IF there was ever an arcade game, about a guy who had his own arcade game. This would be that guy. He's like time travelled out of the 80s to bring it's awesomeness to everyone today, like Bill n Ted style booth style.
I honestly hope this place is open for the next 50-100 years! Easily the most impressive arcade in the world. Doc is insanely knowledgeable and you can see how much he truly cares about the preservation of arcade games.
As a regular at Galloping Ghost (it's 5 minutes from where I work), I have to say that this is an absolute nirvana for retro enthusiasts. One of my recent trips there I met the world's #2 ranked Centipede player, and watching him on his game was like watching a maestro at an instrument. It was a thing of beauty, one of many fond memories at the Ghost.
I’m 10 min away from here def worth it. You can buy in during the day leave to go eat and as long as you have your receipt you can come back anytime during the same business day no extra charge
Man this really makes me miss the 90's. I grew up in arcades back in the day. I absolutely loved going in them spending hours playing games like Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Killer Instinct, Cruisin USA, Dayton USA, etc etc.
I can't understand why anyone who was interested enough to watch the video based on the title, would have the audacity to dislike it. Galloping Ghost Arcade is absolutely incredible. I am seriously considering going to Chicago just to go there. Side note: my grown up mind just wondered what the electric bill is each month.
I don't know how I came to this channel, but man I am glad I found this vid. You Sir, have literally been in heaven (in case of games and and culinary point). These arcades represent so much, whether it is the art of the cabinets, the games, the sound, the atmosphere itself. I remember when I visited my family in the south of Spain, these places have been so much fun, also from a social point of view. Meeting people in real life, having a chat, playing coop (sometimes with random people), not close the same experience as the "online coop" experience today. A place like this deserves it to be kind a world cultural heritage. And what really impressed me in this video doc's authenticity refering the strong (not about competitiveness thinking) community within owners of arcades. This place is probably the first place I am gonna go to, should I ever make it to the USA. Well, and that hot dog place you showed :D. Thank you again sharing your exeperience with us and taking us on a trip showing us this place (which is kind like heaven).
What an amazing Arcade ! Doc is a walking arcade encyclopedia and a real enthusiast,this was One of the Best Road Videos Ever,johny we need more of this !
No shit! I wish I lived in Brookfield I would go there EVERYDAY I would work there! These guys should franchise and spread across the US like wildfire! I just played Mystic warriors the other night on Mame for 5 hours if you like Sunset Riders you will like Mystic Warriors, 5 ninjas to pick each with a unique close range and far range weapon. One of the ninjas uses his hair for his close range. That F-Zero AX is effin SICK! F-Zero is one of my fav racers I have all of them I hope they make a new one for switch AX and it's GCN version GX were the last ones. I shouldn't of watched the end of this video I am on a diet where I cannot have bread or hot dogs for that matter and it just made me jealous lol.
Utterly fantastic, best arcade tour ever, and what an amazing guy Doc is. Just loved how he talks about other arcades being a community instead of rivals.
The arcades was a cultural revolution. Different experience from the home console. This guy is doing something special. I hope people support this place.
funspot cant hold a candle to galloping ghost! Doc does a great job of expanding his arcade empire! I've been out here in Chicago for 2 years and have been a loyal customer to the ghost ever since I came out here. He is going to open a pinball location with 30 pinball machines sometime next year. $20 gets you in the door all machines are free play and they close at 2 am 7 days a week.
So how many real arcade locations do we have left in the states? I'd have wished there was an official database for such a thing, but it's too bad we don't exactly have one when we really need it.
I'm definitely going to make a visit. Great arcade. Doc is a cool guy. He made a trip to help out Super Arcade at a court hearing. He spoke up , and explained the benefits of an arcade at the court hearing. The city didn't want to give Super Arcade a license for operation. The city felt that arcade's were not a legitimate business.
Incredible, thanks so much for doing this walk through and interview! I got to visit Galloping Ghost a few years ago and absolutely LOVED it!! An arcade gamer's paradise, for sure.
I havent been back home in long time . This arcade is amazing. Perhaps i need to fly back and go there. The pinball hall of fame here in vegas still going strong . John you should come back do a revisit.
@@Johnsarcade really loving your channel. I'm actually glag I'm late to the party because now I can binge watch. And I LOVE that your videos are very in depth. Thank you!
