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Lit Kit Flippers at Texas Pinball Festival

by Arcade Made April 27, 2022

Lit Kit Flippers arrived at the Texas Pinball Festival with lots of interest and sold out quantities. The display was right up front at the entran...

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"Barn Find" Robotron Arcade Restoration

by Arcade Made August 17, 2020

I picked up this empty "barn find" Robotron cabinet from some good guys who are part of a regional pinball and arcade group who run the friendly ne...

Posted in arcade collector, arcade restoration, arcade side art application, how to fix arcade game, how to restore arcade control panel

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Signs That You "Just Might Be" An Arcade Collector

by Arcade Made August 14, 2020

Arcade Collector Achievement List: +1 for each You just might be an arcade collector if you... became enlightened when you "realized you could ow...

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To FPGA or Not FPGA... The Arcade PCB Restoration & Preservation Question

by Arcade Made August 11, 2020

Original arcade hardware will always have a special certification to it, like a seal of quality, but it also brings about the stress: "I hope this...

Posted in arcade blog, arcade news, arcade pcb, cinematronics fpga, fpga news, jrok fpga, MISTer FPGA, multiwilliams, mylstar fpga

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Retro Arcade, Pinball & Video Game Prices Increase Over 2020

by Arcade Made August 08, 2020

ArcadeMade.com maintains an arcade pcb price guide to help collectors gauge trends and popularity for specific games. Please check out the full lis...

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This TV is a Drop in K4900 Tube Swap

by Arcade Made July 23, 2020

I am working on a Mad Planets arcade project and I was also needing a replacement monitor for my Q*Bert. Originally these Gottlieb games had Wells ...

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Capcom Final Fight Arcade Game Cabinet Restoration

by Arcade Made July 16, 2020

My Final Fight journey originated in 1989, but was recently rekindled after visiting a thrift store. There, in the back room, was a PVC pipe that was virtually identical in shape to Haggar's Final Fight weapon of choice!

As a Capcom and Street Fighter fan, I had to pick it up.

Posted in arcade repair tips, arcade restoration, arcade side art application, capcom arcade, final fight arcade, how to fix arcade game, how to install arcade control panel overlay, how to restore arcade control panel

Successful Blast City Nanao MS-2931 Arcade Monitor Tube Swap

by Arcade Made July 16, 2020

Burned in arcade screens just aren't part of the arcade experience I remember, so I try to replace them with burn free tubes when possible.

Read about the process behind replacing burned in CRT arcade monitor tubes with ones harvested from burn-free TVs, also know as a "tube swap".

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by Arcade Made April 05, 2020

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Discover video arcade and pinball T-Shirts and products. Designed by gamers for gamers!

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