Upcycling Vintage Arcade Video Game Cabinets (tastefully we hope!)

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  • Опубліковано 17 лис 2024

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  • @RMCRetro
    @RMCRetro  4 години тому +11

    Thanks for watching!
    If you'd like to support what we do head to patreon.com/rmcretro
    If you'd like to visit head to retrocollective.co.uk
    and check our our shops at rmcretro.store and shop.heber.co.uk
    Thanks!
    Neil

    • @RobGMun
      @RobGMun 3 години тому

      Can i please ask what black paint was used for the Street Fighter 2 Cabinet? 13:53

  • @properjob2311
    @properjob2311 2 години тому +11

    I hope we continue to see Alex involved with the arcade. really liked his presentation style.

    • @RMCRetro
      @RMCRetro  2 години тому +7

      Alex will always be our founder and we hope he'll be popping in lots too. He has filmed some Gun Fight work and agreed to continue with Sprint 2 so he'll certainly pop up from time to time

    • @dinovito
      @dinovito 41 хвилина тому

      U can find him munchies cakes at his new youtube channel: Al's arcade

  • @carledwards9477
    @carledwards9477 3 години тому +18

    It is amazing to see where RMC has gone in terms of growth and expansion!
    I have fond memories of the older videos and I am amazed at what has happened with the channel, the people and the whole theme!
    Incredible stuff Neil! You are a driver of note (not a car driver, no reference to the last cabinet!)
    Huge appreciation for your efforts and those around you.

    • @RMCRetro
      @RMCRetro  3 години тому +5

      That's really kind thank you Carl, I still love it as much if not more than those early days when I started out, it's a wonderful thing!

  • @myleft9397
    @myleft9397 3 години тому +13

    Coin operated machines was my family's business. We did this all the time. A full video game, the cabinet, the CRT, etc., they were really expensive! We definitely reused everything but the boards if the game was a dud.

  • @Adrian_Finn
    @Adrian_Finn 2 години тому +10

    This channel is criminally undersubscribed! there are retro channels out there with way more subscribers that don't do even half as much for the community as these guys are doing. Come on people, lets send these guys into the stratosphere so they can keep preserving gaming history for all to enjoy and sharing the very best content.

    • @RMCRetro
      @RMCRetro  Годину тому +3

      Thank you Adrian that's very much appreciated

  • @mm-hl7gh
    @mm-hl7gh 3 години тому +8

    so great to hear about your updates and development with the collective !!
    greetings to alex and best wishes for him. big respect for changing course when it doesnt feel right. looking forward to see him again!

    • @Rik_D
      @Rik_D 2 години тому +2

      he's also started a new channel - als arcade i think it's called

  • @bengelman2600
    @bengelman2600 2 години тому +9

    I love the lime green T-molding on the Ghosts and Goblins cabinet.

  • @vibingwithvinyl
    @vibingwithvinyl 3 години тому +4

    I remember playing Chase H.Q. a _lot_ when I was a kid. It would definitely be included in my arcade.

  • @Brewskii2117
    @Brewskii2117 3 години тому +8

    That's a sweet looking Cab! (R-Type)

  • @gabrieldias3479
    @gabrieldias3479 3 години тому +6

    I almost shed a tear watching SF2 running on a CRT.
    Such nice CRT!
    I have the Capcom Street Fighter Collection and still enjoy very much playing SF2. But it's not the same thing playing on a modern TV (even with those in game filters)

    • @retrofieduk
      @retrofieduk 16 хвилин тому

      There's a tinted acrylic panel between the CRT and the glass bezel, makes a huge difference I think!

  • @PigDogBay
    @PigDogBay 2 години тому +5

    15:02 I'm still hanging in there on the Missile Command high score table 😃

  • @BenvanBroekhuijsen
    @BenvanBroekhuijsen 3 години тому +7

    It is a shame that colour e-ink is still quite expensive, else it would be cool if the marquis or even the enitre cabinet would be made with that, and could change according to the game selected.

  • @AlanPope
    @AlanPope 35 хвилин тому +3

    Lovely to see that the R-Type board I donated a year or so back is now out and playable. Richard's face when he opened the box was quite the picture. I'll have to drop-by and enjoy it again myself. :D Nice work chaps.

