Archive for May, 2008
Custom Space Invaders Video Shake Fix
Recently my Space Invaders started to show signs of the crappy Amp edge connector problem. Poor contact between the connector and the Space Invaders pcb causes the video to randomly shake, wave, wiggle or whatever you’d like to call it. For awhile I was able to solve the problem with a Fonz like rap on the side of the cabinet, but as time went on the problem became more pronounced until it was always there when the game was powered on. I was determined to fix the video display problem so here is my custom & reversible connector fix.
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QuarterArcade.com buys warehouse full of pinball and arcade games
Anthony Pietrak of QuarterArcade.com just completed a bulk buy from a newly discovered warehouse of classic arcade games. This photo is a teaser of what lies within, nearly 100 games in all, the largest buy he has ever made.
Reviewing classic arcade game blogs
I’ve mentioned a number of times, there are a ton of arcade collectors websites, but there aren’t that many of those websites that are arcade collecting ‘blogs’. Today I wanted to spotlight some of these arcade game blogs, tell you what is great about them and what about their content that keeps me coming back for more. (more…)
Mappy cocktail artwork
Jeff Waldron was nice enough to save and give me some artwork he had laying around from a Mappy cocktail. I like Mappy quite a bit, (thank you Jakks TV Games) and enjoy the artwork so it is nice to have the cocktail glass underlay as well as two control panel overlays saved in case anyone ever wants to make reproductions or just needs scans for any reason. (more…)
Wrap text around your arcade images
Wrapping text around the images in your arcade blog posts is really easy. Simple and to the point, here are some simple formatting tips for your arcade blog website that can help your images better support your copy visually without being a distraction. (more…)
Interesting Arcade Links – 2008-05-06
- Street Fighter in Defender arcade game cabinet – $100 Rockton IL Craigslist – http://snipr.com/27cwd #
- All in one console sytem – Atari, Nintendo, Super Nintendo and more. Custom made project with Glowing Pac-man –
http://snipr.com/27cww # - Aluminum engraved arcade keychains by Brian Jones – $12.99 – Article featured on Retro Blast – http://snipr.com/27cxe #
- The Dark Knight main movie site at Warner Brothers updated to flash – Nice intro of falling Joker playing cards – http://snipr.com/27f3y #
New Arcade Keychains Designs
Brian finished some new arcade keychain designs, adding them to the existing Dig Dug, Zookeeper and Centipede. In the previous post I mentioned the Centipede keychain, but now we actually get to see photos as well as the new Joust and Robotron keychains. These photos are gorgeous, and I love the presentation in the custom packaging. (more…)
