Another n00b!

Lord Manimal

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Just purchased my first couple of machines, Crisis Zone and Gauntlet Dark Legends!

Been a dream of mine since I was a kid to have my own arcade. I have a good bit of experience with commercial electronics, but never even cracked open my own TV at home, having had incredibly good luck with personal electronics. (I still have a working 386SX laptop from gradeschool!) I purchased each of these machines with the intent of turning them into MAME boxes, but realized that I just don't have the heart to damage perfectly working machines, so now I'm scanning craigslist for broken down cabinets...

In any event, I've hit a point in my life where my kids are super interested in video games and electronics, so the timing is a good fit and I'm hoping to post on here and learn from the rest of you! I have a good sized place for my games, so I'm lucky in that respect. I'll be looking for solid deals in the midwest, so feel free to hit me up. My want list is pretty "classic" from pac-man to donkey kong, to millipede but I'm not adverse to unusual machines either. (The kids simply HAVE to have a terminator 2 for example...)

As the machines I have are in good working order, except for an occasional screen rolling on my Crisis Zone (it's the big cabinet version) my main focus for the time being will be on increasing my collection, and learning more about the boards and components.
 
Welcome noob, er I mean fellow collector!

Your dream is the same dream that pretty much everyone here has. I know I always wanted to have an arcade. I thought about starting one up many times, but the amount of money needed and the maintenance make it pretty much a nonprofit business here.

You might want to put your state or city/state in your details area. It makes it easier for members to trade with you.

There are a lot of members all over the place, so it shouldn't be to hard to find some empty cabs nearby. If you were near me I'd have one for you right now. A friend of mine is throwing away a Virtual Fighter cab. Its gutted, but in good shape. No one around here wants it.
 
Welcome to the madness. Just remember to ask questions; but before you do, search the sections as most questions have been asked in the past.
 
Actually, I can still park in my garage, but thats almost a trick response as its hard to picture a game room without enough room for my smart car.

I think I will post some pics of my progress, but thats probably better for another forum. This week, I added a road star pachinko machine and two slot machines to the collection. Gotta find a functional mainboard for my gauntlet legends cabinet though. Replaced the hard drive and video card with no luck yet..... Just keeps rebooting.... Im off to search the forums!
 
Actually, I can still park in my garage, but thats almost a trick response as its hard to picture a game room without enough room for my smart car.

and the smart car has arcade decals all over it...LOL and a control panal and joystick on the bumper :D LOL! J/K!


I think I will post some pics of my progress, but thats probably better for another forum. This week, I added a road star pachinko machine and two slot machines to the collection. Gotta find a functional mainboard for my gauntlet legends cabinet though. Replaced the hard drive and video card with no luck yet..... Just keeps rebooting.... Im off to search the forums!


Check Your Power Supply Voltages..make sure your +5 volts is set to +5.15v Under load.

and Welcome and Good Luck :)


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Daniel.
 
Hey there fellow noob! xD

Whiskers man, Crisis Zone AND Gauntlet Dark Legends! Man, I'm jealous. xD I can't get my next one for several months now.

Hope you continue to get some awesome machines!
 
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