Since the first Microcomputers, Arcade Games and gaming have always been linked in some fashion to the world of BBSs. It would make sense that if people used computers to play, they'd be attracted to machines who were dedicated to nothing but playing games.
It is important to mention, however, that dead-on collecting of Arcade Games for the home didn't really take off until the 90's, except for a very small group of people with the gumption and floor space. Therefore, the files in this directory, that deal with the technical issues anyway, have a more recent vintage to them.
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1942.pin | 670 | Pinouts: 1942 from Konami
| aehowto.txt | 290690 | The Arcade Emulation How-To Version 0.25 by Michael Adcock (January 7, 1997)
| arc_che2.txt | 8529 | The "Definitive" Arcade Video Games Cheat Sheet (December 1, 1992) by Jeremy Radlow/Johnathan N. Deitch
| aroid.pin | 881 | PINOUTS: Asteroids, by Atari (1979)
| aroiddel.pin | 896 | PINOUTS: Asteroids Deluxe, by Atari (1980)
| aroids.sw | 576 | SWITCHES: Asteroids Deluxe, by Atari (1980)
| aroidsd.sw | 1605 | SWITCHES: Asteroids Deluxe
| atari_xy.txt | 26272 | Atari Color XY vector monitor Ampliphone Wells-Gardner repair by Gregg Woodcock
| atarixyh.int | 26777 | How to Repair Atari's Color XY (Vector) Monitors by Gregg Woodcock (May 13, 1993)
| baddudes.sw | 810 | Dip Switch Setting for the Arcade Game "Bad Dudes"
| bagman.pin | 3111 | Pinouts for the Arcade Game "Bagman"
| bally.txt | 14577 | The Bally/Stern Jumper Document, 1993
| bankpanc.sw | 1074 | Pinout Diagram for the Arcade Game "Bank Panic"
| barthow.txt | 21868 | Soft Documentation: Bart's House of Weirdness, by Konami
| bb_44.pin | 3644 | Arcade Wiring: Bubble Bobble
| bb_56.pin | 4134 | Pinout: Bubble Bobble
| bbobble.sw | 2119 | Switches: Bubble Bobble
| boscon.pin | 3509 | Pinout for Bosconian by NAMCO
| boscon.sw | 9924 | Switch Settings for Bosconian by NAMCO
| bubbles.pin | 2501 | Settings for Williams "Bubbles"
| bubbupgd.txt | 19308 | Upgrade: Play Bubbles on your Hacked Robotron/Joust/Stargate Machine
| bwidow.pin | 1874 | Pinouts: Black Widow, by Atari (1983)
| bz_nvram.txt | 15056 | Upgrading a Battlezone for a Permanent High Score Table
| bzone.sw | 1845 | Switch Settings for Battlezone
| capcom.pin | 1053 | PINOUTS: Capcom Commando and Data East
| cclimber.pin | 3901 | PINOUT: Crazy Climber by Taito
| cclimber.sw | 1627 | SWITCH SETTINGS: Crazy Climber, by Taito
| centipd.pin | 4441 | PINOUT: Cetipede, by Atary
| centiped.sw | 3227 | SWITCHES: Centipede, by Atari
| crypt | 26323 | Stewart's Guide to Tales from the Crypt Version 1 (January 7, 1994)
| digdug.pin | 1720 | Dig-Dug Arcade Board Pin-Outs
| digdug.sw | 2545 | Dig Dug Arcade Dipswitch Settings from Tom Nezwek
| dkong.pin | 1962 | PINOUTS: Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong II, Mario Brothers, etc.
