Street Fighter II Complete Restoration with The 8-Bit Guy

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2 ай бұрын

David The 8-Bit Guy restores a Street Fighter II game in a Dynamo HS-1 cabinet for the Time Rift Arcade in Bedford, TX.
Street Fighter II changed the game. Literally. Released in 1991 by Capcom, it revolutionized the world of arcade fighting games and laid the foundation for the genre's global popularity. Featuring a diverse roster of characters, each with unique fighting styles and special moves, the game allowed players to engage in intense one-on-one battles. With its innovative mechanics, iconic characters like Ryu and Chun-Li, and competitive multiplayer gameplay, Street Fighter II became a cultural phenomenon and a cornerstone in the history of video games.
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@TimeRiftArcade 2 ай бұрын

Follow along as David The 8-Bit Guy restores the legendary Street Fighter II arcade. Coming soon to the Time Rift Arcade in Bedford, TX.

@SideBurn12 2 ай бұрын

This was so much fun to watch! Well done! Looking forward to more arcade restoration videos!

@exaltedb 2 ай бұрын

I didn’t realize Time Rift is only going to be within an hour from where I live. I’ll gladly stop by and check the place out when it opens later this year

@user-yr1uq1qe6y 2 ай бұрын

Oh my, just found this channel and now I've got a lot of videos to catch up on! We're right up the road in Keller,we'll definitely be visiting when it opens.

@Seven71987 2 ай бұрын

YEAH STREET FIGHTER 2!

@themanthelegend7048 2 ай бұрын

Can i buy a set of those graphics? Really wamma do the same to my cabinet.

@party4keeps28 2 ай бұрын

This is the kind of stuff I miss on The 8-Bit Guy's channel.

@mrnapolean1 2 ай бұрын

@@mbs-thailand He did say on one of his previous videos that he wanted to keep the arcade stuff separate from his personal 8 bit guy stuff.

@skunkwerkz777 2 ай бұрын

because the way the algorithm works now, if you post anything different on your channel it heavily affects the recommendations to your subscribers.

@mrnapolean1 2 ай бұрын

@@skunkwerkz777 well that I did not know. I thought it was just for the logistics of. I want to keep this kind of material on this channel and this kind of material on the other channel. Because the viewer that wants to watch 8-Bit computer system videos may not want to watch him restoring arcade cabinets. So it makes sense to have two channels. One for the arcade and one for the computer stuff but I didn't know that about the KZfaq algorithm. Learn something new everyday

@party4keeps28 2 ай бұрын

@@skunkwerkz777 I still get recommended every video on 8-Bit Guy's channel but they're about the work he's doing on his home, the games he's programmed, etc.

@abhijitmahajan2007 2 ай бұрын

Totally agree with this comment. This was a highly satisfying video.

@radical_ans 2 ай бұрын

"That's older than me" Excuse me while I turn to dust.

@vacantplanet 2 ай бұрын

Well, we all do eventually

@kenrickman6697 2 ай бұрын

Yeah… that hit home. I was already well into my career by then!

@ClunkerSlim 2 ай бұрын

I cried.

@marscaleb 2 ай бұрын

What, what did he say was older than him?

@Jogproof Ай бұрын

@@marscaleb A coin from 2000.

@popixel 20 күн бұрын

I don't care if that side art isn't "original", I love what your brother did.

@PrayingToTheAlien 2 ай бұрын

When I heard you and your brother bought an arcade, I instantly knew you were going it to it the RIGHT way. Fixing up these cabinets and machines will make a huge difference with your customers.

@danieln.285 Ай бұрын

That, and imagine if they had a little diner in there too. I went to a few arcades growing up, but they were only arcades in malls and of course the mall had its own dining area, but I wonder how many arcades were out there with their own little kitchen going on.

@bland9876 Ай бұрын

@@danieln.285 It's called chuck e cheese look it up.

@evanbowen3979 2 ай бұрын

I would definitely continue to plug this channel on the 8-bit guy channel. A lot of people are looking for more restoration videos there, and this really scratches the same itch!

