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Fort Wayne, IN
Quoted from BladeFury:My Family Cave of fun! Of course plenty of extra LED lighting when needed lol
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What's going on with that Pong table does that actually work? Very cool!
Quoted from pacman11:What's going on with that Pong table does that actually work? Very cool!
Lol 4 sure! They just started shipping
Quoted from Blitzburgh99:Someone is a Mark Ritchie guy!!! That’s a great lineup. Very diverse.
he is verrrrry underrated. my first game was a Sorcerer. had a FT and Diner, too. can't beat 'em. wish he made more.
Quoted from BladeFury:My Family Cave of fun! Of course plenty of extra LED lighting when needed lol
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Tastefully done and a nice mix of something for everyone. Good thing you used the term family cave or the more sensitive on here would have gotten offended 
Quoted from Cdonnerusmc:Just added Deadpool. Iron maiden will be here in a week and a half.
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Great collection but talk to me about that large ARCADE sign. Whats the story on it?
John
Quoted from BladeFury:My Family Cave of fun! Of course plenty of extra LED lighting when needed lol
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I spy my mod on your games. 
What a great room.
Ottawa, ON
Quoted from Cdonnerusmc:Just added Deadpool. Iron maiden will be here in a week and a half.
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Love the arcade sign.
Quoted from MustangPaul:I spy my mod on your games. What a great room.
Always brother!
Quoted from MustangPaul:I spy my mod on your games. What a great room.
Still waiting for you to start making them again 
Quoted from KingBW:Still waiting for you to start making them again
Good news on that front the cnc machining went perfect, he had to make a jig to hold it but that was expected, it takes his cnc 5 passes to cut each one. I ordered more plastics today, should have them in a week or sooner then they have to be machined but I don't know how long that will take, it all depends on his schedule. The best part is that his fee per piece didn't go up so my price stayed the same. I was really worried about that but I would have eaten it to give you guys the best price. Nd don't forget the first one is full price but all others after that are discounted $10. ANNND I had the cutout modified so that an led points straight up and lights the tip of the plastic REAL nice.
Quoted from BudManPinFan:Tastefully done and a nice mix of something for everyone. Good thing you used the term family cave or the more sensitive on here would have gotten offended
Thx! Yeah I wanted to have a nice mix so hopefully get the young and old to have fun! I like the way its setup and of course you can tell I planned the Basketball hoop to go away someday and 5 pinballs across that wall
Heres some more recent pictures of the two game rooms since I moved a bunch of stuff around.
Most of the pins are in one room, but theres overflow into the arcade room.
More games are in the garage, but were waiting till the summer is over and were going to insulate it and put in a mini split and make it a 3rd game room.
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Quoted from Dayhuff:Great collection but talk to me about that large ARCADE sign. Whats the story on it?
John
Quoted from Coindork:Heres some more recent pictures of the two game rooms since I moved a bunch of stuff around.
Most of the pins are in one room, but theres overflow into the arcade room.
More games are in the garage, but were waiting till the summer is over and were going to insulate it and put in a mini split and make it a 3rd game room.
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Where do you guys find all these vids? I am always looking but never see anything like that and if I do they priced more than pinball.
Quoted from jorge5240:Where do you guys find all these vids? I am always looking but never see anything like that and if I do they priced more than pinball.
A variety of places, but good stuff is often not easy or cheap.
A few from craigslist and places like that, but thats pretty dry these days.
Much like pinball you have to be quick on the good deals or they are gone in seconds.
Some I got over on KLOV, most from networking with other collectors, some at conventions like ZapCon and a small amount at auction.
Ive got close to 60 dedicated arcade game and its definitely a hunt to find anything good.
Much like pinball there is a growing interest in video games and prices have been escalating pretty rapidly.
The best deals are from networking with other collectors.
Quoted from jorge5240:Where do you guys find all these vids? I am always looking but never see anything like that and if I do they priced more than pinball.
Do you ever hit up California Extreme?
http://www.caextreme.org
Its not all that far from where your located and theres normally some pretty good games for sale at the show.
