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There are currently 37 games in my collection. Please feel free to look around and enjoy, but remember these games are not for sale so please do not email me and ask. (This page is data intense so if you are on a mobile device give it a moment) - Thanks!

Arkanoid (Taito, 1986) Aquired: 2019 in Houston, TX from a homeowner, was a beat to death Ms. Pac-Man. Converted to Arkanoid in 2020 Made from a beat to hell Ms. Pac cabinet, this Taito classic takes Atari's Breakout into great new directions. My wife is fantastic at this game, I am not.	Anti-Aircraft (Atari, 1975) Aquired: 2023 in Seattle, Wa from Homeowner Estate Sale Early Bronze Age shooter that inspired the Atari 2600 game Air and Sea Battle. Still fun after 50 years thanks in part in it being a two-player only game. This is a 100% original survivor.	Asteroids Deluxe (Atari, 1980) Aquired: Bought via Craigslist in Tacoma, Wa from a Homeowner then restored in 2018 The sequel to Asteroids, and a bit more difficult. Nice solid example of this vector classic. You have to dig that Atari woodgrain.
Batman Part 2 (TAI, 1981) Aquired: Bought off EBay in 2019. Hyper rare bootleg of the classic shooter Phoenix from Thomas Automatics. Runs (poorly) on a modified Namco Galaxian hardware. A real oddball game and maybe the last existing one. Maybe the worst joystick ever created.	Battlezone (Atari, 1980) Aquired: 2019 from a Homeowner, was DOA. Game restored that same year. Atari's wireframe 3-D tank battle classic that was years ahead of its time. This game gets a lot of playtime in our arcade, but can at times be fussy to keep running. Currently running with the RedZone multi PCB.	Black Widow (Atari, 1983) Aquired: Bought from a fellow collector in Portland in late 2022. Other than a replacement control panel overlay it appears to be all original. Hard to find Atari vector game, in a factory converted Gravitar cabinet. One of those games I never "planned to own" but the price was too good to pass up.
Cloak & Dagger (Atari, 1984) Aquired: 2019 in Houston, TX from a homeowner, former Stargate which had been converted to Moon Patrol. Converted to Cloak and Dagger in 2020. Offered as a conversion kit for Williams Electronics games, this Atari game was a tie-in for the 1984 film of the same name. Underated multi-directional shooter than got lost in the 83-84 video game crash.	Centipede (Atari, 1981) Aquired: 2018 from a homeowner in Houston, TX. Has had a number or repairs since I have owned it. Bug blasting classic, in the smaller cabaret cabinet version. Cabinet appears to have originally been a late in production example used for Atari promotional and sales displays.	Crystal Castles (Atari, 1983) Aquired: Bought from a Maryland flipper in 2019. Light restoration took place the same year, the game had been sitting for decades. Maybe the best looking arcade cabinet ever made. Crystal Castles one of the high water marks of the golden age. All items in the cabinet are "numbers matching"
Donkey Kong (Nintendo, 1981) Aquired: Saved out of a farmer's barn in 2020 in Redmond, WA. Had been converted to a Vs. Super Mario Bros. Restored in 2021. Rare early "red" version of the game cabinet running on a 4 board PCB.	Donkey Kong Junior (Nintendo, 1982) Aquired: Bought from a homeowner in 2018 near Olympia, WA. Game had been converted to a Final Fight and was in pretty rough condition. Restored the cabinet in 2018 but could not save the original CRT monitor. The only game in the collection with an LCD monitor. It currently runs a 60 in 1 PCB but we are planning on a internal restore this coming year.	Elevator Action (Taito, 1983) Aquired: Bought from a traveling "picker" in 2018. Rescued out of a morticians basement in Montana! Taito's classic run and gun platformer. This is another game that gets a lot of playtime in the arcade. There is a multi-game mod on the orginial hardware allowing for several other Taito titles to be played as well in the same cabinet, otherwise it is completely original.
Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters (Atari Games, 1989) Aquired: From a high end collector in Florida in 2020. Did some light restoration that same year to repair the marquee and control panel. #17 of 371 made, this is a rare and unique game. It's also one of the newer games in the arcade. It appears this particular one was used for test marketing and playing. Includes a prototype marquee.	Jr. Pac-Man (Bally-Midway, 1983) Aquired: 2025 from a fellow collector in Florida Cabaret Jr. Pac converted from an original Pac. A nice example which eventually will be restored to a "normal" Pac. In amazingly nice unrestored condition.	Jungle King (Taito, 1982) Aquired: 2019 bought from a fellow collector neat Everett, WA. Was originally a Wild Westren cocktail that had been poorly converted to Elevator Action. This game was a mess and went through some extensive work to get going. Jungle King is s fun platformer based on Tarzan, which later would be changed to Jungle Hunt to prevent a lawsuit. The custom artwork on the top glass was designed by me.
Liberator (Atari, 1982) Aquired: Made in 2020. Custom made cabaret version of Atari's failed attempt to spin the DC Comics Atari Force into a video game. Check out my documentary on it! https://youtu.be/UTOywtdqVZw	Mikie (Konami/Centuri, 1984) Aquired: 2019 from a homeowner in Seattle, WA. Game was original a Red Alert then converted at some point to Mat Mania Challenge. I then completley changed the game again to Mikie the same year. Mikie was the last game title offered for sale from the once successful company Centuri with punishing difficulty. This game has a six PCB switcher with a ton of great games inside including the fantastic BitKit PCB.	Moon Patrol (Williams/Irem, 1982) Aquired: Originally aquired in 2007 while living in Memphis, TN from a homeowner. Sold in 2009 and reaquired in 2019 while in Seattle. This game just went through a top to bottom restoration in 2022. The maybe somewhat overlooked scrolling moonscape classic from Irem. I have owned this particular example for almost 20 years.
