The Pac-Man Arcade Namco ABANDONED

The Pac-Man Arcade Namco ABANDONED | The Gameroom

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Жыл бұрын

Hey Ronald, this one is for you. Thanks for your support :)
The Gameroom, a series last worked on 3 years ago, makes a return today discussing a retro styled arcade Bandai Namco created and soon after abandoned. Join us as we take a look at a Pac-Man themed arcade that was discarded before it was allowed to thrive.
Hi everyone. Some of you may have read our recent community post. The fact is, we do not really know why but our channel is suffering. We do not get nearly the views, retention, or engagement we used to. This is why we took such a prolonged break. This was a video we really wanted to work on but were afraid no one would watch. But courtesy of Aaron, another collector behind this account, we decided to release the video anyway. Because whether this video succeeds or not, it is a story we wanted to tell. We are unsure of the future of the channel, so I guess we will just see how this video performs.
Thanks for watching, everyone.

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@TheShnizNite Жыл бұрын

We took a many month long break because the channel is simply performing horribly. We are unsure of the future of the channel, but whether this video does well or tanks - this was a story we simply wanted to share. Enjoy.

@unknown28283 Жыл бұрын

Shiz you inspired me to do KZfaq

@FatherAxeKeeper 9 ай бұрын

just dropping in to say I subscribed today. great video

@ebenpacheco6902 2 ай бұрын

Is there at least one pacman zone left.

@KaiPacMan 3 ай бұрын

This is sad that I didn’t know this until now. I try to keep up with information about PAC-MAN or arcades and me learning they were small arcades themed with PAC-MAN but died out shortly is depressing. Thank you for making this video.

@TheBigExclusive Жыл бұрын

Namco as a company is very financially responsible. They survived the pandemic relatively okay. This is in contrast to Sega who are known for being big spenders. They were not in a good position to survive the pandemic and had to sell all their Sega arcades in Japan and Asia to survive. Namco was able to keep their arcades in Japan and Asia open. They even bought some of Sega's former arcade locations. I'm sure with enough time that perhaps Namco might change their mind in the future and try again with Arcades.

@Brobius Жыл бұрын

KZfaq's algorithm is often cruel to creators who genuinely care and put in the time and effort. It sucks to see the channel not doing well statistically, I hope this isn't the end!

@TheShnizNite Жыл бұрын

Hoping so too, thanks for watching

@loganq 11 ай бұрын

Guess you missed that he keyword-spammed ABANDONED in the title to try to suck in people looking for a video about an abandoned space?

@retrocar7761 Жыл бұрын

Here in the UK we used to visit an Arcade called Sega Zone, we went to it for a few years until our last visit on February 15th 2020, the same day me and a few friends saw the Sonic movie, unfortunately after our last visit it unfortunately closed down completely.

@TheShnizNite Жыл бұрын

Very interesting, always nice to hear what Sega love is going on on the other side of the pond so to speak

@Chree1s Жыл бұрын

This is a great video man! The history itself and the story about the arcade is amazing

@andrew_inc.4541 Жыл бұрын

I’m just glad y’all are back. Hope y’all are doing well with life/other projects

@CYANSTATIC Жыл бұрын

Man, you have one of the best content. I don’t know why youtube isn’t recommending this to more people. Keep up the good work, I hope it doesn’t end here.

@TheShnizNite Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much that genuinely means a lot!

@minotronic1959 Жыл бұрын

I believe i've been to one of these before. It was a while back, maybe a few years ago? I was on vacation to SC and when I went to a mall there I came across this old arcade room. It looked empty, and about the same size as shown in this video. It was pretty bland, and I believe it was called Game Room or something like that. Perhaps it was one of these locations once they removed the Namco/Pac Man branding?

@lukedavis436 11 ай бұрын

It seems today you can't visit an Arcade without at least ONE machine having a BSOD on the screen.

@DavidDoodleCartoons Ай бұрын

I swear I saw one at my local Walmart a few years back, I was there with my mom for something and I just remember seeing the Pac-Man statue with a bunch of games behind him, now where it used to be is a barbershop

@yoshi18super Жыл бұрын

I hope you make more retro gaming videos like this

@TheShnizNite Жыл бұрын

We'd love to if our subscribers show interest

@tonesdad0408 4 ай бұрын

Damn those would've been sweet to visit! Did you ever hear about Level 257? It was Namcos first attempt at this. I was lucky enough to go to the grand opening event which was also an official celebration of Pacs 35 anny. Toru Iwatani was there, Buckner and Garcia performed Pacman Fever, it was awesome! It also was used to promote Pixels but yeah it was eventually changed to just a straight arcade thing stripped of the official stuff. It was in Schamburg, Illinois and still exists but not 257 anymore. So sad. It also had a badass Namco gift store when you walked in.

@Sea_Anemone Жыл бұрын

The return of TheShnizNite! I can already tell this is gonna be good. Welcome back!

@youzepic Жыл бұрын

That's so sad I personally love arcades and I really wish I could've had the chance to be there R. I. P pacman zone.

@ScubaBud Жыл бұрын

Good video and glad to see you guys are back

@TheShnizNite Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@Fartmeister2010 Жыл бұрын

Good to see the channel again

@Autistic_BabyAlive_mom_reboot 4 ай бұрын

Does anyone remember pacman Cafe in Orlando FL? I went once but the place was sadly never to open again

@Crown_Kid Жыл бұрын

4:57 I have a Pac-Token when I was in Quincy Il (Aladdin’s castle) still have it to this day I kinda mad about the transition to Cards

@bubbythebear6891 Жыл бұрын

Never heard of this before. It's sad to see it had such a short life. While it didn't look like anything to special, it could have been a nice little place to go. Honestly looks a lot better than my local mall arcade, called the "amazing space."

@takwu0 Жыл бұрын

Never knew about this. Great video.

@TheShnizNite Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 😊

@buda3d2007 6 күн бұрын

I peg the death of the video game arcade in 2007 the same with internet cafes, the smart phone killed those as well, but arcades made a come back in recent time becuase of prize games or crane games, its still going strong, soft gambling for kids aside, arcades have made a come back, just in a different from, but you can still enjoy a few old school games mixed in, also themed pubs and bars have adopted the games as well, its big business for arcades again.(just realised I commented to early about the resurgence factor in the video)

@ritaandrunt5767 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this game I was a massive fan of Pac-Man when I was younger Even recently during 2022 the release of Pac-Man museum plus and Pac-Man world RePac convinced me to rejoin the franchise as of 2023 I now own copies of both games for the playstation 4 they are worth owning and adding to any Pac-Man fans collection

@jhoriessalipada790 10 ай бұрын

Check Out The Core Collection Of Pac-Man

@ThomasGrillo 11 ай бұрын

That's so unfortunate. Namco could've made a a lot of money by auctioning the branded stuff off, instead of destroying them. Never understood that culture, really.

@MichaelCharles-zn6rh 10 ай бұрын

Our Pac-Man Zone changed its name to "At The Pier" and its STILL open

@TheShnizNite 10 ай бұрын

That's what I've heard a few of them have turned into just so a lot of the arcade cabinets don't go to waste and malls can still have an arcade. Just a lot of the namco and pac man branding had to be taken down and sent back

@mindcrome 11 ай бұрын

Best arcade in the World was Mary K's in Las Vegas. Been to Japan and played in arcades big and small. Still not better then Mary. Mary K's was the shit, if you did not get shot. Fighters heaven.