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www.ebay.com Usually overpriced, but sometimes you'll see some rare or otherwise interesting stuff. RGVAC rec.games.video.arcade.collecting Usenet newsgroup for collectors of classic video games. Tech advice, for sale, wanted, etc. RGVAM rec.games.video.arcade.marketplace Usenet newsgroup for buying and selling classic video games and related items. RGP rec.games.video.pinball Usenet newsgroup for pinball enthusiasts. Coin-Op Warehouse www.coinopwarehouse.com/ HUGE warehouse of wholesale machines, boards, and just about everything else. David Countryman www.davesarcade.com Good guy! Located in Georgia. TNT Amusements tntamusements.com Refurbished games with warranty JRD Classics www.jrdclassics.com Pinballs, videos, and jukeboxes for sale arcade-equipment.com www.arcade-equipment.com/ Wide range of gameroom games, neons, arcade parts & equipment. WeinerD www.weinerd.com/homearcade.htm Gameroom games & popcorn, gumball, cotton candy, and Sno-Cone machines Home Game Room www.HomeGameRoom.com "Pinball machines, jukeboxes, arcade games and more, largest selection anywhere" ArcadeGames.com www.arcadegames.com Wide range of gameroom games, neons, arcade parts & equipment. Vintage Arcade Superstore www.vintagearcade.net "We specialize in providing the original, full size video arcade games for sale that people can purchase for use in their homes and offices"
www.arcadeshop.com Reproduction video game side art, control panel overlays, etc. Arcade Renovations www.arcaderenovations.com/catalog Reproduction video game side art, control panel overlays, etc. Phoenix Arcade www.phoenixarcade.com Reproduction video game side art, control panel overlays, etc. ArcadeGrafix.com arcadegrafix.com Reproduction pinball playfield overlays, video game side art, control panel overlays, etc. Classic Overlays www.classicoverlays.com/index2.htm Reproduction video game side art, control panel overlays, marquees, etc. 69zl1.com www.69zl1.com/arcadeart.html Reproduction video game side art, control panel overlays, etc. Quarter Arcade quarterarcade.com/Default.aspx Reproduction video game side art, control panel overlays, etc. Mike's Arcade Shop www.mikesarcade.com/arcade/ Very nice set of repro video game back door and coin door artwork, manuals, parts, etc., all available for download. ArcadeArt.com http://www.arcadeart.com "High quality artwork files for classic dedicated arcade machines produced approximately between 1978 and 1985" Balls of Steel /www.ballsofsteel.net Pinball machine plastics scans! Mantis Amusements www.mantisamusements.com/mrspacnos.htm New reproduction Ms.Pac/Pacman cocktail cabinet kits
www.arcadeshop.com Too many items to list Bob Roberts www.dameon.net/BBBB/siteindex.html Many many component-level parts, hardware, and little stuff you can't find anywhere else. Happ Controls www.happcontrols.com Amusement/Vending parts and supplies Arcade Renovations www.arcaderenovations.com/catalog Too many items to list Pinball Resource www.pbresource.com THE SOURCE for pinball parts. If you need a pinball part, start here. Two Bit Score www.twobits.com Specializing in Pac-Man parts Money Machines www.moneymachines.com Arcade supplies and parts T-Molding.com www.t-molding.com Replacement T-Molding (duh) Outwater.com www.outwater.com/tee.html More replacement T-molding Wizzes Workshop www.wizzesworkshop.com/cart/default.asp A couple of arcade parts Bulbman www.bulbman.com Light bulbs and more light bulbs Hudson Valley Amusement hudsonvalleyamusement.com/VGparts.html Various arcade related parts Hanaho Games www.hanaho.com Manufacturer of brand new arcade game cabinets LV2000 Tempest Upgrade Board www.geocities.com/jeffhendrix67/lv2000 Add-on board to beef up trouble-prone vector monitor deflection drivers Clay Cowgill's Multigame.com www.multigame.com Multigames & arcade game enhancements, supplies, and information McMaster-Carr http://www.mcmaster.com More screws, bolts, and other hardware than you'll ever need Marco Specialties www.marcospec.com Pinball machine parts and supplies superstore Fabulous Fantasies www.fabulousfantasies.com Arcade supplies, parts, and games Centsible Amusements www.centsibleamusements.com/store.asp Lots of coin door and control panel parts! Also has miscellaneous video and pinball parts. Score One Games www.scoreonegames.com Sells games & parts Vern Tisdale http://www.verntisdale.com/monkit.htm Cap kits Coin Mechanisms, Inc. www.coinmech.com Manufacturer of the majority arcade game coin-mechs. Here you can find replacement parts and conversion kits to convert between quarters and various-sized tokens. Vendor's exchange www.veii.com Vending machines, vending replacement parts, vending conversion kits ClassicArcadeGrafix.com www.classicarcadegrafix.com "We specialize in high quality reproduction and custom made vintage arcade graphics including Side Art, Marquees, Bezels, Instruction/Back Panel Sheets and other graphics." Richardson Electronics display.rell.com/gaming.asp Replacement picture tubes Billchangers.com www.billchangers.com Sales and parts for bill changer machines Mirror Glazed Premium Pinballs www.mrgameroom.homestead.com/Kens.html "The Finest Balls in the Universe!!!"
