Hello from Colorado

fcjim

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Hi. I'm Jim and I live in Fort Collins, Colorado. I was looking for a car for me and my son to fix up this winter, but couldn't find any we both liked. I did however stumble across an old non-working Space Invaders cocktail game, so I bought that to fix up instead. I searched the internet for help on various issues the game had, and was a lurker here for quite some time.

Long story short, we got the game working, and I then decided to clean it up a bit as well, and I discovered that it was pretty darn cool to have brought this thing back to life and have it sitting in my basement. Last week, I found a Battlezone (pretty much my favorite when I was a kid) for sale and drove three hours each way to get it. This made me realize I'm probably already hooked, and so I might as well become a member here.

Anyway, nice to be here, and thanks for all the help I've already got from here.

Jim
 
Thanks guys. Yeah, the third one (if/when) may prove to be a tipping point. Wife seems totally fine with two, as long as it gives me something to do. I got into clock repair a couple years ago, and when we had six or seven clocks ticking throughout the house she started giving me the "that's enough clocks" body language, which I eventually did pick up on.

Three games may start taking up more space in the house than she's willing to part with... guess there's only one way to find out and that's to keep my eyes out for that third one! I'd like to get one that I can convert to one of those multi-game units, but I also really like the idea of restoring an old classic game that's just gathering dust somewhere. Guess I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. Til then I have enough to keep me busy.
 
Welcome to our club of addiction! Don't worry, there are no interventions here.

I hope to see more Colorado arcade enthusiasts come out of the woodwork. There's a lot of love for it in this state, but unfortunately some people aren't aware of this forum.

Great games, glad to hear you have them working, and we'll see you around in the forums!
 
I have a lot of hobbies but this one is very consuming. Bringing an old game back to life is just really freaking cool.
 
Welcome fcjim !!! I'm in Northglenn. Hope you are having fun with the restores. Keep an eye on Denver's Craig's list. Lots of stuff on there.
 
Great to see a few Colorado members in here. Thanks for the welcomes! noClip, I'll definitely pm if I need anything... and of course you do the same!
 
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