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Title: Hola from Minneapolis, MN Post by: TimeRunner on May 28, 2014, 07:50:14 pm Hey, I'm Mark. Time Runner is my BBS pseudonym from the early 1980s before I wrote my own BBS program for the TI 99/4A home computer in 1983. I first discovered John's Arcade when I got a my messed up Pole Position II PCB refurbished from Eldorado Games and wasn't sure how to hook up the power. John's video showing you how to bullet proof that particular board got me hooked and I've been watching video archives ever since. My personal arcade collection has had stops and starts over the years. I was originally only collecting pins and my favorite story to tell was when someone on eBay had some bad javascript on his auction page which made it impossible to bid on his pin -- however -- I fixed the scripting error on a local copy of the page and placed a bid. The guy was totally confused about why nobody else wanted to bid on his mint Charlie's Angels Gottlieb. I was all, "Gee, no idea!"
My current collection: Data East Back to the Future pinball Data East Jurassic Park pinball Data East Rocky & Bullwinkle pinball Williams Alien Poker (in storage at the moment) Clean Sweep Claw Machine Pole Position II Xevious Galaga I recently bought a Final Fight that's gonna need some CPO replacing love that I've got a special place for in my apartment. Here's a photo of "The Arcade Wall" of my current collection: (http://photos-e.ak.instagram.com/hphotos-ak-ash/927186_638432586232884_1547821716_n.jpg) I'm an application architect for a couple insurance companies and as a hobby (aside from getting bit by the arcade bug) I collect movie cars. Title: Re: Hola from Minneapolis, MN Post by: danreedphoto on May 28, 2014, 08:18:35 pm I live in Carver and work in St. Louis Park. Nice to see another Minny resident on here.
Dan Title: Re: Hola from Minneapolis, MN Post by: BloodyCactus on May 28, 2014, 08:35:48 pm very cool! got a lot of fam in MN in warroad, detroit lakes, fargo, lake the woods
Love the data east trio! you dont often see a BTTF or R&B. Might want to get a blind for that window so you dont get a lot of sun fade! Title: Re: Hola from Minneapolis, MN Post by: TimeRunner on May 28, 2014, 08:54:21 pm very cool! got a lot of fam in MN in warroad, detroit lakes, fargo, lake the woods Love the data east trio! you dont often see a BTTF or R&B. Might want to get a blind for that window so you dont get a lot of sun fade! Good call. There's blinds there. This was a photo taken for the apartment leasing company as my unit was nominated for "best two-bedroom floorplan" in Minneapolis. Normally those blinds are closed shut and that particular area doesn't receive any of the light from the upper floor windows. Title: Re: Hola from Minneapolis, MN Post by: John's Arcade on May 28, 2014, 09:32:42 pm Wow! That's a cool space you have there! Glad you made it. Nice collection and room!
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