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Don't forget to go to my website thelastarcadeontheplanet.com or my 'Last Arcade on the Planet' facebook page.
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I picked up a Zaxxon... just because.
I've fixed Pinbot, Bride of Pinbot, Galaga & Punchout!! More to come!
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I'll be posting videos soon of my progress working on the machines... hilarity to ensue. Stay tuned.
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Has a lot of issues but it looks fantastic! At least I got it powered up and working. Needs more love, though.
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Best... Taito... Game... EVER. Needs some fixing up, though.
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Some severe cleaning and monitor servicing and the Star Wars is working great now.
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Centipede and Assault are now working great and ready for the next party!
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Defender & Donkey Kong 3 are fixed! I repeat... Defender & Donkey Kong 3 are fixed! :) Working on Punchout now. De Pawnch is becoming problematic.
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Stargate is fixed! I repeat... Stargate is fixed! :)
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I finally got a Food Fight... and it is AWESOME! :)
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I've been sick for at least a week and feeling like poop in general. I've been slacking in my super restoration plans so no Paperboy restore, no Galaga restore, (although, it is up and running), and no Omega Race restore. Oh yeah, I bought an Omega Race not knowing these things are infamous for the battery to leak acid all over the PCB. All well. It's still pretty cool! ;)
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 I don't know why I bought THIS one. I guess I felt bad for it. It'll have a good home here. I've been collecting all of his guts and I'll put him back together ala Frankenstein's monster. :) Thankfully, the arcade gaming community has been helping me out big time in making this possible. I'll keep you all up to date on this.
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No pics yet but I've been overhauling the worse of my Galagas. It'll be minty fresh when I'm done with it! All original recipe hardware, new cabinet, the works!
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Asteroids is finally up and running! Bad bridge rectifier, dead capacitor and cold solder joints on the regulator board followed up with a poorly seated fuse on the power brick. Game on!
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Sorry, people. I've been pretty busy and haven't had a lot of time updating this site. So here's the poop...
The party the other day was awesome! A lot of people showed up from work, KLOVers and my friends from all over. It was a lot of fun and a great pre-party to a full event. I'll post pics in a bit. You can check out the facebook page The Last Arcade On The Planet for pics in the meantime. :)
Looks like the next party is on for May 21st. For shit's and giggles, it'll be be camo night in honor of Armed Forces Day. I got something up my sleeve and will try to have the games set up so they don't need to be continually credited to play. We'll have the usual awesomeness and I'll try to have all the machines up and running by then, (fingers crossed).
I'll be doing a proper news repair log of all the machines I have, including new ones I'll be getting. Right now, here's the low-down...
Asteroids is still kicking my ass. I got the regulator board working to where the fuses don't blow but now I got spot killer on the main deflection board and no neck glow on the tube. Looking into the HV board for problems and connections.
Donkey Kong Jr. Sanyo EZV monitor is as good as new. Game on!
Mario Bros. joystick is now smooth as glass! I bought beautiful new Nintendo buttons for it and Donkey Kong Jr. as well.
I set up Pinbot and Bride of Pinbot: The Machine finally in the back. Just need to balance them out and do some maintenance.
A friend let me put his Rastan in my warehouse for safe keeping! It's in the most insane Tron conversion cabinet ever!
Lastly, I got myself a Krull! It's a little beat up, (aren't they all), but plays like a charm. :)
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I finally moved all my machines out of storage and leased a warehouse space to restore them all! I already revitalized the Asteroids Deluxe. Pictures to come!
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It was a long journey but the quest has ended. Discs of Tron has been acquired! ...and, of course, it needs lots of love.
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A few tweaks here and there and it'll be perfect.
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Needs the usual cosmetic love but I'm happy.
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Damn, I always wanted this pinball machine especially after playing it at the Pinball Museum in Las Vegas with my girlfriend. Now I have one! w00t! Needs a little TLC but it's AWESOME!
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OK. I did it... I know it won't be the last arcade, (it'll sure seem like the last), but it'll be the best classic arcade on the planet! Check out 'The Last Arcade on the Planet'.
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Finally getting down and dirty to restore some of my games that need it the most. Since I got the materials first, my first project is going to be Frogger. Check it out.
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Scored a very nice Tron in San Marcos and a sweet Galaga from ChaosJohn.
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I finally got a Donkey Kong Jr. It's a bit beat up and will require some TLC but it will restore nicely!
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CAX was a lot of fun. Lots of obscure prototypes and rare classics. I particularly liked seeing a 'Death Race' and 'Bandido' again. Also got to actually play the proposed sequel to Marble Madness, 'Marble Man', which I thought was an insult to the original. The Tron 'Video Pinball' conversion that Richard from ThisOldGame.com did was awesome and inspiring. I'll slap a few pics up in a bit.
I also managed to pick up one of the last games on my want list. A pristine 'Sinistar'. It looks and plays amazing. The perfect addition to my collection and the last on my Williams want list. I wanted to pick up a few more games but didn't have a truck ready. Just a 'Donkey Kong Jr.' and a 'Discs Of Tron' and I'll be happy.
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I'll be at CAX next weekend. It should be a blast!
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I totally scored an awesome original wide-body 'Mario Bros.'! Also, I finally got my mitts on a nice 'Galaxian' and a pretty tore up 'Galaga'.
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I had a little hiatus but I'm back in action. I bought some new games in the mean time. I got myself an Asteroids Deluxe, Battlezone, Frogger, Missile Command, Ms. Pac Man, Pole Position, Pole Position 2, Rip Off and a Tron. Still working on getting a Donkey Kong Jr., Galaxian, Galaga and a Discs of Tron while I'm dreaming.
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The old becomes new again!
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Battery acid trip here!
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Read the final battle here!
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Capped it... tested it... cursed it... pulled it... serviced it... again. All the fun here.
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Switched it up a bit. Getting a lot of games. ;)
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WOW! Much nicer. Now I just have to update my site.
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