Ms. Pac-Man (Bally-Midway, 1982) Aquired: 2017 from an arcade auction in Dallas, TX. The classic of classics. Ms. Pac-Man in my opinion is the perfectly balanced arcade game. This is an unrestored example with lots of bumps, dings, and patina. this lady earned her scars and she is going to keep them.	Neo Geo MVS 2-Slot (SNK, 1990) Aquired: From an arcade auction in Dallas, TX in 2018 for a whopping 275 dollars. Game has had a series of monitor woes over the years but otherwise is a original survivor. Nice 2 slot Neo Geo upright with a 1 in 161 cart installed. I have a few more carts for the game as well. The Neo gets played a lot in the arcade.	Out Run (Sega, 1986) Aquired: 2018 from the storage of a Dallas bar in the dead of winter. Completely restored later that year. Classic arcade racer from Sega in a mini/cabaret style cabinet. Maybe the best music of any arcade game ever made. One of my all time favs.
Pac & Pal (Namco, 1983) Aquired: Bought from a blueberry farm in central Washington State in October of 2021. Super Pac-Man is the 3rd USA released Pac game, but this is actually the official sequel developed by Namco to the original Pac. Game currently is running a Pac and Pal PCB.	Pong (Atari, 1972) Aquired: From a collector south of Seattle in 2021, mostly in boxes. The second commercial arcade video game in history is still strangely fun even 50 years later. Tends to be the most popular title in the arcade during parties. The control panel has a faded signature from Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell.	Q*Bert (Gottlieb, 1983) Aquired: Saved out of a Maryland warehouse in 2022 with some light repair/restoration in the same year. Hyper rare cocktail version of the game, only around 250 of these were made.
Qix Trimline (Taito, 1982) Aquired: Bought in 2024 from a fellow collector in Florida. Really cool and hard to find mini Qix from Taito. Although all the original hardware is present, it is running on a JROK multi board for reliability.	Rally-X (Midway/Namco, 1980) Aquired: Bought from homeowner in 2019 here in Seattle, WA. I ended up having to rewire the game but otherwise it is all original. Somewhat hard to find due to the popularity of that "other maze" game Midway/Namco released in 1980 also.	Simpsons (Konami, 1990) Aquired: In 2018 from a Dallas, TX arcade auction. Full restoration completed in 2020 which required cutting the game in half due to extensive water damage. This four player classic from the early 90's still holds up if you have three other friends to battle it out. My hope is to add additional PCB's of other Konami titles eventually with a switcher.
Smash TV (Williams Electronics, 1990) Aquired: 2017 from an auction in Dallas, TX. Game is 95% original with no restoration other than fixing broken things. Sort of a cross between Robotron and the movie The Running Man. 25 inch version of the cabinet, and in remarkably amazing original condition. Technically the newest game in our arcade.	Space Harrier (Sega, 1985) Aquired: 1995 from a vending auction in North Carolina. Restored in 2021. Impossible to find sit down version of this Sega classic. Former game from Playland in Ocean City, MD where I played this very same cabinet as a kid.	Stargate (Williams Electronics, 1981) Aquired: Saved from a porch in East Texas in 2017. Cabinet is still pretty rough but works well. Has the Multi-Williams JROK PCB installed which allows it to play many Williams classics.
Star Wars (Atari, 1983) Aquired: From a fellow collector in Las Vegas in 2021. I have repaired items on the game but it is pretty much an original survivor. Innovative 3-D "on the rails" shooter based on a small independent film from the 70's. One of the very last vector games ever made.	Stunt Cycle (Atari, 1976) Aquired: Bought from another collector in Portland in 2022. Game is mostly original. Fun Bronze Age classic unofficially based on Evil Knievel. This was the first game I ever played as a child.	Tempest (Atari, 1981) Aquired: Bought from a collector in 2018 in Woodlands, TX. Game was a former Chuck E. Cheese game the previous owner bought in 1983, making me the third owner. The first color vector game. This one can be a bit hard to keep running sometimes but is worth the effort. Has the Alan-1 WG6100 kit installed to help keep the monitor going.
Trak 10 (Aatri, 1974) Aquired: Bought from another collector from the Mid-West in 2023 but not finshed with the restoration until 2025. The very first video game racing title, but in a cost reduction style cabinet which could be considered a cabaret. I have severl PCBs for this game including LeMans which will operate in the same cabinet.	Tron (Midway, 1982) Aquired in 2024 from a fellow collector. Although it is inside a custom bartop style cabinet, this runs on original hardware. It recently spent time at the library I work in as part of history of gaming display.	Turbo (Sega, 1981) Aquired: Bought from an on-line auction in 2023, fully restored in 2024. Sega’s classic racing title from 1981. A fun game which can be challenging to keep running. The fake speedometer and tach have been modded with LEDs.
Vs. Super Mario Bros (Nintendo, 1986) Aquired: Bought in 2019 from a homeowner, was in pretty rough shape. Was originally a Donkey Kong, but was a Vs. Golf when we aquired it. Has a switcher installed which switches between 3 unisystem PCB's and several games.

