Being on youtube and seeing a video based on a location so close to where I live is some kind of whiplash

as a mainer i can assure you, this was a chuck e cheese and it did indeed exist

Another Maine resident that probably got recommended this video thanks to location services - lot of fond memories as a kid of both this location and Joker's. Wish I remembered more specifics but as a kid I waa just happy to be there.

I always remember Joker's as being cheaper, larger, and cleaner than the CEC, especially before they moved

when i was really young, i used to go to this exact chucky cheese. when it closed i got really sad...

I'm a local, and while CEC was fun as a kid, Joker's was goated. Sucks that both are gone, they were so much fun as a kid.

@J4-JUUG

7 күн бұрын

Realest comment ever

@chadillacinc

5 күн бұрын

Omg so true jokers had a dang ferris wheel indoors! And surge on tap!

ive never gotten recommended a video about my city (i live in portland) this is so cool!

@user-AtiredAnimator

3 күн бұрын

I'm near Portland ^^ hello neighbor

I live in the area and I went here several times as a kid. Eventually my mom stopped taking us because we got sick literally every time we went, which makes sense because my most vivid memory of this place was watching some kid throw up in the ball pit. I definitely enjoyed going despite all that, but after we visited the Joker's on the other side of town I stopped missing CEC. The Joker's was massive comparatively, and the jungle gym there is something I still wish I could run around in as a grown man. It's sad to see that they're both gone now, feels like the end of an era.

I'm from ME and just got this in my recommended

@scarymarydied

3 күн бұрын

Same here. Midcoast Maine specifically. This was an interesting watch. Totally forgot we had a Chuck E. Cheese in Portland.

Damn, doesn't surprise me that there weren't many good photos of it, given the time and most certainly the location, but I will admit it saddens me that all I really have to remember it is the memories there. I've probably gone there at least a dozen times when I was a kid, still have some tokens lying around. I can confirm a couple things if my memory serves me correctly. They did infact have the Buzzy Buzzy Bee game since you could always hear it going around the arcade area, and there were no showroom walls or artifact shelves prior to 2011. Oh, and I think there was another larger Joker's somewhere in Maine at one point, because my sister worked there shortly.

I went into it one once for a birthday party. my only memory is it being ominously empty. I think the animatronic was our of order. I also do feel like they had the bee game, unless Joker's had something similar, as I went there more. The bees felt like a core memory unlocked though.

I can’t wait for what might be one of the shortest CEC history videos on this channel.

I grew up in Saco and spent a lot of birthdays here as a kid, thank you for making this my man 🙏🏻

First KZread video essay I’ve found about an establishment I’ve visited tbh

I grew up in lewiston auburn my whole life used to go here back in 2008 2009 with my older sister who sadly passed in 2016

I am super excited for this one. This is going to be great.

I still have my old photo cards from that exact CEC Photo Booth! Good times. My father would take me there and we’d play skiball and that one racing game where you crash into the enemy to arrest them. Soooo many good memories. You should do one on Jokers!!

I remember going to that location where it was right near the mall when I was little. Even as a kid, it was a nightmare. We have tons of pictures somewhere of the inside, but it was just so dark. I remember the taste of the pizza (cardboard) and climbing up the skiball ramp to dunk in the balls manually. Honestly I think my family only went once or twice since it was pretty expensive. I remembered Joker's a lot more because of the terrifying old man animatronic they had for their western shoot-out game. Though sometimes I still look at that building and think fondly of congealed cheese and getting gum in my hair in the ball pit. I also wanted to say thank you for the beginning of the video

@LuckysOnlyFriends

6 күн бұрын

I fucking loved Joker's as a kid!!!!

This video was such a nostalgia trip. I only remember going there once, but I can confirm there was a Buzzy Buzzy Bee there (or something like it)! It was right between the Skytubes, the prize counter, and the dining area.

This is my childhood location... Thank you for making a video on it.

Viewer from Maine nice vid I live by bangor

I miss it already. It was gone too soon. I've been there once, fun place but I miss that they replaced it with sephora or sm :(

this made me FUCKING cry man i used to go to this chuck e cheese and pick my nose and fling it into the kitchen until i got kicked out

@SCOUTSnailgun

Ай бұрын

What the fuck?

