Jr. Pac-man in Santa Maria, CA

At least this one was so far away that I didn’t worry too much about it.

But a nice looking machine. I bet Michael in Sunnyvale, CA is kicking himself that he had that one shipped from Traverse City when this one is obviously closer. The one in Traverse was nicer looking, but this one in Santa Maria is really good too, and I hate it that it is in my price range but all the way across the country.

I emailed the guy to see if I could get a …

Jr. Pac-man dedicated in Arkansas

One collector had told me that when you have a hard to come by game pop up on ebay, and go for a lot of money, all of a sudden you will see more of that game come out of the woodwork, usually operators looking to cash in.

Lately it seems like there have been a good deal of Jr. Pac-man’s on ebay that are dedicated but have Mappy sideart.

When we got back from Gatlinburg I saw that there was a Jr. Pac-man in Arkansas that was up for sale. It …

Movies, vacation, Mr. Do! artwork and Mr. & Mrs. Pac-man Pinball

Today was one of those days that you feel like you are having a permanent brain fart.

I felt like I had been really productive all week on my week off. I didn’t work on all of the things I pictured, but you know, I never do. Things always come up, and you have to address them when you are married, own a home, and have a dog.

In the morning I had the option to go in and do my first practice for ensemble (singing in front of church). I am …

The History of Jr. Pac-man & it’s Sideart

Even with the past successes of Pac-man and Ms. Pac-man, most sites will tell you that the downturn of the arcade industry in the early 80’s prevented Jr. Pac-man from obtaining worldwide success. As such, the production of dedicated machines were halted and a number of conversion kits were made available instead. One kit was for a Pac-man conversion, and one was for a Super Pac-man conversion.

Below is the back of one of the flyer’s from the game. You can find …

New photos of Noksie

Added a video of Nokes as a younger puppy and four new photos to his photo album.

Update on composite Mr. Do! Bezel vector art

Love this bezel, this Mr. Do! artwork is valuable to me. But as we’ve seen, one of these bezels is worth about a whopping total of $2. That’s not private sales, that’s eBay! The fact that these bezels are about worthless doesn’t change my motivation to vectorize the artwork.

Last night and earlier this morning I finished what cherries I could on the bezel that goes to this rare “white” Mr. Do! with sideart. There are five sets of cherries on the upper right, two on the …

Final Day Off

Sarah found out in the morning that she didn’t have to go into Wheeler, and much like me, she was pretty excited about being able to be at home to do whatever she wanted. She spent most of the day cleaning around the house, but that made her feel good so more power to her.

I spent my early morning getting ready for a lunch meeting. I organized files on my laptop and get some other materials together. We met at 11:30 with a friend from church and talked about a …