Well, a retired game often ends up in a warehouse somewhere, if not thrown away. So, it's up to you to track down your favourite machine. Your local Arcade is a good start. There is no universal approach to collect old video games, you can't play all of your favourite games on one cabinets wiring. So, you just have to make up your mind on which game to begin with. Starting your collecting with a JAMMA cabinet will make things a little easier. JAMMA is a pinout standard for many game boards, which means that you're able to swap boards on your standard JAMMA wiring. Another method is to skip the cabinet and find yourself a PC Power supply, joystick and a multisync computer monitor. Fix yourself a wiring harness, to get things in working order, and fire your games up... Or, if you have a TV with SCART connector, you can just skip the mutisync monitor and go for the living room television set. This method requires a some RGB wiring. Here's a file on how to connect your JAMMA boards to your TV. [SCART] Get familiar with the JAMMA Pinout. [JAMMA Pinout Diagram] Grab these valueable arcade FAQ's. [Conversion FAQ] [Buying Games FAQ] Fun Stuff. [Good Laugh] Get nostalgic with some arcade emulators...[Emulators] I'm trying to compile a list of PCB's (not games) manufactured by SNK, with a brief description to each title. So, if you have any information on SNK boards send me a mail and i add it to the list. [SNK Boards]

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