Paperboy Epic Arcade Pickup!
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19 күн бұрынIn this video, we're diving into my newest Arcade Game acquisition! This title is notoriously rare and usually carries a hefty price tag. Did I score a functional gem, or will this purchase haunt me? Tune in to my latest episode to find out!
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@marshallkobe 17 күн бұрын
Ralph got bit by the pinball bug. Its like shingles for 50 year olds, everyone is getting it.
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
@@marshallkobe 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Pretty Much
@vision821k4 16 күн бұрын
I love arcade games, but I don't believe the vast majority of them compare to a pinball table with the exception of your pacman/street fighter/mortal kombat and thats about it you can throw galaga in there or rolling thunder or simpsons/tmnt/xmen
@marshallkobe 16 күн бұрын
@@vision821k4 we started with arcades as we were younger and moved to pinball in our middle age
@vision821k4 16 күн бұрын
@@marshallkobe I'm mid 30s now, so I was around 9ish checking that stuff out. What kind of arcade games did you grow up with?
@foxbodystang8587 11 күн бұрын
Ralph’s gone country club on us. The poor arcade peasants can’t hang with the pin crew.
@nickmadsen2572 17 күн бұрын
“Now you have a friend in the paper business.”
@vision821k4 17 күн бұрын
Happily married prick I envy you.
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
LOL, that I do my friend, that I do. Thanks for tipping me off on this one. I will have to tell that story sometime as well. Thanks again brother!
@vision821k4 16 күн бұрын
I'm gonna go, get the papers, get the papers.
@joeb3008 17 күн бұрын
Good find! Paperboy is a top 5 must have in a collection
@gduhate 17 күн бұрын
Those grips are so early 80’s… most will miss that
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
I agree, very 80's!!!
@UttamA2024 17 күн бұрын
Arcade 1 up needs to learn from this.
@Fattydeposit 17 күн бұрын
Holy grail cab for me
@MandoMike 17 күн бұрын
Paperboy is one of those arcade games that needs to be appreciated and takes time to learn the control and it ends up being an enjoyment for an arcade experience.
@quantumfx2677 17 күн бұрын
I remember back in 1987 going to an arcade in Kleen Texas and it was so packed with people that you had to walk around until you could even get to play! Unreal how busy these places were back then. One of my favorite arcades back in 1983 was a Arcade called two bit operation and you used tokens the entire arcade had the black lite carpet and wall posters. Definitely a great time to be alive.
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
I feel like everyone our age grew up in a great era, it's a shame that high tech took over so much. While I love technology, I feel grateful we all grew up in a simpler time. Thanks for watching and thanks for taking the time to comment!
@buda3d2007 16 күн бұрын
@@RetroRalph Ipads and short attention spans killed the social engagment of going to an arcade with friends :( ...(Although I still do go to arcades but its dominated by crane games and ticket games, AKA softcore gambling, yuk!)
@bonesjackson81 17 күн бұрын
Yeah if I had only one cab to get if I could it's Paperboy.
@badkarrmaretrogaming2738 17 күн бұрын
I restored one about a year ago but great great game and find!!!
@badkarrmaretrogaming2738 17 күн бұрын
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@ingiford175 4 күн бұрын
I put in so many quarters into that machine in the 80's
@markspencer9165 14 күн бұрын
Wonderful . Love your arcade always do . I remember around 86/87 in the UK where I live there was a tv show in the evenings with a weekly Paperboy shoot out. I’m 51 now but always remember. Great stuff . Remember those mushroom grips on the bmx’s and mags on the wheels !! Happy days
@Blas4ublasphemy 14 күн бұрын
I have some great memories of the arcade unit with the bike handlebars! Awesome pick up Ralph, such a solid addition.
@GameSack 17 күн бұрын
Wow, amazing find! Super jelly!
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
Thanks bud, I appreciate you watching. You have quite the console collection, do you have any arcade games? I'm not sure I've ever seen a Game Sack with Arcade games. Just curious... Thanks again man!
