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anyone see that! wow randyland in NJ he had a shitload of pins arcades ect 20,000 sqft storage and 20 40ft containers
 
And here's the depressing part...

If I could afford to have a 20,000 square foot building packed full of arcade games, I'd probably be as insane and obsessive as he is.

Thank goodness I can only afford to overload a garage with games.
 
It's kind of sad. I suppose he had a fuct-up childhood.

Remember, Kids:
Social Life / Having Sex > Amassing coin-ops
 
The guy looked like he had some money. I dont know if I would call him a hoarder. I mean typically hoarders keep things of little to no value to absolute trash. This guy was a collector as far as im concerned. He is definitly a little ecentric. Did anyone catch the part where he was pretending to eat the tub of hair like it was cotton candy? Strange dude.

The manequins of himself scared me a little.
 
From what I saw, most of his games are EM's. While they are nostalgic for a few minutes, that is nothing that is going to support a business. At Pin-a-Go-Go and California Extreme, there is never a line to play EM's. They get played when all the modern stuff is tied up. And, you can only play so many of those EM shooters. That place is doomed to failure.
 
Atleast its better than the people living in a house full of garbage.

I kinda like that my goal is to own about 10-15 games and pins, I couldnt imagine owning a building full of games.
 
I've often had fantasies that if I ever became rich I'd set up a massive arcade game museum, kind of like what Jay Leno has done with his cars. But it would be orderly with everything playable and I'd have to be able to afford to maintain it...

In other words it's not going to happen :( <cry>
 
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I've often had fantasies that if I ever became rich it set up a massive arcade game museum, kind of like what Jay Leno has done with his cars. But it would be orderly with everything playable and I'd have to be able to afford to maintain it...

In other words it's not going to happen :( <cry>

Neat idea, but it drove those one guy to divorce.. Luna City?
 
now i love the show hoarders and all....

but has anyone here watched the show MY STRANGE ADDICITON??

now that show is honked up!

peeps who eat glass, peeps who sleep with a blow dryer on, peeps who pull their hair out and eat the follicles, peeps who eat drywall, peeps who collect peoples hair from the bathroom stalls, peeps who live with a real doll, peeps who eat laundry detergent, peeps who eat couch cushions mixed with dirt and lotion (for real), peeps who eat bullets, and on and on.....
 
I actually know Randy. He is quite an interesting person. I've been inside that 20,000 sf building they show on this episode of Hoarders several times. Absolutely amazing collection of arcade items. And Randy is not kidding... what you see on that show is definitely "just the tip of the iceberg." There is SO much more that you don't see. I can vouch for that.
 
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From what I saw, most of his games are EM's. While they are nostalgic for a few minutes, that is nothing that is going to support a business. At Pin-a-Go-Go and California Extreme, there is never a line to play EM's. They get played when all the modern stuff is tied up. And, you can only play so many of those EM shooters. That place is doomed to failure.

The Musee Mechanique is largely electro-mechanicals. Also, at least 50% of the Pacific Pinball Museum is comprised of electro mechanicals, and they put on the largest pinball show on earth.

I agree they are often passed over in favor of newer stuff but CAX is a terrible example. Pinball players go to that show specifically for the newer and rare stuff (such as Big Bang Bar, or Kingpin) because the old stuff will be in abundance at the PPE two months later, or year-round at PPM.
 
now i love the show hoarders and all....

but has anyone here watched the show MY STRANGE ADDICITON??

now that show is honked up!

peeps who eat glass, peeps who sleep with a blow dryer on, peeps who pull their hair out and eat the follicles, peeps who eat drywall, peeps who collect peoples hair from the bathroom stalls, peeps who live with a real doll, peeps who eat laundry detergent, peeps who eat couch cushions mixed with dirt and lotion (for real), peeps who eat bullets, and on and on.....

If any of those shows are scripted and fake, that one is. Those people want attention and are loser enough to seek it that way.
 
I gotta see this.

If he has over 75% working games, has the resources to fix them, and is trying to run a biz that ain't hoarding. It's a spectacular waste of money, and eccentric as a mofo, but hardly hoarding.
 
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