As of 8/30/2024, there is a reupload without the loud music loop that everyone complained about (with good reason!). I hope you'll all give it a watch! LINK TO VIDEO: ua-cam.com/video/I4YUaZm79KA/v-deo.html
Now that was labor of love! I recently played an original Konami Simpons arcade cabinet from 1991 that has been upgraded to accept "game card points" rather than take coins. I found it up & running at a small arcade at my local boardwalk. It was definitely a blast from the past! I used to play that game along with a TMNT arcade game at various arcades as a kiddo. Great job on your restoration.
I am so happy I've been along for the ride on this one and seeing things kind of in progress as they've been built. You killed it on this one, man. Fantastic work!!
Great work on the restoration man! This game is such a classic retro game. I remember playing this game at the mall in my town long ago, a pizza place, and anywhere I could find it. I finally found one to buy 4 years ago, and now I own one. It works great and still love the feeling.
Nice job. It’s great that you could get the vinyl artwork. The arcade machine that I’m working on had spray/stencil artwork. I could use tape instead of stencil, but the.blurred edges on the artwork is part of the authenticity..
It actually originally comes with a bigger size (this is just what was in it when I got it), but honestly, for me, it works perfectly fine and if I were to go bigger, I would likely just ditch the CRT altogether and go lcd. For now though, it's all good :)
I would definitely build one of these out of a microcontroller and a LCD screen. Excellent work, thanks for sharing, I played this game in ~1993 here in Colombia.
Hey there. I have a Simpsons machine and recently turned it on and it is not working. I've been posting on some arcade forums looking for help and people have made suggestions that haven't done the trick yet. Do you think there would be any way you could give me tips or guidance? I know nothing about these machines and have only just begun to scratch the surface. Thank you for your time
The first thing I would look at is the power supply and making sure your getting proper 5V power to the board. Also check all plugged connections and maybe even clean the contacts a bit to ensure a solid connection.
@@GameDadShow hi there. I have more info on the specifics. When I fire up the machine it does a ram rom check and when it gets to the 16c and 17c, it says "BAD" followed by a 4 digit sequence of numbers/letters that seem to change but usually has the same sequence of numbers. I was told on an arcade forum to reseat the chips. So I did that by carefully prying on the specific chips on the board and carefully replacing them. Didnt fix the problem sadly. So that is where I am currently and do not know where to go from here. Thank you for responding
Sounds like either the rom chips are bad, the contacts are dirty, or the contacts in their seats are dirty. Try some contact cleaner, but make sure it’s safe for plastics so it doesn’t damage the board. And of course. Let me know how it goes!
The year was 1991 when owners of the famous Chinatown Fair arcade in Chinatown in New York City had this beauty debut there. We were just pumping quarters in it until the true bragging rights was beating the game with only a quarter.
In the middle of a restore of the same game currently. Care to share where you purchased the vinyl? Feel like there are so many options and opportunities to get bamboozled by poor products. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
What’s a fair price for a Simpsons in restored condition like this. Im trying to add some arcade games to my pinball collection but have no clue how much to pay and what places I can trust to buy from.
Wish i had the Knowledge and dough to do this! My local arcade has many great arcade classics that just need some love in it aka the controls dont work and the coin slot is jammed
im to young to have played arcades (at least in brazil where it was not as big fever as the rest of the world) but its has been a few years since i started to want to restore one cabinet to myself
Monitors are a major pain to source nowadays. If I find one though, I will definitely swap this out. This is just what came with it whenever I got it :(
Literally just bought one, and started poking around. Followed where different wires went to see what they did. Process of elimination to see where disconnected things went. Really just trial and error. Then eventually you start to recognize issue and can diagnose from there. As for woodworking, I've been around construction my entire life since my dad was a contractor, so that I just picked up over time. As for soldering, etc, I work in IT, so again, picked it up over time.
I was trying to keep it as original as I could to how I received it. I'm actually taking it with me to the Midwest Gaming Classic to try and sell it. If it doesn't sell I'll put it in the game room and likely upgrade everything including an LCD for a little higher quality on the graphics.
where did you get the side art? im about to start restoring one i just picked up, your video is a great starting point! thanks man! bout to subscribe too!
What the one thing I never told you was that the cartoon comedy series version of the Simpsons, always depicted the minor characters that have these failed marriage relationships. I remember when Troy McClure tried to create a marriage relationship with no love.