I think the 80's vs 90's thing is because despite the boom of arcades in the 80's, arcade games really hit their stride in the 90's. Once home consoles became ubiquitous, general interest in going into an arcade spiked. I was a kid in the 80's during the original explosion and it was basically filled with the hardcore gamers of that time, whereas in the 90's you'd see more families or couples on dates hanging out. Throw that in with a bunch of us being in our mid to late 30's now and the market is basically primed to see the 90's games take off. I think in a lot of ways history is going to remember 1990-2000 as the actual golden age of arcade cabinets and not the late 70's to mid 80's that people consider it to be today. Great arcade tour, that place has basically everything I played or wanted to play.
You can tell the dude with the mic never owned a sega saturn or sega dreamcast. he walked pasted battle garegga , golden axe duel, tech romancer and radiant silvergun like it wasnt shit
im so glad they fixed dragon's lair. last time I was there it was right under a celing light, and the screen was already dim, so it was impossible to play
From a former Jr High custodian, if you need to remove gum from short carpet just turn a can of air upside down and spray the gum. Then scrape it with a putty knife. It freezes and becomes brittle so it scrapes off pretty easily.
I parked in that same parking spot. Doc is a great guy. He help me meet Jeff Lee on my birthday when I visited them.P.S. Todd from TNT amusements wants you to come visit.
I’m going there in my lifetime!! Looks amazing all the classics from the 80/90s, in most common arcades local. You don’t get much as you used to in the 90s but 622 games? Kidding me? Keep it up ;-) 😍😍😍
I'm not even into video stuff, yet what a great thing for this guy to tour and go over it all. Compare this to other big time collectors, and presto this guy has the attitude, the dedication, and apparently the goods.
I remember back in the 90's my friends, and I would spend hours at our local Arcade, playing Street Fighter, MK, killer instinct, metal slug, NBA Jam, just to name a few.
helixdeslayer Yeah so it's a good story, we got the board from Shang Tsung himself (John:"Ooo what ms that? Tell me about darks talker, oh oh look it says sega , I like that." It's was cool seeing all these games though. And the owner looks just like a guy that worked an Arcade when I was a kid.
John, What an amazing on the road! This is the future of content, long drawn out videos, people will watch it all too. You see "Joe Rogan Experience" Podcast, 3 to 4 hours long podcasts (biggest in the world), so don't think its "too long" ever, especially with your ability as a host to keep it interesting. Big fan from Canada of your music and videos (PS - Most content I watch and catch early blows up years later, I know you've been at it awhile but you'll be huge one day, remember this). Thanks again!!
I was there in Chicago in 2016 working and wanted to do something different on my off days, I looked up video arcades and this one came up. I can honestly say, I was there every Friday or Saturday playing for at least two hours. This place is the truth for video games. The largest one I've been to was called Jupiter In Cincinnati where I live but it's been closed since the 90's. I do recommend this place if your in Chicago.
I was there a few days ago. It’s truly unbelievable how awesome the place is. I was there for about 8 hours and I had played only a fraction of the games there. You could be there for days and not play every game
Support the hell out of this place Chicago people, I live in Iowa and wish I could visit this place, no serious arcades anywhere around here. Very jealous and happy places like that exist. One day I will show up and play everything!
Great video. I need to get out to Galloping Ghost. It's a five hour drive to Chicago for me, but we've certainly had some vacations there. John, I can't believe how many of these games you've never seen before. I used to frequent four or five arcades and I feel like I've had more exposure than you have haha. Thanks for taking the time to put this together.
John hates Sega...the company which pioneered and revolutionised the arcades from the 80's, 90's and 2000's. They helped keep that scene alive for decades. They led the way and have made the most memorable games of all time. Nintendo did jack shit for the arcades after the handful of games they made in the early 80's. They helped destroy arcades by focusing all their energy on the home market with the NES onwards...
John's Arcade Game Reviews & Tech Sega supported the arcades for decades. It was always their primary focus. The home market was secondary. They were making arcade games well into the 2000's even using console hardware like the original Xbox Chihiro board. Nintendo abandoned the arcades completely in favour of the home market. Nintendo was always about the home. The arcades would be nothing without Sega and you know it. Where are they now? Still making games. They retired from the home console market...the market which drove out the arcades. You can't call yourself a lover of arcade machines if you hate the one company which defined and helped make it what it was. Nintendo did fuck all for arcades. Where were they after the 1980's? They were stuck in the home like you and every kid today is...
