Jeff's Arcade
Restoring the classics…
Centipede Control Panel
Dec 29th
I’ve got to admit, last night was the most nervous I’ve been in my brief stint as an arcade collector. I decided it was time to apply a brand new control panel overlay on Centipede. “Why the nerves?”, you might ask. Sure a new reproduction overlay isn’t terribly expensive but you only get one shot to do it right. Everything needs to line up properly and the overlay applied without air bubbles. One slip and it’s going to look terrible. Most people probably wouldn’t notice a slight misalignment or a minor air bubble. I would and it would drive me nuts! More >
Some Work! Finally!
Dec 22nd
The basement remodel is at a stand still until a friend can come help me wire up the recessed lights and switches. With a little free time last night, I decided it was time to pull Centipede out of it’s dark corner and do a little work. This cabinet needs a lot of cosmetic work. I need to replace a broken board on the bottom of the cabinet and probably need to countersink about 100 screws to stabilize the whole thing. Instead of hauling out the table saw in the 10 degree weather, I decided to start easy. More >
Ms Pac-Man Pictures
Dec 16th
I was able to snap quite a few pictures last night of my newly acquired Ms. Pac-Man game. As my basement is under construction, lighting is not the best right now. I have new recessed lights installed but not hooked up. These are the best pictures I could get under the conditions. I’ve only owned to game for a few days now, but I can confidentially say that it will go to the top of the playlist in my collection. Now, on to the pictures and more ramblings from me. More >
Femme Fatale Of The Gaming World
Dec 15th
It’s been a while since I’ve picked up a new game. As a matter of fact, as the year comes to an end, I believe this is my first pickup for 2010. Over the weekend, I struck up a deal and picked up a fully working Ms. Pac-Man. The cabinet is solid but like most Ms. Pac-Man cabinets, the paint has seen better days. The monitor has screen burn but it’s not noticeable at all when the game is powered on. The original wiring is gone, replaced with Jamma wiring and a Ms. Pac-Man Jamma adapter. While I prefer the games to be all original, the replacement wiring doesn’t bother me too much. It is missing the original Ms. Pac-Man monitor bezel, it has a black monitor bezel in it’s place. I’ll definitely be trying to score an original bezel.
I haven’t had a chance to get any pictures yet. I’ll try to get some tonight. If you don’t know the history of Ms. Pac-Man, here is her entry in the Killer List of Video Games. As is customary, here are the scans of the original marketing flyers for Ms. Pac-Man, courtesty of ArcadeFlyers.com:
As usual, I’ve set up a dedicated photo gallery just for Ms. Pac-Man. Check back tomorrow for some pictures of the cabinet!
Long Time No Post
Dec 10th
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything of significance. Essentially, that means I haven’t been doing any work. No work on the arcade collection and no work on my basement remodel. The basement remodel was intended to be a winter project. Unfortunately, I didn’t get as much done last winter as planned. Most of the framing was completed and a little bit of insulation work, but that’s about it.
I started working on the basement again in October and have made pretty good progress. New recessed lights have been installed to replace the hideous ceiling fans that the previous owner had installed. I still need to run the wiring from the switches to the lights. Most of the insulation has been put into place. All of the wiring to the outlets is in place as well as Cat-5 cable and cable for the satellite system. More >