Quoted from Cdonnerusmc:I was actually over in Iraq in 09-10 and found this listed on Ebay out of Jersey. Wanted 20k or best offer, it was originally on the New Jersey boardwalk back in the early 60s. Anyway I worked out a good deal on it and bought it and had it shipped out to the Oregon coast. I since found led replacements out of an outfit in Colorado and it has cut way back on the power usage. Each section is 10 foot long by 4 foot tall .
Wow that's an amazing story. I never would have guessed it was what, twenty feet long? Looks smaller then that from the picture. Great job and it looks awesome, from one sign guy to another.
John
Quoted from yzfguy:Oh, the horror of seeing ft and wh20 decapitated
Never thought I would have "these kind of issues" when I bought the house 10 years ago
Quoted from BladeFury:Lol 4 sure! They just started shipping
Man, those Pong tables are the price of a pinball. I can't see forking over that kind of cash on an arcade game unless its a pin..lol How do you like it?
Quoted from pacman11:Man, those Pong tables are the price of a pinball. I can't see forking over that kind of cash on an arcade game unless its a pin..lol How do you like it?
Totally understand, I love it but it was more of a purchase for family and friends. Keep the rest of the family happy I dont get any crap about pinball machines coming in and out of the basement whenever I want
Quoted from Cdonnerusmc:I was actually over in Iraq in 09-10 and found this listed on Ebay out of Jersey. Wanted 20k or best offer, it was originally on the New Jersey boardwalk back in the early 60s. Anyway I worked out a good deal on it and bought it and had it shipped out to the Oregon coast. I since found led replacements out of an outfit in Colorado and it has cut way back on the power usage. Each section is 10 foot long by 4 foot tall .
Uhm, yes. Wow, indeed. What a cool sign and a great story to go with it. Congrats on an amazing arcade!
Quoted from gamera9:I have another 6 games in the living room.
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Wow, who did the wall paintings?
Quoted from Cdonnerusmc:I was actually over in Iraq in 09-10 and found this listed on Ebay out of Jersey. Wanted 20k or best offer, it was originally on the New Jersey boardwalk back in the early 60s. Anyway I worked out a good deal on it and bought it and had it shipped out to the Oregon coast. I since found led replacements out of an outfit in Colorado and it has cut way back on the power usage. Each section is 10 foot long by 4 foot tall .
I'm a sign guy so please keep me in mind should you ever decide to sell it. I've never been to Oregon but I can see me making the trip.
John
Coin dork,
That is a highly impressive collection of arcades you have there. There are several HOLY GRAIL vids in your collection that are extremely hard to locate, never mind pricing: Paperboy, Dragons Lair, Space Ace, Battlezone — All classics. Well done sir
Quoted from gamera9:One of my wife's coworkers painted the walls.
Looks better in person. Looks fantastic with the lights off and all the pins on.
Pics!
Quoted from gamera9:One of my wife's coworkers painted the walls.
Looks better in person. Looks fantastic with the lights off and all the pins on.
Well show us some.
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Well that's only 7, where's the rest?
Here’s a few updated pics after acquiring a few banners.
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WOW is that your basement? Looks like a warehouse.
Quoted from MustangPaul:WOW is that your basement? Looks like a warehouse.
Yes. I also work out of it too.
Helsinki
Quoted from RebelGuitars:Here’s a few updated pics after acquiring a few banners.
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Your place looks awesome! But where can one get pinball banners? This is the first game room I've seen with such nice banners!
Quoted from Nepi23:Your place looks awesome! But where can one get pinball banners? This is the first game room I've seen with such nice banners!
I run a WTB ad that worked out well, plus lots or calls and emails.
Quoted from RebelGuitars:I run a WTB ad that worked out well, plus lots or calls and emails.
I am trying to decide what I would like to do with my ceiling right now. What is on your ceiling?
Quoted from pacman11:Is that what you have on the ceiling is pinball banners? I am trying to decide what I would like to do with my ceiling right now.
That’s rusty tin on the ceiling.
Quoted from RebelGuitars:I run a WTB ad that worked out well, plus lots or calls and emails.
Very awesome space! Love the banners too.
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What a life. Congrats.
Quoted from MustangPaul:What a life. Congrats.
I've referred to your pics many times for ideas.
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