Epic Pole Position Restoration!
Вставка
- Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
- Get ready for another epic arcade game restoration--this time it's POLE POSITION! A true arcade classic and one of the all-time greatest racing games. Who's ready to qualify?
It seems like an easy project--an empty cabinet, an assortment of parts, bundles of wiring--but turns out to be anything but that! Some parts are missing, some are for the wrong version of the cabinet, and some just plain don't work!
We'll see a bit of everything in this video--cabinet repair, arcade monitor rebuilding, circuit board work, and even a trip to a local factory for metal plating and restoration.
In the meantime, we'll take a look at some of the historical aspects of Atari's Pole Position, with factory footage and commercials highlighting the console releases.
After numerous months of work, Pole Position is completed and takes its rightful space in the home arcade. Yes, this video is long! Yes, you can skip the parts you aren't interested in! As always, Tod approaches his work with a sense of humor and keeps the video light and upbeat.
** If you enjoy the video, please help me out by liking and subscribing. And comments are much appreciated! **
Be sure to check out my other videos, including a crazy Tron restoration, an epic Nintendo Red Tent restoration, and a walkthrough of my extensive video game collection. Thanks!
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
01:24 - Purchase And Pickup
03:51 - Evaluation And Cleanup
09:40 - Cabinet Restoration
15:14 - Monitor Rebuild
21:53 - Monitor Testing
31:53 - Power Supply
39:21 - Power Supply, Part II
46:05 - Putting It Together
54:14 - Board Repair
01:06:39 - Sound Woes
01:13:08 - Pedal To The Metal
01:16:45 - Back Door
01:26:03 - Touching Up
01:30:53 - Bringing It In
01:35:09 - Control Panel
01:40:00 - The Homestretch
01:50:20 - Closing
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!)
Channel is Licenced:
1980 Miracle
uppbeat.io/t/noise-cake/1980-...
Afro Cat (Infraction)
uppbeat.io/t/infraction/afro-cat
Begin (Swoop)
uppbeat.io/t/swoop/begin
Break The Mold (Soundroll)
uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/break-...
Brooklyn (Infraction)
uppbeat.io/t/infraction/brooklyn
Cobra (Tatami)
uppbeat.io/t/tatami/cobra
Flesh (Soundroll)
uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/flesh
Fractal (Moire)
uppbeat.io/t/moire/fractal
Full Speed (Subsonic Voodoo)
uppbeat.io/t/subsonic-voodoo/...
Future Drift (Fass)
uppbeat.io/t/fass/future-drift
Hit The Gas (Ra)
uppbeat.io/t/ra/hit-the-gas
Impulse (Moire)
uppbeat.io/t/moire/impulse
Interplanetary Walk (Paul Yudin)
uppbeat.io/t/paul-yudin/inter...
Intervention (IMG)
uppbeat.io/t/img/intervention
Invisible Reflection (IMG)
uppbeat.io/t/img/invisible-re...
Lets Race (Abbynoise)
uppbeat.io/t/abbynoise/lets-race
Live It (Infraction)
uppbeat.io/t/infraction/live-it
Orbit (d0d)
uppbeat.io/t/d0d/orbit
Outrun (Tatami)
uppbeat.io/t/tatami/outrun
Overdrive (Matrika)
uppbeat.io/t/matrika/overdrive
Polarity (Prigida)
uppbeat.io/t/prigida/polarity
Pull Up (Mountaineer)
uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/pull-up
Pulse (Tatami)
uppbeat.io/t/tatami/pulse
Reproduce (IMG)
uppbeat.io/t/img/reproduce
Runaway (Oakvale Of Albion)
uppbeat.io/t/oakvale-of-albio...
Sequence (Moire)
uppbeat.io/t/moire/sequence
Shadow Runner (Mountaineer)
uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/shad...
Showdown (Mountaineer)
uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/show...
Space Ranger (Moire)
uppbeat.io/t/moire/space-ranger
Supercars (Simon Folwar)
uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/sup...
Supra 2020 (Wohkeret)
uppbeat.io/t/wohkeret/supra-2020
Take The Wheel (Pecan Pie)
uppbeat.io/t/pecan-pie/take-t...
