Amazing collection of Rare & Prototype Arcade Games - Joe Magiera - Chicago 2014 part #1
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John visits suburban Chicago and super collector Joe Magiera and checks out his amazing collection of rare and prototype arcade games. John sees some games he has never seen before and is blown away. Amazing stuff!
Some of the games in the video.
Tong Beezer
Atari Major Havoc Dedicated
Atari Akka Arrh
Williams Blaster in a wooden cabinet
Williams Blaster in a duramold cabinet
Atari Quantum
Williams Turkey Shoot
Cinematronics Cosmic Chasm
Taito Kram
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A long-gone local arcade kept its broken pinball machines and video game cabinets in their back area, piled amongst jukeboxes and vending machines; I used to call it the Game Graveyard. This man's collection brings my fascination with those "dead" games and their "crypt" back to mind very vibrantly.
Wow...the games pictured in both the uploader's collection and the subject's secret stash just blow me away! Arcades were such a formative and fundamental part of my childhood and youth, and the excitement that my brother and I felt, when we knew Mom and Dad were going to do some Saturday shopping and we were free to hit the mall's arcade for a couple of hours, was wonderfully exquisite. Having pocket money to actually play them multiplied that joy exponentially (based on how many quarters we could eke out of our parents' purses).
My dad in particular thought arcade games were a waste of money, and felt players weren't that far removed from gamblers he'd seen glued to slot machines at pit stops he made while trucking through Nevada. Of course, we kids vehemently begged to differ. They were simply alien to his era and farming background; to him, interactive multiplayer gaming was getting friends together to have an all-night crokinole championship. (Actually, crokinole is a great carom-type game. If you like PitchCar, crokinole is up your alley.)
And what about me, now that I'm at an age Dad once was? Well, I miss arcades very much - they had elements and a general vibe not found in home gaming. No matter whether the place was clean, bright, and family-friendly, or dark, unkempt, and shady by nature, they all shared memorable aspects that I'd love to revisit, even just briefly.
Aesthetically, cabinets were decked out with iconic silkscreened art, or fashioned from wood and fiberglass in creative ways to evoke the space age or to immerse players in the confines of a cockpit. Controls had a tactility that was satisfying in and of themselves, robustly built with microswitches, and fashioned as the very best for gameplay, like the spinner knob in Tempest and separate move/shoot joysticks for Robotron 2084.
There were protocols to heed to insure everybody got a chance to play a new or popular game; you'd reserve your spot to play by lining up quarters in a cranny of the game's backglass or against the monitor. Watching short-fused players smashing, kicking, and swearing at machines (before being shown the door) was always a source of amusement, not to mention a guide for girls to learn which boys would be best avoided.
And there's the overall minor sensory assault arcades induced, spiking patrons' excitement and improving the joints' profits with every quarter inserted. Things like...a well-worn 45 rpm jukebyox attempting to wheeze out Zep's "Black Dog"; the aroma of old cigarette smoke, must, and oftentimes BO; the heat radiating from massed bodies of players; overhead blacklights or plain old darkness that made games like Wizard of Wor (the spiritual predecessor to Five Nights at Freddy's) feel genuinely tense and creepy;
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the familiarity of controls and the pleasure felt in both hand and mind as muscle memory kicked in and fingers became as precise as a microsurgeon's, except instead of reattaching limbs, a careful flick, tap, or button/stick combination sent an alien invader to meet its ancestors; finally, arcades that sold snacks and drinks linked the flavor of chips, Cheezies, chocolate bars, Coke, and C-Plus Orange with players' favorite games and memorable exploits, as well as providing the fructose, carbs, and caffeine needed for high scores or marathon play.
And arcades' in-person social interaction absolutely cannot be discounted. While networked gaming today may make your buddy in Manchester, Mumbai, or Manitoba seem like she's sitting right there with you, the older arcade model of play and socializing hearkens back to images of the public house or local bar, with its conversation and debate, music and song, and shared laughter, fueled by food and (plenty of) drink. These meeting-places had games like darts and billiards, but when they weren't in use, patrons "made their own fun" with talented performances in ways that just aren't the same when performed remotely.
