Welcome to M.A.R.S. (Mark's Arcade Retro Site). This is my web page dedicated to those who love coin-op video arcade games. There's lots of information, and hopefully some entertaining stuff, too.
08/30/07
I've been doing a little ROM hacking in my free time and finally decided to post a few patches I've done. See the link below.
I've got a few Road Show pinball parts available; see the Want/Trade list below.
07/03/07
Liquidated a lot of Sega XY hardware lately and got very family with Space Fury sound board repair. I should probably add some information on that to the Sega XY FAQ so I don't forget.
Work has begun on the Robotron. Lots and lots of sanding to get the cabinet into shape.
Also, I picked up a Doctor Who pinball. It needs quite a bit of work, but the price was fair. Plus, I'll need to modify the Dalek head so that it moves.
Later this month there will be another addition...
The whole sick story of how
this all
started - long sorrid details of my arcade life. Long and pathetic, but many in the hobby can relate :-).
Want/Trade List - some nice items for trade if you have something I want (Last updated
8/22/07)
Parts List - ICs right now, more to come.
My current collection of arcade games
My GGDB
entry - contains
my list of boardsets. Every board is ready to play in minutes!
irc #rgvac - elimin8rebay id - mjenisonRom Hacks
- free play hacks and bug fixes by yours truly
Small Tips
- a few restoration articles by yours truly
The Almost Complete Guide to Video Arcade Games in Movies
Beginner's Guide to Collecting
- prepare for your life to be changed!
The Sega XY FAQ
(text version)
- A document on those awesome Sega/Gremlin vector games of the '80's
The MCR FAQ
(text version)
- A document on those clever but fragile Bally Midway games of the early 80's
The Electrohome G08 FAQ
(new pdf version!)
- A look into the beast that doomed the Sega XY family
Eliminator Home Page
- my tribute to the best Sega XY game.Discs of Tron Home Page
- my tribute to the best MCR game.
Strange Sightings
These are tales of strange, bizarre, and unexpected cabinet artwork and configurations that have been noticed between video arcade games over the years. Believe them...or don't!
Trouble Shooting?
My troubleshooting page contains links to repair FAQs, sites, tips, and people who can help you to fix your favorite arcade game or PCB.
KLOV: Killer
List of
Videogames
Need help remembering an arcade game from your past? You'll most likely find it here. Ignore all the rarity information, however.
The Great Game Database
A collection site showing game owner collections all over the world.
The
Sega Vector Game Page More selfless promotion of yours truly. Thanks Ian!
The
Basement arcade
A great site by a different Mark...he's got the most comprehensive list of video arcade game links I've seen, so instead of replicating them here, I'll just point to his page and he can deal with the maintanance :-)
Rick's Game RepairThe man, the myth, the Legend. Now working full time in the restoration business, Rick has done a lot of work for Williams in the past and knows his stuff. Has the BEST quality machines available for purchase and does service as well.
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M.A.R.S. won the Underappreciated Site for the Month of April, 2000 as chosen by the Classic Video Games Nexus. |
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information. This web page is "comment operated", meaning the more comments you send
me, the more it changes. Contact Mark with
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