Zoo Keeper!

[jow]

I'll give them that but I can't help having a scrubs moment where I see the machines on like IV's. Not that I can fault them for using what they have on hand or anything though but those marquees looked Bad.

Bro, most of the games looked awful.

[Mr_Rampage]

I'll give them that but I can't help having a scrubs moment where I see the machines on like IV's. Not that I can fault them for using what they have on hand or anything though but those marquees looked Bad.

Bro, most of the games looked awful.

I was being nice, also not an expert don't pretend to be. I go by what I'm comfortable with saying.

[Verminator]

Very nice! Do you have a dedicated Zoo Keeper cab?? None of the arcades in the Chicago area have one... hard to find and keep running! 

I do!  I lucked out too, its super clean

DDRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLL!!!

[Verminator]

Definitely didn't buy that from Underground Retrocade, otherwise it would be in a Battlezone Cab with a 720 CPO, Mappy Bezel and a Ink Jet black and white marquee coloured in crayon.

What a place, still have nightmares over the Gorf video. I wonder if this subject will be tackled in the Arcade Impossible video.

That place.  For reals.

I gotta give em props though, at least they are trying to keep the arcade scene alive ya know?

I still think that you are all impacted by the first impressions of the place which happens to be the row of games that were released in the mid 80's and not in original cabs and the somewhat of a mess Q*Bert machine they have. Plus, the Fix it Felix, Jr. game in a wide body Nintendo cab is a temporary conversion.

Watch the video AGAIN and notice the fact that they have many classic games in their original cabinet.

[Verminator]

Watch a video of Galloping Ghost Arcade and you'll really freak out! But please keep an open mind.

They have about 400 games but I would say that about 150 games are in their original cabinets (nice overall total number, right?). The owner is a great guy but is younger and focused on the newer generation of fighting games that didn't really have an original cabinet. In terms of pure numbers, you would see they have many classic games in original cabinets (e.g., Gyruss, Frogger, , Robotron, Berzerk, Frenzy, Burgertime, Warlords, Defender, Spy Hunter, Tapper, Tron, Discs of Tron, Centipede, Millipede, etc. etc.) whereas they have some questionable conversions of other classic games (e.g., Jr., Pengo, Track & Field, Dragon's Lair, Moon Patrol).

The main point is that in pure whole numbers, they have a ton of games in their original cabs but have also made a point of providing at least a workable version of many classic games in conversion cabinets. They are keeping many games alive even though they aren't able to secure original cabs for all of them.

With respect to the fighting games, I couldn't care less about them but it appears that the culture of these games is that they did not have original cabs associated with them but the players were just seeking good controls to play the games. Maybe I am wrong.

[lesoleil70]

Definitely didn't buy that from Underground Retrocade, otherwise it would be in a Battlezone Cab with a 720 CPO, Mappy Bezel and a Ink Jet black and white marquee coloured in crayon.

What a place, still have nightmares over the Gorf video. I wonder if this subject will be tackled in the Arcade Impossible video.

That place.  For reals.

I gotta give em props though, at least they are trying to keep the arcade scene alive ya know?

I'll give them that but I can't help having a scrubs moment where I see the machines on like IV's. Not that I can fault them for using what they have on hand or anything though but those marquees looked Bad.

Also I was actually about to ask them last night, got tired and went to sleep though. It's why I was re-watching there videos.

Keeping the machines going deserves a thumbs up.  Call it a work in progress, but just like Sids toys in Toy Story, the games are watching, and they wan't their marquees back.

[airsoftmodels]

38,600  

"hard as nails"

[Chuckie egg]

This is such a cool game and the cab is even cooler
Gees, sometimes I wish I wasn't into nintendos as much I would have this for sure
My highest score

[jow]

Here's a 1.5M point game.  Maybe it will help some of you guys?

http://youtu.be/dslCBCf3HhA