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I wrote many letters to Nintendo when I was a kid because, like most kids at the time, I was infatuated with them. The great thing about Nintendo is that you would get a response pretty much ever...

https://www.arcaderepairtips.com/2017/08/19/letters-from-nintendo-september-13-1995/

This post contains our coverage from the Southern Fried Gameroom Expo in Atlanta, GA on June 10-12, 2016. For more information about the Southern Fried Gameroom Expo, please visit www.southernfri...

https://www.arcaderepairtips.com/2016/06/15/southern-fried-gameroom-expo-2016-coverage/

While most early arcade machines used regular glass during their initial construction, plexiglass has become the standard used in most arcade cabinets since the 90s. Plexiglass is a solid transpa...

https://www.arcaderepairtips.com/2016/01/06/cutting-and-scoring-plexiglass/

This post contains video and information from several of the seminars that were presented at the Texas Pinball Festival in Frisco, TX on March 27-28, 2015. For more information about the Texas Pi...

https://www.arcaderepairtips.com/2015/03/30/texas-pinball-festival-2015-seminars/

In order to play most arcade games, you must either have a way to add credits to the machine or set the free play setting on the board. While most newer games offer a free play setting, there are...

https://www.arcaderepairtips.com/2014/10/08/adding-credits-to-an-arcade-game-and-setting-up-free-play/

This post contains video and information from several of the seminars that were presented at the Texas Pinball Festival in Frisco, TX on March 29, 2014. For more information about the Texas Pinba...

https://www.arcaderepairtips.com/2014/04/03/texas-pinball-festival-2014-seminars/

This post contains video and information from several of the seminars that were presented at the Houston Area Arcade Group (HAAG) Expo in Houston, TX on November 9, 2013. For more information abo...

https://www.arcaderepairtips.com/2013/11/10/haag-arcade-expo-2013-seminars/

When you are first starting out in arcade collecting, you might find it difficult to find the arcade games that you want. While sites like eBay and Craigslist have made finding arcade games easie...

https://www.arcaderepairtips.com/2010/12/15/the-arcade-auction-experience/

Whether your an operator or a hobbyist you’ve probably wondered how much it cost to run your arcade games. Electric bills can be a concern of your location owner or your significant other depen...

https://www.arcaderepairtips.com/2010/09/15/arcade-games-and-electricity-costs/

Before you can fix an arcade game, a pinball machine or any electronic device, you have to first accurately analyze the problem. A few tools and a good eye will take you a long way towards perfor...

https://www.arcaderepairtips.com/2009/11/04/basic-troubleshooting-of-an-arcade-game/