Ultrasonic (IMG)
uppbeat.io/t/img/ultrasonic
Vacation Collective (FE77A)
uppbeat.io/t/fe77a/vacation-c...
VR Race (Pecan Pie)
uppbeat.io/t/pecan-pie/vr-race
Youth (Mountaineer)
uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/youth
Credits:
Pole Position Commercial 1: morrisonAV ( • Atari "Pole Position" ... )
Pole Position Commercial with Family: The Commercial Archive ( • Atari Pole Position Co... )
Pole Position Atari 2600 Footage: AllVideoGamesTV ( • POLE POSITION -ATARI 2... )
Atari 5200 Version: Retro Smack ( • Atari 5200 - Pole Posi... )
Atari 7800 Version: Nenriki Gaming Channel ( • Pole Position II (Atar... )
Atari Factory Footage: Arcade Blogger ( • Atari Factory: Pole Po... ) - Ігри
I cannot express how much I enjoy what has at this point become an entire restoration series. Can't wait to see the next project, and anything else you have in mind for the channel.
When I'm frustrated or spending hour after hour editing video and trying to make it just the way I want, it's definitely worth it knowing that there are people out there who can enjoy my long, drawn-out journeys with these games, and all the silliness that goes with it. I hope to keep creating this kind of content as long as I can keep finding interesting things to feature. Thanks so much for the kind words!
@tcurtis49 I can guarantee a lot of people love them consider yourself the ultimate in long form restoration on arcade machines ..........would love an outrun with mechanical base or a sit down star wars. ❤
Did I expect to spend my Sunday watching a 2 hour restoration video? No. Did I enjoy every minute of it? Absolutely. Well done, Tod. Love your channel!
Haha. Do I expect anyone to watch any of my silly long restoration videos? No. Do people watch them anyway? Apparently! Thanks for the compliment and glad I could provide a little entertainment for you :)
Pole Position was one of my favorite arcade games as a kid/teenager in the 1980's.
Snatched from the jaws of the crushers! You are so lucky to be able to restore these arcade cabinets. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks!
Found your channel as a suggestion.
I'm 60 and I played most of these games, Pole Position, Zaxxon, ZooKeeper, and Galaga being my favorites. Fun to watch you restore these old favorites.
Keep up the good work!
Thanks! I’m 52 so many good childhood memories for me as well. Makes finding and fixing these extra special. Zookeeper…hmmm…maybe you’ll see something related in a video this year…. :)
It's wild to me how well evaporust works. I was looking for something to remove rust off the metal shielding and screws on a vintage keyboard. Didn't want to use an aerosol can product because I didn't want to fill the screw holes. Tested out the evaporust at someone else's suggestion and crazily 4 hours of soaking later the rust was gone. Also, yes it does eat through plating and coating. Which is fine in most cases because the rust probably ate through it first. Just means the plating or coating will need to be reapplied or some other type of protection is needed if you want to prevent the rust from coming back.
It is pretty amazing, especially given that it isn’t dangerous to work with. And reusable :)
Great job on the restoration. Thanks for taking that ol pole position off my hands. Glad it found a good home.
Thanks for throwing in enough parts to make it happen :) It worked out well and was fun to tinker with. I hadn’t planned on keeping it but we are having a lot of fun with it in the arcade.
protip on the pin extractor- hold onto the wire from the back, and push it into the connector, then press the extractor into the housing, while pushing on the wire. this will make it significantly easier. otherwise, the barbs on the pin will dig into the plastic and making it difficult to remove. if done right it should take almost no pressure to remove the pins. if the barbs dig in you might have to press the wire into the housing with needle nose pliers.
Thanks for the tip! I’ll keep that in mind next time i’m struggling with one :)
I cannot believe you got that running again. I thought this was a lost cause early on.
Glad you stuck with it! Pole Position was one of my favorites back in the day
It’s a great game but definitely tested my patience :) Thanks!
