# What's in Retro Ralph's Closet?

**Source:** RetroRalph  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2020-07-10  
**Duration:** 11m 33s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD7kSU_Smgc

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## Analysis

Retro Ralph showcases his organized storage closet filled with retro gaming consoles, arcade hardware, and modding equipment. The video serves as a teaser for upcoming console-focused content on his channel while highlighting his collection of systems like Sega Genesis, Dreamcast, 3DO, and various arcade boards. He plans to produce videos on PlayChoice 10 games, the burger board, and other vintage arcade hardware previously not featured on the channel.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Retro Ralph has Sega Saturn and 3DO hooked up on CRTs behind his main streaming setup — _Direct visual tour of his streaming room showing the equipment_
- [HIGH] He owns a Dreamcast with a GDEMU modification installed — _He opens the Dreamcast and visually confirms the GDEMU is present during the tour_
- [HIGH] He has unopened 3DO games in his collection — _Explicitly stated while showing storage bins: 'There's even some unopened 3DO games, which is pretty cool'_
- [HIGH] He owns a Sega Genesis with a JAMMA connector on the end — _Direct quote: 'This is actually a Sega Genesis with a JAMMA connector on the end. How freaking cool is that?'_
- [HIGH] He has a PlayChoice 10 arcade system that he has never featured on the channel despite owning it — _Direct statement: 'I actually have this PlayChoice and I've never really featured it on the channel, but I really want to'_

### Notable Quotes

> "I was cleaning out my storage closet and I just realized how many things I've neglected in there for a long period of time."
> — **Retro Ralph (Jon Hey)**, 0:00-0:15
> _Sets up the motivation for the video and reveals the closet had been neglected_

> "The channel's been primarily arcade gaming and I just thought it would be nice to kind of shed some light on some of the consoles I love."
> — **Retro Ralph (Jon Hey)**, 0:20-0:35
> _Explains the strategic shift toward console content while maintaining arcade focus_

> "These are Sony PVMs. These are really, really neat. And we're going to cover those in the channel."
> — **Retro Ralph (Jon Hey)**, 2:30-2:45
> _Highlights specific hardware he plans to feature in future videos_

> "I love original hardware. I just haven't had a chance really do much with it lately."
> — **Retro Ralph (Jon Hey)**, 6:45-7:00
> _Expresses his passion for original hardware despite neglect due to time constraints_

> "GDEMUs are cool as hell. You know these discs on these systems are not going to last forever so having a GDEMU is pretty cool."
> — **Retro Ralph (Jon Hey)**, 8:20-8:35
> _Educational commentary on preservation technology for aging optical media_

> "I'm really excited because I finally got a chance to organize it. I know it looks unorganized, but trust me, for me, this is very, very organized."
> — **Retro Ralph (Jon Hey)**, 16:45-17:00
> _Reflects on the organization effort and personal baseline for organization_

