ccatalyst Posted July 5, 2011 Author Share Posted July 5, 2011 Where in Miami is your arcade located? I would love to check it out with my family. It is going to be located on 12045 SW 117th ave, but it is still not open, we are currently building out the new bathrooms and installing the water fountains, we maybe looking at 3-4 weeks till completion,we will be posting additional updates and news every week or so. Thank you so much for your interest. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntavio Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Let me know of your grand opening and I am there. That is right by my old haunts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccatalyst Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 Let me know of your grand opening and I am there. That is right by my old haunts! Will do, Many Thanks Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccatalyst Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 (edited) Been very quiet lately, still waiting for the county to give approval and issue the permits, on the console front got an entex craxy climber this friday, here is a pic of it. Keep those posts, thoughts, suggestions, coming in. Many Thanks Rick Edited July 18, 2011 by ccatalyst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSprinter Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 ccatalyst, if you need any decent RGB monitors for your stuff at home let me know. I can call that one guy in Kissimmee up to get whichever ones needed and drive them down to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccatalyst Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 Hello again everyone, the arcade permits were finally all approved, and demolition is complete and construction has actually begun, i will try and get some pictures soon, on the console front, i got 2 new LD's for the msx system, Rolling blaster and an educational title call spacedisc, views of earth, volume 5, well i guess that pretty much does it for the msx, i have every ld made for it as far as games go, and 1 educational title, now i just need 3d austailia for the laseractive and i'll be done on that side also. I'll post the pictures of the last 2 titles, and will get back to everyone with the arcade construction later on. Many Thanks Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccatalyst Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 (edited) Well it has been a heck of a month, construction is moving forward, although slowly, but it is moving ahead, you will be able to see where the bathrooms are taking shape and where the double doors are being installed for bringing the games into the facility, you will see some pipeing that is going to be used for the dual water fountains, and also the opening between the front and the back of the arcade had to made almost 3 feet wider and you will see that also in the pictures. At this rate im hoping to be in by november, but we'll wait and see. As for the console front, a good friend of mine is leaving florida and sold me his entire collection, so we rented a 26ft'er and went up to move it on down, you will see me packing everything to go into my attic at my warehouse, and you will also see a box with starfox2, but alas it is an empty cart box, so no i do not have it, i did however get a a few carts and disks i was missing, and in 1 of the pics you can see my son's friend, helping to organise and sort all the item we just received for duplicates, in another shot you can see my son's legs as he helps put away a bunch of genesis for storage in the attic, and in my game room you will see a few ataris and jvc xeye's that need to be tested, you will also see 3 more monitors that we just put into the blast city cabinets, which we are getting ready for the arcade. There were also a couple of other arcade cabs we picked up from , such as a sega naomi universal cab, a sega lost world cab, although empty, and another empty sega generic cab, i may be able to use the monitors out of those. But that is everything for now. Hopefully we'll pick up more steam in the next few weeks coming ahead. I will let you all know as we progress. Many Thanks Rick Edited September 15, 2011 by ccatalyst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntavio Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Good luck with the construction and your timetables. I just had a swimming pool built in my backyard and had a pre-fabricated storage shed installed and the permits and inspections really sucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Glad to see things are still moving forward I can't wait to see it finished, it's very exciting! You are living the dream man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccatalyst Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 (edited) Thank you all for your kind words and encouragement, i continue to walk the line, and believe me reading kind words on this forum definately help. Just today i was arguing about the placement of my sign on the pylon facing the street, frustrating but nothing was finalized. On the console front, i just got back my RDI Halcyon Laserdisc player and it is like new, the entire guts were reworked by an excellent laserdisc repair company - Bayview electronics, if any of the ld collectors out there have any issues you will definately want to contact this guy, his name is Duncan and his website is Bayview Electronics, this is definately a guy to know for classic LD systems repair, he has repaired several of mine including arcade laserdisc players, If you do use him, let him know Rick in miami sent you. Also today i have updated my lists at the beginning of this post, and i have begun to organise my games as you guys probably saw in my earlier posts, i will be posting pictures of all the games neatly stacked in 2 large bookshelves i just put in the office soon, so stand by for those. Thanks once again to everyone, and see you soon. Rick Edited September 9, 2011 by ccatalyst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccatalyst Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 (edited) Well good news today on the arcade front, the final permits for the fire alarm passed, and now supposedly the contractors are working full tilt to get the the arcade build out finished, as for the signage on the street sign, it was also approved and it is going to be over 9ft long, now this is not the signage over the arcade itself, that one is going to be over 43ft long, im hoping to have the street facing one up by next week. Also the double doors are up and the bathroom doors and door frames have arrived, so we are still moving, slowly, but definately moving. On the console