Could you recommend a basic tool set for repairs? I'm trying to get into the hobbies of repairing old arcade games but I don't think I have enough information on how to get started. More or less a bench test set up but I don't know what all I need. I like the old monsters so any tools for those would be extremely helpful. Thanks for the videos and I will definitely keep following.
@@aarondaugherty9181 the ifixit manta kit has basically everything you could ever need. Here's an Amazon affiliate link :) www.amazon.com/dp/B07BMM74FD/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_apa_gl_i_PT118GXDQQ3MGQF8XQMK?linkCode=ml2&tag=gamedadshow0f-20
@@GameDadShow awesome! What about a power supply tester or CRT tools? I have a multi meter and a solider gun. And do you know how to find diagrams for the games?
Awesome job. The stock music for 20mins straight was kind of terrible. Not that the song is bad, it's just too repetitive in a video this long. I do make beats which are perfect for background music. If your interested in anything let me know. I know its rap but I do make some that is pop and commercial enough for something like this.
While not that extreme..yes I want to. Only problem is that in my area, CRT’s are extremely hard to find. If I find one I definitely will swap it, but I’m not going to pay the small fortune to have one shipped
@@GameDadShow I hate the look of lcd im I have a Arcade 1up streetfight 2 and a meme cab with street fight 2 on it with a crt and it look 1,000 times better too me I wish i could find a 24in crt for a negeo i got in the back they cost too much now a days
For some reason I though that the 4 person Simpsons arcade has a special extra wide screen. I remember it being monstrous, like as wide as one and a half arcades.
It's not that it's a special screen, but it definitely has a bigger 29" screen, this is the one that came with it when I took possession, and unfortunately, it's hard to find the crt screens without paying a ton of money now.
The final product looks pretty decent, and shows you put a lot of well-worth effort into this project. Though, the looping rock guitar track in the back was rather distracting and quite annoying, especially when sound was the focus (such as with the initial and final sound checks). I think it's okay to have no sound, or a couple of light drum/bass backing tracks instead of looping the same piece for nearly 20 minutes. I watched for maybe 3 minutes before I just had to mute the video and skip around to what seemed interesting. Audio is really important in long-duration UA-cam videos.
I actually haven't done anything to it since I finished the restoration. I would prefer to get a full size crt for it, but they are getting harder and harder to find, especially in specific sizes.
i spent more time concentrating so hard on trying to hear what was being said in this video that i missed most of it due to the music volume being way too loud. stopped it at 6mins. sorry i cant watch this. disliked...
As of 8/30/2024, there is a reupload without the loud music loop that everyone complained about (with good reason!). I hope you'll all give it a watch!
LINK TO VIDEO: ua-cam.com/video/I4YUaZm79KA/v-deo.html
whyyy the horrible stock music loop the entire time
He's gay
Update video with better audio goes live on 8/30/2024.
That music in the background... Grab that auto 5.
Update video with better audio goes live on 8/30/2024.
Grab that auto 5 arcade machine
great restoration. but arrrrgh! that music! when it cut out at the end, i actually felt relief.
Update video with better audio goes live on 8/30/2024.
Now that was labor of love! I recently played an original Konami Simpons arcade cabinet from 1991 that has been upgraded to accept "game card points" rather than take coins. I found it up & running at a small arcade at my local boardwalk. It was definitely a blast from the past! I used to play that game along with a TMNT arcade game at various arcades as a kiddo. Great job on your restoration.
Great video! Beat this arcade game last year in Arizona.
Thanks! That's the next step, gotta beat it now that I can play it!
I am so happy I've been along for the ride on this one and seeing things kind of in progress as they've been built. You killed it on this one, man. Fantastic work!!
Thanks man!
4:17 background music spoils the video, I'm more interested in what you have to say than hear that.
Someday I’ll upload a version without it
Great work on the restoration man! This game is such a classic retro game. I remember playing this game at the mall in my town long ago, a pizza place, and anywhere I could find it. I finally found one to buy 4 years ago, and now I own one. It works great and still love the feeling.
Thank you!
Nice job. It’s great that you could get the vinyl artwork. The arcade machine that I’m working on had spray/stencil artwork. I could use tape instead of stencil, but the.blurred edges on the artwork is part of the authenticity..
Nice video. Have you ever thought about upgrading the CRT to a bigger size? The cabinet can definitely hold a bigger size.
