John’s back in the basement. All is Right in the World.

When we needed John the most, he came back for us.

Glad to see that you're back, John. This makes 2020 at least a little bit less awful. :)

I spent the first two minutes of this video expecting John to jump out of that box like it was our birthday. Welcome back JOHN!!!!

It's official: John saved 2020!

So good to see you back mate, it’s like an old friend has returned.

If you're old enough to remember Ghostbusters 2... "WE'RE BACK!!!" Welcome back, John!

So glad you’re back! IMO you have done so much for this hobby! You have inspired me to collect and restore games, and has become one of my favorite things to do. Please keep them coming!

Seeing this pop up on my KZfaq feed made my day. Great to see you back.

Man, i missed your channel. Cant wait to hear "Hey Guys....Welcome to the..." again.

All is good in 2020 now John's back.

In the quiet words of Professor Charles Xavier, “Welcome Back.”

Welcome back dude! You’ve been my arcade inspiration as a build out my set. Maybe 2020 will end up ok in the end.

Welcome back! The hero we need! Love from Melbourne, Australia. Currently in stage 4 lockdown so you're videos are keeping me entertained!

Good nail biting stretch on Donkey Kong. I forgot how hard it was. Looking forward to more of your videos. Welcome back.

glad you're back man love the videos, been following you on here for a while, love the old games, learn a lot keep them coming brother man much love and respect from Canada

We welcome you back with open arms John! So glad that you are back!👍🏻

The new popcorn machine unboxing says it all.

Greetings from the UK. Great to see you, John. In these difficult times it's a real boost knowing that you're still around.

Glad to see you are back and surviving in these strange times. In order to get my "John" fill, I started to listen to VGO. Loved the shows where you were tracking Covid and telling everyone to get 4x4s and stock pile food.

"So, Franz....sorry man." Sheesh.

So happy to have you back !!! Best news of 2020 !!!!

Having you back is inspiring me to get back into restoring arcade machines. I’ve been out for a bit too!

JOHN! Welcome back! We did a (obviously distanced) group watch with the local arcade community. You looked great on the big screen :D. Cheers from Stuttgart, Germany!

Hey John! I just started following you this year and its great to see you back!!

Just a few days ago I was thinking about how much I missed John's Arcade, glad you're back!

Welcome back brother. You're literally the only channel I'm subscribed to. You come back and instantly informed me about that barcade in "Wooster" lol. Great stuff. Don't lose the spirit!

Don't feel pressured to make extravagant videos. Just play the games, and hang out.

I was just at Pinball Expo 2022, met quite a few John's Arcade fans down there.....

Amazing timing, I was only scrolling through your uploads about a week ago and wondering where you went! I then realised just how long I've been watching regularly for, and it blew my mind. Glad you enjoyed the time away, but a part of me selfishly is more excited for you to be back to doing more arcade goodness!

ive been following you for a long time dude, back before johns arcade on vgo and im glad youre back dude! im still waiting for the next killscreens album lol

Welcome back brotha! Great seeing you back, maybe it'll get me motivated to get back into the arcade myself!

So glad to see you back John! You were my inspiration to get my Arcade collection started! You have been missed and the Arcade Community is excited to have you back again!

Glad to see you again! Looking forward for Arcade repair video! I kinda missed the basement :P

Really happy to see you back, made my day.. greetings from Canada!

Never thought I’d hear the arcade again. Crazy how time flies 👍

Thank you for allowing us all back into the basement once again, we missed all the wonderful sights & sounds. Glad to have you back John!

Missed the live stream. Welcome back, John.

Glad to see you are back. Hope all is going well for you during these times.

Great to see you again John! I got started in this hobby because of you! I am up to nine vintage arcade games.

So glad you're back pal, been looking forward to this for ages. What better way to start than setting up the popcorn machine.

Awesome. As good as its been having all those extra VGO episodes, it's good go have you back John.

Sorry to have missed the live fun, but you know...work and all. Great to have you back and ready to continue the learning!

I thought for sure you were gonna pop out of that box! It’s Good to have you back John!

Dude this just made my day!! Nix that, week. Definitely a welcome event given current events!

Thanks for the new video dude! You inspired me to build my own 4 player arcade cabinet! I'll send some pics! It has a retro pie setup with over 6000 games!

Hey John! Glad to see you still have all the cabs. I've been working on my candy cabs lately. Welcome back.

It’s been a hard year. This helps. Good to see you back, John!

Thanks for coming back :-) Nice to have you back :-)

John, hopefully you see this but you mentioned an Arcade1up build (centipede). This would be a cool series! People including myself who have them as a way to try and relive and enjoy the arcade nostalgia would appreciate your take and expertise on modding and building a cabinet! There's a ton of mods that can be done for them, would provide a good amount of content and help a bunch of people who are trying to start out in the arcade hobby. Go with a small series with a build and couple mods (throw in a pi or low end pc for emulation? new tension spring installs for the sanwa clones they use? etc). Genuinely hope you see this bro, thank you for all you do. -Theo

NIce to see you back. Your channel is one of the reasons I ended up getting a classic of my own at home. Didn't do it myself - got one refurbed from TNT but I'd never have even considered owning one before. I've got myself to do a few really simple things like check voltages using a multimeter, twiddle display adjustment pots and see how the buttons work etc.

