Hepburn Family Retro Arcade Gameroom

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Hepburn Family Retro Arcade Gameroom

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11 жыл бұрын

Take a look at our newly built Retro Game Room. These Coin-op arcade games are mostly from the early 80s. The collection started when I left high school in 1991, with Crystal Castles. That game was followed by more and more games, most of which were stored in a U-Store-it, as the rest(25 games, all refurbished) were flooded in our house when Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005. The U-Store-it survived untouched. This arcade is built on the slab from our neighbor's home, which was torn down after Katrina, and is now part of our yard/property. Enjoy!!!

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@boodikon7349 2 жыл бұрын

Bless you I'm 48 and played most of these games back in the day

@victormontano7148 8 жыл бұрын

Gosh that was like entering to heaven for me back in the 80's, i still remember all different sounds for the different games playing there at the arcade game place. The 80's were the best decade for me.

@ouidahepburn6987 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Victor, Yep nothing like the 80's and I don't think we'll ever see a decade like the 80's ever again in our time. The games, music, movies, TV shows, toys etc....

@victormontano7148 7 жыл бұрын

Exactly, the 80's were cool, lots of cool things were introduced to the public back then, awesome music, great tv shows and unforgettable movies, yes you are completely right, the 80's were awesome!.

@epcotman32 7 жыл бұрын

This is my idea of heaven, when you die, you go back to when you were happy, and this is what I hope to happen when I perish.

@rasczaksroughnecks4027 3 жыл бұрын

Literally nothing cooler than a dimly lit room with 30 arcade games playing attract mode to the duet of 80s music. The smell of all the hot PCBs in that room must be amazing...

@knelson1180 9 жыл бұрын

For the last 16 minutes and 59 seconds I was a kid again, so exciting to see all those games. Thank you! What a wonderful family arcade.

@ouidahepburn6987 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice words. That's what it's all about for me, going back in time 30 years to when I was a kid and times were simple, and for my children to experience that as well.

@ouidahepburn6987 7 жыл бұрын

The game room garage and attic also serve as a storage place for our x-mas decorations

@markofx3223 Жыл бұрын

@@ouidahepburn6987 looks well nice I don't think you ever match collping ghost arcade but your set up looks good

@PadrinoRM 8 жыл бұрын

I can't believe I just spent 16 minutes with you and it felt like 2 minutes in a time machine. You just brought me so many great memories when games were hard but fun the music was great.The carpet was like eye 🍬 candy too. Thanks for the time warp portal! Amazing

@unorthdoxcleric6953 5 жыл бұрын

I felt like I was dreaming.

@Vanguard1987 3 жыл бұрын

I’m happy to know that this collection exists. Never let it die

@kingsofcobra 3 жыл бұрын

Long live the 80's

@starbasealpha9911 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, it's still here, and even bigger, at 67 games now!!

@CJBuzzy 5 жыл бұрын

I'm not usually impressed with people's game rooms because they all start to look the same after a while, but yours is more like a showroom. It looks exactly like the arcades I went to growing up. You could literally call this a museum and sell tickets. If you added anything it would be a skeeball or basketball game. Simply beautiful

@ouidahepburn6987 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris for the nice comments. My goal when we built this game room was two things:1) keep things simple and 2) Don't overcrowd the game room. I can't stand game rooms with walls covered in posters/beer neon signs/ memorabilia, as it takes away from the game room "feel". Now since this video, we have put blacklight reactive planets and stars on the ceiling, but it only goes with the space "vibe" we tried to create.

@datalore6187 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, just wow! Heck even the carpet was just right.

@ProWrestlingGamer 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing arcade room!! The only sad thing is that it isn't filled with kids popping quarters and hanging out. Just a relic of the past. Amazing to see!!

@AstroTundraBASS 3 жыл бұрын

What a time capsule thanks for sharing BEAUTIFUL

@thereeldeelsteel 7 жыл бұрын

The icing on the cake was the theme to Neverending Story playing in the background.

@scottrose8417 3 жыл бұрын

You have all my very favorite games here. Wow! Nice carpet!!!

@carlw.8671 2 жыл бұрын

Never ending story in the background love it..born in 1982

@Dannmcg 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome setup. Thanks for the time travel adventure !

@TheRetroManRandySavage 2 жыл бұрын

Phoenix rocks!🤟 It's my wifes favourite. She played it as a kid in the early 80's. 1up need to show it some love and get it in a partycade, atleast. Great vintage arcade. Best I've seen. 👍👍

@TheRetroManRandySavage 2 жыл бұрын

That bosconian arcade is awesome! It's my new favourite. I've been playing it constantly on the new galaga partycade.