SEGA is now technically one of the biggest publishers in the world for modern RTS games as of 2018. However irrelevant that might be to the arcade scene... they are far from "nowhere". Great video, really appreciated the second look.
NiGHTS1980 OH ok lol now it made sense when he said" Shadow Dancer whats that? I don't think ive never heard of that lol? Really JOHN? No one can hate Sega that much to not know what Shadow Dancer is geez!! 😅 And John we ALL know about what Sega is now as far as consoles but Sega is not dead!!! I will say this John can spot a cabinet style at the blink of an eye and knows if that cabinet was used for a different arcade and 9 times out of 10 hes spot on with picking out what they used to be.
The popularity of arcades was never going to last. It would have ended years sooner than it did if it hadn't been for the fighting game craze created by Street Fighter 2. Nintendo execs were smarter than Sega execs, they saw that home gaming was the future and opted to put all their efforts into that. Arcade gaming was more expensive than home gaming unless you were one of best players and by the PS1/N64 era they offered little that you couldn't get at home for a cheaper price. Some companies like Sega tried to keep arcades relevant by coming out with elaborate games that offered unique experiences but these typically cost $5 or more for a game that might last just a few minutes.
This is a really great view of Galloping Ghost, love all this knowledge and info. That extra level in Narc and stuff. I heard of the Galloping Ghost Arcade app for Android that has history and artwork of arcades... Which I'd like to check out, see some of those side panels not shown fully in this video. But although the link is on the website it targets a 404 on Play store, and in the Play app I can't find it searching. Anyone know is the Android app still a thing, temporarily down, or abandoned?
Just went to this place for the first time a few weeks ago. It's 8 minutes from my work which is nice. This is cool to watch to learn about all the machines I had questions about.
Thanks to this video and owner Doc's SUPER dedication to this heaven I'm planning a trip there next month. Super excited! Need recommendations for food places close by. :)
Outrageous, and being friends with all the devs to get all those proto's etc is inconceivable. This is how FUnspot used to feel back in the 80's when i was a kid it was room after room floor after floor seemingly never ending crammed with games; then i didnt go for a while and went a few yrs ago and was shocked and crestfallen it was empty compared to back in the day. This guy knows every game's play as well as its lore, super knowledgable.
That arcade was amazing, but I don’t think I saw a single Time Crisis in there! The first one is my favourite and it just never seems to be around any more. Also, it was awesome to see an Astro Fighter there, it was the first game I ever played!
Fantastic video John, thanks for taking the time to shoot this video. I wonder if their team checks to see if they have undumped roms for mame preservation.
Fun Fact: John from John's arcade also owns the franchise Incredible Johns Pizza. At the age of 18 John launched a small pizza store with a few arcades made it into the monster chain it is today.
Even if its not true I enjoy your channel and the nostalgia you bring back to me by working and playing on the arcades I grew up on. I hope if I ever do get a chance to own a Marvel Vs Capcom 2 cab and I have troubles I can ask you question or two. Thanks
This must be what it feels like to be in the 80's! The kid in me is tingling right now, I just want to go there with a bunch of buddies and play games all day lol
The way Doc handled you interrupting him all the time with your egg breath is worth an Goldmedal
I really like what Doc is doing here, he's reintroducing the golden age of gaming to the mainstream casual audience. That's a great thing.
For a successful business owner, this guy has no ego on him. Just a nerd geeking out over some cool games.
Doc seems like a cool guy. He kind of looks like Glenn Danzig..
IF there was ever an arcade game, about a guy who had his own arcade game. This would be that guy. He's like time travelled out of the 80s to bring it's awesomeness to everyone today, like Bill n Ted style booth style.
I honestly hope this place is open for the next 50-100 years! Easily the most impressive arcade in the world. Doc is insanely knowledgeable and you can see how much he truly cares about the preservation of arcade games.
You can purchase a life time membership from them $3000 😀
As a regular at Galloping Ghost (it's 5 minutes from where I work), I have to say that this is an absolute nirvana for retro enthusiasts. One of my recent trips there I met the world's #2 ranked Centipede player, and watching him on his game was like watching a maestro at an instrument. It was a thing of beauty, one of many fond memories at the Ghost.
