Vintage Arcade Connection

03/12/2020

Another restoration almost ready to go home to it's new owner, just in time for Christmas... a rare original Galaga Mini! Next up will be it's full-sized upright sibling. Happy Holidays y'all!

24/03/2020

I'll be damned if we're going back to the dark ages without a stop off at the 80s! Rebuilt the multipac monitor in the dedicated Pac-Man cocktail table and you guessed it, pizza for dinner!

12/04/2018

Official TG Ruling -Dispute Decision: Billy Mitchell's Donkey Kong & All Other Records Removed!

https://www.twingalaxies.com/feed_details.php/1047/billy-mitchells-donkey-kong-and-all-other-records-removed/4

26/03/2018

Billy Mitchell, King of 'Con'? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=234Y76_3YPE

Time to ditch the Mitch King of Kong: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0923752/ Billy's 1.047m: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYtJzRcvOzk Jeremy Young's Post on...

25/02/2018

Neo-Geo Arcade Boards and Game Cartridges 1-slot, 4-slot MVS AES

https://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/ele/d/neo-geo-arcade-boards-and/6507518746.html

Prices & Details listed below:

Neo-MVH-Slot1 with Universe Bios 3.1 - Working = $130

Neo-MVH-Slot1T with Universe Bios 3.1 - Working = $130

Neo-MVH-Slot1T with Universe Bios 3.1 - Working = $130

Neo-MVH-Slot1-1 - Power Light, Won't Boot with Universe Bios 3.1 = $60

Neo-MVH MV1B - Stuck in crosshatch pattern/screen alignment = $50

Neo-MVH MV1ACH - with Universe Bios 3.1 - Will not boot = $60

Three 4-Slot Neo-Geo PCBs = All 3 for $150 (sold as a lot, will not separate)
Three 4-slot board sets (1 boots to green screen w/garbled graphics, other 2 are for parts/swap/repair)

Game Carts: All 5 for $125 (sold as a lot, will not separate)
Art of Fighting 2
Puzzle Bobble
World Heroes
Samurai Showdown
Soccer Brawl

Misc. Parts = $20
Extra Universe Bios chip, Neo Diagnostics 0.19 chip and extra button cell battery holders

See pictures below.

Full size pictures can be seen here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=104OpG0Y_wsGamuFyYm4grzwPillhvPg8

15/11/2017

How about a smile? This is obviously the very rare stand-up comedy version... ;-)

https://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/vgm/6387444220.html

In this version, you just go around smashing fruit throughout the galaxy!

Arcade machine

07/09/2017

720 Arcade by Atari currently for sale! (Shipping can be arranged at buyer's expense)

atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/clt/d/720-arcade-video-game-by-atari/6335043394.html

720 Arcade Machine by Atari (1986) Price = $1700 firm, cash and carry All original, unrestored and in near perfect condition. Super clean inside and out, working 100% and ready to go. This is the...

30/01/2017

R.I.P. Masaya Nakamura, the "Father of Pac-Man": www.mirror.co.uk/tech/father-pac-man-dead-masaya-9720575.amp

Masaya Nakamura founded the Japanese video game company behind the hit arcade game Pac-Man

08/01/2017

Only a matter of time for the NES Classic to be hackable... https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/07/nintendo-nes-classic-edition-cracked/

ROMs can be side-loaded onto the system, but a certain level of technical knowhow is recommended.

20/10/2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5uik5fgIaI

Introducing Nintendo Switch! In addition to providing single and multiplayer thrills at home, the Nintendo Switch system also enables gamers to play the same...

14/09/2016

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22/04/2016

Golden Tee Fore! 2006 Complete available for sale shortly. Inquire for details. $875

25/11/2015

Namco 20 Year Reunion - Class of 1981 Arcade Game (Plays Galaga, Ms. Pac-Man & Original Pac-Man). Excellent condition. SOLD

23/06/2015

http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/23/supercade-arcade-museum/

Most museums don't stimulate your senses with an onslaught of sounds and blinking lights. They definitely do not accept quarters as payment to fully enjoy

05/05/2015

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/05/05/stern-announces-kiss-pinball-machine

Stern confirms their next pinball machine will be based on the rock band notable for blood, explosions and fire.

19/04/2015

They're coming for you!

15/04/2015

Pacapong: An Insane Game Mashup

Do you love retro video games, but find them too easy to play after all these years? Maybe if you played them all at the same time, it would be more challenging. That’s what Pacapong does: it combines Pac-Man, Pong, and Space Invaders into one game that will put your concentration and dexterity to the test.

http://www.neatorama.com/2015/04/11/Pacapong-An-Insane-Game-Mashup/

Do you love retro video games, but find them too easy to play after all these years? Maybe if you played them all at the same time, it would be more challenging. That’s what Pacapong does: it combines Pac-Man, Pong, and Space Invaders into one game that will put your concentration and dexterit…

31/03/2015

http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/31/google-maps-turned-your-streets-into-pac-man-today/

Your streets can be an iconic arcade game right now. Google Maps has a Pac-Man option just in time for April Fool's Day. With the click of a button, your

18/03/2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAHprLW48no

This summer, it's game on or game over! When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth in the fo...

06/03/2015

SEGA 3D Classics – 3D Out Run – Part 1 coming March 12th! http://blogs.sega.com/2015/03/05/sega-3d-classics-3d-out-run-part-1/ via

3D Out Run arrives on Nintendo 3DS on March 12! While translating this month’s interview from GameWatch & Impress, we realized it was incredibly long. Much longer than our normal blogs are, which are already pretty lengthy. To help break everything up into a more digestible format, we’re posting the…

02/03/2015

To Pete Deardorff, all pinball machines look the same. He doesn't get caught up in distractions like the flashing lights or the buzzers and bells, because when you open one up and flip up the play field, they're all made up of the same components.

25/02/2015

This Atari-Playing Algorithm Could Be the Future of AI
http://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/gaming/a14276/why-this-atari-playing-algorithm-could-be-the-future-of-ai/

It's not even built to play video games. Just to learn from its mistakes.

18/02/2015

Toy museum announces hall of fame for video games
http://mashable.com/2015/02/18/toy-museum-hall-of-fame-video-games/

The museum that houses the National Toy Hall of Fame announced Tuesday the creation of the World Video Game Hall of Fame.

10/02/2015

A behind the scenes look at the making of WWE Wrestlemania Pinball with the team at stern Pinball.

02/02/2015

Bud Light Pac-Man! http://youtu.be/g9A1NowrnGI

Get inspired by the messages on Bud Light bottles and you might get led into a real-life game of PacMan like one Bud Light fan who was ...

02/01/2015

Ducks for the win!

25/12/2014

Merry Christmas to all of the classic arcade fans out there! It's on like...

16/12/2014

The rarest of the rare Nintendo cocktail cabinets, Sheriff. One has actually just been found by a collector in fantastic shape!

16/12/2014

Just in time for the holidays... Introducing the Internet Meme Pinball! http://www.libertygames.co.uk/blog/internet-meme-pinball/

At Liberty Games we’ve created hundreds of customised games over the years. A couple of weeks ago a thought struck us: maybe it’s time we got in on some of the action!

07/11/2014

Some Street Fighter II fan art from the internet