July 2004 - UtVgG - mailman.xmission.com

Restoration pages.
by Chris Hardy 30 Jul '04

30 Jul '04

Ok, while I'm waiting for some insert decals to be made for my Twilight Zone pin, I want to start on my BattleZone. Are there any good online guides for cleaning/repair etc? For example, I have the follow pin resources... http://marvin3m.com/wpc/ http://www.marvin3m.com/top/ http://www.members.shaw.ca/taflist/taf-misc.htm And I'd like to see if I can get something like that for the Arcade cabs? ;) -- 61. Yes, I chowned all the files to belong to pvcs. Is that a problem to you? --Top 100 things you don't want the sysadmin to say Chris Hardy (chris(a)hardys.org or support(a)mission.net)

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Ms. Pac speed up chip?
by Sean McLachlan 28 Jul '04

28 Jul '04

If anyone has one, I'd like to buy/trade for it. Sean McLachlan MIS Manager LithoFlexo grafics inc. 801.484.8503

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Ship your next game with these guys
by Sean McLachlan 28 Jul '04

28 Jul '04

I shipped out a Pac-Man yesterday through Stone Path Logistics. They are a "front end" kind of place, the actual shipping was done through forward air. FA requires a full crate now, and SPL crated it and shipped it to Columbia, South Carolina for $194 bucks, $1500 insured value. 2 other place I called wanted $100 just for crating, and shipping would be another $150, so SPL is a pretty good value if you have to go full crate. They were really friendly, too. They are located at 2371 South Presidents Drive (Right off Bangeter Hwy, east side of the road) 978.4463 Sean McLachlan MIS Manager LithoFlexo grafics inc. 801.484.8503

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Pin Question
by Chris Hardy 26 Jul '04

26 Jul '04

To any pinheads ;) I have been dealing with a local arcade shop that is quiting the business, and I was offered 12 Machines(pins) for 3,000 Now, a good percentage of them are EM's, the memorable titles are 1 Kiss 2 Pinbots 1 Dr. Who (which is missing all the boards) 1 Shaq 1 Spring break And a bunch of EM's. He doesn't want to part out the machines, he wants them gone. Now, do you think I could sell off those pins and make back close to the $3,000? -- "I'd love to go out with you, but I did my own thing and now I've got to undo it." Chris Hardy (chris(a)hardys.org or support(a)mission.net)

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Outrun Cab.
by Chris Hardy 20 Jul '04

20 Jul '04

Woohoo! I finally have branched out from my pins. A local Op/reseller has decided to get out of the pin/vid business and was getting rid of their cabs. I managed to get myself a outrun mini for $75 ;) (along with a Primal Rage and a Killer Instinct II - Both with monitor issues. Those cost different ;) ) Take a look at http://house.hardys.org/gallery/games/rot51085 . I also picked myself up a BattleZone from Dan Goooch, whom I understand, a few of you know (he mentioned that he had tried to sell a cab to Pete Ashdown). It's a small small world. Hopefully I will be able to meet a few of you today ;) -- Hey... it's me. -- Han Solo "Star Wars : Return of the Jedi" Chris Hardy (chris(a)hardys.org or support(a)mission.net)

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UTVGG's Quasi-Quarterly Vid-Pin-Eat-Con
by Sean McLachlan 16 Jul '04

16 Jul '04

Only equaled by the Springfield Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con (Bi Monthly Science Fiction Conference), with appearances by Alf and Mark Hamill. I know this is short notice, but I wanted to throw the invite out. Chris Hardy and I will be meeting for lunch Tuesday the 20th, 11:30 AM at a downtown restaurant called Spice. It's on 115 S. West Temple. The food is good (It's described as "Bohemian", last time I got a shrimp pasta that was excellent) and it has a nice patio if the weather cooperates. Jeff, if you come I can bring that G05 for your LL. It's complete now, I found the HV but I'm pretty sure it's bad. Chris Strong, I can also bring the Joust Marquee. No need to RSVP, just show up. Sean McLachlan MIS Manager LithoFlexo grafics inc. 801.484.8503