For someone who confesses not to be a professional and does this for a hobby, you do a better job at this than some of the so called professional restorers' that I watch. Great job on this. I played this game so much back in the day! :o)
I’m kind of weird because I’m a perfectionist but a realist. I’d like for things to be perfect but I also want to maintain some of the flaws that make a game original. So there’s always a balance between the two. I also like to try new approaches just for the sake of seeing what works and I’m sure some more experienced restorers shake their heads watching me fumble along but that’s part of my fun. I appreciate everyone’s kind words and glad to see people enjoying it.
Loving the mix of restoration, history, and learning a little bit about electronics. Very entertaining and informative.
Thanks! That’s my goal-I hope you like the other ones and I’m currently working on some interesting projects.
I was Born in 2002. My parents allways have the NES with the Tripple disk Mario, Tetris and Football.
Thats my only ponit, near this things.
But I love, watching you restore these old arcade games. They look so nice.
(And I have never open an old tv or so, all of that was before me 😅😂)
Thanks!
Really impressed with the PSU resto part with the new coating, looked great.
It’s crazy, right? I couldn’t believe the before and after pics. It was a cool process. Thanks!
Awesome build! Pole position was the closet thing to real racing up to that point. it was so realistic for the times. I would spend all my money I made from being a paperboy on it. Now I'm addicted to sim racing.. It would be so cool to have one of those, it brings back great memories.
It's still a very fun racer. Fast-paced and requires quick reflexes. Thanks!
Hey Tod! I hope you see this comment, But i was watching your Tron restoration yesterday and watched your Red Tent video today. I saw an Atari Race Drivin in the background.... and thats when it hit me. I thought to myself I remember seeing that carpet, and that minty restored race drivin on KLOV. I SOLD YOU THAT GAME! I hope you're still enjoying it!!
It’s still running great! If I run out of current projects I might do a retrospective on it since it was a bit of a crazy restoration. I still don’t know how we got it loaded on that trailer-it weighs a ton!
Another fantastic full restoration. Definitely a lot of work, those old boards when they get a bit of corrosion and/or battery damage can be a challenge for sure.
An absolute classic game that will definitely get some play I am sure.
Thanks! And it does get a lot of play :)
this and your Tron video are fantastic. Good, long, detailed, all mistakes (learnings) left in. So fun to watch and I learn a lot!
Glad you enjoyed it! I don’t mind making mistakes and I don’t want people to think everything just happens perfectly. That’s certainly not reality :)
100% leave those cigarette burns. Adds so much to the patina. The history and culture is very much a part of these games. Great job!
Thanks!
Spot on.
Cig burns. Mild scratches on the sides, etc are part of the history of the piece.
Outstanding! Love your restoration videos. Way to bring that classic back from it's rusty, dusty, nasty grave. It seems to want to keep one foot in that grave though with every time you turn it on! It was both funny and frustrating to see the continuous errors with the board! Your patience is amazing. I would have looked at the power supply and behind the marquee and said "Nope, no way!" You said "challenge accepted!" Hope you get another 40 years of play out of it!!
Thanks for the T-molding tip about the electrical tape. I built a replica of the Star Wars Arcade cockpit (put a pc for emulation, video on my page) and had a bit of trouble with some molding fitment on the back side sharp angles. I'll try that trick and find some black brad nails to finish it up nicely.
Thanks! Yeah, I can be really patient when working on these projects as I know once they are done then life gets boring again :) It was getting funny to me how crazy the boards would behave--I had to cut out a ton of it particularly around the time of the vertical lines because it was just too much back and forth between working and not working. Right now they seem to be solid so replacing the chip I burned up was probably the right solution anyway.
The T-molding tip works pretty well for sure. I read that one a long time ago and have done it many times. It was also funny that I went through 95% of my T-molding application with everything perfect then the last little bit got me. Pretty much summarized every aspect of fixing up the game!
I’ve been binging your videos for a bit now and you’re doing some incredible work here. Just a tip, but you should try some Ospho on the corroded bare steel parts. I use it all the time in automotive restorations for neutralizing rust. It should also protect your parts before you’re ready to paint them as well.
I will definitely give it a try. Thanks!
Skelly watched you paint that back door a dozen times -- he earned his gaming session!
Lol I went way too far with the paint...should have just gone with the first coat :)
I think the cigarette burns lend historical significance. I've watched this and your TRON restoration. I subscribed because your work is outstanding. Thank you for doing these.