www.elektronforge.com Midway B&W (and others) game board repairs. Specializing in Space Invaders and Space Invaders Deluxe PCB repairs. Eldorado Games www.eldoradogames.com Arcade game board exchanges. Send them your broken board and get a working board in exchange! Cinelabs www.cinelabs.com Cinematronics board repairs!
members.cox.net/jmccorm Guide to designing your own gameroom Stiers www.stiers.de/frame_lt.html Blacklight carpeting, material, and bulbs (German site) Kid Carpet http://www.kidcarpet.com/category.php?cID=10 Blacklight carpeting Rave Carpets, Inc. www.ravecarpet.com/neonprints.html Blacklight carpeting Space Invaders wall decor www.whatisblik.com/invader.html Way cool Space Invaders themed wall decor Premier Lighting & Production company www.premier-lighting.com/sales/djitems.htm Various cool DJ lighting products NJD Electronics www.njd.co.uk/njd/docs/products/vortex.html Cool color carousel Lighting Universe www.lightinguniverse.com/products/default.asp?TID=159&TL=2&PT=19 Lighting Effects Star Light and Magic www.starmgc.com/gobospot.html Gobo Spot pattern projector (also see gobo patterns and colored gels) Strong Entertainment Lighting www.nocturnuv.com Blacklight and UV lighting supplies Acoustic Innovations www.acousticinnovations.com/fiber_optics.htm Fiber optic ceiling starfield Fiber Optic Products, Inc. www.fiberopticproducts.com/jacketedfiber.htm Fiber optic products and supplies Fiber Optic Systems www.fosi.com/catalog/starceilingkits.html Star ceiling kits American DJ www.americandj.com/product.asp?ProductIDNumber=194&cat=Rope_Lights Rope lights The Dormatory thedormitoryonline.com/Neon_Signs/Game_Room_Neon_Sign/game_room_neon_sign.html Neon "Gameroom" sign Information Unlimited www.amazing1.com/neon.htm Various neon doo-dads www.novelties-r-us.com www.novelties-r-us.com/game-room-neon-sign.html Neon "Gameroom" sign and assorted other neons Spencer Gifts www.spencergifts.com Good source for cheap lighting effects and blacklight items Trash Can Central www.trashcancentral.com/ Very large selection of cool "80s looking" trashcans suitable for your classic arcade. Why are trashcans so expensive anyway?? Hot Topic www.hottopic.com Pacman car floormats and other Pacman related merchandise Tokens Direct www.tokensdirect.com Game tokens Hoffman Mint www.hoffmanmint.com Game tokens Lombardo Mint www.lombardomint.com Game tokens Osborne Coinage Co. www.osbornecoin.com Game tokens Van Brook of Lexington www.vanbrooktokens.com Game tokens Kilmartin Industries www.mintusa.com Game tokens NoveltyLights.com www.noveltylights.com Rope lights, rope light supplies, and other cool gameroom-suitable lighting items. Laser Magic Productions www.laser-magic.com Awesome 5" tall Lava Light towers Star Track www.startrackinc.com Crane and redemption machine supplies Chemical Light, Inc. www.chemlite.com Crane game supplies Vintage Vending www.vintagevending.com "The web's retro planet" - popcorn machines, retro restaurant booths, pay-phones, trashcans, and other retro items. Pelco Incorporated www.stores.ebay.com/id=14409582&ssPageName=L2 Classic Payphones from the '80s
