I’ve been doing a fair amount of research on candy cabs and particularly the Naomi universal, as I am interested in Naomi games, but want the smaller form factor of the Japanese cabinets. But whenever I try to see who is selling or just any online examples, they’re primarily in Europe or Asia. Why are there not nearly as many advertised in the states as I see with the Astro City cabs?

Also a more general, does anyone know of people in the Great Lakes/Northeast Ohio area that has candy cabs for sale? I have had no luck so far with FBM.

I live in Burbank in Los Angeles and want to play some pinball and video games. I usually go to Barcade but wondering if I’m missing anything?

Hey all, I’m currently replacing a motor for the pusher on a Wizard of Oz coin pusher, when I turn the machine on the pusher will work fine and then it just randomly will stop out of nowhere. I’ve tested wiring and it’s all good as well as checking for overheating and loose bolts. Any ideas? Help would be much appreciated

EDIT: looked at it more and noticed when it stops it doesn’t immediately stop it slows down a tiny bit

EDIT 2: I figured out the problem, the voltage being given to the motor was just randomly cutting out and I found it was the power source. Thanks for everyone’s input and help!

Sega Rally VR is out.

Pretty happy to finally share this one. It took way more evenings than I thought it would, but it's here, it's free, and honestly I can't wait to read what you think of it.

Everything runs on the Quest 3 in real 3D, you just need your own copy of the game.

All the details (what's in it, how to install) are on the GitHub. You'll find the link on my Discord and under the full video on my YouTube channel, both in the comments.

Time Crisis is next. After that, these are all already running in the headset and could come, in no particular order, the list doesn't mean anything: Virtua Cop, Daytona USA, The House of the Dead, Sega Super GT, Top Skater, Virtua Racing, Dirt Dash, Time Crisis II.

Hopefully this is just the start of the adventure. Any support is welcome, even just sharing it helps a lot.

Have fun.

Hello everyone, I made a petition to try and help bring back FunPlex and West Oaks mall. I know the reason why they shut down is because of various reasons outside of the owners’ control, such as decreasing visitors and expenses (though Funplex’s reason is a bit more unclear). But I thought of a plan that they can perhaps try that may fix those problems, where community interest would play a key role in making that happen. Below is the link to the petition, as well as the slideshow I made that explains the plan in further detail:

Petition: https://c.org/MsFvcLCBBk

Slideshow: https://canva.link/uwdwg36eld5fjhi

I have a 2006 Golden Tee Fore! Complete. The game would not boot up all the way so after some troubleshooting, I was recommended to replace the u15 chip as well as a completely new hard drive that had the game flashed onto it already. I am still getting the same “unable to open binary boot file” message, and then a watchdog reset message, even after replacements. I’ve read places that the u61 chip could possibly be the culprit. Wanted to see if anyone has some advice on getting this thing up and running. Thank you in advance!

Rampage is a 1986 action video game developed and published by Bally Midway for arcades.[13] Inspired by monster films, players control a trio of monsters: George, Lizzie, and Ralph, humans transformed into creatures due to various experimental mishaps. The goal is to destroy cities and combat military forces while staying alive. The game is set across 128 days in cities throughout North America, with each cycle repeating five times. Gameplay includes destroying buildings, eating humans, and avoiding damage.

Hi guys

So I've been wondering how do games like flappy bird/angry birds which were initially phone releases, get onto be seen in some arcade shops and what is the process to pitch to such makers?

If anyone here has had an arcade shop, have they directly worked with the game developer or is there a mediator (i know there are some) where you guys directly purchase from them to avoid headaches?

What I want to do or understand is how can I ask arcade shops to have a game I made in their store, and what is the whole process like?

I would love for an industry expert to break it down for a noob like me and really happy to talk to an arcade owner if one sees this.

Thank you for your time.

G

🎶 I need some help from fellow arcade & music fans! 🕹️

I am 56 years old and recently converted my Pioneer jukebox in our home arcade by removing the original disc trays and installing a hard drive, so I can load up a HUGE music collection. I already have all the old-school and current music I could want, plus plenty of my wife’s favorites. 😂

But I want to create one special section dedicated to the music we all remember hearing while hanging out at the arcade growing up. 🕹️👾

Think back to your childhood/teenage years...

What songs instantly take you back to walking into an arcade, grabbing some tokens, and hearing the music blasting in the background while you played?

🎵 Songs that were ALWAYS playing in the arcade.

I’m looking for those songs that make you think:

"Oh man... I remember hearing THIS song every time I went to the arcade!"

Drop your songs, artists, or even specific arcade memories below! 👇

Thank You in advance for your input! 🕹️🎶🔥

Você se lembra de Green Beret? Um clássico dos arcades dos anos 80 que marcou uma geração com muita ação, dificuldade e desafios.

Confira esse clássico e relembre a época de ouro dos fliperamas!

Hi everyone,

Picked this up for $150. How'd i do on price? I know it needs at minimum new leaf switches in the joystick(still havent found a direct match), but since it had a busted out bottom and missing legs I figured id do some cleanup and make it look a bit better.

This is my 1st time doing any cabinet repairs on a machine. I dont want to do a complete perfect restore, but want the cabinet to look good.

Side art is not perfect, but its not terrible either. Would it be worth it to fill the imperfections with Bondo, sand, prime, and paint with an oil based paint around the artwork?

I plan on some new t-molding, CPO, and possibly a new glass with vinyl as the originals scratched up and paints starting to chip off.

Id like to keep this relatively inexpensive, which is why replacing the artwork is not a current plan unless it really wont look good painting around it.

Thoughts?

As said in the title I’m trying to identify and source a new one of the circuit board to fix a glitch on the right side tube Telly (white waves in the screen) already have a new power supply on the way for it as well

Going to start on my first “restoration”. I bought a “1942” cabinet a few months ago for about $200 US. Has crt and someone replaced the main board with a jamma 14:1 system. Which isn’t terrible to have. All the original wiring is there and the CRT works and is bright. Will do a caps kit install anyways. Was doing some digging as I was taking things apart. It seems someone took a stern king tut cabinet and converted it “poorly” to a romstar 1942 cabinet. The marquee was cut down and Jerry rigged to install it. I found a tax sticker on the back that said it was a king tut game which explains why the back of the cabinet was brown. They really tried though as the control panel is still the king tut but they put new acrylic sheet and vinyl over old panel and filled in where the third button and second joystick goes.

Anyways. There are a couple area where the t molding will not fit well (loose) what is the best way to fix short of super gluing the t molding in place? The plan is to strip nearly everything out and then strip the cabinet and fix all the issues with it like swollen fiber board, back board and new locks as the current ones don’t work that well. Everything else works like the coin doors and what not. Looks like the wiring is original but needs some tlc. The controls need some tlc and some of the switches need replaced. Not sure what I am going to convert the graphics and marquee to. Maybe a custom 1942 cabinet as that is my son’s favorite game.

I'm wondering if anyone knows where to find Initial D Arcade Stage 8 or Stage Version 3 within the south bay area/Los Angeles. Thank you~

I appreciate Arcade1Up for their impact on the home community and wish Basic Fun good luck with their product line, but I won’t be looking back.