Thanks! And I agree :)
Awesome restoration and the countless problem solving involved. I was born a year after this game released, but remember it from the movie D.A.R.Y.L.
Thanks! I don’t think I ever saw the movie but that’s a cool reference:)
Pole Position was a favorite of mine back in the day. I loved the sit down version the most as I always seemed to score higher. Other favs were Robotron 2084, Defender 1 and 2, Missile Command and Star Wars.
I played a lot of Pole Position as racing games were my favorite. I have a Robotron and that game is really tough! But fun :) The others are classics that are always on my radar. Thanks!
My only issue is that you are an expert at this point! Idont know how you could be better at doing these things.. im impressed!
Thanks! I'm experienced but not expert--there are some really knowledgeable people out there and I've seen some really impressive work. I'm good at trial and error, though, and usually find my way through projects :)
Insane amount of patience and unparalleled tenacity for troubleshooting! Another amazing resto! Great work. START YOUR ENGINES!!!!
Top job. Did it stay behaving? It is a brilliant game still in my book.
Yes, it is still behaving! After I finished everything I directly wired the 5V and Ground to test points on each board to help bulletproof things and it has continued to work great. It is indeed still fun to play, even after all these years :)
2nd video of yours I've seen now. I love the content, your content is honest and genuine in every way. Enjoy your arcade, you have clearly put the work in to enjoy it. I saw the tron video. I didn't think it could he saved when I first saw it. Never saw tron in an arcade but remember playing pole position lots.
That’s very kind. I definitely started doing these just to entertain and show what the process is like for me. I knew it would be different than what people are used to but after putting the Red Tent video together (my first big one) I hoped at least some people would enjoy the longer journey. And it looks like there is an audience for it, which is great :)
@tcurtis49 you defo have an audience. Please keep doing what you do. And please enjoy playing the crap out of those things once you've fixed them! Closest I mostly get now is retropi! These things need preserving for future generations, I respect what you are doing very much and want to see your arcade grow.
This was AWESOME. Great job on having a killer game in an even more killer arcade!
Thanks!
Okay the skeleton at the end putting his initials in cracked me up 😂
Lol all this time and nobody has ever commented on the extra stuff after the credits :)
The cigarette burns are an awesome touch. I'm with you, imagining others putting there butts down to do some racing 😂
Yeah I’m glad I left them. It’s amazing how many old games have cigarette burns on their control panels :)
Thank you very much. I'm enjoying all your videos. Your patience in disassembling old wrecks in order to get the best possible authentic restoration is amazing.
Thanks! Glad you like them. I’m in the middle of a couple of wrecks right now :)
I usually don't write a lot of UA-cam comments, but you sir, you've earned it!
I just stumbled across your channel and the amount of skill in every field (electrical engineering, carpentry, paint jobs etc.) is amazing and very satisfying to watch.
Keep up the good work!
Hoping to see more brilliant arcade cabinet restorations in the future.
Greetings from Germany.
Thanks! I’ve got 3 really cool projects all going at once, so more videos to come :) Thanks for watching from way over in Germany!
@@tcurtis49 A good friend of mine and fellow collectors has three arcade cabinets in his possession.
Klax, Xybots and Hang On.
Some years ago we also had a UA-cam channel for retro gaming stuff and we did reviews of the cabinets.
Looking forward to your upcoming projects.
You have become my favorite channel on here. Awesome work!
Thanks! Working on interesting projects right now so hopefully several more videos this year. If I can ever get them done…always new challenges :)
I'm so glad I found your channel... You're living my dream!
Cool!
Another great project video Tod! Can't wait to see what's next for you and the fam. ♥
Thanks so much!
Perfect timing! Just picked one up in about the same condition. Great job on the video!
I hope it works out for you as well as it did for me, but maybe with a few less headaches!
Hi Tod. Loving the videos. Very well made, enjoyable and informative. You’re a lucky guy!
Thanks! I definitely am lucky and happy to share that joy with others. Glad you like the videos!
All this restoration content could easily become a Netflix show. Super entertaining videos my friend. 😊
Wow, thanks! For a guy with a tripod and Adobe Premiere and no real experience working in the arcade repair business, I’m doing my best :) Maybe someday!
