Killer Instinct.
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Yeah Juno First which I’ve never played but want so badly to play! 🤨🙄
Because I’ve played Phoenix and its sequel Pleiades although Juno First isn’t totally related to those games.
So much to unpack here! Discs of Tron which is Dope 🔥! I just wish they had the Environmental cab! That Sega Star Trek is Awesome and I played in a sit down one two months ago in an arcade way north of where I Live for the first time in almost 35 years! 🙄 Yeah CyberSled and Tournament CyberBall 2072! 👏😎
Seeing that SubRoc 3D was Awesome! I haven’t played that in 35 years! 🙄
I would also go there just to play COTTON! Which is hard to find for my Sega Saturn and would cost over $300 or $400! 😳
I think you missed the aisle where they have another one of my favorites called Prehistoric Isle which is a side ( horizontal) scrolling shooter where you play as a Jacked WW1 Biplane fighting Dinosaurs! 😎
Otherwise a Great video! Probably the best one I’ve seen In Galloping Ghost! 🤩 Thanks!
Oh No S.T.U.N. Runner was broken! 😞
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What happens if the screens or circuit boards quit working? Are most things fixable on original arcade machines?
The monitors are very repairable. Well, the monitor chassis (circuit boards) are very repairable. For the most part, a lot of the components in the PCBs are replaceable which gives them new life essentially. The tubes themselves can be rejuvenated but after a certain point, they’ll be unrepairable. Game circuit boards are a little more tricky. In some cases, skilled repairers can fix them. Some of the parts aren’t made anymore like processors and others I’m not good enough to list lol. But most game PCBs can have very long life spans if kept clean and run within its temperature limits. If you think about, when you see Pac-Man arcade games, the game PCB has likely operated for thousands or tens or thousands of hours and they still work. If processors or parts that aren’t made anymore fail, people usually keeps dead PCBs for parts and can pull working parts from bad boards to keep one running. A great channel to learn more about repairing arcade monitors and even some game board repair is Mike’s Amateur Arcade Monitor Repair. He owns an arcade in Wichita that’s awesome and has become really skilled at repair the components. He’s helped me out and I’ve bought some monitors from him.
I forgot to add: the arcade monitor’s PCBs aren’t tied to the tube. They can be pulled from the tube and installed on another tube if the tube itself goes bad. Some old CRT TVs can be used with those arcade monitor chassis’ (PCBs). So if you have an old CRT, don’t throw it out, list it on Facebook for free and someone will likely take it. I’ve got a couple of old TVs in storage so I can use the tube if I ever need it.
@@KillerArcadeGames Awesome and thanks for all the information, that answers a lot of my questions, even ones I didn't think of! Lol And I got my sister's old CRT recently to use for my SNES and N64 and it's a world of difference compared to using a converter for HDMI. You cant replicate the image and sound of them old tvs. Mine is a flat screen too so even better! 👍 And yup I'm gonna sub to that's dudes channel, sounds interesting
need pacman pc board games only? how to buy?
Addres? / direccion?😮😮😮
NO WAY IM LIKE CLOSE TO THIS ARCADE!!!
Where's this Located!?
@@OENIGMA1Illinois
Brookfield, IL@@OENIGMA1
@@HisShadowX I'm in Upstate NY. Lol. But this looks awesome!
@@OENIGMA1 sorry I meant to reply to Cooltom
What day of the week did you film this? Would love to go when it's not super busy.
That was a Thursday in November. I got there right when they opened.
Vicious circle was an unreleased prototype
Did I not see a Mr Do machine?
How did you have the entire aracde to yourself? there literally wasn't a single person there. 🤣😂
Haha there were a few there. I sat outside waiting for them to open on a school day. If I encountered people I just recorded their aisle later. Apparently I missed an aisle from what other comments have said. It’s possible since the place is so big and it’s easy to get lost in.
@@KillerArcadeGames that's awesome, i'm on the east coast and planning to take a flight there and spend a day or two playing. i'll have to do it during the week, i really dont like crowds and somewhat claustrophobic.
Did you see tekken 4 or 5 out there?
I don’t recall seeing them.
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you have not seen Savage Quest.. really? You know I have a bunch of them right?
Can you imagine what their electric bill must be?!
Incredible arcade!
It’s got to be really high. They’re open long hours every day.
Gain Ground is down at 9:05?? Shameful.
I don’t know that one. It’s crazy how many games I’m unaware of lol
@KillerArcadeGames it challenges your mind as well as your reflexes. My friend jeff and I could beat it together on 1 quarter each. 3 players make it easier, 1 player is tough, and if you haven't rescued or saved the correct characters towards the end, no amount of continues can save you from competition.
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