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History of RUSH THE ROCK.. My favorite arcade video game.

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I stumbled across this technical history on my favorite game of all time:

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/118990/Classic_Postmortem_Atari_Games_San_Francisco_Rush_Extreme_Racing.php

I just love this game for all the reasons in the article. It is my hope to one day have 6 or 8 seats in a climate-controlled trailer to rent out. Even though Mario Kart would probably be a better candidate, I love Alcatraz so much that I would choose it over an even more profitable game. I owned a pair of these and sold them to a local guy 2 years ago. There is one at Bones arcade here in Billings that has crappy steering but is otherwise good. And I just finished up repairing a customer’s machine that will be found in Thermopolis Wyoming soon.

In the meantime, I’m testing, testing, testing……

 

Rush the Rock ready for pickup

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This machine came in with plenty of problems:

Wells Gardner LCD Blown (Replaced with Weiya M3129D)

Force Feedback Controller Blown (OPA541AP chips)

FF Motor wired backwards

Bad Steering Pot

Melted Coin Reject Button

No Keys and a Locked Coin Door Lockbar

Dead PCB Battery

I also upgraded the Hard Disk to a CF Adapter

 

Midway Winner (Pong Clone) Converted to Trivia Whiz

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I just picked this up at auction.It has a 13″ hitachi monitor with the neckboard snapped in half because the monitor was loose during transporation to the auction. This beautiful cabinet will be converted to a multi-game if someone doesn’t save it from it’s fate. Does anyone need a Trivia Whiz JAMMA board? Keywords: Billings Montana Video arcade cabinet For Sale

Video arcade, mame, pinball simulator cabinets.

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I have a few more arcade cabinets than I need. These are great project cabinets to build a MAME multi game or to restore. A couple of them would be good for visual pinball simulators as well. Billings Montana the numbers above.

The End, Bump & Jump, Bagman video arcade marquee

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I found these Marquees in my stash of goodies today. I have a bunch more from different games. They are all for sale. I think I have Qbert, Crazy Climber, Pro Golf, Hero in the Castle of Doom, Berzerk, Pacman, Final Fight, Gorf, Golden Tee 2k, Silk Worm, Solar Quest(x2), Defender (x2), Mr. Do’s Castle, Joust, Jungle King, Silent Dragon, Super Astro Fighter, Tac, Scan, BurgerTime, Donkey Kong, Time Pilot, Qix, Red Alert, Lock’n’Chase, Lost Tomb, Pop Flamer, Robotron.

Billings, MT. Call the number above.