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Hey all, I'm new to the whole home arcade scene. I just purchased a fully restored version of my grail game: Robotron. Now I want to try restoring a cab myself.

My question is, are some games easier to restore than others? I don't want to get in over my head on the first one but I do want to put some work into it so I learn something about this new hobby.

Thanks for your help!
 
Most of the popular classics are "easy" to restore in the sense that you can find parts and art for them pretty easily. The hard part of the restore is then specific to the particular cabinet you picked up - whether it needs a lot of bondo work, other cabinet issues, etc.

Art-wise you can browse phoenix arcade and this old game and see what's available in terms of the highest quality repro art, and you can browse ebay and see what parts come up often (like say ms pac or galaga joysticks).

Stenciling art is obviously more involved than decals or vinyl so keep that in mind too
 
Unplug Robotron.

Open Robotron.

Look at Robotron.

Study Robotron.

Done.

Most games are very similar in parts and such. You can learn alot by looking over your game really good. Read the manual as well.
 
Donkey Kong is pretty easy to restore . Lots of available parts . No stencil side art to paint , just sticker side art .
 
Most of the popular classics are "easy" to restore in the sense that you can find parts and art for them pretty easily. The hard part of the restore is then specific to the particular cabinet you picked up - whether it needs a lot of bondo work, other cabinet issues, etc.

Art-wise you can browse phoenix arcade and this old game and see what's available in terms of the highest quality repro art, and you can browse ebay and see what parts come up often (like say ms pac or galaga joysticks).

Stenciling art is obviously more involved than decals or vinyl so keep that in mind too

+1

Finding a solid cab and a good monitor is a great way to start your first resto.
 
in general, most restorations are crap. Reproduction art ranges from bad to ok. Look harder and pay for quality. Its much cheaper in the long run than restoration.
 
Hey all, I'm new to the whole home arcade scene. I just purchased a fully restored version of my grail game: Robotron. Now I want to try restoring a cab myself.

My question is, are some games easier to restore than others? I don't want to get in over my head on the first one but I do want to put some work into it so I learn something about this new hobby.

Thanks for your help!

If your going want to go down the restoration path, find the best looking cabinet. If you can not fix the internals of your game, you can send them out to get them repaired. This is he safest route to go. Buying a water logged cab that has battery corrosion issues is a quick way to get over your head in a project.
 
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