YouTube video of a walkthrough of my arcade

Holy crap that room is HUGE. How long have you been collecting??

a little over 10 years now. The room actually looked much nicer with about 10 less games in it, but I just couldn't stop. There were still games that I wanted and so I just kept packing them in. Another thing that I am very proud of is that all the games have their dedicated side art, and all the games work. Qbert was the only one broken, but it is now up and running again. I keep thinking I will find a new hobby and start selling, but in 10 years, I haven't found anything as rewarding and fun as collecting these old games.

The video doesn't show my row of 25 inch games in the back area by the furnace or my workshop that I built this year to work on pcbs (a shop that has a desoldering station and atari cat box which I am also very proud of.

At some point, I think I will have my wife film a tour of everything and I will walk in front of the camera and point some stuff out.
 
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effing amazing, i wish i could have saw it when i was there, who would have thought a farmer in the middle of nowehere would have all this in his basement
 
HOLY CRAP! That "room" looks like an ARCADE STORE! That Missile Command in the corner looked real interesting, is that a Spanish "Sonic" version?
The endless row of pins was ridiculus and then you have a Hologram Time Traveller??! YIKES!
I imagine your collection is insured...or it should be! ;)
 
HOLY CRAP! That "room" looks like an ARCADE STORE! That Missile Command in the corner looked real interesting, is that a Spanish "Sonic" version?
The endless row of pins was ridiculus and then you have a Hologram Time Traveller??! YIKES!
I imagine your collection is insured...or it should be! ;)


Actually its just a standard missle command cockpit, the the lighting is so poor in that video I can understand how it doesn't show up properly. a few tips that I can tell to start up collectors:

1) be nice and don't burn your bridges, its a small number of people in this hobby, you will be dealing with the same people over and over.

2) don't be quick to sell. Its usually easier to make the cash, than it is to re-find a game.

3) figure out what you want. This is a big one. The hobby is much more rewarding if you just add what you want than to constantly flip big heavy games.

4) be patient - Every game you ever wanted will usually pass under your nose more than once. For me, dragons' lair was one that passed by me 3 times before I had the cash to actually buy one.

5) don't overload with projects. Be realistic on what you can fix and what you can't. Broken games are no fun to play.

6) don't have too high of standards. These games are 30 years old and have plenty of damage from being moved around. Accept this fact and don't worry about them looking like they came straight from the factory. Enjoy that you have something from an 80's arcade (graffitti and all)

7) Accept the machines for what they are. They will breakdown. If you want a warranty, then you are in the wrong hobby. Go by an xbox or ps3 with a service contract and play games worry free.


Well thats just a few tips from me.

mickey
 
i was never a big pinball guy but that video made me wanna play some pins
 
Actually its just a standard missle command cockpit, the the lighting is so poor in that video I can understand how it doesn't show up properly. a few tips that I can tell to start up collectors:

1) be nice and don't burn your bridges, its a small number of people in this hobby, you will be dealing with the same people over and over.

2) don't be quick to sell. Its usually easier to make the cash, than it is to re-find a game.

3) figure out what you want. This is a big one. The hobby is much more rewarding if you just add what you want than to constantly flip big heavy games.

4) be patient - Every game you ever wanted will usually pass under your nose more than once. For me, dragons' lair was one that passed by me 3 times before I had the cash to actually buy one.

5) don't overload with projects. Be realistic on what you can fix and what you can't. Broken games are no fun to play.

6) don't have too high of standards. These games are 30 years old and have plenty of damage from being moved around. Accept this fact and don't worry about them looking like they came straight from the factory. Enjoy that you have something from an 80's arcade (graffitti and all)

7) Accept the machines for what they are. They will breakdown. If you want a warranty, then you are in the wrong hobby. Go by an xbox or ps3 with a service contract and play games worry free.


Well thats just a few tips from me.

mickey

Couldn't agree with you more. Thank you for taking the time to share your collection and tips with us.
 
The arcade looks great, are there any games that still elude you?

At this point no, I am at a point that there is nothing in particular that I am looking for, but I do know when I see something that I want. The last game that I bought (Granny and the Gators) was a tough one to find. I had been looking for one of those for around 8 years (though I wasn't looking very hard).

I was considering buying a New in Box pinball machine, but I have pretty much decided against it since I would probably have to sell 5 machines to fund it.
 
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