So, word came down a few weeks ago that my latest acquisition, Frogger, worked for the first day of someone’s vacation at Palm Springs Midmod, but then stopped working. Apparently, they were pretty bummed, but I warn people that these machines are almost 40 years old so, you know, no guarantees your...

So, the BurgerTime free play/high score save kit upgrade didn’t exactly go as planned. As noted in that entry, the installation kit requires the replacement of the static RAM chip at location 14D on the main board. Unfortunately, the 24 pin RAM chip is soldered to the game board, requiring it to be...

As part of the BurgerTime cabinet repair I undertook, I needed to remove everything that was affixed to the bottom panel of the game so the panel could be replaced. This included the original power supply unit, which was screwed to the bottom of the cabinet as well as a switching power supply that was added...

Well, it’s been over 3 years since I picked up my BurgerTime system and I am finally getting around to working on it. When I initially got it, I was excited to restore it and launched into a heavy cleaning of the unit. Aside from the need for a general cleanup, the biggest issue I was aware of was the...

San Diego continues to have a dearth of reasonably priced arcade classics available through Craigslist, so I have extended my search to Orange County, the Inland Empire, and even the Coachella Valley areas. This approach bore fruit a few weeks back when Blake and I made a road trip to the city of Orange to...