I hope that they manage to find a way to survive this pandemic, so that I can make a trip out to see this place. Man, so many memories of arcades back in the 80's...

@Werewolfdudez

3 жыл бұрын

They reopened in June this summer with a gaming rules list of how to distance, encourage masks but also have masks ready and as well as gloves and hand sanitizer up everywhere.

@RGBtheRhinoOverwatcher

3 жыл бұрын

@@Werewolfdudez I gonna play Johnny Nero Action Hero (a 2004 Time Crisis rip-off arcade game) at this place after COVID-19 LOL #JohnnyNeroActionHero.

@philipdefibaugh5683

3 жыл бұрын

John Kelley I can definitely relate for a big half of my childhood was spent at Play Palace the Arcades at Chapel Hill and Rolling Acres Mall that my father worked at my family always played tge games for FREE. Covid 19 ruined everything...

@Spawn-wt6ul

3 жыл бұрын

It’s going no where, they are in the process of expanding right now actually.

@TenorioVic

Жыл бұрын

Well, they are still open 2 years after this video was made and is still a cool place

10.000 tumbs up to Galloping Ghost Arcade, Best place on this Planet.

@RockyTheThird

3 жыл бұрын

This place is one of my favorites along with the St. Louis City Museum

@ezequielgomez7083

3 жыл бұрын

I been there my first time visit Galloping Ghost Arcade July 18 2020 I enjoyed a lot

@RGBtheRhinoOverwatcher

2 жыл бұрын

@@ezequielgomez7083 Gonna need a Raw Thrills/Play Mechanix documentary (a spiritual successor to Midway's documentary, Insert Coin) titled World of Licensed Arcade Games, which features George Petro's work on the cancelled Men In Black gun game (which became Invasion: The Abductors), Eugene Jarvis' work on The Fast and the Furious racing game, Will Carlin's work on the cancelled Kim Possible gun game (which became Johnny Nero Action Hero), and Will Carlin's work on Terminator Salvation gun game, plus Eugene Jarvis' work on Target: Terror (a spiritual successor to Atari's Maximum Force), George Petro's work on the Big Buck Hunter games, and Steven Ranick's work on H2Overdrive (a spiritual successor to Midway's Hydro Thunder).

This documentary is so filled with love. You can hear the love in the voice of the people who work there, you can see the love in the eyes of the people visiting, and you caught the love & passion of the owner virtually bursting out of him. I feel so fortunate to be only a short drive away from here. I have been to this arcade countless times, and I've probably spent hundreds coming here over the years. Hearing these guys excitedly talking about this arcade has renewed and doubled my respect for The Galloping Ghost, I immediately wanted to plan another day to visit. The shots of kids playing the games made me smile, The NBA Jam story made me cry, and the ending made me feel triumphant for the arcade. I didn't realize how much of a chance the owner took trying to make this arcade work, because when you walk into this place and see people having such a good time - it makes sense that this arcade is so succesful. I hardly ever feel "like a kid on Christmas morning" anymore, the closest I get comes from stepping into this arcade and being in awe of what a fantastic place it is. I have so much respect for The Galloping Ghost, I could go on for hours about this place. Thank you, Nice Pants, for such a great documentary! You really showcased something special!

@3amapplecam

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, I’m was the director/editor of this documentary, there have been a lot of nice comments and I’ve been fortunate for the positive response to this video, but your comment here really hit me. Thanks for the love! Glad you liked the documentary, enjoy Galloping Ghost!

@RGBtheRhinoOverwatcher

3 жыл бұрын

@@3amapplecam #ArcticThunderArcade

@ramenman534

3 жыл бұрын

@@3amapplecam u did a great job mate, the editing and the material is all too notch work. Thank u

this documentary gave me tears to be honest. people who dont understand games or to whom they aren't important - will never appreciate what an amazing valuable service these people are doing. this is historical preservation of a medium and a technology which isnt as appreciated as it should be. and for those to whom they are important to - well, things like this are beyond important and beyond appreciation. thank you so much for doing this. i doubt ill ever be able to visit but i wish i could. you do know how much this means to people but you also can never know. you are heroes

The best arcade and some of the greatest people in the industry. Long live GGA!

