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my pac-man restore(serial 1793)/multi-board.

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patchboston:
Hi,

I thought I'd post my restoration for everyone to see..

the story:
This pac-man was in pretty bad shape when I first received him, water damage, wood separating, dust (like I've never seen) and more!
I knew in my heart I wanted to revive him in some way, so I handed over a considerable amount of cash and loaded him in my van. At the time I probably paid over 200 bucks for a cabinet that was ready to croak, but I knew that the level of satisfaction would outweigh the initial cost!
 
His insides were pretty much gone for so I decided to make it a 60-in-1. I would have loved to keep the inside electronics stock, but the thought of having other games available is pretty neat and super cool. I can remember heading to the arcade (circa 95) and playing what are today considered the classics..drool.


Certain factors are unfortunate, like the fact that there are no files of the artwork on hand. I'd KILL to have the original stencil set for Pac, none of that cheap crap you see two-bit's producing (at a horrific markup)..someday. Till then he'll be naked :-o

the coin doors and all metal parts have also been re-powder coated by someone on the klov forums...Fibonacci. Does quality work at an affordable price.

patchboston:
most of my photos were lost, but I managed to save a few that I had backed up a few weeks ago (Still hurts though)

Rturb0:
Nice work, mine (serial 3389) wasn't in as bad as shape as yours, but the result looks pretty much the same - mine is a 24-1 Multipac though. My Galaga has a 48-in-1 so I definitely get what you are saying... I have since put the front art on mine (twobits) but haven't taken any pics.

RayB:
60-in-1 ? How are you playing trackball games? What about the ones that need 1, 2 buttons ??

patchboston:
Oh man, you gotta get me some shots of your two-bits art. I'm dying to see what it looks like!
I'm going to hold off because I know in years to come someone will create vectors of the side artwork...tempting though.

btw, your cabinet looks sick!!! it's mine's doppleganger. ha.

also, rotheblog.com was looking for shots of two bits art. I believe he was going to do a comparison of the original v. twobit. \
I've learned quite a bit from that site..



As for trackball games...nope :(
Will be using player 1 and 2 as fire buttons
I think arkanoid is the only 3 button game, and I'm told you only need 3 to access the menu?
anyways, arkanoid isn't that big on my list so I'm not too bummed.


I'm content with the bare essentials.

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