@skyway73 16 күн бұрын
Awesome addition to your collection, those handlebars look beautiful too
@mak23997 3 күн бұрын
For those of you who want an almost arcade quality experience with this game I highly suggest buying a Star Wars arcade, one up cabinet and then purchasing the buy stuff arcade Star Wars modification that includes paperboy on it. I agree with Ralph that you really can’t play paper boy unless you have the proper controls. And short of a handlebar, the Star Wars arcade yoke works very very well. Push forward accelerate and pull back to brake and rotate just as you would handlebar. All of that for fraction of the cost of trying to find an original paper cabinet. And of course you have other games you can play. Obviously nothing‘s gonna come close to an original arcade cabinet. Paperboy was literally the reason I purchased my Star Wars one up.
@RetroRalph 3 күн бұрын
Oh wow, I never thought of using a star wars yoke for Paperboy, that's super smart!! Great idea man!!!
@mak23997 3 күн бұрын
@@RetroRalph thank the Buy Stuff guys ha
@TiltingT 17 күн бұрын
Even with all the quarters that Paperboy took from me I still love that game and tours is beautiful.. and I really like the way you have redone your pinball room now! ..Keep on Flipping!
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
Yeah baby!!! Thanks so much for watching bud! I hope you have a great weekend!
@Evercade_Effect 17 күн бұрын
Congrats, man! I know you've been wanting that for a while. I think it's great a lot of the cabs you collect have unique controls. I remember renting the NES version back in the day. It was fun and very challenging.
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching brother, always stoked to see you in the comments man... I hope all is well!
@TheRealHawkTuah 17 күн бұрын
Ralph, you just need to spit on that thang.
@foxbodystang8587 11 күн бұрын
And then what?
@CombatandCollecting 17 күн бұрын
Great pickup!!! An arcade game like paperboy makes complete sense to have in the collection.
@mikehough482 15 күн бұрын
Another of the best of us sucked wholly into the pinball scene. I hope you can balance the two. I’ve been balancing my arcade and pinball games for the past 3 years, they go good together. Don’t discard or ignore one for the other!!
@atranfanatic 16 күн бұрын
Great find man very cool! I'm turning my Space Invaders gen 1 Arcade1up into an arcade PC modded motorcycle cabinet (based on a actual OG arcade game) which will play Paperboy and lots of other handlebar type games. I did recently acquire OG motorcycle handlebars that I'm going to incorporate on the cabinet!
@Brock_-lm8nc 16 күн бұрын
Nice pickup man paperboy is exceptional on real hardware! I got extremely lucky a few years back and someone I was doing work for gave me a paperboy cabinet which was completely unexpected and it was in great working condition! I do worry about the monitor eventually going out and how tough/expensive it may be tracking one down!
@KING_KONK 17 күн бұрын
The papers Josh…where are the papers! The arcade is looking great 👀! Sick pickup I love it! I always tell people that paperboy NES is the most overlooked game on the console. This cab looks great I’m psyched you finally got one I know you wanted it ever since you got that roadrunner cab congrats
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
What's up bro!? I should have mentioned that, I like the NES version too! Pretty stoked on Paperboy man. I hope all is well brother, have a great 4th! I'm sure you've got something epic planned.
@KING_KONK 16 күн бұрын
@@RetroRalph we got a Long Island beach party setup we rented hotels Wednesday - Friday 15 of my friends it’s gunna be a slobberknocker enjoy your holiday and do so,etching special for Klassic Kim
@richie2116 17 күн бұрын
Loved playing paperboy growing up
@darktetsuya 17 күн бұрын
I think growing up I mostly remember a game boy version of this?! was kind of a fun one. I think the last time I saw the arcade version was in pinball hall of fame their original location back in 2012 or so? I'm not sure if it was working or not though. always look forward to your newest videos, even if they're not super frequent.
@gettin_lit6594 17 күн бұрын
Another awesome classic for the game room 👍👍
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
Thanks brother!
@slinger2112 17 күн бұрын
I never got good at this one. With the way you can focus on "just delivering papers" or complete any of the side goals (harass non-subscribers) while not running out of papers makes it more replayable. I always like the games with analog controls more, like centipede.
@user-de9ks7so5m 17 күн бұрын
Finally an arcade pickup video!
