Full arcade in his house! you won't believe this!
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- Like playing games? why not have your own arcade?! That's what this collector thought as he spent 15 years amassing hundreds of rare and vintage arcade games and built himself his OWN arcade at his house!
Another insanely cool collectors tour!
Instantly loved Mathew, just his demeanor! Nerds Unite!
What a sweet guy!
Not a surprise since your photo is a computer space .............. :)
okay
Unite! :)
Well done dude. That's one hell of a man cave.
"Just another outing with Dad!" Stephen looks to have really enjoyed this adventure! Childhood memories being made. People and their "hobbies" are so c👀l....!
My friend has a second floor in his garage thats a full 90s arcade probably 40 arcade machines, air hockey, crazy carpet, shuffle board,pin pong, pin ball
What an amazing collection! I can't believe he collected all those in just 15 years. Wow! Thank you for sharing this with us Alex. 👍
It's been quite the ride. And most of the games were acquired locally.
These collectors are so incredible. Thanks for bringing us their stories.
I'm glad you enjoyed my collection. :)
@@mathewrs77 I noticed you have Karate Champ, I wonder if people remember that game was in the movie Blood Sport with Jean Claude Van Damme when he first met Jackson. Do you have Chase HQ, or have you played it? That was one of my favourite driving games. Once the lock downs end I may have to take a trip out to Alberta just to visit your arcade.
@@D33Lux I do have a working Chase HQ. It's a fun game. Many of the games were in movies or tv shows back in the day.
Just that sound of loads of machines running... so evocative. Takes me back to my teens. Amazing.
Galloping ghost is the arcade that has all the classic and pinballs the only thing that’s going to make me interested in going back to the arcade is when they release new games such as street fighter 6 tekken 8 all these games that’s in galloping ghost can be played on consoles or on mame 32 on PC not really hard to play these the arcade machines break a lot I wonder how much they cost to fix
last gamer makes galloping ghost look like a laundry mat arcade in comparison
That’s funny someone like you who doesn’t even know galloping ghost the largest arcade in the world comes a plays in from Japan China United Kingdom you need to do a research cause you don’t know what your saying
Galloping ghost has over one thousand games why would anyone want to go to a different arcade that has less games think agai
dream boy cause what I see in this arcade it’s missing over 300 games that galloping ghost has
I turned 13 in 1982 and this would have been my ultimate fantasy. Soooo cool!
Just when I ask myself, “on what adventure will Alex take us next?” Matthew, a very super nice guy invites you to look his collection.
A M A Z I N G 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳thank you! Happy Valentine’s Day to allllllllllllll❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Happy Valentine’s Day to you, as well! 💘
@@Lucinda_Jackson thank you 😊
@@Lucinda_Jackson thank you 😊
I'm glad you liked my collection! :)
Fun!! Back in the late 70's early 80's our family and friends ate at a pizza parlor every Sunday for and us kids would get $2 in quarters and be set free in the arcade. I remember so many of those games!! Good memories and a great collection!!
Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed my collection.
Pure joy on Mathew’s face when Steven was playing the game!
The main reason I'm restoring these games is to see the joys on people's faces. Joys on the older ones like me that used to play the games. Then the joy of people playing and enjoying them with their kids that didn't have this experience.
"Matthew"
@@homersimpson5280 "Mathew"
also surprised pinball LEDs made it better
Cool channel will have to come back a watch more of your videos.
And forty days later they found Alex and his son Stephen lost in the jungles of the arcade temples!
I was born in 79 and watching this caused so many awesome memories to flood back in. Arcades were a BIG part of my life in the early years. Him talking about his public arcade and paying $20.00 to play till closing time reminded me of going to Super Saturday at Putt-Putt Golf & Games back in the early 90’s where we would pay a fee to play from open to 2pm. Most popular game when I started going there was Street Fighter 2, then Mortal Kombat came along and everyone played that, then the Tekken series took off. I played in a lot of tournaments for Tekken 2 and 3. It got so addictive that I’d skip school just to go to the arcade to practice. I miss the arcades so much. Having a console just isn’t the same. I applaud 👏 this man for what he does and for bringing all those game cabinets back to life. Props to you 🤜🤛!
Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed my collection.
