The metal plate was included for anyone who wished to cover the 'Replicade' logo (during the kickstarter campaign, there were a significant number of folks who didn't like the logo... This was a compromise...) The Daphne sticker was included as an option, as the original cabinet did not include this artwork. For those who are wishing that DL 2, and/or Space Ace be included, bear in mind that Space Ace had a different control panel, which included three difficulty select buttons, as well as a large 'Energize' button. As for Dragons Lair II, although the control panel layout is similar, the cabinet is a different style, and the 'Sword' buttons are larger. The Replicade Mini-Cabs are not designed to be multi-Game cabs. (In case anyone is wondering, the next Replicade Mini-Cab is...Asteroids!)

@hunterzero2634

3 жыл бұрын

The original Space Ace dedicated and Dragon's Lair conversion control panels had the same normal size red buttons for fire/energize. The 1991 Leland re-release of Space Ace for the Dragon's Lair 2 cabinet had the large buttons.

The replicade guys had a poll during the kickstarter asking if people wanted Daphne on the kickplate or not, they ended up including the sticker and leaving it up to the buyer the little metal plate is if you don't like the replitronics logo, this would cover that up on the front

@mgabrysSF

3 жыл бұрын

I saw DL in many arcades in 83-84, and never remember seeing Daphne art on the front below the coin door - was that ever a thing or was that a bit of fan art Replicade included? The coverplate is a neat idea for those who want to print their own Cinematronics sticker logo for the front, but I do like the raised letters on the uncovered door (my fullsize doesn't have the raised letter door). Now I want to see them do an inverted / pedestal dedicated mini Space Ace cab. (DL Time Warp - man that cab was so much fugly - no rush there).

Got my Replicade Dragons Lair about a month ago.. absolutely awesome little replica

That really is a fantastic little unit. All the mini arcades I've seen have been cheap and tacky. This is amazing.

@Sarahxxx666

3 жыл бұрын

So true ! The guys behind this surely can be proud of their work ! I was already amazed when I saw that the score displays worked for real, let alone all the other details and features !

Glad to see you updated your video. If you Google vintage Dragons Lair arcade cabinets you will find a couple photos of the Daphne decal on the kick panel. I guess it was a rare decal and not on a majority of these games back in the day. And yes, the little black plate is to cover the Replitronics logo for those that don’t want to see it.

@mgabrysSF

3 жыл бұрын

I never saw it on US machines - although Atari UK DK cabs may have had it? Any Brits know?

Thanks for the part 2 John. Very much appreciated.

Daphne kickplate decal was never on the original arcade. New Wave included it as a bonus option if you want to use it. The metal plate is for those who want to cover the Replicade coin door logo. It was part of the Kickstarter changes after a poll about the logo.

Two videos two days in a row? Hell yeah!

@DaveRepairs

3 жыл бұрын

@G1zm0 2022?

@jmike2039

3 жыл бұрын

We are back to the old slump....:(

another great video John. So glad to have you back.

Thank you John

The Repro is using the first series roms that skipped over the drawbridge (it also skipped over the 'ye boulders sign' visible on the LD - to make it a bit faster at the start of the river). Later versions - even iOS - included the drawbridge (and the ye-boulders sign) with one input move, but (if I recall) the version they cut out had 3 moves. Sword, Up, Right - which for starting out of the gate would have drove new players nuts. Plus the idea that a different room would present itself (if you died) didn't make sense if you haven't even gotten into the castle yet. So it's on the LD - but it was edited out of the game in the arcades. And since it's a repro of the arcade cab, it's not here either (and that's fine - I can admire the drawbridge on my phone anyway).

On the Rapids scene, you can also push up when Dirk's boat enters the pale water.

John’s videos are soo exciting and fun to watch

Little replicas of things have always caught my fancy. I find it fascinating that they made a replica that really looks and works like the real machine. When I was a little kid, I was into TRS-80 microcomputers, and I had a dream that there was a little replica of a TRS-80 Model II computer. This machine reminds me of the concept I had of a replica computer. Replicas like that could only be made in the 21st Century, because back in the day, machines were big for a reason. The electronics could only be shrunken down years in the future.

In the Kickstarter updates, New Wave explained they could not use the Cinemaronics logo on the coin door for legal reasons. The little metal plate allows you to print your own mini Cinematronics logo, stick on the little metal plate, and cover up the Replitronics logo. I know how that sounds, but that's what they said it was for in the update. Cheers.

I think that if you set the difficulty up on your Dragon's Lair arcade machine, in the dipswitch settings, the drawbridge scene may re-appear.

Enjoyed the Dragon's Lair videos!

I really did enjoy your last 2 videos, and have also been enjoying your podcasts for several years now :) Cheers !

This is a great cabinet I need to pick one up. Great video as always John.

