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Epic Nintendo Red Tent Restoration!
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- Опубликовано: 14 авг 2024
- Join Video Game Preservationist Tod Curtis on an epic journey to restore one of the grails of arcade/console collecting: a 1980s Nintendo Red Tent system. Plucked from a field in southern Indiana where it spent months (or even years!) decaying in the elements, this Red Tent (also known as a Nintendo Vs. System Table) had nearly succumbed to rust before Tod brought it home and embarked on an intense six-month restoration process.
You'll learn some of the tricks of the trade, including metal fabrication, rust removal, Bondo patching, arcade monitor rehabilitation, circuit board repair, wiring, painting, and more!
This is truly an incredible restoration and one that must be seen to be believed!
If you enjoy the video, please help me out by liking and subscribing. I'd love to be able to do more videos like this and the positive feedback would be much appreciated :)
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:14 - The Find
01:10 - The Deal
02:02 - The Pickup
02:51 - Unloading
05:40 - Red Tent History
06:52 - Rust Removal
10:45 - Base Renovation I
11:56 - Fiberglass Resin Repair
13:39 - Power Supply And Monitor Disassembly
23:19 - Base Renovation II
26:51 - Another Pickup
28:25 - Monitor Rehab
36:21 - Control Panel Rehab
39:18 - Base Renovation III
47:54 - Let's Paint
49:54 - Wiring
55:17 - Monitor 2
01:03:50 - The Hood Part I
01:11:24 - Audio Repair
01:13:08 - The Hood Part II
01:14:05 - Wrapping It Up
01:16:07 - Fully Restored
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Man, that seller kept raising up the price every time you talked to him. It’s like “Yeah, the machine has 2 screens… oh wait, it doesn’t, so that’ll be another 50 bucks on top.”😂
I love that you’re showing the process in such great lengths. Even if I have zero clues in the field of electronics and repairs, it’s still very interesting and educational (not to mention therapeutic to see things get repaired!).
This is wayyyyy better than those junk repair channel where it’s people happen to come across perfectly salvageable devices in the middle of nowhere and with only a little bit of scrub-a-dub-dub, they’re practically brand new AS IF they were bought beforehand and swapped in…
It's just me (or me and my wife), my phone, and whatever I find. I definitely want to make videos that anyone can relate to. Especially those who know nothing about the technical side but are curious how someone even starts this kind of process. I love watching videos of things going from a wreck to beautiful, no matter what it is, and I'm glad that appeals to others as well.
What's even funnier is that I'm always looking for a really terrible project to fix up and when I find one that's seemingly simple, there are unexpected twists that make it that much harder (see Pole Position video, for example). And I'm experiencing exactly the same thing on the project(s) I just started last week. Makes for good viewing but more headaches for me :)
Thanks for the kind words and I'm glad you enjoy my content!
@@tcurtis49
That's another thing I like about your video is that you also showed the parts where you came across certain obstacles and difficulties. It's not always a smooth sailing as others tend to show, making restoration seems like the easiest things to do with just some toothbrushes, cleaning detergents and paint sprays. XD
I just subbed to you and was planning to go through other videos starting from the Pole Position!
Please keep up the good work and do take care! (Seriously, working with all the power tools and rusty parts sure is dangerous!)👍
@@tcurtis49did it use two crts or just one I'm pretty curious cos there is two controllers on each side 😊
@@user-lx3th5on8l Two CRTs-one on each side. Some games (like Tennis) played 4 player with each side seeing the court from their own perspective.
@@tcurtis49 so I suppose there'll be two isolation transformers for the two CRTs right 🤔 cos some arcade machines sometimes have two transformers one a isolation and another which is for the main power supply
Dude you are an absolute master! I thought no way that could be saved. Thank you for restoring and preserving these amazing machines and sharing the adventure with us.
Thanks so much!
God bless you for investing so much time, money and energy into restoring and preserving these wonderful pieces of our past
Thanks!
