# Alan-1 Manufactoring Warehouse Area 52 tour with the CEO

**Source:** Indie Arcade Wave  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2026-03-16  
**Duration:** 4m 23s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjIMys1k-5Y

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## Analysis

A tour of Alan-1 Manufacturing's Area 52 warehouse facility showcasing their arcade cabinet production operation, including PC assembly, CNC machining, vinyl printing, and sub-assembly areas. The facility manufactures arcade games including Asteroid Charge, Aviian Nights, Dr. Pepper Soda Slam, Missile Command, and Liquid Death, with multiple units in various stages of production and ready for shipment to clients including Disney and Namco.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Alan-1's portal room (PC assembly) takes approximately 25 minutes per machine to complete — _CEO and Scott estimate during warehouse tour of portal room operations_
- [HIGH] Alan-1 has sold Missile Command arcade units to Disney — _CEO states: 'Sold a bunch of missile commands to Disney' during CNC section tour_
- [HIGH] Three Liquid Death arcade units for Namco UK were sold that morning of the tour — _CEO announces during pixel forge section: 'Just sold three of these liquid desks for soda slam versions of liquid death for uh Namco going to the UK. Sold that this morning.'_
- [HIGH] Alan-1 manufactures all arcade components in-house including controllers, acrylic, and vinyl printing — _CEO during supplies section tour: 'we make all this stuff in house. Controllers, print all this this acrylic and T-Mobile that lights up.'_
- [HIGH] Dr. Pepper Soda Slam has an extended version with side cabinets — _CEO describes Dr. Pepper game variant: 'extended version that has uh cabinets on the side'_

### Notable Quotes

> "We make our stuff and ship stuff. Having fun building fun."
> — **Alan-1 CEO**, Opening
> _Company mission statement emphasizing in-house manufacturing philosophy_

> "Sold a bunch of missile commands to Disney."
> — **Alan-1 CEO**, CNC section
> _Major client confirmation; Disney licensing partnership signal_

> "Just sold three of these liquid desks for soda slam versions of liquid death for uh Namco going to the UK. Sold that this morning."
> — **Alan-1 CEO**, Pixel forge section
> _International sales and Namco partnership confirmation; product variant portfolio_

> "Sometimes we get some waste, some cracks like that, but we fix it all. Part of what we do."
> — **Alan-1 CEO / Austin (pixel forge worker)**, Pixel forge section
> _Acknowledgment of manufacturing tolerances and quality control approach_

> "Everything."
> — **Austin (pixel forge worker)**, Pixel forge section
> _Response when asked what he's working on today; humorous indication of high workload_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Alan-1 Manufacturing | company | Arcade cabinet manufacturer operating Area 52 warehouse facility; produces original arcade games and custom variants |
| Area 52 | event|product | Alan-1 Manufacturing's headquarters and production facility with eight distinct operational sections |
| Dr. Pepper Soda Slam | game | Alan-1 arcade game with standard and extended side-cabinet versions; appears in production pipeline |
| Liquid Death | game | Alan-1 arcade game with Soda Slam variant; three units sold to Namco for UK distribution |
| Asteroid Charge | game | Alan-1 arcade game available in two-player and three-player versions; units in production and ready to ship |
| Aviian Nights | game | Alan-1 arcade game in production and ready for shipment |
| Missile Command | game | Alan-1 arcade game based on Atari classic; multiple units sold to Disney; appears to be in production at facility |
| Asteroids | game | Classic arcade game being produced at Alan-1; one unit mentioned as in production during tour |
| Disney | company | Major client of Alan-1 Manufacturing; purchased multiple Missile Command arcade units |
| Namco | company | Client of Alan-1 Manufacturing; purchased three Liquid Death units for UK distribution |
| Scott | person | Alan-1 employee who estimates PC assembly time (25 minutes) during portal room tour |
| Christian | person | Alan-1 employee credited with cutting work; CEO notes he 'lost count' of 10-12 cuts completed that day |
| Jacob | person | Alan-1 employee encountered during CNC section tour |
| Austin | person | Alan-1 employee working in pixel forge section on vinyl printing and file adjustments; confirms 10 Missile Command and Asteroids units in production |
| Indie Arcade Wave | organization | YouTube content channel producing the facility tour video; also promotes Compulsive Pinball |
| Compulsive Pinball | company | Stern pinball distributor mentioned in video sponsorship segment; offers operator pricing and routing services on east coast and Orlando, Florida |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Manufacturing operations and facility tour, Arcade cabinet production pipeline, In-house component manufacturing (PC assembly, CNC, vinyl printing), Alan-1 game titles and variants
- **Secondary:** Major client partnerships (Disney, Namco), Quality control and manufacturing tolerances
- **Mentioned:** International distribution (UK), Stern pinball distribution (Compulsive Pinball sponsorship)