  • @psychopoison
    @psychopoison 3 години тому +6

    How I Miss the Arcade years, was so magical play those games and their mind blowing graphics, Then I had to comeback to my Master System knowing that I was playing a downgraded version of all my favorite games, But still great though :D

  • @skyway73
    @skyway73 2 години тому +3

    Superbly done on all the cabs, Bomb Jack just looks perfect, love it. Keep up all your amazing work and best wishes to you all

  • @stefanozambon14
    @stefanozambon14 Годину тому +3

    When I came last week, I was indeed impressed by those cabs and the state of the marquee & artwork!
    Fantastic job, I've played a lot of G&G and SF2 :)

  • @tekk9995
    @tekk9995 3 години тому +2

    Now that's a subtle pro-tip. Twisting those wires :) 09:38

  • @preferredimage
    @preferredimage 3 години тому +6

    Driving cab should be outrun.... As Richard says, who needs brakes!

    • @retrofieduk
      @retrofieduk 14 хвилин тому

      We already have an original Out Run in the arcade 😊

  • @AcornElectron
    @AcornElectron 3 години тому +7

    I have to wonder, how does the insurance cover work with continuously adding value to the contents through acquisitions and refurbishment? Point being, 100 machines in non working, cig burned, battered condition are of substantially less value than those 100 machines in almost perfect restored condition. By a magnitude. Let’s hope you don’t get an LGR situation where a tree comes in.

    • @RMCRetro
      @RMCRetro  3 години тому +6

      It's a good question and part of the reason we are in the middle of a huge inventory drive to get everything photographed, documented and kept up to date.

    • @backacheache
      @backacheache Годину тому +1

      ​@@RMCRetro sounds like the kind of database and/or wiki that would be interesting to be public on your website for other restorers, historians and nostalgia

  • @coffeecuparcade
    @coffeecuparcade 2 години тому +4

    Excited for what you all have in store for us in the future! Those conversions are a 10/10, especially the Ghosts & Goblins, WOW does that cab look awesome! I cannot wait to visit the UK again and come hang out there.

  • @CarletonTorpin
    @CarletonTorpin 3 години тому +2

    Certainly, somewhere, there are fabric pants that feature the rad 90's patterns of the Super Street Fighter II cabinet at 14:31 Basically the same pants that The Dude wears for most of The Big Lebowski.

  • @gearsofgames
    @gearsofgames 3 години тому +1

    Two of my absolute favourite arcade games in the same place, Ghosts 'n Goblins and Bomb Jack! Awesome! 😄 Good luck with the upcoming changes guys!

  • @k001daddy
    @k001daddy 3 години тому +3

    The #1 arcade in my fantasy arcade has to be Firefox, the one with the laserdisc. I loved the movie and loved playing it in the arcade.

    • @k001daddy
      @k001daddy 3 години тому +1

      #2 will be R*Type

  • @GYTCommnts
    @GYTCommnts 3 години тому +3

    Arcade love here! Great Team, great content! I love your work! ❤🕹️

  • @olli-pekkajuusola3068
    @olli-pekkajuusola3068 3 години тому +4

    Great work 👍❤️🕹️

  • @FrazerSmithsChannel
    @FrazerSmithsChannel 40 хвилин тому

    Great to see what the auto captions made of Richard's mention of a Naafi (4:06)

  • @threepotMR2
    @threepotMR2 Годину тому

    For the racing game, maybe GTI Club (1996) as that was always very popular with the Renault 5, Mini, Fiat Uno etc!

  • @leonkiriliuk
    @leonkiriliuk 46 хвилин тому

    For the generic driving cab, I suggest Super Off Road!

  • @quadrant2005
    @quadrant2005 2 години тому +1

    "Out Run" maybe for the driving cabinet.

    • @RMCRetro
      @RMCRetro  Годину тому

      We do have a dedicated Out Run in the arcade, lovely game, and no, I don't use the brake on it :D

  • @witte_reus
    @witte_reus 2 години тому +5

    bomb jack... best game ever.💣💣💣

  • @w4lsh
    @w4lsh Годину тому +1

    Chase HQ would be a great addition, I loved that game back in the day & never really recovered from the bitter
    disappointment of when I returned home with the C64 (disk version, no less) port, I felt utterly violated.

  • @johnnyretro1975
    @johnnyretro1975 3 години тому +4

    THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE ON ALEX YES WHEN IT BECOME NOT ENJOYABLE BECAUSE OF THE STRESS THEN ITS NOT RIGHT THING TO CARRY ON IF YOU ARE NOT ENJOYING THAT SIDE OF IT I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT ALEX WILL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT YOUR HOUSE WHEN YOU LOVED DOING YOUR HOBBY THAT YOU LOVE THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK THAT YYOU PUT IN YOU ARE A TOPMAN TAKE CARE MATE HOPE TO SEE YOU ON YOUR NEXT VIDEO WELL DONE NEIL AND RICHARD GREAT VIDEO

  • @JimiJamma
    @JimiJamma Годину тому

    Richard is the UK doppelgänger of Jason Bateman!

