Author Topic: Our Game-Hall (Read 5470 times)

Luigi · « **on:** April 13, 2006, 05:14:02 am »

It all started with a Mame-Cab. After I it was finished, a friend of mine wanted to have one, too (I've been hanging around at several machines with him when we were young). Instead he bought a generic cab with Moon Patrol PCB inside. And after that he bought two more

Dirk has a little company and rented a little hall for his stuff (tools, machines, tires, etc.). The three cabs found a nice place in that hall.

Then I picked up two messy generic cabs (Quadro with 25" self-rotating monitor) and made one working cab.

I wasn't allowed (who said "You must marry!"

) to have it at home in addition to my Mame-Cab so Dirk asked me if I would like to put it inside his hall and gave me a key.

Since then we have been rather busy. We mainly own generic cabs and PCBs but the number of dedicated cabs keeps growing (a centipede is about to join the other machines). We still have a lot of work to do (and parts to find/buy). Two Pins complete our little collection.....oh, and one Pool Table

here we are: www.thludwig.de

Sorry, all in German for now but I think the pictures speak for themselves

I will make english versions in the future.

Please excuse my english, any comments about enhancing the language are welcome

PS: Dirk installs alarm systems and the hall is wired, too

cw · « **Reply #1 on:** April 13, 2006, 09:27:48 am »

Nice ...

You did a nice job on the Asteroids Deluxe... look forward to seeing your Pole 2 done.

Luigi · « **Reply #2 on:** April 13, 2006, 11:18:35 am »

@cw: thanks

We hope the Missile Command will get as good as the AD...and the Pole Position.....and the Centipede that will arrive next week......and more to come

MYX · « **Reply #3 on:** April 13, 2006, 03:05:56 pm »

Good Work!

nullb0y · « **Reply #4 on:** April 13, 2006, 07:03:12 pm »

whats the cool looking cab with a barstool infront of it:? first pic

Luigi · « **Reply #5 on:** April 14, 2006, 07:40:47 am »

Quote from: nullb0y on April 13, 2006, 07:03:12 pm

whats the cool looking cab with a barstool infront of it:? first pic

You mean the one with the blue marquee "Fun by Video"?

It's a simple generic case with a Time Pilot-PCB

I guess I should take pictures with the games running

Zeosstud · « **Reply #6 on:** April 14, 2006, 07:40:28 pm »

Where in Germany are you? I thought I saw a reference to Worms. I was in Mannheim for 3 years and married a girl from Maxdorf.

Zeosstud

Luigi · « **Reply #7 on:** April 18, 2006, 05:16:58 am »

Quote from: Zeosstud on April 14, 2006, 07:40:28 pm

Where in Germany are you? I thought I saw a reference to Worms. I was in Mannheim for 3 years and married a girl from Maxdorf.

Zeosstud

Hi.

So your presence in Germany was a big success

I work in Mannheim (sitting there right now) but I live a little more south in Neustadt an der Weinstra

Luigi · « **Reply #8 on:** August 31, 2006, 03:40:12 am »

Update:

I upped th english pages yesterday -> http://www.thludwig.de/index_e.html

Or you can click on the flags to change language

I hope I was able to do a good job

If you find any errors or "stupid english" please tell me

NightGod · « **Reply #9 on:** August 31, 2006, 05:11:59 am »

Since you asked, on the our game hall page:

"I know from the school. But instead of going home after school we used to visit the local snack bars or other locations that had one thing together: there was a videogame. We had contact to calsscs like Donkey Kong, Gyruss, Pengo, Defender"

sounds better as:

"I know him from school. But instead of going home after school, we used to visit the local snack bars or other locations that had one thing in common: there was a videogame. We had contact with classics like Donkey Kong, Gyruss, Pengo, Defender"

Little things, but it flows better that way.

(+_+) · « **Reply #10 on:** August 31, 2006, 11:24:27 am »

What happened to the Robotron right side fire joystick? I don't see it.

Luigi · « **Reply #11 on:** September 01, 2006, 04:09:34 am »

@nightgod: thanks a lot for your hints. That's exactly the information I've expected !!!

@Keyser_Soze : that's a really good question. I'd like to know that, too so I can go there and hit that bas**** right into his face for what he did

No, I'm really not that violent but who the hell can add such ugly buttons to such a beautiful machine

When I bought the cab it was already ripped. I wouldn't have done that in a thousand years. And the family I bought it from also didn't know where it came from.