www.klov.com Killer List of Video Games VAPS www.vaps.org Video Arcade Preservation Society Game Archive www.gamearchive.com Video and Pinball Flyers, Info Arcade Flyers www.arcadeflyers.com Huge archive of video game flyers The 'Wiretap' Arcade Game Collector's Archive www.spies.com/~arcade Schematics and other technical game details JROK www.jrok.com/arcade.html Schematics, high score mods Bullet-Proofing Gottlieb System 80 Pinball marvin3m.com/sys80/index.htm Essential field modifications for Gottlieb System-80 pins Basement Arcade Classics www.basementarcade.com Lots and lots of classic arcade game collecting info Smash TV's Coin-Op Arcade Game Site avi.dezines.com Schematics, discussion forums, links, parts ionpool.net www.ionpool.net Tons and tons and tons of invaluable video and pinball info! ClassicArcade.org www.classicarcade.org Various arcade related info, items for trade, and arcade links Bomb Jack www.bombjack.org Misc arcade info Lawnmower Man's Toolshed http://users.erols.com/mowerman Game info and mods Coinop.org www.coinop.org 'THE arcade game resource' PinballHQ.com www.marvin3m.com/fix.htm FANTASTIC resource for pinball troubleshooting and repair. If you are restoring a pinball machine, you will end up here. Mark my words. GGDB - Great Game Database www.ggdb.com/GGDB/BrowseCategories.asp?Cat=All.Coin-Op Arcade game database Pacman Genome Project www.halfbakery.com/idea/Pac-Man_20Genome_20Project Annotated disassembly of old arcade ROMs in the name of history Reproducing Pinball Plastics www.thekingofpayne.com/reproplastics.htm "Reproducing Pinball Plastics & Decals Made Easy" A Guide to Reproducing Pinball Playfield Plastics www4.pair.com/gribnif/pinball/plastic A Guide to Reproducing Pinball Playfield Plastics Internet Pinball Machine Database www.ipdb.org "A comprehensive, searchable listing of virtually every pinball machine ever made" ArcadeHelp.com www.arcadehelp.com "The soon to be one stop source for all the arcade information you really need."
Part 1 - www.emuunlim.com/doteaters/play1sta1.htm Part 2 - www.emuunlim.com/doteaters/play2sta1.htm AWESOME site documenting the history of arcade games Pong-Story.com www.pong-story.com/ Website devoted to the world's first arcade game The History of Video Games - an Independent Study www.digipen.edu/gallery/studentpages/alumni/1999/SJacobi/IndStudy.htm Article on the history of video games Classic Arcade Game Locations www.classicgaming.com/locations Searchable list of places that still have classic video arcade games The Origin of Spacewar www.wheels.org/spacewar/creative/SpacewarOrigin.html The origins of the video game "Spacewar", the world's first video game - from the August, 1981 issue of Creative Computing magazine The History of Q*Bert users.aol.com/JPMLee/qbert.htm The history of the game Q*Bert, as recalled by one of its creators, Jeff Lee Tim Skelly www.cgexpo.com/bios/tskelly.html Some background on Cinematronics game designer Tim Skelly Tim Skelly www.dadgum.com/halcyon/BOOK/SKELLY.HTM Interview with Tim Skelly, programmer for Gottlieb and Cinematronics Tim Skelly's History of Cinematronics and Vectorbeam www.dadgum.com/giantlist/archive/cinematronics.html Tim Skelly's personal, definitive history of Cinematronics and Vectorbeam. Very good read if you are intested in Cinematronics or vector games. The World Of Owen R. Rubin www.orubin.com Programmer for Atari in the '80s Videotopia www.videotopia.com Classic Arcade Museum (seems inactive) Atari History Museum www.atarimuseum.com/ "The preservation of all things Atari (Its history, products and knowledge.)" Atari Games Prototype Museum www.safestuff.com/ Home of the "unofficial" Atari Games Prototype Museum International Arcade Museum www.arcade-museum.com/ "The world's largest museum of the art, inventions, and history of the amusement and coin-operated machine industries."