@@tcurtis49 All I see is professional enough to be on Netflix, and homemade enough to get connected with the creator and the content. It feels like those reality shows that I love to watch, that portray everything in a "real life" vibe.
I stumbled upon your channel a few days ago and I am hooked! I now have hundreds of hours to watch haha keep up the great job mate.
Wow! Awesome job. My first arcade cabinet restoration back in the day was a Pole Position and this really took me back.
That’s cool! And thanks!
One of the first driving games I played by as a kid loved it
My first racing game I played was Night Driver, which was black and white. Then a lot of Sega Turbo.
Glad you popped up as a suggested video. Im very meticulous like you, so its satisfying to see such a detail oriented restoration. Subscribed!
I definitely like to take my time and do it as best I can, which can sometimes really drag out a project. But feels good once it’s done :)
As always, love your videos Tod. The back door turned out nice, as did everything!
Thanks Kim!
Great restoration. If I had all the quarters I spent playing this game I could probably buy one now. This was certainly one of my favs. But my game was Ms. Pacman.
Haha. And Ms PacMan is certainly great as well! Thanks!
It's amazing how much of a difference something as simple as the display bezel makes immersion wise.
Great vid. 👍
Good morning, sir. I must say that I'm absolutely thrilled to have found your channel. I'm an electronics enthusiast by night and a builder by day. I just wanted to say that I really appreciate your attention to detail, and it is so great to see these games being saved and given a second chance at life. Thank you for the wonderful content and your hard work in bringing it to us. Keep it up, and have a great day. Thanks.
Thanks so much!
I worked in the arcade game industry back in the day for 15yrs, repairing, maintaining and upgrading games. BTW, My favourite upgrade was the Hard Drivin' EPROM update..
Anyway, we bought 5 units of Pole Position right when it was released originally @ $5K CAD per unit (in 1982!) and placed 1 each in our favourite arcades. They were labour intensive because we would have to go 2-3x per week to EMPTY the full cash boxes (which hold ~$1200 in quarters) because the full cash boxes would actually cause the coin mechs to jam up !
It was an amazing game at the time, first real first-person type racing game. Prior to PP, all racing/car games were top-down view games. In our experience, the game was pretty robust, not requiring much in the way of maintenance, the biggest issue was the gear change micro-switches, the encoder on the wheel held up really well.
But the cool thing was that folk used the cowling over the controls to place quarters reserving the next game, needed because there were actual line-ups to be able to play, sort of the same way that folk reserve games on coin-op pool tables. Yeah, fond memories.
But if you want a suggestion, get your hands on a Hard Drivin" sit-down cabinet. There are some really cools stories about how Atari developed that game, to the point where some employees at Atari actually learned to drive a manual transmission IRL by playing the game (!!), you could actually stall the engine in the game using the clutch improperly ! and the force-feedback wheel was a first. Just a great game, one of the absolute best IMHO.
That’s awesome! And I have a full cockpit Race Drivin’ that I fully restored a few years ago. Works beautifully. You can catch a glimpse of it in my video game collection tour video :)
@@tcurtis49 Yeah, sorry to bombard you with that long story, but I have fond memories of the games. One place I worked at even got raided by the RCMP for selling grey market PCB's, LOL. And I still have the JAMMA wiring harness pin-outs committed to memory.
Keeping those wonderful 80s old games running will be a chore in itself. You are young and dedicated though. An arcade room operator would be proud of your accomplishments 🥂 I used to like to do that stuff, I’m retiring soon.
People tell me all the time to use my games to open an arcade. Keeping games running is a non-stop task-there’s almost always something wrong with at least one game. I cross my fingers every time I power them up that they’ll all come on. So you know the reality of it and I couldn’t agree more :)
You're the real deal, entire package, Tod!
Cabinetry, paint, woodwork, mechanical, and electronics.
Kudos on a pitch perfect restore.
Imo, keeping original artwork warts and all is important history vs painting over large sections. You did just enough touch up, no more.
Only place I disagree are the particle board replacements like the top rear handle panel. I would have replaced with plywood for load bearing parts like handles. The back door is just a cover, not load bearing so ok with particle board there.
