I also added another Tip (Tip #6 from Mark Jenison).

If you have ANY information on these boards, please email me. Thanks.

:-) I just converted my 2 car garage into a 1 car garage! Maybe I should go to an AA meeting (Arcade-aholics Anonymous) but I think its too late for that! I'd like to thank my friend Jerry for helping me (he has a Truck) get these games. The Thief is in pretty good shape but has monitor problems. I will have to work on fixing that.

The cabinet is in decent shape, but I don't know if the game works or not yet. John says it does, so I'll go on his word at this time. The Gorf doesn't currently have a monitor since John didn't know I wanted the Gorf when I showed up. He was fixing it at the time so he will be dropping it off in the future.

The cabinet is going to need a fresh coat of paint, but other than that its in pretty good shape. My first Cabaret! Ok, its just the cabinet, but the cabinet is in pretty good shape. It has Zaxxon art on one side, and Super Zaxxon on the other.

Looks like I'm going to have to put both games in it!:-) Its also missing the control panel. The Crystal Castles is painted all Black, I'll have to see if it has Side Art under the paint. If it does, I'll see if I can recover it. If not, well maybe I can just make it a Vertical JAMMA cabinet.

I could then recover the Dig Dug since the art work is showing on it and in fair condition. Decisions, Decision :-) I am currently looking for someone with Artistic talents in Phoenix who can help me do the Side Art on my Stargate, Robotron, etc... If you live in the Phoenix area (Glendale is where I live) and would like to help me, please send me an Email at bking@arcaderestoration.com. Thanks!

Look for Pictures. I am working on ordering replacement power cords from Bob Roberts (10 of them), so those should be here sometime next week as well (or the week after, as I need to send him a check). If you don't know who Bob Roberts is, you need to. He is one of the best resources you'll find on the net when it comes to parts and information.

I will be putting up a "Photo Tutorial" on how to replace an old bad power cord this week. I am going to try doing a few more "Photo Tutorials" on things like Joystick replacement/repair, etc...If you have any ideas on what types of Tutorials I should put up on here, then let me know. If you would like to do a Photo Tutorial and have me put it up on here, then please send it my way.

Otherwise they will go up when I get around to doing them. I am working on the background colors for the center column here so that I can have links to information and still have it readable. If you have a good suggestion for a color, let me know. Al Still has a lot of games left for sale so be sure to check the list!

These games I consider in good to excellent shape (NOT MINT) and would be great to add to a collection without paying E-Bay prices. Each month I will have one or two different games up. Added another Tip on how to check your Florescent Lights so you don't blow fuses and have a heart attack as your game dies (Don't worry, replacing the fuse fixes it ).

I added a link to Appolo's Arcade (Left bar) under Restoration Sites. He has done some great work! Check it out! More Tips have been added from Mark Jenison. Tip #2 (Fixing Control Panels) and #4 (Restoring Coin Doors).

Mark has some great tips so don't miss out. I see the counter is approaching 1000! Thanks for visiting. As always, suggestions, and information is always welcome! Don't forget to sign the guest book (Lower Left). As for building a new cabinet for Pengo, I think I'm going to give it shot at repairing it first.

I have nothing to lose, and if it works, I get to keep the side art (even though its not in that great of shape). Some is better than none. Pictures are now up at my friends site (Graveyard Productions) as well (Top Banner). Check them out. See if you can guess who I am :-) HINT: leather face.

I have also added another story (a horror story this time) and another Restoration link for Space Invaders.

I also added an Immediate Needs section on my home page so that you know what I am looking for right now. If you have it and want to part with it, then please let me know.

I believe there were over 1,300 people who went through it (over the 5 days). Not bad for a haunted house that was built in a garage! Look on Graveyard's site for pictures (Not up as of this news, but should be up some time next week). I picked up a Pengo yesterday, and its going to be a MAJOR restoration project. Bigger than Stargate and Robotron.

I will probably wind up building a new cabinet for it since the one I got is in real bad shape. The damn thing weighs a ton too! The cabinet is smaller than my Stargate and Robotron but weighs probably close to 200lbs. Pictures are up for Pengo, check them out on the Pengo restoration page. As for the coin door, well, I spray painted it without stripping to top paint and it looked like crap, so I'm in the process of stripping it completely down.

Its getting close (should have that done in the next day or two). Once its stripped, I'll primer it and then paint it. It should turn out a lot better this way. The hits keep rolling in! I'm averaging about 30 hits a day.

Thanks for visiting my site and I hope its been helpful. If you're looking for information on how to fix up your game and you can't find it here, drop me a note so I can add that information.