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The Best SEGA Arcade Cabinet!

RetroRalph·video·9m 21s·analyzed·Nov 9, 2022
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TL;DR

Nostalgic deep-dive into Sega After Burner deluxe cabinets and pursuit of acquisition.

Summary

RetroRalph discusses his nostalgic love for the Sega After Burner deluxe arcade cabinet, highlighting its immersive mechanical features (motion motors, force feedback, surround sound) and cultural significance. He explores various versions of After Burner across platforms including Sega Ages 2500 remake, and expresses a genuine desire to acquire a working deluxe cabinet despite space constraints.

Key Claims

  • After Burner 2 was a minor update to After Burner 1 that primarily added thrust mechanics

    medium confidence · Speaker states After Burner 2 added thrust and a couple other things but was essentially an update, not a sequel

  • Sega Ages 2500 Volume 10 was a Japan-only release featuring an After Burner remake

    high confidence · Speaker directly references playing Sega Ages 2500 Volume 10 and confirms it was Japanese exclusive

  • After Burner deluxe cabinet featured motion motors that moved the cabinet forward/back and left/right

    high confidence · Speaker provides detailed first-hand account of deluxe cabinet mechanics and personal experience

  • After Burner was featured in the movie Terminator 2 with John Connor playing it in an arcade scene

    high confidence · Speaker references this specific scene as cultural evidence of the game's prominence

  • Sega deluxe cabinets were designed as experiences similar to mini amusement rides

    medium confidence · Speaker's opinion based on his experience with Sega cabinet design philosophy

Notable Quotes

  • “And I remember stepping into it, and it was around the time where Top Gun was super popular, and I felt like as a kid, you know, my grandfather's standing over here, and I'm inside this thing, and to me, I'm flying an F-14 Tomcat. Like, it felt so iconic.”

    RetroRalph (Jon)@ 1:36 — Core emotional articulation of why After Burner deluxe cabinet remains so significant to him; captures the immersive power of the machine

  • “I love Sega. Sega had all those awesome deluxe cabinets, and Sega just holds this spot in my heart that I can't even explain to you, and I think it was because their cabinets were experiences.”

    RetroRalph (Jon)@ 2:58 — Direct statement of brand loyalty and design philosophy appreciation for Sega's approach to arcade experiences

  • “The deluxe Sega cabinets were almost like mini amusement rides, and let's face it, those games were totally 100% designed to steal your quarters, so you had that experience for a little while, and then you were like, oh my gosh, give me more quarters, I gotta keep playing this.”

    RetroRalph (Jon)@ 3:13 — Analysis of Sega's business model and design intent; frames deluxe cabinets as deliberate quarter-stealing experiences

  • “Could you imagine how epic it would be to have an After Burner deluxe in your garage? Oh my gosh, it would be so insane. I would love it. I'd probably never leave. I'd probably lose my job.”

    RetroRalph (Jon)@ 8:11 — Humorous but serious expression of desire to own the machine; shows genuine commitment despite practical concerns

  • “I want an After Burner. But the thing is, I'm like, wouldn't it be feasible for me to take some space in my garage and put it in there? I don't even know that I could find one.”

    RetroRalph (Jon)@ 0:54 — Articulates the core tension of the video: desire vs. practical/logistical constraints

Entities

RetroRalph (Jon)personSegacompanyAfter BurnergameAfter Burner 2gameAfter Burner ClimaxgameSega Ages 2500 Volume 10productYu SuzukipersonNumskullcompanyGalloping GhostorganizationDream Machineorganization

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    market_signal: RetroRalph positioning himself as serious collector/acquirer of high-value classic arcade cabinets; represents broader trend of YouTube arcade enthusiasts pursuing museum-quality machines

    medium · Speaker expresses willingness to sacrifice space and resources to acquire After Burner deluxe; actively solicits audience help in locating machine

