November 10, 2023
Coin-Op Revival
Let's bring back the fun of vintage Arcade games!
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06/11/2021
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€52,047
Out of €45,000
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Coin-Op Revival
<p>Over the past 6 years, Coin-Op Legacy has been a driving force on the Arcade preservation scene, by restoring vintage machines from the 70s to the 90s and organizing multiple public events. Our mission is to <strong>promote</strong> and <strong>preserve</strong> the unique <strong>legacy</strong> <strong>of Arcade video games</strong> – recognizing their importance from a cultural, artistic, and technical point of view.</p>
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<p>Based in France, our club maintains more than 200 cabinets, most of which are in full working condition and ready to play! Indeed, our goal is to share the joy of Arcade gaming beyond lucky collectors and those who were lucky enough to experience them in their youth. </p>
<p>However, the current crisis has affected us just like many Arcade locations worldwide: We have already been forced to shut down our existing location in the suburbs of Paris and store our arcade cabinets in temporary storage. Unless we find new funding, we will be forced to permanently close our club and sell our collection…</p>
<p>Our crowdfunding campaign on KissKissBankBank aims to provide us with the funds to safeguard this priceless gaming legacy and relocate to Paris so that we may have more public impact.</p>
<p>To thank our backers, we have also planned some fantastic rewards: a 200-page compendium of our most beloved arcade machines published in French and English by Omake Books "Coin-Op Legacy: Electronic Dreams"; free access to our Arcade history videos in collaboration with Alex Pilot & Gamekult; and exclusive access to a brand-new Collector's Quest by Florent Gorges.</p>
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<p>If you care about Arcades and our gaming legacy, or even just for old times' sake, then help us!</p>
Allocation of funds
<p>Before the pandemic, our club relied entirely on membership dues from arcade fans and the occasional events for its financing. This is no longer possible, and we have decided to launch this crowdfunding campaign to solicit a wider group of people interested in preserving our gaming legacy. This means you!</p>
<p>We hope this will be a restart for the club, giving more people access to Arcade games and driving awareness from corporate and political stakeholders. In fact, our ambitious aim is to open the first Arcade museum in France around 2024-2025. </p>
<p>We have tried to detail our funding goals below as accurately as possible, along with some nice rewards and surprises for our backers… ultimately, this is all about having fun together :)</p>
<h2>Goal #1 at 45 000 € - Opening an Arcade showroom in Paris</h2>
<p>Our immediate priority is to move our arcade cabinets to a safe location and restart our arcade repair & restoration activities. We estimate this will require approximately 10K€ for the move and storage.</p>
<p>Once our collection is safely stored away, our next step will be to open a <strong>mini showroom of 50m2 in Paris</strong>, which will be open to the public.</p>
<p>We think this is the minimum space required to work on 2 to 3 machines at a time, as well as set up an “arcade wall” to welcome visitors, organize training sessions, record new episodes of our much-appreciated Gamekult videos, etc.</p>
<p>Given the costs of operating a club inside Paris, we estimate a 35K€ yearly cost to rent and operate such a space. </p>
<p>With this showroom, we first hope to share our collection with a wider public than we used to before, as well as gain better awareness from local authorities and benefactors, with a steadier source of funds. In turn, we will lobby for public funding to open our Arcade museum, which should be the biggest in Europe.</p>
<p>If we reach this goal, we will be able to realize the following</p>
<p>Publish a 200-page compendium of our most beloved arcade machines in French and English by Omake Books: "Coin-Op Legacy: Electronic Dreams"<strong>*</strong>Record a 3rd season of our Coin-Op Legacy videos for Gamekult, with 5 additional episodes filled with in-depth information and anecdotes on our most mythical machinesRecord an exclusive episode of Collector’s Quest with Florent Gorge to get an inside peak into our collection and the history behind it Set up an online community for all our backers and members on Discord, to share our passion for vintage arcade gaming </p>
<h2>Goal #2 at 70 000 € - Vintage Arcade club in Paris</h2>
<p>If we reach this stretch goal, we should be able to increase the size of our Paris showroom to turn into a real Arcade club – the only one providing true vintage gaming in Paris.</p>
<p>To provide visitors with around <strong>20 arcade cabinets</strong>, we will need around 30m2 of additional floor space, allowing us to welcome around 15 people simultaneously.</p>
<p>We will then be able to resume a regular schedule of arcade nights, and also open the club during the weekends for walk-in visitors. At last, we will be able to share the joy of Arcade gaming with a wider audience, which is our primary mission!</p>
<p>We estimate additional running costs for this floor extension at 25K€ per year, which is significant but also needed to get more exposure.</p>
<p>And if we ever reach that goal, we would like to thank the community with a special bonus: On top of the previous rewards, we will record an additional episode of Collectors’ Quest with Florent Gorges, and increase the size of our arcade compendium to cover not just 30 but 50 machines in depth! </p>
<p>Let’s make it happen and keep Arcade gaming alive! </p>
<p>* Work in progress</p>
Rewards
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Featured reward
Physical edition of our Electronic Dreams compendium + Season 3 of our videos
€45
- 307 contributions
This reward tier gives you The Coin-Op Legacy compendium "Electronic Dreams" in its physical limited Edition! Exclusive access to Season 3 of our Coin-Op Legacy video series (5 episodes) In addition to all the previous rewards The digital edition of our Coin-Op Legacy compendium "Electronic Dreams" Exclusive access to download the special Collector's Quest episode focusing on the story and collection of Coin-Op Legacy, in collaboration with Florent Gorges Access to our online community through Discord to catch up on the latest Arcade news and exchange tips & tricks with the Coin-Op Legacy crew A 5€ voucher for our Arcade events in Paris which will be organized around a specific theme with famous games (hence a 15€ entry cost for our backers and 20€ for their guests) Your name in the credits of the Collector's Quest episode and our compendium book
The Lucky Euro
€1
- 17 contributions
Every single euro matters, so thanks for your support! All our backers will be able to join our upcoming online community through Discord, to get the latest Arcade-related news and exchange tips and tricks with the Coin-Op Legacy crew.