My grandpa who worked for Pizza Hut states that he remembers these machines. They were supposed to be exclusive to Pizza Hut's but because of their popularity they were placed in arcades and even some service stations. This was pretty neat to watch you build this thing!
That’s really cool to hear. Thanks!
I just picked one of these up the other day, and stumbled on this video. I thought mine was in rough shape, but compared to how you found yours it seems pretty minty. Huge respect for taking the time to restore this part of gaming history. I’m so glad you found that machine.
This is better than a movie!
Haha-I hope you have good success with yours!
Zero background in this, but enjoyed watching. You are the Bob Ross of vintage arcade repair.
If you are aggressive or impatient, doing arcade restoration is not much fun. I’ve learned to just roll with the punches :) Thanks!
Here we go! A literal example of someone else's trash being someone else's treasure!
@@PotatoeSnow All I will say is that Tod is not an average person. He's ridiculously resourceful, intelligent and determined to find answers by any means necessary - not to mention just a real decent person.
“One mans garbage is another mans good un-garbage. Or something like that bubs”
It makes me wonder how it got there in the first place.
Early on you said it looked overall reasonable... man you are a optimist haha. This was a journey and a half- amazing work.
I am definitely an optimist…but sometimes reality comes crashing down on me :)
Disclaimer "I am not a professional..." says the guy more professional than any professional out there. Well, you didn't get paid for your work so technically you're correct but I'd say that's about it. Incredible job :)
I’m really not, and I only do a couple of major restorations a year, but I do try to do them in the best manner I can. It’s just a hobby but I have picked up a lot of knowledge over the years, and I try to keep experimenting with new techniques. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the kind words :)
My mind has been blown. I’ve done a few arcade restorations but nothing on this scale. I wouldn’t have given that red tent a second look. The time and dedication to see this restoration through is commendable 👏
Thanks, Tom!
Yup I'd have savaged the monitor and binned the rest. Really incredible dedication!
This was incredible to watch! I don’t know why I’ve never considered using donor parts from a spare tv to fix one I care about. The cabinet looked so good by the end!
Thanks!
This. Is. Incredible. I have so much respect for and envy of people who are able to pull off something like this. It was sitting out in a field!!!!
If you don't have a degree in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering then I just don't know how you did this. Amazing! Also your video is very well produced.
Wow!
Thanks for the kind words! I wish I had more formal training in those areas but it’s amazing how much you pick up over the years by necessity. Luckily there are a lot of resources out there and good people willing to help when I get stuck on something.
Please, don't call this "restoration". This is more like "resurrection". It was damaged beyond any repair, yet you managed to bring it back from the dead. Wonderfull job!
Well--maybe it at least deserved the "Epic" title. Seems like I've had a few of those :) Thanks!
I've done a few restorations, and I was VERY impressed by this restoration. If you think arcade cabs are difficult to unload, you should try a full size video slot machine, they are also made to repaired ONLY by factory service techs. Consoles and arcade machines are SOOO much more approachable, ...except for units like your Red Tent. After seeing how badly the cabinet was rusted through, I thought the only solution was to fold and weld up a new one, ...I was mistaken. I hope to see a lot more of your restoration videos.
Thanks! I got the feeling these were designed to last a few tears and then be discarded. That metal doesn’t stand the test of time. I may eventually come across a slot machine so I consider myself warned!
This seems like one of those moments where single sided, through-hole PCBs saved the day!
I absolutely love refurbishing, restoring, and saving electronics from the bin. My ability to metal work is so very limited compared to your level of skill... I have a tendency to remove as much rust and corrosion I can and basically paint a cool color to call it good. I enjoyed every moment watching you dedicate yourself to this labor of love. A tip of the hat to you, sir!
Yes, I’m still a noob when it comes to surface mount chips but you can work magic on old traditional boards. Thanks so much!