I'd even go so far as to propose a "temple" or "holy place" model for the arcade and its patrons. Cabinets are roughly altar-shaped, and their game action and attract screens promote the "god/s" of the game and their sagas (Mario, your fighter spacecraft, Pac-Man, et.al.), and their scribes and evangelists (Nintendo, Sega, Taito, etc.). Sacrifices are made at these altars in the form of quarters, and pressing Start allows the devotee to openly experience the game's scripture, the heroic quest of the game's title god-figure (little wonder why we refer to our "guy" onscreen as an "avatar", a Hindu reference) in the presence of like-minded fellows. I'm reminded of how desirous it was to make the top high score on Joust, as the game gave the player an entire line to record their name or message, instead of just three initials. Whether sacred, like a player's given name, to show that person's gameplay skill and that "I was here", or profane, like a series of curse words, used for shock and laughs, these high-score lines and initials become a publically-seen proclamation of "faith" where the game and its players find validation and ovation, and even perhaps a kind of redemption as well.
I've babbled much too long. I really love arcades and miss them dearly.
Sean Wilkinson Wow, cool! Thanks for sharing!
+Sean Wilkinson hopefully they where all saved?Im not really a fan of storing arcades or pinballs in damp storage spaces like garages, reminds me of this guy i visited some years ago to buy a pinball off and he had such good games (i think it was a Black Knight, Demolition Man, Baywatch and others) standing on cold, damp cement floor, full of rust and mold, and when asked he was like "Eh nah im gonna fix them up some day so im not selling them hohoh".
I think this dude won Arcades in general. So much stuff, so much variety and in such good condition too.
I've seen this arcade in person. Words cannot possibly describe some of these unique pieces.
As I am watching this I feel saddened :-(. You have games and have them all running which is always the way it should be IMO. To have some historic games in arcade history just packed away going to waste. Great vid as always man thanks for sharing
Great video, thank you! Love hearing you both share your geeky arcade knowledge (I mean that in a good way!!) Joe has some uber rare stuff, so cool
skyway73 Yeah, Joe is a great and knowledgeable guy!
@@Johnsarcade John's Arcade Kung Fu
That made me REALLY want a Quantum. That game looks super fun
Yea man game does look fun
Another great video John. I like how you are really varying the content of videos - restores, play throughs, road trips and so on. And you are certainly sticking to what you said a few videos ago, that you had plenty of video ideas to keep us going through the winter.
Love the machines! If he can dedicate a few months to cleaning and getting his arcade up and running I'm sure he'd have an awesome time. Great vid!
That dedicated Major Havoc looks just like I,Robot to me! That's another hard to come by Atari game that I'm happy to say I got to play in the 80s at the gas station my mother worked at. They got their games from the local arcade.
What an amazing hobby it must be to restore these arcade games. It's nice to see that people keep a piece of my childhood alive, rather than watching them collect dust or rot in a landfill.
HOLY FREAKING CRAP!!! That Blaster blew my brains out!
Happy Birthday to me thanks for the awesome present of a mid week video !
At 31.47 when your phone told you your battery was low I jumpped up and ran to get my phone to put it on the charger... but it was still at 71%!?
AWESOME Video! Joe seems like a cool dude!
these rarities stuck on a dirty garage is a crime
Man that guy has a great collection of games, real rarities in there.
Cube Quest, Turkey Shoot, Agent X, and the atari proto.. this collection is total madness.
-Mitch
OMG! A real life Qube Quest with the seat rest intact! I thought those were extinct. Too bad you couldn't play it. Bummer.
Wow, isn't Akka Arrh unmamed? I sure hope he dumped the rom chips, that would be a big loss. It worries me that it wouldn't boot.
HUGE UPDATE, It's been dumped!!!!!!!