It actually originally comes with a bigger size (this is just what was in it when I got it), but honestly, for me, it works perfectly fine and if I were to go bigger, I would likely just ditch the CRT altogether and go lcd. For now though, it's all good :)
you can prevent dust from getting under the artwork if you bend it over the edge and under the t-mold
Is that Grab that auto 5 music?
Nope
how do you figure? it's royalty free music from bensounds.com
The music. Dude. Cmon.
Update video with better audio goes live on 8/30/2024.
I remember playing that game at Pizza Inn buffet.
I know now play simpsons in my game room
Great restoration mate, looks fantastic. Keep up to good work
Where did you get the parts for your joysticks and vinyl?
great choice of music, this rocks! putting this on my ROCK BREAK playlist... whats it from?
grab that auto 5
Great work!!!!! Enjoyable video
Thank you very much!
Hi what type of tool where you using to cut the vinyl?
Just a small adjustable blade. $5 at most hardware stores.
You put the art directly on the wood cab or did you prep the wood first?
Full sanding first. Wood filler where needed
Hi as new viewer of your channel can i suggest you lower the background music volume a little bit please
Could you tell me what paint you used for the front kick panel? I find that bondo work shows as darker areas even when painted over.
I used some matte black from valspar with primer in it.
I would definitely build one of these out of a microcontroller and a LCD screen. Excellent work, thanks for sharing, I played this game in ~1993 here in Colombia.
Nicely done!
Thanks!
Wowww! A great job! Congratulations!
Hey there. I have a Simpsons machine and recently turned it on and it is not working. I've been posting on some arcade forums looking for help and people have made suggestions that haven't done the trick yet. Do you think there would be any way you could give me tips or guidance? I know nothing about these machines and have only just begun to scratch the surface. Thank you for your time
The first thing I would look at is the power supply and making sure your getting proper 5V power to the board. Also check all plugged connections and maybe even clean the contacts a bit to ensure a solid connection.
@@GameDadShow hi there. I have more info on the specifics. When I fire up the machine it does a ram rom check and when it gets to the 16c and 17c, it says "BAD" followed by a 4 digit sequence of numbers/letters that seem to change but usually has the same sequence of numbers. I was told on an arcade forum to reseat the chips. So I did that by carefully prying on the specific chips on the board and carefully replacing them. Didnt fix the problem sadly. So that is where I am currently and do not know where to go from here. Thank you for responding
Sounds like either the rom chips are bad, the contacts are dirty, or the contacts in their seats are dirty. Try some contact cleaner, but make sure it’s safe for plastics so it doesn’t damage the board.
And of course. Let me know how it goes!
@@GameDadShow thanks again! I will try that for sure. I'll let you know if it works.
The year was 1991 when owners of the famous Chinatown Fair arcade in Chinatown in New York City had this beauty debut there. We were just pumping quarters in it until the true bragging rights was beating the game with only a quarter.
Impressive!
Hi. Quick question for the side art is it better to have the vinyl laminated with a matte finish or a glossy finish? Thanks
I think its personal preference. I went with matte though
Fantastic work! It took me about a month to restore my Pac-Man machine
In the middle of a restore of the same game currently. Care to share where you purchased the vinyl? Feel like there are so many options and opportunities to get bamboozled by poor products. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
What’s a fair price for a Simpsons in restored condition like this. Im trying to add some arcade games to my pinball collection but have no clue how much to pay and what places I can trust to buy from.
Typically around $4k for one like this
@@GameDadShow thank you so much for the reply! That seems like a very reasonable price that’s what I was hoping.
Is that the original screen size?
what is the hole at the bottom about? Subwoofer? Ventilation? ... downward ventilation?
Usually the holes at the bottom of arcade cabinets are for air ventilation, any form of sound is usually in front of the cabinet.
Super cool restoration! I found this video by searching for gameplay videos of this game.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great job on it
Thanks!
Wish i had the Knowledge and dough to do this! My local arcade has many great arcade classics that just need some love in it aka the controls dont work and the coin slot is jammed
Lovely restore. Did you ever decide to put the original 25inch monitor in there? Looks great with the full size screen
I would love to, havent been able to source one though
Please don't convert to lcd, they don't look as good with old games, the original monitor is a 25" Wells Gardner K7000, find a local one.