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
Right?!?! LOL... thanks for watching man!
@DJ_Blaker 17 күн бұрын
That's an awesome cabinet ❤. Reminds me so much of my youth and my Dad watching me play Paperboy on my NES!!
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
Paperboy on the NES is actually a good version IMO, I should have mentioned that. That's a cool memory bud, thanks for sharing that. I hope all is well brother!
@DJ_Blaker 7 күн бұрын
@@RetroRalph all good here! hope all is well with you too bro!!
@adams2 12 күн бұрын
you should put a mini split a/c in your garage. You can get it done for $800-$2k. You only need 1 wall unit and it will do the whole thing really well.
@ScottOmatic 17 күн бұрын
The non-standard side art looks amazing, I think this is definitely a case where artwork trumps originality! Also, I always loved how hi-res this game looks, it always seemed ahead of it's time with the pixel fidelity.
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
Agreed man, thanks so much for watching!
@dragongamer2670 17 күн бұрын
Do whatever you enjoy Ralph. But I do hope you keep looking for Rare Arcade games and love to hear thee opinions on the games. From a Game Designer perspective it would help me out. Thanks For all that you do and hope you still continue with Arcades. I sadly gave up Pinball again due to maintenance issues.
@mcsquarewolf9557 17 күн бұрын
This cab is cool af
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
Thanks brother!
@RodriguezArcades 13 күн бұрын
Nice game Ralph love to have one
@tedadamgreen 17 күн бұрын
If you have never seen it, KZfaq Scott Sava’s I Am Paperboy. As he was the model for paperboy back in the day and it’s a great short story!
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
OMG, I just watched it, WTH... I didn't know this, how freaking cool is that!?!?!? Thanks so much for sharing this!
@tedadamgreen 17 күн бұрын
@@RetroRalphhe is an old friend of mine and I always like to share this fact when I can, glad you liked that!
@patientmental875 15 күн бұрын
Imagine back in the day when they just giving these working cabinets away
@Arcade_Alex 17 күн бұрын
Isn’t the garage always messy? 😂 great pick up Ralph ! 😎
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
Thanks brother, yeah, it kinda is... sort of goes without saying I guess.... haha.
@Lastjustice 12 күн бұрын
@@RetroRalph If you're building things, it's going be messy. That's just how projects go.
@jasonalexander5491 17 күн бұрын
awesome video!!!!!!!!
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks so much for watching man!
@Commander-Beef 17 күн бұрын
Time to get some AC up in that garage
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
Damn Straight... haha.
@MichaelSmith-fd9ec 7 күн бұрын
It’s surely a classic, but don’t think I could peel myself away from pinball! Any issue with the tabs bending or breaking on Jaws? Couldn’t believe “Chasing Nostalgia” has been two years!
@Konuvis 17 күн бұрын
that PCB looks insane! (sharing the heat misery from HOuston)
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
Oh man, it's the dog days of summer already and it's only June... ugh. It's gonna be a long summer bro, hang in there.
@Konuvis 17 күн бұрын
@@RetroRalph I just helped my wife put some Open House signs out. Feels like 106...
@jasonbloor6494 14 күн бұрын
Awesome Ralph. Where can I buy the controller like yours?
@ticmike 17 күн бұрын
wow wow wow, my GOAT of my youth
@robbiej111 17 күн бұрын
Oh brother!
@tntamusements 13 күн бұрын
its such a great game!
@JPAmerica 17 күн бұрын
Wow, nice pickup sir. Any chance that Sinistar cockpit will be up for sale soon lol
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
It "might be" but it's in rough shape IMO. I keep contemplating what to do with it because it's all original and to fix it properly, I would have to cut the bottom half of the wood off it all around it. It's all swollen but all the original art is preserved still and no one has ever reproduced it because of the low production numbers. So if I did sell it, it would probably be "as-is". Are you really interested in it?
@JPAmerica 17 күн бұрын
@@RetroRalph My wife may murder me but yeah I’d find a space for it. It would be parked next to the War cabinets while I wait for our new buildout.