@@tcurtis49 Surface mount is probably my specialty; my first job out of college was at a small electronics manufacturer... Learned it all from pick and place, reflow, defective board repair, and of course my absolute loathing of lead free solder. You've given me the inspiration to get back into a couple of old projects getting dusty that look nowhere near as bad as this did but felt was out of my scope. No time like the present!!
Awesome! Glad I could inspire :)
I can't get over your insane Nintendo collection display, and your understanding wife. This was so fun to watch. Dude, those boxes Atari games just bring my childhood back. Excellent job!
And I thought I was great putting a new fuse in my Snes. 😊 Very impressed from across the pond.
Thanks! One day it’s just a fuse, the next you are doing a cap kit on a monitor…that’s kind of how it escalates :)
I remember playing on these . They had one in a game store in Woodbridge Center mall called Game Room Store . The games they had were baseball and pinball . Classics for me
I find it really cool to see people with that much patience to clean stuff up and repair it and invest so many time in it. Well done
Thanks! It’s definitely rewarding :)
You are an artist. Superb work. Learning that your an Orthodontist makes everything make sense on your amazing work.
It certainly helps that I had so many years of fine tuning with my hands and working with small objects. And to understand patience and taking things one step at a time. I find that a lot of dentists are craftsmen and hobbyists as well. Thanks!
Super interesting restoration.. had never heard of this cabinet before! And damn man.. your skills are impeccable, thank you for giving this unit a second life.
Thanks! It’s definitely a weird cabinet :)
Absolutely incredible, I personally did a Red Tent restoration as well but my machine was no where near this level of decay. This is just amazing, fantastic job! Those monitors are really hard to find! Makes me happy another one of these were saved as people used to buy two+ busted machines in an attempt to save just one.
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it and were able to get yours restored. It’s a labor of love and preserving history, sometimes. I am about to wrap up saving a Tron cabinet from a fiery demise and hope to add that to the playlist before long. And yes, those monitors are extremely hard to find :)
I'm so glad I found your channel. Your rebuild and restoration videos are fantastic. The fact that you even have the patience to photograph, video and document the process over so many months is mind blowing. The pacing, editing and content of your videos is just top notch. It blows my mind that you aren't in the 100k range for subs and rocketing beyond.
I’m glad you like it! Lately I’ve gotten a lot more views so hopefully more people can enjoy them. But I’ll keep making them no matter what because it’s fun to do. I appreciate the kind words!
Having seen this machine in person, the video doesn't really do justice just how great it looks. Can't wait to see more of your incredible work documented.
Seriously one of the best restorations to anything I have ever seen. Extremely amazing work, makes me happy to see this left for dead machine working again!!
Much appreciated. Even I was stunned by how well it turned out. It’s really all about taking one step at a time and being patient :)
I never really understand RUclips recommendations, but I'm very happy your channel showed up! You do such an awesome job and you're really enjoyable to watch. I know I'll never take on an arcade restore, but I can live vicariously through you. So, so good! I've been wanting to chop up some Wiis to turn into custom systems so you might finally convince me to try it out just because you look like you're enjoying yourself throughout all of this (even if like 50%+ is sanding lol).
Thanks! Yeah, I ruined a lot of shirts and towels sanding that stuff but it was all fun :)
Nintendo+Restoration =New Sub
Next video is Nintendo related...and a restoration...hopefully you will like it :)
@@tcurtis49 awesome; can't wait! 👍
Dude, this is awesome! I just love watching you work your magic. Kudos especially to your very supportive family! Semi-joking here, but in most households, a reaction of "you spent how much on WHAT?" would have either been grounds for divorce or worse, justifiable homicide. Fortunately, my father was able to persuade his very loving wife of thirty years (they celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary this past October 2023) that if he was working on his boats, he wasn't out there gambling, going to strip clubs, or doing anything else detrimental to the household. She always knew where my dad was and what he was doing. Huge bonus is that your wife and son are occasional accomplices in your projects! Kudos on restoring this. Most of us would have looked at that Nintendo Red Tent and saw a bucket of tetanus instead of an arcade game to be restored. Another item that brought back memories was Pizza Hut offering dine-in table service. I actually worked in one of these places in the mid-1980s and I still miss dine-in Pizza Huts! Thanks for another awesome restoration!