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Fw: Video Game Champions Honored at New York Video Festival
by Jeff Peters 16 Jul '04

16 Jul '04

I thought you may find this interesting..... jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walter Day" <walter(a)twingalaxies.com> To: <walter(a)twingalaxies.com> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 9:58 AM Subject: Video Game Champions Honored at New York Video Festival > NEWS RELEASE > > Twin Galaxies Supplies Footage for 12th Annual New York Video Festival - > Video Game Champions win Big Media Attention > > Fairfield, Iowa -- July 16, 2004 -- Significant video game world records > culled from Twin Galaxies' famous archives of videotaped game performances > will be viewed this weekend as part of the 12th Annual New York Video > Festival, in New York's famous Lincoln Center. > > Walter Day, editor of the forthcoming edition of Twin Galaxies' Official > Video Game & Pinball Book of World Records, says: "This is a big > breakthrough for all gamers who want their skills to be recognized by the > mainstream media. I believe the presentation will be spellbounding as > footage is viewed showing world class performances on contemporary games > like today's Tomb Raider and Resident Evil, plus vintage standards like > Billy Mitchell's famous 'perfect' Pac-Man game." > > The event is scheduled for Sunday, July 18, at 9:00 PM. The Lincoln Center > is located between West 62nd and 65th Streets and Columbus and Amsterdam > Avenues. Attended by an audience of film, design, music, and art > professionals, as well as avid gamers and the general public, in the Lincoln > Center's acclaimed Walter Reade Theatre, the Festival will host a weekend > program titled: GAME ENGINE 2: OUT IN THE WORLD, which explores the psyche > of today's gaming world. > > To explain the theme behind Game Engine 2, Graham Leggat, of the Lincoln > Center, says: "As video games continue to emerge into and energize > mainstream culture, the stereotype of the gamer as a basement-dwelling > shut-in is giving way to a new appreciation of the extraordinary talents of > the teeming hordes playing games and working in the game industry." > > Both Walter Day and Pac-Man champ Billy Mitchell will address the Festival, > introducing a segment titled: World Record and Professional Gaming, which > reveals the genius behind all videogame superstars. Twin Galaxies and > G4TechTV supplied the footage for this portion of the event. > > "By showing footage of the greatest video game accomplishments of the last > 20 years," explains Day, "it can be shown that there is deep intelligence > involved in solving complicated video games." Many of the gaming superstars > to be examined during the presentation -- like the gifted Morrow brothers of > Denton, Texas -- will be appearing in the forthcoming 2nd edition of Twin > Galaxiesí Official Video Game & Pinball Book of World Records, which is the > industry's official record book. > > For more information on this event, go to www.twingalaxies.com >

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Looking for complete BZ or boardset.
by Chris Hardy 05 Jul '04

05 Jul '04

Fellow Collectors, I'm looking for a complete BZ, or boardset (looking at a cab in MD, but I'd like to avoid shipping). If it's a periscope edition, that's a plus! (Oh, I'm addicted ;) ) On another note, I'll be in Utah from the 17th to the 25th. I'd like to meet some collectors (and maybe pick up a BZ? ;) ) while I'm up there. I know that there was just a meet, but I thought I'd throw out the suggestion. And I'm still a bit more of a pinhead than a vid collector, but that's because I haven't been able to extend my "reach". My current endevour is at http://house.hardys.org/gallery/FishTalesRestoration if any of you would like to see what I've been slaving over lately (and I've got a pin coming to me from Portugal today! Call me crazy! ) -- It's against my programming to impersonate a deity. -- C3PO "Star Wars : Return of the Jedi" Chris Hardy (chris(a)hardys.org or support(a)mission.net)

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Anyone know how to contact David Young?
by Sean McLachlan 04 Jul '04

04 Jul '04

I've lost his phone # and don't have his email. Thanks. Sean McLachlan MIS Manager LithoFlexo grafics inc. 801.484.8503

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