Comments on: Dig Dug Repair Log

By: DigitalAssault

DigitalAssault — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:23:35 +0000

Doh! Found the pics…
Looks good!

By: DigitalAssault

DigitalAssault — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:21:46 +0000

Great work Jeff!
I’m restoring a Dig Dug cabinet right now as well. You should link to some pics of this project (if you have any). I keep lots of resto photos on Flickr which is great to use. Do you have samples or a tutorial on laminating the side art? That’s something I’ve never done!

Cheers.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:30:16 +0000

@Jeff Rothe: Great suggestions. While it’s probably too late to do it for this cabinet and some of the parts I have obtained for other cabinets, I’m definately going to start keeping track of where each part was obtained.

I think a lot of people don’t understand the time and dollars involved in some of these projects. Take this project for example, if reproduction side art had been available or had I opted to purchase the ink jet sideart from another source, the price could have easily gone up another $150 to $200. I’ll add that if silkscreend, reproduction side art ever becomes available I’ll put it on my machine in a heartbeat.

I don’t restore my games to “flip” them, they are all for my personal collection and I’m rather selective about the games I obtain, unless the price is right. However, those interested in “flipping” or just restoring games for their personal collections can get some idea of the costs involved.

As my collection grows, there may be a need to clear out some machines and it will be helpful to know what I’ve spent on the cabinet (not included here, as I don’t think it is relevant due to fluctuations in pricing based on location) and how much I’ve put into “restoring” it.

By: Jeff Rothe

Jeff Rothe — Fri, 09 May 2008 22:03:30 +0000

One of my favorite posts of yours so far Jeff. ‘How much does it cost to restore a Dig Dug arcade game? ‘ That would be a typical newbie question. They would also ask, ‘How much time does it take to restore / build an arcade game from scratch’. Great data…I had seen something like this on Dave’s Basement arcade website…but nothing about hours for project completion.

I think it might be helpful to even show where you got each of the parts in case another collector needs to do the exact same type of replacement and / or in case they want to evaluate whether repairing classic arcade games is going to be their ‘thing’ or not…based on the amount of parts and work that goes into a project.