@Ripcord303 2 жыл бұрын

You probably won't see this because this video is very old. Your arcade is incredible thank you for sharing it.

@starbasealpha9911 2 жыл бұрын

The game room is still here. Added many more games to it since we made this video years ago. The 'snack room' , lol, has been expanded and is where I do PCB repair for other classic video game collectors.

@vectrinox 10 жыл бұрын

Man, that is one hell of a "SNACK ROOM" Very Cool.

@residentevilumbrella2001 8 жыл бұрын

It's the Man Cave of my dreams. Love The NeverEnding Story theme playing in the background.

@itsdavidman6673 7 жыл бұрын

just imagine 80s music playing while your eating a snack sitting on a couch playing classic video games

@residentevilumbrella2001 7 жыл бұрын

That's how I live. The only thing is, I want to live with the arcade version of my game favorites and pinballs. Speaking of 80s, I'm watching Knight Rider now.

@itsdavidman6673 7 жыл бұрын

pinballs have always been my favorite

@ORIGINALGAMESONLY 7 жыл бұрын

all you need is mame ui

@unorthdoxcleric6953 5 жыл бұрын

That blew my heart.

@MrMrforde Жыл бұрын

So many memories. Great to see a heavy focus on mid-80's only, and not newer stuff. Really keeps a certain vibe. And the SOUNDS! My god it's great to hear that cacophony again. I haven't heard that for so long. Just all the 80's machines singing together ;)

@weaselboyjenkins3931 Жыл бұрын

I’ve seen this video so many times in the past and always loved it. I’m glad I was able to rediscover it.

@1tylerfontenot 9 жыл бұрын

What kind of kids don't want to go to a home arcade but to watch a tv. Having a home arcade/amusement park is my biggest dream and just can't explain how lucky you are to me

@ouidahepburn6987 9 жыл бұрын

My daughter's friends have come over and they just don't 'get' these older classic games. All they like is Minecraft, Sims, and newer games. It's the difference between the generations I guess!!

@jmotleyjmotley8494 5 жыл бұрын

If I had this arcade in my house I would never leave accept to make a beer run lol order pizzas

@Jv-fn5xg 3 жыл бұрын

except*

@LatinGiudo817 2 жыл бұрын

If you had this arcade, chances are the person delivering your pizza isn't leaving either. 😂

@TXFDA 2 жыл бұрын

Same. Sadly I'm stuck emulating arcade games with a $40 arcade stick. But, it works. One day, maybe I'll at least save up enough to buy an emulator cabinet so at least the feel will be there.

@davidrockefeller2007 2 жыл бұрын

You would have your own keg though!

@davidrockefeller2007 2 жыл бұрын

@@TXFDA I got the atgames one and it’s great for the price.

@mrpep6340 2 жыл бұрын

i grew up in arcades in england. you've got it spot on. the sounds of the 80s even had the right music playing. love it

@skylerwickedvan 5 жыл бұрын

I'm 44 and never jealous of anyone until I seen this video. 48 games! and the carpet! and the music in the background! I would be in heaven! And all available to play whenever Id want to. So impressive! thank you for sharing this. Feel free to check out all the crazy stuff I made. I am sure you'd like them

@Twinbee74 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing room. Took me right back to my childhood. Now this is the home arcade of my dreams. Thanks for sharing. How I miss those best days of our lives!

@rwilcox_71 3 жыл бұрын

The sudden sound of 80's arcade electronic sounds when he opens the door from the garage is so nostalgic! Brings back so many wonderful memories of friends and parting with sooo many quarters!

@gothamcityarcade 2 жыл бұрын

I love your room brother, it have a space age and galaxy theme going in that room! Very 80s! Awesome

@ragingpatriot772 2 жыл бұрын

Only thing missing are those old round stools. Excellent!

@ViciousAlienKlown 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, my childhood just came back to me....so many cool games...and the 80s music in the background was a nice touch.

@sublimehavenllc3245 5 жыл бұрын

You are a lucky, lucky, LUCKY man to be able to share this passion with your family!!!

@ouidahepburn6987 4 жыл бұрын

My wife does enjoy playing the Quantum game, and my son is actually getting pretty good at Stargate. My oldest daughter can put up 300K on Crystal Castles.

@michaeljordan6008 2 жыл бұрын

So nice to see this as opposed to the crappy ArcadeOneUps.

