Jerks are now charging 400 per year, don't pay and everything you've posted over the years will now break!

Just a heads up to everyone, as all my archived posts are now ruined..

Things have been a little quiet for me for a while...

Until our local T.V. Station came to do a feature on my game room!

Let me know what you think!

http://abc13.com/coolspaces/

It's been a while since I've made a post, not much going on lately... until Houston Arcade Expo this year!

Got To Meet The King Of Kong!  He was cool, and I got to ask some questions to him!  Yes, Everything in KOK was for dramatization!  (he was not mean to Steve)  Also, was able to meet Walter Day of Twin Galaxies Fame!! It was so cool to meet them both.  They were very nice and eager to talk to everyone! 



Got some goodies for the game room, personalized also!!



Stacy got a warm welcome from Billy!   




And besides the usual, Playing fun classic arcade games and pinball, Got to try Oculus Rift!   Finally, What was seen in The Lawnmower Man is becoming a reality!!!



What A Great Time!! 

I turned on my T2 for some fun, and while playing, an error came up on screen:

Check fuses 114 & 115


I pulled them and checked them, they are fine. 

Anyone else have this type of error?

I guess I can't complain much, this is the first trouble in 23 years. 

After finding out about this...  We went for sure!

http://www.arcadecenter.com/default.asp

First thing we saw upon arriving at the hotel:



Great Gathering... lots of classics to play!





















Atari Age was there, introducing some amazing games.. I'm getting them for sure!

Space Rocks: This is the game Atari wished they could have produced back in the day... It was incredibly fun!





I met the creator of the game there, He said the game has an extra ARM chip which makes the game incredible, which was also made the game impossible to exist in 1982.   I definitely let him know I was impressed!  Great Work!!!!! 



Darn, Don't you hate it when you find out something too late?  Well I found out that the creator of my Terminator 2 Pinball Machine was there and he was signing Translites, including his latest pinball, Metallica.  FUUUUUUUUUUUU!  there was no way I could make it home in time to get mine, as he was only there for an hour... So I got a picture with him instead... I would have loved to had him sign my T2.  Maybe he will be there next year.



Look at these mini games!!  Cool!





LOL, an arcade cabinet on a diet? 


Play the Star Fire Video Game, Beat the machine and see the next clue!   (if you don't know what this is from, you are banned from DLF for a week, LOL    )



More Atari Age, Great console setups!



Halo 2600!!!!



Wow, The vendors that were there....  Complete Williams/Bally Midway repro board replacements!  Complete bulletproofing for your pinball.... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!







I was lucky to do this:   There was a vendor from Pinball Classics who created a special RAM chip for your pinball, NO MORE DAMN STUPID LEAKY BATTERIES!   Horrrrrrraaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!        I hired him to come out on Monday night before he had to leave town to go back to Ohio.   Yes! he was able to come to my house and install this RAM chip on my T2!  (sorry, no pix... he was in and out fast)   Now, my settings and scores are saved forever and no more worrying about batteries.   I definitely said Thank You!!

 Some chips had to be removed and the new on soldered on... I wanted this done by a professional, and the creator of the chip!   

More Info Here:    http://www.lockwhenlit.com/anyPin.htm

We also discovered a great mod for your pinball:    COLOR DMD !   

This company has recreated the dot matrix display to now be in color with beautiful fluid animation!  You have to see it to believe it.   I hope they do T2 soon!   Look Here:

  http://www.colordmd.com/

LED upgrades for Pinball....  It was unbelievable!  Old Pins I've played before look like I've never seen them before!  I bought me a set for my T2.   I can't wait to see how it looks!   This is highly recommended, Besides looking amazing with eye popping color, it takes the strain off the power supply boards... LED draws practically nothing in power.

 Look again at Whirlwind:    Look how bright and colorful it is!



No pix, sorry.... but there is now a company that is completely recreating ALL pinball playfields, Translites, and Backglass art...  So, If you have an original backglass art that is flaking, you are in luck! 

http://www.starship-fantasy.com/



Well, This was a great time, Picked up a few Sonic The Hedgehog goodies there too!    


Looking forward to going again!   

This is a post I made on a local forum, I'm reposting it here to see what everyone here a DLF thinks on this subject.


