I was so fortunate in the early 80's due to my dad being partners of a large game room in Louisiana. Crazy Climber was the second arcade that I had sitting beside the Christmas tree! Star Castle being the first.

That poor Gottleib Bronco pin. No love at all. It's probably one of the most anticipated restoration series. I'm waiting for the OCD to kick in, and redo the control panel graphics.

Still loving the vids John! And great to see Adam on your channel too!

I was actually nearly crying when you got hit in the eye😂and what makes it funnier is that those ball tops unscrew so you didn't need to take the sticks apart...love that you keep all that content in, keep up the great work👍

Another great vid man, Adam is awesome too, always good to see him round yours... Your eye looks sore pal!

Man this cabinet is ancient! Wikipedia says that the game was released in October 1980! Good job John!

I love hearing you say "Nichibutsu"

That's cool man, nothing wrong with original control panel, especially with a rare version of a rare game. Cool vid, nice work guys.

Love the channel! John for president 👏🎊

That's a pretty Radical pinball you got there John. ; )

John - I'm dying for the pinball reveal. Waiting for that video! I had a thought about your venture as an operator. My wife and I moved to Montreal recently. There's an arcade called "Arcade 2000" that's downtown but also very close to a couple of Universities. I went in and was shocked at how packed-out it was: totally full. I know you and Jay have a good thing going with The Hanger but setting something up near a college or University might be a good option for a future venture depending on where you are. Just a thought.

Wow, I was lying on the couch very relaxed and the careful cleaning of the panel had lulled me to near sleep... then "OW THAT HIT HE IN THE EYE!! WHERE DID IT GO???" Tricky work sometimes!

John your hints on your secret grail are just way too "Fun" I can wait until you get it in the house!

New Game - Drink every time John says 1) Guys 2) Yes 3) That's right. 4) Right now 5) All Right 6) OK

I don't blame you for keeping the original although really damaged artwork on the control panel. Game looks good man, I'm looking forward to seeing what 'grail' pinball you got.

Chuck those carriage bolts in a drill press, and use a file to take off the manufacturing marks, then use sandpaper to smooth them out. Works perfect and weather you paint or not it looks great!

That Polo monitor is waiting for you by the garage entrance as you open the door..... watching & almost staring at you in a spooky way as you walk in... lol

Can't wait to to see the Bally Radical Pinball review soon!

Hey John, I stopped working at that truckstop bro. I started working for the Casino now and I was amazed at how many machines were made by Bally. I couldn't believe it. Ya they are Casino machines but I honestly didn't know that Bally made Casino machines. We got a Centipede Gambling machine which is really really cool. Anyways, Keep Rockin John!! Love ya dude! -Me

This game had incredible graphics for 1980.

Just started watching. Just wanted to plug: Nichibutsu' *Terra Cresta*

Still loving the vids John

Hey John, I find that when I play CC it is easier to move the guy if you keep both hands in the same column. You won't get hung up when trying to dodge obstacles as much. Once you get the rhythm down you won't have any problem getting 100,000 points or more. First building should never cost you a life. Second will get a cheap death from the girders. Third building billboards will require you to move really fast! Forth building you'll need a couple lives to get through every time.

John - about those locks you keep having to drill out... Google 'bump key'. It is a special type of key that you can make from a regular key using a file. You insert it into the lock and tap it with a piece of wood/small hammer etc while applying a small amount of turning pressure. It will open the lock without damaging either the lock or the bump key. Usually you only need 4 or 5 taps to open the simple locks found on arcade machines. Not only would it save you having to drill out locks, it could also be a useful thing to have on your keychain for when you go to look at a new machine.

There can never be enough Adam in a video lol

I always like the feel of the sanwa joysticks, the feel very sturdy.

Hope the eye gets better soon John !! Also I agree, Don't sell any more games !!! LOL

I often wonder if the arcade operators that originally owned these games watch these videos and cry at the sight of their mods being undone.

John - Paradise also sells new joystick plates to fit any size hole layouts in case you wanted other joysticks in there without drilling.

Regarding the ball tops, you need to use a flathead screwdriver on the bottom to hold it then twist the ball on top as tight as you can with your other hand. Then when people try to unscrew it, the whole shaft turns and they can't take it off. This is how they prevent people from stealing them in the arcade.

On Japanese joysticks you dont need to remove the shaft like that, just unscrew the ball top, there is clearly a slot in the bottom of the shaft where you can put a flat head screwdriver to hold the shaft still while you unscrew/tighten the ball top.

It's rockin', it's rollin', it's RADICAL!

About your computer setup in the basement: What's wrong with going vertical? I have my big computer at a stand up desk and keep my laptop under it on a normal height desk. You could easily put one above the other and maybe make a shelf above that for your printer. Just an idea. Plus, standing is better for you.