@AngryhammerGames 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Do what you love. Imagine if you had a time machine and could take yourself on this tour. You'd be your own hero. Thanks for sharing. Also its nice that you share the facts that owning these machines take love or lots of TLC and know how. It's not just the games its the art of the work maintaining them. Please share some videos too of fixing these up as you clearly have the skill and knowledge.

@danc1197 4 жыл бұрын

I can't believe those guys in hot tub time machine went to the ski resort, I would've went straight to the nice old arcades. You can still ski today but you cant play games like this everyday without travelling to a hiddem gem.

@TheRetroManRandySavage 2 жыл бұрын

Great film! One of my favourites. And yeah, I'd have headed straight to our old mall arcade n food court. Glorious.

@unorthdoxcleric6953 4 жыл бұрын

I cried while watching this. It transported me back in time to a simpler time, when all I needed was 20p in the uk.

@TheRetroManRandySavage 3 жыл бұрын

I remember being in the arcades on the east coast of England in the late 80s. 10p a play for rampage, golden axe, and double dragon. I think after burner was the first 50p game I ever played.

@unorthdoxcleric6953 Жыл бұрын

@@TheRetroManRandySavage Yeah I remember when it went from 10p to 20p and its never stopped. After Burner is awesome.

@andyh5212 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the trip down memory lane. That is awesome.

@ouidahepburn6987 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Andy!!

@benlindsayhondo Жыл бұрын

Very nice collection. Brought back a lot of good memories. Thanks.

@charmes6724 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool.. As long as I see a stargate im happy. One day I will get one. By the sound of it were about the same age. I was playing in the arcades in the early 80's too

@eustacequinlank7418 6 жыл бұрын

The noises, heaven alone. You nailed it, even down to the carpet! I loved Crystal Castles it was right next to the Ghosts n' Goblins cabinet.

@flyingtarts5375 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that is an impressive setup and collection, Ouides.

@Puckanm 10 ай бұрын

im 10 years late! but ty so much for a peak into your world.

@g-popsfamilyliving8339 Жыл бұрын

So interesting and enjoyable video. So amazing stuffs. Thanks for the share. Keep safe and God bless 🙏 😊

@Scorponox 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen a lot of arcades and yours is by far the best. I think this sentiment is shared among many 80's enthusiasts.

@rymat 2 жыл бұрын

Just had this pop up on my recommended. Insanely jealous of this room!

@batman94 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Amazing collection my friend!

@DerekDavis213 Жыл бұрын

Wow, so many PCBs. Blondie and Duran Duran playing in the background. Nice!

@bcb147 Жыл бұрын

Your wife has incredible taste. I have discovered Gorf and Bosconian both in the last year and they are both some of my favorite games to play, early 80’s space gaming at their finest. The fact that Galaga is legendary and Bosconian is barely known is a horrible injustice in my opinion.

@FredSimmondsJr 5 жыл бұрын

Wow very nice collection ... I especially like the carpeting with the blacklighting ;-)

@ouidahepburn6987 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@Klos1neMN 10 жыл бұрын

So crazy that it takes a TV to get your kids to come out there, quite a different time to grow up in. I like that you had a little story about most of the games, clearly you have some fond memories about these machines as I'm sure a lot of us do. I can honestly say I've never played Crystal Castles but that cabinet looks amazing! Job well done.

@GASHPAN 3 жыл бұрын

If I were to close my eyes and imagine my perfect games room... this video is what it would look like. The details in the carpet is like the game changer. I wouldn't imagine the multi screens playing 80's music video... v nice touch!

@Somedumbasskid2009 3 жыл бұрын

JEEZ!!!! That's alot of games! My dream place in my home.

@tidalboxer 3 жыл бұрын

VERY COOL! I’m so envious. Nostalgic overload. I’d be coming over all the time if I was your buddy. Of course if you’d have it. Too fun.

@82memo82 10 жыл бұрын

Great collection of games and awesome home arcade

@basedcommodore 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome job keeping the magic alive

@Patpanther 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your Awesome Gameroom. I have a few games in my small basement arcade room but nothing compared to yours. I love all the early eightys classics. Great Work.

@ouidahepburn6987 10 жыл бұрын

Trust me, your collection will grow!!! I started with one game 23 years ago, and within 8 years I had over 200 full size arcade games, but down to 54 now. It's like Lay's potato chips - you can't have just one!!!