It’s like COVID-19 never happened. Glad to see you’re back even it’s infrequently.

Dude, I'm so happy to see you back!!!!!!

I’m so happy you’re back. Thanks John. :)

Really good to see you. I haven’t done a thing in my basement either. I’m trying to get back to it. Gotta fix the sound on my Frogger. This is so good for all your viewers esp. these days.

Back to doing what you do best. Welcome back. I’ve seen too many classic arcades go out of business in 2020. This helps out some. Thank you.

Thanks for bringing back some normalcy during these crazy times. It is much needed.

A replacement popcorn machine, it's been a long time coming! So glad to see you back in the basement! :)

Holy crap, welcome back brother!! We all needed you in these weird times. Good to see you're with us in 2020. PS... I laughed when I saw the popcorn maker 🤣 You finally got a new one.

I just knew it was a new popcorn machine before you opened the Amazon box! Welcome back!

Sorry I'm late seeing this one. Glad to see you're back in the Arcade. Regarding your Centipede, from Arcade1up, if you've not already built it, I'd highly recommend you order a Glen's Retro Show trackball. The stock trackball is garbage. Hopefully, your Centipede won't have the audio/video sync issue, mine did. But, A1up may have an updated board, to fix that. I know their partycades have the updated board, and no A/V sync issue. Just an horrible trackball. LOL. Thanks for the video.

Welcome back. Glad to hear you and the family are staying healthy and well.

Dear John, man am I glad to see you. I caught a few podcasts you guys did just to hear your voice & know that you were ok. I started to get worried about ya. And I still got my John's arcade sweatshirt I ordered. I walk into some of these arcade bars in Indianapolis and the owners always run up to just to check out the John's Arcade Sweatshirt. I need to get me some of the T Shirts over here. But I dunno if you still sell them. -Randy French from Alexandria Indiana. :)

Welcome back man! You’re the reason I started watching KZfaq video’s so I thank you for that. 🍻

John`s Back!!!! as an old arcade geek, I`m been missing John, like dude can miss another dude.

Wow, the last time you uploaded I didn't even own a Bluesmobile, really been Missing your videos!

seeing this man back gives me hope for 2020

Good to see you back mate, look forward to the future vids

Just love hearing all those sounds in that arcade!! 😍😍

Welcome back John! 👍 The wobbly table still makes me laugh. 😁

We missed you John huge fan from Scotland

I'm so happy right now! Welcome back buddy!

Thank you John great to have you back. From Cardiff South Wales UK

Was thinking about you just last week. Glad to see everything is good & looking forward to more content!

Welcome back Johnny!! There's hope for 2020 yet!

Right as I was cleaning up my cocktail cab! Goodness, I MISSED THIS CHANNEL!

For anyone wondering, The Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield IL, IS OPEN!!! Not even Covid-19 can stop the power of 750+ Arcade machines under 1 roof.

So glad this Channel is active again! Welcome back

John is back, has a new popcorn machine, and the table is still wobbly - 2020 finally has a saving grace. Welcome back, big man.

Whoah! I've missed these a lot. Welcome back.

awesome stuff, glad you had a nice break :)

So we will finally have something good happening in 2020. Welcome back John, we've missed you !

This is the most savage unboxing I've ever seen. Who hurt you ?

YES! So glad your back Been missing your show for a long time.

Awesome! I was about to start using the famous "Hey Guys" on my channel lol

Welcome back John the best news of 2020! Just finished watching Atari Quantum - great series !

Love it! He starts his come back tour with a new popcorn machine! Classic...

"Welcome back, to that same old place that you laughed about!"

This was long time coming :) Looking forward to your videos. Because of you I now own two Arcade machines and would you know it, I need to repair the chassis for one of the monitors.

So good to see you back!!

Best News Ever - JOHNS BACK in the BASEMENT !!!! THATS AMMMMAAAAAZZZZIIINNNGGGGGGGGG !!!!!!

John we have missed you so much.. I am so glad you are back. Life is not been the same without you. Many thanks for all you do for the arcade community! Love your passion! Don't ever leave again :-)

John it is great to see you back. Your KZfaq videos have been a great contribution to the retro arcade community.

Love the intro with the new popcorn machine. Welcome back John

Good to have you back Johnny boy! I miss the sounds of the arcade machines!

Am so glad you are still alive jonh, glad you still up for youtube

It's great to have you back!

Anyone else think he was gonna pop up out of that box?! 🤣😂 good to see you back fella!

GLAD to see you back!!

Aw man it's good to have you back on KZfaq John! I'm sad I missed the live stream but I enjoyed watching it later on, quality banter and looking for ward to more videos!