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Arkanoid (Taito, 1986)

Aquired: 2019 in Houston, TX from a homeowner, was a beat to death Ms. Pac-Man. Converted to Arkanoid in 2020 Made from a beat to hell Ms. Pac cabinet, this Taito classic takes Atari's Breakout into great new directions. My wife is fantastic at this game, I am not.

Anti-Aircraft (Atari, 1975)

Aquired: 2023 in Seattle, Wa from Homeowner Estate Sale Early Bronze Age shooter that inspired the Atari 2600 game Air and Sea Battle. Still fun after 50 years thanks in part in it being a two-player only game. This is a 100% original survivor.

Asteroids Deluxe (Atari, 1980)

Aquired: Bought via Craigslist in Tacoma, Wa from a Homeowner then restored in 2018 The sequel to Asteroids, and a bit more difficult. Nice solid example of this vector classic. You have to dig that Atari woodgrain.

Batman Part 2 (TAI, 1981)

Aquired: Bought off EBay in 2019. Hyper rare bootleg of the classic shooter Phoenix from Thomas Automatics. Runs (poorly) on a modified Namco Galaxian hardware. A real oddball game and maybe the last existing one. Maybe the worst joystick ever created.

Battlezone (Atari, 1980)

Aquired: 2019 from a Homeowner, was DOA. Game restored that same year. Atari's wireframe 3-D tank battle classic that was years ahead of its time. This game gets a lot of playtime in our arcade, but can at times be fussy to keep running. Currently running with the RedZone multi PCB.

Black Widow (Atari, 1983)

Aquired: Bought from a fellow collector in Portland in late 2022. Other than a replacement control panel overlay it appears to be all original. Hard to find Atari vector game, in a factory converted Gravitar cabinet. One of those games I never "planned to own" but the price was too good to pass up.

Cloak & Dagger (Atari, 1984)

Centipede (Atari, 1981)

Aquired: 2018 from a homeowner in Houston, TX. Has had a number or repairs since I have owned it. Bug blasting classic, in the smaller cabaret cabinet version. Cabinet appears to have originally been a late in production example used for Atari promotional and sales displays.

Crystal Castles (Atari, 1983)

Aquired: Bought from a Maryland flipper in 2019. Light restoration took place the same year, the game had been sitting for decades. Maybe the best looking arcade cabinet ever made. Crystal Castles one of the high water marks of the golden age. All items in the cabinet are "numbers matching"

Donkey Kong (Nintendo, 1981)

Aquired: Saved out of a farmer's barn in 2020 in Redmond, WA. Had been converted to a Vs. Super Mario Bros. Restored in 2021. Rare early "red" version of the game cabinet running on a 4 board PCB.