I do wish it had dl2 included.

2020 end of year walk through would be nice :)

That's Pretty Cool! I'll have to get one to put on the shelf in the garage. Just found you, I started a channel a while back about arcade repair. I'm a former Tech that worked in many arcades so I decided to start making videos on arcades. Glad I found you, maybe can bounce ideas around for different repairs and tips. Can't wait to go over your videos.

Fantastic toy indeed! That little laser disk replica totally made my day ^_^ EDIT: Also congrats for being cast as Stockpile Thomas in the Demon Souls remake XD

Nice some cool extras in there. I'd do the same thing and jump straight in to opening it without looking or reading the manual.

Love this man!

Your Dragons Slayer does have the Draw Bridge part on your laserdisc arcade. I've never played an arcade Dragons Slayer that didn't have it back in the days. That level is in it, I think you have to play it in hard mode.

John's a daily vlogger now. Two in a row :)

That [last] scene you say you can never do, which you died on in the first video too, the first move is always in the direction of his sword! 😉 The arcade game doesn't give you time to wait for the ground to collapse to gauge the direction either!

Giddy Goons - sword, right, sword, up

Changing the difficulty settings will change the way the game shows the scenes. It will even add extra moves to certain scenes for example the "King Bat" level and an extra move against singe and the night on the horse level. The game is uber hard for most players even on easy so I would suggest usually playing on easy. DL2 was by far the hardest of the trilogy. Collecting all those treasures to finish the game is a video game nightmare....

@mgabrysSF

3 жыл бұрын

Expert mode on Space Ace also gave you far more scenes than easy mode.

I remember the draw bridge beginning!!!

I remembered your Dragon's Lair having a drawer.

more more more, missed this channel so much

Glad you're back... On the road!!( not while covid is a danger).. More pinball!!!

The replicade let’s you pick unlimited lives - so if you want to beat without using the internet I recommended I beat on the sega Cd, Wii , 3do and countless others / but never the arcade - so this is the closest I got. I love this thing !

If you download the Dragon's Lair app for Android, it gives you the option to start at the drawbridge scene with the tentacle beast, or bypass it altogether.

Johny boy, where are you ? 😎

LOL! Everyone was commenting on the last vid "He forgot the little ld player in the back"

I have never seen or remember the Girl sticker kick plate either ?

@John's Arcade Game Reviews & Tech your comeback was doing so well, now pretty much 2 months since a video.... You really should do some more no stress live videos in these long breaks your having. It would really benefit your channel and especially keep your subs & supporters happy. At least with live vids, there is no time on editing. Just a though man & good luck !

They probably could fit the whole game on a disc that size nowadays

Best of health and happiness man; hope you are well and safe! Miss your charming arcade personality and knowledge base! And passionate and infectious arcade goofy-giggle for all things quarter eating related! Be safe and healthy during these crazy a$$ upside down times, you are in our prayers and thoughts more than you know! Looking forward to seeing/enjoy your next content submission!

Well it looks like I have to go to Joe's classic video games channel. Later!

Chicago - Galloping Ghost Arcade is OPEN.

@chrisstep5738

3 жыл бұрын

GG also has a pinball room with 41 tables 2 blocks east of the Arcade

@FrancoAvila1ER

3 жыл бұрын

Word!

@jacob5106

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisstep5738 what’s the location?

@chrisstep5738

3 жыл бұрын

@@jacob5106 Galloping Ghost Pinball Brookfield, IL. facebook.com/Galloping-Ghost-Pinball-568782213626621/

They did a great job with this. Please come back and do the Arcade1Up review.

Great video, as well as part one. Dude thank you, I didn’t know this was a thing and was able to snag one today on the release day. DL inspired me to go to art school for animation, then got hired by Atari.. 22 yrs later im a game dev and worked on some biggies. You helped me get a bit if my inspiration, thanks!! (Worked on Gauntlet Legends coin op for my first job)

The Galloping Ghost is open.

Hey John love your videos. I have an original Streetfighters deluxe cab that originally had the Pneumatic punch and kick controls I am trying to restore it to original and was hoping in your many travels you might keep an eye out for the control panels for me. Thanks Bill

Hey there, John! Remember me? Been a long time. If not, you commented on my old birthday video. Trying to catch up on your videos. Love the replicade of Dragon’s Lair. ;)

Almost 50k subscribers!

JOHNS ARCADE!!!!!!! 🦅

Your spoiling us !

Burn a set of 1.1 or 2.1 Dragon's Lair Enhanced ROMs for your original machine, it adds the drawbridge in. 2.1 changes the sequence of gameplay significantly. None of the available officially available ROM revisions A through F2 have the drawbridge.

Miss ya man!

It's a drawer on heavy slides...

This is the way

I made it to the mud men once.