Just watched this twice it's so good. I'm 50, so this is my childhood, teenage years and well into my 20s covered. So many memories evoked by those machines. I just wish I could visit.

@overratedprogrammer

3 жыл бұрын

Look into retropie!

The guy who owns Galloping Ghosts seems such a cool guy; I must try and get there myself and record a video.

These games mean so much to people. Anytime I see a game somewhere I can usually think where I first played it as a kid. Thank you for your wonderful business. The story of the guy and NBA Jam is touching.

0:39 Those voice samples in Victory Road get me EVERY. TIME. -SHOW SOME GUTS!

Love the shot at 30:40.

Doc Mack is a genius, I saw him other the other day with friends and he was so chill and down to earth. This arcade is worth coming to every time.

Can I get a hell yeah for Ikari Warriors?!

Great job with this, dude! Nice pants!

Best documentary on Galloping Ghost Arcade! Great that you let Doc tell his story. Excellent job!

Doc Mac is 1 of 1. Thanks Doc!

U can tell doc does this for the love of the games and not the money. I hope they stay open for a long long time

Glad the Galloping Ghost exists. Hope I can visit someday.

I go there once every couple months as I live about 20 minutes from it, it’s HEAVEN.

I’m going there right now, my dad is friends with the owner actually lol. Staff there as just so nice.

This place is wonderful, to see more generations playing together, it is true every game is a set of memories and emotions, especially for the forties like me... congratulations, I would definitely be a customer if I were not in Italy.

I love this arcade and I love that it's getting the attention it deserves.

This is a living museum for kids born in the seventies. Doc & his team of magicial technicians are awesome. Wonderful. Peace.

This was such a well done documentary. Came across this by mistake. When it started playing, I was like “ wait...I know this logo” then it planned out and I saw La Cabinita! I live like 5 mins away and drive past this all the time. I even saw that they were putting a gym in too. I’m going to definitely stop inside and check it all out. Haven’t played any games like that since middle school, like 1998. What a time!

It’s better than Bowlero and Dave and busters in 2021!!! Thanks for uploading it.

I love that place!!!! I’m from west side of Chicago and it takes me 15-20 minutes to get there. I rather come here more than Dave and busters. Best part is not that expensive and most importantly all the games are free. I always go there for my birthday.

i LOVE this short doc much love.

Wonderful work on this! Will be visiting this place for the first time probably spring 2021 - 12 hour drive for me or a 2 hour flight

Worthy efforts for preservation. Lots of passion. Great work guys (and to those who documented these efforts).

Man... I had no idea this existed! I'm only 2 hours away. Fond memories of arcades in the 80's. Can't wait to come in this summer at least once lol

I was an arcade rat at the Namco Cyberstation HIP mall and the arcade in the back of Ceaserland most my youth. Puzzle Bobble and Metal Slug were my daily grinds. And any CAVE shmup as well. Then they both closed and my anti social reclusive self somehow got married and got a career. 2020 saw both the loss of my marriage and my job. I found this arcade mid summer this year shortly after they re opened and like any rat would I crawled back into my hole...

@Spawn-wt6ul

3 жыл бұрын

HIP mall as in The Harlem Irving Plaza?

This is great. I'm hoping this makes it through the pandemic as visiting the Galloping Ghost has been on my bucket list for a while.

I come back and re-watch this whenever I'm feeling down. Such a beautiful documentary

Remember playing Narc on free play at some canteen/kitchen expo and as on it 4 straight hours while my family looked around the event. These things were designed to addict! Parodius though, is my game of choice, even finally managed to own it a few years back but eventually had to sell due to space. Nothing beats an arcade and its machines, nothing. It was as much as social space to hangout and have a laugh than anything. Top video, great memories.