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/088740619X/qid=1055057216/sr=2-2/ref=sr_2_2/103-8624640-3728654 Filled with 447 color photos of the greatest games ever to hit the arcade scene - the earliest arcades' strength testers and fortune tellers, perennial favorites like baseball games and SKEE-BALL, wild pinball games from the middle of the century, and modern electronic video game like PAC MAN and Q*BERT. "The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon" www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761536434/ref=pd_sxp_elt_l1/002-4653952-9429605 The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World "High Score! The Illustrated History of Electronic Games" www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0072224282/ref=pd_sbs_b_1/002-4653952-9429605?v=glance&s=books This is a photo-filled look back at our favourite electronic games, the personal histories of the people who made them and the history of an industry that rose from obscurity to mass-market popularity in 30 years. "Phoenix: The Fall & Rise of Videogames" www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0964384825/qid=1055054314/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-4653952-9429605?v=glance&s=books A definitive temporal overview of joystick jiggling, covering the ups and downs of the phenomenon "Supercade: A Visual History of the Videogame Age 1971-1984" www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0262024926/ref=pd_sim_books_4/103-8624640-3728654?v=glance&s=books Pays tribute to the technology, games, and visionaries of one of the most influential periods in the history of computer science "Trigger Happy : Videogames and the Entertainment Revolution" www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1559705396/ref=pd_sim_books_4/103-8624640-3728654?v=glance&s=books Examines the cultural phenomenon of the video game "ARCADE FEVER" www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0762409371/qid=/sr=/ref=cm_lm_asin/103-8624640-3728654?v=glance The Fan's Guide to The Golden Age of Video Games "Game Over Press Start To Continue" www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0966961706/ref=pd_sim_books_3/103-8624640-3728654?v=glance&s=books The story of Nintendo's conquest of the interactive entertainment industry "Zap!" www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0738868833/ref=pd_sim_books_3/103-8624640-3728654?v=glance&s=books The rise and fall of Atari "The Medium of the Video Game" www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/029279150X/ref=pd_bxgy_text_1/103-8624640-3728654?v=glance&s=books&st=* A thorough investigation of the video game as an artistic medium "Joystick Nation" www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0316360074/sternjuststern/002-4653952-9429605 A look at the revolution that changed the way we play video games "Game On" www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0789307782/qid=/sr=/ref=cm_lm_asin/002-4653952-9429605?v=glance Examines the world of video games from a global perspective "Collecting Classic Video Games" www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0764314564/qid=/sr=/ref=cm_lm_asin/002-4653952-9429605?v=glance Not really arcade related, but perhaps interesting nonetheless
Collectors are gobbling up those old arcade games Article in Springfield News Sun paper about collecting arcade games "Study: Playing Video Games Not So Mindless" www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/fun.games/05/28/action.video.ap/index.html CNN article on playing video games "Realism May Be Taking the Fun Out of Games"" www.caece.edu.ar/Ingles/Articles/28.htm Article on how newer, more realistic games are not as fun as classic games "Video Games Improve Visual Attention Skills" discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1278017 NPR article on improved visual attention skills after playing video games "Old Video Games Now Collectibles" discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1151807 NPR speaks with Albert Yarusso about the growing popularity of vintage video games first introduced in the 1970's "The Rise and Fall of Vector Graphics" www.atarihq.com/othersec/library/vector.html Appeared in the September 1984 issue of "Electronic Games" Magazine "The Rise And Fall of Laserdisc Arcade Games" www.atarihq.com/coinops/laser/ Article describing the history of laser games "How Computer Games Ate Our Quarters, Won Our Hearts and Rewired Our Minds" www.wheels.org/spacewar/joystick_nation.html Text from the first chapter of the 1997 book Joystick Nation "The National Coin-Op and Video Game Museum" www.coinop.org/features/coinopmuseum/ A visit to the St. Louis Video Game museum "Man sets new Donkey Kong record" www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/fun.games/07/17/donkey.kong.record.ap/index.html