@-COZ 13 күн бұрын
Nice
@joeb3008 16 күн бұрын
Ralph, how would I go about getting one of these? Vintage or new from a builder doesn’t matter
@kyirondoesyoutube_YT 14 күн бұрын
Hay' it's.. . ✨PinBall Ralph✨. No more retro.R I can foresee now channel name change 🤔.. .Pinball King Ralph👀 😂😂👍
@infernaltim 17 күн бұрын
I swear I remember you posting about having to save money like a week or two ago. 😛
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
I've been back logged for a while, I picked this up back in March... so I probably did say that but yeahhhhh... LOL
@infernaltim 17 күн бұрын
@@RetroRalph Okay, forgiven! 😂
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
@@infernaltim I mean, I should really save money. That’s sound advice from myself that I guess I ignored 🤣 So if anything, thank you for the reminder ✊🏼🤣
@mightycirus 11 күн бұрын
It’s one of the holy grails it’s a classic it will def have you coming back for more it’s difficulty is still high
@BiggggyD 14 күн бұрын
It's hot as hell in Phoenix, worst summer since I've moved here. 🥵
@therackrunner9112 17 күн бұрын
I have to play this on a joystick! Thanks for reminding me how bad I have it! Lmao
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
LOL... sorry man. Paperboy on the NES actually plays pretty well with a controller.... I failed to mention that.
@therackrunner9112 17 күн бұрын
@@RetroRalph hahahhahaha that’s ok! Great game regardless!
@NathanOZlegend 17 күн бұрын
paper boy is a classic
@davidh4548 17 күн бұрын
I didn't think it was possible to like and hate someone so much at the same time!!! I hope you blow a breaker!!! 😂 Just kidding, very very cool Ralph!!! Congratulations!!!
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
This comment had me laughing pretty hard man... thanks for that. You're the best, I appreciate you always watching and supporting the channel! Have a great weekend!
@davidh4548 16 күн бұрын
@@RetroRalph LOL!! I'm glad it made you laugh Ralph!! Always know who's been with your channel for a hot minute when they drop an 'inside joke' like that!! :) Have a great weekend too!
@greatscott88mph 16 күн бұрын
I sold my matching in a move… I’m so depressed about it.
@jeffm5056 17 күн бұрын
I coulda bought a Paperboy for $800 years ago, but I bought a $300 Burgertime instead. It was a win either way.
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
Wow, PB for $800 would have been a steal... Burgertime is a great game as well. Burgertime is one I've always wanted to own but it's always escaped me.
@Lastjustice 12 күн бұрын
@@RetroRalph I guess that means it not Burgertime. Burgertime is later.
@laugzarcade 17 күн бұрын
great pick up! do you still have your satan's hollow cab?
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
Actually my buddy Nick Madsen just bought it off me. It's a great game though, beautiful cabinet too!
@laugzarcade 17 күн бұрын
@@RetroRalph one of my grail games, been looking awhile. hoping to find one someday.
@bakatono666 17 күн бұрын
How many times did Ralph say S#!T while playing?😂
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
I think 3 times but it was probably more... LOL
@chriscravens4915 17 күн бұрын
Where are you going to park your vehicle??
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
In the driveway ;-)
@peter486 17 күн бұрын
i was born 1972, Game o would have if h had money would be ghost n goblins, 100% and possible, Gautlet 2.
@BearluvzPIE 17 күн бұрын
Man i love ralph! But why is Rick from the walking dead in his video?????!!! 😅
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
OMG dude my wife and I are laughing our asses off at your comment. Oh wow man, I needed that laugh. Thanks so much for watching by the way.
@C_C- 16 күн бұрын
I think the only time I ever saw these in the wild they were broken af; I'm a millennial tho...
@charthers8903 17 күн бұрын
You have a huge mansion dude , god bless America
@chriscravens4915 17 күн бұрын
Ralph how many more arcades do you need?, why don’t you work on the ones you have before you get another one….
@RetroRalph 17 күн бұрын
All my machines are working, I don’t have any to work on at the moment so not sure what you’re referring to brother.
@afsarlawgroup 17 күн бұрын
Please contact me if you choose to sell that SmashTV.
@Lastjustice 12 күн бұрын
"Big money, big prizes...I love it!"
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