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Collector's Quest supporter edition
€15
- 28 contributions
This reward tier gives you Exclusive access to download the special Collector's Quest episode focusing on the story and collection of Coin-Op Legacy, in collaboration with Florent Gorges In addition to all the previous rewards Access to our online community through Discord to catch up on the latest Arcade news and exchange tips & tricks with the Coin-Op Legacy crew A 5€ voucher for our Arcade events in Paris which will be organized around a specific theme with famous games (hence a 15€ entry cost for our backers and 20€ for their guests) Your name in the credits of the Collector's Quest episode and our compendium book
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Digital edition of our Electronic Dreams compendium + Season 3 of our videos
€20
- 64 contributions
This reward tier gives you Exclusive download access to the the Coin-Op Legacy compendium "Electronic Dreams" in its digital edition Exclusive access to Season 3 of our Coin-Op Legacy video series (5 episodes) In addition to all the previous rewards Exclusive access to download the special Collector's Quest episode focusing on the story and collection of Coin-Op Legacy, in collaboration with Florent Gorges Access to our online community through Discord to catch up on the latest Arcade news and exchange tips & tricks with the Coin-Op Legacy crew A 5€ voucher for our Arcade events in Paris which will be organized around a specific theme with famous games (hence a 15€ entry cost for our backers and 20€ for their guests) Your name in the credits of the Collector's Quest episode and our compendium book
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VIP access and physical edition of our Electronic Dreams compendium
€65
- 69 contributions
This reward tier gives you The Coin-Op Legacy compendium "Electronic Dreams" in its physical limited Edition! Exclusive access to Season 3 of our Coin-Op Legacy video series (5 episodes) Free access to all our Arcade events for a year A commemorative sticker to thank you for your support In addition to all the previous rewards The digital edition of our Coin-Op Legacy compendium "Electronic Dreams" Exclusive access to download the special Collector's Quest episode focusing on the story and collection of Coin-Op Legacy, in collaboration with Florent Gorges Access to our online community through Discord to catch up on the latest Arcade news and exchange tips & tricks with the Coin-Op Legacy crew Your name in the credits of the Collector's Quest episode and our compendium book
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VIP access and Collector's edition of our Electronic Dreams compendium
€95
- 144 contributions
This reward tier gives you The Coin-Op Legacy compendium "Electronic Dreams" in its Collector's Edition: signed by all the team and with an exclusive Arcade cover! In addition to all the previous rewards Exclusive access to Season 3 of our Coin-Op Legacy video series (5 episodes) Free access to all our Arcade events for a year A commemorative sticker to thank you for your support The digital edition of our Coin-Op Legacy compendium "Electronic Dreams" Exclusive access to download the special Collector's Quest episode focusing on the story and collection of Coin-Op Legacy, in collaboration with Florent Gorges Access to our online community through Discord to catch up on the latest Arcade news and exchange tips & tricks with the Coin-Op Legacy crew Your name in the credits of the Collector's Quest episode and our compendium book
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Arcade Coaching reward
€200
- 26 contributions
This reward tier gives you A half-day private session of Arcade training with a member of the Coin-Op Legacy team, so you can learn how to maintain your own vintage cabinet (in our showroom or by Zoom) In addition to all the previous rewards The Coin-Op Legacy compendium "Electronic Dreams" in its Collector's Edition: signed by all the team and with an exclusive Arcade cover! Exclusive access to Season 3 of our Coin-Op Legacy video series (5 episodes) Free access to all our Arcade events for a year A commemorative sticker to thank you for your support The digital edition of our Coin-Op Legacy compendium "Electronic Dreams" Exclusive access to download the special Collector's Quest episode focusing on the story and collection of Coin-Op Legacy, in collaboration with Florent Gorges Access to our online community through Discord to catch up on the latest Arcade news and exchange tips & tricks with the Coin-Op Legacy crew Your name in the credits of the Collector's Quest episode and our compendium book
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Collector's Quest backstage access
€1,000
- 3 contributions
This reward tier gives you Exclusive backstage access to our upcoming Collector's Quest episode! Join the entire Coin-Op Legacy team and Florent Gorges, and be part of the crew: we'll spend the day together, record the episode and have some fun on our vintage arcade cabinets! In addition to all the previous rewards The Coin-Op Legacy compendium "Electronic Dreams" in its Collector's Edition: signed by all the team and with an exclusive Arcade cover! Exclusive access to Season 3 of our Coin-Op Legacy video series (5 episodes) Free access to all our Arcade events for a year A commemorative sticker to thank you for your support The digital edition of our Coin-Op Legacy compendium "Electronic Dreams" Exclusive access to download the special Collector's Quest episode focusing on the story and collection of Coin-Op Legacy, in collaboration with Florent Gorges Access to our online community through Discord to catch up on the latest Arcade news and exchange tips & tricks with the Coin-Op Legacy crew Your name in the credits of the Collector's Quest episode and our compendium book