John! Fix that dang table!!

I could see jesus on john's work bench @ 22:27- it was either him or the most interesting man in the world.

sanwa joysticks and buttons are really good. i have them in my homemade arcade stick i use with my retropie (cant afford a arcade cabinet atm)

Adam's reaction to my comment about removing 720 or paperboy was priceless for a laugh. In fairness, I didn't know the other grail was a skateboard themed game until the reveal in the following video. No offence meant.

Totally Radical pin ya got there. Can't wait to find out what it is. Lol

About that high score savings kit: there might be a way to fit your roms into that. If you can read the rom that's supplied with the kit and put it online maybe I can fit in your roms into that image. (If we're lucky). Or Adam can do that as well. You just need to figure out in which address space the roms are living in.

I hear your next door neighbour is mowing his lawn again...

Damn I was hoping you bought a ran down medieval madness. I was prepared for the greatest repair video legacy ever. But from the back that does not look like M M.

John you should get in touch with the guy's at TNT Arcade in Philly about restoring the artwork on that panel. They work wonders. Some of their recent refurbishes are better than new. Oh, btw. NEVER get rid of that iRobot. You'll probably never see that one again.

Love your show John. Just a suggestion, maybe invest in a separate microphone for your guests. When Adam and others are on camera alongside, I can bearly hear them over you. Just a suggestion. Now when will we get another MK2 video??

John, i encourage you to do one more crazy climber video w/ the HSS kit just so we can hear the differences in game sounds

John, according to the owners manual, your Crazy Climber game does have Free Play. You just have to turn on dip switches 7 and 8 while the game is unplugged. When you plug it back in you should have Free Play.

Hey John when/if you ever worked on a Pac or Ms. Pac, did you ever notice a metal arm holding the monitor to the right hand side (from the back) of the cabinet? And was there a wooden block for the door in the way of it?

Rich from This Old Game can screen print directly onto a control panel. He's done it before with Missile Command control panels. Also, that would be an easy design to vectorize. If I had a 600 PPI scan of it I'd probably vectorize it just for the fun of it. I did the vectorization for all the Super Punch-Out stuff that Rich and Mike Haaland (Mike's Arcade) sells (side art, "Ducking Pull" sticker, and marquee).

John, how do you decide which games you want to have as original as possible (read: no repro. stuff if possible) vs. which ones you're okay with having reproduction stuff on, such as when you have Rich help you make a replacement CPO or side art or something like that?

Hey John! Ive been noticing, you should use oil to lubricate the the bit when drilling into metal ;)

Hey John. To clarify on My comment from my email where I mentioned on getting rid of 720 or Paperboy was to put it at the Hanger in rotation; not get rid of it outright. By the way, do you need that round air humidifier/cleaner that sits on your fridge in operation or is that something you can relocate?

Man, I used to play this game in a little arcade located inside a Sears...

I picked up a rare strength testing machine called "Crusher". It's looks awesome. You are trying to 'crush' pop cans.

Your left eye is all blood shot! :O

I can tell the new holy grail is a pinball machine hopefully playboy.

Hi John, that pinball looks like a Back to the Future but I don't believe it is, I own one and wondering if you've ever played one and what you think of it?

If the glimpse of the cabinet side art is any indication, that pinball machine is a Gorgar. Gorgar is the first pinball machine with speech, and I guess that could qualify it as a grail.

I'm guessing it's a Williams Whitewater! Really fun pinball.

John, maybe is you snap some good pictures or scans we can get if fixed up in photoshop?? I'll give it a shot it you'd like!

John! Are you going to release your music on vinyl or cd at some point?! I believe you're called the kill screens? Please provide a link or an update on this, all the best, love your band.

Back in the nineties I saw I crazy climber cocktail going for 2 or 3 hundred dollars in a pawn shop the screen was missing the color but I def remember seeing one for sale

Stage 2 looks tough as he'll. Think parts of control panel are worth touching up like that Steven guy does for tntamusements.

Hey John, how come you never sprayed the back of the cp. You left all that crap scratched in control wiring. I was thinking.... Any time now... and you left it. Great vid as always bro

Has a famicom version this game, and need play with 2 controls for play like in arcade! Is good The controls, the mos similar possible, and with the control panel replaced can look good

Also, no thoughts about repainting the art on the control panel? or getting a sticker?

man, that red eye...

Have you ever looked into getting a Nichibutsu Mag-Max? Aside from Crazy Climber, that's the only other game from them that I've ever heard of.

