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  • Опубліковано 25 сер 2024

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  • @RMCRetro
    @RMCRetro  Рік тому +27

    Thanks so much for watching everyone, and if you'd like to subscribe to Alex you can find him here: ua-cam.com/users/OWLT509
    Neil

    • @user-kc1tf7zm3b
      @user-kc1tf7zm3b Рік тому +2

      Will you nominate yourself to be a candidate as the next British PM? 🇬🇧

    • @pingumcping
      @pingumcping Рік тому +2

      A PRS license is what you need for the music, guys. 🙂

    • @Nightowl_IT
      @Nightowl_IT Рік тому +1

      Clear UV signs that look like the blue Tron color.

    • @chrisukone
      @chrisukone Рік тому +1

      Some great cabs there. I didn't see Polybius tho! 😂. A few that I would like to see would be Kung Fu Master, Rolling Thunder, Bombjack, Dragons Lair. Great selection so far Neil. I think if and when I visit it will be Gauntlet II and Starwars for me.... Green Elf your life force is running out.... Love it. Kudos to all involved. Great stuff!

    • @WhatHoSnorkers
      @WhatHoSnorkers Рік тому +2

      You've got one of those scam telegram things replying to comments. I just reported the one who replied to me.

  • @JohnAmerisun
    @JohnAmerisun Рік тому +9

    Might want to add QR codes above each cabinet, that would take them to a webpage with a history of the specific cabinet. This would also allow us in the states or other countries that might not be able to see them in person to surf through your website and see all that information / help add to it. Great work!!

  • @SMlFFY85
    @SMlFFY85 Рік тому +26

    Needs an '80s greasy spoon cafe. Wood panelling, orange chairs. Oh the nostalgia!

    • @RetroChiZ
      @RetroChiZ Рік тому +4

      A pool table and dart board too :)

    • @exmosquito
      @exmosquito Рік тому

      Don’t forget a fag machine

    • @aeiouxs
      @aeiouxs Рік тому +4

      and those weird cheap orange juices with a straw you punctured the lid with...

    • @MrButtonpresser
      @MrButtonpresser Рік тому +2

      Plus that sad looking last sausage roll…

    • @hjalfi
      @hjalfi Рік тому +1

      Free salmonella with every ticket!

  • @jamesnewman4351
    @jamesnewman4351 Рік тому +12

    The wheelchair entrance that Alex built for the arcade is a masterpiece!!

  • @magicknight8412
    @magicknight8412 Рік тому +2

    Yet more fascinating and interesting stuff, seeing the creation of the arcade archive , can't wait to visit.

  • @amandalouise3253
    @amandalouise3253 Рік тому +2

    Absolutely love it.
    Can’t wait to visit.
    Well done to all concerned 👏🏽

  • @skyway73
    @skyway73 Рік тому +8

    You guys have worked so hard to get this far in very little time, I can only imagine all the little issues and jobs that you haven't even mentioned. The coloured lights on the walls just look so cool, I really love it all.

  • @retrogamestudios6688
    @retrogamestudios6688 Рік тому +6

    Neil was standing so long in the opening conversation, see him fight and even try to lean on machine. Love it. Great work.hopefully visit soon

    • @RMCRetro
      @RMCRetro  Рік тому +3

      Haha yes! Surrounded by these machines I just want to fire them all up

  • @plast3r
    @plast3r Рік тому +40

    For the music Neil I think you need to pay for a prs licence but that should enable it for the cave aswell as the arcade seems its one building edit just looked £621 per year to be able to play licensed music in an arcade setting

    • @ryoga-hibiki
      @ryoga-hibiki Рік тому +2

      That is correct. A PRS license is needed to be able to play licensed music in a public place.

    • @andydavidson1278
      @andydavidson1278 Рік тому

      Ooof! 🤦‍♂️😝

    • @bionicgeekgrrl
      @bionicgeekgrrl Рік тому

      ​@@ryoga-hibikiit is a ppl prs license now. However not everything will be licenced by them so you need to double check what you play is actually covered, some music might require other licences. This is what the government website says anyway.

  • @ProffyChaos
    @ProffyChaos Рік тому +14

    A great combo. Two like minds coming together. I am living vicariously through you guys.

