Tempest - It Lives!!!!

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Well, I finally got my Tempest up and running!!!! :D


I had someone local rebuild the monitor, so I had a picture....and then some help from Talon2000, who fixed up the final problems on the pcb's. Talon2000 also set it up so I can change the game to Tempest Tubes with a flip of a nifty switch inside the coin door. Very slick.

So it took me a long time to get this thing up and running....but the day has finally come.

Here's some pics of my "mini-cade". heh heh....it's a start, right?

That last pic had a long exposure on it, and I thought it was kind of cool!!!

Anyways...It Lives!!!! :)

Thanks to everyone who made this whole thing possible and for all the help!!!
 

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Looks crisp, Looks Clear. Your all ready to play! Glad that you got that working.

That picture, It reminds me how much I want a pinball for the garage. :( :)
 
If I was going to have a gameroom with two games, I would have Tempest and Silverball Mania. Solid pair of games to have. Congrats on getting the Tempest running!
 
Yeah...a TRON would be cool. That was another game I played a whole bunch back in the 80's. Tempest was my number one game. TRON was probably number two. I also could beat Dragon's Lair. :cool:

It's kind of interesting that the Tempest and Silverball Mania came out right around 1980...I didn't actively seek out the Silverball Mania when I was looking for a pinball machine...I don't think I ever played one before growing up...but that's the one I ended up buying.

So the Tempest and pinball are kind of perfectly matched in terms of the time frame when they were introduced...I graduated high school in '81.

Do I feel an 80's party coming on?

Fortunately, no.

:rolleyes:
 
+1. Supercool that the beast lives. I imagine you'll be a lot better at it, not playing it blind! :D
 
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