Hello all,
My name is Dave and I'm new to the forums today, though I've been poking around, reading, for awhile now. I found the site while working on my last project. I took a Skee Toss B.C. machine and converted it into a fully functioning Skee Ball machine. Skee Toss B.C. was made for little kids to just toss small rubber balls into the holes. But the holes, the rings, and all of the internals were mostly normal Skee Ball size. So, I built a ramp, cleaned it up, add a few touches and it's a fun addition to our home. And I bought the thing for $35, which my wife approved of.
As I was finishing that up, a coworker of mine told me his parents had a VS. Super Mario Bros. arcade machine in their house which they needed someone to take. My wife also thought this would be fun. Two for two. It works very well, though it looks like hell. I'm going to start cleaning it up and seeing what else I can do with it. I'm interested in the discussions on here about reproduction buttons. I'm also interested to know about what can be done with a VS. board. I've seen an attachment board that claims to let you play both sides and people that claim there are reproduction chip sets out there. All things I want to ask questions about. I'm also working on some artwork for the cabinet cause I'm not wild about the original.
I'm looking forward to getting some guidance from people who know more about this stuff than I do and contributing what I can.
My name is Dave and I'm new to the forums today, though I've been poking around, reading, for awhile now. I found the site while working on my last project. I took a Skee Toss B.C. machine and converted it into a fully functioning Skee Ball machine. Skee Toss B.C. was made for little kids to just toss small rubber balls into the holes. But the holes, the rings, and all of the internals were mostly normal Skee Ball size. So, I built a ramp, cleaned it up, add a few touches and it's a fun addition to our home. And I bought the thing for $35, which my wife approved of.
As I was finishing that up, a coworker of mine told me his parents had a VS. Super Mario Bros. arcade machine in their house which they needed someone to take. My wife also thought this would be fun. Two for two. It works very well, though it looks like hell. I'm going to start cleaning it up and seeing what else I can do with it. I'm interested in the discussions on here about reproduction buttons. I'm also interested to know about what can be done with a VS. board. I've seen an attachment board that claims to let you play both sides and people that claim there are reproduction chip sets out there. All things I want to ask questions about. I'm also working on some artwork for the cabinet cause I'm not wild about the original.
I'm looking forward to getting some guidance from people who know more about this stuff than I do and contributing what I can.