Galloping Ghost Arcade was my most favorite arcade place ever I been there my first time visit in Summer 2020 I really enjoyed arcade place a lot.

Wonderful video on a terrific place! Everytime I'm near Chicago I go!!

Nothing but love for GG, I’m in there maybe once or twice a month. This place just has such a cozy feeling, and the people are great as well. Love the og XMen game and that Initial D racer. The Grid is also a favorite when playing w friends

Long Live GORF!

This is the best video I’ve seen on galloping ghost! Amazing!!

Great video. I love old school arcades. Hope Galloping Ghost continues to do well, especially during this crazy time.

Awesome documentary. I'll never be able to go there but really happy it exists.

This is literally my dream job I grew up spending my days on end as a kid teenager and adult until arcades shut down here where I live in Canada...But I miss the sounds the lights,All the badass artwork and especially my favourite the smell of an arcade,There is nothing else like it in the world...If I had the chance I would totally move across the street from this arcade...Will definitely have to check this place out oneday,And super cool that your favourite game NARC was also my cousins favourite game...🔥🔥🔥

Just left this place headed home to STL. MAN ITS THE TRUTH!! GOD BLESS THE OWNER for its creation ! ITS A GAMERS Paradise!!! My Safe Space Shout out to guy who did the documentary. Kudos ok back to gaming Ready Player One 👏 🤘🤓

Love their attitude and enthusiasm. Awesome seeing someone doing things they love to do. And when they first fired up the machines in the beginning...those sounds got me in the feels man

Absolutely love this….so nice to see someone doing what they love for a living.

I cannot wait to make the journey from London to visit this place.

You have filled my broken heart with nostalgic joy and a renewed hope that there are good people in this world. Thank you🖤

This is awesome to see thank you

Great documentary about this place

Awesome documentary

Absolutely awesome arcade and Doc the owner is cool down to earth guy

This needs to be a Hollywood film ASAP

Great doc!

Amazing content!!

Congratulations & Best Wishes

This big commercial worked. I totally have to visit this place, after covid.

I have just decided to travel half the world to see this place! Wow!

@biabia4462

2 жыл бұрын

You won't regret it bro. It's such an experience!!

If this place is where we go after we die, I'm ok with that.

Contra, ninja garden. Man I would to play those again in OG format.

This is too freaking fun😍

Me and my friends go to GGA every time were in the chicago area. We were suppose to go this year but yall know what happened. Hoping we can all go back next year because i miss this place very much.

Dope shit.

I’ll be going there from NYC. Them MK Players better rev up those fryers. I want hands.

Go there if you get a chance, crazy selection of games

Wow that rampage source code book!

I´ll give it a visit next time I am in the US....greets from germany

great place. wanna visit. games are for kids. and Adults. no alcohol required!. long live atari. and nes . and genesis.

The Arcades saloons and asociations today 2021 restauration Europe and world,videogames and consoles repeat ..the cabinets Arcades not, is spirit and history games ! ! RETURN.. Great video

coool!

I kept looking for Zaxxon.

15:02 "there was this stereotype that gamers were gonna be up to no good," Yeah, they were gonna smell bad and say the gamer word!

Im dying to play that Primal Rage 2, Beavis and ButtHead, Judge Dredd (complete with little Goro on a leash ). I also want to plat that Midway 3rd person shooter with multiple cabs hooked up, kinda Running Man-esque. The Grid! that's what its called, had to Google it. It looks like a more advanced 3rd person Smash TV. I think theres another game like it, but I may be wrong.

@yungobaba403

3 жыл бұрын

The Grid is so much fun, play w my brother every time we go

@zackschilling4376

3 жыл бұрын

@@yungobaba403 Im right over the border in Hammond, IN but have yet to go. Ive been dying to go.

