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Title: forum n00bish - long time gamer - restorer from So California Post by: pimppride on March 25, 2014, 12:39:18 am howzit video game brothers & sisters !
I'm Anthony, I got myself a few arcade games and i'm here to learn & gain knowledge to fix & repair them as I am quickly learning game boxes from the 80's can be a little touchy... I'm a professional classic car restorer by trade, and fairly computer & electronic knowledge, looking forward to helping any way I can while gaining help along the way... Title: Re: forum n00bish - long time gamer - restorer from So California Post by: STEVESPEEZE on March 26, 2014, 12:59:49 am howzit video game brothers & sisters ! I'm Anthony, I got myself a few arcade games and i'm here to learn & gain knowledge to fix & repair them as I am quickly learning game boxes from the 80's can be a little touchy... I'm a professional classic car restorer by trade, and fairly computer & electronic knowledge, looking forward to helping any way I can while gaining help along the way... Same here, Autobody since I was 19... Picked up this hobby too. For some reason being an antique car restorer REALLY helps when it comes to fabrication and painting arcade machines. People see big holes cut into original metal Control panels and freak thinking they cant be fixed .. A master car panel welder looks at it and says " take me 10 mins lol" Title: Re: forum n00bish - long time gamer - restorer from So California Post by: pimppride on March 26, 2014, 09:57:31 pm right on ! yea I noticed that while cruising the arcade forums how liberal the bondo use is... it spreads like butter on old cabinets, but to some it seems like those using reproduction cabinets are one step above a mame builder!
being in the restoration world i'm use to the NOS vs reproduction arguments, but honestly was a little shocked to people being biased to original particle board cabinets vs an beautiful cnc cut one... I can see the beauty in both thou, an original with history and the user who wants perfectly flawless how it came off the assembly line currently I have a huge collection (not) of 3 games! my first was a freebie, its an Key Games / Atari - Super Bug, I've held onto it sitting in the garage for an easy 15 years and haven't got around to touching it, last I remember it powers up and only offers a low humming noise thru the speaker... my other two fulfill my obsession with Tron... I have both the upright regular old Tron and a UDOT... both working & playable with a few little issues, I sure wish I would have thought to buy years ago when I got the Super Bug prices would have been much better ! HA ! with all that said, I found John's videos online, then followed to the forums here, and must say they are great, informative and perfectly for end users like me , they come from the view of a personal arcade game owner, without all the fluff an big words ( although I am still learning some of the arcade terms ect ) you should be very proud of your site here John ! Title: Re: forum n00bish - long time gamer - restorer from So California Post by: John's Arcade on March 26, 2014, 10:06:09 pm Sweet! Thanks. Nice group of cabs you have there! And, yes, we love bondo. :)
Title: Re: forum n00bish - long time gamer - restorer from So California Post by: STEVESPEEZE on March 26, 2014, 10:17:23 pm right on ! yea I noticed that while cruising the arcade forums how liberal the bondo use is... it spreads like butter on old cabinets, but to some it seems like those using reproduction cabinets are one step above a mame builder! being in the restoration world i'm use to the NOS vs reproduction arguments, but honestly was a little shocked to people being biased to original particle board cabinets vs an beautiful cnc cut one... I can see the beauty in both thou, an original with history and the user who wants perfectly flawless how it came off the assembly line currently I have a huge collection (not) of 3 games! my first was a freebie, its an Key Games / Atari - Super Bug, I've held onto it sitting in the garage for an easy 15 years and haven't got around to touching it, last I remember it powers up and only offers a low humming noise thru the speaker... my other two fulfill my obsession with Tron... I have both the upright regular old Tron and a UDOT... both working & playable with a few little issues, I sure wish I would have thought to buy years ago when I got the Super Bug prices would have been much better ! HA ! with all that said, I found John's videos online, then followed to the forums here, and must say they are great, informative and perfectly for end users like me , they come from the view of a personal arcade game owner, without all the fluff an big words ( although I am still learning some of the arcade terms ect ) you should be very proud of your site here John ! Yeah I went from chipping ECU's to chipping arcade boards lol. Title: Re: forum n00bish - long time gamer - restorer from So California Post by: pimppride on March 26, 2014, 10:28:26 pm nice! I know its different but almost the same, I haven't touched a eprom burner since my 386 days, yet if I get to upgrading my UDOT to voice from an EDOT I think it will be needed...
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