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@GamingontheBrainOG8 ай бұрын
Hi Cooltoy. Great channel and especially enjoyed this video. I have referenced this video directly in our latest podcast focusing on Sunset Riders. Do you mind if I post a link to this video directly in my description and comments? Thanks, and keep up the great work 👍
@cooltoy8 ай бұрын
@@GamingontheBrainOG I don’t mind at all, thank you
@andrewbakonyi7 ай бұрын
Great interview!!! I love the 'behind the scenes'! Did you ask or know if Numskull will re-release some of the most popular cabinets most notably Galaga and Pac-Man?
@wiredawg20059 ай бұрын
(USA resident) Great interview!!! I lived in the arcades from my pre-teen years to my young adult years (late 70's - 90's). And recently discovered these replica arcade collectibles. Currently, I own several New Wave 1/6 arcades. And plan to add the Numskull line as well. In fact, I just pre-ordered "Space Invaders + Stool" right after watching this interview. I was surprised it went through as I did not think it would be accepting orders (fingers still crossed, though). And yes, it was too expensive for my normal budget & chose to forego pre-ordering about a month or 2 ago when I first heard/discovered Quarter Arcades. But after watching this I had to have it in my collection. Pong, Space Invaders (the original) and Asteroids were the first arcades I played & that was the beginning of my being hooked to the arcades/game rooms. I also just ordered Dig-Dug off Amazon, Christmas gifts to myself. 🙂 Also, looking forward to BurgerTime. I played this game many days after school, stopping at a small convenient store with a few games in the back.
@evh3479 ай бұрын
I was critical of you before, but THIS was a good video. Your questions were very good. As a big supporter of QA, my confidence has been a bit restored. I’m happy to hear that my SI and SID will finally be added to the collection after a 2-year pre-order wait. Excited to hear the news about a possible deal w/ Nintendo for DK down the road. And more importantly, that they intend to start pumping out new games, with no more delays. Quarter Arcades are the premium product. Very encouraging to hear that they are listening to us and doing what they can to keep the prices reasonable.
@marktummillo7159 ай бұрын
Holy crap what an interview! Very informative! I own every single QA with everything on preorder! I also have every NWT cabinet with all of their preorders. I very much appreciate Ben and his informative insights. I’m a loyal customer and will continue to back them 100%.
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Ben was great to chat with, loads of great insights.
@khamla6169 ай бұрын
Awesome interview I preordered the TMNT cab can’t wait! Numbskull please do Tapper, I want it! Dude I was one of the ones that told them turtles in time was orange lol
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
I can't wait for my TMNT cabinet to arrive!
@FuKnOveRkiLL3 ай бұрын
Totally Stoked about Elevator Action and Burger Time. Great memories of both from my childhood.
@videogamevegas9 ай бұрын
CoolToy, BEST INTERVIEW EVER!!! So happy to hear my Space Invaders and Space Invaders Part II Numskulls are coming soon!!! So excited about all the new news!!! Scared also as there are SO MANY announced that I want, but where to put them and how to pay for them. But what a great problem to have! The time is right now for these to come out, the people who grew up with them won't be around forever. I gotta have Zoo Keeper, Lunar Lander, The Real Ghostbusters, Burgertime, Pong, oh my CoolToy, how am I going to make it work? Since Numskull tackled Space Invaders, my HUGE wish was they would tackle Asteroids Deluxe next with that same (or similar) mirrored technology. That blacklight asteroid field artwork is the stuff of dreams. I'd pay a premium for that one also. Keeping my fingers crossed! Thank you CoolToy for an interview I watched from start to finish, not a skip to another chapter for me! Have a great one! vgv
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
Oh man I know that dread, I was slowly adding things up in my head during this interview and was like, "yeah I'm going to be broke for a while" but it's going to be worth it. I see a lot of boring sandwich lunches in my future to save money for these awesome machines coming in the pipeline, but there are just too many good ones to pass on. Glad you enjoyed the interview!
@FloridaKeysPirate9 ай бұрын
I've got the Ms. Pacman and Polybius. I had Space Invaders pre-ordered thru Gamestop , but I think it got canceled , when the cab got delayed. Was trying to stick to just New Wave now , but Ghostbusters and Burgertime might draw me back in. And now I REALLY want that Space Invaders ! 😂
@antlucia9 ай бұрын
Totally prefer this quarter scale and glad to hear they are doing the same license as New Wave. I decided early on only to collect these. Quarter scale is so brilliant in more than one way.
@ncf19 ай бұрын
Great interview! Boy I'd love a Donkey Kong cab.. and great in-depth info about why cabs cost more, etc.. brilliant stuff!