All those games. I wonder if he has a Splatterhouse.

3:12 man, having to explain toddlers how coin op works :) place is awesome, i will definitely visit it when i will be able to travel to the USA after this pandemic ends 5:13 well said, it's the camarederie, and the controls and the artwork that makes the atmosphere special 17:10 so all games are currently set to free play, and people just pay an entry fee?

@ReAgentMusic_

3 жыл бұрын

Yea, it's a flat fee as you enter, and then you can play for the day.

@3amapplecam

3 жыл бұрын

And you can leave and come back in the same day and not pay extra! So you can play games from noon to 5, leave to grab dinner and then come back and play til midnight for no extra cost!

@ReAgentMusic_

3 жыл бұрын

@@3amapplecam It's a great place, too bad I haven't been there in a while. Especially as someone who lives in the Chicago area, it's a great place.

@3amapplecam

3 жыл бұрын

McBoiYee there’s a lot of places I haven’t been in awhile due to the pandemic haha, but they’re currently working on an expansion, so I’m hoping to go back once that’s done!

@RGBtheRhinoOverwatcher

3 жыл бұрын

@@ReAgentMusic_ Watch #TheArcadeSection for complete two seasons! (plus Revisited).

I want to be there right now

When normalcy becomes a thing... I'll be visiting

I've been to arcades with nicer layouts, but that selection is untouchable.

986 Games and still going

I agree so far the largest arcade but Doc needs to work on putting new releases in this arcade besides old games to make it even more fun he’s the cheapest arcade you’ll ever see pay once and enter to play all day no tokens required to why I want this arcade to have new releases go to another arcade that has new releases they will charge you 4 up too 8 tokens that’s $2.00 not very cheap there is a lot of arcade games I never got to play cause they costed a lot to play

At 27:00 there's part of a screen show on the left of a game that I've been searching for over 20 years. Does anyone know the name of it? I recall it being a vertical shooter involving moths and it was next to a Contra and a Galaga machine in the early to mid 80's at my local Safeway grocery store.

@ratix98

3 жыл бұрын

The end? Its a stern electronics game. That might be what you are looking for. But the game next to karate champ is a goofy Japanese game called alien contactee. It's a bunch of quick fire games.

@The2xWhiskey

3 жыл бұрын

@@ratix98 Thank you for taking the time to help. It was definitely not Stern's The End. I did a little searching for Alien Contactee and came across a screenshot that matched what I saw under Uchuu Daisakusen Chocovader Contactee. That also is not the game I was thinking of. Alas what's life without a few Moby Dicks to chase down? Again thanks for the help.

@ratix98

3 жыл бұрын

@@The2xWhiskey ha, that's okay dude. I wasn't sure either due to the the initial time stamp. So you remember anything else about the game you are looking for?

I asked people in my home town here in Utah, and people are wanting one to be in this town. I don't have any money and I want to be the one to start it up and get it going. Yeah I'm working a minimal part time hours and minimal wage job, but that's not enough for me. So, I really am needing help here.

I live 10 min from here. Never been there.

@yungobaba403

3 жыл бұрын

Then get your ass to brookfield lmao

Great video, I have Quake the arcade game sitting in storage, Let me know I want to sell it.. I don't want it to sit there forever.

@GallopingGhostArcade

3 жыл бұрын

Nicky! Please email the Galloping Ghost Arcade or Doc Mack direct!

@GallopingGhostArcade

3 жыл бұрын

ghostlord@gallopingghost.com

do you have polybius at this place?

5:00

Are they still open today during the pandemic?

@koregaming2820

3 жыл бұрын

Yep

@yungobaba403

3 жыл бұрын

Ye, 12-2am every day

Does he have Polybius????

Wtf is cookie doing playing Galaga? Isn't it a schoolnight?

I wonder if the mob extorts hims

It’s better than Bowlero and Dave and busters in 2021!!! Thanks for uploading it.