In this episode:
- the thrilling conclusion to Episode 196,
- a Yestercades theme song?,
- our review of the Silverball Pinball Museum in Asbury Park, NJ,
- playing old and rare pinball games,
- comparison to Austin, Texas, pinball arcade by The Overnightscape‘s Frank Nora,
- interview with Jim of Silverball (origin of the arcade, where the games come from, what regular customers think?, etc.),
- our visit to Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash comic book store in Red Bank, NJ,
- our interview with Michael Zapcic @michaelzapcic– star of Comic Book Men,
- cooky customers and the background history of the store,
- how are comic books valued?,
- future of the comic book business,
- the upcoming second season of Comic Book Men on AMC,
- listen to Mike and Ming every Thursday on the “I Sell Comics!” podcast, part of the Smodcast Network,
- our visit to the Yestercades @yestercades classic arcade in Red Bank, NJ,
- a quick rundown of the games including Baby Pac-Man!,
- our interview with Ken, owner and founder of Yestercades (75+ arcade games, 16 pinball games, and almost every home video game console),
- hourly freeplay pricing vs. quarters,
- background history of the arcade,
- children love to play old arcade games,
- where do Ken’s games come from?,
- extensive maintenance of arcade and pinball games,
- the social aspect of playing old console games,
- the popularity of board games at Yestercades,
- Ken’s favorite arcade games and home game console,
- Ken’s thoughts about the Sega Genesis and Sega CD,
- and Ken’s video game trivia every Thursday on “I Sell Comics!”
Pictures and Videos taken from Yestercades Arcade in Red Bank, NJ:
Flickr – Yestercades, Red Bank, NJ 5/25/2012
Pictures and Videos taken from Silverball Museum in Asbury Park, NJ:
Flickr – Silverball Museum, Asbury Park, NJ 5/25/2012
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