Archive for 2008

OK, I’ve not reported in awhile and I have a crapload to tell about but I’m going to limit it to a couple of highlights.

While in West Virginia I stayed not in Fairmont this time but Morgantown. Not so ironically, there is a Game Exchange store within blocks of my new hotel. I perused the selection of games and picked up a few more NES titles, a couple of SNES titles, Rush 64 San Francisco and this:

I landed a translucent green N64 with a green controller and expansion module for $20! There are a lot of things I don’t like about this system but there are few pretty cool games (Rush 64 San Francisco is no exception!) and let’s not forget the weird addiction non PC gamers had for 4 player GoldenEye.

Today I picked up a Famicom cart entitled Power-Joy from PNT.  As many of you may know from searching craigslist or reading here, the PNT in Bloomington just put out the 2nd half of their incredibly large classic NES and SNES stash for sale.  I had a couple of items on hold and this was one of them.  The cartridge is a Chinese knock-off and has been sold in other games and variations.  The cool thing is that it contains a huge lot of original NES and/or Famicom games.  Here is the list:
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The Midway 12 Game Tabletop Classic Arcade System is $199 on Sellout.Woot.com right now. These are the games it has:

Defender
Defender II
Bubbles
Splat
Sinistar
Rampage
Satans Hollow
Root Beer Tapper
Timber
Wizard of War
Roborton
Joust

Things are nearing completion now. Here’s the status of the machines:

Centipede – I just need to add a blue cardboard bezel behind the glass bezel and it will be 100% complete.
Mortal Kombat – The control panel still looks crappy but I don’t know if I’ll get around to cleaning it up any time soon. The cabinet still has Street Fighter side art and bezel. I’m not sure when or if I’ll get around to replacing them.
Relief Pitcher – 100% Complete.
Battle Arena Toshinden 2 – I need to cut the marquee down to size so it will fit in the cabinet. I also need a new monitor bezel and plexiglas.
MAME – I still need to wire up a kick harness for the 6 additional buttons. I also need a new bezel and some plexiglas. I’m also going to wire up a power button for the computer up on the top where the power switch would normally be for that cabinet.

I still have that other empty cabinet. If POI still wants to give me his old 19″ TV, I’ll start piecing that thing together as well for console games.

Oh yeah, there’s the pinball machine, too.

All of this stuff is in my garage. I’m sure my neighbors are convinced I’m insane. I need to do some more cleaning in the garage after which all of the machines will be lined up along the back wall. I should have that done this week. Then I’ll post pictures.

Hey, found this ebay sale for a galaga mini cabinet. Wish it was closer, Peru Indiana. 9.5 hr trip. Looks like he has some other cool stuff at his shop. The super pac-man cocktail looks neat.

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Another run of the Stelladapter is being put together. This is the device that allows you to hook up your Atari 2600 controllers to any PC or Mac. I have two, and they work great. This may be the final run.

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