An Exercise In Frustration

An Exercise In Frustration


An Exercise In Frustration

I have been trying like HELL to get my multi-shooter PCB's all to play nicely with each other and I have failed miserably thus far and it's getting to me.  I've probably spent a good 20 hours trying every which way to get all 6 game (now 5,  more on that later) to work right ..

Attract-Mode Layout – Konami v1.1

Attract-Mode Layout – Konami v1.1


Attract-Mode Layout – Konami v1.1

KONAMI v1.1: This Konami themed layout includes a number of options including the ability to choose between logos or a text game list,  scroll speed options for the logo and text game list, etc.  The only difference between v1.1 and the original version released on other websites is the fact that I’ve moved the conveyor_helper ..

Garagecade 2010

Garagecade 2010


Garagecade 2010

Garagecade – February 2010 By February 2010 I had not just one,  but TWO Punch Out cabinets.  One was fully restored and was kept a Punch Out.  The 2nd was mostly restored and converted to a Super Punch Out.  I sold Punch Out and had Super Punch Out for a while but preferred the original ..

Garagecade 2011

Garagecade 2011


Garagecade 2011

Garagecade – January 2011 By the first of the year 2011 I'd acquired a Star Castle.  Having grown up playing Star Castle (not very well I might add) it was exciting to add one to the garagecade. Garagecade – June 2011 Not a ton happened in the first 6 months of 2011 in the garagecade.  ..

Garagecade 2012

Garagecade 2012


Garagecade 2012

Garagecade – March 2012 I ended up picking up a Space Duel … which looked great next to the Black Widow cabinet Garagecade – September 2012 It was toward the end of Summer 2012 when I made a roat trip to Salt Lake City, UT to pick up a Cruis`n Exotica and Cart Fury from ..

Garagecade 2013

Garagecade 2013


Garagecade 2013

Garagecade – May 2013 I took a bit of a break from taking photos of the gameroom for a while.  As you can see though,  there have been many changes from the 2012 photos to these… I picked up a showcase cabinet which became a dedicated multi gun cabinet.  I also picked up Rush 2049 ..

Garagecade 2014

Garagecade 2014


Garagecade 2014

Garagecade – April 2014 Here is a video walk-thru of the garagecade as of April 18th, 2014. Garagecade – July 2014 Things have slowed down considerably compared to the early years of collecting.  A lack of space + the the fact that I am less apt to tackle full restorations + the fact that my ..

Garagecade 2015

Garagecade 2015


Garagecade 2015

Garagecade – February 2015 Here are the first shots of the garagecade from 2015.  These were taken a couple days before I picked up Gyruss from a fellow collector in the Salt Lake City area.  I'm sure you'll see it in the next series of photos I take. Garagecade – September 2015 While there hasn't ..

Garagecade 2016

Garagecade 2016


Garagecade 2016

Garagecade – February 2016 These shots are of the 2-car side of the garagecade.  There have been some significant changes since the last photo set.   Tron is gone.  Gravitar/Black Widow is gone.  Soul Calibur 2… yup,  gone.  Police 911 is a new addition… as is Capcom Anthology.   I've been trying to clear out ..

Garagecade Update Feb. 2016

Garagecade Update Feb. 2016


Garagecade Update Feb. 2016

It's been a while since I have updated this blog.  Things tend to slow down during the winter months… plus I've not had a whole lot to report.   Today's update includes two new blog posts,  one about my adventures with a monster of a cabinet called Police 911… the other about my current project, ..

Gyruss / Time Pilot

Gyruss / Time Pilot


Gyruss / Time Pilot

Manufactured by Konami (c)1983 Licensed by Centuri Condition When Purchased: C- Current Condition: B- Gyruss is one of those games that I really have been wanting for the gameroom since almost the moment I started collecting… but I’d not had the opportunity to buy for any kind of reasonable cost up until recently (Feb. 2015).  ..

Police 911 Multigame

Police 911 Multigame


Police 911 Multigame

Game Produced by Konami (c)2000 Condition When Purchased: B Current Condition: B+ Huge. That is the first word that comes to mind when I think of one of my latest acquisitions. I think it's an appropriate description of the cabinet in question. While it's not MASSIVE like a Galaxian 3 (which is room-sized and takes up ..