John's Jukes

John Robertson is the owner of John's Jukes, a collectible pinball, arcade game and jukebox store on the corner of Main St. and Broadway in Vancouver. Here he shares with us the history of his business and pinball games in general.

We'd been scouring the neighbourhood for days in an attempt to find a good subject for our documentary class when we finally wandered into John's Jukes. John's store boasts an awesome collection of nostalgic arcade games, dating all the way back to the earliest tabletop pinball units. He was kind enough to not only give us a detailed interview but he also let us play the games and make a lot of noise.

He also does repairs and rentals. You can visit his site at www.flippers.com.

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[BARBOSAA2001]

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[cherrywrecker]

John can fix anything! I send Game Plan people your way every chance I get.

[tonkabully]

hey,i have a memory lane game,their is corrosion on the mpu-100 board and the batteries are already gone .can you suggest something and help me get this thing up'n'running again to its former glory?posting from ontario.

[kidtronic]

John's the man. Been in his shopand its the real deal.

[shaynebraid]

I have a home arcade and John fixes the boards i can't repair and is always very kind, helpful, and fair. The home collector owes a lot to John, he is a legend in B.C.

Thanks for everything John,

[yaggy9]

john robertson rocks. he has helped me obtain very rare parts and diagrams to keep my games running! very gracious.

[chrisfi3d]

he spoke well.

[funnibunn]

Great. I have purchased a few things from John and read his comments and advice on rgp and this video was almost like meeting him in person.

Thanks. A part 2 would be welcome; a tour of his place, some older games, the workshop, his favorite games, etc.

[bubbajimmy8]

hes my hero

[xmvirus202]

Bravo! Your documentary looks very professional. It was also very interesting to watch. Keep up the good work :-)