Episode 53 - Inside Arcade Collecting With John's Arcade

Gameroom Junkies Arcade and Pinball Podcast

The bulk of this episode is an interview we recorded live at SFGE with long time arcade collector and YouTube celebrity John Jacobsen. John is the host of Johns Arcade, a popular YouTube channel featuring arcade game restoration, how-to guides, collecting adventures, gameplay tips, and more (Disclaimer: John is very animated when he speaks, and there is noise when he bumps the table as he talks with his hands throughout the interview.) Before the interview, your hosts Patrick and Preston talk a bit about the new reality TV show sizzle reel, Pinballers, and whether it's a good fit for pinball. Sticking with the pinball topic, Patrick goes into detail about his new pickup of a PinSound circuit board to bring his Star Wars pinball machine out of the disco era. Finally, Preston details some of his new gameroom additions including his late-to-the-party Wii U acquisition and newly-constructed LED-lit shelf for collectibles. Music Credits Circa Vitae contributes the tracks Wage War and When it Flies under the license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Steve Combs contributes the tracks Gone and Mess under the following license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Josh Woodward contributes the track Big Disco Ball under the following license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/