This is the best thing since the wheel!! I'm serious!! I love Golden Age games - its a passion. I've built a couple of stand-ups and a couple of bartops and visual pinball machine. i have this in my brain. I hope I have the skill and tools to do it, because this is stuck in my head! Friggin awesome!!! Period!!
Byron Wheeler Hey, thanks for the comment. Check out the bartop link in description for more ideas! If you like this you should check out the Entex Robotron I made!
These should be manufactured, My God! Do you have any clue how many people like me who grew up on this would shuffle to the local Wal Mart, Target, Best Buy, or even the average Game Stop for one of these???? You would be surprised, sure it would deplete the value of the original table top games but still we would be there like take no prisoners for one of these and share it with our kids.
i would love to have one of these but you would have to buy one of the coleco arcade games and it seems like it would be expensive to build......BUT I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ONE MYSELF HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO BUILD IT AND WHAT WAS THE TOTAL COST
Do you still have these for sale? And if so, how much are they, and where can I purchase? Lastly, are we able to play the original Coleco tabletop games on them? How about the special Donkey Kong Jr.?
neil, I have two questions for you. 1. can you use the original monitor that came with the game? 2. how do you attach the raspberry pi to the controllers? Thanks for the input. I am looking to build one for myself.
I want one!! Could you build me one or put something online on how to build one. I had this idea too. I love these old games as a kid. I am now 40yrs old.
If you look at my description of the video go to the link bartopmania.com. On that link you will find my build from start to finish as well as someone elses similar build which is more detailed. I'm not sure if you have to register or not or if there is a guest login. As for making you one I wouldn't want to insult you with what it is worth. This took 80 + hours plus a couple of hundred dollars for the parts. It will be easier for you to build one yourself! Thanks for the message!!
Mame Coleco Donkey Kong for sale on ebay!! Check it out!! I do requests, too! www.ebay.com/itm/291556433490?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
Ahem, so you're butchering these classic Coleco LCD games which are probably going to be worth more than what you can easily have playing on your PC or scratch building a cabinet which plans are readily available? Really?
Mad Conservative Crimefighter I understand where you are coming from. The one you see in the video was a non functioning game ready for the garbage. I simply repurposed the casing to make it better. On my other builds I do the same. Coleco only made 5 themed games and there is an avid collector organization out there, me being one of them. These are fantastic little games and I feel coleco stopped short on what could have been a more extensive collection. Enter the raspberry pi and small lcd screens and we have the platform to make more to add to the small line of original colecos. I, like many others that collect these, want more to add to our shelves. Simple as that. I would like to invite you to check out the Facebook page I have to see that this is all legit. I don't expect you to change your mind at all but maybe have a look at the work that can be done to resurrect these before they enter the landfill. Www.facebook.com/groups/oldmadenew www.facebook.com
Neil - I just acquired a broken Pac Man to start my project (I didn't have the heart to strip my working Pac Man). I'm just starting to research what I need and how to go about doing this - because - I have to! I'm going to use a 4.3" TFT screen and from my understanding, it can run on 9 to 12 volts. The Raspberry Pi B on the other hand, runs on 5 volts power. So, can you tell me a little about how you're powering both with your drill battery at 12 V? Originally, I was thinking of powering the TFT screen with a 9 volt battery, and using a micro usb charger (android phone charger) to supply power to the Pi. I would certainly love your input. Is there a better venue where I can bug you?? :o\
Byron Wheeler Good you asked. The LCD is actually 5 volts. You have to pry out the voltage regulator on the LCD board and tie the Vcc to one of the capacitors for it to run with 5v. Here is a link that shows you. www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=17651 Now, the LCD in the video differs from the ones you get today. THere is a post I made on bartopmania.com/index.php?t=msg&th=873&start=0& that shows you the proper IC to remove. I found this all out only after making this one, but used this method on my Robotron. A good idea for you is to post your progress somewhere online so I can follow and help you through some tough spots if you like. First, don;t cut out the battery compartment, you can use 4 C cells to run it!!! As for the the usb charger make sure it can supply at least 750 mA for both the pi and screen together. Awesome!
