It’s officially on! – US and UK reveal events confirmed!
After months of Skype calls, WhatsApp chats, text messages, e-mails and then more of the same, we are excited to announce that we have locked in *BOTH* the US and the UK reveal event locations along with dates and additional info. In the vein of getting to the good stuff, here’s where you will be able to see – and play – fully-working and restored Sky Skipper arcade games in 2017: LocationEventDate US - Atlanta,...
Sky Skipper flyer found in Japan!
For years, the only known complete flyer for Sky Skipper known to exist is the copy that Alex has in his possession, shown below. Fast-forward to January, 2017 and on Yahoo Auctions in Japan, another flyer pops up for sale. From the looks of it, interest in Sky Skipper has heated up a bit and there were likely more than a couple of people vying to purchase this rare piece of history on the game. Take a look at the...
Youtube video – Our Day at NOA from the UK
Check out this video Alex released on his Youtube channel on Tuesday, 11/22/2016! In it, Alex talks about the current status the project in the UK and discusses our recent blog post about our time at NOA. It’s a quick 10-minute watch and it is always good to get a ‘live’ perspective on the content and story, so it’s well-worth checking...
Our Day at NOA
This post is easily a year in the making, so bear with us because it is a long one. Tons of pictures and lots to say – I’d grab a beer ahead of this and set aside a bit of time. The backstory When I (Whitney) initially signed onto the project with Alex and Olly, we truly only had a color flyer and a lot of enthusiasm as our main ingredients to restoring the cabinets. Olly had done a tremendous amount of work with the...
This Old Game signs on to the Project!
We are pleased to announce that Rich Lint at “This Old Game” will be reproducing the Sky Skipper artwork package for us to use to re-create our games! Rich is working on the total artwork package that is comprised of the following: Marquee Monitor Bezel Monitor Bezel instruction card CPO instruction card CPO Side art Serial number plate The single biggest question that we get right now is “Will this artwork...
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