Zoo Keeper - A Fizgig Restoration

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Zoo Keeper

Searched for many months to find one of these. Got lucky and found it in a barn of all places.

Special thanks to Pete (local413) for helping me get this thing working!!

Cabinet and Hardware:

Built new black melamine cabinet.
Stripped and powder coated CP, bolts, brackets, speaker meshes, coin bucket, coin doors
New T-molding
New Locks
New Vinyl Casters
New wheels


Cosmetics:

Screen printed repro side art - thanks to Francis M. and Rich (www.thisoldgame.com) for making this happen.

Glass bezel and marquee - from this machine and in nice shape

Reproduction Control Panel Overlay: beautiful screened piece from Anthony at www.quarterarcade.com

NOS joystick - www.arcadefixit.com

New Buttons

Original instruction card - awesome condition

Custom Taito coin bezel inserts


Electronics:

Cleanup/restored inside guts: power supply, wire harness, PCB, etc.
NOS WG 19" monitor
New Speakers
Restored power supply
Cleaned boards and wire harness
New Power Cord
New Marquee Light Fixture/Bulb
LED's behind instruction card
LED's behind marquee and coin bezels

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Awesome

Congrats for having the nicest Zookeeper in the world!!!

Man, I'd love to have a bezel and marquee that wasn't flaking.. Nice job.
 
Thanks!

REALLY appreciate your help getting this working!! Turned my whole day/week around. Its weird how depressed i get when i can't get a game working, like there is a disturbance in the force.

My marquee and bezel have a little bit that's flaked off but hopefully putting LEDS behind all the glass will prevent it from getting worse.


Congrats for having the nicest Zookeeper in the world!!!

Man, I'd love to have a bezel and marquee that wasn't flaking.. Nice job.
 
Your welcome man.. Heh, I was trouble shooting over text at the dinner table :)
My wife was a bit annoyed, but understood when I explained a zookeeper was down!

I've had a great week working on ZK CPU boards.. Started with 30+ dead ones and now I've got almost 10 working ones!!

Thanks!

REALLY appreciate your help getting this working!! Turned my whole day/week around. Its weird how depressed i get when i can't get a game working, like there is a disturbance in the force.

My marquee and bezel have a little bit that's flaked off but hopefully putting LEDS behind all the glass will prevent it from getting worse.
 
Great looking machine. I checked this old game site but didn't see the Zk sideart. Was this a special order for yourself or were more available?
 
great job as usaual Dan
for the screened art Im working on sceduling this in now
and should have it avaiable again soon through Both ThisOldGame and GameStencils.com
stay tooned...
 
Beautiful work. So is this in your personal collection or is/was it for sale? Same question for the rest of your amazing restorations!
 
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