Arcade looks amazing. Also, the fact that Glenn Danzig runs the place is the icing on the cake;-)
I hate the way the interviewer basically isn't listening and keeps interrupting some interesting points
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what do you want a in depth review of each game and 6 hour video? plus his camera can only shoot so much and they have a shit load of games.
If I lived in Chicago I would be here every single day. Not even kidding.
I live in Illinois but a bit too far away
Got a lot going on in your life there bud? Literally?
I’m 10 min away from here def worth it. You can buy in during the day leave to go eat and as long as you have your receipt you can come back anytime during the same business day no extra charge
I with ya on that one. Sadly I'm over 16hrs away
I live in Chicago its a 15 minute drive
I was there about a month ago. Amazing arcade!
What a incredible place and their work to preserve all the stuff and bring to life unreleased games is amazing.
Doc Mack's knowledge of every machine is amazing. What a great video John. Thanks for doing it.
as 40 year old man. The kid in me Love this!
Man this really makes me miss the 90's. I grew up in arcades back in the day. I absolutely loved going in them spending hours playing games like Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Killer Instinct, Cruisin USA, Dayton USA, etc etc.
I can't understand why anyone who was interested enough to watch the video based on the title, would have the audacity to dislike it. Galloping Ghost Arcade is absolutely incredible. I am seriously considering going to Chicago just to go there. Side note: my grown up mind just wondered what the electric bill is each month.
Doc is a cool dude.
Can i give this arcade a million thumbs up?
I don't know how I came to this channel, but man I am glad I found this vid.
You Sir, have literally been in heaven (in case of games and and culinary point).
These arcades represent so much, whether it is the art of the cabinets, the games, the sound, the atmosphere itself. I remember when I visited my family in the south of Spain, these places have been so much fun, also from a social point of view. Meeting people in real life, having a chat, playing coop (sometimes with random people), not close the same experience as the "online coop" experience today.
A place like this deserves it to be kind a world cultural heritage. And what really impressed me in this video doc's authenticity refering the strong (not about competitiveness thinking) community within owners of arcades.
This place is probably the first place I am gonna go to, should I ever make it to the USA. Well, and that hot dog place you showed :D.
Thank you again sharing your exeperience with us and taking us on a trip showing us this place (which is kind like heaven).
Thanks
Wow! Now I know where all the arcade machines went, when our arcades closed, here in MS. Thanks for the tour. Very cool! :)
What an amazing Arcade ! Doc is a walking arcade encyclopedia and a real enthusiast,this was One of the Best Road Videos Ever,johny we need more of this !
Realmasterorder agreed. That guy is amazingly smart on all this and knows his stuff.
No shit! I wish I lived in Brookfield I would go there EVERYDAY I would work there! These guys should franchise and spread across the US like wildfire! I just played Mystic warriors the other night on Mame for 5 hours if you like Sunset Riders you will like Mystic Warriors, 5 ninjas to pick each with a unique close range and far range weapon. One of the ninjas uses his hair for his close range. That F-Zero AX is effin SICK! F-Zero is one of my fav racers I have all of them I hope they make a new one for switch AX and it's GCN version GX were the last ones. I shouldn't of watched the end of this video I am on a diet where I cannot have bread or hot dogs for that matter and it just made me jealous lol.
I live around that around that arcade it's awesome
Utterly fantastic, best arcade tour ever, and what an amazing guy Doc is. Just loved how he talks about other arcades being a community instead of rivals.
Amazing arcade, reminded me how it was back in the days. I wish we had more arcades like this one.
this doc guy is a fricking hero!
Mr. Doc Mack. If you are reading this you are the American Dream brother! Much succsess in your future! The heart shows!
The arcades was a cultural revolution. Different experience from the home console. This guy is doing something special. I hope people support this place.
funspot cant hold a candle to galloping ghost! Doc does a great job of expanding his arcade empire! I've been out here in Chicago for 2 years and have been a loyal customer to the ghost ever since I came out here. He is going to open a pinball location with 30 pinball machines sometime next year. $20 gets you in the door all machines are free play and they close at 2 am 7 days a week.
So how many real arcade locations do we have left in the states?