Thanks! And fair enough on particle board vs plywood-which I do normally switch to for cabinet bases and so on-but here a small enough piece to be strong as long as it doesn’t succumb to moisture damage again. Glad you enjoyed it and every restore is a personal learning experience for sure :)
Great job Tod! Your attention to detail and skill make for excellent restorations. As a fan of the movie Airplane, I appreciate the subtle innuendos. 😂
Thanks, man! Roger, Roger!
I’m 15 and genuinely enjoy this I love older items as I have restored a vhs tape rewinder which has turned into a hobby of mine and honestly I would love to own a arcade cabinet as they would be fun for me to restore and for my parents to enjoy using.
Absolutely. That would be cool-I hope you find an arcade project to work on :)
@@tcurtis49 I hope I do just have to get the money to eventually work on one
The only one I found on Facebook marketplace was pole position which I wouldn’t personally mind
Looks great Tod, enjoyed the whole process of the restore. Keep up the great work.
Thanks! It was strange in many ways but good experience working through it!
More more more! I love your epic resto videos. And congratulations on your best back door of 2024 award!
More definitely coming…in the midst of some major restores right now :)
And haha!
Man I just LOVE your restoration videos. The editing, the attention to detail. I love it all. Awesome job fighting through the board issues too! It all looks great.
Much appreciated! There was a ton of footage on this one and it was hard to decide what to include and what to discard. In the end I want to be educational for anyone wanting to understand the process but upbeat enough to keep the videos fun. Glad you enjoyed it!
I just started watching your video's, started off with Tron and now this. You have amazing patience and skills. I enjoy your video's and whilst amazingly detailed and lengthy I like the extra time and appreciate the efforts you have done
Thanks! Glad you enjoy them :)
When painting, use sweeping movements, even in small areas. Start spraying outside the part and stop after you've passed the part.
That’s correct. In my other videos I should look more like someone who knows what they are doing. This was kind of a weird situation spot painting here and there. Thanks!
Brilliant stuff, excellent work and very entertaining. Hat off to you Sir.
Thanks once again Tod for this project, i have to say that you are at the Pole Position ! Great job :)
Thanks :)
Epic rebuild... thanks for sharing👍
Thanks for watching!
"You're going to play....POLE POSITION!!!"
Thanks for posting in such detail. This gave me plenty of ideas for projects of my own!
Thanks-glad it might help!
I am amazed you have been doing this the entire time without a chip puller! Go get one!
I have one and just don't like using it. I think it's because of my dental training that I want to feel in full control of what my hands are doing. I am using a precision chip lifter and I do like feeling how much tension I am using as I work each side up. But...I may give it another try and see what I"ve been missing :)
Another great video on restoration!! Please post more… it seems there are only 2 and I’ve learned so much!! Would love to see anything else you e worked on. Thank you for such detailed, high quality videos ❤
Tron, Pole Position, and Red Tent are the 3 major restorations. There is also a nice video on a Sega store display cabinet. I’m working on projects now so more videos to come :) Thanks!
If you alternate directions when spray painting it will help reduce the tiger striping effect. Looks great in the end though after all that work lol
I will on my next project for sure. Thanks!
This is my dream cabinet. Nice job!
I always liked Pole Position but didn't realize how much I wanted to keep one until I got this project. It's got a permanent spot in the arcade :)
I really enjoyed this. Thank you so much for your content and all the hard work you put into this.
It’s all rewarding if people are entertained :) Thanks for the kind words!
Can I recommend a small mirror on a small stand in front of the monitor for when you turn on the juice, that way you can watch the circuitry and see if the monitor lights without being in front of it? Great video, enjoying my childhood. Thanks.
I do that sometimes. I have a mirror from my childhood that I’ll get out of the drawer and set up. Essential on many cabinets when adjusting the colors, etc. Good tip! And glad you like the videos!
I just came across your channel. I love old games. Pole Position was one of my favorites. Awesome job!
Thanks!
Amazing video and restoration! Looking forward to more videos from your channel!
