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KorbenD
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Post subject: MARBLE MADNESS!!  Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 1:02 am |
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New arcade project just started, Marble Madness. Yes, the original Atari System 1 arcade machine.
It's currently got Road Blasters (another System 1 game) installed, but so far I have new side art, new marquee, and a control panel on the way. Also new capacitors for the monitor and new trackballs and bearings, as well as a lighting kit for the trackballs. I've already restored the picture tube, and it's a lot better than it was, but it still has vertical rollover issues.
The cabinet is going to need a lot of work to repair due to getting wet at some point in its life, but a lot of Bondo, sanding and patience should get it back to pristine condition. It's going to have to be in like new condition before I put the side art on.
Pics to follow tomorrow. Too damned tired from pulling that damned thing up a hill today.
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MrTwoVideoCards
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Post subject: Re: MARBLE MADNESS!! Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 5:13 am |
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Deleted by me because I am dumb.
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Post subject: Re: MARBLE MADNESS!! Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:01 am |
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omfg awesome!  _________________ .:there is no spoon:.
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KorbenD
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Post subject: Re: MARBLE MADNESS!! Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 1:27 pm |
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As promised, here are the pictures.
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Post subject: Re: MARBLE MADNESS!! Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 2:12 pm |
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What a poor old girl. She's found a good home.
So, Atlanta LAN 2010 Marble Madness competition?
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MrTwoVideoCards
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Post subject: Re: MARBLE MADNESS!! Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 5:15 pm |
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msleeper wrote: What a poor old girl. She's found a good home.
So, Atlanta LAN 2010 Marble Madness competition? 
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SOCRATEZ
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Post subject: Re: MARBLE MADNESS!! Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 1:30 pm |
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That's fantastic. I had a friend restore an old pinball machine once, that was pimp as hell. But that's the same guy who wasn't happy with just a coffee table and had to make it robotic.
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KorbenD
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Post subject: Re: MARBLE MADNESS!! Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 9:52 pm |
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First update.
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KorbenD
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Post subject: Re: MARBLE MADNESS!! Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:05 pm |
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Here's today's progress. Not a whole lot done. Reglued the side where it was coming loose, applied wood hardener to one edge (need another bottle for the other side), and started to repair the corner with Bondo.
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f0rkz
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Post subject: Re: MARBLE MADNESS!! Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:32 am |
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You work absolute magic on these machines. Grats to you!
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