@Yarumasi 2 ай бұрын

100% agree.... oh and while we're at it, can you also nag him to make another 8-bit keys video? 😅

@watertrooper 2 ай бұрын

/me scratches neck Got anymore of them restore videos?

@zephaniahgreenwell8151 2 ай бұрын

This channel would probably do better if they put the podcast episodes on a different channel.

@valliantsteed 2 ай бұрын

I second , or better 'fourth' this!

@Chrispy9393 2 ай бұрын

@@Yarumasithe other day i was like "i havent seen any 8bit keys videos in forever" I looked and its been so long! sad.

@moseshorowitz4345 2 ай бұрын

4:00 - You have to display those tokens! Go down to the local coin shop and get one of those display frames you can hang on the wall, with all the round holes punched for quarters.

@green929392 2 ай бұрын

I agree 100% it would be so interesting

@guyguy467 2 ай бұрын

Great idea!

@TwistedD85 2 ай бұрын

I'd suggest some kind of coin holder that'll let someone see both sides, set them up on a spinning platform or give each their own. Kinetic token display!

@ChampionOfSkyrim 2 ай бұрын

You're not kidding. Tokens have gotten very expensive!

@i64fanatic 2 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, I'd love some sort of showcase of all the coins/tokens or weird finds like googly eyes!

@rpgfan72 2 ай бұрын

I'm a 70's baby and thank you for keeping the arcade alive...🙂😊😁

@kevinshumaker3753 2 ай бұрын

As a tech for Aladdin's Castle back in the 80's , I appreciate the work you've invested in restoring these machines. Well done, sir, well done.

@STONERCREEK1 2 ай бұрын

I've still got some old Aladdin's Castle tokens from last time I was there before they closed in my area.

@carlreed945 2 ай бұрын

I recently acquired an Aladdin's Castle Pinball Machine that was in the offices of Aladdin's Castle.

@RetroRockGamer 2 ай бұрын

Aladdins Castle was my childhood arcade. I didn't know until very recently that it was a chain.

@gordontaylor2815 2 күн бұрын

Did they make you put on those little ID tags back in the day? I'm assuming they were there for inventory control or authentication purposes, but surely they could've come up with something a little less destructive than screwed-in tags...

@kevinshumaker3753 2 күн бұрын

@@gordontaylor2815 Yes, they did. Not too 'destructive' for us, we has small wood screws (0.5" length) or double sided sticky tape.

@OneOfThePetes 2 ай бұрын

Clicked like even before the video even loaded. SFII was my childhood passion.

@minnielee3399 2 ай бұрын

SF2 Turbo was better and played faster than SF2 tho.

@RyanSmith-pf7ci 2 ай бұрын

The purple moulding was a really good choice!

@pollo20x6 2 ай бұрын

This is so cool. I always wanted an arcade machine but now that I’m an adult, I realize how much skill is needed to keep these things fresh. I didn’t know about why so many SF 2 cabinets looked differently.

@PauloH 2 ай бұрын

"Hey, that's older than me" I got a new gray hair just listening to this

@mattd6755 2 ай бұрын

Ah, Street Fighter 2... THE reason I restored an arcade cabinet myself! Love the arcade stuff!

@1stage 2 ай бұрын

An inexpensive 40" wide plexiglass heater/bender would be a good addition to your shop. With that, you could have added wrap-around plexi on the control panel to avoid the uncomfortable edge. Even a sanded and flame-polished edge can be uncomfortable on the wrist and palm after a few minutes of playing.

@NONO-hz4vo 2 ай бұрын

Yeah there were a lot of things that were not done well or efficiently as far as the cabinet goes. I am assuming this guy is more of an electric wizard than a craftsman.

@1stage 2 ай бұрын

@@NONO-hz4voI don't agree. A lot more care was taken with this mod/refurb than was taken with 90% of the conversions that happened when the original kit was released. Between Dave & Mike, they've got more than enough craftsmanship to go around, in addition to the electronics background you suggested. Bottom line is that this is their cabinet, so they can do what they want. For me, it was a great watch.

