Thanks to MadsJ of slowcade for posting a link to the Nevada Magic cabinets on location in Italy. (Check out the previous post to catch up on the story.) The BYOAC link showcases a nice arcade in Italy where the NM cabs are lined up and have NEO GEO guts installed. Read the rest of this entry »
A big thanks to Håkan for sending me the flyer scans of the Nevada Magic cabinet with the rotating monitor mechanism. According to Håkan, the cabinets were made in the 80’s by an Italian company called Videognochi. Read the rest of this entry »
I was checking out a link to the blog nocashvalue that Preston posted over at coinopspace, a fantastic forum for arcade game enthusiasts. The link showcases a scanned article from Play Meter which reveals a little history about the part supplier WICO. We all know WICO for the famous 4 way joystick that was used on so many classic games, so it is interesting to learn a little more about the company and its contributions to our beloved hobby. You can read the WICO article over at Preston’s blog. Check it out!
While looking for monitor flow charts, I stumbled upon this website that showcases a handful of amazing arcade cabinets with rotating monitors. Read the rest of this entry »
During our very successful game party last year, my Mad Planets decided to malfunction. The fire button died and made the game impossible to play. I’ve been delaying the repairs because of my schedule Read the rest of this entry »
I’m a little late on this one because I had the sale paper laying around for a couple of days before I noticed these little gems. You still have time to grab a few 2″ Quick-Grip Irwin Handi-Clamps for $0.99 at Menards, which is a pretty good deal IMHO. Read the rest of this entry »
I’m a big video arcade game fan, but do love a good game of pinball. I own LOTR and have a project Firepower pending, but a recently acquired Flight 2000 pinball machine by Stern, see coinopspace for details, has motivated me to try my hand at pin restoration. Read the rest of this entry »
My oldest son turned seven a few days ago and I took him and one of his friends over to the PGN Jump N’ Fun Entertainment Center in Hickory Hills IL. It was on a Thursday afternoon and we practically had the place to ourselves. The boys wanted to start out in the party room, which is this giant space filled with plastic tunnels, net bridges, plastic ball ponds, slides, etc. Floor to ceiling fun for two seven year old boys. I sat around and twiddled my thumbs. After almost two hours they decided it was time to play some games. PGN has a pretty decent arcade with the usual mix of fighters, redemption, skee ball and shooters. A little sparse on the classics as there was only a reunion cab and that sucker was $1 per play, ouch. No wonder it looked brand new. To my surprise they actually had two pins, a non-working Attack From Mars and a pretty nice, working example of Medieval Madness. It was two tokens per play, but the game was well maintained and played fantastic.
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MM is a fun game, even better when you’re the only one around interested in playing it. I must have sunk at least $10 into that game, but I had a blast and so did the kids. If you’re ever in the Hickory Hills area you should stop by and give it a play or two. The MM had a big for sale sign on it if you’ve been looking for one. Only $7000.