SPECIAL THANKS to Cooke, Monkeybug and the people at http://www.CGCC.ca for this incredibly handy list of links.
Here's a list of vid/pin-related sites frequented by collectors.
I've tried to categorize the links for ease of use, but some contain
information pertaining to multiple categories. There are many
other sites not on this list, but these seem to be among the more
popular/well-maintained pages. If you have any suggestions for
changes or additions, let me know.
Game information:
Killer List of Video Games:
http://www.klov.com
Internet Pinball Database:
http://www.ipdb.org
The Great Game Database
http://www.ggdb.com/
Mr. Pinball Classifieds:
The biggest classifieds dedicated to pinball and vintage gun games.
http://www.xmission.com/~daina/classified/index.html
Arcade Flyer Database:
http://www.arcadeflyers.com
Pinball Hall of Fame Flyer Reference:
http://flyers.cdyn.com/
Pinball Rule Sheets
http://www.pinball.org/rules/
System16:
Tons of techie info on Atari, Capcom, Irem, Konami,
Midway, Namco, Sega, SNK and Taito videogames.
www.System16.com
System 11:
All things Williams/Bally for System 11 machines.
www.system11.org
Pinouts, dipswitches, manuals, PCB photos:
Mike's Arcade:
http://www.mikesarcade.com/
Crazy Kong Arcade:
http://www.crazykong.com
Ionpool:
http://www.ionpool.net/arcade/pinouts/pinouts.html
Pinball Manuals:
http://files.flipperspill.no/Support/Pi ... anuals.htm
Arcade Archive:
http://arcarc.xmission.org/
PCB pics:
http://arcadecollecting.xmission.com/pcbpics/
Vid parts:
Wolf Electronics (Grauwulf's site):
http://www.wolfelectronics.ca/index.htm
Arcade Shop:
http://www.arcadeshop.com
Bob Roberts parts page:
http://www.homearcade.org/BBBB/parts.html
Mike's Arcade:
http://www.mikesarcade.com/
Quarter Arcade:
http://www.quarterarcade.com/
Happ Controls:
http://www.happcontrols.com
Arcade Parts:
http://www.arcade-equipment.com/html/parts.html
T-molding:
http://www.tmolding.com
Repro artwork:
http://www.phoenixarcade.com/
Sideart stencils:
http://www.oleszakcreative.com/
Arcade Art Library:
Featuring Vector images of the most popular arcade art.
http://www.localarcade.com/arcade_art/
Phoenix Arcade:
http://www.phoenixarcade.com/
Pac/Ms.Pac/Galaga parts and artwork:
http://twobits.com/
Hobby Roms - for chip programming (Canadian):
http://www.hobbyroms.com/
Pinball parts:
Marco Specialties:
http://www.marcospecialties.com/
Steve Young's Pinball Resource:
http://www.pbresource.com/
Action Pinball:
http://www.actionpinball.com/
Pinball Life:
http://pinballlife.com/
Bay Area Amusements:
http://bayareaamusements.com/
John's Jukes:
BC retailer for pinballs, videogames and parts.
http://www.flippers.com/
Pinball Pal:
Home of the Shay Group for vintage backglass/plastic reproductions
http://www.pinballpal.com/
Bill Davis:
The original touch-up and clear coat artist for pinball playfields.
http://billdavis.homestead.com/page2.html
High End Pins:
Chris Hutchins' pinball restorations
http://highendpins.com/
Classic Playfield Reproductions:
Halifax company dedicated to great reproduction
playfields and plastics for pinballs.
http://www.classicplayfields.com/
HSA Pinball:
Playfield restoration, clearcoating and metal plating.
http://www.hsapinball.com/
Passion For Pinball:
Home of Cliffy and his world famous pinball protectors.
http://www.passionforpinball.com/
Arcade/Pinball machine repair/restoration:
2 Coins Per Play (Steve Lewinsky’s site):
http://2coinsperplay.com/
wysiwyg's Arcade restorations
http://www.biltronix.com/arcade_02.html
Bob Roberts' mound of fantastic information for video game repair:
(If you're new at this hobby, start here.)