Transcript

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0:00
Hey guys, welcome back to the channel. Before we get started, I'm feeling like I'm already getting into the Christmas holiday spirit. Well, I don't wanna rush things, but if you're looking to get some really cool sweaters, Numskull makes these awesome Christmas sweaters. They're sponsoring this episode. Go check them out. This is my third year in a row where they've sponsored an episode. So really cool. Thank you to the guys over at Numskull. Check them out. They have a bunch of cool designs. I think last year I had the elf one, and then I had a rocky one, and now I got Ghostbusters. So they're definitely really cool. So go check those out. There'll be a link in the description. So anyways, let's get started with the video. There's one arcade cabinet that just was so epic to me as a kid. And let's just face it, a lot of why we do this and why we love arcade gaming is nostalgia. And there's one cabinet in particular that is so nostalgic to me, and it's the Deluxe Afterburner. Now I am seeking out an Afterburner. I'm going to be completely straight with you. I want to get an Afterburner. But the thing is, I'm like, wouldn't it be feasible for me to take some space in my garage and put the deluxe in? I don't even know that I could find a deluxe. And by the way, if you know where one is, definitely let me know. But the deluxe cabinet was so epic. It had motors that would roll the cabinet forward and back and left to right. It was super freaking cool. And I just remember my grandfather would take me to the Lincoln Mall and there was an arcade there called the Dream Machine. And they had an Afterburner Deluxe. As a matter of fact, I don't think I've ever played the stand-up version. It was always the Deluxe version. That's the one I played as a kid, and I remember stepping into it, and it was around the time where Top Gun was super popular, and I felt like as a kid, you know, my grandfather's standing over here, and I'm inside this thing, and to me, I'm flying an F-14 Tomcat. Like, it felt so iconic. The sound, it had speakers in the back and speakers in the front. It had the lights to warn you when someone was locked on to you. It had force feedback in the actual controls. When you'd crash, you'd hear do-do-do-do-do. I mean, it was freaking epic. And so when I was at Galloping Ghost, I don't know, I think it was two years ago now or close to two years ago, they had an Afterburner Deluxe but the thing is it wasn working So I did get a chance to go in it and it still felt super nostalgic to me to be inside it And you know there a bunch of places where this machine has popped up You probably seen it remember in Terminator 2 John Connor's playing it in the arcade. So the game is just it's just awesome. The sound is awesome. I even did a video on my channel a while ago where I stuck a transducer to the side of my chair. I don't know why I didn't put it on the bottom that was kind of dumb in retrospect, but I shoved it on the side of the chair and I was playing it under emulation, but it was like, it was bringing me back that experience. Sure, my chair wasn't moving, but it was vibrating and rumbling. Let's do this.
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2:58
I can't say enough, but I love Sega. Sega had all those awesome deluxe cabinets, and Sega just holds this spot in my heart that I can't even explain to you, and I think it was because their cabinets were experiences. You know, the deluxe Sega cabinets were almost like mini amusement rides, and let's face it, those games were totally 100% designed to steal your quarters, so you had that experience for a little while, and then you were like, oh my gosh, give me more quarters, I gotta keep playing this. So I just, I love After Burner, and you know, it's kind of interesting because the Sega Mini, the new one that just came out, has After Burner 2 on it, and that's another thing. After Burner 2 is really what everyone played, but it was just a minor update to After Burner 1. I don't know if you recall, After Burner 2 added the thrust. They did a couple other things, but really most everyone experienced After Burner 2, because I guess that was sort of like, I don't know the whole story, but I think After Burner 1 had some things that they didn't like about it, so it wasn't really a second game in my opinion. It's sort of an update, but to me, After Burner 2 is that, is, is like the definitive After Burner. Anyways, and then after that, you know, came a couple of other versions. There was a version on Sega Ages, which was really interesting. It was Japanese only. It's a fly in my face. It was, jeez, get out of here. It was, uh, it was Japanese only, so I was able to download that, and I'm, I played it on a PS2 emulator. Let's check that out real quick all right guys we gonna check out right now is the Sega ages 2500 volume 10 which was released in Japan only and this is actually an Afterburner remake So really cool Yusuzuki did the original game with the AM2 team so just a little history there And this is pretty neat. I have never experienced this before, so it'll be fun. I'm playing this on a PS2 emulator, and this video that's running while we're playing the game, that's by a YouTube channel called Stoked. Thank you for letting us use that, and I'll have a link in the description of that channel if you want to check it out. Anyhow, you'll notice the original music is preserved.