I was born in 79 too. I remember being like 10 or so and one of my friends had his birthday party at a place called Aladdin's Castle (arcade). It was in our mall and we had the place all to ourselves. The mall closed early on Sundays and we got to go there after mall hours. A ton of these games were in that arcade. Definitely a nostalgic trip here with this video.
The guy who played Willow is Warwick Davis. Love that movie! Remember Time Bandits also?
I love you showing off other's cool collections. Thanks!!
Awesome Guy , memories triggered , I'm 62 now but good God almighty when I think about the money I spent at arcades and the entertainment it provided . Thanks for this Trip down memory lane
Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed my collection.
How fun! I'd love to be friends with that guy! I grew up playing in arcades. We bought a cocktail table last year that has Galaga, Ms. Pacman, Digdug, etc. We would have rather had the stand type, but this saved us some money. My favorite games were Pinball, Centipede, Millipede, Q*bert, Rampage, and driving-type games. This brings back lots of wonderful memories!
Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed seeing my collection. :)
If you like driving type games you would have loved Chase HQ.
Great video. You're going to need sound-proofing in the basement now. Stephen showing a typical teen aversion to outerwear in cool weather.
I put off watching this episode because I am an old lady and I didn't think it was going to be interesting, but that was really fun!
I do think that's quite a brilliant business idea for a collector. Very hard to steal and what's more, this isn't just a 'go have fun with your wife and kids' situation. Mathew should/could pitch it to ALL AGES of any family/friendship group and he wouldn't be telling any lie at all. What a great episode and thanks to Mathew for sharing.
I have a commercial arcade that is open to public. We have many families coming in and many bookings for birthday parties and sports teams. Check out Arkadium Retro Arcade. :)
A great collection. I was hoping to see the " Star Wars " arcade game where you actually sat down inside
the cockpit of an X-Wing Fighter.
I've had the chance to buy the sitdown version but have passed. Takes up too much valuable space. 😁
That collection is insane!
I'm not sure you've put enough power sockets in the basement to have too many down there
Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed my collection.
Love our field trip today, what a neat collection. Kinda takes me back, to a pinball place we used to hang out as teenagers (Pinball Pete's in Michigan. The one in East Lansing opened in 1976, still open to this day. They got another location in Ann Arbor. Both are near college towns).
This video really brought back some memories. My first apartment after getting out of the Navy was right across the street from a pinball arcade, and I spent a looooot of time there. Later on, I spent probably hours and way too many quarters playing some of those arcade style video games, both in arcades and in bars.
Thanks. I'm glad you liked my collection.
Ur sons genuine enjoyment showed out congratulations u just won father of the year. And while bringing joy to the rest of the world 🌎 what a job
He comes off as a really nice guy. Thanks for doing the video on him.
If you go to the daily Woo TH-camr it’s called the best 80s themed Airbnb I’ve ever seen 125 full-size went retro arcade and private residence and he’s got a good collection to buy.
Sounds interesting! Where’s his Airbnb?
Have a FABULOUS Valentines Day❤ Archibald Family. Nice video🥰
I've never been more jealous of a human being than at this moment. Wow, what a collection and experience.
Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed my collection.
That's another big collection! My first job was working at an arcade and by the end of the second week I managed to get 6 pinball machines and a super breakout for free and saved them from going to the dump!(and my dad was mad at me when he saw that the garage was full!) I don't have any machines now, but have noticed that they have shot up in value!
They have gone up crazy. I wouldn't be able to afford most the games now a days.
I grew up as a small kid with a vector arcade game called Battlezone in the house. It was incredibly cool and i have very fond memories of the 80s arcades. I'm glad to see it come back into fashion. i HIGHLY recommend getting a few games for your new basement, i think the whole family can enjoy them and even the grandkids in the far future!
That sounds so fun.
Loved Battlezone!
When the Winters are long and cold, it makes people more creative!
What a great guy to share his one of a kind collection with such enthusiasm.
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed. :)
@@mathewrs77 I did and thank you and Alex.
*The episode I've been waiting for since I started watching Curiosity Inc so many years ago!*
I played Pac Man lots and loved it. Originally I played Pong on the TV lol this place is great. You have a great day and Happy Valentine's day
Wow how fantastic!! All them pinball machines awesome !! Reminded me of the good old days in the arcades 70's and 80's. Thanks for sharing this us Alex brings back lots of good memories ❤ love from across the pond 🇬🇧 xx
I'm glad you enjoyed my collection. It's been a labor of love.