http://www.homearcade.org/BBBB/
Clay's guides for pinball repair:
(If you're new at pinball repair, start here.)
http://www.marvin3m.com/fix.htm
Pinball coil info:
http://www.pinballmedic.net/coil_chart.html
Brian's Classic Arcade:
http://www.rgvac.com/
Video game repair:
http://www.coin.demon.co.uk/repair.htm
Dragon's Lair project - for the restoration of laser disc games:
http://www.dragons-lair-project.com/
Williams, Atari and Taito preservation information:
http://www.robotron-2084.co.uk/
Forums:
CGCC Coin-Op Corner (of course!):
http://www.cgcc.ca/forum/viewforum.php?f=9
Montreal Arcade & Amusement Collectors Association forum:
http://s107351202.onlinehome.us/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl
or through http://maaca.org/
Build Your Own Arcade Controls:
http://arcadecontrols.com/arcade.htm
rec.games.video.arcade.collecting:
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.game ... collecting
rec.games.pinball:
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.pinball?lnk=li
Killer List of Video Games forum:
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/
Publications
Gameroom Magazine:
Monthly magazine covering various aspects of game collecting.
http://www.gameroommagazine.com/
Pingame Journal:
Monthly coverage of all things pinball.
http://www.pingamejournal.com/
Maming needs:
Ultimarc:
http://www.ultimarc.com/
Official MAME site:
http://www.mame.net/
Arcade Operating System:
http://www.arcadeos.com/
Easy Mame Cab:
http://www.msu.edu/user/jonesdes/easycab.htm
Auctions:
Starburst:
http://www.starburstcoin.com/
Super Auctions:
http://superauctions.com/
US Amusement Auctions:
http://www.usamusement.com/calendar.html
eBay Canada's Arcade/Pinball/Jukebox category:
http://collectables.listings.ebay.ca/Ar ... ngItemList
Auction lists:
Vidiot's auction lists:
http://vidiot.ca/auction/?cgcc.ca
Basementarcade's auction page:
http://www.basementarcade.com/arcade/auction/index.html
Here's a list of vid/pin-related sites frequented by collectors.
I've tried to categorize the links for ease of use, but some contain
information pertaining to multiple categories. There are many
other sites not on this list, but these seem to be among the more
popular/well-maintained pages. If you have any suggestions for
changes or additions, let me know.
Game information:
Killer List of Video Games:
http://www.klov.com
Internet Pinball Database:
http://www.ipdb.org
The Great Game Database
http://www.ggdb.com/
Mr. Pinball Classifieds:
The biggest classifieds dedicated to pinball and vintage gun games.
http://www.xmission.com/~daina/classified/index.html
Arcade Flyer Database:
http://www.arcadeflyers.com
Pinball Hall of Fame Flyer Reference:
http://flyers.cdyn.com/
Pinball Rule Sheets
http://www.pinball.org/rules/
System16:
Tons of techie info on Atari, Capcom, Irem, Konami,
Midway, Namco, Sega, SNK and Taito videogames.
www.System16.com
System 11:
All things Williams/Bally for System 11 machines.
www.system11.org
Pinouts, dipswitches, manuals, PCB photos:
Mike's Arcade:
http://www.mikesarcade.com/
Crazy Kong Arcade:
http://www.crazykong.com
Ionpool:
http://www.ionpool.net/arcade/pinouts/pinouts.html
Pinball Manuals:
http://files.flipperspill.no/Support/Pi ... anuals.htm
Arcade Archive:
http://arcarc.xmission.org/
PCB pics:
http://arcadecollecting.xmission.com/pcbpics/
Vid parts:
Wolf Electronics (Grauwulf's site):
http://www.wolfelectronics.ca/index.htm
Arcade Shop:
http://www.arcadeshop.com
Bob Roberts parts page:
http://www.homearcade.org/BBBB/parts.html
Mike's Arcade:
http://www.mikesarcade.com/
Quarter Arcade:
http://www.quarterarcade.com/
Happ Controls:
http://www.happcontrols.com
Arcade Parts:
http://www.arcade-equipment.com/html/parts.html
T-molding:
http://www.tmolding.com
Repro artwork:
http://www.phoenixarcade.com/
Sideart stencils:
http://www.oleszakcreative.com/
Arcade Art Library:
Featuring Vector images of the most popular arcade art.