  • @electricadventures
    @electricadventures Рік тому +2

    An absolute brilliant job so far, really starting to come together and is going to be a great place to experience some absolute classic arcade machines.
    For us remote people we will thoroughly enjoy the restoration processes and entertaining videos from you both.

  • @willd6215
    @willd6215 Рік тому +6

    Watching this all come together, the DIY, friends being made and some glorious retro games is truly exciting

    • @RMCRetro
      @RMCRetro  Рік тому +2

      Thanks Will, it really is wonderful finding people to work with who have the same passion. I love it!

  • @SEGAZombie
    @SEGAZombie Рік тому +7

    This arcade museum is just so so exciting,Alex is such a dear friend of mine and I know how much hard work he is putting into this project, his passion for arcades and the history of these cabs this is going to be such a special place, I can’t wait to visit I will be there queuing at 9am 🤣

  • @ewstargamer
    @ewstargamer Рік тому +2

    The arcade is looking so good all your hard work is paying off,really looking forward to visiting

  • @kiasanth
    @kiasanth Рік тому +3

    This is going to be amazing. Being from Australia I'm going to have to experience it via Alex's Channel. Well done guys, great work.

  • @derekchristenson5711
    @derekchristenson5711 Рік тому +1

    How awesome! I live thousands of miles away, and I haven't been in the UK since 2008, but I hope to be able to visit someday! 🙂

  • @c7261
    @c7261 Рік тому +3

    Nice to see you both still getting on well. A project this big is enough to try anyone’s patience. Really lucked out with Alex’s arcade enthusiasm + carpentry skills! I would come and see it but fear I’d be distracted from the bright lights by the handsome men 🤤

  • @TheDarkHour684
    @TheDarkHour684 Рік тому

    Imagine some blokes standing around in that mill 200 years ago -- bet they never conceived what it would become in the 2020s. Amazing work, guys. I'm truly astounded by the passion, commitment and talent on display here!

  • @einokeskitalo3217
    @einokeskitalo3217 Рік тому +1

    It's been wonderful to follow this project along. I hope it's a smash success and also I hope I get to visit some day!

  • @neilgadsby3924
    @neilgadsby3924 Рік тому +3

    Looking fantastic! Well done all.

  • @Evercade_Effect
    @Evercade_Effect Рік тому +1

    This journey really had been amazing.

  • @elizabethanderson2968
    @elizabethanderson2968 Рік тому +12

    The cave goes from strength to strength!!! More unique features being added to the already singular experience. Blood, sweat, and tea! Can't wait to visit one day! x

  • @VintageGamingMemories
    @VintageGamingMemories 10 місяців тому

    Excellent job! I've done a handful of basement remodels here in the U.S. for my retro gaming shrine but none as extensive as what you experienced! Air quality, conditioned electricity and lighting were always my top 3 and looks like you are all set. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @TheGebs24
    @TheGebs24 Рік тому +2

    This looks tremendous! Well done. I cant wait to come down

  • @bionicgeekgrrl
    @bionicgeekgrrl Рік тому

    You have really landed on your feet with this venue and landlord. It's great to see.

  • @andydavidson1278
    @andydavidson1278 Рік тому +2

    Absolutely amazing work guys 👏
    Great update 👍
    I would love to visit some time if that’s ever possible 😖😝

  • @MarquePierreSondergaard
    @MarquePierreSondergaard Рік тому +2

    DID guess Gauntlet 2. That silhouette... haven't seen it for 30+ years... still, the first cut is the deepest. Will always remember your first love.

  • @vans301
    @vans301 Рік тому +4

    Arcade looks amazing!! Looks like all my dream machines from my youth…wish you could raise the cabinets up so it recreates the experience of a young lad struggling to reach the controls! 😂😂😂😂

  • @retrogameshqswindon9237
    @retrogameshqswindon9237 Рік тому +2

    Well done guys you’ve done an amazing job. Can’t wait to visit

  • @mrb5217
    @mrb5217 Рік тому +2

    The whole aesthetic seems really...cold for an arcade. The dark, neon-lit, arcade vibe just doesn't seem to be there. The weird white stone walls make it feel like an arcade built in inside an brightly painted old well.
    Some real neon (not LED strips), black lights, proper arcade carpet, colored stripes on the walls, an old coke machine, food, and some music would go a long way to set the mood. It's hard to tell on the video , but the room also sounds a echoey with all the hard surfaces. Some sound treatment panels might help too.