I'm still not sure on the power sources. The tvt and pi can BOTH run together on either 4c batteries, or a mivro usb charger, or a rechargeable drill battery. Mmmm......interesting. Anyways - what I am about to order the following. . . .tell me what you think. . . www.amazon.com/inch-Foldable-Rearview-Monitor-Screen/dp/B006MPRFJQ/ref=sr_1_52?ie=UTF8&qid=1423879346&sr=8-52&keywords=pi+lcd www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/2V17F1100/679-1404-ND/1280470 www.ebay.com/itm/3-Pcs-RED-SPST-Off-On-N-O-Car-Momentary-Push-Button-Switch-AC-6A-125V-3A-250V-/231104107203?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35cee0d2c3 www.amazon.com/iFlash-Charger-Support-Models-Motolola/dp/B007JPX68W/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1423879707&sr=8-7&keywords=usb+car+charger+4+port northamerica.emukade.com/product/kade-microarcade/ www.ebay.com/itm/170964698653 www.ebay.com/itm/black-lexan-polycarbonate-makrolon-sheet-1-16-x-16-x-16-/360489579387?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53eeda737b Forgive me if this is what you sent me this list. I've been looking at so many forums and posts, I'm forgetting whats what!! If you think there is something else I should order, or if I should disregard something from here, let me know as I can get to ebay!! Once I get my supplies ordered, you probably won't hear from me until I get all my supplies and get my pac man stripped and ready!
A mass marketed toy is not a historic relic. Be real. People who are pissed off about this are pissed off because they’re collectors and this adds scarcity to what they collect. Going apeshit on a guy who takes a busted toy he bought on eBay for $50 and turns it into the version of the toy any of us would have wanted when we were kids needs to face up to the fact that their interests do not take priority over any one else’s interests. Just stop. You want to preserve all these old Coleco games, even the broken and abused ones? Buy them. Simple.
You just destroyed a rare 80s collectible. You're no different than a "flipper", those opportunistic scavengers who take rare arcade games, strips and guts them, throws in a flat screen and 60 in 1 card and then tries to sell them as "classics" to suckers too naive to realize they are buying something absolutely worthless with no future market value. Arcade games and novelties from the period, if not left in original state, lose tremendous value almost at once. As an arcade cultural historian and researcher, as well as an arcade game collector and preservationist, I don't mince words with people who destroy and devalue classic arcade games and 80s gaming artifacts for profit. What you've done and what you promote is negligible and horrible. You and your company are now on my radar as a "flipper".
"Flippers" is a term used often in classic arcade preservation circles. Flippers are people who take arcade games, gut them and put in flat screens and multicades, sand the original side art off, slap on a cheezy sticker and sell a dead classic for top dollar to naive people who think they've bought a unit that will hold its value. Flippers destroy classic arcade games for profit because oftentimes the parts piecemeal (especially boards and joysticks) are worth more than the entire unit on the retail market. So the flipper makes money off gutting the game and selling the original parts and then again off making a multicade out of the cabinet. The guy above sort of did that with that 1981 one-time issue piece of gaming history. And he, too, did it for profit with absolute zero regard for what he was destroying. That unit usually goes for $150-$200 but in the box mint $400. His new "reconditioned piece" is worth nothing to a collector of arcade memorabilia and collectibles. He ruined it.
Seems you and Mad Concervative Crimefighter have taken aim at this, which is fine. But remember that I do collect as well. We aren't talking about rare games here, there were millions of these scattered through the world. Second, they can be purchased for $25 to $45 on ebay. Good or excellent condition ones go for around $100. I doubt anyone would buy one for more that $150 unless it is still sealed and in original box. Third, there is a demand for what I do here, I rebuild the broken ones to something people want. Yes, I do profit, but understand the amount of dedicated work that it takes to put these together. THere is a demand for them and I'm filling it. I have the full line of these in great shape and I wouldn't even consider gutting them to make them into something else. Others I find, however, that look like they been dragged through a dirt puddle without any sort of care from the original owner can be made to look new again. Please understand that I love these games too. I'm not a mindless grunt that has dollar signs in my eyes. If you saw the work I do on my other builds then you will see my devotion to actually keep these around for as long as anybody can!
Your "devotion" is for the sake of profit and not preservation. Although you have the right to seek commerce as you see fit, keep in mind that that does not protect you from criticism.