Thanks! Definitely more to come-I’m deep into 3 projects at the same time right now. Hopefully they will all make for entertaining videos :)
That was an AWESOME video! I really do love how you walk through the different steps and explain the chips and little tricks you've learned along the way of other video restoring! Helpful if I ever lose my mind and decide to tackle a video arcade restoration,
Thanks! That one wasn’t too bad-if you want to see me losing my mind watch the Tron and Nintendo Red Tent restorations :)
I love this sort of content. I love retro video games of all kinds as well. Is that a whole house dedicated to arcade cabinet space? That is so sick and makes me jealous! 😂 Great work and great content. Look forward to watching more of these.
Great! I’m glad to be able to entertain. You can see the whole collection on a walkthrough video on my channel. The entire house is not dedicated to it, but it’s getting close :)
Great job! The missing tone in the music would drive me crazy. I would still be troubleshooting it lol. :)
I’m not sure if any tones are still missing or not…I may have to check that again…and yes, I hate leaving loose ends like that :)
Awesome job!
Thanks!
I've watched all your restore videos this weekend. Very satisfying and I appreciate watching so I can learn from you. Keep them coming, amazing jobs!
Thanks! I’m always learning new tricks along the way and that’s what makes it so much fun. I just picked up a project today (a couple, actually) so hopefully more content coming soon :)
Im binge watching your content, your restorations really relax me
Glad you like them and glad it can help you chill out.
I just discovered your channel and it's been a great experience! Loved to see the Red Tent restoration and this one too was incredible! I live in Brazil and I remember playing this Pole Position arcade (the one with the seat) as a kid back in the early 90's. We didn't have much of these here, it used to take several years to bring them over here. It was one of my first gaming experiences!
Brazil is a great country for video game history. Many releases specifically for Brazil and a lot of interesting collectibles. Thanks for watching!
Maybe you should open a novelty arcade with those machines in it
That would be so cool but so much work keeping the games going, Maybe someday!
You are such a go getter, great job. I appreciate your perfectionism ;) keep well
Thanks!
Have you ever attempted to restore a vintage HIFI receiver and speakers? A lot of your skills are directly transferable. I have the exact same desoldering pump and multimeter. I splurged on a hakko soldering iron and it is an excellent tool.
No, I haven't. But I have certainly messed with a lot of different electronics over time. Maybe someday!
I just bought a baby pacman yesterday, it worked today. Then i tried to move it to its final home (3 feet away) and it died. This is my first machine, so I'm glad to see other people have issues with this too. It's super discouraging
That’s a cool game and I’ve tried to get one several times. But prone to problems. Hopefully you’ll get it sorted out quickly :)
@@tcurtis49 i'm cleaning the boards soon, do you have any advice for preserving the labels on the PCBs? It's mostly just stuff like who inspected it but it's still pretty cool and I'd like to keep them, but I'm not sure I'll do that and clean the boards
I've got one in my garage that's rotten about as bad or worse than the Tron cab you restored! The bottom is completely gone and it's about to implode!
It seems like a common problem for those-poor design. I hope you can salvage something from it!
Yes!! Haven’t even watched it all yet but have no doubt this will be a great 2 hours
Haha. I hope you are entertained! It’s long but I had sooo much to squeeze in. Still tried to make it a fun ride :)
Only found your channel yesterday and watched this and your Tron restorations, both of which I really enjoyed. Absolutely top class restoration work and your videos are really well put together too. You deserve so many more subscribers! Looking forward to watching more of your content :)
Thanks so much! You’ll probably enjoy the Nintendo Red Tent as well- It’s similar to the other two. I’m glad people are watching and am hard at work on multiple projects right now :)
@@tcurtis49 I'll get on that one this evening! Cheers and all the best!
I hope you have another resto going on. If so maybe release a project in 1/4 segments so we don't have to wait so long for a new video. ;-)
I just happen to be working on not one, not two, but three separate projects of varying difficulty right now. All of which fell into my lap last weekend. One could be epic, one is straightforward, and the other is more console gaming than arcade. I may be able to bridge the gap with some shorter videos featuring interesting restores from my past…
yo! I work on newer arcade machines, spesifically japanese import ones. its really cool to see how all of the old ones work with all of the boards.. nowadays its just a boring PC, some io board, and an LCD.
looks like so much fun to mess with stuff like this, and to restore everything.
