Restoring the classics…
Archive for year 2008
Man’s Best Friend
May 20th
If you only come to this website to read about classic arcade restorations, you’ll want to skip this post. I’m going to do something that is cliche of every personal website / blog and write a bit about my dog, Lady. We picked up Lady about 9 years ago from the local animal shelter. I knew immediately that she was the dog for us. As we walked past the cages, all of the other dogs would bark, jump up on the cage and display outward signs that they were too hyper to have around small children. Not Lady, she just sat there and looked up at us with her big brown eyes as to say “I’m the dog for you”. We picked her up the next day and took here home.
Missile Command – It’s Alive!
May 19th
I received my Missile Command board in the mail Saturday morning. I mailed the board to Andre at Arcade Solution on Monday, May 5th, and as promised in his e-mails, it took him a little less than two weeks to get the board back to me.
Prior to shipping the board, I had already replaced several components. While inspecting the board, I discovered that one of the EPROMS was missing a leg. Instead of repairing it, I decided to order a new pre-programmed set. Stephan from Hobby Roms quickly sent a new set out to me, although shipping from him takes a bit longer as he is located in Canada and the package had to clear customs. Just to be on the safe side, I also ordered a new 6502 processor and a pokey chip. These were obtained from Mike’s Arcade.
Missile Command Update
May 13th
I just received an e-mail from Andre at Arcade Solution, informing me that my Missile Command board has been repaired. He’ll be shipping it back tomorrow. The next big step will be to see if it works in my machine. I’ll post an update as soon as the board arrives and I get a chance to test it out.
Dig Dug Repair Log
May 9th
Inquiring minds often wonder how much work goes into a complete restoration of an arcade cabinet. I maintain a “log” on each machine I restore and keep track of the total spent on new parts and how many hours have gone into the restoration. Since the Dig Dug restoration is essentially complete, with the exception being a new back door, I’ll use it as an example:
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