@chumbersdee 7 жыл бұрын

Of all the home arcades Ive watched, this is my favorite. The carpeting and black lighting, plus the stereo playing 80s is just perfect

@ouidahepburn6987 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice comment. The game room is almost years old, and it still sees regular play from the family at least 3-4 times a week.

@DacDaMan710 10 жыл бұрын

This is so awesome you are a lucky guy to have all these games.

@sonhuynh8222 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing collection! 80s was the best decade ever …. Thanks for sharing. Great background music 🎶👍🏼

@TeddyRuxpin1985 2 жыл бұрын

Gosh damn I love me some dig dug hopefully I'll get a dig dug of my own some day

@durbey11 10 жыл бұрын

I can't handle the sheer awesomeness

@jet5910 9 жыл бұрын

Lol gotta love the neverending story theme song playing in the background.you are so lucky

@marshimaroo 9 жыл бұрын

That drove me nuts. I hate that song. Love his arcade though. Mad jealousy.

@user-xu8rj1nm8y 4 жыл бұрын

Nice. Liked how we could hear 'Rio' in the background somewhere around the burgertime machine.

@artijl 10 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic game room. I love how you have decorated it and laid it out. It looks like it has a great 80's feel to it.

@CGChris- 2 жыл бұрын

Put a pizza oven and Pepsi machine in it and I'll pay you to live in it! So want to feel that magic again of walking into a room filled with the music from all those arcade machines!! Good god bro you literally have every game I loved with the exception of Mr. Do! That carpet is so killer perfect for an arcade room as well. Right down the road from where I went to high school was an arcade/pizza joint called the Bear's Cave because our mascot was the bears. Spent many a lunch there...and well you know several days when I *cough cough* wasn't feeling good enough to go to school. ;) This video took me right back there and to so many other great arcade experiences!

@MrPhaye123 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best arcade room I’ve seen yet

@chrisnizer5702 11 ай бұрын

Front Line was my "go-to" game especially when I only had a few quarters. It's pretty easy to get 20 minutes to a half hour of gameplay on a single credit. Surprised you got the "Bubbles" joystick to work. That machine used a VERY UNIQUE 49-way optical stick that doesn't age well. Easiest way to fix any machine that hums is to take the time and teach it all the words. Thanks for the tour my friend, game on! 👍 👍

@charleswimdog8447 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing!!!! So much work went into it.

@colwyn78 8 жыл бұрын

Amazing room! Amazing carpet! Amazing background music! Amazing cabinets!

@saltytexasranger6301 Жыл бұрын

I would say this is the best collection of arcade cabinets I've seen yet. There's a few missing like Elevator Action, Time Pilot '84, Zoo Keeper and Mr. Do! but damn. And there is no greater song than 48 video games playing attraction mode all at once!

@cal88usa 7 жыл бұрын

I have my bag of quarters ready. Very awesome arcade room.

@TheKurtsPlaceChannel 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice video. Thanks for posting and have a nice day too.

@cthompson2250 8 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you for sharing this. Absolutely gave me a nostalgic feeling watching your tour of your magic time machine. The music, the dim lights, the flashing screens and sounds of the machines! I remember playing my first arcade game in 1980... a cocktail Pac-Man at Pizza hut! Thanks again!

@eriksojka9209 6 жыл бұрын

I've played all of those when I was in my 20s. Very nice!!!!

@nuNWO 10 жыл бұрын

Just stunning... love the sound of the room with everything running... music, carpet & lighting spot on.

@ouidahepburn6987 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! Sometime we put on old 80's movies to make it feel more like that era!!

@iceman2796 3 жыл бұрын

What a great Arcade and incredible collection of games!!!!! Add Super Pac-Man and fix your Star Castle and you would have all of my favorites minus a few fighting games.

@madtownjeremy 7 жыл бұрын

This is absolutely amazing. Here in Madison there are a couple of retro arcades popping up and bringing back a TON of memories of the old days. At this point I think I'd just build 20 cabinets with supercheap MAME machines and call it a week...but your arcade is truly something to behold! Well done!!!

@ouidahepburn6987 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeremy!! It started with one machine in 1991, and has turned into what it is now. I do have the Mame cabinet in the game room, and it is a lot of fun to play the newer games on it.

@rockervolt9177 9 жыл бұрын

You have a thing I can only dream of, a marvelous, astounding retro arcade game room. Great job, collecting and bringing back to life those extraordinary games from our childhood. And the design of your game room is fabulous.