It takes a genius and a true arcade fan to think of doing this. ♥️
Kind of sad we had to wait till our 40's for these things to become exactly what we imagined as a kid.
Better late than never.
@@donkique956 True that.
This is the best thing since the wheel!! I'm serious!! I love Golden Age games - its a passion. I've built a couple of stand-ups and a couple of bartops and visual pinball machine. i have this in my brain. I hope I have the skill and tools to do it, because this is stuck in my head! Friggin awesome!!! Period!!
Byron Wheeler Hey, thanks for the comment. Check out the bartop link in description for more ideas! If you like this you should check out the Entex Robotron I made!
These should be manufactured, My God! Do you have any clue how many people like me who grew up on this would shuffle to the local Wal Mart, Target, Best Buy, or even the average Game Stop for one of these???? You would be surprised, sure it would deplete the value of the original table top games but still we would be there like take no prisoners for one of these and share it with our kids.
Good job man! You implemented some great ideas there. Especially finding room for the battery!
My mind would have been blown if back when I used to play these things I found out it would someday be possible to upgrade them like this!
+Andrew Tornadoboy I have one of these for sale on ebay right now. It's just like this but inside a Coleco Donkey Kong. Check it out!
Neil Henry Thanks but I'll all tapped out as far as money goes right now, but I'll check it out anyway
I sure want one also. That is a great idea for anyone, including me.
wow, incredible work! Thanks for posting!
Whoever you are, you are sitting on a friggin gold mine.
Oh my Gosh!!!! Amazing dude!!! You rock!!!
Super-cool man, nice job.
You may want to consider distribute, along with Coleco, to have them manufactured to toy stores for $999.99 each.
came out very nice
i would love to have one of these but you would have to buy one of the coleco arcade games and it seems like it would be expensive to build......BUT I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ONE MYSELF HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO BUILD IT AND WHAT WAS THE TOTAL COST
I would like to buy one, is there any available still?
Is this still available to buy? If so, where?
Imagine this in the 80's...lots of money of manufacturers
This is amazing now never mind in the 80's
You do realise it's running MAME. Though you hated MAME and all that use it..
Les Dixon I don't hate MAME...I just don't like at all the emulation or people that feels superior using MAME...stupid
Great one for me to have. Defiantly a must have. Unfortunately, I am not Raspberry Pi expertise because this sounds like a problem for me to do.
Do one with a horizontal screen just for those type games.
Do you still have these for sale? And if so, how much are they, and where can I purchase? Lastly, are we able to play the original Coleco tabletop games on them? How about the special Donkey Kong Jr.?
Yes. I have a Facebook group called Old Made New. Come check us out!
neil, I have two questions for you.
1. can you use the original monitor that came with the game?
2. how do you attach the raspberry pi to the controllers?
Thanks for the input. I am looking to build one for myself.
I want one!! Could you build me one or put something online on how to build one. I had this idea too. I love these old games as a kid. I am now 40yrs old.
If you look at my description of the video go to the link bartopmania.com. On that link you will find my build from start to finish as well as someone elses similar build which is more detailed. I'm not sure if you have to register or not or if there is a guest login. As for making you one I wouldn't want to insult you with what it is worth. This took 80 + hours plus a couple of hundred dollars for the parts. It will be easier for you to build one yourself! Thanks for the message!!
Neil Henry ...dude, let me just buy a completed machine from you. Where can I go for that Neil?
Do you need to get a raspberry pi with the screen? What raspberry pi would you recommend?
+Nicole Henninger Any raspberry pi will do. The screen is just a automotive backup camera monitor.
Wow. Are you selling any of these?
How do they make this? Its awesome.
I want this but I am on a cardigan cruise
Are you guys still selling these mame arcades, cause if you are I'm interested
Where you a member at bartopmania?
Where is possible to buy?
How come this doesn't have 999,999,999,999,999,999 hits?
Hey brotha how much I'm very very interested in purchasing one ASAP please let me know
Check out my facebook site Old Made New at facebook.com/groups/oldmadenew/ or email me at nhenry1647@gmail.com for more info. Thanks for the message!
Do you have anymore?
