'Trance of the 80's arcade' - courtesy Empire of the Claw

 

This page is dedicated to the 1980's arcade scene. If you weren't part of the arcade scene you weren't jack. That was where it was happening and where our youth was spent. I don't think any of us really realized at the time that these really were the best of times.

Now were older, have house payments, car payments, responsibilities, some with wives, some with kids and bills bills bills. One scam after another. Too many crooks to count. Everyone getting in your wallet saying that your money isn't really yours it's actually theirs and that somehow you owe them nearly all of it. They always have a knack for knowing when you have a little extra coming because then is when the crisis occurs. Companies asking your dedication, loyalty and devotion yet are unwilling to return the same. Does this all sound familiar?

A quest in the memory of a simpler time, days gone by and sorely missed. The last waning days of innocence.

Yes. Were overloaded with projects. Being that I'm not an expert on every cabinet's layout, it is very helpful to get your input on any given project. What's worked for you, what could work better for me. Please drop a line and let us all know where we've gone wrong or right. Your input is welcomed.

Current Projects : 57

Below are the current projects in various stages of development.   As you can see there's quite a number of them. This documentary helps keep it clear for me where I left off and hopefully can help you with your projects. You can click on the cabinet below to take you to that project. For a link to the shop, click here.

In Arcade
Atari 1982
In Arcade
Bally/Midway 1982
In Arcade
Atari 1986
In Arcade
Atari 1979

In Shop
Cinematronics 1983
In Arcade
Bookkpg Btn
Stern 1980
In Arcade
Needs CPO/Coin Lamps unlit
Taito 1982
Needs Bezel
Konami 1986
In Shop
Atari 1983
Rowe 1980
In Arcade
Williams 1980
In Arcade
Atari 1980
In Arcade
Midway 1980
In Storage
Nintendo 1982
In Storage
Cinematronics 1984
In Storage
Possible Mame
Trade Material
Namco 1987

In Storage
Midway 1983
In Shop
Harness
Atari 1979
In Shop
Sideart Application
Sega/Gremlin 1982
In Shop
Step Install
Needs CPO
Atari 1980
Backdoor
Cinematronics 1980
In Shop
Atari 1980
In Arcade
Midway 1978
In Storage
Needs Repainting
Konami 1985
In Arcade
Gottlieb 1982
In Arcade
Centuri 1982
In Arcade
Williams/Irem 1982
In Arcade
CPO Application
Stencil/repaint
Williams 1982
In Arcade

Bally/Midway 1987
In Arcade
Sega/Gremlin 1982
In Arcade
Atari 1980
In Arcade
Atari 1986
In Arcade
Atari 1987
Buttons
Install CPO
Cabinet painting
Nintendo 1981
In Arcade
Nintendo 1983
In Shop
Side Panel work
Sega/Gremlin 1981
In Arcade
Taito 1987
In Arcade
Midway 1980
In Arcade
Atari 1982
In Storage
Atari 1987
 
In Storage
Centuri 1981
In Shop
Bally 1982
In Shop
Cinematronics 1980
In Storage
Centuri 1983
In Storage
Sega 1985
Scratch build
Sega 1981
Scratch build
Atari 1980
In Storage
Repaint/Stencil Application
Bally/Midway 1981
In Storage
Atari 1980
In Shop
Open face kit install
Atari 1980
Jungle King
In Storage
King/Hunt Rom fix
Paint/Stencil
Taito 1982
In Shop
Cabinet replace/restore
Monitor Repair
Cinematronics 1980
 
 
In Storage
Coin Door work
Midway 1981
In Shop
Sound/Main Bd Recap
Monitor Recap
Taito 1987
Exidy 1976
Exidy 1980
           
In Storage
Williams 1982
            

Finished Projects: Are any of them ever finished?

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WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE

These are my holy grails. Projects that top my list of must haves.

Discs of Tron

Regular upright acceptable until Environmental locked on
Bally/Midway 1983
Sarge
Bally/Midway 1985

 

Searching for:

Projects I’d like to do given the parts, leads, time, money and space.

Reactor
Gottlieb 1982

Bosconian
Midway 1981

Elevator Action
Taito 1983

Timber
Bally Midway 1984

 

Tapper
Bally Midway 1983

Galaga
Namco 1981

Space War
Vectorbeam 1979

 

 

 

 

 

Updated on 24 November 2012