front, we just finished repairing 4 xboxes, & 1 wii, you can see in the tote the 4 xboxes, and alot of game guides, underneith all those guides, there is the atari 5200, an atari 2600 4 switch and an atari jr, from my post back on sept 4,everything is getting ready for storage in the attic, i also just ordered new lasers to fix 2 jvc xeye's, so im hoping those new lasers will get everything working nicely. I had mentioned to everyone in my prior post that i was finally starting to organise my games, i just used to put all the games in totes or boxes and just worry about getting the systems, but not anymore, you can see the 2 bookshelves that we put in my wife's office, and you can see the beginning of the organisation process, in just the first nook, where i have the nes carts there are over 120carts in the 1st space, the shelves are rather deep so it aids in getting stuff packed in there. We will be bringing down the 40 or so totes that are currently sitting up in my company's attic hopefully soon and can start getting the rest of the games out and into these shelves, so expect to see more pictures of them. On top of the shelves you will see the 2 backup laserdisc players for my pv-6 msx ld system, 1 of my IM-1's in it's original box and my RDI Halcyon laserdisc player, now freshly refurbished. Overall the week is closing out rather nicely. Well that is all for now. Many Thanks Rick Edited September 16, 2011 by ccatalyst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfunk823 Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 you are my idol...i dont even wana know how much money went into all those systems/games/accesories/arcade machines/ electricity bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSprinter Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 (edited) Ye gods, man! Either before ankle surgery or a few months post-op, can I come visit? Edited September 17, 2011 by NightSprinter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamakazi Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Whoohoo! Party at ccatalyst's house! Very sweet collection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccatalyst Posted September 20, 2011 Author Share Posted September 20, 2011 (edited) Hello again, well we have some updates on the arcade front, there is a chance we may be getting our street sign tomorrow, so if we do, expect to see those images. As for today, we have bathroom walls, yes, it is truly a wonderful thing, im so looking forward to having working bathrooms also i had to go to the post office to get the key to my mailbox, and had to order and get installed 2 phone lines for the fire alarm monitoring, fun , fun, fun. Here are the images, and hopefully we may see you all again tomorrow. Rick Edited September 21, 2011 by ccatalyst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndial Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 being a newbie here and I had the luck to watch this.... this is the meaning of the "retro sys collector". wiki should have your name and info listed! keep it going man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccatalyst Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 (edited) Well the sign is in, there is a picture of it in my hallway, before the installers came to pick it up, the bathroom walls are completely up, and the pylon sign is installed. Things are beginning to really move quickly now. Rick. Edited September 23, 2011 by ccatalyst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 being a newbie here and I had the luck to watch this.... this is the meaning of the "retro sys collector". wiki should have your name and info listed! keep it going man! While I admit horrible jealousy and disgust over his having more toys, this is not as much a collection as a business. If you don't have to suffer to get it, I'm not sure they should put your picture on wikipedia as the definition of collector. AX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndial Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 it is business mate, it is obvious but, who cares? I do know what you mean by suffering to get the retro-toys. I suffered a lot till now! Of course I was kidding with the "wiki" thing! but still liked to watch everybody's else collections either as business or individual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccatalyst Posted September 27, 2011 Author Share Posted September 27, 2011 (edited) being a newbie here and I had the luck to watch this.... this is the meaning of the "retro sys collector". wiki should have your name and info listed! keep it going man! While I admit horrible jealousy and disgust over his having more toys, this is not as much a collection as a business. If you don't have to suffer to get it, I'm not sure they should put your picture on wikipedia as the definition of collector. AX Well to answer your question " this is not as much a collection as a business" Im sorry but i have to disagree with you Ax, You first posted about the collection back in oct of 2010,the business part came just recently, in march 2011 to be precise, i have been collecting for many years now, and i do so not only for the love of the games, but also the great advances in technology they represented for their time, such as 3d with the sega SMS, laseractive, virtual boy and vectrex systems, virtual reality with systems like the tiger R-zone, - i know im stretching that one a bit, but you have to admit it was still very cool for it's time, simulators & body controllers - such as the nintendo glove, the running pads, & of course all those guns, robots such as the nintendo bob or the wonderswan wonderborg, and finally the nostalgia of my younger years. I have always loved games, but did not have that many growing up, In fact my first and only gaming system was a TRS-80 Coco when i was 10 years old, my next computer/gaming system did not come into my life till i was 18, and i got my first PC, believe it or not I did not even own an atari, I would go and play these game systems at a friend of mines home, whom always seem to have the latest and greatest, so what i learned about games growing up, i got from playing at his and several other of my friend's homes & from reading magazines or seeing them in toy stores. And of course then there is my sweet spot, those wonderful arcades, My little brother, and I would sometimes walk over an hour just to go play $1.00, we would not take the bus, becuase that would cut down on our gaming funds, when the money ran out, we would just walk around and bask in the Wonderful sounds and Glowing crt's of those great towering machines. When i got my first car, we would drive over an hour to a 24hr arcade to