Resources

  • Museum of the Game - Killer List of Videogames
    • The Killer List Of Video Games. This is a very complete list of video games, with basic information, an abstract of the game, complete description, cabinet info, cheats/tricks/bugs, an image of the marquee and a picture of the game.
  • Video Arcade Preservation Society
    • The Video Arcade Preservation Society is dedicated to arcade game collectors, collectors-to-be, and enthusiasts.
  • Pinball Map
    • Where to play Pinball via Google Maps. Mobile App also available.
  • Vintage Arcade Superstore
    • Arcade Pinball Machines, Video Arcade Games, Pinball Machine, Classic Arcade Video Games, Original Arcade Games, Arcade Video Games, Arcade Games and more from Vintage Arcade Superstore.
  • Arcade Components
    • Your source for old and rare components for arcade games, old school computers, and old school game consoles! We carry a variety of CPU and Support chips as well as various RAMs, ROMs, EPROMs, 74xx/4xxx logic, and custom made chips.
  • Arcade Repair Tips
    • Arcade Repair Tips was founded to help collectors like you by providing free, reliable information about arcade game and pinball machine repair and restoration.
  • The Real Bob Roberts
    • Hard to find Arcade game Electronic parts, wiring, connectors, and accessories for Video Games and other Coin-op Machines.
  • Las Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame Pinball Museum
    • The Pinball Hall of Fame is an attempt by the members of the Las Vegas Pinball Collectors Club to house and display the world's largest pinball collection, open to the public.
  • Electronic Handheld Game Museum
    • Name says it all..
  • Southern California Classic Collectors
    • We are SC3 – the Southern California Classic Collectors – a videogame collector's group serving the Metropolitan Los Angeles, San Diego and Inland Empire areas. We've got a soft spot for the "classic" days of the early 1980s, but we love games of all eras, from Pong to PlayStation 3. Come and play!
  • Internet Pinball Serial Number Database
    • The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database or IPSND collects serial numbers of pinball machines and publishes a database of these on the Internet. Our goal is to make available a registration of all pinball machines in existence and allow tools for slicing, dicing and visualization of the data.
  • The Sands Mechanical Museum
    • The Sands Mechanical Museum contains many mechanical wonders, including antique coin operated games, nimble cars like the Super Seven and Elise, and unusual time pieces. While it is a virtual museum, many of the mechanisms are real and can be seen by appointment.
  • Spring Lake Arcade
    • The Worlds Oldest Penny Arcade. The arcade is a blend of old and new. Approximately half the floor space of the arcade is dedicated to games of from every decade starting in 1920.  Most of these games are on their original coinage.
  • Silver Ball Museum
    • Silverball Museum Arcade and Pinball Hall Of Fame is a museum and arcade in one. We have 200 pinball machines on display and ready to play – mainly from the 1930’s to the 1980’s – in a 5,000 square foot location on the Asbury Park Boardwalk. Visitors of all ages, from elementary students to retirees, are discovering and rediscovering the lure of the flashing lights, exciting sounds and addictive challenges only old school pinball machines can provide.
  • Pinball Donut Girl
    • Making a short film about love and pinball.
  • Pin-a-Go-Go
    • Northern California's Longest-Running Pinball Show!
  • The Torrence Collection
    • A determined and passionate collector of the finest automobiles, automobilia, penny arcade, rare coin-op, trade simulators, sports memorabilia, comic books, americana, art and antiques.
  • Hobby Roms
    • Specialty is in programming EPROMs and Bi-Polar PROMS for most pinball and video games for the home collector market.
  • Musee Mecanique - The Mechanical Musuem
    • Musee Mecanique, one of the world’s largest privately owned collections of mechanically operated musical instruments and antique arcade machines.
  • Arcade Serial Numbers - High and Low
    • A Google docs spreadsheet of high and Low serial numbers for Arcade Video Games. Updated regularly.
  • Atari Asteroids
    • This is a fan site for the classic 1979 arcade game Atari Asteroids. We're not affiliated with Atari. We just love Asteroids.
  • Twin Galaxies International Scoreboard
    • The Official Video Game World Records.
  • Automatic Age Magazine
    • Automatic Age magazine is the most important arcade & coin-op industry publication from the era of the roaring '20s through the end of World War II. Highly prized by collectors, and previously very hard to find or gain access to, these issues provide a unique insight into a time of dynamic industry growth and invention.
  • VEC9
    • Soviet vector Black and White upright arcade video game from 1984 that never made production.
  • Token Catalog
    • A great reference website for all types of Tokens.
