A swarm of bees invaded the wing of a Delta Air Lines B737 in Cancún. With pest control taking forever to arrive, the captain was like, “Hold my beer” — a blast of 150 mph airflow soon cleared them off.
Today we added a hyper-clean "ALCON" #arcade PCB to the #PANDEMiCADE archive. This technically is #TOAPLAN's "Slap-Fight" (スラップ・ファイト)
I've never had a 1986 game really challenge me like this one. If you love fun #SHMUPs & #STG give it a whirl. It's Tatsujin x Gradius #cats
Locating the correct PROMs, sorting bootleg chips & burning countless EPROMS, we FINALLY completed the "Rolling Thunder" to "SkyKid DX" #Namco System86 conversion. This is a rare #Arcade version of SkyKid that utilizes FM sound hardware with additional game features. We are pleased to add it to the #PANDEMiCADE archive.
More information on the conversion is available here.
jrok.com/project/skykiddx/sk…
Happy birthday #PacMan!
I remember my first arcade experience was when I was 6. My mother was attending a coworker Christmas party at a tavern. I snuck into the bar in the back and there was a PacMan playing on a cabaret cabinet with the wood grain design.
#namco#arcade
Today we added a Raynex/BladeZX Killer Instinct Multi #arcade kit & PCB to the #PANDEMiCADE archive.
With patience this kit is moderately easy to build but it's critical you line up all the ROM socket pins.
Building the files & writing the 2 SD cards can have it's problems as well.
#Nintendo#nintedo64#retrogaming
After exhaustive series of months rebuilding the harness, PSU, controls, lighting, CRT & cleaning, the #PANDEMiCADE ROBOTRON cocktail is ready for another 40 years!
These are an electrical #arcade challenge! There's so many potential failure points in these older machines.
While out in the deep woods of Pennsylvania this week we visited my good friend at the "Lick Arcade".
twitch.tv/lickarcade
Check out his #Twitch channel about #retrogaming and #arcade collecting! It's nice to catch up to his projects. Check out his content!
R-Type Dimensions III brings an array of iconic boss battles your way. From Necrosaur to Course Crab to the legendary Dobkeratops, each encounter captures the eerie fusion of machine and organic life that defines the Bydo Empire. Which boss are you most excited to take on?
R-Type Dimensions III is out on May 19, 2026.
WISHLIST NOW on Steam! monkeylink.co/c80a91
While visiting the East Coast this week, Todd Tuckey of TNT Amusements & I had breakfast & toured his facility. His #Pinball#Arcade shop is full of treasure & some amazing games. Protect this man as he's a wealth of knowledge & a true pillar of classic #videogames culture.
It's time again. Ghosts 'n Goblins Main Series Marathon ~ Spring 2026 "IRL Loop 2" Edition. Meet incentives to create loop 2 of the whole marathon to extend this specific stream.
This Saturday, April 25th @ 12:00pm CDT on my Twitch channel twitch.tv/Aquas
The NAOMI2 is so BACK!
The old case was discolored & scratched.
It's fans, battery & capacitors were tired.
After some work, we've given it new life with a #raspberrypi WiPi Net-DIMM setup & a @MisterAddons REFLEX "Maple2Naomi" adapter.
Let's play "Typing of the Dead"
#arcade#sega#Japan#PANDEMiCADE
Weekend progress on the #arcade ThunderBlade multi-mini is underway. Both cabs light up & I've chosen which one I want to keep. Sadly The controls are odd on this unit. Right/Left is now on the throttle. I need to recap the monitor, amp & replace the pots. I hope it's not the harness.