@Sludge_Cruncher

Ай бұрын

@@SCOUTSnailgun You got stones in your ears?

@SCOUTSnailgun

Ай бұрын

@@Sludge_Cruncher no just saying that's really fucking weird

@Sludge_Cruncher

Ай бұрын

@SCOUTSnailgun Who are you to judge a man's grieving

@SCOUTSnailgun

Ай бұрын

@@Sludge_Cruncher that's fair

I really do live under a rock, I can't believe it took this video to inform me that Joker's shut down during the Covid-ening. I remember recess arguments over which place was better. I also find it a crazy coincidence that the equipment went to West Palm Beach, considering that's around where my family lived before we moved up north, and is likely the location where my family took their CEC pictures.

Blessed by the although 7 months later. Gonna be a good one having gone there for many years as a kid.

Ok so I live in maine not a very popular state and seeing so many people that live or used to live is so cool

I remember going a few times as a kid back in the day when we'd take trips down to Saco to go to Splashtown. What a blast of nostalgia

I'm watching this right from my house in South Portland! lol Nice to see all you locals here, too. Fun fact, a friend of mine actually played Chucky...Chuck E, however he wants me to spell it, back in 03/04. Good times :)

As someone who lived in South Portland for 7 years, thank you for this

Oh my! Yes, I too am living in Maine. I’ve been here for my whole life, mind you. Greetings from Portland! Childhood memories… I really do miss this place. I was thinking about it when a friend brought it up recently and recalling memories! Thanks for sharing your video.

I Can’t Wait For This!

I feel very sorry for the people of Maine that their one and only CEC shutted down due to a petty lease agreement issue and thus they have to go out of state for some rat pizza enjoyment.

Wow, this just unlocked some memories of mine. I actually remember going here as a kid. I remember taking pictures in the booth, along with other things. The animatronics did creep me out though. Not sure why, but there was just that uncanny valley feeling to them that made me feel uneasy.

And I'm ready Nathan let's see the first video of chuck e cheese in maine

Went to this location in 2011! I lived 2 hours away in central Maine but I begged my parents to take me there for my 11th birthday. I broke my arm the month before so the pictures feature me in an American flag arm cast. Good times.

My Chuck E. Cheese?! IN MY SOUTHERN MAINE?! FIRST OF THE FIRST. And yes I’m a local. I’ve only been there once when I was a child, before I was a teenager.

Only took about 15 years for me to watch a video about the city I live in. Ah well, that’s Sopo for you

I'm looking forward to the next video! I've talked about the murders and that location, as well as watched the documentary that talked about what happened and even had an interview with the killer, victims' families, and it's a tough one to watch, but also gives alot of insight on what happened. There's also an episode of the podcast called Back From Broken where the gf of the killer was interviewed as well as more details were shared. I just hope that whoever watches it respects all who were involved (except the killer) and no comparisons to a certain game franchise is made

Amazing Video! But Happy 500th Videos Nathan! :D

2023 has just sucked for us including people in Portland (RIP)

We just got around one in Arizona. It's a pretty cool place. They have all sorts of new games that I've never heard of

That was fast.😳

Hi man! So excited for springfield and new hampshire!

Ahh, the memories! I only been that location once when I was a kid. It was amazing! Just wish it was still there. ;-;

Great that you made a CEC history video for your 500th video special though I was really hoping history of the walker location my local location

Hi, great video, I hear the event that took place at this location happened when I was born, on Janurary 7th. Just a coincidence for me. Keep up the good work.

THANK YOU FOR THE NEWINGTON NH REFERENCES, my childhood location

I didn’t grow up in Maine, but I’ve been living here for a long time. I loved this so so much as I never knew!! Love the channel, keep it up (:

Maine mentioned AGAIN (I've been to this Chuck E Cheese's)

I only went there a couple of times when I was little and I hardly remember it. All I remember is playing in the sky tubes (or whatever theyre called). I remember my parents complaining about how expensive it was lol. And I remember asking my mom if we could get pizza, and she said no. I didn't recognize any of the picture in the video, except the sky tubes photo and the photo of the outside of the building. I wish I could remember more

Can't wait!