I was born in 80, I remember that cube quest game, don't know where I was, it's probably as far back as I can remember anything.. I remember that seat.. thinking it was weird.. , and being mesmerized by the screen, had I not seen thia video, I don't think I'd have ever remembered lol but it's there.. I know I saw it!
Cube Quest!!! I remember watching an episode of Starcade as a kid in which that was the mystery game!
I remember seeing Cube Quest on Starcade. Looks quite cool. Man, I feel like a kid again watching this...
Oh my god! Cube Quest!!! I've been looking for this cabinet everywhere. Very cool piece of gaming history. It's very likely where the Polybius myth came from.
Fantastic video John. Would of loved to see that prototype game in action. But that game at the end was super sick.
cloak and dagger is pretty fun, i remember the movie too
that turkey shoot is too cool
I used to play the EM version of Trapshoot a ton when I was a kid, there was a small bar near our cottage that had one... super hard but fun.
That was awesome John! And what a collection!! Thanks for the mid week video. Loved it.
Such cool cabs there. It just drives me crazy to see them buried up to their control panel. How would you stand in front of them to play them? Seems like a waste if no one is able to enjoy them.
Buzz kill on that Atari prototype. Quantum looked crazy fun!
the game "Cloak & Dagger"was released in conjunction with the movie. although the movie was originally called "Agent X" and Atari needed to do quick modifications to change the name of the game. On many emulators, you can still play the "Agent X: version
I recall playing cloak and dagger at a pool hall in my hometown
I played Turkey Shoot at Joe's house before, I loved that game haha.
WOW ..That trap shoot game was awesome ..I have been wanting to decorate my computer area (where all my Games are) with arcade ,home console and 80's memorabilia. Something like that on the wall instead of pictures would be awesome ..an actual game!..too bad their impossible to find. At least I didn't see any thing but manuals on e-bay :/ oh well ...Keep up the great work ..I keep finding vids I haven't seen here and there ..I should just go down your list and watch them all lol.
Awesome Video. Im glad ur finally going to galloping ghost. Its awesome $15 dollars for the whole day all games are free to play.
Williams Black Knight 1980.....one of the best pinballs....no DMD needed...
Wow what a collection. This made me really want to play quantum. Going to have to add a trackball to my MAME machine somehow.
hey Awesome video man! Joe has an awesome collection of games. John if you want to see game play for Cube Quest you can watch on RUclips it on couple of old Starcade episodes the same goes for Cosmic Chasm. Can't wait for the new you with arcade impossible videos John
I hope to find myself a Cube Quest Machine some day 😀
I really enjoy John's Arcade "on the road." Thanks
man his collection is awesome! I played turkey shoot at zapcon and it's a great game
I had no appreciation on how cool quantum is until I saw this gameplay, wow.
Yeah, it's a cool ass game!
Akka Arrh, the most wanted prototype to be emulated and preserved
Maybe you'd know Cube Quest by its other name: Polybius.
Wood cabinet Blaster is fantastic!!
Amazing video again, certainly some names there I'd never heard of!
I know that song when you were driving in this video. I first heard that song on your Grinkfest 2014 video when you were driving to the airport at night.
That was pretty cool! Thanks for sharing!
That Zoo Keeper has a noisy attract mode, not to mention the game doesn't show an accurate depiction of an actual zookeeper :D. Though that is not nearly as headache-inducing as the Wizard of Wor attract mode; that'll drive you nuts if it ever was in the basement with the sound turned on. :D
It is too noisy which is why it's always off. :)
Great video John. You should offer to restore his Journey real quick.
LOL. Right :-) :-) :-)
John, please come back to us. We miss you.
Oh wow, a mid week video! - Great stuff John.
Looking forward to the rest of the Chicago videos
happy thanks giving everyone!
Outstanding!!!!! Truly enjoyable.
I'm digging that agent game!! Kinda robotron but more involved.
Awesome. Totally awesome.
Wow
What a collection
Quantum looks really challenging and fun!
8:56 Cube Quest is an awesome game. Who thinks it should be re-produced (like Quantum was?)
