I had said a few weeks back that I had put a stop to anymore arcade purchases until I had all of my current projects in hand. Then something pops up and I find myself buying another cocktail. A fellow collector sent me a message a couple of weeks back with a link to an…
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Radarscope: Part 4
As you’ll see from my last post, I’ve been trying to put some time aside to finish some of my outstanding projects. Today’s focus was driven by a very exciting delivery: A highly anticipated order from none other than the amazing MikesArcade! There were numerous parts for my numerous projects, including my Radarscope upright. The…
An update for 2020
As you’ll no doubt be aware, I’ve been pretty quiet here for a while now. As is always the way, life gets in the way and hobbies take a back seat. I’ve not really had chance to do anything with my arcades since the end of the Summer last year. I haven’t stopped buying though!…
Sheriff Cocktail: Part 6
Now I finished up the last post after discovering the Sheriff game ran with the I/O board from HeliFire and possibly tracing the issue to a bank of counter ICs. Unfortunately, due to being very new to arcade repair I didn’t have any replacement parts. So off to eBay I went and ordered a variety…
Sheriff Cocktail: Part 5
So in my last update on this restoration I had assembled the cocktail and discovered the board gave me nothing!The next step was to work with my friend Paul and try and diagnose the issue that was stopping the board booting. We had a quick look over it a few weeks back and with swapping…
Red Donkey Kong to Radarscope: Part 1
This is a big one for me. Ever since I started collecting Nintendo arcades I have been “obsessed” with the history of the games and how each new game came about. The big story of how Donkey Kong came about (covered in one of my previous posts) always intrigued me and ever since I’ve always…
Sheriff Cocktail: Part 4
So after a trip to B&Q (other DIY retailers are available…) I returned with a Dremel to allow me to remove the stubborn nuts and bolts. So with a cutting disc attached, the work began: The disc cut through the bolts with ease (although the locking shims were a bit “sparky”): So after attacking all…
PlayChoice-10 Super De-Luxe: Part 1
So in my most recent arcade roadtrip I picked up a UK release PlayChoice-10. These were built by Brent Leisure and have a number of differences to the US release. It’s worth noting that there are a few variants made by Brent Leisure as well as some variants made by Electrocoin. These cabs unusually contain…
Purchases (Mar’-Apr’ 19)
I seem to be posting nothing but purchases at the moment (I’m aiming to get back to restorations very shortly), but it seems things tend to all pop up at once. Very shortly after my last post, a cab I’ve lusted after for a while came up via our friendly American supplier, Ken. A Nintendo…
My Nintendo Arcade 