5:11
Obviously, you've got updated visuals. I really enjoyed the scaling effects of the Sega System X hardware back in the day. So, I mean, the updated visuals are cool, but I kind of think I enjoy the original ones better. But, you know, a little nostalgic for them. So anyways, but I did want to show you guys this because I think it's pretty neat. There's also various other Sega Ages discs out there that had different versions of Space Harrier. There was even Virtua Racing and a couple other games. So you can definitely go and check those out. I can't put the link in the description, but if you just Google Sega Ages Afterburner, you'll find the ISO image, and then you can just download yourself a PS2 emulator. But I'm pretty stoked on this. It's pretty cool. Let's see if we can perform this without getting busted. Oh, that was pretty good. Let's see if we can get past this other wave, and then I'll consider it good.
6:07
Oh, we got to roll one more time. Damn it. Like I said, this game is relentless. It was meant to take your quarters. But anyways, I just wanted to show you guys this. Hopefully you enjoyed it, and let's get back to the video.
6:21
Hopefully you guys enjoyed that. I went to archive.org or whatever it is to download that. you can't, I mean, you could buy it, I think, you can buy the physical disc, but I'm not much of a console guy, so I don't know, like, if that Japanese disc will play in an American PS, I have no idea, you guys can tell me in the chat, I'm more of a, you know, arcade guy, so I'm sure that's an easy answer, and there's probably ways around it, but that was pretty cool, right, I mean, they basically modified and updated the graphics, but the sounds and music was all, were all the same, I don't know, I don't necessarily love the look, but it was an update and it kinda cool And there a bunch of other Sega Ages stuff on there also another magazine it was like a Sega Ages magazine disc which I think had like updated versions of Space Harrier and OutRun and a whole bunch of different ones which are pretty cool, I actually never experienced those, so I got a chance to play around with those for a little bit, but then after that came After Burner Climax, which I've never played Climax, but it looks pretty cool, uh, you know, it's that modern look, but anyways, I just love After Burner, I don't know what else to say. Afterburner is just awesome. The deluxe cabinet just has just a great place in my heart. I want to know, like, do you love the Sega old school deluxe cabinets, like the Outrun and Afterburner? And do you think I should actually get, like, I think I'm so crazy right now for Afterburner. Like, I love that game, man. And it had, I have massive nostalgia for it. I would consider figuring out a way to squeeze it in here. Like if someone knew of one that was working and it wasn't a crazy price and I could transport it here safely, I think I'd do it. This goes against every time I've said it. I don't know what I'm doing anymore. But I'm telling you, if you have one, if you know where one is,
8:04
hook a brother up. I might do it. I mean, the upright would be cool, but could you imagine how epic it would be to have Afterburner Deluxe in your garage, oh my gosh, it would be so insane, I would love it, I'd probably never leave, I'd probably lose my job, I'd end up having to live in it, I'd have to go, I'd have to go wheel it out to the street, I'd wheel it out into a little wash over there, I'd just sleep in the Afterburner, it doesn't have doors though, whatever, anyways, we can figure that out, but I don't know, I want to know, leave comments in the video thingy, leave some, I'm so tired, leave comments below. I want to know what you think about, you know, this topic. Am I crazy for wanting the deluxe one? I don't even know where I would find a deluxe one, but anyway, if you enjoyed the video, give me a thumbs up, consider subscribing to the channel, put your comments below. I want to hear from you about this topic, and that's it for now. We will see you on the next one.
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