CNN article on a man who breaks a 20 year record for a Donkey Kong high-score "Malls: Death of an American icon" money.cnn.com/2003/07/02/pf/yourhome/deadmalls/index.htm CNN article on how shopping malls are slowly dying out Also See: www.deadmalls.com/ "Space Invaders game set for new U.S. invasion" www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/fun.games/12/05/space.invaders.reut/index.html CNN article on the Space Invaders / QIX reissue. "Meet David Crane: Video Game Guru" www.digiserve.com/eescape/atari/articles/Meet-David-Crane.html A 1984 article on David Crane, author of Pitfall "Atari teenage riot" www.pittsburghpulp.com/content/2003/06_19/news_inshort.shtml Story about starting an arcade "Audio Postcard: Pinball Factory" www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1603587 NPR article on STERN pinball
www.cinemarcade.com Home of the very cool "Arcade 84" movie. Also has some arcade-themed posters for sale Video Game Connection www.videogameconnection.com Games, Parts, Links Zonn.com zonn.com Zonn Moore's site, with Zector (vector driver PC card) and lots of Cinematronics info ArcadeCollecting.com www.arcadecollecting.com Classic arcade game collecting info Frogman's For Sale/ Trade Page www.angelfire.com/oh2/frogman Games wanted, for sale, and various boards, parts, and other stuff Arcade Restoration Workshop www.arcaderestoration.com Dedicated to the restoration and preservation of video games Arcade-Classics.com www.arcade-classics.com Dedicated to classics arcade games and consoles Arcade Revival www.arcade-revival.com Amusing website on arcade collecting ApartmentCade www.apartmentcade.com Game pictures, info, links Massive MAME Project http://www.mameworld.net/massive/homepage/homepage.html Mostly MAME oriented, but lots of cool arcade pictures and useful how-tos Gravitar www.cooganphoto.com/gravitar Dedicated to the 1982 Atari classic video arcade game Gravitar. Hints and playing tips with screen captures, etc. included "The Asteroids Project" www.zinfer.com/asteroids.htm Zinfer's Asteroids restoration page "The Berzerk Project" www.zinfer.com/berzerk.htm Zinfer's Berzerk restoration page "The Tron Project" www.zinfer.com/tron.htm Zinfer's Tron restoration page "Joust: A Restoration Story" www.quarterarcade.com/Content/Articles/JoustRestoration.aspx Website documenting the restoration of a Joust machine Madoc's Arcade - Discs of Tron: Environmental www.madocowain.com/Arcade/Discs/discs_1.html Website documenting the restoration of an Environment Discs of Tron machine Gil's Arcade Spot www.arcadespot.com/ Dedicated to the art of collecting and restoring classic arcade games and pinball machines. Classic Arcade Club www.classicarcadeclub.com/index.php Arcade related discussion groups James Marous' Classic Arcade Games my.erinet.com/~jamesm/index.html Collector's website The Ultimate Space Invaders Shrine spaceinvaders.retrogames.com/html/index.html A website devoted to all things Space Invaders classicarcadeonline.com www.classicarcadeonline.com/ Resource for fellow arcade game collectors The Dragon's Lair Project www.dragons-lair-project.com Very good website devoted to laserdisc games, such as Dragon's Lair. 'The ONLY source for ALL your laser disc gaming needs' Control Panel Overlay Installation members.aol.com/severlander/control_panel_installation_page.html Very basic guide to installing a control panel overlay Blunt Force Trauma www.hash.com/users/ed/tron.html Cool Discs of Tron CGI renderings The Video Game database www.digitpress.com Mostly console related, but very nicely done. Beer Barn Brewery & Arcade www.beercade.com Nice personal collection of machines How do you crate a game for shipping via Forward Air? www.mikesarcade.com/arcade/crating.html Good instructional on crating a game for shipment via forward air. Gameroom Magazine www.gameroommagazine.com "The Hobby's Monthly Magazine for Gameroom Collectibles" CoinOpVideoGames.com - Arcade Sounds www.coinopvideogames.com/sounds.html Authentic arcade audio recordings from the '80s. Very cool! Retro Television Commercials www.tvspil.dk www.x-entertainment.com /www.theoldcomputer.com Retro arcade gaming related TV commercials Philly Classic www.phillyclassic.com "PhillyClassic is the East Coast Video Gamer's Event. We celebrate good clean gaming fun on everything from Atari to Xbox" Brian's Classic Arcade www.tutankham.com Nice home arcade plus restoration tips! Arcade Restoration Workshop www.arcaderestoration.com Dedicated to the restoration and preservation of video games. JeffsGames.com - Jeff's Classic Video Game Collection www.jeffsgames.com Collector's website Classics Reunited www.classicgaming.cc/classics A collection of classic arcade gaming websites, featuring history, hints, desktop items, and much more. Ryan's NanoArcade www.ryansarcade.com Nice looking collector's site! |