Archive for the ‘Arcade Restoration’ Category

This article is to describe how to connect an All-In-One arcade control panel to an existing upright arcade cabinet. Please note, we do not have any affiliation, sell or offer warranty on items contained in this post as this is just a reference guide for those interested in building your own machine or upgrading a […]

The scene was Chucky Cheese’s.  I remember this thing showed up and I did not know what to think of it.  I played it… and got by butt kicked.   I remember it on and off over the years, and then it disappeared. A couple years ago, I was asked to restore one.  I located […]

Tales of the Arabian Nights (TOTAN) pinball is one of my “grail” pins… meaning, a machine that I’ve been looking to own for quite some time.   These machines are very hard as most collectors hold on to them forever.   These machines are considered the most beautiful pinball machines ever made due to the machine layout, […]

In my little town growing up, there was an old brick building just under the rail road track bridge.  It had probably served as a dozen things in the past 100+ years, but I always remembered it being an old service garage.   One day, in likely 1982, it was converted into coin-op arcade.  I […]

  The following guides were created by us for use with all 25″ and 27″ Wells Gardner arcade chassis models:  U2000, U5000, k7400 and k7500 Wells Gardner 25″/27″ Chassis (LINK COMING SOON)   Wells Gardner P719 Neck Board This neck board is used on all of the Wells Gardner monitors on this page. http://www.castleclassicarcade.com/files/CCA_P719_Replace.pdf

Many of you my age (ahem) may remember this ominous bar-table size stand up arcade in the corner of the arcade.  The one everyone crowded around as they watched 2 people frantically spinning over-sized trackballs in opposite directions. This machine was something totally different.  Black and white monitor.  Simple design.  Head to head action football […]

This article is going to cover a very common problem with cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors.  This issue is often discussed but rarely properly fixed or addressed in complete form.  We’re going to cover all aspects of this issue and help you diagnose and hopefully fix your monitor purity issues.  Parts of this article may […]

Pacman, Ms. Pacman and Galaga are easily the most identifiable arcade games of the 1980’s.   They were both manufactured using the same cabinet style, however not the exact same cabinet. Originally, in 1980, Pacman was released in it’s iconic cabinet (and yellow color) and took the world by storm.  Ms. Pacman was it’s successor in 1981, […]

CRT Arcade Monitor Up until about 2006 (give or take), all authentic arcade games have been designed around CRT arcade monitor technology.  Believe it or not, this technology has not kept up to modern TV or computers.  In the 80’s to late 90’s, over 98% of arcade games were designed for CGA graphics of approx […]

So, how do you know when your monitor is ready to be replaced?   The Obvious Ok, so your monitor wont turn on.  This could be for a number of obvious reasons.  Check these in order: Look for something that may have damaged the monitor.  Many times an overhead marquee light fixture will fall and […]