| dkong.sw | 1116 | DIPSWITCHES: Donkey Kong
| doom.faq | 111085 | The Official DOOM FAQ (v5.0) (December 26, 1993)
| doomck.txt | 3323 | DOOM Version 1.1 Cheat Keys
| doomkey2.txt | 10741 | DOOM Cheat Keys (December 18, 1993)
| draglair.fun | 16698 | How to solve Dragon's Lair (Arcade)
| e-swat.pin | 1720 | Pinouts for Sega's E-SWAT Arcade Game, 1989
| elevtact.sw | 2220 | Dipswitch settings for the arcade game Elevator Action
| fighthst.dyn | 16745 | Fighter's History Dynamite FAQ by Tekkusuto (April 1994)
| fighthst.txt | 7462 | The Fighter's History FAQ (May 1994)
| finlfan2.txt | 28141 | Final Fantasy II Frequently Asked Questions and Strategy Guide by Adam Lederman and Kelly Gillilan (February 11, 1993)
| foodfite.pin | 2895 | PINOUTS: Food Fight by Atari
| football.pin | 2375 | PINOUTS: Football, by Atari
| freegame.txt | 6147 | The Interstellar Times by Dimention Master and Giggler
| frogger.pin | 728 | PINOUTS: Frogger
| frogger.sw | 757 | PINOUTS: Frogger
| g2blkwdw.txt | 39695 | Creating a Switchable Conversion between Gravitar and Black Widow by Doug Jefferys (March 17, 1994)
| galaga.sw | 4489 | Galaga CPU Board Switch Settings
| galg.pin | 4099 | Galaga and Mappy Pinout Diagram
| galg_bl.pin | 5567 | Dip Switch Settings on Galaga Boards
| gamebust.txt | 31219 | Gamebusters, a collection of cheats and codes for video games
| ghostgob.sw | 2600 | SWITCH SETTINGS: Ghosts and Goblins
| golfcart.txt | 4154 | Golf Cart Fun by The Shadow Lord and Metallian of Metal Communications
| gorf.pin | 2429 | PINOUTS: Gorf
| gorf.sw | 3238 | SWITCH SETTINGS: Gorf
| gravitar.pin | 2026 | PINOUTS: Gravitar
| gyruss.sw | 3138 | DIP SWITCHES: Gyruss
| jammacon.pin | 4206 | Pinouts for a standard JAMMA Box
| jost2jam.txt | 12956 | Converting Joust to a JAMMA Boardset, by Graham Bisset (1994)
| kfmaster.pin | 1318 | Pin-Out Diagram for the Arcade Game Kung-Fu Master
| klov.all | 122253 | The Coin Ops A poppin Killer List of Video Games (March 1993) by Mike Hughey and Jeff Hansen
| ladybug.sw | 2202 | Switch Setting: Ladybug, by Universal (1982)
| lifeforc.sw | 3640 | Life Force Dip Switches
| milliped.pin | 5996 | PINOUTS: Millipede
| misslcmd.pin | 5205 | PINOUTS: Missile Command, by Atari
| misslcmd.sw | 2155 | Missle Command Switch Settings
| mk1_move.txt | 63394 | Mortal Kombat Comprehensive Moves, Combos, Fatalities, and Hints Listing Version 5.0 (April 28, 1993)
| mk2_move.txt | 33994 | Mortal Kombat II FAQ (Complete Guide, 10th Revision) by Paul McElroy (January 5, 1994)
| mk2faq.txt | 4649 | Unofficial Guide to Mortal Kombat II (November 9, 1993) Version 1.0
| mkii.txt | 4876 | Collection Mortal Kombat II Moves
| moonpatl.pin | 2751 | Pinouts for Moon Patrol
| mrdo_ser.pin | 4475 | PINOUTS: Mr. Do!
| omegarac.sw | 2730 | Dipswitch Settings for the Arcade Game OMEGA RACE (Midway, 1981)
| pacman.pin | 1533 | PINOUTS: Pac-Man, by Midway, by Tom Nezwek
| pacman.sw | 1014 | DIP SWITCHES: Pac-Man, by Midway
| phoenix.sw | 1235 | DIPSWITCHES: Phoenix, by Centuri
| qbert.pin | 1475 | Pinout for the Arcade Game QBERT
| qbert.sw | 628 | Switch Settings for the Arcade Game QBERT
| ringking.pin | 1483 | PINOUTS: Ring King by Data East, 1985
| robotron.txt | 5117 | Early Williams Tech Tips by Richard Schieve
| rushnatk.pin | 2824 | PINOUTS: Rush n' Attack and other early Konami Games
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