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@King_Henry9 ай бұрын
I’ll tell you I’m a new wave toys fan, but I really think they missed the mark with the 1/6th scale biz model. This 1/4 scale really is a more attractive scale when actual gameplay is concerned. Great interview Gentlemen!
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it, thanks for tuning in!
@neurokinetik9 ай бұрын
Nice to get some behind the scenes insight on the licensing nightmares and what it would take to obtain some of them.
@The_Bad_Guy.9 ай бұрын
I can't wait to get that Real Ghostbusters! I mean the game isn't a classic by any means but it's Ghostbusters!
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
Same here! I’m a huge ghostbusters nerd so I absolutely need that gem in my collection
@CraigGrannell9 ай бұрын
That was really great. Thanks for doing this interview.
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
Happy I could be of help!
@MartyMcFly39 ай бұрын
Phenomenal interview Doug!!! Great insight into the exact specifics & complications with each cabinets licensing. I am particularly upset about Sunset Riders as it's one of my favourite cabinets. If this interview was live I would have asked about Vendetta & The Simpson's chances of becoming a Quarter arcade as I love the Konami beat 'em ups from 1991. Thanks for alerting Numskull about the orange joy stick & buttons as the yellow was bugging me on Turtles in Time. & finally, so glad that the 3 player The Real Ghostbusters cab was confirmed. I have my fingers crossed now 🤞 for the Numskull team with acquiring RoboCop.
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
It’s my understanding that The Simpsons is something that can be done rather easily, but like Star Wars, it’s demanding a very high price tag to license and thus not something that makes financial sense for them to go after right now.
@vidi0t9 ай бұрын
Such a great interview! Really gives me an appreciation for what Ben and his crew are doing. Love these guys. Thanks for this interview!
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
@yvesrn8 ай бұрын
Great interview. Good work! I’m glad to see QA/NS getting back on track 🎉
@cooltoy8 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@HitnRunTony9 ай бұрын
Thank you for doing this, this was a great interview
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@Raveneffect19899 ай бұрын
This was absolutely amazing, if only more companies were this open. Great interview. I’ve got Space Invaders Part 2 arriving in the morning.
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
Couldn't agree more! I hope you enjoy your new machine when you get it!
@Monkeesblood5 ай бұрын
What a great interview! Really interesting stuff from Ben Grant esp all the licensing issues with industry giants and Space Invaders problems! And Robocop, an absolute fave coin-op arcade in the 80's, playing as kid!!!!! "Drop It!!"
@Tristinfate8 ай бұрын
I collect both New Wave Toys and Quarter Arcades machines I love them both.
@ScottParisi9 ай бұрын
Super video. Thank you. I own every Quarter Arcade machine released to date and was in the Track and Field pre-order as well. Good stuff.
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
Thank you! What’s your favorite machine out of the ones you currently own?
@ScottParisi9 ай бұрын
That's a slightly hairy question since I also have all the New Wave titles but thinking Quarter only, I think Dig Dug takes the crown. It plays well and like the arcade machine, is a tad larger than the rest.
@punaforager7 ай бұрын
I live in an area with some big centipedes… would love a 1/4 scale machine for the homestead.
@SavedByZero9 ай бұрын
Nicely done Doug... loving these interviews!
@_The_Worst_Ай бұрын
This was a great interview...🤘🏼💯✔️ It provided great insight on things...👍🏼
@davidh45487 ай бұрын
Okay, now I'm stoked for these new releases!!! I have always wanted Robocop and I know if there's a chance at Bad Dudes that licensing aside, it's the same form factor cab, so I really hope to see both in the year to come!!
@BespinBetrayal9 ай бұрын
Great interview. I've got all of the released cabinets so far plus the carpets, wallpaper and sticker sets and will try and get what's yet to come. They are a good company and love the interaction they have with the community. I was talking to some of the Numskull team at the Play Expo in Blackpool and expressed my need for a Robocop cab, fingers crossed 😁😁😁
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
They really do an amazing job of interacting and engaging with the community.
@IncredibleNoisebox9 ай бұрын
Very good interview. Much respect to Ben for the cool honesty and excellent info. Lovely stuff.
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@thedman16969 ай бұрын
Excellent interview, what a great and open conversation I can't believe how much money all this stuff is going to cost me oh god
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@mvenini7 ай бұрын
I can't wait for Lunar Lander!!!
@sleepinglionarchives8 ай бұрын
Fascinating look at their operations... very cool. I'd love to see them tackle some Sega cabinets down the line. Golden Axe, please. I will absolutely buy RoboCop!