> "We're going to be doing a lot more console stuff there's the sky is kind of the limit so we're not going to deviate from arcades too much but we're definitely going to explore a little bit more on the console ends of things."
> — **Retro Ralph (Jon Hey)**, 19:30-19:50
> _Outlines the strategic content direction balancing arcade focus with expanded console coverage_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Retro Ralph | person | Content creator and host of the channel, owner of the storage closet being toured, known for arcade and retro gaming content |
| Jon Hey | person | Identified as the person alongside Retro Ralph in the opening, appears to be co-host or collaborator |
| Chris | person | Friend of Retro Ralph who creates 'Ralph's Retrospect' content and gave him a signed Mortal Kombat poster from Paul Daniel Pacina |
| Paul Daniel Pacina | person | Signed a Mortal Kombat poster that Chris obtained for Retro Ralph |
| Arcade1Up | company | Manufacturer of arcade cabinets; Retro Ralph owns multiple Arcade1Up machines including Marvel Super Heroes special edition, Rec Room Masters Vertical, and Countercade |
| AtGames | company | Manufacturer/platform provider; Retro Ralph owns the AtGames Legends Ultimate arcade cabinet |
| Brooks | company | Manufacturer of encoder boards; Retro Ralph uses a Brooks Universal Fighting One encoder board in his test fight stick |
| Hyperkin | company | Manufacturer of clone consoles; Retro Ralph owns several Hyperkin clone systems |
| Sega | company | Hardware manufacturer; Retro Ralph owns multiple Sega Genesis models (Model 1 and Model 2), Sega Saturn, and multiple Dreamcast systems |
| Nintendo | company | Hardware manufacturer; Retro Ralph owns NES, Wii U, Nintendo Wii (including JAMMA variant), N64, and Genesis Mini in his collection |
| 3DO | product | Gaming console that Retro Ralph owns and has hooked up on CRT, with games and unopened titles in storage |
| Dreamcast | product | Sega gaming console; Retro Ralph owns multiple Dreamcast units with at least one containing a GDEMU modification |
| Sega Genesis | product | Retro console; Retro Ralph owns Model 1 and Model 2 variants, plus a Genesis with JAMMA connector modification |
| PlayChoice 10 | product | Arcade system by Nintendo; Retro Ralph owns this and plans to create video content featuring it |
| Super Retrocade | product | Licensed retro clone console with ability to add games; Retro Ralph owns this and plans to feature it on the channel |
| Evercade | product | Retro gaming platform; Retro Ralph owns Evercade Street Fighter variant and various Evercade games |
| Neo Geo Mini | product | Clone console owned by Retro Ralph with Genesis games loaded on it |
| Darksoft | product | Modification/board based on CPS2 arcade hardware that functions like Evercade for loading multiple arcade games |
| Atomos Wave | product | Arcade hardware system; Retro Ralph owns two units with various modifications |
| OSSC | product | Video upscaling device for retro gaming; Retro Ralph owns multiple units and considers them essential for retro gaming |
| GDEMU | product | Modification for Dreamcast that allows loading games from SD card instead of GD-ROM discs; Retro Ralph has installed this in at least one Dreamcast |
| CRT | product | Cathode ray tube displays; Retro Ralph uses Sony PVMs and other CRTs for his retro console setup |
| Street Fighter 4 | product | Referenced as a bootleg arcade board in Retro Ralph's collection |
| Missile Command | product | Arcade game referenced as 'Missile Command Ralph's Retribution' that Retro Ralph plans to play and create content around |

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Content creator plans to conduct giveaways from stored inventory and offer exclusive behind-the-scenes looks at collection (confidence: high) — Statement: 'We're going to have giveaways. We're going to do fun projects on the channel that are way different than what we've done before'
- **[content_signal]** Retro Ralph explicitly announces shift toward producing more console-focused content while maintaining arcade focus as primary channel identity (confidence: high) — Direct statement: 'We're going to be doing a lot more console stuff... we're definitely going to explore a little bit more on the console ends of things'
- **[product_strategy]** Multiple specific video projects planned based on rediscovered hardware: PlayChoice 10 games, burger board review, Sony PVM coverage, Super Retrocade, and various arcade board content (confidence: high) — Explicit announcements: 'I'm going to do a video on these too,' 'in this episode, let's review the burger board,' 'I definitely going to be doing that'