But I already have two similiar sticks with red barrels. I'm just looking for a way to hide the big gap between the sticks and the panel holes.

theCoder · « **Reply #12 on:** September 01, 2006, 11:41:59 am »

It looks like you could get a permit, hang a sign our front, and open for business.

Luigi · « **Reply #13 on:** September 03, 2006, 03:26:37 pm »

Quote from: theCoder on September 01, 2006, 11:41:59 am

It looks like you could get a permit, hang a sign our front, and open for business.

I'm not really sure what you mean but if you think we should open the hall for the people, you have no idea how dumb German's law is. You can view a list of the games and what age yuo are allowed to play....NO game under 12!!! http://www.automaten-selbstkontrolle.de/ask-alt.pdf (zw

Q*Bert_OP · « **Reply #14 on:** September 04, 2006, 08:55:57 pm »

haha fantasia? Gal's Panic?...12?...they must start 'em young looking at pR0n

Luigi · « **Reply #15 on:** September 05, 2006, 03:43:30 am »

Quote from: Q*Bert_24/7 on September 04, 2006, 08:55:57 pm

haha fantasia? Gal's Panic?...12?...they must start 'em young looking at pR0n

Stupid, isn't it ?

I'm not sure if they have ever played/seen those games.

Luigi · « **Reply #16 on:** September 15, 2006, 03:26:54 am »

Update: Defender (again, there's a lot of work to do.....and a lot more money to spend

)

http://www.thludwig.de/defender_restaurierung_e.htm

Luigi · « **Reply #17 on:** March 12, 2007, 06:56:26 am »

Hi again.

I wanted to show two new "members" in our arcade hall:

Centuri Challenger from 1981

http://www.thludwig.de/pics/arcade/challenger_1.jpg

Very good condition (except those nasty brown spots from the cigarettes) and the gameply is surprisingly good

Zaccaria Vanguard

http://www.thludwig.de/pics/arcade/vanguard_1.jpg

This one dropped from about 2m height when we brought it down from a barn The marquee was missing (only a few parts inside the cab). Due to the drop the cab is broken and the monitor had a linearity issue that we could fix on saturday

If someone has such a marquee (it's a piece of plexi bent on the upper and the lower side) or just a picture of it so I can redraw, please PM me

AND: the Robotron is back in business

http://www.thludwig.de/pics/arcade/vorher_nachher_1.jpg
http://www.thludwig.de/pics/arcade/vorher_nachher_2.jpg

am_monkee · « **Reply #18 on:** March 13, 2007, 09:02:18 pm »

Wie schön!

Luigi · « **Reply #19 on:** November 09, 2007, 10:19:43 am »

We moved to a new hall and started to create our new gameroom.

Since many german guys wanted to see how things go I started a littel blog:

http://gameroom-dirk-und-thorsten.blogspot.com/

Please don't expect too much...just a few pictures but maybe someone here's interested, too

RetroACTIVE · « **Reply #20 on:** November 09, 2007, 12:20:55 pm »

Good Stuff!

Let me know if you need any advice/help with that Defender

Trebeck · « **Reply #21 on:** November 09, 2007, 02:27:20 pm »

wow, I'm very jelous.

Beck

krutknut · « **Reply #22 on:** November 10, 2007, 10:47:57 am »

Impressive game hall

DaveMMR · « **Reply #23 on:** November 10, 2007, 12:16:52 pm »

Quote from: Luigi on April 13, 2006, 05:14:02 am

I wasn't allowed (who said "You must marry!" )

That's exactly why I warned my girlfriend: "If we're going to marry and buy a house, there's going to be a game room". I'm going to whip up a contract too if I ever decide to take the plunge.

But that's a fine looking gameroom! Love it. I'm envious.

Level42 · « **Reply #24 on:** November 11, 2007, 05:03:28 pm »

Hey Luigi !

Yeah, I had seen your site before, and was REALLY impressed !!! I wish I had a place like that

Maybe I could visit you some day ?

Question: I see on one of the pictures the sign of the Retrogames e.V. (http://www.retrogames.info/node) from Karlsruhe. Looks like you have contacts there ?

I have sent them a mail, because I know they have an original NSM/Namco Puckman cab (http://www.retrogames.info/arcade/show/423), and I''d LOVE to see some pictures of the inside, especialy the PCB !!!!!!

However, I think they must have thought the mail was from some nut, because of my German, cause I never got a reply.....

You would do me a really big favor if you could pass on my request !


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