Archive for April, 2008
Donkey Kong 2 Shirt & Arcade Goodies
Even with my new Donkey Kong 2 tshirt, white man still can’t ‘jumpman’. Today I got a package of goodies in the mail from This Old Game for work on different projects. Check out the photos of the films, product samples and magazines. (more…)
Aspen Pinball $35 – North Indianapolis
Came across a listing yesterday morning on Craigslist Indianapolis for a cheap pinball for sale;
set of lamps-$20,,exerciser bike-$25,,dining table-$20,,coffee table-$20,,2 fish aquariums,10,20 gallons-$20 for both,,pinball machine-$35,,king size water bed mattress,new in box-$35,,garden tiller-$25
I am passing on this pinball, so this potentially cheap deal is still up for grabs. (more…)
Arcade Links for 2008-04-25
- Galaxian – $50 – Detroit Craigslist – Good deal? Missing PCB and sides painted over. Who knows.
http://snipr.com/25ps8 # - New Batman The Dark Knight Awesome movie poster – Warning – Hi-res Version – ‘Welcome to a world without rules’ – http://snipr.com/25qzq #
- Little Chief Pinball in Pittsburgh – Craigslist – $275. Did they store the backglass in water? Jeezo. –
http://snipr.com/25tcn # - Video rotating control panels depending game – Mame arcade machine – Seen something similar before, still cool – http://snipr.com/25j2o #
- Ever play Mappy on those Jakks handheld systems that plug into your tv? Now I have the full size arcade game! – http://snipr.com/25jpu #
- Multi-Williams Duramold. Ever seen a plastic Duramold cabinet? Check this out, and for a steal of only $1200 😉 #
- Multi-Williams Duramold in Allentown, PA link –
http://snipr.com/25l81 # - Shipping an arcade game using NAVL? Look at these tips to make sure you protect yourself from damage –
http://snipr.com/25m90 # - Free Arcade Cabinet on Chicago Craigslist –
http://snipr.com/25f7o # - Good deal on an R-type with monitor issues? Columbus Craigslilst – Make Offer –
http://snipr.com/25f7r # - New chat built into Facebook. Do we really another way to be distracted? #
- Already Posted Klov, & saw this South Park episode, missed it? William’s Sinistar appearance in Imaginationland
http://snipr.com/25ho5 # - Diigo is better than Delicious, it’s scrumptous. Got 1-2 people interested pooling arcade game resource websites . http://snipr.com/25hvm #
- Old Operator Arcade Game Stash, including rare conversion kits, Bally Roadrunner, Taito Crazy Climber, Exidy Chiller & more. #
- Old Arcade Operator Stash Flickr Photo Album –
http://snipr.com/25i97 #
Arcade Artwork: Getting committed buying collectors for your reproduction project
For all of the great arcade websites that exist for collectors to interact and collaborate, I have not come across many articles that I would consider a “primer” series stepping a potential future collector through the process of having arcade artwork reproduced. There are a lot of small nuances and skills that go into a run of reproduction artwork and we are going to try to cover all of the main points in this series. (more…)
Arcade Artwork: Researching past arcade reproductions
For all of the great arcade websites that exist for collectors to interact and collaborate, I have not come across many articles that I would consider a “primer” series stepping a potential future collector through the process of having arcade artwork reproduced. There are a lot of small nuances and skills that go into a run of reproduction artwork and we are going to try to cover all of the main points in this series. (more…)
Bally Mappy Cabinet Project
Did a little swaperoo last Friday with another member on the board, good to meet ya Jeff. Have I told you I think your parents were brilliant in naming you? Jeff had a Mappy cabinet that was converted into a Kicker, which he says is a terrible game (I’ll take his word and not waste my time). (more…)
Arcade Game Bookmarks with Diigo
Has this ever happened to you? Three years ago during the course of my normal working day my Firefox was corrupted and all of a sudden I lost 100’s of bookmarks never to be seen again. Gone! Poof! Now, I had backed them up, but like any normal person, did I back them up every day? Hell no.
Immediately I thought, “This is ineffecient, surely there must be a better way of storing offline booksmarks.” At the time online ‘social bookmarking’ services, where we store and share bookmarks with others, were just coming into prominance so I gave it a shot and never turned back. Why is this important for bookmarking arcade game resources? Read on and I will explain in depth. (more…)