The music is a bit much. And loud
Update video with better audio goes live on 8/30/2024.
im to young to have played arcades (at least in brazil where it was not as big fever as the rest of the world) but its has been a few years since i started to want to restore one cabinet to myself
I didn't think they had a Simpsons arcade, cool👌
shh! you'll spoil my rep.
Lol, how's it going Riggs
Its a super fun one!
Nice restore , the only thing wrong is the monitor size and missing bezel , the artwork looks fantástic 💪🏻
Monitors are a major pain to source nowadays. If I find one though, I will definitely swap this out. This is just what came with it whenever I got it :(
@@GameDadShow looks great 👍🏻
Idk if you addressed this but that really looks like a 19” monitor. All the 4 player Konami cabs were 25”
i don't want do this only to have a nice piece of decoration in my gaming room.
Amazing work. How's this video only got 3 thousand views.
Because I need more awesome people like you to spread the word ;)
Love it
Quality work buddy
Thanks 👍
Is that the original monitor? I looks smaller.
How'd you come to learn how to fix them ? Like did you learn it by going to school or something ? I need guidance
Literally just bought one, and started poking around. Followed where different wires went to see what they did. Process of elimination to see where disconnected things went. Really just trial and error. Then eventually you start to recognize issue and can diagnose from there. As for woodworking, I've been around construction my entire life since my dad was a contractor, so that I just picked up over time. As for soldering, etc, I work in IT, so again, picked it up over time.
@@GameDadShow WOW. that's awesome!
Excellent work. But why didn’t you upgrade the speakers and LEDs? New speakers would have really made the experience.
I was trying to keep it as original as I could to how I received it. I'm actually taking it with me to the Midwest Gaming Classic to try and sell it. If it doesn't sell I'll put it in the game room and likely upgrade everything including an LCD for a little higher quality on the graphics.
where did you get the side art? im about to start restoring one i just picked up, your video is a great starting point! thanks man! bout to subscribe too!
Escape Pod
What the one thing I never told you was that the cartoon comedy series version of the Simpsons, always depicted the minor characters that have these failed marriage relationships. I remember when Troy McClure tried to create a marriage relationship with no love.
Nice job, I think that not the original screen for that arcade I remember it much bigger.
It definitely was bigger. This is just what came with the one i got
Nice❤👍🏼👍🏼
Great video! Question...That racing cab you have behind it what game is that?
Nicktoons Racing.
@@GameDadShow oh I thought it was Valve R Limit
I love that game. I thought it was fun
Respect 💯
That background music kills kittens. Nice restoration though
New vid went live last week without it. Check the pinned comment or description :)
Thanks though!
all this for just one game! i love the 80s
Where did you find this! Great find man.
Local game store owner had it. Traded him some console repairs for it
Could you recommend a basic tool set for repairs? I'm trying to get into the hobbies of repairing old arcade games but I don't think I have enough information on how to get started. More or less a bench test set up but I don't know what all I need. I like the old monsters so any tools for those would be extremely helpful. Thanks for the videos and I will definitely keep following.
@@aarondaugherty9181 the ifixit manta kit has basically everything you could ever need. Here's an Amazon affiliate link :)
www.amazon.com/dp/B07BMM74FD/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_apa_gl_i_PT118GXDQQ3MGQF8XQMK?linkCode=ml2&tag=gamedadshow0f-20
@@GameDadShow awesome! What about a power supply tester or CRT tools? I have a multi meter and a solider gun. And do you know how to find diagrams for the games?
@@aarondaugherty9181 i don't typically do any crt testing outside of a multimeter. As for diagrams, google is your best friend :)
One of my favorites the one I have is in some bad condition but it works fine
Awesome job. The stock music for 20mins straight was kind of terrible. Not that the song is bad, it's just too repetitive in a video this long. I do make beats which are perfect for background music. If your interested in anything let me know. I know its rap but I do make some that is pop and commercial enough for something like this.
hit me up on instagram @gamedadshow
The music is a bit too loud and should be muted for non tylapes.
It makes it less annoying
Update video with better audio goes live on 8/30/2024.
Man, change that crt for a 29-inch one, you have to see with a magnifying glass which one you have
While not that extreme..yes I want to. Only problem is that in my area, CRT’s are extremely hard to find. If I find one I definitely will swap it, but I’m not going to pay the small fortune to have one shipped
This is extremely cool. Why didn't you keep the original side art? It looked pretty good. :)
Thanks! Pretty good is ok. Brand new looking is better ;)...plus, I rather didnt care for the scent the previous feline occupant left behind...