It will never be the same again, that experience to be a kid in the 80's and stepping into an arcade establishment was like going an amusement park, the people and culture was way more engaging and active, everyone had alot of fun and we talked alot, if it wasn't an arcade we went to roller rings, ice hockey, camping, we did alot of fun things, todays culture can just imagine what it was like but for us 4 quarters was like having gold in our hands, the sounds of bells, rings, laughter, chatter, we are living in awful times today we really are, call us what you want but Gen-X had a blast
great carpet
What a great place!. I grew up with those "old" arcade games. I want to play some of them so bad! My sister had that black light carpet in her Livingroom for a while .. it was amazing! Her little ones loved it. 💖
Thanks. I'm glad you liked my collection.
17:47...you flew by Satan's Hollow! I bought one of those for $50 non-working in about 2007. I had about 18 games total in my basement arcade. Because of the subject matter, I had to move it out and hide it when more religeous folk visited. I sold it for about $1,700 within owning only about a month. Subject matter is everything. BTW, the coin counter only had 500 plays, and I bought it 20+ years old. No One wanted it around! Cool to see one sitting there.
Enjoyed. The collector has an amazing building and collection, Very nice!
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed.
Soo awesome!!!!
That’s a place I could get lost in for a day! If I’m thinking right, the brand named ones like the Mario machines are a bit more expensive because of the name, definitely rarity is a factor, and the antique value of a game figures into the cost. If you ever get around Farmington Hills, MI, they have a place called Marvin’s Mechanical Museum, that has tons of the original antique arcade games, may be a cool place to see one day.
Everyone loves Super Mario. Definitely increases the value.
My brother lived in the 1980's arcades. He would have died to see this collection.
Seems like a guy who would have a huge collection of electric guitars and kiss memorabilia along with other 80s stuff too
Wow!!
Can I be that guys Friend.
I would get NOTHING done. Ever.
Wow, what an amazing collection! I better not let my wife watch, she’s still upset that I sold our Jurassic Park pinball machine. I had a decent collection, I’ve sold off over time.
Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed my collection. I don't sell many games.
Don’t forget the carpet for your basement Arcade !
I've never seen that many arcade games in a arcade business, lol.
Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed my collection.
I bet Stephen has some new ideas for their future hangout area in the new house now ☺️
What a sweet, smart and talented guy! Really enjoyed seeing his collection.
Thank you for the kind words. :)
This is a great way to encourage kids to become a electrical engineer! Great job!
Wow
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed.
Omg! This is paradise for me! So many awesome games I used to play!! Mathew big blessings for you and keep up the good work!!😄👍👍🕹🎮
I'm glad you enjoyed! Thank you.
What a lovey gentlemen…he just oozed pride and rightly so..awesome collection and a great hobby that so many people can enjoy …o loved that you had to remove your shoes ….that carpet was special gave such a real arcade experience ❤️👏🏻🙋🏻♀️🇬🇧💕jane
Thanks Alex and Stephen!
That joint is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! Speaking as a kid who used to religiously hang out in arcades in the late 70s, 80s, and 90s.
Oh wow! What a collection! When our boys were young my favorite was BurgerTime.
Loves, I wish I had Jurrasic park shoot game, and 80's Tempest.
Alex, what's wrong with your Simpsons board? Sometimes it can something simple as a lose chip or a cold solder joint. Maybe a ROM chip just needs to be replaced & reflashed. It isn't too difficult a process. Matthew could probably fix it.
Wow pretty neat arcade! I’m enjoying these collection videos!
Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed my collection.
Hey Alex loving these adventures your going on. The collection series is fun and exciting.Thinking this could be a new part of your videos. It’s a heck of a lot easier on your lungs and your back. Love the arcade games. the led bulbs added a whole new dimension to the games.
Fantastic!
Lots of fun at the arcade collection. Alex, you should ask the electronic engineer if he could set up an arcade game you want to put in your basement with optional hookup for wireless earbuds for two players (or just a volume control on the machine might work too). That way your son and a friend could play the arcade game without annoying anyone else in your new house.