Hey John, if you're ever in Texas (dfw area) make sure to check out the free play arcade locations. They have a dedicated major havoc + a bunch of other cool shit I know you'd like.

Can we have an ALL ACCESS YEAR END JOHN'S ARCADE REVIEW AND TOUR for 2020?

@pinmandan5164

3 жыл бұрын

that would be awesome ! I want to know where Journey went !

@thierrydelage1681

3 жыл бұрын

@@pinmandan5164 Journey has been sold in early 2019 and is now exposed at arcade expo museum in Banning (southern California). Here is a pic of the machine on location : i.redd.it/jj0fksrej4n21.jpg Easily recognizable as there is still the John Arcade score tag stuck on the marquee :=))

@pinmandan5164

3 жыл бұрын

@@thierrydelage1681 Cheers for the heads up, has John ever said this in any of the videos ? Pretty sure I've watched all the videos, but never heard him address it ?

@thierrydelage1681

3 жыл бұрын

@@pinmandan5164 Yeah you're right, john never talked about this in any of his videos but it was addressed in the following post on KLOV forums.arcade-museum.com/threads/johns-arcade-are-we-seeing-the-final-chapter.427666/ The user "Alpha-Tron" is the guy who bought John's Journey for his museum (he also mentioned the fact that the sound was not working anymore when he got the game and that he had to fix it before being able to put it on location)

@pinmandan5164

3 жыл бұрын

@@thierrydelage1681 Awesome, thanks so much for the info! I didn't see the love for Journey until I started playing it, now I want one ! LOL

I hope you didn't throw away the 'arcade shipping' box - that's a collectible too. (insane detail from those guys - just awesomely insane).

I played a prototype in Margate in 83 i think it was being site tested a guy i met playing it had found a way to get infinite lives and we played it right through this version had the drawbridge but i never seen it again in Scotland so they must have changed it.

@mgabrysSF

3 жыл бұрын

If you go to dragonslairproject.com, you'll find an exhaustive amount of info on lives and varieties. Including an easter egg (which should be on this replica since it's using the arcade ROMs) of holding the joystick up and left and using the sword during the attract mode to get infinite lives.

Been watching you for ages, please put a credit card under one of the legs on that table 😁

@Sarahxxx666

3 жыл бұрын

Hope he’ll pay attention to the expiration date before doing so 🤣 Joke aside, he’s already tried and fix it, but no way: this is a wobbly table by design 🤷‍♀️

cool thing, already sold out, and insanely expensive on ebay at the moment. Hope they will make a new batch

@mgabrysSF

3 жыл бұрын

They said they would. Thank goodness too - because I suspected with all the YTubers reviewing it and it coming out ahead of Xmas, I'd need to pounce on it ASAP (which I did). They run their titles for 'about' a year (or just over a year) before discontinuing. Here's hoping they stretch this one a bit more because I'm sure supply has been COVID clobbered (like a lot else this year).

We really miss you John!

When will John post another video?

Hello from Scotland 😁

So we are back to no more videos again I guess!

@pinmandan5164

3 жыл бұрын

ROFL!!

@jaridcool

3 жыл бұрын

Ya looks like his channels dead again back to 1 video a year I guess

@anonymous-cc6nv

3 жыл бұрын

if you paid attention he warned you that "for now, he's back"

@c3j3p3

3 жыл бұрын

@@anonymous-cc6nv I just miss the weekly uploads. And it would be nice if he told us what’s up if he just lost interest or what.

@anonymous-cc6nv

3 жыл бұрын

@@c3j3p3 people have lives though. i was in the arcade hobby even before john and got bored of it. off and on kind of hting. as you get older we get interested in other things also. and someone with a family, that always has to come first and foremost

Dear John, will there be a 2020 year end review?

Missed you buddy.

How's your TMNT coming along. Haven't seen much on the restoration.

You gotta get rid of Journey .turn it into a Mame arcade 🤣

Weird that the viewer saw the draw bridge in Mame because Dragon's Lair doesn't work in Mame. Also, there isn't rom version 2.1, only versions A through F2.

@kingofgrills

3 жыл бұрын

The first time I ever saw the drawbridge scene was on the Commodore Amiga version of the game. I’ve played it a ton in the arcades since it’s release, and I never saw the drawbridge scene in the arcades. I have also never seen a cabinet with Daphne artwork on the kick plate. I left it off my Replicade.

@Podbod

Жыл бұрын

He probably meant the enhanced V2.1 which was a fan edit that added it back in, removed the mirror levels (it would randomise which version of each room you'd get) and changed the order of the levels so it better resembled the 3 depths of the castle (with a falling disc in between each set). Plus added an extra secret move for the giddy goons. Its a great update if you havent tried it yet. Its playable on Daphine emulator

@Okurka.