Have an idea on the pin. Need to check some pics to be sure. Not saying anything. Sweet 🍺

The following is based on a very funny Audi commercial entitled Second Owner. John: [sneaks along side an arcade owner] Hey, don't want you installing unnecessary LEDs on my T-Molding. Arcade Owner: This my Crazy Climber! Who are you? John: Um... I'm the second owner. Arcade Owner: You're what? John: I will own this Crazy Climber after you. Look I'm not telling you how to repair "our" arcade machine, Arcade Owner: Our Crazy Climber?

I was able to use the good old blade runner scan zoom enhance from a reflection i know what it is :) ouch your poor fingers :(

like the patina on the CP, much better than a repro sticker. the camera angle for the viewer mail was cool, prefer the tele to the popcorn. :)

It has a nice patina.

G'day John, The ROMs you have are available as a choice in the High Score Save kit menu. You can choose Jap or US. At least thats what mine offers.

hahah welcome to my world john :P i mod fightsticks and deal with sanwas all the time and those eclips are a BITCH and if your not careful, that shit will fly across the room! btw, in the future if you deal with japanese parts, check out focusattack.com, im not sure if it woulda helped but they make universal mounting plates for just about everything, i modded my japanese fightstick to take a korean fanta stick just by buying a mounting plate, and with that on i can basically drop it right into any mounting pattern no problem, they make them for semitsu and sanwa as well. and typically the dustwasher goes over the top, at least on japanese sticks, without them i get pinched a lot since i do the wineglass hold on a balltop

OW, SHOOT I JUST GOT HIT IN THE EYE!

LOL omg that made me laugh so much... I GOT HIT IN THE EYE lol

Hey jon, if you can get some scans of the control panel I can try and see what I can come up with in photo shop. I'm no magician but I'm pritty good with it. If you do get some scans you can messege me. Totally free so you can't argue with free lol. I hope your eye is ok tho.

John did you get a funhouse or earthshaker

That's the same heat gun I have and I'm using it to strip the Bucky O'Hare project

Haha, guys, notice the unusual table-sitting angle in the opening and conclusion. Something tells me that Adam and John will be wearing the same clothes in the next video (where we actually SEE them do a certain... uh... thing... together)! ;-D

Adam is Tony Hawk's long lost brother... Finally Crazy Climber is done! Can I put "MORTAL KOMBAT II" In caps? I just did...!!! Thanks John!

John, why not have a restore artist repaint it by hand, might be a bit on the expensive side but it is done all the time restoring antiques. For one of your grail machines the cost would be justified. With what is still showing and archived pictures I bet they could get it to as close to original as could be.

Hey John did you go to the eye doctor to get your eyes checked out because it look pretty bad in this video

You can use synergy for keyboard and mouse.sharing between several computers.

oh bum, deleted my comment by accident. tl:dr, 100% agree with the removal of the vinyl, maybe cover it with Tackyback if you can find it to preserve the silk screen. Also, props for keeping your legit "new" ROM set as is. Here's a lil tip that works for removing large adhesives from thin metal, instead of heating the plastic that the glue is on (in your case the black crap),, clamp the part down and heat the BACK of the thin metal. As small of a heat differential it may seem, it helps a load - the bit you're peeling off is a lot cooler than the metal you're heating, meaning most of the adhesive will stick to the bit you are removing. Please find an online sources for dime and dollar bits and bobs and buy a load. A tray of coach bolts and washers, loads of E clips, daft crep like that, stop feeding the hardware stores quarters, save them for your arcade.

John.....time to wear some safety glasses ! .PLEASE ....or a patch. Is the new game a Super Mario Bros. Pinball.? Thanks for the great videos

13:40 hEY JAHN. JAHN. STAP SMAKIN YER LIPS JAHN.

I would take that control panel to like a good auto body painter and let them work their magic on it. Or a good airbrush painter.

This video didn't show up in my subscription feed, youtube is broken

Nice to see Adam again. Hey Adam your website is giving 403 forbidden access when trying to get to your web page.

38:45 Must be the context of the video, but that zip made me think old arcade game sound for some reason. 1:16:28 Love to see if they made a video on it.

Looks like John got.a "Jungle Lord" pin.....

Hey John. I just told Jochen about your Rom-problem. Please send the roms to Jochen and he will make a new version of the savekit for you with your roms. After all we want you to save and upload some scores. ;)

21 mins in - I'd scan that panel and vectorise the artwork to produce a repro panel.

Why not paint the overlay with a fine brushes you have the some paint there for the outline

Banzai Run?

UGH! I know that sideart, but I can't think of it! lol

I have those joysticks in my cab, they have been faultless so far

I could see that those balls could be made fairly permanent by using some Loctite...

Hey john why dont you bring the megatouch and the table upstairs next to the pacman and centipede this way you have room for your new pin and the crazy climber get that mechanical pin out and the megatouch

Medieval Madness is on da way.....