andys-arcade as a business was established in the year 2000 and has continued to supply parts and services to the UK video arcade machine collecting community ever since. In the past I have undertaken repair and restoration of whole machines, this is something I no longer do. I have also repaired hundreds of pcbs, and i do from time to time take on repairs for pcbs that most others wont (or can't) fix. Let me know if you have a treasured pcb that you need fixing, there is a chance i can help you out, although i'm rather busy these days with my own inventory and collection of 1200+ pcbs.

Let me make it clear that i am an individual that has way too much stuff, but is organised enough to have a decent webstore and the time to make sure it finds new homes. I do not have premises that you can visit, but you are welcome to contact me if you wish to collect any purchases in person rather than having them mailed out. This also means you can see stuff working and also get into a long conversation about old games if you wish ;)

'andys-arcade' started off on eBay in 1997 so check out what others think of the service i have provided over the years. I started collecting video arcade games back in 1997, and always had an interest to learn just how these things work. I still maintain a large personal collection and webpages dedicated to them. I am passionate about old games, making sure they don't get forgotten to the mists of time...

In 2001 I went on the well-respected and classic-orientated 'Randy Fromm Arcade School' course held at 'Funspot' in Weirs Beach NH, USA, Randy Fromm is a wonder technician who has been running coin-operated videogame repair courses since the late 70's. Since then, i have visited the USA over 30 times visiting videogame friends, attending videogame auctions, hiscore events, purchasing machines, going on roadtrips to operator warehouses and shipping machines by the container full to and from the USA and elsewhere. I have a very large network of contacts all over the USA and do take on single machine shipments to order if you are looking for something you just can't fnd here in Europe easily. 

I used to write for the Antique Amusement Magazine as writer/editor of the 'Videodrome' section covering old video arcade games, the magazine has sadly gone into hibernation, but i did write 22 issues over 2 years. I am a semi-active member on several arcade collecting forums including Arcade Otaku and UKVAC. I have been involved with UKVAC since 1997 and have been a pillar of the collective since then, everyone knows me.

I have worked with numerous TV and radio companies in the past, on prime time terrestrial channels as well as smaller independant cable channels. I have also been interviewed in Newspapers  and magazines, mainstream and independants, foreign and domestic alike for lots of things videogame related.

Some TV stuff that in on YouTube :
Gamepad 2002: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UamVJprW6Gg
BBC4 The Talk Show 2002 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SBUGHlooWA

Large-scale Public Exhibitions is also something i have a lot of experience in. In 2001 i helped to create the 'Game On' Exhibition on the cultural significance of Video games which was exhibiting at the Barbican Art Gallery in central London in the summer of 2002. I sourced and supplied all of the video arcade machines used in the exhibition, as well as assembling other interactive exhibits and original home console hardware. The showed toured the world (and is still going today) where i travelled with it providing expertise in setup and planning, having travelled to 10 or so different countries on 30+ occasions during this time.

Through my other work in Australia, in 2009 i was responsible for supplying The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) a retro videogame section, providing custom controllers, original display artifacts and exhibition-proof original hardware for their permanent 'Screen Worlds' exhibit. In 2012 i worked with them once more for their touring exhibition Game Masters for which i provided 21 original video arcade machines for public use and display. These machines were sourced from all over the USA and England from warehouses and auctions, then shipped to Australia for final setup. The show has multiple future venues planned, currently it is in Wellington, New Zealand.

I continue to provide technical consultancy services to museums and art galleries around the world which means i can be out of the country from time to time, you will always see a note on the homepage if this is the case.

Being a collector myself, i treat my customers and goods in the same way that i would expect to be treated. I'm not out to rob you of your money, i want to see games be enjoyed, used, shared and played in the manner for which they were originally designed.