  • @georgekaplan4696
    @georgekaplan4696 Рік тому

    Arcade baby 😍👌. I used to bunk off school from time to time and play at the Arcade in Wolves back in the mid 80s. It had the sit down Star Wars cab. Heaven. You've done a grand job there and I'll be visiting the Cave for sure..... Ha I'll even bunk off work

  • @raggersragnarsson6255
    @raggersragnarsson6255 Рік тому +1

    Wow even seeing the cabinets is so very nostalgic. I haven't visited an arcade since around 1989 so I am so excited to able to visit this one day. It will be on my wish list for sure along with the Cave. Hats off to Alex for all the hard work and good luck on his venture right now. All the arcade needs now is a sticky carpet, a fog of fake cigarette smoke and a grumpy person providing change for the machines to make it authentic lol. This is all quite amazing.

  • @MrButtonpresser
    @MrButtonpresser Рік тому +3

    Outstanding effort guys! Brilliant job.

  • @Ladefuss
    @Ladefuss Рік тому +3

    In time if the budget allows, you could add sound reducing panels on the ceiling for better acoustics

  • @chrisb6079
    @chrisb6079 Рік тому +1

    I'm not sure if this would be cost efficient but I have seen digital frames you can use which would project messages on cheap LCD mini screens.
    It would allow for scrolling text, no limitation on the amount of information and give off that retro vibe.
    If they are cheap then I think it might work wonders when the arcade is in the dark.

  • @pepealexandre8815
    @pepealexandre8815 Рік тому +5

    Beautiful job, congrats guys!

  • @gazorbo.
    @gazorbo. Рік тому

    Awesome work. And another quality channel added my list.
    I don't know when but I will certainly come to visit both some day.

  • @lowmoon9025
    @lowmoon9025 Рік тому +1

    Looks absolutely amazing. So much attention to detail and care. I love the way Alex is always into the side-art and displaying it. What a brilliant and unique project.

  • @milkapeismilky5464
    @milkapeismilky5464 Рік тому

    My "Cave" is half dozen cabs and assorted pinball and table units. W/ marquees on, I've found floor lighting is all I need. (Not a public space) I've installed repurposed cinema floor runner lights and they are more than sufficient with marquees lighted.

  • @bobbus_74
    @bobbus_74 Рік тому +1

    Just watched this video. It's so satisfying to see the progress being made. Can't wait to come and check it out. Great work by all involved. 👏

  • @rymixxx
    @rymixxx Рік тому +1

    What a lovely chap Alex is!

  • @ghidorah68
    @ghidorah68 Рік тому +4

    You guys are adorable! I wish I could visit one day! Looks so cool.

  • @Big-Mike
    @Big-Mike Рік тому +2

    With that door you need the infamous talking horse Mr Ed!

  • @Jokerwolf666
    @Jokerwolf666 Рік тому

    I want to visit some day, it just keeps getting more epic.

  • @TheRealBobHickman
    @TheRealBobHickman Рік тому +1

    Those machines are in really nice shape. I also have a Defender, Gun Fight, and Space Invaders among others, but mine all have a bit of 'arcade patina'

  • @rosstee
    @rosstee Рік тому +3

    Need a love button for this channel; brilliant work 😍

  • @NorthWay_no
    @NorthWay_no Рік тому +1

    I would go easy on any music - if done right you should get that proper arcade cacaphony that fills the air and draws you inside without the need for anything else. What you might want to do is have some kind of random distant sound effects from other non-present games and from fairground rides like tea-cups and rollercoasters and haunted house and announcers calling you out to enter this or that wonder of the world you should pay to come inside and see. Though I do worry about the acoustics of the rooms; it might give you a bit of work to get it under control.

  • @TheAgent4125
    @TheAgent4125 Рік тому +7

    Burger Bar is what you need! :) Honestly guys this looks amazing. Can't wait to visit.

  • @antonnym214
    @antonnym214 Рік тому

    Brilliant! The resin floor looks spectacular for being only the 1mm. You've worked your (_!_) off and we hope you feel appreciated for your efforts, because you certainly are. I immediately subscribed to the gentleman's channel when you recommended it. All good wishes!