It is definitely fun!
i love your eye for detail!
I definitely notice the little things...which is good given my day-to-day profession :)
@@tcurtis49 would love to see you take on a pinball machine!
I've had to do some repairs to my Simpsons pinball and I've replaced all the lamps in both of my pinballs but other than that I'm a pinball rookie :)
I'm guessing we're about the same age. I was never an avid arcade goer back in my HS days (early 80s), but I do remember Defender. I would pump a few quarters into that one.
I always tried Defender when at the arcade but it took my quarters way too fast. Tough game!
One of the best arcade racing games, I would love to own one but I would definitely put a pi position for reliability even though it’s not original
I tried the pi position and it isn’t quite the same, particularly with sound effects like engine noise passing cars. It also was a but wonky reversing the accelerator pedal when switching between games. But I kept it just in case.
i enjoy watching your videos. I hope you will restore my favorite arcade game, Robotron 2084
I already have :) Sometime I might make a retrospective video because it was a major restoration. And a surprise one, as I had no idea that was what was originally in a cabinet I bought.
You should add video capture to each of these cabs and twitch stream all of your machines.
That would be something :) Lots of cool things we could do with people playing in the arcade.
I love theses videos. If you ever do any more long form arcade restoration vides i am game
I’m early on another long project so may do some console-related videos next but there will definitely be more. Thanks!
@@tcurtis49 They are worth the wait for sure
I love this!! Need More!!!
Thanks! I’m on it but it will be a bit. I wasn’t expecting these to be so popular so suddenly and have been focusing my time on my console collection. But I do have new arcade projects that should make for a couple of interesting videos this summer.
Not sure if you ever played it, I rarely saw it, but is was a "three little pigs" wolf shooter style game called Pooyan. Great job on this one.
I’ve heard of it but don’t think I’ve played it. Maybe I’ll check it out on my MAME machine sometime. Thanks!
I've enjoyed a couple of your restorations now and really enjoyed your attention to detail. If I could make one small suggestion though. When you're replacing discrete components, such as your capacitors, it's very bad technique to bend the legs over. It makes it harder to remove them, should the need arise, and I would have gotten a severe ear bashing from my Air Force instructor if I'd done that myself.
Totally get that and it is more of a pain when I redo someone else’s work. I do trim them pretty flush and when I’ve had to remove some that I put on in the wrong spots it’s never been trouble. I don’t know how else to put on a bunch, then solder a bunch, without doing that…or to keep them from slipping back out of the slots.
I am definitely detail oriented and that’s partially due to my profession. The little details make all the difference. Thanks!
I think you need to find tapper for your collection. Best game
I had one basically given to me a little over a year ago locally, by a friend whose brother had passed away and left it behind. It had everything inside disconnected and piled up and apparently hadn’t been used in many years. It took about a day to get it up and running; mainly needed a new cpu. It’s sitting in my pool table room right now and still needs a little TLC to be fully restored but we do play it :)
That was a great restore
Thanks!
I see for wood glue you use Titebond II. I find that Titebond III is much better, you should give it a try.
Absolutely. I’ve got a project that will need some here soon so I’ll give it a go :)
Skelly has incredibly realistic eyes. I thought they were real at first before remembering it’s not a suit. Pretty creepy! 1:54:03
Haha! Skelly usually hangs from a tree by the road for Halloween with a plastic sword in his hand. We were glad he could stick around and play games with us :)
SUPERB!!! Its very entertaining and interesting to see how problems arise and the ingenuity with which you solve them. By the way, that board was playing with you! Could it be that the problems you have come from the connectors and not from the chips?
Thanks! Some of the problems plaguing me were definitely true and on the board, and the more I narrowed down problem after problem the less likely I was to have a random RAM error. After I finished the video I wrapped up the project by direct jumpering the 5V and ground to test terminals on each board. That reduced the possibility of the RAM error even more, as by then it was only when turning on cold and would go away with an off/on reset every time and now it's very rare. I doubt I'll ever figure out what component is not quite at 100% but I can live with occasionally having to do an extra off/on cycle to play.
very nice video!
Thanks!