Thanks for sharing all those cool tidbits. Yes, I m super lucky to have a family that loves this stuff as much as me. And in general there are far worse things to spend money on :)
Genuinely some of the coolest content I've seen on RUclips in a good long while. Passion, skill and humility are a winning combination.
I’m glad you liked it. I’m still working on fun projects and hope to share more :)
this guy is the Bob Ross of Arcade Restoration
I repair vintage electronics on a daily basis and love old games, so these videos is right up my League, nice work. so sad that old arcade machines are so rare here in Norway, i would love one from Nintendo or sega 😁
It is definitely hard in other parts of the world to find this kind of stuff. I’m in a good location not terribly far from Chicago, which was an epicenter for arcade and pinball manufacturing back in the day. On the other hand you get to live in Norway so you have it pretty good! That’s often the country that people I know dream about living in from a cultural standpoint :)
Ok I’m finally through all of our arcade videos!This red tent turned out amazing and I love the hammer finish on the red paint
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed them. The finish on that has held up really well and still looks good, I’m glad I went that route :)
A master class in restoration. I sat in disbelief in the first half part of the video just shaking my head at the state of that thing, thinking that surely no-one in their right mind would ever take on such a project... Thank you for including so much teaching about crt's as well, I'm sure I'll eventually get some use for it somewhere down the line!
I spent the first part of my first day with it shaking my head at the state of that thing as well...and Cindy definitely thought I was out of my mind. I'm still a bit amazed at just how nice it turned out and it has been a focal point of my collection ever since. Thanks for the kind words!
Tod, this was an awesome project and I really enjoyed watching this. I loved the little interviews with your wife and son. And I really liked the clips showing the work itself and the music choices are spot on. I'm looking forward to your next project.
Thanks, Kim! Hopefully next time I plan ahead and include a little more commentary from friends and family along the way. And I really dug the music as well-I found some tracks on Uppbeat that fit perfectly.
Amazing job, it's always nice to see an arcade cabinet given a new life 😎👍
Thanks for bringing us with you on this adventure! 😊
Thanks for watching! It was definitely a fun experience:)
Amazing restoration work! I remember playing on one of these at a pizza place when I was a little guy back in the 80's. What a cool project and awesome collection!
This is one of those cathartic videos that I've enjoyed having on in the background. Well done!
This video was truly enjoyable for me. What a nice Sunday watch!
Thanks!
So many skills used and so much knowledge needed for this restoration, really impressive! I learned a few things for sure!
Glad I had something helpful to offer! I'm always learning new things myself as I work on these projects.
looks great! fantastic that you saved it. One suggestion is that the smoked glass requires it to be run at a higher brightness and that will wear out the tube faster. swapping for clear glass will hurt the contrast a little, but it's really better in the long run to preserve the tube
I typically keep it fairly dim anyway since the lights are always off in the arcade area. But good tip :)
Wow, what an amazing transformation. Brings me back to when I was in grade 9! There was an illegal arcade in the basement of a pizza store that had two of these.
An illegal arcade? Tell me more!
@@tcurtis49 This was in the early 90's. Literally a main floor pizza joint in Toronto Canada and in the unfinished basement that you access through a side door without any sign they had two of these same machines down there and a dirty bathroom for the visitors and pizza shop employees. I guess they let the word out to some of the local students. Super sketchy then, would be even more sketchy today. I put a lot of coins into those machines.
@@JRCentrex That’s awesome :)
Just casually mentions he’s an orthodontist. Crazy. With the knowledge of the CRTs I assumed you must have had a career in tech. Amazing work!
