When I added an Asteroids, Mouse Trap and a Mad Planets to my collection in January I figured it was going to be a busy year for collecting and restoring. However between family, work, freelance, reproducing Nintendo T-molding and building my new e-commerce store I haven’t fully restored anything this year. I mean, I was able to detail Mouse Trap and Mad Planets but as far as a full fledge restoration it just hasn’t happened this year. Until today when I decided that “Ice Cold Beer” was going to be my first (and probably only) restoration of 2010.
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Arcade Shop just released a much needed solution for your problematic Gottlieb/Mylstar power supply. The “Gottlieb/Mylstar Switching Power Supply Conversion Kit” replaces the original power supply in Q*bert, Q*bert’s Qubes, Reactor, Krull & Mad Planets. Just remove the original power supply board (PSB), install the replacement switching power supply and plug in your factory molex plugs and your good to go.
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When purchasing a game that only lived one year in an arcade then spends the next 25 years living comfortably in a home use only environment there isn’t much you need to do to “make it better”. However, being a perfectionist who usually enjoys doing full restorations there is always something you can do to “make it better” and my Mad Planets wasn’t any different. But this time things were a little different and there was no reason to take a game who survived 26 years and fully restore it.
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Over a year ago, I traded a Hogan’s Alley for a Pengo from Tim Hill (MudManTim). Like most of my “keepers” I planned on restoring it. I also try to complete all my restorations with a nice clean owners manual with the original schematics.
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This past weekend I managed to scan the side-art of my two Exidy games. Those games being “Mouse Trap” and “Venture”. It really made me feel good that I’m doing my part to help preserve another piece of arcade history.
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