My Gameroom
Another Pac-man and Space Invaders Deluxe dropped by
The middle of week plans formed, and plans changed. This meant that all of a sudden a Pac-man and Space Invaders Deluxe would be making an appearance at the house. Didn’t I just get rid of a Pac-man arcade game here in Indy? Sigh. The plan is though that these two won’t be around for long. (more…)
Where on an Electrohome G07 is R1?
I spent..a stupid amount of time trying to figure this out, and am going to bed without a true solution. So, if you have used Randy Fromm’s flowcharts for troubleshooting an Electrohome G07 monitor and can help me out, that would be awesome. (more…)
My take on a Hyperball shooter modification
When I picked up my Hyperball a couple of weeks back, I took a close look at the shooter. Apparently it is a common thing to see the tip of the shooter smashed, and sometimes slanted which can in turn scratch the myriad of balls and destroy the playfield. A pinball collector by the name of Ed Cheung has a webpage on modifying the shooter, but leaves out a couple of things that I think could be helpful. (more…)
“Arcade away from home” Part 5 – Heading Home
The hope was that the worst days of my Chicago trip were behind us. Yesterday the truck had broken down with the games in the back, in the rain. We got it towed, but the dealership closed before we could get some answers and for all we knew, we might be in South Bend until Wednesday. Fortunately, that didn’t materialize. (more…)
“Arcade away from home” Part 4 – Smoke and Rain
In part 1, part 2, and part 3 of my story about picking up a couple of games in Chicago, everything had generally went well. I had some problems getting into town, some more expenses than expected and a hiccup on the way home from St. Louis but it seemed as though things were going fine. It didn’t end up that way… (more…)
“Arcade away from home” Part 3 – HUO Pengo!
Trust me, I’ve been itching to talk about this for over two months. A Home Use Only Pengo in awesome condition that plays blind. By the end of the trip, things certainly didn’t turn out the best, but the Pengo did make it back regardless. (more…)
Bringing back the “Arcade away from home” Part 2
I had this nice little idea where every piece of my trip to Chicago would be smooth and I would be able to crank out a post per day. Little did I know a perfect storm was brewing, in every sense, and the trip gets really interesting. But here is day two…. (more…)
