Andy's personal collection

of Video Arcade Games
(and other related crap :)

last updated December 23, 2012

 

I have owned literally hundreds of machines since I started collecting in 1997.
Due to changing life circumstances, I have had to whittle down my normal collection size
from usually around 30 machines to just a couple. I've enjoyed owning many games
but I have to be very selective of what I keep nowadays, hence the small selection below!

 


Namco Puckman Cocktail
[ yep, a REAL Japanese table! ]

Atari Space Riders Pinball machine back glass.
[Ok, its not an arcade machine, but I love it, and its a keeper.]

Atari SPLASH - 1978
[Atari Europe license from Exidy,
came from the Duke Of Lancaster!]

Exterminator - Gottlieb 1989
[restoration page coming soon!]

 

 

Check out my collection of original video arcade game Videos on YouTube!

 

Pages of Interest :

This is a page that I put together of some stuff in the arcade collecting scene that you don't see at ll often. It was put together a long, long time ago, but is still of interest as I haven't seen most of it since :)

VEB Polyteknik POLY PLAY
arcade machine that i owned for a number of years, but sold in February 2011

I used to own this machine, the story of obtaining it took a number of years to bear fruit. Sadly I had to sell the machine eventually, but I documented the story and photos etc, its a good resource if you come across one of these.
I've left this page up as it has some interesting photos and information on the collection of Acorn electron games I once had.. It too suffered in a big purge of clutter...
I've also left this page up and running as people do contact me every now and then about it, but it was sold off quite a long time ago.
A lot of people know me from this page as its a pretty comprehensive cross-reference of Atari part numbers, pcb photos and manuals and stuff. Its also how I keep track of my collection of old b/w stuff.
I can claim credit for locating and organizing a deal to get hold of this machine, the only genuine pilot/prototype machine found in the wild in Europe.
Knowledge is power! You can't fix anything without the right documentation, and i've listed the contents of what i have on these pages so i can keep track!
MY ARCADE MANUALS AND PAPERWORK COLLECTION
This is a pretty large set of pages covering technical Arcade information as well as information on test equipment, modifications to original hardware, contains DIP Switch settings and Pinouts for game that you can't find anywhere else on the net. Also included are game ROMs I have dumped and other stuff.
Jon is another arcade collector I've been visiting stateside for the past 10 years, check out his site for arcadey stuff and some really nerdy vintage Apple ][ software stuff!
I attended this with Jon who is linked to above, and put up my photos so people could have a taster of what its like there...
I helped out the family with cataloging the videogame inventory that was left after Bob sadly passed away, here are all the details from that time..
ANDYS GALLERY OF THE GROTESQUE
(hosted on alsarcade)
a really old set of pages basically showing some of the horrible conversions that you see in arcade collecting circles, its pretty shocking how bad some of them were!
I got a chance to read and go through all the paperwork cabinets that came out of the Atari Ireland factory in Tipperary. Some of the folders I was able to scan. The whereabouts of the archive is currently unknown.
I travel an awful lot. I work abroad a lot.. This means I fly a lot... I'm a geek, so I keep track of it, its a way of keeping me sane so I can remember where I was and when..
Some of the rarest things to collect are distributor test rigs. This page shows what have owned in the past and what I currently have, a good resource for comparisons.
My grandfather certainly got around a bit during WW2, and there are so many untold stories of the people that fought in this conflict, this is my attempt at putting some information out there and doing some honour to him.

 

Here is a panoramic photo of the Retrokade workshop in about 2003, all but one seen here are now sold:


Here is a picture of Retrokade in about 2005 in the big new building:

A room full of arcade machines can be a cumbersome form of entertainment, so try JackpotJoy Bingo.



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These pages are (C) Andy Welburn 1996-2011. I cannot be held responsible if the information supplied herein results in a blown monitor/power supply/house fuse/mind. Oh yeah, have a nice day :)