play at 3am on a saturday morning. We had the whole arcade almost to ourselves, man those were great times. When i was younger i used to watch the silver spoons tv show and always dreamed and wished - someday i will have an arcade like the one on that tv show, well i had to wait a few years till i grew up, and married a very patient and understanding wife - trust me on this guys "you cannot be a kid at heart and not have have an understanding wife" but hey at least my kids, and their friends had the benefit of living my dream. As i have gotten older, and my collection seems to be close to completion - at least on the game console side, my new dream is to build sort of a video game history museum /arcade museum. As for the collector vs business debate, I still search daily looking for the few missing systems i need to complete my collection, in fact 2 weeks ago, i searched video game sellers in korea and singapore, and wrote to over 20 of them looking for a zemmix cpg-120, last week i wrote to several ebayers located in ireland looking for a katz media kmp2000, and last night , i spent 4 hours searching for and sending out over a dozen emails to people i feel may be able to help me find an olivetti envision. So even though im hoping the business does well enough to allow to get the museum together, i have to say, im a collector first, and hoping my business skills/bit of luck will allow me to realize my game museum/arcade goals second. 1 final note as for the suffering part, If anyone here has ever owned or run a business they can vouch for me on the suffering, it is a lot worse than collecting, believe me, i would rather spend days hunting down a game system, more so than a single hour dealing with a county zoning or Tax issue. I hope everyone enjoys the pictures and information that have i post in this forum, i have gotten alot of encouraging emails & posts from fellow gamers about the arcade build out, and to all of you, all i can say is thank you for your support & kind words, i hope what i end up building down here will at the very least bring a smile to your faces. Many Thanks & see you next post. Rick Edited September 27, 2011 by ccatalyst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojay1997 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 being a newbie here and I had the luck to watch this.... this is the meaning of the "retro sys collector". wiki should have your name and info listed! keep it going man! While I admit horrible jealousy and disgust over his having more toys, this is not as much a collection as a business. If you don't have to suffer to get it, I'm not sure they should put your picture on wikipedia as the definition of collector. AX Not sure why it matters in any way that this guy is storing his collection in and around his business. If he was a used game store owner and selling his collection over time, I suppose the argument might be a little more persuasive, but as far as I can tell, he just buys the games for his own collection and decided to open an arcade on the side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccatalyst Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 Well getting a little farther along with every post, on the arcade front, we have received all the new locks, and coin mechs, we have begun the long arduous process of changing all of these out, it is a true nightmare on the blast cities since they require 4 locks each. We are also getting the wiring looms installed and testing out all the monitors on the blast cities, the rest of the games are moving along alot quicker, we needed coin catcher buckets for some and all of those have arrived today, We should be posting pictures of us working on the games tomorrow. As far as the facility, you can see the bathrooms taking shape and the water fountains installed, the rear doors have been completed with all their hardware, at this rate we should be ready to file for certificate of occupancy by next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccatalyst Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 Whoops, I forgot to mention, on the console front, received 3 optima laser assemblies today and used 2 of them, i used 1 to fix a jvc xeye today, so i now have 2 working units in the collection, i have a 3rd unit that i have working 100% thanks to a new laser, but after 1 minute or so it craps out, not sure what it can be, tried swapping out the entire laser assembly, but it did not fix it, and if you hit the reset button it just dies, and i have to power it on and off again, but to be honest, i just labeled them and put them both away in the totes to be stored, have too much going on with the arcade games and the buildout right now. Still searching everyday for those 5 systems that continues to elude me. Got a few answer backs from all the emails i sent out, but no dice on any of them. Darn it, Oh i also won another Hanimex sd-70 to add to the collection , this will be my 2nd unit, always good to have a spare, especially for these rare ones, coming from france so should be here in a couple of weeks of so, this one has it's box, will post pictures soon. Till next time. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-topdog Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 ummm don't freak out... but I think you have a pair of legs hanging from your ceiling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccatalyst Posted October 9, 2011 Author Share Posted October 9, 2011 Hello again everyone, really long day today, on the console front, just got my 2nd hanimex sd70, but this one is in much better condition and it has the box, sort of. On the Arcade front, We just got past all out permits and got our Certificate of Use, and we have filed for our certificate of occupancy, so we are still treading along, just got in 3 more naomi's so now we have a total of 8 and another taito x2, so now we have 3 of those, also we got in 8 naomi communication boards and naomi fiber cables, i already have 4 spawn, 4 powerstone2 and 3 heavy metal geomatrixes ready to try out for competive play, we have been working on the cabs everyday for over a week now, you can see some of the naomi stuff under the hanimex, and we have been changing out coin mechs, fixing monitors, changing key lock mechs and redoing wiring looms till our fingers bled. Oh i also forgot to mention with the x2, we got continuum shift 2, trouble witches and kof xII, we just ordered kof maximum impact and homura, so hopefully we will get those next week, here is an image of the arcade games taking shape, till next time. Im hitting the sack. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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