Original information by Rick Schieve (rls@ihlpb.att.com)
Incorporated into a FAQ and currently maintained by Tony Jones (ant@cray.com).
WWW version by Frederic Vecoven
veco@montefiore.ulg.ac.beWe NEED additions, corrections and (especially) more precise information about the products each supplier offers. If you have any information, please send me details - THANKS.
Atari Games Documentation is available for $14 per 737 Sycamore Drive game (usually a photocopy, but an Milpitas, CA 95035 original if they still have them in 408 434 3700 stock)
Complaints: Often the photocopies are not of the greatest quality, especially the reduced size copies of the old large schematics. If you choose to complain, please remember that most other manufacturers do not offer such a service, and certainly not for such old games.
BestCo (Electrohome Electronics) 214 721 0258 Nintendo of America Inc. P0 Box 957 Redmond, WA 98052 1-800-255-3700 Sega Enterprises, Inc. 2149 Paragon Dr. P.0. Box 610550 San Jose, CA 95161-0550 USA Sega Amusements (Europe, Ltd.) Unit 6, Churchill Court, 58 Station Road North Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 7SA, England +44 81 863 7737 +44 81 863 5354 (fax) Strata Group, Inc. 709 W. Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, Il 60005 800 262 0323 708 437 2704 708 437 2473 (fax) Tecmo (Tehkan) 800 228 0336 Wells Gardner Electronics Chicago, IL 312 252 8220 Williams/Bally/Midway Games older than 5 years are no longer 3401 North California Avenue officially supported. However, if you Chicago, IL 60618-5899 ask nicely, you may get some technical 312 509 6573 (tech support) advice.
Game Manufacturers no longer in business.
The following game manufacturers are known to no longer be trading. Operators, independent suppliers or fellow rgva.collector readers are your best chance for spare parts and information.
Centuri Cinematronics Exidy Gremlin Stern
General Amusement Suppliers (new)
Note: many of these companies charge private individuals for a catalog (i.e $5 for WICO). Catalogs are free for companies, and you will usually qualify for operator prices - come up with a company name.
Amusement Emporium 6880 South Emporia Street Englewood, Colorado, 80112 800 525 7059 Competitive Products Corp. River Road Building #5 Tullytown, PA 19007 800 562 7283 Empire 313 477 2200 Peach State Good prices on replacement BattleZone 800 727 3224 centering bellows ($22). Make sure you ask for operator prices, make up a company name Space Age Electronics Often have cheap video monitors 26524 Golden Valley Road, (13"-$150 19"-$170 August 1993) Suite 507 Saugus, CA 91350 800 822 0280 Vending Solutions 314 776 2722 WICO 800 FOR WICO
Video Game Parts Suppliers (new)
AVA 2301 Olive St. St. Louis, MO 63103 (314) 421 5100 Betson 213 388 9338 Boardworks 407 679 8007 Louise's Harness Shop, Replacement and custom wiring harnesses 100 Spring Street, Tuscumbia, Al 35674 Mazzco Game Supply Stock distributor prices (expensive), Chicago, IL but they appear to have items no longer 800 292 4491 available new. Red Baron Amusements They usually sell newer conversion kits 6540 W. Central but may have some older boards. Toledo, OH 43617 800 331 3766
Video Game Parts Suppliers (used)
Alpha Amusements Good selection. Michigan 800 33 GAMESComplaints: be sure to have them confirm what they will be shipping. We have heard stories of badly botched orders.
C&P Indiana 219 256 1138 Eldorado Games Slow and eccentric, with very expensive CA prices but a great selection of old 714 535 3300 boards and those hard to find parts. Southeast Game Brokers Inc Florida 813 855 1080 The Game Exchange They sell used games and kits. P.O. Box 09598 Columbus, Ohio 43209-0598 614 258 2933 Vicco Electronics Laser disk games and LD 100 players 619 322 4000 Video Connection Mainly conversion kits from games 1-5 1150 Industrial Place #110, years old. Fair selection of old boards Dixon, CA 95620 too. Reputable, fair prices, fast 800 444 6854 service. Good catalog too. 916 678 5189
Electronic Parts Suppliers
Note: many of these companies charge private individuals for a catalog Catalogs are usually free for companies - come up with a company name.If you can't find what you want here, check the Yellow Pages, under 'Electronic Suppliers' or similar. In addition, many surplus stores have large selections of old obsolete components - and they are usually cheap.
Aero Electronics Obsolete components 800 833 3557 Allied Electronics 800 433 5700 Altex Obsolete components Dallas, TX Williams DRAMs 800 531 5369 Arrow Electronics AM6012 DACs 800 93ARROW Bell Industries Obsolete components Dallas, TX 800 525 6666 B&G Micro Surplus. Good prices on erased EPROMS 214 271 5546 Debco Electronics Good prices on erased EPROMS 800 423 4499 513 531 4499 Digi_Key Expensive, but good selection. 800 344 4539 All named brands. Landsdale Obsolete components AZ 602 438 0123 Luke Systems Intl Obsolete components 818 991 9373 Marshall Industries Obsolete components 800 522 0084 Mouser Electronics 800 346 6873 Newark Electronics Chicago 1 708 495 7740 Surplus Inventory Locators Give them the hard to find part#, they 206 863 8506 will give you the name and number of a vendor who does (and occasionally 'did') sell the component in question. Rochester Electronics Obsolete components 508 462 9332 Zanen Electronics Monitor 'get well' kits, all the parts 806 793 6337 you need to fix most monitor problems. They sell a kit for the WG K6100 (used in Tempest) Also, active-low to active-hi monitor conversion boards useful for Nintendo game conversions. Zeus Components Obsolete components 800 833 3557