I’ve always been tech minded so have kind of kept up a dual career of sorts, mainly with programming. Thanks!
Tried to like this video about 5 times throughout watching, just couldn't help it! Incredible job, looks amazing
Thanks! Glad you liked it Hopefully the Tron and Pole Position (and maybe other) videos will also be fun watches for you. I’m in the early stages of more projects and look forward to making more :)
God bless people like you saving this hobby!
Absolutely fantastic restoration on this arcade red tent cabinet
Glad you liked it. Thanks!
@@tcurtis49 you're welcome
Please do more arcade restoration videos. Please I'm a huge fan of retro gaming stuff
I am. Should be 3 more videos out this year. I am juggling several projects at once but they are getting there!
What a nice machine! 😍 Thanks for rescuing this piece of history!
its definitely a cool community you belong to people helping you out like that, brilliant.
I’ve always been surprised by the generosity of other arcade (and video game) collectors. Good people :)
Can't believe that hoarder left it outside. nicely done!
Junk is junk--and it was junk at that point :) I'm just glad he decided to offer it up for grabs rather than let it sit. Thanks!
Great save! That would’ve been part of the earth soon but it’s saved! Great job
Yes, it was definitely getting eaten away by mother nature!
Just saw this in my recommended a few days ago and already watched this and the Tron restoration. You mentoned you get toothbrushes from work but as soon as I saw the bird beak and three jaw pliers I knew you were either a general dentist or orthodontist haha. Those are literally the perfect pliers for the coin switch wire though!
I’m. an orthodontist. And that really helps with a number of things, particularly board work. Everything I do restoring games is on a huge scale compared to teeth :)
You got some real patience, just watched this one and the Tron restore. Good work!!
Thanks!
I just can’t describe how cool you are in my opinion. One of the most satisfying video. Thank you for your job!
I wish everyone thought I was cool. I’m still a big nerd as far as I’m concerned:)
This so far from what I've watched, is an awesome video. I must say cutting metal is scary as hell and I don't have anyone to help me either. That rotozip and track made quick work of it! Good job!
Yes it is! But had to be done :)
You sir are awesome! Great restoration! Retro stuff is always a treat to see.
Thanks!
Dude. Thanks for sharing your journey in restoring this. I learned a lot about salvaging arcades machine. I didn't even know you could repair old arcade boards like that. Now I just need to invest a truck when I go out and look for arcade machines lol
Glad you enjoyed it! Yeah, even if I can’t figure out what’s wrong with a board there are experts out there than can fix just about anything. It’s a cool hobby for sure. My truck has been a workhorse for over 20 years now but is really starting to make me nervous on long trips. Going to be sad when it finally kicks the bucket :)
Great job. I appreciate your attention to detail and the excellence in which you approach your hobby and fandom.
Thanks!
You did an awesome job. Price bidding is a very alien bidding practice to me, I like how you shared it, it made it a valuable fun point in the video, I love your positivity over that whole thing. I love you information generosity and linked in my brain that the generosity may be the only info bank for people to fix this thing again in the future without you. I love this whole video. Ive gained arthritis on projects like this outside which included acorn projectile injuries too and i also work on unsolved consoles issues like ps4 base model rebuild, i was first to solve. Im relating to you. Thank you so much for this man! subbed big time.
I’m glad you liked it. All of this is just for fun for me. I like seeing what I can fix. Both of the sellers that I bought from in this video were great people, super helpful, and kept track of how the restoration was going and watched the video at the end. It’s not weird for people in Indiana to haggle and try to work the best deal-it’s just something we do.
I’ll keep trying to find cool stuff to restore and share my journey with others. Thanks!
Discovered your channel today, love your videos. Especially the in-depth looks into every part of the process. I'm an emulator developer and enjoy preserving old tech like that SO much, so please keep it up!
Thanks and very cool! I have a computer science background which really helps in problem-solving. Glad you enjoyed it :)
You sir have a very expensive hobby. Very well done. My son's would absolutely love your gaming room.
