It's all good though, the weather has been nice (at least to me, some can't stand the heat, I much prefer this to the blistering cold aka anything below 60 degrees) It's summertime again, so I plan on doing more work outside than on games. Of course that doesn't mean that I'm not doing anything Game related, oh no. The construction of the Garage arcade, garcade, den of evil, whatever you want to call it has begun. Pics of the work will be forthcoming, though I am planning on taking my time with this, so I wouldn't expect frequent updates. First up is to replace the windows, and hopefully find a nice cheap window air conditioner unit. Hopefully I'll get the windows done this weekend so I can start on the interior walls.
By the way, just want to throw a couple of arcade related links out there, check out RetroGamingRoundup They got a great little podcast there, featuring an interview with Jeri Ellsworth, who may have the coolest picture I've ever seen:
Since she apparently is from Oregon, obviously that's not her license plate, but kudos to my fellow Illinoisian who owns that plate. Not sure what is cooler, that awesome license plate or that the "Geek Chick" is no longer a mystery like Sasquatch or the Loch Ness Monster. Just want to add that I look forward to their monthly podcasts, though I hardly have time to listen to the whole thing (they usually clock in at about 5 hours a month)
Another shout out goes to GroovyGameGear Been a huge fan of these guys for a while, and purchased several of their products, apparently they have now added the repro Satan's Hollow replacement Joystick plastics to go along with their much appreciated and revered replacement Tron Joystick plastics. Again same situation, color matched, as close to a perfect reproduction as possible, some would argue that they are even better than the original. This one also is available for the low low price of $24.95
Side note, the next Superauctions in the area is scheduled for August 1st at the BelleClaire Fairgrounds in Belleville IL. Apparently the Milwaukee (West Allis) Auction a couple of weeks back was not bad, so hopefully the Belleville one will follow suit and not be a complete waste of time.
Well that's about all the news I have now, stay tuned for photo updates of the gameroom construction.
