Hyde
Well-known member
WARNING: LOTS OF PICTURES (Scroll Down)
Hey all! I recently picked up a free Omega Race Cockpit machine off of craigslist. I am welcoming it in as the 5th game in my collection! It is just missing a few minor parts like the monitor and game boards.
Actually, the machine has been completely gutted with the exception of the original wiring harness, marquee, bezel, plexi, metal hardware, and controls.
Aside from that, though, the cabinet is in pretty nice shape. It is a bit yellowed but the side art looks nice. One of the 2 control panel overlays is torn pretty badly but the other looks good.
This thing is going to need a lot of work - it will be my most intense and ineteresting "restoration" to date. I put "restoration" in parenthesis for one reason: I don't plan on putting the original electronics back into this thing.
I will be putting a PC running an emulator in the cabinet, so I can run multiple games (Omega Race, Asteroids, Asteroids Deluxe, Gravitar, Lunar Lander, Space Duel, Blasteroids, etc) within it at the same time. Yes, I realize there will be no vector monitor. But as some of you might know, I am very limited on funds. I estimate that turning the cabinet back into a dedicated Omega Race is going to cost $400+, while my emulator plan should be less than $100.
Bash me if you want, but this is going to be a fun project that I can hopefully finish up within the next month. Keep checking here for weekly updates!
-Hyde
Hey all! I recently picked up a free Omega Race Cockpit machine off of craigslist. I am welcoming it in as the 5th game in my collection! It is just missing a few minor parts like the monitor and game boards.
Aside from that, though, the cabinet is in pretty nice shape. It is a bit yellowed but the side art looks nice. One of the 2 control panel overlays is torn pretty badly but the other looks good.
This thing is going to need a lot of work - it will be my most intense and ineteresting "restoration" to date. I put "restoration" in parenthesis for one reason: I don't plan on putting the original electronics back into this thing.
I will be putting a PC running an emulator in the cabinet, so I can run multiple games (Omega Race, Asteroids, Asteroids Deluxe, Gravitar, Lunar Lander, Space Duel, Blasteroids, etc) within it at the same time. Yes, I realize there will be no vector monitor. But as some of you might know, I am very limited on funds. I estimate that turning the cabinet back into a dedicated Omega Race is going to cost $400+, while my emulator plan should be less than $100.
Bash me if you want, but this is going to be a fun project that I can hopefully finish up within the next month. Keep checking here for weekly updates!
-Hyde
Last edited:























