New Games

• New multicade machines are back in stock.  Pacman, Ms. Pacman, Galaga and more all in one machine.
• Demolition Man Pinball – this wide body pinball has some of the best gadgets in the game.  Ramps galore. 6 ball multiball and more.
• WWF Royal Rumble – another wide body pinball with a mini play field.  Restored and ready to go.  Will not last long
• Rapid Fire – This unique machine is what happens when you combine pinball, a chain gun and space invaders.   This is a very rare opportunity to add a game like this to your collection or bar.
• Alley Cats Shuffle Bowler – Nearly 9′ of awesome.  Shuffle bowling has been around since the 50’s, but this late 1980’s model is what happens when you take the very best, add solid state electronics and full LED conversion.   We usually don’t do machine like this, but it was a rare opportunity to pick up a great arcade game.
• Williams Cyclone – the 2nd of the roller coaster series, but arguably the best of the bunch.  You know, the one with Ron and Nancy Reagan in the front seats!    Fully restored, new playfield and more.  High End pin for half the price.  Est this fall

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Among the pinball collectors and enthusiasts, the Demolition Man machine is considered a “B” title and thus does not get that much attention.  Often, that also means it stays on route longer collecting money where the “A” titles are consumed, restored and put away forever.  This is yet another case of – the collectors got it wrong.

I too dismissed this machine for a long time, because of the typical comments about the movie and back glass artwork.  Agreed, the movie was a little campy, and I’d rather see some action scene for graphics rather than 3 heads.  Luckly, you don’t pay any attention to these things when you’re playing this game.

History

This machine is one of Williams SuperPin (widebody) designs, which means it was built around a larger budget and encompasses a few more items than a standard size machine.  From initial glance at a typical (dirty) machine, it just looks like a complicated mess.  However, after peeling the layers of this onion, I could see a brilliant web of ramps and features.

The only way to truely appreciate the complicated layers and interwoven ramp systems was to be able to see through them clearly and have the machine lit properly.  So away we went with extensive flame polishing of all the clear plastic ramps.  The result was literally night and day.

Restoration

Because this machine was so well played, it required a heck of a lot of repair, cleaning and part replacements:

• New pop bumpers
• New slingshot plastics
• Flame polished ramps
• New flipper bats and linkages
• All metal parts chrome polished

Additionally, this machine had lots of repairs:

• Fixed non-working cryo claw
• Fixed heavy acid damage CPU
• Fixed ball trough optos
• Fixed flipper optos
• Fixed elevator optos
• DMD display replaced
• DMD driver board repaired
• Full LEDs including flashers
• Under cabinet lighting flash effects
• New legs and hardware
• New backglass

The result was like looking at layers of fine jewelry.

Early spring – YES!  With it comes lots of renewed work.  While we’re busy in the winter months, it was still tough to motivate in the cold and dark.  Thankfully, we have a good 6+ months to operate in the heat which allows us to work later into the day and paint dries so much faster.

This month, we’ve taken on all kinds of restorations this month and we’re happy to oblige:

• 1964 Rockola Jukebox (amplifier rebuild, tone-arm correction)
• Big Top gumball machine restoration.  We converted this into latest technology with color changing LEDs and remote control.  Pictures coming soon.
• Japanese Pachinko machine restoration.
• Williams F14 Tomcat pinball – collector quality restoration.  This will be a long process and will likely exceed the value of the machine, but it will be just a fantastic piece.  With this, we’re even modifying the flash circuitry to properly drive multiLED flashers.  As well, this machine is going have all the prototype parts retrofitted back in (it may already be a prototype as it has clear flash domes and a clear MARS lamp already installed.  I wonder…
• Williams Funhouse (in house) – still TBD.
• Williams Comet (in house).
• Gottlieb Stargate (in house).
• Midway NFL Blitz 2000 / NBA on NBC Showtime – with LEDs

Mid April Update

We’re adding more pinball machines for the big party month of May.  Come back and find these items in our store in the next week or so…

• Williams Terminator 2 Pinball
• Williams Demolition Man Pinball (Superpin – widebody)
• Data East Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! Pinball
• Williams F14 clear coat play field
• New combination deals coming soon (multiple pinball and video/pinball combo packs)