Mame Coleco Donkey Kong for sale on ebay!! Check it out!! I do requests, too!
www.ebay.com/itm/291556433490?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
Ahem, so you're butchering these classic Coleco LCD games which are probably going to be worth more than what you can easily have playing on your PC or scratch building a cabinet which plans are readily available? Really?
Mad Conservative Crimefighter I understand where you are coming from. The one you see in the video was a non functioning game ready for the garbage. I simply repurposed the casing to make it better. On my other builds I do the same. Coleco only made 5 themed games and there is an avid collector organization out there, me being one of them. These are fantastic little games and I feel coleco stopped short on what could have been a more extensive collection. Enter the raspberry pi and small lcd screens and we have the platform to make more to add to the small line of original colecos. I, like many others that collect these, want more to add to our shelves. Simple as that. I would like to invite you to check out the Facebook page I have to see that this is all legit. I don't expect you to change your mind at all but maybe have a look at the work that can be done to resurrect these before they enter the landfill. Www.facebook.com/groups/oldmadenew
www.facebook.com
Loved these Coleco tabletops as a kid. Sad to see what's left of them being destroyed for common emulation. :(
Patrick Scott Patterson I have 3 originals up for sale.
Djc 1978 which ones, how much?
LUCKIE ONASIS I've got a pacman for $80. A pacman in the box for $200 obo, and Frogger for $125 obo.
All work, and sound amazing. No missing batter covers. One pacman I've not had time to put new labels on.
Ok im bout to get on this road. I'll contact you in the morning. I want them.
What type of lcd screen did you use
where can i get one of these?
facebook.com/groups/oldmadenew is the group I run , my email is on the group banner.
EXCELLENT!!
What a shame I've only just discovered this, link to order is dead 😮
If you are on Facebook, look up the group Old Made New.
how did you build this?
Neil - I just acquired a broken Pac Man to start my project (I didn't have the heart to strip my working Pac Man). I'm just starting to research what I need and how to go about doing this - because - I have to! I'm going to use a 4.3" TFT screen and from my understanding, it can run on 9 to 12 volts. The Raspberry Pi B on the other hand, runs on 5 volts power. So, can you tell me a little about how you're powering both with your drill battery at 12 V? Originally, I was thinking of powering the TFT screen with a 9 volt battery, and using a micro usb charger (android phone charger) to supply power to the Pi. I would certainly love your input. Is there a better venue where I can bug you?? :o\
Byron Wheeler Good you asked. The LCD is actually 5 volts. You have to pry out the voltage regulator on the LCD board and tie the Vcc to one of the capacitors for it to run with 5v. Here is a link that shows you. www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=17651 Now, the LCD in the video differs from the ones you get today. THere is a post I made on bartopmania.com/index.php?t=msg&th=873&start=0& that shows you the proper IC to remove. I found this all out only after making this one, but used this method on my Robotron. A good idea for you is to post your progress somewhere online so I can follow and help you through some tough spots if you like. First, don;t cut out the battery compartment, you can use 4 C cells to run it!!! As for the the usb charger make sure it can supply at least 750 mA for both the pi and screen together. Awesome!
I'm still not sure on the power sources. The tvt and pi can BOTH run together on either 4c batteries, or a mivro usb charger, or a rechargeable drill battery. Mmmm......interesting. Anyways - what I am about to order the following. . . .tell me what you think. . .
www.amazon.com/inch-Foldable-Rearview-Monitor-Screen/dp/B006MPRFJQ/ref=sr_1_52?ie=UTF8&qid=1423879346&sr=8-52&keywords=pi+lcd
www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/2V17F1100/679-1404-ND/1280470
www.ebay.com/itm/3-Pcs-RED-SPST-Off-On-N-O-Car-Momentary-Push-Button-Switch-AC-6A-125V-3A-250V-/231104107203?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35cee0d2c3
www.amazon.com/iFlash-Charger-Support-Models-Motolola/dp/B007JPX68W/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1423879707&sr=8-7&keywords=usb+car+charger+4+port
northamerica.emukade.com/product/kade-microarcade/
www.ebay.com/itm/170964698653
www.ebay.com/itm/black-lexan-polycarbonate-makrolon-sheet-1-16-x-16-x-16-/360489579387?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53eeda737b
Forgive me if this is what you sent me this list. I've been looking at so many forums and posts, I'm forgetting whats what!! If you think there is something else I should order, or if I should disregard something from here, let me know as I can get to ebay!! Once I get my supplies ordered, you probably won't hear from me until I get all my supplies and get my pac man stripped and ready!