@marscaleb 2 ай бұрын

Duuuude! You get to just, work with your hands, taking this apart and putting it together, getting to see the clean and finished result of your effort?! Duuude, you are living the LIFE!! How do you even get to spend the time doing something so gratifying?

@GregsGameRoom 13 сағат бұрын

It must be very rewarding to see people playing a game you’ve restored!

@anthonyscheffer813 2 ай бұрын

Awesome restoration David. I'm 43 today and I must say, Street Fighter II holds a special place in my childhood. Glad to see this legendary arcade game live on.

@CasualPanels 2 ай бұрын

Don't know who will say that it's not an original artwork, but the cabinet looks so amazing. It's a beautiful machine!

@ahoyrobi 2 ай бұрын

Feel like this is a step in the right direction for David. Really happy with how well he appears to be doing and you can tell he's enjoying it. Keep up the great work.

@joelonsdale 10 күн бұрын

Great memories of watching my classmate Max playing this brilliantly during lunch breaks from SAE in Holloway Road, London UK in 1991. *Ayuken!*

@stevendunn264 2 ай бұрын

The coin and token collection would make a great display in the arcade.

@JoelElRican 2 ай бұрын

Always been a big fan of David and his restoration work. I'm glad he gets to do that more for the arcade

@ChrisLeathley 2 ай бұрын

Reminds me of my old days of working for Leisure and Allied (Main Australian Arcade chain of Timezone) working as a field technician. When SF2 came out it spend ages converting machines over (usually old TNMT or Simpsons machines). Some sites had up to 6 conversions. Hated the game but loved the experience. (one of the plus sides was getting prototype pinballs from Williams but thats another story)

@kazinwho 2 ай бұрын

I'm so glad someone is doing this, because A. I sure don't want to lol, B. I don't want these old, cool arcade machines to get junked, and C. because the restoration process is so interesting. Great video everyone!

@m0nde 2 ай бұрын

I'm really enjoying this restoration content. It reminds me of your retrobrite videos, the original reason I began watching your channel.

@leondelamayer2847 2 ай бұрын

I'd really love more arcade cab restoration videos! Great work

@Misterword20 2 ай бұрын

Dear God! This machine was the heaven on earth for me in the 90’s. MK, Street Fighter, Top Gear, Captain Commando, Cadillac and Dinossaurs and much, much more were a happy piece of my childhood. We lived in a small city in Brazil and me and my friends did almost incredible things to play them. Those were amazing years when we were just kids.

@Monhamd1000 2 ай бұрын

I bet that the Commander X16 would benefit for a impressive Street Fighter II port.

@benbreeck3363 2 ай бұрын

The trickiest problem is that 32 byte memory window between VRAM and System RAM. You either shrink the characters to roughly Double Dragon relative size (32 pixels high on average), or else settle for 30 Hz frame rate(or slower) and/or at least 32 second load times between matches. Oh, if only there was another processor on the VERA board to babysit the blanking cycles, leaving more clock cycles for the 65C02 to load tiles and sprite frames into VRAM...

@davidpippin3460 2 ай бұрын

Wishing you guys the very best with this new business! I plan to visit when I am back in TX.

@AlenMarkov 2 ай бұрын

Wohooo - even more nice to watch with the excellent backtrack by Anders. Very very nice job done here (love that mancave)!

@mtthyw 3 күн бұрын

These videos teach me so much. I haven’t even bought an arcade machine yet, but I feel prepared to restore one soon. Thank you so guys so much. You have some amazing tips and tricks.

@maxf2417 2 ай бұрын

I really appreciate the attention to detail you guys put into everything. That machine looks fantastic.

@mortensteen 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic work! Turned out beautiful. I love these restoration videos!

@SRMkay 26 күн бұрын

This machine is the physical embodiment of "radical". Turned out excellent!

