Creating Top Tier Arcade Version 1.5 (Ongoing Series)

[TopTierArcade]

Creating Top Tier Arcade Version 1.5 Part 1: Floor Plan Ideas

It has begun…The upgrade to Top Tier Arcade Version 1.5! With all 22 games in the garage, my wife Mary and I converse over the floor plans in the basement and ideas on which games will go where. Plus, Doug stops by to help me move the 7 pinball machines from the garage to the basement using the “ramp” I made.

 

[MichaelQPinball]

Long time watcher and a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on the NEW HOUSE! God bless you both in Jesus mighty name, amen. P.S. Doug is THE MAN!!! Friends like him are a God send!!!

 

[TopTierArcade]

Long time watcher and a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on the NEW HOUSE! God bless you both in Jesus mighty name, amen. P.S. Doug is THE MAN!!! Friends like him are a God send!!!

Thank you ever so much for your kind words and support over the years. Yes, Doug is a god send, for sure. Very greatful to have him and others like him in my life. I am very blessed. Take good care

 

[roar]

Looking good Steve! Doug is the man! Walkout basements are the dream.

 

[mwong168]

Congrats Steve and you finally living the dream with all your babies under one roof. Enjoy all this work you put into hunting and collecting all these pins/vids over the past decade.

 

[TopTierArcade]

Looking good Steve! Doug is the man! Walkout basements are the dream.

Thank you!!! Doug is the best, really! Super lucky to have found a walk-out basement with the house we fell in love and could afford. Very blessed.

 

[TopTierArcade]

Congrats Steve and you finally living the dream with all your babies under one roof. Enjoy all this work you put into hunting and collecting all these pins/vids over the past decade.

Thank you kindly, sir. Very greatful to have found this home and now enjoy, finally!

 

[TopTierArcade]

Creating Top Tier Arcade Version 1.5 Part 2: Arranging 20 games in the basement


Things are starting to come together, nicely. Poor Doug comes back to the house to help me take down the arcade machines to the basement. Can you guess which game was the hardest to take down? We were surprised, too!

 

[MichaelQPinball]

Looking great!!! One thing... if the Street fighters were on the wall and Frogger and Mrs. P were off the wall The fighting games match the height and theme while the other two aren't as tall and don't match the theme so could be put anywhere. No criticisms just OCD probably from moving mine around haha House looks amazing and very happy for you! Thanks for the video and God bless!!!! Michael

 

[TopTierArcade]

Looking great!!! One thing... if the Street fighters were on the wall and Frogger and Mrs. P were off the wall The fighting games match the height and theme while the other two aren't as tall and don't match the theme so could be put anywhere. No criticisms just OCD probably from moving mine around haha House looks amazing and very happy for you! Thanks for the video and God bless!!!! Michael

You have a valid point, Ms. Pac-man and Frogger are out of place based on theme. I wanted to put those games there because they are one player and less people in a tighter area. I want to see how it works out with them there, but my wife actually wants me to change the layout as well once I fix all the games and we get furniture. We'll see. I'm sure over the years, I will shift around the games more than once. Thank you for your input and kind words, Michael.

 

[TopTierArcade]

Creating Top Tier Arcade Version 1.5 Part 3: Pinballs get legs, games turn on...

In this video, we’re not f*****g around! I put the legs on all pinball machines, rearrange a few games and turn on 20 games in the basement but leave the 2 in the garage. Let’s see what games actually turn on and work…

 

[TopTierArcade]

Creating Top Tier Arcade Version 1.5 Part 4: TV gets mounted + 3 games fixed!

We are making great progression! The basement gets a TV mounted, Mortal Kombat 2 gets picture, Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition gets sound and Double Dragon turns on!

Plus, a quick peak at my new upstairs TV and what plans I have for a new set of video series coming in the near future.

 

[TopTierArcade]

Creating Top Tier Arcade Version 1.5 Part 5: Mortal Kombat, Killer Instinct 1 & 2 WORKING!!!

Yeees!!! In this great video, we get Mortal Kombat, Killer Instinct 1 & 2 WORKING! I open the games up, check power supplies and swap Eprom chips and turn the games on for the first time in 7 years...Plus, fun stories about the games being in the movie IT Chapter 2 (2019).

 

[TopTierArcade]

Let's Goooooo! We get Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike working!!! Doug stops by and helps diagnose what's wrong with Robo-War and fixes it and also, fixes my gas fireplace, lol!!! Check out how we did it, as we inch closer to get all the games working....

 

[roar]

Things are really coming along Steve! Looks so good to see all those games on at the same time!! Congrats

 

[TopTierArcade]

Things are really coming along Steve! Looks so good to see all those games on at the same time!! Congrats

Thank you!!! It really is coming together, slowly, but nicely.

 

[TopTierArcade]

ALL BASEMENT GAMES WORKING!!! Part 7: Creating Top Tier Arcade Version 1.5


We did it! ALL BASEMENT GAMES WORKING!!! Super Sprint comes back to life! Monitors get adjusted, games are cleaned and moved into position. Let's turn them all on and see if we have enough amperage to hold. Fingers crossed…

Take Care,

Steve
Top Tier Arcade

 

[roar]

Congrats Steve! Nice to see everything all turned on together, amazing journey! (So far )

 

[TopTierArcade]

Congrats Steve! Nice to see everything all turned on together, amazing journey! (So far )

Thank you, kindly! Almost done...

 

[hey you with the face]

Super Sprint comes back to life!

Love super sprint! Had mine since 2011, best game ever in my opinion. Congrats!