I played it at my local arcade it was super cool 😎
I would fuck up the adhesive on the art so bad
Just gotta take time.
John Riggs brought me here!
Thanks for watching! And thanks for the recommendation John!
Loved that game I died allot quickly but it was Great game
screen looks too small
It's what came with it when I got. I will eventually look for the bigger screen, but at that point I may just convert to LCD.
@@GameDadShow I hate the look of lcd im I have a Arcade 1up streetfight 2 and a meme cab with street fight 2 on it with a crt and it look 1,000 times better too me I wish i could find a 24in crt for a negeo i got in the back they cost too much now a days
Wouldn't it be more collectible with the original art work? Seems a shame to lose that originality. Nice video though 👌
not in this case actually. It was only worth about $200 in the state it was when I picked it up, now it's worth $4k all day long.
For some reason I though that the 4 person Simpsons arcade has a special extra wide screen. I remember it being monstrous, like as wide as one and a half arcades.
It's not that it's a special screen, but it definitely has a bigger 29" screen, this is the one that came with it when I took possession, and unfortunately, it's hard to find the crt screens without paying a ton of money now.
I enjoined watching almost as you did restoring it. How or where did you order the new artwork?
www.escapepodonline.com/ fantastic site
That needs a Simpsons bezzel
There isn't a simpsons bezel...at least not on an original arcade
The final product looks pretty decent, and shows you put a lot of well-worth effort into this project. Though, the looping rock guitar track in the back was rather distracting and quite annoying, especially when sound was the focus (such as with the initial and final sound checks). I think it's okay to have no sound, or a couple of light drum/bass backing tracks instead of looping the same piece for nearly 20 minutes. I watched for maybe 3 minutes before I just had to mute the video and skip around to what seemed interesting. Audio is really important in long-duration UA-cam videos.
Thanks for the feedback. I will take it to heart for future videos!
Either your voice is too low or the music is too loud. Hard to hear you at times.
I actually have this in my attic
Awesome, share a pic on instagram and tag me @GameDadShow would love to see it!
You exited for the last of us part 2 and did you play the first one. If not you REALLY NEED to play the last of us remastered
Yes I am and yes I did :)
Background music way to loud!!!
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Make the music stop!!!!!! Otherwise nice video
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Need a bigger crt
Ya, this is what it came with when I bought it. I will likely just convert it to lcd though.
@@GameDadShow ewww please tell me you didn't do that
I actually haven't done anything to it since I finished the restoration. I would prefer to get a full size crt for it, but they are getting harder and harder to find, especially in specific sizes.
@@GameDadShow "I will likely just convert it to lcd though"
A glorified calculator screen in an arcade machine? Is that a joke?
Nice vid, but music is a bit annoying throughout! It made it hard to watch each bit
Update video with better audio goes live on 8/30/2024.
Definitely change up the music and reduce the volume. Extremely distracting.
Update video with better audio goes live on 8/30/2024.
Your logo iss confusing I thought it read Gadade lol.
I have honestly never once had someone give me that feedback?
Wish I could hear over the obnoxious music
It gets even better when you turn it up. Then you get to hear MORE!
I made it 10 minutes in and gave up. Music needs to be turned way down so can listen to what you're saying.
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Great video but the background music made give up 5 minutes in. Please reupload without the awful song
Update video with better audio goes live on 8/30/2024.
Small monitor.
Joguei em uma máquina dessas no playcenter. O Brasil já foi melhor...
o que fez o brasileiro melhor? o jogo foi diferente de alguma forma?
Music spoiled video. Could not finish it, shame as looked interesting
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@@GameDadShow Brilliant
Damm music
title, pinned comment, and description all have links to the updated video without that music
Awful music and too loud
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talk about neckbeard
aw thanks, I like it too!
@@GameDadShow lol
i spent more time concentrating so hard on trying to hear what was being said in this video that i missed most of it due to the music volume being way too loud. stopped it at 6mins. sorry i cant watch this. disliked...
Can't hear a thing over stupid music. Outta here.
Bye
Downvoted because of the annoying music. 👎
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@@GameDadShow LOL I don't remember making this comment. Alcohol is a hell of a drug. 😅