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Wedding Cake
by Christopher B Strong 30 Jul '09

30 Jul '09

An issue with my recent wedding is that the first question from practically all of my friends was "is she going to let you keep those games"--or more-frequently--"she won't let you keep those games!". My poor fiancee had to keep dealing with me double-checking every time some friend of mine (or ours) put me in doubt that I had not misunderstood the deal. Well, I was quite surprised at my wedding when my inlaws presented me with a Missile Command machine they knew I wanted. Like nearly all arcade games I own, it has come into my life needing repair. But, the real surprise was at the wedding. At southern weddings (and it seems to be a growing nationwide trend), there is often a second "groom's cake" that can be made of chocolate in addition to the main white wedding cake. Well, the wedding cake was covered with amazing sugar flowers made by a friend of ours in Australia; we had agreed to no cake toppers, as I find them silly. But the "grooms cake" was covered, I had not been allowed to know anything about it. The cover was removed just before we cut the cake to reveal this little fellow, also made by our friend in Australia. The ring he holds is a copy of the engagement ring. I was very impressed. I figure people on this mailing list would appreciate it. http://www.cs.utah.edu/~strong/cake_topper -Chris

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Couple of questions
by Jeff 28 Jul '09

28 Jul '09

I'm thinking of picking up either a Lord of the Rings or a Spider-Man pinball soon, but I kind of want my wife to see one of them before I do. Does anybody know where either one of these might be on location? Jason was saying that Spider-Man used to be in those movie theaters down on Bangerter but that it's been replaced with something newer. I figure it probably just got moved somewhere else. I know most LoTRs out there will be pretty beat up if they're on route, but I just need a general refresher on the game as I haven't played one in probably 3-4 years. Secondly, for those that have an opinion, which one makes the better home game? I don't mind the difficulty of Lord of the Rings, but either one is going to be kind of expensive, so I want to choose correctly. Eventually I'd like to have both, but that's going to take some saving.

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ho ho ho
by Pete Ashdown 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

I think I'll try shaking the tree at Disney first: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300333080625

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Flynn's Arcade
by Pete Ashdown 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

http://geeksyndicate.wordpress.com/2009/07/25/its-all-in-the-wrists/ Nevermind the light cycle, where can I get a Space Paranoids?

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Off the Wall Manual
by Kurt Mahan 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

Does anyone know of an online version of the Atari Off the Wall manual/schematics? (Atari, not the Bally/Sente title). Or does anyone have a paper version they'd like to part with? --Kurt

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Attention nerds!
by Pete Ashdown 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

http://www.flynnlives.com/

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Anybody have any trashed pinball playfields?
by Jeff 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

I want to try my hand at touching up applying a clear coat, but I want to experiment on an old beater playfield before I do it with one of my own games. Does anybody have a beater playfield that they'd offer up for cheap (or free)? Anybody know where I could get one?

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da chip
by Pete Ashdown 16 Jul '09

16 Jul '09

Daft Punk on classic videogame consoles: http://www.jedeviensdjen3jours.com/dachip/

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I feel a great disturbance in the force.
by Sean McLachlan 15 Jul '09

15 Jul '09

At least the guy didn't start the bidding at $500. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180381372419 -- Sean McLachlan

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California Extreme '09
by Pete Ashdown 09 Jul '09

09 Jul '09

I'm taking a trailer and my 9-year-old son (for the first time) tomorrow morning! Anyone else going?

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