Archive for July, 2009
Starting to fix a Ms. Pac-man playing blind
Sometimes its knowing how to search. If you have a popular game like Pac-man, Ms. Pac-man, Galaga, or a myriad of others they may have a Electrohome G07 monitor. There are plenty of materials online for how to fix a monitor, you just have to know the right question to ask to direct a search – you’ll want to start by searching for “G07 flow chart”. (more…)
Where to buy artwork to restore a Zookeeper
Being immersed in the arcade game collecting scene I forget sometimes that there is the average user who has an arcade game but starts in Google to try to find reproduction artwork. In just the last year Zookeeper cabinet artwork has been reproduced, so here is a little bit of history, some relevant posts and where you can buy the artwork today. (more…)
How to identify this Nintendo VS. Game Board
There are two websites that are really great for identifying an unknown arcade game board (PCB), PCB photos at Xmission and the good old Crazy Kong website. I have a number of websites bookmarked as PCB identification resources, but these two are the best. (more…)
Updates / Arcade Finds on Craigslist – 2009-07-12
- Space Invaders – $300, St. Johns (North of Lansing) Michigan Craigslist. Same guy w/ Make Trax – Offer Package deal? http://snipr.com/mczpy #
- Like a bad penny, empty Millipede cabinet is back! Had to laugh, new owner is desperate to shed after only 2 weeks – http://snipr.com/mczs3 #
- Tekken 2 arcade game – $150. Reasonable price, seen people trying to sell for $800, LOL. Cincinnati Craigslist – http://tinyurl.com/l8xw3y #
- Rough cabinet, but working Pole Position 2 for $250. Good price, great classic – Rockford Illinois Craigslist – http://is.gd/1r9tq #
- Can't believe this – that cheap Atari APB reduced to $65! Amazing deal, snatch this – Lansing Craigslist Michigan – http://snipr.com/md92x #
- Collector owned lot arcade games in Chicago incl. 3 empty cabinets – $75 ea. also Afterburner, Robot Monsters more – http://snipr.com/mdon4 #
- Empty arcade cabinet – few details – $75 Kokomo / Indianapolis IN Craigslist. Ad is amusing "instructions online" – http://snipr.com/mdosu #
- Arcade cabinet in Indianapolis Indiana Craigslist – $10! Great deal, east side city Originally a Double Dragon – http://snipr.com/mdp4t #
- Gate of Doom – forgettable 90's game from Data East in Mansfield Ohio – $150. Offer $75 max if it's of interest – http://snipr.com/mdpbp #
- Day of the arcade cabinets – More empties in West Milton, Dayton area Craigslist. No prices, red tent Nintendo incl. – http://is.gd/1rjPv #
- Sky Shark scrolling shooter game in nice looking Scramble cabinet – Rockford IL Craigslist – $375 Priced way too high – http://is.gd/1rjUg #
- Working Donkey Kong for $250 on Chicago Craigslist. Awesome price & sad all at once, game looks in average shape – http://snipr.com/mdsho #
- 19" Wells Gardner arcade monitor – $50 no burn. Considering rasters no longer made, may be worthwhile to purchase – http://snipr.com/mdwzp #
Updates / Arcade Finds on Craigslist – 2009-07-05
- Got new Gameroom magazine tonight. Interview with Rich Adams – creator of Gravitar. So weird, I just found him on Facebook last week. #
- Alan Murphy, creator of Atari's APB will be chatting with Coinopspace in August. Who knows, could be a tandem chat with another creator. #
- Steve Wiebe chat transcript, in raw form, now online at Coinopspace, and hopefully still soon in Gameroom magazine – http://snipr.com/l8647 #
- Atari Toobin for sale in Fort Wayne, IN on Craigslist – $300. Good price, doesn't come up often on Craigslist. http://snipr.com/lcao3 #
- Need a pinball machine fixed in Indianapolis / Indiana in general? I recommend + now IBJ article on Doug Clark – http://snipr.com/li130 #
- Out of the loop. Totally missed the information on Warner Bros. buying Midway Games for $33 Million! Ouch. What does the next chapter hold? #
- Sega SubRoc cockpit arcade game – Cincinnati Ohio Craigslist $125. Know little about game, still great price – http://tinyurl.com/lwtanr #
- Make Trax, classic Williams arcade game – $200 Craigslist Lansing MI. Good price, solid condition some scuffs – http://tinyurl.com/n666e7 #
- Working Space Invaders Deluxe for $200 – Cincinnati Ohio Craigslist. It's beat – SI's are dime dozen, offer $100 tops – http://is.gd/1mozr #
- Nintendo Donkey Kong Cincinnati Craigslist $275. Awesome price, no photo, check for correct cab / condition – http://tinyurl.com/lte55k #
- Konami Track & Field arcade game Chicago IL Craigslist for $300, working. Popular classic, ok price – condition B-,B http://snipr.com/lpc53 #
- Neo Geo arcade game for trade, Peoria area Illinois Craigslist. Complete? Good trade for a windows XP computer. http://snipr.com/lpcdi #
King of Kong chat transcript now online at Coinopspace
Late late last night I was up following the Tigers game and took the opportunity to post the raw transcript from the Steve Wiebe chat from Coinopspace.com in April. (more…)
Video of Owen Rubin and “Kermit” – Atari’s Robot Pet
Stumbled across this video tonight with Owen Rubin, creator of Major Havoc and a number of other famous Atari games, talking about ‘Kermit’ the electronic pet that was way ahead of its time. This video really doesn’t have any classic arcade information in it other than Owen’s general connection arcade lore, but there were some references that came out during the live chat with Owen on Coinopspace about ‘Kermit’ that I had to at least watch a little bit. (more…)