Played all of these for hours on end in the late 70's into the 90's and even early 2000's... Used to flip over the score on asteroids with dozens of ships across the screen...
I was pretty good at Asteroids myself. It was at the very front of our arcade in the entryway and I always made sure to get my initials at the top of the high score list for all to see :)
What an insane showcase of skills!!!!
Thanks!
Playing this at my local Pizza Hut was the "arcade" for me for a few years. They had this an a standup Outrun. I sucked at Outrun so I played this more, even when I got an NES and had the same games at home I'd still play this waiting for the food or waiting to get a table.
Ours had a Ms Pacman and one other game that they rotated out. It was always packed in there back in the day, almost to the point of chaos.
I remember these machines! we had the Super Mario Bros one at our pizza hut, and I remember showing my mom and saying "this is the game that comes with a nintendo -- wait till you see these graphics!" ... and we played before and after our meal, and my mom was as hooked as I was. Incidentally, when we DID get a nintendo at Christmastime that year, my mom saved the Princess before I did. **eyeroll** I was so mad! I remember telling her it was weird that she was an adult playing video games (I was just mad though lol... and being petty... hey I was only 11 so give me a break!). At any rate, I also managed to save the princess, and when I got SMB3, I had it in MY ROOM on my little TV, so I got to beat that one before she did! Anyway, sorry for my long ramblings, but this brought back some nice memories. RIP to my Super Mario Mom (she passed in 2017)♥
Thank you for sharing this amazing restoration with us!!
What a great memory to share! I’m glad it brought back some good times for you and your time with your mother. I get the same vibes working with old games myself and thinking of my parents who didn’t have any use for video games but occasionally my dad would join in just to be polite. Thanks for the nice comment!
Great video ! Great job of documenting the Red Tent and nicely done ! Thanks for sharing !!
Thanks!
Amazing work! I love how you restored the rusted out tub. Great Job!
Thanks for the help getting parts! I hope you noticed a couple of shoutouts for you along the way :)
I did Tod. So glad we had some useful bits for you. Thanks for the shoutouts.
Excellent work. Yeah it's an enjoyable hobby. Like welding for me. It's always something I enjoyed. Relaxing and a great escape mentally. Awesome video
Couldn't agree with you more. When people say it would have been easier just to start with new, they perhaps don't understand the joy I get from patiently working something back into form. I'm never in a hurry with these projects--they are the perfect wake up on Saturday morning and tinker around with for a few hours hobby :)
@@tcurtis49 oh absolutely 💯. It's more enjoyable looking at all the hard work, effort, and patience put into a project. It's easy to start with new but it's not much different than spending money on a game to just win easily. It's more enjoyable to grind, and work. Your efforts express themselves through hard work and patience. Much more enjoyable to look at instead of paying to win do to speak.
I'd swear a dead one of these was used as a prop for the engineering section's work table, in Star Trek The Next Generation. Very cool. :)
I had no idea but you are the 2nd person in the last week to say that!
I agree. I'm not alone. I knew I was right
Great video! I really like how you take the time to explain each step and how you're doing everything.
Thanks!
So much respect. You are an actual wizard! Thanks for making this video.
Much appreciated!
I just found this channel. You do a great job of making the videos interesting, not too much talking about what you're going to do, just an explanation, and then work. It's great!
I’m glad you like the style…it’s pretty much just how I am all the time :) Thanks!
Very impressive. That seller is so grimy! 😂🤢 Glad you saved this from the landfill! Awesome channel and looking forward to seeing more 👍
During the time when these games were obsolete and not a collector or nostalgia items, many of them were simply thrown in the trash. When you opened a game back then you threw the box in the trash. People never expected Nintendo items to become collectables. Very sad thinking about all the cool stuff that ended up in a land fill. Happy to see you are giving this guy a second life.
