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Hey guys,

I have been a serious gaming enthusiast ever since the mid 80's. Mainly sticking to early consoles like the NES and Genesis. Over the last 6 months I have been getting more into arcade gaming.

Two months ago I bought my first cabinet, a Romstar Ghosts'n Goblins that was said to be non operational. I was going to buy it for $100 and turn it into a mame cab. However, when I arrived at the guys house he said he plugged it in and it is working fine. Probably some intermitant wiring problem. Instead of going back on our deal he still gave me the cabinet for $100. Knowing nothing about arcade cabinets I just opened it up wiggled any loose wires and have never seen the problem since. I decided to not hack up a working 1986 cabinet up, rather I decided to restore it.

(http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll39/Shamoobx/ghng_zps0de1af9f.jpg)

All it really needs is a Plexi Bezel (repro one costs $55), new Plexiglass (slightly scratched), and a little touch up painting.

In addition, In a few days I am about to purchase my 2nd Machine, a Donkey Kong upright. I am really excited about it, monday cant get here fast enough. I am getting the machine fully operational for $400. It just has some minorish cosmetic problems that can be fixed. Here are the pics:

(http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll39/Shamoobx/dk1_zpsae9d7cb2.jpg)

(http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll39/Shamoobx/dk2_zpsbd143f90.jpg)

This is basically the worst of it right here. Any suggestions what to do about the bolts when I put on new side art?

Thanks for reading, I look forward to talking and discussions with you guys soon.

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General Category => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: Shamo on February 13, 2013, 08:37:48 pm