  • @GeorgesChannel
    @GeorgesChannel Рік тому

    Great Arcade Archive! This really reminds me of the 80's when i played the in the arcades. My dream place was covered with smoke, Neon Lights, Red-LED Clocks, matrix scroll displays. Empty beer bottles and soda cans were spread all over the place. There were movie-posters from the 80's Action Stars. And of course the noise level of the people and the machines. Amazing work and congrats to you all who made this miracle possible. This would be a good place for future world game tournaments :)

  • @soulless_swede
    @soulless_swede Рік тому +1

    Big kudos to the wonderful people lending their machines.

  • @MatSpeedle
    @MatSpeedle Рік тому

    Amazing effort not only getting those cabs in a room for all to enjoy but also saving the room itself. The rooms alone are a trash to treasure! Fantatsic!

  • @coffeecuparcade
    @coffeecuparcade Рік тому +1

    I could not look away. WOW. All the work you have already put into the place and now this amazing job you've all done in making an amazing looking arcade! I grew up in a few arcades to the point where the owners were good friends of my parents. I got to play basically everything that came through the "Wizards Arcade" in California just down the street from Disneyland (my old stomping grounds). I saw so many amazing cabs I have played in my life in your arcade and a few I always wished I could have tried. Living in Nevada makes it difficult to visit but man, if I lived nearby I wouldn't just visit, I would hike up the sleeves, toss on some gloves and help out! LOVE IT

  • @UberAlphaSirus
    @UberAlphaSirus Рік тому +1

    Man that looks good! RGB is cool if it changes imperceptivly slow. Don't forget some black lights. Maybe some 80's radio station recordings for some atmosphere maybe even radio adds, Like that something motors, nice people to do business with,lol. A wall hung pay phone, some posters. It's EPIC!

  • @SwainyAtRetroAsylum
    @SwainyAtRetroAsylum Рік тому +1

    It’s looking better & better each time. Can’t wait to visit 👍

  • @ClassicTrialsChannel
    @ClassicTrialsChannel Рік тому +1

    Used to love that Submarine arcade game

  • @merman1974
    @merman1974 Рік тому +1

    Great to see so much progress. Conversions/kits are an interesting part of arcade history. One of my favourite games, Super Bike, was only ever sold as a conversion kit for Donkey Kong cabinets.

  • @alancheatley4378
    @alancheatley4378 Рік тому +3

    Some really rare games there, you don't see them in arcade clubs. You need some popular ones like track and field, Phoenix and Gorf now 😁

    • @RMCRetro
      @RMCRetro  Рік тому +1

      I would LOVE a Track and Field especially

    • @raggersragnarsson6255
      @raggersragnarsson6255 Рік тому

      Upvote for Phoenix. Gorf was so difficult for me, but i would also love to play it as an adult to see if I play it better than as a kid. I, Robot is another kettle of fish and quite a rare machine too.

  • @anthonydenn4345
    @anthonydenn4345 Рік тому +1

    Nice job guys. When you mentioned having a music setup it reminded me of a CRT and VCR music video machine our local arcade had. I remember seeing ( Prince ) purple rain and ( Alice Cooper's ) Poison playing with the grainy picture quality overly used VHS tapes produced 😀

  • @michaelkavanagh5947
    @michaelkavanagh5947 Рік тому +1

    Up the ladder in a river that’s commitment. Hope to visit looks awesome.

    • @RMCRetro
      @RMCRetro  Рік тому

      Thanks Michael, we’ll make sure the ladder is in place for you to try 😀

  • @WhatHoSnorkers
    @WhatHoSnorkers Рік тому +1

    What a fascinating story and the arcade looks fabulous! There was a little second hand bookshop in my town and he used to listen to the radio... but told the licencing man that he turned it off whenever a customer came in.
    Fond memories of Sea Wolf from Barry Island. I think it was very cheap to play as well!
    Tony Temple's book on Missile Command is a wonderful read.
    Recreate SMIFFY'S KAFF, RMC!

  • @andrethib
    @andrethib Рік тому

    Given the proximity to RMC, Alex should consider calling it the ArCave

  • @antonnym214
    @antonnym214 Рік тому +1

    Your collection is awesome! I love the ones from the golden age. Joust, Pacman, Defender, Q*bert, Bump N Jump, Battle Zone, etc. All good wishes.

