Classic Arcade Games
A stenciled Pac-man arcade game
Restoring the artwork on a Pac-man arcade game with stencils I am sure isn’t uncommon. But in the few years I’ve been collecting, I can’t actually say I’ve seen anyone re-paint a cabinet and document it online. Joe O. (Spyridon) did over this past summer and he did a heck of a job. (more…)
Rare Namco Breakout Flyer hits Arcadeflyers.com
Arcade Flyers is certainly a unique website, but extremely powerful. I use it as a research / reference tool all the time. Dan H. runs that site, and turns up a ton of flyers because he has an easy to use, search engine friendly website. Today Dan shared that he tracked down a Namco Breakout Flyer. Namco? Isn’t that an Atari game? (more…)
Scary ugly Galaga Conversion sold in Indianapolis for $170
It’s hard as a collector to put aside the ingrained mindset of what certain classic games should look like. Recently a Galaga in a Frogger cabinet with a Willis Crystal Castles overlay sold for $170, just as much or more than both a nice looking Golden Tee / World Class Bowling sitting right next to it. (more…)
Anyone looking for a Taito Operation Wolf?
I have a line on a complete, more than likely not working Operation Wolf. If you haven’t seen the original dedicated cabinet before, check out the photos after the jump. Looking for someone who likes the game, has some space, and wants a deal / has an interesting trade locally to Indianapolis or surrounding cities. (more…)
Who needs a Tron?
After about three plus weeks of scheduling, mostly from my end, tonight I headed down to Bloomington Indiana and picked up a Tron arcade game from the middle of no where that had been in a garage for the last 14 years. (more…)
My Tunnel Hunt for your Omega Race cocktail
I pick the most interesting days to make trades. This week we had some awesome weather, but I made plans to trade my Craigslist deal Tunnel Hunt for an Omega Race cocktail the day the rain came in with some fury. Everything worked out ok, close the chapter in my Tunnel Hunt saga.
NOS Black Widow Conversion Kit up for sale on eBay
Back in March of 2008 Andy S. had just started down the collecting path, and found what he called an ‘Ops Graveyard’. Basically it was a a building filled with parts from arcade games, monitors, marquees, bezels and a ton of other misc stuff. But there was one pretty huge jewel in the find. Today, he put that jewel up for sale on eBay, a NOS Black Widow Conversion Kit. (more…)