@cooltoy8 ай бұрын
I'm a huge SEGA fanboy, so I'm all for seeing some classic SEGA arcade greats get released!
@davidhill24449 ай бұрын
Great video! I love the Back to the Future date and time on the shelf. Ha
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
I love me some back to the future!
@VirtualRobotsRevolt8 ай бұрын
good to hear about them wanting to lower the prices. I understand for these 2 machines and other big name properties and crazy controls. Can't afford to buy other machines I don't want as much for $300+.
@HitnRunTony9 ай бұрын
I love that TMNT machine.
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
The original or turtles in time?
@HitnRunTony9 ай бұрын
Yes 😂
@Tristinfate8 ай бұрын
I am waiting for my signed version of the original Space Invaders! I can't wait!!!!
@cooltoy8 ай бұрын
Congrats, that’s will be an awesome collectible!
@Rob.Coleman9 ай бұрын
What a fantastic interview , really interesting to hear the work involved in securing licenses and the many dead ends Ben and his team must face👍. Regarding the 2 companies offering these scale cabs, I chose to go the NWT route purely down to the smaller form factor suiting my limited space. Looking back it would have been really cool if both companies had gone for the same scale (either 1:6 or quarter), the different mix of games and cabs would've built a formidable collection. Having said that, Numskull have some very interesting and exciting products in the pipeline so I may just have to find some additional space somewhere, maybe I'll jump on board if/when they announce Rally X 😄. Thanks again great viewing 👍.
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
Glad to hear you enjoyed the interview!
@igortube7 ай бұрын
This was amazing. I'd def consider a signed TMNT. 💫
@nathanjones10087 ай бұрын
If they do RoboCop arcade I'm all in..fingers crossed.
@CoryB_19809 ай бұрын
Awesome interview! Good to know we will eventually see a quarter scale Street Fighter 2. The NWT version is cool, but you can fit 2 player controls for a more accurate cabinet on 1:4 scale... and it'll have a correct aspect ratio monitor.
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
Fingers crossed! I own the NWT version, but I'd buy a Numskull SF2 machine in a heartbeat for those same reasons.
@sirdonaldlee9 ай бұрын
It's interesting that he even mentioned Donkey Kong knowing how strict Nintendo is about licensing.
@swissmrkc8 ай бұрын
Great interview Doogie!
@RichieCavsRetrocade9 ай бұрын
Great interview.
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@chadrittenberry81569 ай бұрын
The real Ghostbusters is cool but RoboCop. Yes please. I'm a big RoboCop fan. The main franchise I collect for is RoboCop. My favorite nes game is robocop. I have wanting a RoboCop & robocop 2 arcade for years. I came close to buying a real robocop arcade about a month ago. But I couldn't justify spending the money & the person selling it had no pic or video showing the board in the machine was the RoboCop board. I have been waiting for arcade 1up to do RoboCop. I was hoping they would do RoboCop arcade that had RoboCop & RoboCop 2 on it. But if numskull does this I'm in 100%.
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
Hopefully your dream comes true, I'm really excited to see a quarter scale Robocop machine become a reality!
@johnny584359 ай бұрын
Give us better screen like ips screen so all angles view are good.
@ctrlallterrors9 ай бұрын
Will be getting Ghostbusters and eagerly awaiting my signed TMNT cabinet. My dream is a signed Weller Robocop cabinet, I realise it might be in the licensing hell bin but please....
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
Fingers crossed it comes true for you!
@FuKnOveRkiLL3 ай бұрын
Wasn't Pirate Pete the game that used to be "Jungle King"? Great game for sure. I believe they had to change the name due to the Tarzan franchise.
@torcer9 ай бұрын
Great interview: I negotiate Licensing Agreements as part of my job and loved that part of the Interview. It really does matter to get the Licensees correct, I never bought the Arcade1Ups because they are not arcade accurate. As for community feedback, I missed out on the New Wave Toy Replicade Centipede, Asteroids and Tempest, and if Numskull made these as Quarter Arcades, I'd instantly buy them.
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the discussion 👍
@liljohnnieboy6 ай бұрын
great interview!
@cooltoy6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@mreddieau8 ай бұрын
Please make a Gauntlet II cabinet
@720erik24 ай бұрын
Omg day 1 purchase if they pull RoboCop off. Hopefully they get the full license soon.
@UltraEpicLeader100202 ай бұрын
I'd commit ritualistic sacrifices to get a quarter arcade Fantasy Zone & Fantasy Zone II DX.
@MichaelSmith-fd9ec9 ай бұрын
Good interview Doug going to cost me some money!
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
I cost myself plenty as well don't worry lol.