Hey Byron!
What's the PacMan project you're working on?
Look out for the ghosts!
Jeff.....youtube 'coleco tabletop mame'....Im hoping to be able to do that!!
Hi interested in game, how could I go about getting one from you
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you! If you are still interested please message me or visit facebook.com/groups/oldmadenew/ Thanks!
hi how can i purchase one
Can i buy one!
Yes, come to my Facebook group for more info. facebook.com/groups/oldmadenew
I'd like to buy
How much ???
I just looked it up on eBay and you seriously want $400??
That unit is worth absolutely nothing now.
That very unit sold for over $1000. So....
Only because the buyer didn't know any better...
No, it's because these are handmade. the type of workmanship is why the cost is so high.
NadrianATRS Yes the man gotta get paid for his time and effort! These are hand built not off an assembly line
A mass marketed toy is not a historic relic. Be real. People who are pissed off about this are pissed off because they’re collectors and this adds scarcity to what they collect. Going apeshit on a guy who takes a busted toy he bought on eBay for $50 and turns it into the version of the toy any of us would have wanted when we were kids needs to face up to the fact that their interests do not take priority over any one else’s interests. Just stop. You want to preserve all these old Coleco games, even the broken and abused ones? Buy them. Simple.
Huh??? I think I missed something.
You just destroyed a rare 80s collectible. You're no different than a "flipper", those opportunistic scavengers who take rare arcade games, strips and guts them, throws in a flat screen and 60 in 1 card and then tries to sell them as "classics" to suckers too naive to realize they are buying something absolutely worthless with no future market value. Arcade games and novelties from the period, if not left in original state, lose tremendous value almost at once.
As an arcade cultural historian and researcher, as well as an arcade game collector and preservationist, I don't mince words with people who destroy and devalue classic arcade games and 80s gaming artifacts for profit. What you've done and what you promote is negligible and horrible. You and your company are now on my radar as a "flipper".
I associate flipping with house remodeling...not this.
"Flippers" is a term used often in classic arcade preservation circles. Flippers are people who take arcade games, gut them and put in flat screens and multicades, sand the original side art off, slap on a cheezy sticker and sell a dead classic for top dollar to naive people who think they've bought a unit that will hold its value. Flippers destroy classic arcade games for profit because oftentimes the parts piecemeal (especially boards and joysticks) are worth more than the entire unit on the retail market. So the flipper makes money off gutting the game and selling the original parts and then again off making a multicade out of the cabinet.
The guy above sort of did that with that 1981 one-time issue piece of gaming history. And he, too, did it for profit with absolute zero regard for what he was destroying. That unit usually goes for $150-$200 but in the box mint $400. His new "reconditioned piece" is worth nothing to a collector of arcade memorabilia and collectibles. He ruined it.
Seems you and Mad Concervative Crimefighter have taken aim at this, which is fine. But remember that I do collect as well. We aren't talking about rare games here, there were millions of these scattered through the world. Second, they can be purchased for $25 to $45 on ebay. Good or excellent condition ones go for around $100. I doubt anyone would buy one for more that $150 unless it is still sealed and in original box. Third, there is a demand for what I do here, I rebuild the broken ones to something people want. Yes, I do profit, but understand the amount of dedicated work that it takes to put these together. THere is a demand for them and I'm filling it. I have the full line of these in great shape and I wouldn't even consider gutting them to make them into something else. Others I find, however, that look like they been dragged through a dirt puddle without any sort of care from the original owner can be made to look new again. Please understand that I love these games too. I'm not a mindless grunt that has dollar signs in my eyes. If you saw the work I do on my other builds then you will see my devotion to actually keep these around for as long as anybody can!
Your "devotion" is for the sake of profit and not preservation. Although you have the right to seek commerce as you see fit, keep in mind that that does not protect you from criticism.
I disagree on these costing 25-50 on ebay...prices have shot up across the board.