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## Transcript

Hey guys, welcome back. So today's episode is going to be a lot different than the normal Retro Ralph episode. The reason why is that I was cleaning out my storage closet and I just realized how many things I've neglected in that thing for a long period of time. I've covered consoles on the channel before but the channel's been primarily arcade gaming and I just thought it would be nice to to kinda shed some light on some of the consoles I love. And the thing was, when I was going through this closet, I found so many great games and systems. You know, I have a Sega Saturn and a 3DO hooked up behind me on CRTs, and I'm like, oh my gosh, I'm having so much fun with this. So I wanted to share my passion for that. So in the next couple episodes, we will be doing things that feature some of these old consoles. And I'll try to put, you know, a little spin on it to make these different than maybe some of the other content that's out there on retro consoles. But what I thought I'd do, which would be fun for a different kind of episode, is I want to show you this storage closet. Now, it didn't look like this before. It looked like a total mess. But maybe what you'll find is there may be some gems in this closet, and it might give you a hint as to what we'll be covering, you know, in the future on the channel. So let's go check it out. All right, guys, let's check it out. So before we go into the closet, I'll show you some of the stuff I have set up in this room. You go right here on the right-hand side, you have a TV here, and you've got all, like, console stuff and things that I've been sort of playing with. Got the OSSC, that's a necessity if you're into the retro gaming stuff, which is cool. That's the PC that I stream all my stuff from, which I built myself a while back. It's actually still pretty damn good for being a couple years old. This is all my streaming stuff. I've got my desk cam there, that's the main camera that's facing me when I'm doing live streams and things like that, and I have my two lights set up there. and then I've got some of my audio mixer stuff and you know various different things iPad and stuff like that you got a couple of arcades in here I got the AtGames Legends Ultimate I've got a Marvel Super Heroes that's a special edition I love that one that arcade one-up I got the new Rec Room Masters Vertical which I've reviewed on the channel I had to pull the video down but I will be doing another video of that really soon here and then I got this rack of a bunch of stuff that I just really love I've got my NES I've got a PC build that I'm actually working on right now. And then you got these cool CRTs. These are awesome. These are Sony PVMs. These are really, really neat. And we're going to cover those in the channel in a little bit. So I'm definitely really excited about that. And then I got a Sega Saturn there and then a 3DO. On the next shelf down, you've got this really cool little shelf with that little, you know, kind of arcade carpet looking thing. And that's where I keep some of these cool new wave toys things that I just think are really freaking neat and just various different things that I like and then on the bottom shelf before we go into the closet that actually an arcade board that called the Darksoft Mod So it based on a CPS2 board and it actually it works like an Evercade You can actually load multiple arcade games in a single arcade cabinet It really neat But it runs on original hardware. That's a Super Nintendo that's JAMMA, and that's my Super Gun. Alright, let's go into the closet. It's right over there. Okay, before you judge me, yes, the closet is pink. So just, who cares? It's pink, alright? it's pink and it's got a bunch of soundproof stuff all over it but anyways the thing you're greeted with when you first walk in is this retro ralph poster that someone made for me that's really really cool i love that and i'm excited that that means a lot to me because someone made it you know as the channel started to grow so that's pretty cool and then that's a signed mortal combat uh little poster thing from daniel pacina that my buddy chris got for me uh chris who does the ralph's retrospect stuff and then you got the capcom fight stick i have a cool new like mod thing for that that I'm going to work on. So I kind of busted that out because before I was kind of over it. This is the pipe for the lifestyles of the rich and retro. So in this episode, let's explore the possibilities because after all, like I said, we're rich. Oh, if you guys remember that. Anyway. All right. So this little area kind of has various things for modding. I've got, you know, my micro, or sorry, not micro switches, but buttons and sort of bat tops and stuff like that. And then you got micro switches, my favorite micro switch of all, the D44X. This thing's awesome. These are Cherry micro switches. Love those. Anyways, my favorite one. So anyways, there's various different junk in there, but this is all the stuff that I organized. So on the top, you got, I got Nintendo Wii U stuff. I've got a whole bin full of handhelds. This is actually a Turbo Express, which I forgot I even had, which I'm stoked on. I found various different, um, this is crazy, but I found a bunch of Sega. I love Sega Genesis, so there's a Model 1 Sega Genesis. It's pretty dusty. I need to sort of clean that off. And then I have a Model 2 Sega Genesis as well, which is awesome. So I'm going to start playing with those a little bit more. I love original hardware. I just haven't had a chance really do much with it lately. I've got a bunch of Genesis cards here. There's some, you know, Xbox One stuff. There's Evercade stuff. There's 3DO games. There's even some unopened 3DO games, which is pretty cool. I probably need to take better care of those. I've got, you know, more Genesis cards, a bunch of Dreamcast stuff. So check this out. So I would be willing to bet that this Dreamcast has probably got a GDEMU in it, but let's just double check because that is something I covered on the channel a while back. Let's see. Is it, does it have a GDEMU? Are you hiding in there Oh yes you are All right Anyways GDEMUs are cool as hell You know these discs on these systems aren going to last forever so having a GDEMU is pretty cool Alright we going to put that back I wasting time You wasting time Alright we got another Dreamcast For some reason I have a million Dreamcasts There's some Nintendo Wii's here. One of them is actually a JAMMA Nintendo Wii, believe it or not, which is pretty cool. More Genesis cards, my N64 stuff. We've got this little fight stick that I test things out on. This is pretty cool. I have a little Brooks encoder board hooked up to it. This has not got great buttons and joysticks. It's just a test device. But that Brooks encoder board, the Universal Fighting one, is pretty damn cool. If you're looking for a good encoder board, they're great. They're just a little expensive. And then we have various cables and things like that. Just tons of stuff here. A lot of it's to hook up retro consoles. You know, then there's some random arcade stuff. You know, just access door for an arcade that I haven't opened yet. And then you got a bunch of stuff down here that's really video production type things. my green screen is right here for when I you know do live streams I set that up behind me all right let's check out the other side of the closet okay this side of the closet has a ridiculous amount of stuff so there's lots of like little clone retro I didn't fart by the way that was just my foot I promise um there's a bunch of clone consoles here you know the Neo Geo Mini this little guy is really fun it actually has a bunch of Genesis games loaded on I don't remember where I got that, but, you know, stuff's collecting everywhere. I got a, I think that's a PSP 2000 back there. Uh, Genesis Mini, got the, it's the Arcade Warn-Up Countercade! Uh, this next shelf down has got a bunch of stuff. There's actually a lot of giveaways in here that I've got to get to, but we've got, you know, Hyperkin clone consoles. You got a bunch of things in here. This I didn't even remember I had. This is actually really cool for those of you that have never seen it before. It's, uh, it's called the Super Retrocade. The cool thing about this is this has licensed games on it. Um, you can add games, but, uh, it was really neat. I'm gonna, I'm gonna show this on the channel because I think a lot of people have forgot that that thing even existed. Then you got, like, various different consoles. I got, I was addicted to collecting clone Sega Genesis consoles for the longest time because they take carts, which I think is really cool. For those of you watching the channel this is for Missile Command Ralph's Retribution so we're gonna do that soon I'm sure I'll suck at it but whatever and then when you go down here they got JAMMA harnesses right here we got power cords all sorts of stuff another extra OSSC you never gonna have enough OSSCs one of my favorite this little Evercade Street Fighter which you saw earlier on the shelf and then down here is a bunch of arcade stuff and hardware this is a Silver Strike 2006. This is the burger board. I don't know if you remember that. In this episode, we going to review the burger board we got you know the uh ultimark aim track these are super cool so if you don know what this is this is actually a sorry i lost my train of thought there this right here is a play choice 10 game so this is what a play choice 10 game looks like this this is effectively uh rush in attack on, you know, on the PlayChoice 10. And then right here, this one right here is actually Super Mario Brothers on the PlayChoice 10. So really cool stuff. I'm going to do a video on these too. Like I actually have this PlayChoice and I've never really featured it on the channel, but I really want to. So I'm definitely going to be doing that. Something that I've always wanted to do a video on is this thing right here. This is actually a Sega Genesis with a JAMMA connector on the end. How freaking cool is that? So a bunch of cool arcade stuff in here. I got two Atomos Wave systems that I've done various things with. This was from, this is a kind of a bootleg Street Fighter 4 board. I don't remember what this is. Oh, this is Street Fighter, the game, the movie, I think. I don't know what I'll ever do with that, but I just thought it'd be kind of cool. And then there's various different junk and projects in here. There's always, you know, spare control panels for arcade one-ups laying around and things like that too. So lots of stuff in here. I'm really excited because I finally got a chance to organize it. I know it looks unorganized, but trust me, for me, this is very, very organized. We're going to have giveaways. We're going to do fun projects on the channel that are way different than what we've done before. So I'm just super excited about all of this. And I'm just glad that I have some organization in my life. All right, let's go to the desk and we'll do some final thoughts. All right, guys, it's final thoughts time so what do i think about i don't know what my storage closet i guess i think it's pretty cool i was able to clean it all up and i found a bunch of stuff and i'm so excited that i can sort of be reinvigorated and inspired around all of the consoles that i kind of dug up so we're going to be doing a lot more console stuff there's the sky is kind of the limit so we're not going to deviate from arcades too much but we're definitely going to explore a little bit more on the console ends of things. That's it guys I just wanted to share this little bit with you I appreciate you hanging out with me if you like this video please consider giving us a thumbs up consider subscribing to the channel if you enjoy content like this and don't forget to turn on notifications to be informed of future videos. That's it for now guys we will see you on the next one! you

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