Idiocracy : (from imdb)

 Private Joe Bauers, the definition of "average American", is selected by the Pentagon to be the guinea pig for a top-secret hibernation program. Forgotten, he awakes 500 years in the future. He discovers a society so incredibly dumbed-down that he's easily the most intelligent person alive.

Every day that goes by, It is very easy to see this future coming.

 Windows 8 :  The flagship of idiocracy!  Those big dumb buttons, just like in the movie!



I'm sorry Microsoft, that you are pissed that Apple is a success with the iPad, but I'll play Angry Birds on my iPhone or iPad, Not my Windows PC/Laptop. Please understand that tablets and phones are for casual play and tasks, not serious computer use, But you've decided that you want "App Store" revenue, and decided to change everything up so we can have a Windows Store shoved in our faces every time we start our PC's, Basically you have turned a great OS into an overblown shitty XBOX Dashboard. Well, Guess what? When you start a MAC, you don't have iTunes shoved down your throat!   You are going to figure this out too late and piss off every windows user to the point of never winning back their business.  I like a clean desktop, not a cluttered pile of crap.   





But most today will just follow the herd and accept what is given them.

 Stores are not helping... Dumbing down everywhere!   Have you noticed at Wal Mart, There are pictures of the items on an empty shelf to be stocked? Nope, can't read... need pictures!

Target is only making this worse with their Idiocracy packaged medicine!




Idiots from T.V. & Movies idolized!   From shows like 15 and pregnant & Here comes honey boo boo!  Ironically on a network called TLC! which I don't think means The Learning Channel anymore!   

 Just like the movie, It seems the dumber people are... the more kids they  have.

Moronic labeling on products, Endless cautions and warnings on everything, because people are getting so dumb.  "Misuse of lawnmower may cause serious injury or death"  no shit?!   On a firecracker:  "point away from face" duh  On and on!!!!

Yes, I know pobody's nerfect, lol, but how low are we going to continue to lower the standards? It is getting scary out there!  Seriously... Down the road in the future, when you are getting old and need assistance/in a nursing home, Do you really want to be in the care of the future morons of today?

Also, it's kind of funny and ironic at the same time that Carl's Jr. is opening up all over the Houston area.  Fuddruckers (AKA ButtFuckers) has been here for years.

Thoughts? Concerns?  What other forms of Idiocracy have you seen out there?

Well, the gameroom has been getting crowded, and time to expand.  But before starting on this, I need to fix a few things around the house to improve security and to keep from dying of a heart attack doing "too hard" yard work related stuff.    

First thing:  Protecting and covering the entrance to the game room.

Before, it was wide open, fighting weather and bugs to get in to the game room, not to mention being a scaredy cat going back and forth from the house to the game room in the middle of the night thinking someone might be outside!  One time, the cat came running around the corner out of the dark, and I almost died!  I'm such a sissy.



Before:





Construction begins:


















Floor Painted and sealed:



Lights Up:




Walls going up:









All Done:  Time To Decorate and enjoy.... (hopefully) No more worries about break ins... Some of you will remember the attempted break in a few years back... I tried to find pix, to fix previous post... they are lost.   Joy!!  No More running between in the weather in my underwear where everyone can see!  LOL  











The Second thing to fix before beginning:  Paving in the areas around the game room!  Besides nearly push mowing myself into the grave, rocks keep getting thrown and I'm tired of worrying about breaking windows with flying debris... So lets fix this forever:

Construction Begins:





























How Much Nicer it is now....  No more mowing or weedeater in this space.  





Did you notice the larger A/C unit?  



Prepare the outside! 








Before anyone asks...  No, that is not going to all be the game room... (rats, lol)  it's going to be a storage building too, having this work done at same time! 












What happened here?.... 



This is what is happening.... This wall, It's a Comin' Down!






Gonna be messy for a while!



Stay Tuned!      

Take a look at my short vid on the tube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2iKFGByQ9k&list=UU815ie4W8CHWRXVr8CJdEmA&index=1

I didn't know this existed..   Glad I was able to get one!

I already got a negative comment saying I could've bought something else for cheaper and painted it...   Which is not the point...  I wanted it because it's Sonic :-)

I'd buy a pack of tampons if it were Sonic The Hedgehog 20th anniversary edition  LOL  :-)