I remember when we lost this Chuck E. Cheese I was 4 😢

Granted I was 5 or 6 when it closed, but I went a few times to this location as a kid and I don't believe it had the showroom walls, I remember it being quite open. The shelves I don't think I would've noticed.

@Josiahthefox28

2 күн бұрын

Also, there is one similar place in Maine. It's called Family Time Dine and Play, and it's in the city of Auburn. It used to be a Joker's but got converted.

I never went to Chuck E Cheese but I was friends with a couple guys in highschool that worked there

Can you please do a history video of my favorite fast food restaurant mascot?

Hi nathan, this is a great video and congratulations on your 500 video. Can you do a history video of the chuck e cheese in pearland tx because i need to learn more about this locations if you could do that for me?

I’ve been waiting for this moment to happen finally someone’s going to do a history video on the infamous Chuck E Cheese location in Aurora Colorado where the shooting happened in 1993 of Nathan Dunlap.Ever since I found out about this incident I was wanted to know what the history of the location is the only thing I know about it is that a is showbiz pizza place that had a three stage. also this month 1993 the incident happened so it’s turning 30 years old. here’s my question are you going to release the history video On the day of the shooting happened 30 years ago

@NathanSpies

8 ай бұрын

Not the video but the trailer will be released on the anniversary

@spongegenerator

7 ай бұрын

@@NathanSpies OK. this will probably be the most highly anticipated CEC location history video i’m so excited for it the only thing I know about it is that It’s currently a Panera bread

@SlushysSecret

7 ай бұрын

​@@NathanSpiesit would be cool if you did a history video on all cec locations in colorado, there's not much but i think it would be enough to fit into a history vid

I never went, but I could only imagine the fun the kids had. I loved going to Jokers as a kid in the Auburn Mall; I miss that place.

Hey Nathan can u do a history of the California Racho Cucamonga cec location. It was my local one back when I was a kid

I used to live in North Carolina and I think the state has a rich history when it comes to Chuck E. Cheese I feel like you should delve into it one day! If one store in MainE get this treatment I feel like any location can!

WAIT MY LOCATION HAD A PORTLAND ANIMATRONIC???? WHAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTT now i’ll never forgive them for turning my location into a 2.0

Ideas: The History of Dueling Dragons in Universal’s Islands of Adventure and in HHN32.

wow this video is good

Man I remember going there. Dont really remember much since I was pretty young and I have a very bad memory overall, which I guess is unfortunate cause from what you’ve said it you don’t have all the details on the location

i use to go to that chuck e. cheese all the time as a kid. my grandfather always hated taking me 😂

Hey Nathan can you do a History on "Chuck E. Cheese In Kedzie Il" it was a Showbiz

remember celebrating my 7th birthday there, good memories

I live in Columbus ga and my local chuck e cheese had the three stage animatronics but instead of having the actual three stage format, they were all on one stage. Since they have the 3 stage animatronics, I assume it used to be a showbiz pizza but I can't find any information as of now. I drove by it recently and saw that it now has the new logo so chances are the animatronics in there are no more.

@WhoDidWhat17

8 ай бұрын

yeah Columbus received 2.0 back in April of this year

Always wonder what happened to it as a kid

you remind me of ItzaRob love both of yalls content

Can you do Grand Rapids, Michigan next? Or maybe even Portage, Michigan or Mishawaka, Indiana?

@LoganJ2024

6 ай бұрын

mishawaka plzzz

i wanna see a history of episode about the charleston, sc stores since i am starting to get interested in them.

My wife and a bunch of my friends worked here near the time it closed. We were sad to see it go

Are the pictures in the “History of” videos screen recorded? (I saw the Q and A and it it you said you began using Capcut. I’ve tried screen recording pictures but I’ve only been getting black screens when I try to put them in. Normal video footage works fine tho)

@NathanSpies

8 ай бұрын

The photos are screenshots

It's a good thing that CEC emerged from bankruptcy in December 2020.

The Aurora, CO photo looks interesting. Will you be covering just the incident or the location's history as a whole? Oh wait. I just realized there were 3 locations in that city. Will you be covering all 3 of them?

Can you do Chuck E. Cheese’s in Costa Mesa ca (Harbor Blvd) because it moved their location a lot so it might have good history.