I'd have wished there was an official database for such a thing, but it's too bad we don't exactly have one when we really need it.
What an amazing place. Unbelievable amount of rare games. Thanks for doing this video and thanks to Doc for making it all happen.
Doc Mack is the person I want preserving the arcade legacy. Thank you for what you do and the great video!
the knowledge of the owner is unreal.
I'm definitely going to make a visit. Great arcade.
Doc is a cool guy. He made a trip to help out Super Arcade at a court hearing. He spoke up , and explained the benefits of an arcade at the court hearing.
The city didn't want to give Super Arcade a license for operation. The city felt that arcade's were not a legitimate business.
I remember that man! That was such bs gosh forbid someone open a new business provide jobs and add to the economy no sir. so stupid.
Thanks for highlighting two of the best Chicago has to offer: Doc Mack's GGA and Gene & Judes!
1:20:30 A Super Mario Bros. cabinet. The first time in my life I had ever laid eyes on a video game back when I was 4 or 5 years old. The feels...
Incredible, thanks so much for doing this walk through and interview! I got to visit Galloping Ghost a few years ago and absolutely LOVED it!! An arcade gamer's paradise, for sure.
Galloping Ghost Arcade should be a museum! It's so great that the arcade community is so friendly. I love that it's No Gum . . . ok , but no ketchup?
They should go solar :)
I havent been back home in long time . This arcade is amazing. Perhaps i need to fly back and go there. The pinball hall of fame here in vegas still going strong . John you should come back do a revisit.
This is my favorite arcade tour on RUclips, no question.
Thanks. :)
@@Johnsarcade really loving your channel. I'm actually glag I'm late to the party because now I can binge watch. And I LOVE that your videos are very in depth. Thank you!
Awesome! Enjoy the vids. :)
That was my Shadow Dancer that Doc bought from me at 15:45 :)
I've never been there but just looking at the place I feel at home, amazing video!
Without this video, I would never have expected pre-packaged hard boiled eggs purchased at a gas station would be bad. Learn something new every day!
I love how they have the rare, obscure, and prototype games that you rarely see or never heard of.
Fantastic video. Doc really knows his stuff.
John do you have ADD? You seem very nervous and cannot stay focused.
+k5steel probably. :)
Arcade heaven...
I definitely have to come here. This is like heaven to me
I think the 80's vs 90's thing is because despite the boom of arcades in the 80's, arcade games really hit their stride in the 90's. Once home consoles became ubiquitous, general interest in going into an arcade spiked. I was a kid in the 80's during the original explosion and it was basically filled with the hardcore gamers of that time, whereas in the 90's you'd see more families or couples on dates hanging out. Throw that in with a bunch of us being in our mid to late 30's now and the market is basically primed to see the 90's games take off. I think in a lot of ways history is going to remember 1990-2000 as the actual golden age of arcade cabinets and not the late 70's to mid 80's that people consider it to be today.
Great arcade tour, that place has basically everything I played or wanted to play.
For me it was all about Neo Geo and Cps2 stuff, the 90s are the best and last years of the arcade.
Yes late 80s huge jump forward in arcade quality. Ghouls, Strider, etc.
You can tell the dude with the mic never owned a sega saturn or sega dreamcast. he walked pasted battle garegga , golden axe duel, tech romancer and radiant silvergun like it wasnt shit
im so glad they fixed dragon's lair. last time I was there it was right under a celing light, and the screen was already dim, so it was impossible to play
I didn't realize Glenn Danzig was into arcade games.
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Beyond Impressive. My favorite arcade so far.
Oh yea dude iv been to funspot and it thought it sucked
Well it's a good place for you then, they do have all the classics though i have to admit.
Absolutely mindbogglingly amazing. What a treat, thank you John!!!!!!!!!!!
I was not a big fan of your first visit... but wow... this is amazing now.
This Doc dude is cool af. What an amazing arcade.
From a former Jr High custodian, if you need to remove gum from short carpet just turn a can of air upside down and spray the gum. Then scrape it with a putty knife. It freezes and becomes brittle so it scrapes off pretty easily.
I parked in that same parking spot. Doc is a great guy. He help me meet Jeff Lee on my birthday when I visited them.P.S. Todd from TNT amusements wants you to come visit.
I'm planning a trip to this arcade!
Galloping ghosts reproduction and restoration company will be amazing.