http://www.localarcade.com/arcade_art/
Phoenix Arcade:
http://www.phoenixarcade.com/
Pac/Ms.Pac/Galaga parts and artwork:
http://twobits.com/
Hobby Roms - for chip programming (Canadian):
http://www.hobbyroms.com/
Pinball parts:
Marco Specialties:
http://www.marcospecialties.com/
Steve Young's Pinball Resource:
http://www.pbresource.com/
Action Pinball:
http://www.actionpinball.com/
Pinball Life:
http://pinballlife.com/
Bay Area Amusements:
http://bayareaamusements.com/
John's Jukes:
BC retailer for pinballs, videogames and parts.
http://www.flippers.com/
Pinball Pal:
Home of the Shay Group for vintage backglass/plastic reproductions
http://www.pinballpal.com/
Bill Davis:
The original touch-up and clear coat artist for pinball playfields.
http://billdavis.homestead.com/page2.html
High End Pins:
Chris Hutchins' pinball restorations
http://highendpins.com/
Classic Playfield Reproductions:
Halifax company dedicated to great reproduction
playfields and plastics for pinballs.
http://www.classicplayfields.com/
HSA Pinball:
Playfield restoration, clearcoating and metal plating.
http://www.hsapinball.com/
Passion For Pinball:
Home of Cliffy and his world famous pinball protectors.
http://www.passionforpinball.com/
Arcade/Pinball machine repair/restoration:
2 Coins Per Play (Steve Lewinsky’s site):
http://2coinsperplay.com/
wysiwyg's Arcade restorations
http://www.biltronix.com/arcade_02.html
Bob Roberts' mound of fantastic information for video game repair:
(If you're new at this hobby, start here.)
http://www.homearcade.org/BBBB/
Clay's guides for pinball repair:
(If you're new at pinball repair, start here.)
http://www.marvin3m.com/fix.htm
Pinball coil info:
http://www.pinballmedic.net/coil_chart.html
Brian's Classic Arcade:
http://www.rgvac.com/
Video game repair:
http://www.coin.demon.co.uk/repair.htm
Dragon's Lair project - for the restoration of laser disc games:
http://www.dragons-lair-project.com/
Williams, Atari and Taito preservation information:
http://www.robotron-2084.co.uk/
Forums:
CGCC Coin-Op Corner (of course!):
http://www.cgcc.ca/forum/viewforum.php?f=9
Montreal Arcade & Amusement Collectors Association forum:
http://s107351202.onlinehome.us/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl
or through http://maaca.org/
Build Your Own Arcade Controls:
http://arcadecontrols.com/arcade.htm
rec.games.video.arcade.collecting:
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.game ... collecting
rec.games.pinball:
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.pinball?lnk=li
Killer List of Video Games forum:
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/
Publications
Gameroom Magazine:
Monthly magazine covering various aspects of game collecting.
http://www.gameroommagazine.com/
Pingame Journal:
Monthly coverage of all things pinball.
http://www.pingamejournal.com/
Maming needs:
Ultimarc:
http://www.ultimarc.com/
Official MAME site:
http://www.mame.net/
Arcade Operating System:
http://www.arcadeos.com/
Easy Mame Cab:
http://www.msu.edu/user/jonesdes/easycab.htm
Auctions:
Starburst:
http://www.starburstcoin.com/
Super Auctions:
http://superauctions.com/
US Amusement Auctions:
http://www.usamusement.com/calendar.html
eBay Canada's Arcade/Pinball/Jukebox category:
http://collectables.listings.ebay.ca/Ar ... ngItemList
Auction lists:
Vidiot's auction lists:
http://vidiot.ca/auction/?cgcc.ca
Basementarcade's auction page:
http://www.basementarcade.com/arcade/auction/index.html