You should do bullseye the target dog next

Can you do The History of Chuck E Cheese In Northridge California ? BTW I Love your vids and I'm also subscribed to your channel.🐭🍕❤

@therealzachmanawesomeness

8 ай бұрын

I think it'd be interesting to see this too. Even though Northridge got the 2.0 conversion, containing the dance floor + video wall, it was confirmed that the 2-stage with Cyberamics are staying in the location.

I still gotta a CEC token from SoPo

nice video i really would like to know do you own any nfl huddles

@NathanSpies

8 ай бұрын

No I don’t

@shadowsofdarkness7136

7 ай бұрын

back in October sent a picture of my Viking princess to help the Minnestoa Vikings finally win their vey first super bowl I sent a picture her in her spirit animal form a dolphin to Maimi because of what happen in 1974 Viking princess is a guardian angel with the element of h20 water i made he up when i was 15 now i''ll be 25 in January after i help the Vikings win i was going do the same with your Bengals win their first super bowl with the help of my king blizzard he his the element of ice his spirit animal is a saber toothed Bengal tiger like Diego from the ice age movies' wish i could show you him I'll sent princess ember to the 49ers her element of fire her spirit animal is a pterodactyl because super bowl is going be in Levi's Stadum in Santa Clara so your bangles can have more than ravage on the 49ers form what happen in 1982 and 1988 they'll finally have a super bowl Tital in hands so lets hope my guardians can help all the NFL teams who haven't won a super bowl yet go Viking princess help Minnesota out so i can do the same for Cincinnati Bengles and Cleveland browns and loss Angeles changers and others next@@NathanSpies

After the Colorado history video can you do a video on both New Hampshire locations, Manchester and Newington please

OH MY GOD I WENT HERE ALL THE TIME GROWING UP!!

I don't know why but every time I see old Chuck-E-Cheese advertisements and videos it makes me think of what Freddy Fazbear's Pizza would have been like if it existed in the 80s and maybe Freddy Fazbear's could have had their own Pizza Time theater location just like Chuck E cheese it would be called Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Time theater and it would have the main characters Freddy Bonnie Chica and Foxy plus one side character they would also have a Freddy Fazbear mascot costume the place would have been founded in 1979 by Steve Raglan / William Afton but of course as we know he's also the murderer of five children and that's what caused Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Time theater to close down after an incident where someone reported to see a piece of a child's finger in a pizza it was revealed that William Afton killed three children and cooked their bodies into the pizza and then the following year he would dress up in a yellow rabbit costume and murder five children in the back room of Freddy's and that's what caused the original Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Time theater to shut down

Nathan spies please make a CEC video on the Long Island New York locations like the Commack,West islip and Hicksville

Can you make a history of CEC in Garden Grove vid?

Nice

Hey Nathan can you please do a history video on the Columbus GA location of Chuck E. Cheese

You should do the Chuck E. Cheese in Staten Island. It has a special stage and I’ve gone there a few times

That guy who pulled down his pants at the Toddler Zone is so funny.

@MyersTheVlogger

7 ай бұрын

funny? are you psycho?

@hayleywaalen2612

7 ай бұрын

@@MyersTheVlogger I'm not a psycho.

@MyersTheVlogger

7 ай бұрын

@@hayleywaalen2612 your sayin it is "funny" even though kids were there and they grew up to be traumatized...

I was wondering if you could cover the Chino California location and Lancaster, California location.

Could you do Kokomo Indiana in the next chuck e cheese history

You should do a history video on the Chuck E Cheese in Staten Island NY If you do I can help provide some information, pictures and videos

It’s weird to think that that location was one of few locations in the New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont area

Fun fact: something else was put in the location a couple months after it closed! It didn’t last long and I don’t remember what, but I think it was some sort of Christmas tree store just by the logo i remember seeing. Also if it isn’t obvious enough, this is my childhood location lmao

I went here once or twice I think mostly went to the one near Grafton though

Do one about the Mobile, Alabama location

Used to go every week

I already watched a video 📹 of the history of the Great Wolf Lodge mascot characters and I love ❤️ that one ☝️ 20 times better because those old character are my favorite 🤩 😍 ❤️ besides it’s everyone’s.

I’m 17 from Maine and didn’t know any of this