  • @senilyDeluxe
    @senilyDeluxe Рік тому +4

    One minor nitpick: Galaxian isn't the first colour arcade game. Or the first with a colour screen. It isn't even the first one to use multicolour sprites.
    Sure, before Galaxian, they mostly stuck colour overlays on top of B&W screens, but there were colour, sometimes even full colour games made before Galaxians. Like Model Racing's Super Road Champions (1978) which even uses multicolour sprites just like Galaxian, or if you go back even further, in 1974 there was Nutting Associates' Wimbledon.
    I just don't understand why there wasn't a limited edition Color Tank (Kee Games 1974). The machine has (pretty much) all the hardware to pull it off, I modded one!

    • @TheArcadeArchive
      @TheArcadeArchive Рік тому +1

      I’ve just looked up model racing super road champions and I’ve never heard of that game before looks very cool.
      I’m sure in this period there are many games that were made from less unknown company’s that were firsts.
      But most of them didn’t even get past the prototype stage or just didn’t sell well at all.
      Having researched this game I can’t see any one on klov owning one or any documentation on Ukvac.
      Very interesting to see a challenger to Namco Galaxian first colour game.

    • @senilyDeluxe
      @senilyDeluxe Рік тому

      @@TheArcadeArchive The music video to Nazareth's Holiday has lots of footage from Super Road Champions. That came in handy trying to fix ours (at the Flipper and Arcade Museum Seligenstadt Germany). I was ripping my hair out trying to get the VCO for the pseudo 3D car sprites to work. The cars should become larger as they move down the road. They do on the predecessor! Turns out, it was broken by design. Nazareth's machine does the same thing.
      (the VCO actually works fine, it's just adjusted that you barely even see its effect)

  • @jonwest776
    @jonwest776 Рік тому +1

    Looking forward to visiting. Maybe a jukebox to sort out the tunes, just like the arcade/cafe I used to visit back in the 80s.

  • @jayhay7620
    @jayhay7620 Рік тому +3

    Has anyone here ever been to ARCADE CLUB in Bury UK, I suggest you take a trip :)

    • @rosstee
      @rosstee Рік тому +1

      Yeah, went there a few years back. Incredible (and massive) place!

  • @licensetodrive9930
    @licensetodrive9930 Рік тому +3

    Looking forward to bashing some game buttons on those bad boys!

  • @WildkatPhoto
    @WildkatPhoto Рік тому +1

    I think I have played every single one of those! I probably put $100 into Sea Wolf alone.

  • @TheOneRobUK
    @TheOneRobUK Рік тому

    Taken me 30 years to find the name of the game (Silkworm) that I remember once playing on a friends Amiga from start to finish (with an infinite health cheat). All based off the Arcades marquee. Cheers!
    Arcades really come along good.

  • @MacMelmac
    @MacMelmac Рік тому +1

    Double Dragon! I played that a lot 9n arcade. Actually the first game I bought for my ST.

  • @jengelenm
    @jengelenm Рік тому

    I hope to visit the cave museum and arcade one day! Been following your channel for a long time. I had a great post-covid time. Been to a local retro arcade hall and a vintage computer museum here in the belgium/netherlands area. Fun times!

  • @dataterminal
    @dataterminal Рік тому +1

    The signs you could probably get away with white text (or a florescent), and transparent plastic. Then have a small black light to get it to luminate.

  • @ScratchedWinter
    @ScratchedWinter Рік тому +2

    Glad you did the lighting correctly, too many arcades have bad lighting that ruins the experience. Looks great

  • @raggersragnarsson6255
    @raggersragnarsson6255 Рік тому

    My dear
    grandmother worked in an RUC police station in the early 80s in Northern Ireland. They had a Scramble arcade machine which I remember most and playing it when I visited her at work, plus a pool table to use when the policemen and women were not on duty. I have something slightly in common with Neil and the Cave it seems lol.

  • @speedbird737
    @speedbird737 Рік тому +1

    Fantastic episode - I have all the cabinet games (including Sea Wolf) shown on my AtGames Legends Ultimate stand up machine! including spinners for tempest and track ball for centipede and missile command.

