The King of Arcades

2014 "An Arcade Will Fall... A Hero Will Rise!"
6.4| 1h40m| en
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Follow the rise and fall of the King of Arcades as one man pursues his dream against all odds. The King of Arcades details the life and times of punk rock musician and classic arcade collector Richie Knucklez, on his journey to cultural prominence when he takes his passion for collecting to new heights by opening an arcade business in Flemington, New Jersey, only to watch it fall in the wake of economic hardship.

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KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?
Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?
Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.
Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Helen Cromwell Great film on American Arcade culture. Very nice editing, and composition of the film. Contains a lot of historical information with clips from past broadcasts. The main focus is the story of Richie and how he follows his dream of opening up a modern arcade and the problems with having such a goal. Very fun and it will bring nostalgia to arcade fans.
BumBum2000 The King of the Arcades is a truly wonderful trip down memory lane! It brought back a lot of happy memories from my childhood and the times I was allowed to spend in arcades, playing my favourite games. It is amazing to see that there are still dedicated and passionate people out there that fight for the maintenance and memory of the origins of modern gaming culture. The documentary manages to portray Richie Knucklez as a man who follows his dream, and who, despite some bumps in the road, never stops to believe in what makes him happy - and what makes a lot of his fellow gamers happy in the process. Richie is not only passionate, he is a skillful craftsman who puts all of his time and effort into restoring his old arcade machines and bringing back the arcade experience to modern society. His passion and dedication is reflected in his fantastic work. The film painted a very vivid, and very emotional picture of what arcade games not only mean to Richie and his gamer friends all across the world, but also to the history of pop culture. An amazing documentary that will help keep the memory of arcade games alive, hopefully for many years to come. Thanks also for the nicely done DVD release - really wish to see an arcade style limited edition :)
Dan Orrico WOW. Such a great movie. I was involved in the film, so I have an idea of how hard the cast and crew worked to make this documentary possible. Sean brings it all together to make the documentary not only informative but personal as well. Whether you are a video game novice, or an expert you will enjoy this film. Experts will appreciate the nostalgia and the novices will learn a thing or two about the evolution of video games. If you're not interested in video games, that's okay too. Another theme of the film is following your dreams. Everyone has a dream and the King of Arcades (Richie Knucklez) isn't afraid to go out there and make it happen. Richie is on the never ending quest to keep Classic Arcade Games relevant in a world full of Wiis, Xboxes and Playstations. One thing is for sure. It ain't easy.
tntquality Here is a well done look into the real world of arcade game COLLECTING! The movie Wreck It Ralph gave us the classic games in a unique perspective...and now we can see those same games explored in the REAL world by people who both love and rescue these arcade games that are slowly slipping away from us! See how they get rebuilt by one of the pioneers of restoration and how he tries to make a go with a commercial arcade! Peppered with interviews of some of the first designers of these machines who talk the original days they were manufactured and how many of them have withstood the test of time! Richie Knucklez love for these machines is shown as he struggles with today's problems of storefront rent, lack of parts to fix them, and balancing family life with his passion!