Donkey Kong Junior (Nintendo, 1982)

Elevator Action (Taito, 1983)

Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters (Atari Games, 1989)

Jr. Pac-Man (Bally-Midway, 1983)

Aquired: 2025 from a fellow collector in Florida Cabaret Jr. Pac converted from an original Pac. A nice example which eventually will be restored to a "normal" Pac. In amazingly nice unrestored condition.

Jungle King (Taito, 1982)

Liberator (Atari, 1982)

Aquired: Made in 2020. Custom made cabaret version of Atari's failed attempt to spin the DC Comics Atari Force into a video game. Check out my documentary on it! https://youtu.be/UTOywtdqVZw

Mikie (Konami/Centuri, 1984)

Moon Patrol (Williams/Irem, 1982)

Ms. Pac-Man (Bally-Midway, 1982)

Aquired: 2017 from an arcade auction in Dallas, TX. The classic of classics. Ms. Pac-Man in my opinion is the perfectly balanced arcade game. This is an unrestored example with lots of bumps, dings, and patina. this lady earned her scars and she is going to keep them.

Neo Geo MVS 2-Slot (SNK, 1990)

Out Run (Sega, 1986)

Aquired: 2018 from the storage of a Dallas bar in the dead of winter. Completely restored later that year. Classic arcade racer from Sega in a mini/cabaret style cabinet. Maybe the best music of any arcade game ever made. One of my all time favs.

Pac & Pal (Namco, 1983)

Aquired: Bought from a blueberry farm in central Washington State in October of 2021. Super Pac-Man is the 3rd USA released Pac game, but this is actually the official sequel developed by Namco to the original Pac. Game currently is running a Pac and Pal PCB.

Pong (Atari, 1972)

Q*Bert (Gottlieb, 1983)

Aquired: Saved out of a Maryland warehouse in 2022 with some light repair/restoration in the same year. Hyper rare cocktail version of the game, only around 250 of these were made.

Qix Trimline (Taito, 1982)

Aquired: Bought in 2024 from a fellow collector in Florida. Really cool and hard to find mini Qix from Taito. Although all the original hardware is present, it is running on a JROK multi board for reliability.

Rally-X (Midway/Namco, 1980)

Aquired: Bought from homeowner in 2019 here in Seattle, WA. I ended up having to rewire the game but otherwise it is all original. Somewhat hard to find due to the popularity of that "other maze" game Midway/Namco released in 1980 also.

Simpsons (Konami, 1990)

Smash TV (Williams Electronics, 1990)

Space Harrier (Sega, 1985)

Aquired: 1995 from a vending auction in North Carolina. Restored in 2021. Impossible to find sit down version of this Sega classic. Former game from Playland in Ocean City, MD where I played this very same cabinet as a kid.

Stargate (Williams Electronics, 1981)

Aquired: Saved from a porch in East Texas in 2017. Cabinet is still pretty rough but works well. Has the Multi-Williams JROK PCB installed which allows it to play many Williams classics.

Star Wars (Atari, 1983)

Aquired: From a fellow collector in Las Vegas in 2021. I have repaired items on the game but it is pretty much an original survivor. Innovative 3-D "on the rails" shooter based on a small independent film from the 70's. One of the very last vector games ever made.

Stunt Cycle (Atari, 1976)

Aquired: Bought from another collector in Portland in 2022. Game is mostly original. Fun Bronze Age classic unofficially based on Evil Knievel. This was the first game I ever played as a child.

Tempest (Atari, 1981)

Trak 10 (Aatri, 1974)

Tron (Midway, 1982)

Aquired in 2024 from a fellow collector. Although it is inside a custom bartop style cabinet, this runs on original hardware. It recently spent time at the library I work in as part of history of gaming display.

Turbo (Sega, 1981)

Aquired: Bought from an on-line auction in 2023, fully restored in 2024. Sega’s classic racing title from 1981. A fun game which can be challenging to keep running. The fake speedometer and tach have been modded with LEDs.

Vs. Super Mario Bros (Nintendo, 1986)

Aquired: Bought in 2019 from a homeowner, was in pretty rough shape. Was originally a Donkey Kong, but was a Vs. Golf when we aquired it. Has a switcher installed which switches between 3 unisystem PCB's and several games.