Hey John, This video popped up on my feed. WOW!!!! How did I miss this video??!!!!
It's a good video! Thanks
I wonder if Joe ever got Akka Arrh working again. Hopefully he did later on after you filmed this video.
Very interesting! Thx from Italy
Most of these arcade games are on starcade
nice collection, but a shame how he stored all the cabs... pure chaos!!!
What a cool dude.
Amazing !!! That Atari prototype is so cool...
So funny the Turkey feathers....Have you ever consider an Operation Wolf for a gun game? I have one ...love the game play...
You have to go to the Silverball Museum in Asbury Park New Jersey they have like 200 Pinball Machines. They probably let you have run of the place, the manager watches your show I think
i just met him the other day and couldnt think of his name other than i remember seeing him here! should have got some info!
Awesome video really enjoyed that one
What an amazing collection 🎰
Aww so sorry the Game he was pumped to share pooped out. Murphies law is alive and well in Chicago :) i love this series
Ashlee Jake Yeah, it was a bummer that game didn't work. :( I really wanted to try it.
The Bar game of Skeet shoot must have been a nice suprise. My Grandpa shoots at a range and the would love that at the club house. Did you say that it came out recently?
John's Arcade Game Reviews & Tech Tell Joe m. To reset all the chips on akka arra
hey john all some game seen on starcade like pacman mazer blazer ms pacman cube quest some game are not seen starcade
i love arcade games to
2:50 bald mario lost his hat.
Can you go back to that collection for a video please
Sad to see these just sitting there, way too valuable to be left in storage.
Was about to say the exact same thing. Just hoard em to have em sit there and do nothing.
Hey john have you ever thought of getting a go pro to mount in the car and talk while you are driving ?
I’d love a Blaster cab
This guy needs to clean it up and put them all on :)
OMG 25:50 !!! this game is so awesome !!!
I think I saw that same Atari logo gimic at the friendly beaver arcade.
If only this man had Crazy Otto, a ms pac man prototype.
I was just there this weekend, have you seen the awesomeness that is Galloping Ghost?
man tough break about the Akka Arrh! :( though that's hilarious the Turkey shooting one has the little feathers that blow around in between rounds. Also Quantum definitely seems like something that could be done on DS/3DS/WiiU with touch controls or something... but would probably be more challenging with the trackball, pretty neat concept!
+DarkTetsuya I know it's pretty late to reply, but the Pokemon Ranger games on DS play very similarly to Quantum.
Atari 50 my good Gentleman, the future is now.
@@CaptAwesumNo1Zone oh yeah I intend to pick that one up next month!
Great video
Holy crap akka arrh is uber rare even rarer than like a bally trog
Atari 50 brought me here again
Awesome!
Wowzers
Pit Fighter II, wish I could play one day
Sweet I love the on the roads!
Just then Baby John and Paul turns off the lights
Those machines are killer! Hey John what is your music playing during the intro driving scenes?
+Studio9HDR That's one of my songs. It's on our Sound Cloud page www.soundcloud.com/thekillscreens
Is that song free to use in videos? I wanted to ask you first just to make sure since it's yours. :)
stargate gets no love man. my first classic right there, traded a broken grandfather clock for it lol
Yea Turkey shoot looked awesome
You need a cool gun game john and that looked like a lot of fun .
Forget blaster it's a awful game
Great video john
#1 - Blaster is cool. #2 - I agree! Turkey Shoot is THE gun game I want. I liked it a lot. Totally cool.
Those games are great!.....But why didn't you spend any time on that fine BUNDT pan?
John,
Why not have like outro video-takes of bloopers during the 'Ending Theme' of your show? Or perhaps credits?
I really don't have any bloopers. I usually use everything I film. :)
well then, John...Humor me... :)
Hey John come to Vegas and check out insert coins..I can set you up with the owner.
Right on :)
You need to stop by when you're in chicago and help me fix this golden tee. Im pulling my hair out.
Quantum is fun but ugh I hate the leeching in it. You can do it forever if you are good enough