@NameisNotImportant_9 ай бұрын
At first I was like 'no one is watching an 'hour' video. But I appreciate you broken this down into chapters so I can skip around to what I'm interested in. Also you misspelled 'Struggles' wrong in your chapter selection
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
glad you found it helpful, thanks for catching my typo!
@317Chris9 ай бұрын
Hearing about the legal issues, it pains me because I find myself in a similar situation with Shadowgate, and having to deal with Kemco, and Seiko, even though Dave Marsh is the creator and owns the IP of Shadowgate. It's difficult to deal with multiple people on a creative project, especially when it's a simple project. Konami, should be dealing with the involved parties, but making the ultimate decision. It's kinda dumb. With the Shadowgate board game, and dealing with Trick-or-Treat Studios, I made a deal with Dave Marsh to do all the business under my company and I would license it from him, so he gets a cut of what we make. So much easier.
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
It's always a nightmare when a multitude of parties are involved with anything, it's so much cleaner and less stress induced when you can deal with people/companies one on one.
@teddyy809 ай бұрын
Anything about NBA Hangtime & Maximum Hangtime? Jam TE 2.0? Jam TE 2.0, 2.1 rewind hack with Shaq, breaking backboard? Full rosters for each game? Allow us to modify game and keep online play? No codemystics?
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
No to all of those
@gregsnarke6106 ай бұрын
I have the Galaga I love ❤playing 👍🏻
@TheDarkThunder9 ай бұрын
I’m trying to figure out how to incorporate a 70’s-80’s Toys R Us storefront, and a fully functional mini Rock-aFire Explosion.
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
That would be a dream come true!
@erichholthaus85569 ай бұрын
Wasn't Rock-A-Fire at ShowBiz Pizza Place?
@emilesalman75299 ай бұрын
Awesome
@Nunos645cgh9 ай бұрын
I may have missed this in the detail but does anyone know why Track and Field got canned?
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
The rights to who owns the original cabinet artwork are unknown to Konami. Numskull polled the community if they would want Track and Field released with alternative artwork, and the community resoundingly said No.
@Nunos645cgh9 ай бұрын
@@cooltoythanks, I’m not confident that particular arcade could cope with the furious button bashing at that scale anyway 😂
@davidlee83372 ай бұрын
Great interview. Any updates if Robocop is still happening? :)
@garyn12806 ай бұрын
A very informative discussion, Doug. I learned a lot about the inter workings of licenses and the challenges that Numskull has faced from a mechanics and technology standpoint in getting some of these cabs manufactured and to the marketplace. How has the long term durability been of the Quarter Arcades that you own in terms of screen quality (dead or stuck pixels) and durability of the controls? I purchased Galaxian, Dig Dug, and Bobble Bubble from their first series of cabs and each one had a problem. A couple of stuck white pixels appeared on the screen of my Galaxian cab within a week of owning it. None of the recommended processes I found worked for me to unstick them. The joystick would intermittently respond on Bobble Bubble out of the box. There was a large mark in the screen on Dig Dug out of the box. I ended up returning all three cabs for a refund. I’m willing to give them another shot because their level of accuracy and detail make the cabs look fantastic on the shelf and I am hoping the quality of the mechanics and screens have improved on this new series, especially with the new factory and higher price point.
@cooltoy6 ай бұрын
Glad you found the interview informative. The only issue I've had with my quarter arcade units is my Galaga control panel sticker had lost it's adhesiveness over the years and came up along the bottom. I just sprayed 3M adhesive under it and it's been good as new for months since. That's the only thing I've experienced with any of my machines personally.
@garyn12806 ай бұрын
@@cooltoy Thanks for replying and sharing your positive experience with the Quarter Arcade cabs you own. I’m hoping my experience with this new series is a positive one. I’m in for Space Invaders and TMNT Turtles in Time.
@JRthepyroguy9 ай бұрын
Imagine super mario bro on a 1/4 scale machine!!! Awsome interview.
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
Maybe one day, I know I've got my fingers crossed!
@goldenretrogames9 ай бұрын
I really wish they'd do a better job of communicating when games are expected to ship. Having both Space Invaders and TMNT pre-ordered since day 1, it's pretty crazy to not have heard any meaningful updates as to when I should expect to receive either.
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
They communicate very often in their official Facebook fan page. That’s where you need to look
@goldenretrogames9 ай бұрын
@@cooltoy They have a website and an e-mail news letter. That's where I expect to receive updates.