I bought a lot of NES games back in the day from people and video rental stores that were just going to throw them away. It seems weird now but back then they had little to no real value. I’ve always been a preservationist and was mostly buying them to keep them out of landfills. Turned out to be a good move but so much has been lost to history at this point.
@@tcurtis49 I bought about 50 NES games at a pawn shop for 5 bucks a peice. Zelda and final fantasy came complete in box for 10 each. Still have my NES and games. Trying to find a little crt I can carry up five flights of stairs in a NYC apartment building
I bought nearly 400 CIB NES games from the local video stores for $1 each...but the manuals were often well-used and there were security stickers on every cart. But still a deal looking back :)
wait, some people DON'T put the game back in the box for easy storage?
@@EnclavegovtofficialUSA unfortunately my mother threw the boxes out while I was at school
Incredible! What an amazing restoration. I can't imagine the patience you must have. We'll done!
Thanks!
This was such a pleasing watch. Incredible work!
This is an impressive endeavour. Your place looks so awesome too. Super cool, man. Very skilled.
Thanks!
This was amazing bro has mad skills and passion, and believe me it takes both.
Thanks!
man my grandpa had one of these from when he ran a roller rink, after he died we couldnt find a buyer and it went to the junk yard like 10 years ago. Wish I had the room to have kept it at the time it was in great condition
Oh man that sucks! There was a time these weren’t popular, for sure.
This was amazing to watch. Wow from almost scrap to beautiful, well done.
Thanks!
What an awesome restoration job 😂excellent work!!!
Suprisingly no bulletholes 😂👍
Not that we know of!
Incredible. You've got seriously mad skills! Respect and congratulations!
Thanks!
I have to say, I was worried you were going to try and fiberglass the whole bottom pan to cover up the rust holes. I was happy to see you replace it and do such a phenomenal job at that! Very entertaining and informative. Subbed!
Thanks! I’m always thinking about problems down the road and that would have rusted back through over time. So far the rest of the repair is looking great so I think I got the rust under control. And it was a lot!
Another amazing restoration, well done, I bet it was a very rewarding feeling completing that challenge. I play a lot of old 8 bit Games on Emulators, but nothing compares to the origional Arcade Machines. Thanks again for the Video, you've got me hooked. The only thing I don't miss is getting zapped by the CRT's. ⚡ 😵💫
Haha, thanks! Yeah, I've gotten mini-zapped a few times but nothing too serious. And there is something definitely more satisfying about playing games on their original hardware, but I do a little of both myself :)
Bravo! Top skills and perseverence! Good to see real restorations
Thanks!
Amazing ,stunning restoration work, you must have patience like a Buddhist 👌
I have definitely learned patience over the years. Plus the fun in restoring is the journey itself so it’s kind of sad when it’s over :)
These games did exist in Japan as well. Not sure if there was a question on that or not. One example appears in an arcade scene in the original Macross anime. Anyway, flash rust can be controlled by keeping the humidity below 50%, ideally even lower. This means don't do the metal work outdoors :) Metal won't rust if the humidity is kept low. I work with a large industrial machine that has its own HVAC pack to keep the whole machine below 40% humidity regardless of ambient. It actually runs a steamer unit to bring humidity in and then conditions that to below 40. The end result is a lot of bare metal parts free of rust. It just can't rust and looks brand new inside even after years of service.
Yes, they did indeed exist there and had some interesting games in them that didn’t appear over here. And yes, the flash rust is definitely a hazard of keeping things in a garage during humid Indiana summers. I moved pieces inside as quickly as I could but there were definitely some touchups recurring on the outside parts. Maybe someday I’ll find a nice climate controlled workshop that would be more appropriate:)
It doesn’t surprise me it wasn’t simple and straightforward. People in Greene County Indiana are a strange bunch. Speaking from a Southern Indiana resident myself. Haha
We are all a special breed :)
You're an incredible host and editor!! This was thoroughly engrossing and educational. Keep doing you!
