Earl Green from The Log Book stated "Rob O'Hara knows a couple of things about collecting arcade machines.

[8] The story was O'Hara's graduate project for his Master of Professional Writing degree at the University of Oklahoma.

O'Hara is a subject matter expert on Commodore computers, vintage video and arcade games, and self-publishing, and has spoken at multiple conventions on these topics.

At Redlands Community College, O'Hara served as the editor of the school's newspaper and yearbook from 1991 to 1993.

O'Hara graduated from Oklahoma City Community College in 2001 with an AA in Journalism, and earned a BS in Organizational Leadership from Southern Nazarene University in 2005.

Most recently, O'Hara graduated from the Master of Professional Writing Program at the University of Oklahoma.