### Sentiment

**Neutral** (0)

### Signals

- **[manufacturing_signal]** Alan-1 operates eight specialized production sections with estimated 25-minute PC assembly cycle time per machine; facility demonstrates high throughput capability with multiple games in simultaneous production (10 Missile Commands, multiple Asteroids, Liquid Death units) (confidence: high) — Portal room 25-min estimate, Austin confirms '10 of those' Missile Commands and Asteroids in production, multiple units visible ready to ship
- **[business_signal]** Alan-1 has secured significant commercial contracts with Disney (Missile Command orders) and Namco (Liquid Death/Soda Slam units for international distribution), indicating strong B2B market position in arcade licensing space (confidence: high) — CEO explicitly states 'Sold a bunch of missile commands to Disney' and 'just sold three of these liquid desks for soda slam versions of liquid death for uh Namco going to the UK'
- **[manufacturing_signal]** Alan-1 manufactures all components in-house including custom controllers, acrylic panels, and vinyl printing, reducing dependency on external suppliers and enabling rapid customization for clients (confidence: high) — CEO: 'we make all this stuff in house. Controllers, print all this this acrylic and T-Mobile that lights up'
- **[product_strategy]** Alan-1 develops multiple variants of core titles (e.g., Dr. Pepper Soda Slam extended version with side cabinets; Asteroid Charge 2-player and 3-player versions; Liquid Death/Soda Slam hybrid), suggesting strategy to capture diverse market segments (confidence: high) — Multiple variant mentions: Dr. Pepper extended with side cabinets, Asteroid two-player and three-player, Liquid Death dual-branded for Namco
- **[operational_signal]** Alan-1 acknowledges manufacturing defects (waste, cracks in vinyl printing) as normal production variance and implements quality checks to fix issues before shipment (confidence: high) — CEO/Austin discussion: 'Sometimes we get some waste, some cracks like that, but we fix it all. Part of what we do.'
- **[product_launch]** Multiple arcade titles actively in production and ready for imminent shipment: Asteroid Charge, Aviian Nights, Dr. Pepper Soda Slam, Missile Command variants, Liquid Death, and Asteroids are all visible in various production stages at the warehouse (confidence: high) — CEO narrates production status of each section; Austin confirms '10 of those' Missile Commands, inventory of ready-to-ship units visible throughout facility
- **[supply_chain_signal]** Alan-1's pixel forge operations include adjustment of vinyl printing processes due to HP printer downtime; team actively optimizes file sizes and vinyl quality during production runs (confidence: high) — Austin: 'I'm adjusting some of the files for the vinyl that I'm printing on the X since the HP is down' and 'we need to get another vinyl order'
- **[manufacturing_signal]** Christian (cutting specialist) completes 10-12 acrylic cuts per day; high daily throughput suggests optimized production workflow and experienced staff (confidence: medium) — CEO asks Christian 'How many sheep today?' Christian responds 'About 10 10 12. Lost count.'
- **[community_signal]** Indie Arcade Wave produces long-form facility tour content and features sponsor partnerships (Compulsive Pinball), indicating growing media presence around arcade manufacturing and distribution ecosystem (confidence: medium) — Video structure and sponsorship segment promote Compulsive Pinball and pinball/arcade operator market
- **[market_signal]** Alan-1's facility shows strong order fulfillment velocity and international distribution capability, with units ready to ship to multiple major clients, suggesting healthy demand for modern arcade games in location and commercial markets (confidence: medium) — Multiple games listed as 'ready to ship' or 'all sold', active production of high-volume titles (10+ Missile Commands), international sales to Namco UK same-day announcement

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## Transcript

All right, we're here at Area 52, our Allen One HQ. We make our stuff and ship stuff. Having fun building fun. Let's do a little tour. We have eight sections. Hey guys, say hi. Hi. Hey guys, you're on video. 8 seconds. This is our portal room where we make all the PC work and install all the drives, put in the OS, burn it all in, put some serial numbers on, our custom tags. It's just a lot of fun in here. Takes about how long you think? 25 minutes, Scott? 25 minutes. 25 we go. Um, here we have a bunch of games ready to ship. These are all games have all sold. I got a two-player Asteroid D charge or three player versions. This one isn't ready to go yet, but we'll be soon. Aviian Nights and couple nights full play. Now this is over here. We got all of our supplies and inventory. But this is one of our newest games. Dr. Pepper Soda Slam. So cool. This is an extended version that has uh cabinets on the side. You know, we make all this stuff in house. Controllers, print all this this acrylic and T-Mobile that lights up. This is our operating system. We'll do another video about that. We'll talk about that in a minute. These games have all been sold. Getting ready to make them all. Hey guys, how's it going? Nice work today. Awesome. Christian, thanks for keeping that cutting all day long. Nice job. How many of those cut out today? How many sheep today? About 10 10 12. Lost count. You lost count. Awesome. Nice job. So, we're making stuff. Here's our CNC for all the amazing games that have been sold just in time. Sold a bunch of missile commands to Disney. Hey, Jacob. How's it going? Good. How are you? Good. This looks sweet. The vinyl's coming off the machine even though we Yeah. Yeah. Awesome. Nice work. So, this is our sub assembly area here. Putting it all together. Goes inside, you know, part one of our recharge versions. And then this is our pixel forge. A lot of the magic happens right in here. Hey Austin, what are you working on today? Huh? What are you working on today? Everything. I know. Cool. You got all these missile commands. You have 10 of these, right? 10 of those. Asteroids and one liquid experimenting. I'm adjusting some of the files for the vinyl that I'm printing on the X since the HP is down. Yeah. Right now, we need to get another vinyl order. Yeah. Yeah, the joy to double check my job to make sure there should be a good the joys of how how we manufacture. Sometimes we get some waste, some cracks like that, but we fix it all. Part of what we do. I did have them adjust the size of that. So that's where the older ones are the new ones are once we fix. Good. We just sold three of these liquid desks for soda slam versions of liquid death for uh Namco going to the UK. Sold that this morning. Happy about that. That's it. That's Area 52. Hey guys, quick break. If you want to support the channel, one of the best ways to do that is purchasing your next pinball through Compulsive Pinball. They're helping bring some amazing Stern pinballs to players everywhere. And the next game that they're releasing, you're not going to want to miss. Whether you're looking to add a machine to your home collection or you're an arcade owner or operator, Compulsive Pinball has you covered. They offer special pricing for operators and can handle routing operations for businesses all over the east coast as well as down in Orlando, Florida. Check out compulsivepinball.com for your next stern and let them know that you heard about them from Indie Arcade Waves.

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 21c70434-3c7d-453a-9191-f42cbfca93c7*