@peterparker3469 ай бұрын
I was a big fan of these quarter arcade but as soon numskull made the prices higher up to $299 I’m done buying these the arcade 1 up is worth $300 not a 1/4 scale the highest I’ll pay is $179 for a 1/4 scale size matters
@NameisNotImportant_9 ай бұрын
As a former Arcade1up owner, Arcade1up's aren't worth $300. You have to admit that the 1/4 versions of arcades are using higher quality material than these micro counterparts. Arcade1up needs to step up instead of re-releasing the same game 10x
@saturncrush8 ай бұрын
@@NameisNotImportant_the irony: numbskull higher quality cab accurate but mini sized. Arcade 1up poor quality big sized
@Dauerbomber8 ай бұрын
I was a big fan too, but 299 Euro are not acceptable. Bubble Bobble was the last Quarter Arcade I bought. I will keep collecting the mini arcades from New Wave Toys.
@yvesrn8 ай бұрын
I have no issues paying $300-$500 for a cab. These are collectibles and not easy to produce. I spent $500 on a custom built Frogger, $600 on a 1/6 Donkey Kong cab and $1000 for a Defender cab. To each his own, but $300 is peanuts for nice things like these and NWT cabs.
@chaos1209 ай бұрын
Very interesting!
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
Glad you think so!
@LaughItupFuzzball709 ай бұрын
Thanks
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@LaughItupFuzzball709 ай бұрын
@@cooltoy welcome, found it insightful, have 4/5 of the machines myself, good to hear the outline plans for future releases. Cheers, Fuzz.
@TommaurerMaurer8 ай бұрын
Would love a Donkey Kong.
@davidh45487 ай бұрын
Whatever happened to Elevator Action? I thought i saw a video back a year ago saying that was coming
@cooltoy7 ай бұрын
39:01 in the video
@davidh45487 ай бұрын
@@cooltoy thanks!!!!! Must have missed that, I'll check it out now!
@robertdecrescenzo10578 ай бұрын
I REALLY hope they do Asteroids / Asteroids Deluxe and Arkanoid
@cooltoy8 ай бұрын
Fingers crossed!
@ien20239 ай бұрын
CoolToy his own interview and not with The Boyz...lol.
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
Who are The Boyz?
@HoboTango2 ай бұрын
that's great but at 700$ a piece in Canada, they're going to take a hike.
@cooltoy2 ай бұрын
Not sure where you are trying to buy from but there are certainly cheaper alternatives to $700 in Canada for these machines
@dragongamer26709 ай бұрын
Hope they can help get Bandai Namco to make the Galaxian 3 games.. don't want to see that game get Lost in Time.. Great Video! Now this is what I am talking about!
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
I hope so as well!
@carlstanland53339 ай бұрын
We will never seen Sinistar will we…😔
@cooltoy9 ай бұрын
Money Talks 💴
@gregsnarke6106 ай бұрын
I have an idea 💡 why don’t they put Space Invaders & Space invaders 2 in the same cabinet?
@cooltoy6 ай бұрын
That’s not their business model
@secretysecret15519 ай бұрын
the cabs are cool, but way too expensive. and needlessly so. The first round of cabs were welll priced, but the latest round is double for no good reason.
@Logan_59 ай бұрын
Covid hasn’t helped.
@bryancook63459 ай бұрын
Not paying $299 for each game size matters they are so cheap they wanted to give us plastic instead now cause it’s wood they increased the price like the other ones weren’t wood
@ikeyschultz49695 ай бұрын
Initially New Wave Toys crushed Numskull in authenticity and quality. Recently it seems like NS is trying to up their game. Still, from an authenticity and quality build standpoint, NS has a way to go to catch up to NWT’s.
@Dauerbomber8 ай бұрын
Numskull quarter arcades are nice, but too expensive now.
@HumbugShow8 ай бұрын
Make a Tapper and you can have my money...
@Evilkingus9 ай бұрын
Better screens, better emulation and better quality control would really help. I bought two machines, Ms. Pacman and Bubble Bobble. Emulation was bad on MS pacman with cutting sound during cutscenes, screens had horrible viewing angles and resolution made Bubble Bobble look super crappy and wobbly, one of the buttons on one of the machines did not work properly etc. Both were returned and the adventure was over. Thankfully it was crap experience as I am the type who would try to collect everything, which would be really expensive and require a lot of space. Besides this, they generally look cool, but you need to go the extra mile if you want to sell to me. If there is a business case with the mediocre quality, which there seem to be, then by all means. Not recommended. For the price especially it makes no sense.
@Nunos645cgh9 ай бұрын
That’s strange, I own Bubble Bobble and did not encounter any of those issues. Maybe it was a bad batch?
@Evilkingus9 ай бұрын
@@Nunos645cgh So you think that the wobbly graphics on Bubble Bobble is alright? Well more power to you then.