  • PinWiki
    • PinWiki is a wiki designed for any information about pinball machines. Repair guides, history, and much, much, more is constantly being added to PinWiki.
  • Classic Arcade Cabinets
    • The purpose of this site is to preserve the game cabinets. Cabinets are painstakingly traced and detailed parts plans are created. This process usually takes over 6 hours per set of plans (for small cabinets). While the plans are listed in CNC friendly formats, most users of this site are reproducing arcade cabinets by hand since all of the dimensions are in the DXF files.
  • Pins and Needles
    • Pins and Needles has one of the most unique collections of pinball machines in the country. We carry a great collection of fun late ’70s / early ’80s pins, some early electro-mechanicals, and also some of the best modern games around. Pins and Needles is located within a giant band practice building in Echo Park California. The doors to the building are nearly always open, and our proprietress, Molly, has set up some pins in the lobby. Pins and Needles is generally open in the evenings. One sure way to make sure it’s open is to email or text Molly.
  • Astro Carpet Mills
    • We are the leading manufacturer of printed carpet and artificial turf for bowling centers, roller skating rinks, family arcades, family entertainment centers, glow golf, restaurants, kids rooms, game rooms,home theaters and miniature golf.
  • Neon Retro Arcade
    • Neon Retro Arcade is an old-school arcade with your favorite retro games from back in the day. Come visit Neon to take a totally awesome journey back to the 80s and 90s, share the games of your youth with your kids, or reconnect with buddies through some friendly competition.
  • International Flipper Pinball Association
    • The objective of the International Flipper Pinball Association (IFPA) is to elevate the awareness and visibility of pinball across the globe and generate media coverage and corporate backing to bring the sport of competitive pinball back into the spotlight.
  • Operators of Mold-A-Rama
    • Now the largest operators of Mold-A-Rama machines in the midwest is once again known as Mold-A-Rama Inc.
  • Arcades Near Me
    • We LOVE the ARCADE is both a directory for arcade owners to list their locations on, as well as a blog for arcade related news and topics.
  • International Video Game Hall of Fame and Museum
    • The International Video Game Hall of Fame and Museum is dedicated to honoring excellence in the field of electronic gaming by recognizing the champions, industries, and professionals related to this popular activity. We will build and maintain a state-of-the-art interactive facility in Ottumwa, Iowa that contains historical archive exhibits describing the milestones of the video game industry, and preserve significant video gaming relics, memorabilia, and artifacts of the times past and present.
  • Tranquility Base Arcade
    • A privately owned home arcade which transports you back to the classic video game era of the 1970's and 1980's!
  • The Basement Arcade
    • The Basement Arcade is dedicated to arcade collecting and the eighties era. Official site of the Vintage Vault Arcade.
  • Las Vegas Playfields
    • Las Vegas Playfields is a top tier playfield restoration company. We have been working with pinball for over 25 years in various capacities.
  • Pinball Magazine
    • Pinball Magazine is the most in-depth, classy, glossy, full-color magazine about pinball. The name is widely considered to be a misnomer, as each issue is more like a book. There is that much content.
  • Fun With Pinball
    • Fun With Pinball is a hands on, interactive exhibit to foster your curiosity, built from retired pinball machines.
  • Vector Head
    • Multi Vector games adaptor within your Tempest or Asteroids cabinet. WG6100 new replacement board. Most of our products are Vector related, focused on the USB-DVG, WG6100 repro boards, and XY kits.
  • Digital Press - The Video Game Database
    • Digital Press is dedicated to the "Pac-rats" among video gamers... those with short attention spans, library-sized collections, and consoles precariously wired in a web-like fashion. Does this sound like you? Check around - we cover just about everything "retro" including Atari, Nintendo, SEGA, Intellivision, ColecoVision, Vectrex, and Odyssey, as well as all of the other consoles, both new and old.
  • The Pinball Scientist
    • Pinball Mods ?? Insert Leveling Mylar ? Grounding Kits ? Resettable Fuse Breakers ?? We Buy, Sell, and Repair Pinball Machines!
  • Sharp Image Repair
    • Specializing in repairs of ALL MAKES/MODELS of monitor chassis boards for arcades and other applications.
  • Pinball Playfields by Wade Krause
    • Each playfield and backglass created by Wade is crafted with the finest attention to detail, artistry, and historical accuracy.  A self-trained fine artist, Wade draws on a family legacy reaching back to his grandmother, who was an inker for Walt Disney studios in its early days.
  • Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum
    • Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum is an arcade and museum located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. It is devoted to a large collection of coin-operated animatronic dummies, mechanical games, and other curiosities.