Wow that place looks amazing and it's so good to see so many one off's and special games in a place they will be well looked after.
I’m going there in my lifetime!! Looks amazing all the classics from the 80/90s, in most common arcades local. You don’t get much as you used to in the 90s but 622 games? Kidding me? Keep it up ;-) 😍😍😍
Around 658 now, they buy a new one every week.
I'm not even into video stuff, yet what a great thing for this guy to tour and go over it all. Compare this to other big time collectors, and presto this guy has the attitude, the dedication, and apparently the goods.
I remember back in the 90's my friends, and I would spend hours at our local Arcade, playing Street Fighter, MK, killer instinct, metal slug, NBA Jam, just to name a few.
Doc has a great memory, I only own around 20 pcbs and can’t remember where half of them came from, thanks for sharing, great video dude👍
John's Arcade drinking game take a shot every time starts a game then walks on.
helixdeslayer Yeah so it's a good story, we got the board from Shang Tsung himself (John:"Ooo what ms that? Tell me about darks talker, oh oh look it says sega , I like that."
It's was cool seeing all these games though. And the owner looks just like a guy that worked an Arcade when I was a kid.
John, What an amazing on the road! This is the future of content, long drawn out videos, people will watch it all too. You see "Joe Rogan Experience" Podcast, 3 to 4 hours long podcasts (biggest in the world), so don't think its "too long" ever, especially with your ability as a host to keep it interesting. Big fan from Canada of your music and videos (PS - Most content I watch and catch early blows up years later, I know you've been at it awhile but you'll be huge one day, remember this). Thanks again!!
I was there in Chicago in 2016 working and wanted to do something different on my off days, I looked up video arcades and this one came up. I can honestly say, I was there every Friday or Saturday playing for at least two hours. This place is the truth for video games. The largest one I've been to was called Jupiter In Cincinnati where I live but it's been closed since the 90's. I do recommend this place if your in Chicago.
Doc is fantastic. What a wonderful place. I'd never leave.
This arcade looks amazing. I wish there were more of these around.
I am literally crying right now. When I die, I don't want to go to paradise, I want to go to Galloping Ghost Arcade.
I was there a few days ago. It’s truly unbelievable how awesome the place is. I was there for about 8 hours and I had played only a fraction of the games there. You could be there for days and not play every game
Support the hell out of this place Chicago people, I live in Iowa and wish I could visit this place, no serious arcades anywhere around here. Very jealous and happy places like that exist. One day I will show up and play everything!
Great video. I need to get out to Galloping Ghost. It's a five hour drive to Chicago for me, but we've certainly had some vacations there. John, I can't believe how many of these games you've never seen before. I used to frequent four or five arcades and I feel like I've had more exposure than you have haha. Thanks for taking the time to put this together.
Awesome Video. I remember all or most of these games as a kid. Awesome to see the old arcades again.
This is absolutely 1 of my most favorite vids of all time!!!!!! Ty!!!!!
So awesome, I need to visit this place. Brings back memories seeing arcades like this. Remember actually having to leave your house to game?
The video quality on this is great.
The man collapsed at the end of the interview, no hard boiled egg on speed for him.
I like amphetamine on my eggs in a morning
This is one of the best video's I've seen. You could make dedicated videos on almost all these cabs.
Fantastic arcade and such amazing rare games! Love watching the Monday mystery reveal and watch their arcade grow! Thanks for covering it.
John hates Sega...the company which pioneered and revolutionised the arcades from the 80's, 90's and 2000's. They helped keep that scene alive for decades. They led the way and have made the most memorable games of all time. Nintendo did jack shit for the arcades after the handful of games they made in the early 80's. They helped destroy arcades by focusing all their energy on the home market with the NES onwards...
Uh, Sega was just as much a part of consoles game during that time. And where is SEGA now? Nowhere.
John's Arcade Game Reviews & Tech Sega supported the arcades for decades. It was always their primary focus. The home market was secondary. They were making arcade games well into the 2000's even using console hardware like the original Xbox Chihiro board. Nintendo abandoned the arcades completely in favour of the home market. Nintendo was always about the home. The arcades would be nothing without Sega and you know it. Where are they now? Still making games. They retired from the home console market...the market which drove out the arcades. You can't call yourself a lover of arcade machines if you hate the one company which defined and helped make it what it was. Nintendo did fuck all for arcades. Where were they after the 1980's? They were stuck in the home like you and every kid today is...
