Mystery Marquee $5 Challenge [SOLVED]
This game was particularly popular in the 90s. Bounty set at $5 bill, mailed to your house.
Email your guess to arcademarquee…..at…..gmail….dot….com
Answer: CLICK HERE
Congrats to Nicholas D. for winning!
Rollergames Arcade Marquee
80s marquees with live characters are some of our favorites. They represent everything that was awesome about the 80s: over the top hair, bad acting, and cheesiness beyond belief. Rollergames is no exception. Forgot we even sold this one until someone recently ordered it. Check it out in our store HERE, and a video of the game play below:
Mystery Marquee $5 Challenge [SOLVED]
Thought it might be fun to start a mystery marquee challenge. We are setting the bounty of this one at $5, which will be mailed to the first person who correctly guesses which marquee this is.
Email your guess to arcademarquee…..at…..gmail….dot….com
Answer: CLICK HERE
Congrats to Randall S. for winning!
Burger Time Arcade Marquee
Burger Time was one of those games that we never really saw growing up in the 90s. I would assume it was because it was not as profitable to route as say, a Ms. Pacman or Galaga. Now a days though, this is one of the more desirable games on the market. We often see it go for over $1k, and upwards of $2k at Captain’s Auction in Anaheim. As for the art, there’s really nothing more terrifying than a 6 foot sausage with green shoes chasing after you.
Check it out in our store HERE and below for a play through:
Zandy’s Arcade – The Claw!!!
Occasionally we will get orders for claw machines. We very much liked the design of Zandy’s, who happens to be a graphic designer. Check it out below, with a small blurb from the creator: Joseph:
“My girlfriend and I are creating our own game room and I am a graphic designer. We bought some vintage arcade games and have brought them back to life with our own look and style.”
-Joseph
Darksoft Arcade Marquee
Just got done designing a Darksoft Arcade Marquee for the release of the multi cps2 system. The system looks amazing. To have access to all cps2 games in one arcade, non emulated, sounds like fun. Can’t wait to get one.
Check out the marquee in our store here.
Multicade 60-1 Arcade Marquee
Just got a new design in the shop. This one is great for those 60-1 conversions. Check it out in our store HERE.
Virtual On Blast City Marquee Now in Stock!
One of our favorite arcades growing up was Virtual On. Out of all the games in the arcade, this one made you feel the most bad ass. Sitting in the cockpits with two joysticks and a bunch of buttons that did cool stuff, can’t get much better than that. Never played it on the port for a Blast City cabinet, but I’m sure it’s just as fun. Check out the marquee in our store HERE, and a playthrough below:
NWPAS Weekend
We had a great time at NWPAS weekend. Got to see a lot of great games, meet a lot of cool people, and lost pretty bad in the pinball tournaments.
One of our favorite things is always meeting new people. Had the opportunity to print some marquees for Boss Robot Games and a group of youngsters who produced their own shmup called Zatonis. Always good to see the next generation of gamers creating cool stuff.
Scott’s War of the Worlds Restoration
We always like seeing things restored to their original state. Scott was sharp enough to recognize an incredibly rare War of the World’s in the wild and picked it up. With a little artwork pieced together here and there, we were able to get him a bezel/marquee/cpo. Good work on the restore Scott!
“I had an idea of creating a pre-production game after reading about a similar project many, many years ago. Before the supply of games dried up locally I got a deal on a Star Castle machine in a sad state. It was loaded with many wasp mud nests and some rodent droppings. I cleaned it up, clamped and wood glued the cab back together, added a back door, and set about converting what was left into a War of the Worlds. Beyond the marquee, artwork was not available. I created what I could through pictures of some of the few machines that have been found over the years. I stitched together picture of the control panel artwork from three pictures taken at angles. Blending the image into one was probably the hardest part of the project. The monitor clear “gel” was created from a piece of art hanging on my wall for years; I kept it because I thought it was neat at the time. Little did I know I would need it many years later! The city scene was created on a clear piece of classroom overhead transparency. The art from that was also image filtered, touched up, and sized as good as I could get it. I found my local Lowes could custom cut glass for the monitor bezel and marquee. The control panel plexiglass was cut and drilled by me and I also ordered a set of new clear orange buttons. For the art (the marquee, the monitor bezel) I used black electrical tape to help cushion the glass edges and also adhere the art. I cut out the monitor viewing area using an Exacto knife and I finished it up with a straight edge. I went ahead and kept the white border as I liked the look. There is still more to do, I bought a can of bondo, and the custom wired game board needs attention but the cabinet looks the part now. I am happy with the results!”
-Scott
Check out the marquee in our store HERE, and a video of the game below: