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 ..

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, ..

Warlords (Upright)

Warlords (Upright)


Warlords (Upright)

Game manufactured by Atari © 1980 Condition When Purchased:    B Current Condition: A While browsing the local Craigslist a few days before Christmas of 2016 I came across a listing for what appeared to be a very nice looking upright Warlords for sale less than 5 miles from my home.  I really wasn’t looking for ..