# We Visit Past Times Arcade in Girard, OH ! So many pinball machines!

**Source:** Wild Dog Arcade  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2025-08-10  
**Duration:** 12m 20s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErGCxsz_8iw

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## Analysis

Wild Dog Arcade visits Past Times Arcade in Girard, OH, a venue featuring numerous pinball machines across different eras. The hosts tour the location, encountering classic and modern machines including Volcano, The Games (1980), Wolfman, Game of Thrones, AC/DC Pro Vault Edition, and Nemesis, with commentary on gameplay mechanics and machine condition.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Past Times Arcade has numerous clean older pinball machines — _Visual tour of venue showing multiple machines in apparent good condition_
- [MEDIUM] The Games is a 1980 pinball machine at Past Times Arcade — _Host identifies a machine as 'The Games' from 1980, though expresses uncertainty about the game_
- [HIGH] Past Times Arcade has AC/DC (Pro Vault Edition) and Game of Thrones machines on display — _Hosts directly reference playing these specific Stern machines during the tour_

### Notable Quotes

> "So many machines. So many machines"
> — **Wild Dog Arcade host**
> _Emphasizes the scale and variety of Past Times Arcade's collection_

> "I don't remember this one at all."
> — **Wild Dog Arcade host**
> _Shows the rarity or obscurity of some machines in the collection_

> "It's like weird. Okay. I guess it's a way of nudging it."
> — **Wild Dog Arcade host (Ed)**
> _Commentary on distinctive mechanical controls on AC/DC machine_

> "I love the cover art."
> — **Wild Dog Arcade host**
> _Positive reaction to AC/DC machine aesthetic design_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Past Times Arcade | organization | Pinball arcade venue located in Girard, OH featuring extensive collection of classic and modern machines |
| Wild Dog Arcade | organization | Content creator/arcade venue visiting Past Times Arcade for video documentation |
| Volcano | game | Pinball machine at Past Times Arcade being played during visit |
| The Games | game | 1980 pinball machine at Past Times Arcade; host unfamiliar with the title |
| Wolfman | game | Pinball machine at Past Times Arcade being played by Ed |
| Game of Thrones | game | Stern pinball machine at Past Times Arcade |
| AC/DC (Pro Vault Edition) | game | Stern pinball machine at Past Times Arcade with distinctive wrist rest controls and notable cover art |
| Nemesis | game | Pinball machine at Past Times Arcade described as 'really scary' |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Arcade venue tour, Machine condition and collection diversity
- **Secondary:** Gameplay mechanics and controls, Machine aesthetics and art design

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.78) — Hosts express appreciation for the venue's collection size, machine condition, and design aesthetics. Enthusiasm conveyed through repeated positive comments about the variety and cleanliness of machines.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Content creators visiting and documenting arcade venues as part of community outreach and documentation efforts (confidence: high) — Wild Dog Arcade traveling to Ohio location to feature Past Times Arcade in video content
- **[event_signal]** Wild Dog Arcade conducting content creation visit to Past Times Arcade venue in Ohio (confidence: high) — Video documentation of arcade venue tour with multiple machines played and discussed

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## Transcript

Thank you. Here's scoreboards. And then, oh, there you go. All the older machines. Holy Moly. These are clean though. ... Alright, let's see what I can do here. That looks really cool. So many machines. So many machines Jerry is playing Volcano Have you played this one before? Oh, okay. or whatever it is called pastimes So many games. I don't even know what this is. It's salt? 1980, yeah. I don't remember this one at all. A little bit of reaction. It doesn't work. So until next time bye for now A Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you All right Ed is playing the Wolfman Oh man, it's got these weird strange handles that like slide the plate around. It's like weird. Okay. I guess it's a way of nudging it. Maybe. It really does art. I love the cover art. We can show that on TV, can't we? But yeah, the double is like wrist rest too. Yeah, I know. The other ones down this aisle are like, real scary too. Like that one right there is really real scary. Yeah, the Nemesis. And it's like, you got a little one that comes up there too. Oh, it actually moved it for me when it hits the ball. Let's see. I don't know if this even does anything. I don't either. Everything is in Spanish, I can tell. Yeah.

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 57a68706-ec8f-46c7-b4ca-aa5fa48a0ff6*