  • @muhaxiiii
    @muhaxiiii Рік тому +1

    For the signs you could try using acrylyc that's been engraved with leds in the base. Should light up the text quite nicely :)

  • @adrianpurser
    @adrianpurser Рік тому

    "Good game, Good Game.... Anthea, what are the scores on the door?". Looking great. Looking forward to visiting

  • @Rob-vf6sl
    @Rob-vf6sl Рік тому

    How about a QR code that takes you to a webpage for the signage ? People could then review the content at will and you won't have to worry about angles, lighting and readability. Nice work thought!

  • @CurtisOvard
    @CurtisOvard Рік тому +1

    Richard is a much better land lord compared to the last one the cave was in.

  • @TheAussiePipe
    @TheAussiePipe Рік тому

    Masking film and renting an airless spray gun with a wand extension would have seen you get 3 coats of paint on those walls in a day while covering in the uneven brick surface effortlessly 👍

  • @michaelthomas3646
    @michaelthomas3646 Рік тому +1

    9am, what are you guys wimps, I'd be there all night long if you had the Atari cabinet for "Hard Drivin"!! oh yeah and all day!! lol. probably helped me more than you would know on getting my driving licence 30 years ago, but came at the cost of a pretty penny at 2 games for a pound on the upright, and the cockpit was £1 a game from what I remember.

  • @conorosullivan3795
    @conorosullivan3795 Рік тому

    Amazing work and dedication

  • @cashox4
    @cashox4 Рік тому +1

    amazing work on that arcade room guys !

  • @ragdolltech3526
    @ragdolltech3526 Рік тому +1

    I've honestly thought about opening a sandwich shop there, but I'm just not ready yet..

    • @RMCRetro
      @RMCRetro  Рік тому

      If you’re local we’re happy to chat!

  • @smokey91820
    @smokey91820 Рік тому +1

    For the music you should have a look at PRS who deal with the distribution of music and where it can be played.

  • @joncarter3761
    @joncarter3761 Рік тому

    Air conditioning, no natural sunlight and loads of colourful lighting... sounds like arcade heaven tbh!

  • @theodoreseptember3952
    @theodoreseptember3952 Рік тому

    Good times with the guy's. 👍

  • @kaitlyn__L
    @kaitlyn__L Рік тому

    Loving the wheelchair access!

  • @kevincozens6837
    @kevincozens6837 Рік тому +1

    I half expected to hear "It's good night from me" followed by "and it's good night from him". :) That submarine arcade games reminds me of one I used to play many years ago. The Gun Fight game also seems familiar. I'd love to see the shooting gallery game I also used to play in the 70's that had the rifle and the B&W graphics. I just don't remember what it was called.

  • @herbiehusker1889
    @herbiehusker1889 Рік тому +3

    Nice arcade.

  • @neddreadmaynard
    @neddreadmaynard Рік тому +2

    Bludy ell mate, that looks decent!

  • @highpath4776
    @highpath4776 Рік тому

    I think a number of holiday camps around the UK may still have some of the older cabinets ( see also 8 bit guy;s brothers channel for making new cabinets etc for new games and so on )

  • @faenethlorhalien
    @faenethlorhalien Рік тому

    Looking great.
    According to Big Clive, you can find some neon replacement LED lights that would be more economical and which probably look good enough, without the high consumption of power that neon lights are infamous for.

  • @terryknipe5497
    @terryknipe5497 Рік тому

    good luck guys!!!!!! looking great

  • @chswin
    @chswin Рік тому

    Guys, really amazing!

  • @ExplosiveAction
    @ExplosiveAction Рік тому

    17:13 TALKY DOOR!

  • @A3rgan
    @A3rgan Рік тому +1

    Fantastic work!

  • @Jaw0lf
    @Jaw0lf Рік тому

    Great work and I look forward to visiting soon!

  • @h1ghju1ce
    @h1ghju1ce Рік тому +2

    You could add an 80s pick n mix, with Panda cola, and monster munch

    • @MhzUHF
      @MhzUHF Рік тому

      Ahh flashback Panda cola!

  • @iandennis1
    @iandennis1 Рік тому +1

    Why not Have a juke box, which is what the arcade I used to live in had.