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Rotheblog - Classic Arcade Games
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Rotheblog is all about Classic Arcade Game news, from new reproduction artwork, to tips about restoring classic arcade games, to gameroom photos, video tutorials and more. Everything you need to know about enjoying your favorite classic upright machines.
Recent Posts
Pinball Expo 2009 – Enjoyed seeing a couple of unique machines
Couple of weeks ago already was Pinball Expo 2009. I wasn’t going to go even though I had fun at Expo 2008, but I got a friend interested so we headed up. I know the group I went with left with a feeling as if this show wasn’t as good a...
CHIRP – The Chipmunk Relocation Program T-Shirt
What the heck? What does this have to do with arcade? Not too much. Only in relationship. It just so happens the guy who works on my game boards has a bit of a thing for saving Chipmunks and releasing them back into the wild. Chris and I felt tha...
My Tunnel Hunt for your Omega Race cocktail
I pick the most interesting days to make trades. This week we had some awesome weather, but I made plans to trade my Craigslist deal Tunnel Hunt for an Omega Race cocktail the day the rain came in with some fury. Everything worked out ok, close the...
NOS Black Widow Conversion Kit up for sale on eBay
Back in March of 2008 Andy S. had just started down the collecting path, and found what he called an ‘Ops Graveyard’. Basically it was a a building filled with parts from arcade games, monitors, marquees, bezels and a ton of other misc s...
First Pengo overlay installed
The control panel overlay on the first Pengo I owned was still in decent shape, but with enough blemish that I went ahead and prepped the artwork for screenprint. But, then in the year they got printed I picked up an even better Pengo in Missouri an...
Another poor converted Midway Mappy
It is a given, when you see a converted Mappy / Jr. Pac-man, the header is sawed off. I don’t know why, but I just love these cabinets because they are so distinct, so I can’t help but share when I find a new one. This time, Chris sent ...