Very cool, same passion, same age group. I have most of those games on a retropi build. Cabs are just really cool.
Wow that is so cool... thanks for sharing.. Cheers!
16:03 cool Galaga sticker art. (I got RSI frommplqying that. I saw Aero Fighters..mm!
Wow. This is amazing.
I started collecting around 2000. Back then there were auctions in NJ, PA, MD (Timonium was huge) and games would sell below $1000. I have about 25 games in my collection and want to thin the herd. Atari soccer and football for sale.
Looked fun! One of my favorites back in day was a game called "Gauntlet ". 4 players at the same time, was a blast with friends. " The wizard has shot food" lol
Lmbo! My sister used to get the lady warrior, I usually got the wizard or the elf. Shooting of the food was controversial.
great game
Warwick Davies was in The Film Willow. He’s a Tv presenter in The U.K. on a game show called Tenable & was in Harry Potter movies too .
That was awesome !! Sweet collection ! Ms Pac Man was my go to !
If the Aliens show up and ask what we humans do for fun I'll take them to this dudes aracde
Hahaha. Awesome.
The host is so polite and happy, is energy is so welcoming.
thought it was metal jesus for a second
"Find a job you like and you will never work a day in you life."
True Fact.
Awesome collection!....
Love the Honda Odyssey --- I used to own a 1979 Honda Odyssey fl250... they are fun to drive. I wish I still had it.
12:39 You don't have an extra board do ya? "Get Out"!
What an awesome collection! Loved it
Woo sweet collection. Anyone know of any arcades like this in ontario ? (Specifically with killer instinct 2?) Ty!
brings me back to the time in the late 70s that i worked in a arcade, saddly no air hockey thou, but a fantastic collection none the less
Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed my collection.
~ whoever has Tutankmn from 1982 & BAGMAN Climbing thru the Mines riding a Kart
Awesome collection!❤
Wow I remember that short super Mario pinball as a kid in Discovery zone in the late 90s.
Just Awesome
Yeah I think I first played Pole position around 1985 at times square in New York. Play land arcade is gone but that was a nice spot to be at. Then there was Coney Island and South Beach on Staten Island. Spent a lot of quarters playing Rastan.
Great video
For a second there I forgot what I was watching and thought this was a found footage film. Lol. Very nostalgic, very cool though.
What an amazing collection..such passion...
I bought my X-men 4 player very nice condition for 400 in 2008 and Simpson board both turtles and ultimate mk3 mk2 and mk1 for 100 each for the board PCB’s. lol
Woweee that collection is so cool! Thank you for sharing x
This arcade style is great. It should be as evident in many commercial establishments. It is highly recommendable for all types of age, for them to be as busy, and enjoy details of time and maintenance. Congratulations.
Alex, bring your Simpsons board for him to look at. Most old boards like that are repairable, it's the capacitors that go bad typically or you get a trace that is corroded or damaged. These are simple repairs for people with the knowledge. An eprom issue is a bit worse, you'd need a reader and an original that's working and then reburn it. But it's doable.
Ha. I just left the same comment. Could be a cold solder joint, maybe a chip not fully seated, maybe needs a new ROM chip or the items you suggested.
Um, volunteering someone else? If he wanted an extra job, he’d have volunteered himself! He probably doesn’t have the time. He could probably recommend someone, though.
@@Lucinda_Jackson no what I meant was that non electronics people typically don't realize you can fix these things, they tend to think "well it's bad, need to find a new one". The guy Mathew could probably look it over and know in 30 seconds if it was completely destroyed or if it could be salvaged.
I would love to rent that place for an evening!
It's so fun to see the happiness on these folks' faces when they know someone really appreciates their collections.
Fast forward to the future: Alex's basement looks like an 80s video arcade complete with black light carpet. :)
Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed my collection
We have over 20 pinball games here! Mostly Classics from the 70’s and 80’s. My personal fave is Black Knight 2000!! My stepfather is an electrical/mechanical engineer! He owns Boston Pinball. Make new PC boards that work with older games. And new LED scoring lamps and such. Pinball Wizardry at its Best!
The artwork on the walls is amazing velvet too!!
I also had pole position bought for 200 then sold and midsole command cabaret still have bought for 400 with 300 shipping so 700 mint. Umm what else donkey Kong jr for 300 ect