  • @MarkSpencer-u4i
    @MarkSpencer-u4i 2 години тому +2

    R-type and street fighter look superb on those crt’s . Do you have Ghouls n’ ghosts in the cave too ? Graphics a work of art and the atmospheric music . Amazing hard work for preservation you’re doing there. Hope all works out for everyone connected ❤

    • @RMCRetro
      @RMCRetro  Годину тому +1

      No arcade but you can play Ghouls n' Ghosts on an NEC SuperGrafx which is a fantastic port

    • @MarkSpencer-u4i
      @MarkSpencer-u4i Годину тому

      @ holy grail that console ! only a few games I think 5 or so I know of

  • @Ish0tJR
    @Ish0tJR 18 хвилин тому

    Is anyone else’s first memories of playing Street Fighter 2 on one of these cabinets but only having the 3 punch buttons and no kicks ?.
    AFAIK Jamma only supports 4 buttons on each side so SF2 needed an add on board called a kick harness to get the other 3 kick buttons (probably where the name came from) which wasn’t an issue if you had an original cabinet, but with Europe being the land of generic cabs and conversion cabs, most of the operators were too cheap or not bothered until the game got popular enough to warrant it.

  • @nemesis2264
    @nemesis2264 3 години тому +1

    For the driving cabinet may I suggest Atari Pole Position/Pole position 2 or Taito Continental Circuit.

  • @JohnSmith-xq1pz
    @JohnSmith-xq1pz 4 години тому +1

    Tip of the day
    The key of upcycling is remembering to powercycle the hardware

  • @michaelmiller641
    @michaelmiller641 35 хвилин тому

    Fascinating ! Thankyou!

  • @simonRTJ
    @simonRTJ Годину тому

    Really great restoration! im inspired! one thing to note about the later arcade years, around the time of SF2 when it appeared, the cabs were charging a lot more per play than they used to i remember SF2 being a 50p game and the popularity of that was forcing the arcade owners to change the money boxes to 50p per play on other machines which were 10 and 20p play. I grew up near southend on sea, I rarely went and played in an arcade because i just didnt have or could justify spending upwards of 5 -10 quid on games. 10p on the other hand is a fair price for a game that might slaughter you in 5 mins! 50p was not.

    • @retrofieduk
      @retrofieduk 7 хвилин тому

      Used to be a quid for After Burner Deluxe and you were lucky if you lasted 5 seconds 😅

  • @1969longshanks
    @1969longshanks 3 години тому +2

    I love the videos, best wishes to Alex❤

  • @rimmersbryggeri
    @rimmersbryggeri 4 години тому +2

    IS painting over the melamine working well?

  • @DaveRepairs
    @DaveRepairs 3 години тому +2

    I’m about to build well ghouls and ghosts and maybe willow dynamo replicas

    • @RMCRetro
      @RMCRetro  3 години тому

      Look forward to seeing them Dave!

  • @UnseenMenace
    @UnseenMenace 2 години тому +2

    Re the Amiga version of SFII, they ported it to the ST as well and it was uttery awful :P

  • @liamconverse8950
    @liamconverse8950 3 години тому +1

    Its weird to me that British people call an individual game an arcade when the word refers to a place

    • @scottyoung3354
      @scottyoung3354 Годину тому

      What would you call them? We call the games arcade machines, very literal.

    • @liamconverse8950
      @liamconverse8950 Годину тому

      @scottyoung3354 In this video their called arcades and I've heard that before

    • @w4lsh
      @w4lsh 48 хвилин тому

      @@liamconverse8950 Yeah, its an abbreviation of arcade game/machine, they were also referred to as coin ops back in the day.

    • @KarlGosling
      @KarlGosling 10 хвилин тому

      As said it's an abbreviation of "Arcade Machine" and "Arcade Game"

  • @thebongmaster
    @thebongmaster 2 години тому +4

    Chase HQ for the Driving Cab?

    • @RMCRetro
      @RMCRetro  Годину тому +2

      I think it's high on my list for sure!

    • @xeroniris
      @xeroniris Годину тому +1

      Great idea. +1 for Chase HQ