Manni
New member
Hey all, so after seeing videos listening to podcasts playing games in our local arcade I decided I would like to get into this hobby. I originally was strictly in the old consoles before this and decided arcade games would be fun now that I have a place to put them. Sadly games in my area are not bountiful but i managed to find some good deals a few months ago and spent 1000$ (canadian) on some games. Pictures attached.
All of these games run and some look like there in pretty good shape! others not so much.. The playchoice plays blind (have not troubleshot yet) but has 5 games in it and can hear the game selected in the 1 slot is DR Mario.
Now the questions...
The wrestling is obvious not a wrestling under the black paint is silver laminate. Not sure what game this should be (doesn't even look like it should be 4 player) Anyone know?
The drivers all work none are in great shape they are dirty cracked and i am surprised they even play. Are these worth fixing they are fun but I have not been able to find parts for the plastic moldings and such. Any help here on finding parts is greatly appreciated!
The single slot Neo Geo is in bad shape parts of the wood are swollen and some broken and the back is missing and its not even a Neo Geo. I was gonna take the parts and toss the cab but is it worth trying to put in the work to restore the cab and find the right game? (the cabinet is a gravitar, the decals are near mint but the wood within 2 inches of the edge is bad all the way around...water damage)
I was so happy to get a 4 slot neo geo and about 20 cart's (all original in box) everything works got a spare board too cleaned it up and it looks really good. Something seems off though (in the looks) can someone tell me why?
Thanks everyone who has posted on this board I have read a lot and finally finished my signup and wanted to thank all of you as this allowed me to fix monitor issues, board issues and even know where to get parts. I hope to post the pic's of the finished restores when they are done but I figure this is going to take awhile.
All of these games run and some look like there in pretty good shape! others not so much.. The playchoice plays blind (have not troubleshot yet) but has 5 games in it and can hear the game selected in the 1 slot is DR Mario.
Now the questions...
The wrestling is obvious not a wrestling under the black paint is silver laminate. Not sure what game this should be (doesn't even look like it should be 4 player) Anyone know?
The drivers all work none are in great shape they are dirty cracked and i am surprised they even play. Are these worth fixing they are fun but I have not been able to find parts for the plastic moldings and such. Any help here on finding parts is greatly appreciated!
The single slot Neo Geo is in bad shape parts of the wood are swollen and some broken and the back is missing and its not even a Neo Geo. I was gonna take the parts and toss the cab but is it worth trying to put in the work to restore the cab and find the right game? (the cabinet is a gravitar, the decals are near mint but the wood within 2 inches of the edge is bad all the way around...water damage)
I was so happy to get a 4 slot neo geo and about 20 cart's (all original in box) everything works got a spare board too cleaned it up and it looks really good. Something seems off though (in the looks) can someone tell me why?
Thanks everyone who has posted on this board I have read a lot and finally finished my signup and wanted to thank all of you as this allowed me to fix monitor issues, board issues and even know where to get parts. I hope to post the pic's of the finished restores when they are done but I figure this is going to take awhile.
