New member from Chicagoland!

[PAPPYBALL]

Hello John's Arcade folks, new here.

Been following John on YouTube for about 6 months now, love everything John, keep it up! In my opinion you are really doing a lot to keep this hobby going! Thanks!

I have been collecting for 19 years now.  Got my first machine, (FIRE! Pinball) at 15 with lawn mowing money!  

Pretty happy with my basement arcade/gameroom, here is a rundown.

Pinball:

FIRE!
Whirlwind
F-14 Tomcat
Kickoff
Freedom

Arcade:

Pac-Man (All original factory dedicated)
Cruisin' USA Sit-Down (Original factory dedicated) (not that I've ever seen a hack of this game though....)
Speed Buggy (Original factory dedicated)
Area 51 (Original factory dedicated)
Final Fight (In an original Berzerk cabinet)
Simpsons (Modified jamma, in a 2 player i have no idea what it is orginally cabinet)

Other Game Room Stuff:

Rhino Air Hockey
Foosball Table
Slot Machine (Skill Stop type from Japan, although I bought it because it was the most American/Las Vegas looking theme I have ever seen on one of those)
Rowe Change/Token Machine
Arachnid "Super 6" Plus II Dart Machine (Bigger of what I think was maybe 2 models of this, 7 feet tall)
Oscar's Wild Ride Gumball Machine
Shuffle Alley (E.M. - United/Williams Pegasus from 1968)
Dr.Pepper/7-Up pop machine (Late 60's early can Vendorlator VF-165)
7-Up pop Machine (Early 80's Dixie-Narco, giant machine want to sell or trade it)
Glass Bottle Pepsi Machine (EARLY 60's Vendorlator V-63 glass bottle slider)
Variety of other decor, parking meter, stop light, signs, etc...

Very glad to be one board!

[John's Arcade]

Welcome! Glad you made it. Killer collection. Make sure you post photos!

[PAPPYBALL]

Thanks John!

Your collection is certainly killer as well.  Far beyond most!

Thanks for all the videos, you are one of my favorites on youtube.  You do a great job introducing technical knowledge in a way that makes it attainable for the non-technical folks in my opinion.  Which is necessary in this hobby.  My favorite is that you are willing to show when things just don't work even when you do everything you are told, read, etc... and it should all work. Just like all of us, how many times have we done exactly what we're supposed to and then nothing happens.  I love that you show us yourself working through that all.  Exactly like we all do in real life.

-Anthony