@christrout3951 10 жыл бұрын

I love your Vintage Arcade Gameroom. Its wild that is all in your home! The snack room and theatre section also add to the total experience. The carpet you chose too, completes the feel.

@hambonious Жыл бұрын

😮 awesome This was incredible and "The Neverending Story" song in the background was the cherry on top 😆

@thepajc810 9 жыл бұрын

So glad this video popped up in recommended. Your arcade is awesome, brought back so many good memories. Makes me want to hang out there all weekend long. Thanks for sharing.

@thesaskatchewankid 9 жыл бұрын

Impressive, to say the least! I imagine it's tough to shed some light on the room without taking away from the lighting of the machines themselves. That's my only complaint but hey, what ya gonna do? The classic arcade carpet with the neon is epic! I imagine anyone who comes over to play is speechless. The scope of arcade machines and work put into them is phenomenal. Wish I could visit sometime! Thanks for the tour!

@brianlacroix822 5 жыл бұрын

you canadians complain a lot.

@retrorama3355 7 жыл бұрын

It's great you spent time actually making it feel like an 80's arcade with the arcade atmosphere. I see so many people stick a few old games in a room and call it a retro arcade. Great work!

@kinggzz 3 жыл бұрын

PLAYED THEM ALL! well except that one, but the rest of them OHHH YEAH! lots of quarters, thousands of hours, tons of fun! great looking gameroom! subd, alerts, favs, thanks! wish you lived nearby, id bring my sack of "found" quarters and play all night!

@lemongrass3945 2 жыл бұрын

Very lucky. I wish to have half as many as you have one day

@delsarcade 9 жыл бұрын

Wow kudos on the great game room. Love this hobby!

@wilhelmbeaston8003 9 жыл бұрын

Putting Burger time back-to-back with the Food Fight cabinet is the only change I'd make. Love those dedicated cabs where the shape conformed to the side art, especially two games about food, lol. Very nice game room!

@ouidahepburn6987 9 жыл бұрын

Wilhelm Beaston Thanks, the ones with the cool side art are among my favorites too!!

@spaztekwarrior 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful space! Glad you got a proper arcade carpet. Many home arcades don’t bother with it. Looks great and reminds me of my youth in the late 70s early 80s arcades :) Nice 80s music in the background too :)

@starbasealpha9911 2 жыл бұрын

The carpet was actually my wife's idea, lol. I was going to go with straight black carpet, but she said to do it right, so I went with the black light carpet.

@MediCali951 9 жыл бұрын

A bathroom too wow this room is absolutely amazing you have a setup better than most arcades in the entire us I'm jealous yet optimistic I can do the same...you're living the dream man good job

@ouidahepburn6987 9 жыл бұрын

MediCali951 Thanks man!! It's been many years in the making!!

@Bearcade 2 жыл бұрын

I love your arcade. I have been working on mine for a couple years. I need that carpet.

@juanmerchan1958 6 жыл бұрын

Can't believe this is even possible to own in private hands; all the money, space, time in refurbishing-care, and electric consumption involved! WHOA! (the envy is barely letting me breathe ha, ha)

@AndrewAHayes 7 жыл бұрын

WOW !!!!!! I still have a grin on my face after watching your video, thanks for sharing this with us !!

@ouidahepburn6987 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

@waltersobchak7275 3 жыл бұрын

@@ouidahepburn6987 do you still have this

@loganlorn 7 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Very heartwarming to see. And you have both Galaga and Tempest! My love for those two goes back to the early 80's and have always been my favorites. Thank you so much for sharing this. And thanks for showing a bit of what goes into their maintenance.

@troypeterson3374 5 жыл бұрын

Dude thats so cool!! Always wanted my own arcade room. Miss those days!

@plurp7 6 жыл бұрын

As I watch in complete awe... once again I feel like I am anywhere between 5-10 years old walking through the places I once loved so much. I have visited a few retro arcades, but none with as much attention to detail and well maintained/restored games as this work of art. Thank you so much for posting this treasure, and please consider it far more of a museum than some of the constructs referred to as arcade museums around these days. Just amazing!

@ouidahepburn6987 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. Yes, as someone who was 10 years old when these games were reaching mainstream popularity, I wanted to create the atmosphere of an early 80's arcade. This included keeping the later 80's and 90's games out of the main game area, and also not plastering the walls with posters and stuff like that. Wanted to have a simple and clean game room. Also wanted to maintain some openness to the room, so we avoided cramming as many games as we could into the area, which meant selling/giving away several games when we moved the games into the room.