Much appreciated! I know my style and these types of videos aren’t for everyone, but they certainly represent what I like. Thanks for watching :)
RUclips blessed me with this, you restoring this gem
Thanks!
Nice pfp
Holy moly . That’s amazing . I remember Super Mario Bros 3 was on that cabinet .
I also have a Playchoice 10 cabinet, which is kind of a similar thing. I have Super Mario 3 in it.
This was a fascinating video, and I loved watching your excellent work.
So. Pin pullers. I've had one for about... 15 years. The key is to shove the wire forward, hard, and then shove the pin puller as deep into the connector as you can. This is usually fine on newer connectors (I use em for ATX / EPS / PCI-E / Modular PC cables). I find that the older style 6 pin connectors are... very very tight. Those ones you have to keep pulling, almost inevitably until the outbound wire gores your finger.
Those ones are like working on mid 90's PCs... you aren't done until it draws your blood.
"I have orthodontic tools, because I'm an orthodontist"
Yeah. That tracks. Spending a whole lot of time staring at things that are... "Not optimal" and making a whole lot of small adjustments to get them to meet the vision.
Do you have any of your cabinets / displays set up at the office for the youths?
I have heard that and I will keep practicing. It seems like sometimes pulling pins is simple and other times they are just jammed in forever :) Thanks!
Being an orthodontist is really analogous to being an engineer, and in fact the head of our graduate program was a former engineer. And I have a degree in computer science. Both involve multiple short, logical steps and analyzing results along the way. I was drawn to it because I am math/logic oriented and like to fix things up. Plus it pays the bills :)
What an amazing restoration, Tod! I’m truly in awe! Thanks for sharing sneak peak photos of this project with me last summer via PM on KLOV!
Glad you got to see the whole thing come together!
@@tcurtis49 Truly one for the ages!
Awesome work looks amazing. I learned the hard way about those plugs, working on an old crt, shocked the crap out of myself.
I think even those who take all the precautions shock themselves from time to time. I have once when a HOT shorted itself to the metal shielding next to it and I touched it while adjusting a powered on monitor. Nice jolt :) But a good reason to remember to never touch the monitor with both hands--you'd much rather have the current run through you to ground than through one hand, across your heart, and through the other back to the live current.
Another amazing video!
I'm absolutely in love with these Restoration Projects!!
I’m glad I found an audience. I thought there was a pretty good chance that the only person who would like these was me but am so happy others find them entertaining. Thanks!
I ain't gonna lie i avoided this video for a while due to the fake restoration stuff flooding youtube lately in the last few years and I literally thought that's what this was with your thumbnail for it sitting outside. But I'm glad I watched it because you did an amazing job on it...
Haha nothing but real with me, good and bad :) If you liked this one you’re probably going to like the Tron one as well. Thanks!
@tcurtis49 dude I used to watch @Johns arcade and I did go ahead and subscribe you earned it I'm a pinball nerd mainly I do know how arcades and vending machines I also noticed that you used joy carpets nebula in your game room.
Someone just asked me today where I got that carpet as they are ordering some for their arcade. Popular stuff :) It is cool under the blacklights tho. Thx for subscribing!
Out freaking standing sir.
Your video content and style is on point, look forward to more of these.
Glad you liked it. I didn’t know if this style would go over well but it seems like there’s an audience. Thanks!
@@tcurtis49 I dabble in arcades and associated tech, not nearly at your level, but it's interesting the size of the subculture of 70's/80's kids that love them some retro and rebuilds.
And modern day kids seem to love that era as well. Cool time to grow up in for sure!
Excellent video, watched until the end!
Thanks!
I hope to get a job over the summer at an arcade repairing the games and stuff. I already am pretty proficient at fixing consoles so I hope I can do this type of stuff too. Great video it was really inspirational especially for me who may be doing stuff exactly like this in less than a month. :)
Thanks! Sounds like you are going to have a lot of fun!