Pac-man Arcade Restoration

This project started back in February 2003 when I had the opportunity to purchase an aging arcade cabinet from a co-worker. I was told it was a Super Mario Brothers standup that was still operable, but had seen better days. I purchased the cabinet, got it to my house and

Most people opt for wood as their control panel material of choice. However on my PacMan cabinet, as well as many other original arcade machines, the control panel is constructed of a single piece of steel. To many, this is a big deterrent to that style of cabinet. However using

One of the toughest decisions I had to make in building my arcade cabinet was how to handle the control panel input. There are tons of different options, from using an ipac to hacking up an old keyboard, buying a prebuilt panel or even adapting a jamma interface. My first

During summer break from university, I had access to more equipment and plenty of time to see all the flaws in the cabinet from phase 1. First thing on the list was to see how much Pac-Man was left under all that black spray paint. Painting the Cabinet The obvious