@DUBBLARON 13 күн бұрын

David - thank you so much for sharing! Love seeing you guys on this journey and wish you much success. Please plug this channel & link on 8 Bit Guy….. like many others I had to dig to find this and as fans, we want you to be successful and these videos scratch the repair itch. Thanks again!

@guyguy467 2 ай бұрын

Always a pleasure to see you guys work

@realpdm 2 ай бұрын

This entire endeavor feels like a passion project. I wish I could be involved in something like this. What an epic reward and outcome from where you started with this one machine. Thanks for sharing your journey with the new arcade!

@timhoover1416 2 ай бұрын

Love Street Fighter. That was my go to game in my teens. Other fighting games came along, but none of them had the special place in my heart like Street Fighter 2.

@Ninja-Hayate 2 ай бұрын

Same here, alternatives were King of Fighters '95, Fatal Fury 2 and Samurai Shodown at the arcades in my youth.

@mvargasmoran 2 ай бұрын

I like those labels, Jab, Strong, Fierce and Short, Forward and Roundhouse. ROAD HOUSE!!!

@robotonwheels2551 2 ай бұрын

Wonderful to see you and the guys' enthusiasm really coming through in these Time Rift videos! Such a great project.

@Theonintendo 2 ай бұрын

I died when : “-It’s dated from the year 2000 - Hey, that’s older than me 😂”

@tomenza 2 ай бұрын

Sounds recent af to me

@poble 2 ай бұрын

that’s about as old as me lol

@ryanyoder7573 2 ай бұрын

Lol. 2000 was awesome. Had my first really expensive meal at a French restaurant. No Y2K bugs either.

@nathanmead140 2 ай бұрын

@@pobleme too, I'll be 24 this year, just a few more months left.

@dougclendening5896 2 ай бұрын

And that's the last time it may have been used. It was created around 1990-1992

@electricallycanadian 2 ай бұрын

This is phenomenal work. I wish arcades around here put as much care and attention into their restorations.

@Itachi52496 2 ай бұрын

God the rough 80s/early 90s arcade speakers and flickering CRT on that first boot was a religious experience 🙏🏽

@Alexvander10 2 ай бұрын

This was your best video in years! More of these please. Such great memories playing this arcade original back in the early 90's. I remember being absolutely blown away by it.

@Ken-fh4jc 2 ай бұрын

I have no idea why this was recommended to me but I’m loving this.

@bland9876 Ай бұрын

The fact you don't know who the 8-bit guy is but love this type of content is sad.

@RDM606 2 ай бұрын

This is exactly the type of video that the main channel needs more of. Good stuff!

@powderb2009 2 ай бұрын

This arcade is only an hour away. Going to be totally worth it to make the trip just to play arcades again.

@davidgood840 2 ай бұрын

I'm a little disappointed that after all of the great work on this fantastic restoration , Cammy is still not in the game 🤣

@AphoticLucent 2 ай бұрын

The artwork for the sides is so good

@LKBoots15 24 күн бұрын

Amazing restoration! You guys did such a professional and high-quality restoration of this cabinet that I see it as what the standard for Street Fighter II cabinets would have looked like if they weren't a kit game. I love the work you guys did so much, I come back and watch the whole video three times each week! It really is awesome.

@BlackHoleForge 9 күн бұрын

I remember seeing one of those games in the 90s at our local Putt-Putt golf. The owner of the business decided to write down some of the combos and put it on a piece of paper underneath the plexiglass.

@Modi718 2 ай бұрын

Hell Yes... This is my Christmas.

