Posts Tagged ‘arcade’

Holiday season is upon us once again.   We do our very best to have everything in stock for the holiday orders.  Often we are building games into the wee hours of the morning to meet demand…. and we’ve been known to take orders the very last minute and personally delivery on Christmas Eve.   […]

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 […]

We have some new items in this month…   Megatouch Evo (Force and Ion) flat panel touch screen multi-game machines.  These things are a HUGE hit from kids to adults.  Compact design, small footprint but big in entertainment performance.  We will have limited supply of these machines.  Click HERE for more information   Valley Cougar […]

   – Happy Holidays –  We have lots of news to share.  Top stories are TWO great locations for arcade games in Lexington, KY.   We’re so glad to see the arcade movement starting to come back and have witnessed this in many cities – so it’s no fluke!   Arcadium 574 North Limestone Vintage […]

  This just in: Kiss Pinball: full restoration blog.  Check back this week for lots of pictures and a great story Bally Xenon : If you liked the full restoration of the Kiss Pinball… then you’ll love this machine.  We’re going over the top on this one and it’s going to be a beauty.   […]

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 […]

Arcade Games Place machines at least 4 inches from wall to allow for power cord and air flow. Most machines have built in wheels in the back and can be easily moved around on hard surfaces. Machines may be transported safely upright or on it’s back (preferred). A standard 6 foot bed pickup truck is […]

First of all, we don’t lease machines, but we get this request ALL THE TIME.  I have some suggestions when thinking about putting in one or more machines in your place of business.   So, should you lease or purchase outright? The answer really depends on how much emphasis or expectation of income you expect from your […]

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 […]