SEGA is now technically one of the biggest publishers in the world for modern RTS games as of 2018. However irrelevant that might be to the arcade scene... they are far from "nowhere". Great video, really appreciated the second look.
NiGHTS1980 OH ok lol now it made sense when he said" Shadow Dancer whats that? I don't think ive never heard of that lol? Really JOHN? No one can hate Sega that much to not know what Shadow Dancer is geez!! 😅 And John we ALL know about what Sega is now as far as consoles but Sega is not dead!!! I will say this John can spot a cabinet style at the blink of an eye and knows if that cabinet was used for a different arcade and 9 times out of 10 hes spot on with picking out what they used to be.
The popularity of arcades was never going to last. It would have ended years sooner than it did if it hadn't been for the fighting game craze created by Street Fighter 2. Nintendo execs were smarter than Sega execs, they saw that home gaming was the future and opted to put all their efforts into that. Arcade gaming was more expensive than home gaming unless you were one of best players and by the PS1/N64 era they offered little that you couldn't get at home for a cheaper price. Some companies like Sega tried to keep arcades relevant by coming out with elaborate games that offered unique experiences but these typically cost $5 or more for a game that might last just a few minutes.
This is a really great view of Galloping Ghost, love all this knowledge and info. That extra level in Narc and stuff.
I heard of the Galloping Ghost Arcade app for Android that has history and artwork of arcades... Which I'd like to check out, see some of those side panels not shown fully in this video. But although the link is on the website it targets a 404 on Play store, and in the Play app I can't find it searching.
Anyone know is the Android app still a thing, temporarily down, or abandoned?
Just went to this place for the first time a few weeks ago. It's 8 minutes from my work which is nice. This is cool to watch to learn about all the machines I had questions about.
Thanks to this video and owner Doc's SUPER dedication to this heaven I'm planning a trip there next month. Super excited! Need recommendations for food places close by. :)
This place looks magical.
Outrageous, and being friends with all the devs to get all those proto's etc is inconceivable. This is how FUnspot used to feel back in the 80's when i was a kid it was room after room floor after floor seemingly never ending crammed with games; then i didnt go for a while and went a few yrs ago and was shocked and crestfallen it was empty compared to back in the day. This guy knows every game's play as well as its lore, super knowledgable.
Incredible, just incredible. I love the way Doc is so knowledgeable, has an amazing collection of games but never comes across as egotistical.
That's just blown me away. Lost for words. Thanks john and Mark, I'm frickin hungry now though.
Doc Mack is the coolest arcade aficionado ever. I will make it a mission in life to visit GG and shake his gloved hand one day.
...dude, you eat questionable eggs before doing an interview?! rofl
They have a fart and sniff session out back
That arcade was amazing, but I don’t think I saw a single Time Crisis in there! The first one is my favourite and it just never seems to be around any more.
Also, it was awesome to see an Astro Fighter there, it was the first game I ever played!
Fantastic video John, thanks for taking the time to shoot this video. I wonder if their team checks to see if they have undumped roms for mame preservation.
The other 2 tattoo assassin's cabinets were in Pittsburgh for the replay fx convention last year.
Been there a lot! Love that place.
Love this place and there’s an amazing burger place near by
He's got Time Traveler. Such a rare arcade to find these days
Doc is so awesome. Ever since my first visit in 2015, I make a visit once a year. I would love to go more often if it were possible.
Fun Fact: John from John's arcade also owns the franchise Incredible Johns Pizza. At the age of 18 John launched a small pizza store with a few arcades made it into the monster chain it is today.
Uh, I don't think this is true. :)
Even if its not true I enjoy your channel and the nostalgia you bring back to me by working and playing on the arcades I grew up on. I hope if I ever do get a chance to own a Marvel Vs Capcom 2 cab and I have troubles I can ask you question or two. Thanks
Beautiful arcade machines.
Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga sitting side by side. :0
I was here the other day and it was so cool. Such an experience. I was there from 4PM till 11PM and wasnt bored for a hot sec.
This must be what it feels like to be in the 80's! The kid in me is tingling right now, I just want to go there with a bunch of buddies and play games all day lol