@andsoitwas3046 2 ай бұрын

Man, the 8 Bit Guy can literally do anything - kind of jealous

@cylotron5447 2 күн бұрын

Back in the early 00's when arcades started shutting down, I picked up around 20+ cabs for around $150 - $200/each. I had Street Fighter II, Street Fighter II CE, Street Fighter II Rainbow Edition, Mortal Kombat 1 & 2, Tekken 3, Marvel vs Capcom, Final Fight, Power Stone, etc... I ended up moving and rather than trying to bring all the machines with me, I ended up selling them (I did make a decent profit - for the time anyway). I wish I had kept them though. Luckily I still have a complete in box US Neo Geo Gold AES system (with paperwork & flyers) a long with a bunch of Neo Geo AES CIB titles. I'm never getting rid of the Neo!

@nidzdotnet76 Ай бұрын

Pretty much my favourite arcade game of all time. SF2CE. The resto looked great! Done right.

@conchosewing 2 ай бұрын

it warms my heart that someone out there is restoring these cool machines! thank you

@ManueldelaFe 2 ай бұрын

It's more a carpenter or sign maker work than a electrical restoration, but it's not your fault, the electronics were almost in mint condition. The results are really awesome, and the magic touch was the purple T-mold. Simply delightful.

@azathoz 2 ай бұрын

What an amazing restoration guys. The Arcade machine looks beautiful now. I wish I had room in my home to have one.

@HelloKittyFanMan 2 ай бұрын

WOWW, Dave, you guys did a GREAT job on that facelift, it looks SO MUCH BETTER!

@icebaby414 2 ай бұрын

As a fellow person that used to restore and repair old video and pinball games, this was fun to stroll down memory lane. Thanks!!

@litigioussociety4249 Ай бұрын

The mention of Aladdin's Castle took me back. I think there's still some tokens around my parents' house.

@homeslicegamer9556 Ай бұрын

That's freaking awesome. Old 80-90s arcade games

@frankmoolah 2 ай бұрын

I used to work for a sign shop around 10 years ago in my 20's where I created posters or signage via Adobe Illustrator and installed them by applying them onto doors/windows [which required pinpoint accuracy w/ measurements] using a squeegee or w/in fixtures such as acrylic/plexiglass and one of the very beneficial tips I learned along the way was that if you really wanted to "remove" any leftover sticky adhesive from smooth, shiny surfaces, ALWAYS use fire lighter fluid b/c it never fails... You're welcome.

@metaleggman18 2 ай бұрын

Awesome, you guys have a sawstop! Those things are so awesome, and are a literal finger saver 😂

@deang5386 2 ай бұрын

What a great restoration. There is some Street Fighter 2 artwork that has the special moves on it, that would really help anyone playing it in the arcade.

@Thunk00 2 ай бұрын

Really sweet video! All the exact same good vibes as old school 8 Bit Guy videos. Would love to see more.

@milquetoastmotorcyclist9800 2 ай бұрын

I can't speak on how original that is, but it's certainly authentic and respectful. Well done! It's looking cracking.

@teejay818 2 ай бұрын

I feel like this was your true calling in life brother. Massive respect for your skills on this job.

@klikerus 2 ай бұрын

The control label light trick was honestly brilliant - gonna have to remember that one

@thespliffingbrit7766 2 ай бұрын

That looked amazing at the end.. Brought back many happy childhood memories...

@flangmasterj Ай бұрын

Came out amazing guys! I used to walk many miles to play SFII, good memories.

@residentevilumbrella2001 Ай бұрын

As a tech enthusiast, I watch these kind of restoration videos because I like to get a job or open my own repair shop doing just this; whether if it's arcades, pinball, or desktop PCs. As far as this arcade goes, you did a great job restoring it. It was a dusty piece of junk in the beginning, but then you made it like factory new. Great job!

@ChairmanMeow1 2 ай бұрын

I worked at an Aladdin's Castle around 2000-2002. It was great, I can barely even call it a job looking back on it. Those were the days!

@zamiyaFlow 2 ай бұрын

props for keeping the MAS-stick and buttons, those were a classic staple

@jimechols4347 2 ай бұрын

Yeah those slender sticks were the best. Made pulling off the special moves easier than with the ball top sticks.