Жыл бұрын

@@Podbod Daphne isn't Mame, though.

@Podbod

Жыл бұрын

@@Okurka. yes. I assumed he meant daphne as well

Hey bro..you are my favorite channel on here. Keep it going. Let's meet at freeplay Worcester when it finally opens! It'll rock! Keep inspiring us!

John, did you ever fix Paperboy?

Noice

I'm your 7th biggest fan John! Holding my breath til your next vid arrives.

@westcoastronnieOC714

3 жыл бұрын

Keep holding is probably not going to come back.

2 months ago? Wow I hope you are ok John.

@mooseking7545

3 жыл бұрын

He still does the podcast so i think hes fine

You7 can get DL, DL2, and Space Ace on steam!!! We need videos more than once a month, PLZ!!!

I guess John doesn't care about this channel anymore. It's been over 5 months since you've done a KZread video. Guess this is the beginning of the end.

Hey John, My brother and I just visited Funspot. We had the whole room basically to ourselves for a few days. Perfect time for a visit, update your viewers and give them a little exposure. We had a blast! Just as fun as when I was at the first BroFest!

@Johnsarcade

3 жыл бұрын

It's open during Covid?!

@davidsantacarla

3 жыл бұрын

@@Johnsarcade Lakes Region Casino poker tournaments, shooting range at the Belmont Firing Range and the entire game room at ACAM - all open for business. Only thing that was shut down for January was bingo - have to keep the seniors safe! For the record, all the games are running at peak performance as I imagine they’ve gotten little usage recently. Great time!

Is that a Vicious Ant hat?

Why are all the good games going away?! Frogger gone is okay, it was a nice gift for Tim’s wife. Mad Planets left years ago but why did it have to go?! John said he would never get rid of it in a certain video. Plus it’s rare. I know it went to Jays, but I thought Jay already had a Mad Planets. Track And Field.....that was a great game at his parties.....miss that: “on your Mark!” sound effect Still love ya John....but I’m bummed you got rid of some rare and well loved games. 😞 Hopefully Zookeeper and Paperboy can get working again soon. Isn’t MK2 still down? Maybe they could come back someday. Not trying to annoy you John but I’m sad that some of the rare games are leaving.

@kintozero3169

3 жыл бұрын

John also said he would never get rid of Tempest. That's just the nature of the hobby however, after years of the same games and eventually running low on room, even games that are beloved & get occasional play have to be cycled out to make room for new games. That's how to keep it fresh & keep it interesting. He got rid of quite a few during his hiatus to make more space for podcasting & music recording, which I respect, gotta have a nice music area. That said, I would genuinely be surprised if he ever got rid of Donkey Kong or Pole Position.

@tigerrocks503chase8

3 жыл бұрын

This is all true...it just sucks to see rare unique games go.

Well it looks like John is missing an action once again. I remember back in the day used to be a video once of a week possibly two. Now we're lucky to even get one once in awhile. Come on John you don't care about the channel anymore?

@Johnsarcade

3 жыл бұрын

This week

@westcoastronnieOC714

3 жыл бұрын

@@Johnsarcade cool man! Well it looks like you're okay I'm glad you don't have covid-19 or anything like that . Looking forward to it 👍

@pinmandan5164

3 жыл бұрын

@@westcoastronnieOC714 I guess it didn't happen ?? LOL

John quit again.

What happened to this channel? Miss it

come back john we miss your face!!

And John is gone again

@Shilo83

3 жыл бұрын

Not gone, you just have to pay. New members-only youtube vid just got uploaded. *sigh*

@krel

3 жыл бұрын

@the uploader He hasn't really posted that much in the members only section either. He isn't leaving everyone in the dust. He keeps saying he'll maybe do a video soon, but then he just doesn't feel like doing it. He is still doing videos for everyone, though.

@Heathcliff_hensel

3 жыл бұрын

@@Shilo83 false

Hi John have you seen the Dragons Lair that Arcade1up came out with yesterday? Looks almost exactly like the original machine. They also offer a Space Ace cabinet. Just wondered about your thoughts. They have them on their website www.arcade1up.com

@Johnsarcade

3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to check that out!

I could never play this game. Way to complicated for me to play it...

Where are you 😰🤧

come back :(

TRY QUEST FOR 70,000 SCORE ON POLE POSITION 1

Nooo John don’t disappear again

@jaridcool

3 жыл бұрын

It's been like 3 month and no updates looks like we're back to 3 videos a year rip channels dead💀

@dennismorgan7866

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaridcool laaaaame

Where are you

Criminal this channel doesn't have 50k+ subs 💔

@pinmandan5164

3 жыл бұрын

Its pretty hard for a channel to grow, when there's no more new videos. I used to recommend this channel all the time, but now there's no point...

Can you replay Mario bros Pls