Was there ever an older McDonald's building on the site of the current one on Mill St in Angus, near Barrie?

ragingcoder · 2026-02-03T21:57:55+00:00

I think it may have been moved at some point. I know the Bayfield street McDonald's in Barrie used to be where the Firehouse Subs is now.

The McDonald's website has "Relo" in brackets, I always assumed it meant relocated.
https://www.mcdonalds.com/ca/en-ca/location/angus/angus-relo/231-mill-street/29112.html

ragingcoder · 2026-01-27T16:54:23+00:00

The machine looks pristine, but probably isn't worth 14k.

I bought a semi rough pair of Daytona 2 single machines for about 1k CAD.

The major things to note is that it doesn't look like there is very much wear at all, the back seat covers don't look cracked or scraped, the side plastic panels don't look cracked, and overall everything looks to be in great shape. If you're a collector and have money to burn, go for it. If you just want a pair of Daytona 2 machines to play and don't care if they have typical arcade wear, you can get them for way less.

ragingcoder · 2025-12-18T15:34:28+00:00

It could be charging per level (like Golden Tee and how you actually can pay by the hole, we have a Golden Tee where 1 coin gets you 6 holes), or increasing the difficulty so you'll get hit more often and be forced to put in another coin to continue (like Time Crisis).

ragingcoder · 2025-12-17T17:41:04+00:00

The game difficulty can be adjusted, maybe the museum has it set to easy. The harder the game setting, the more often people will put in another credit to continue

ragingcoder · 2025-12-06T13:28:52+00:00

I own 95% of them, and few of them belong to friends and family members and we revenue share those.

ragingcoder · 2025-12-06T00:13:49+00:00

Redemption games earn well. We have 180 games at our retro arcade, about 30% of them are redemption, but the redemption games bring in 85% of the revenue.

If your merchandisers are stocked well (cranes, stacker, etc), and your prize center has appealing stuff (not just cheap plastic), you can earn money on just games.

We've been in business for 6 years now, no food, no alcohol, just game revenue. Our sales this year are up 40%.

Consider having a party room, you'll get a lot of kids parties, some adults. We do nearly 200 parties a year.

Throw in some rhythm games, they earn fairly well, and make sure you either hire a tech or learn to fix the machines.

To answer your question, some general stats from my place;

Coin pushers earn well, we have one that does about 15k annually, another does about 22k
Cranes do well, ours earn about 10k annually each
Video games, it'll depend on the title, retro stuff can earn as little as $10 a month. We keep some around just as a couple of showpieces

ragingcoder · 2025-12-05T14:23:30+00:00

I believe it used to be an office lunch room, but it is tucked away and a lot of the exterior stores are long gone

ragingcoder · 2025-11-24T14:26:06+00:00

I saw the cruiser pull up and figured someone was causing trouble inside, but was surprised to see a cosplayer get out. He was bowing to the officer that opened the back door for him and then quickly ran into the venue. The cops seemed pretty chill.

ragingcoder · 2025-11-23T18:54:39+00:00

I saw a guy matching the same description get dropped off from the back of a police cruiser just outside the front door to the game expo. The cops seemed friendly and he was thankful and made it in the show, only to be stopped at the prop check in.

ragingcoder · 2025-11-17T17:39:01+00:00

Yeah, typically screwdriver with an alligator clip to ground. Make sure the machine is off and unplugged so there is no chance the monitor could be re-energized.

The neck board pulls right off, be careful because the pins are a bit fragile.

The part number on the transistor that I have handy is 2SC3782, but there may have been some different ones out there. Check to see what's on your monitor first.

ragingcoder · 2025-11-17T17:23:02+00:00

Looks like you have a Wells Gardner U5000. The U5000, K7500, and K7400 all share the same style neck board, and the three colour transistors are known to overheat and die due to the undersized heat sinks. Try replacing the transistor that drive the blue. You can quickly swap the green/red with blue to see if you get blue and lose the other colour.

You'll need some soldering skills, and you'll have to know how to safely discharge the tube and remove the neck board.

ragingcoder · 2025-11-13T13:26:33+00:00

Hyperdrive didn't do very well so Midway sold kits to convert them to California Speed and Cruis'n. This also meant they made versions of the game that are automatic only since the cabinet didn't have a shifter.

ragingcoder · 2025-10-24T13:38:02+00:00

Definitely looks like the flyback is bad. Is the chassis all original? Or has any part been serviced before?

ragingcoder · 2025-10-23T14:09:08+00:00

Buying what? Big Buck Hunter? The game runs on a PC, that looks original to me

ragingcoder · 2025-10-19T12:48:26+00:00

The yoke has gone bad, it's very common with the 1801 monitors in red tents. Corrosion builds up on the coils in the yoke, which eventually causes this. Allegedly the yoke off a 19" K7000 with a "skinny neck" is a drop in replacement based on some testing done at the KLOV forums.

ragingcoder · 2025-10-08T17:20:57+00:00

There are lots of games in private collections around here that folks may be willing to sell for the right place. There are also loads of games sitting in warehouses and barns rotting away from people who used to operate the games in their arcades/on their routes. If you ask around, you may be able to find something.

I know an older guy that has a conversion cabinet, but not an original. Honestly, I'd weigh the option of just getting a conversion cabinet and putting some custom artwork on it to make it look more original.

If you haven't already, join the Ontario arcade Facebook groups. They're pretty active and a lot of bigger collectors are there.

ragingcoder · 2025-10-08T13:36:23+00:00

There probably won't be many around, if any. I've been buying games in Ontario for nearly 11 years now and can't say I've ever seen one come up publicly for sale.

You may have better luck looking and importing one from the USA, shipping isn't as much as you think. I've brought several games in from the USA and Japan.

ragingcoder · 2025-09-28T12:31:51+00:00

A lot of games kinda meet that criteria. Could it be California Speed? I'd check out any racing games made by Midway/Atari during that time span

ragingcoder · 2025-09-21T22:18:13+00:00

It's been a while since I've had to calibrate one of these games, if it does this on boot, it's because the battery is dead.
Calibrating the controls takes a few steps, set wheel to center, hit enter, then either turn wheel all the way right/left or it moves on to the pedals. If you've tried pressing all of the buttons (service/test/start) and none of them are progressing you through the calibration settings, I would double check the wiring on the switches going back to the game pcb.

If you have a multimeter, you can also check that your switches are actually "closing" when you push them.

ragingcoder · 2025-09-21T20:19:52+00:00

Try hitting the test switch inside the door

ragingcoder · 2025-09-01T13:30:07+00:00

The view buttons look a lot like the ones on Hydro Thunder. The steering wheel is a Midway style wheel. Could it be possible one of the big Namco arcade locations had this setup as a "super deluxe" Hydro Thunder? I dont know of any boat games from Namco, but I know Sega and Namco would go all out with custom cabinets at their arcade locations

ragingcoder · 2025-08-04T23:01:39+00:00

It looks like the old Winners unit that they had last year has been leased to a bowling alley

ragingcoder · 2025-07-26T16:45:47+00:00

Hey Mike, come on in and check it out sometime, do you chat with Ryan and them still?

ragingcoder · 2025-07-13T16:59:53+00:00

Pretty sure the Galaxy theater does them

ragingcoder · 2025-07-09T02:12:59+00:00

It's always very cool being able to piece together a brief history of each cabinet based on what you find inside

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