@PST101 2 ай бұрын

From someone who does not have a single DIY bone in his body, it was so satisfying to watch you restore my favourite childhood arcade game. It really was a great job. Only thing it was missing was the bezel around the screen, but great work nonetheless 🇬🇧

@r4dios1lence92 2 ай бұрын

The control panel decal looks rad, but the one that came with the machine being a reference to the stage select was so neat.

@charlesdeens8927 2 ай бұрын

That was a very satisfying restoration to watch. Brings back to my local arcade days.

@javimm77 2 ай бұрын

My favourite arcade of all time!. I spent quite a bit of cash back in the day on this. Where I played, 95% of games where hosted in a generic type of cabinet: three buttons and joystick for each of two players. All games where hosted in this type of cabinet and there were like 40 of them. In the case of SF2, I was never able to use the other three buttons as the original SF2 had six. All we got then was two type of punches and one kick, but I managed to beat the game consistently after a lot of time and 25ptas coins!. The memories!. Thanks.

@dammitbobby283 2 ай бұрын

My favorite arcade game was Congo Bongo. I wasted so many quarters on that game for about a year at the convenience store across the street.

@Roflskeeter 2 ай бұрын

Since i used to live in your area and its subject relevant. I must say RIP Tornado Terry. So many memories.

@Lion_McLionhead 2 ай бұрын

Artwork must have been a fortune to print. At least we found 8 bit guy's hiding place.

@MrThunderwing 2 ай бұрын

That was a thoroughly enjoyable watch! Fascinating to see the huge printer in action and how you mount the vinyl stickers afterwards.

@EtoThe1toTheV 2 ай бұрын

I used to play a lot of Street Fighter I as a kid, so I remember the very first time I saw a Street Fighter II. I was blown away by the look and the game experience. What really started to surprise me was how popular the game got quick. Street Fighter I didn’t have much of a following so I thought it was pretty cool that I finally had other players to play against.

@Chrish1981 2 ай бұрын

Man I miss going to the arcade playing for hours, watching you turn it on after dusting it off was great!

@meatballwanger 7 сағат бұрын

This is the best thing I ever saw.

@aegisofhonor 2 ай бұрын

Street Fighter II came out when I was 13 and it was a HUGE deal when it came out for almost everyone my age. Pretty much everyone my age played it and though I was never all that good at it, I played it and it's successors (Champions edition, Turbo, Super, Super Turbo and the like) many hundreds of times over those 3 or 4 years the game was often seen in arcades. It can arguably be the single most important arcade game of the 1990s and possibly even the most influential arcade game of all time. It's very difficult to overstate just a big of a deal Street Fighter II was when it was released into arcades and how much of a cultural impact it was to teenagers who played it back then.

@sethschafer1036 2 ай бұрын

Magnificent work Thank You for your dedication Long live the video Game history

@Peyre 2 ай бұрын

Could watch this all day long. Amazing how many different skills and tools are required for this and you guys seem to be able to do all of it.

@XxXxSlayer117 Ай бұрын

Im graduating ffrom university and currently intern at a print shop. Seeing the vinyl applications used like this is so cool! Great video

@seanw.3328 2 ай бұрын

Growing up in the 80's, I was absolutely an arcade rat. This is content I can 100% relate to! Thanks!

@volvoguy804 2 ай бұрын

T molding is the bane of my existence. Good job on the cab!

@lilwyvern4 2 ай бұрын

Looks like it's 1991 all over again. Beautiful.

@mrbendawg 2 ай бұрын

I apparently missed you guys opened an arcade... and now I have a reason to visit Texas!

@TimeRiftArcade 2 ай бұрын

yay!

@dakar8993 2 ай бұрын

Aladdin's Castle was my home away from home. Super memories. Love this channel.

@slamtilt01 2 ай бұрын

Thanks David for bringing back a whole lot of fun memories of my time working in arcades here in Wellington New Zealand. I would suggest for the Street Fighter 2 cabinet you make a control sheet of basic combo moves and place it under the plexiglass below the monitor. We used to have that on all fighting games.