Archive for December, 2008
Custom die rules for arcade game artwork
Many differenet pieces of arcade game artwork need specifically punched holes, most of the time this artwork is on the control panel for the game. Some holes are standard, but when they aren’t then a custom ordered die is needed for that run of artwork, which can add up to $100 per piece. Ever seen one of these dies? I had a general idea of what they looked like, but nothing specific. Here are some photos, explanation, and identification of which die is for what piece of artwork – Including Star Wars, Agent X and Pole Position.
Ms. Gorf Game? Is someone pushing for this code?
As I was doing a lot of research last night and today on the history of Dave Nutting and Associates for an interview I conducted I came across information for a sequel that was being developed for Gorf. This probably isn’t news to some of you, to others it may very well be. Information is scarce, but all sources seem to point that whatever development stage the Ms. Gorf game was in, it’s sitting in a corner gathering dust. You probably couldn’t even label it as a prototype as it never made it to a testing stage. Is anyone pursuing this game to bring it to light? (more…)
Midway Burgertime picked up for $125!
This was around the 20th, and I totally missed it mired in class work. A newer collector (at least in my recollection) Alex L, picked up one of his first classic arcade games in the Indianapolis area off Craigslist and for a song – $125. It played blind I guess, and I don’t know details of the cabinet but hopefully Alex will email me back and let me know a little more and hopefully some braggin photos. (more…)
Stenciling a Ms. Pac-man – Part 5
In part 5 of the tutorial showing you how to re-stencil artwork on your own Ms. Pac-man, we talked through some of the misconceptions for those of you who have never done stenciled artwork before (like me). Now that we are through that text heavy portion, let’s move onto the photos showing how my taped up artwork looked following Brian Jones cabinet stenciling instructions. (more…)
Stenciling a Ms. Pac-man – Part 4
Finally! Part 4, it’s a miracle! Part 1-3 of the stencil a Ms. Pac-man tutorial was based on the work by a arcade game collector out West by the name of Donnie. However, from here on out the how-to’s will be written using the progress I have made on restoring my own Ms. Pac-man.
I am going to try to break the tutorials into smaller pieces, so let’s get started. At this point you have stripped, sanded, primed and painted the Glidden Blue on your Ms. Pac-man. The next step is to start to apply the vinyl stencils. It’s more time consuming than you might think. (more…)
Picked up Sega Frogger in Indianapolis Today
Wouldn’t you know. I made arrangements to get out and pick up this Frogger today on the first snow of the winter here in Indianapolis. The friend who owns the truck went with me, so that took the slight worry away since I was using someone else’s vehicle. The Frogger was the only thing sitting in a garage just south of Broadripple. Sad and dusty inside, this Frogger has been sitting in a house for 15 years.
Reproduction Star Wars Yoke Overlays – Why the colors are so difficult
Around late September 2008 Rich at This Old Game got films from Scott Evans (owned of a good chunk of original Atari production films) for the Star Wars cockpit artwork. As far as I know, only the control panel overlays and the yoke have been reproduced in some larger quantities over the years. However, the yoke seems to be of particular interest because of the poor comparison quality of previous reproductions. If there’s one guy that has the skill, and the trust of collectors to print revisions until every detail is right, it’s Rich Lint. Here’s what is going on with this project so far. (more…)
