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@Gloves

I am noticing the start of the Retro Game Store Database getting double entries. It's only a handful now but I see it getting worse in the future. 

Is there any way we can get the stores in alphabetical order making it easier for people to see stores that have already been added, or maybe adding an approval process for new stores. I just don't want to see it get overrun.

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Most people worried about this type of situation donate items with a Donation Agreement Contract where the donor retains the rights to the donated items until the museum no longer uses them or they purchase them from the owner. So, if the museum goes under the item would go back to you or your heirs.

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@Tabonga

I actually didn't know Bakelite never came in white, but it was something I never really thought about.  

The exploding billiard balls was something I had heard about when I had a job as a pool table installer. The composition of the balls was never really talked about, the boss always said it was just early billiard balls that could explode on a break or if someone had a hard shot.

I'm curious about the metal race horses and how the game works that uses them.  Is it a dice game?

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I’ve been buying Bakelite at auctions for awhile the easiest way to test it is to rub it until it get warm/hot and then smell it. If it smells like formaldehyde it’s Bakelite. The smell is strange and nothing smells quite like it.

An older guy told me you can also use Simichrome Metal Polish to test it. You take a little bit and rub it in a inconspicuous spot and if it turns yellow it’s Bakelite.

I thought this might help you figure out what is for sure Bakelite in your set.

You mentioned celluloid and I don’t know much about it. Is that the early plastic that crystallizes? I have some old Vegas casino dice that started doing weird stuff and I’m thinking they are celluloid.

Thanks for sharing your compendium game set. I’ve always thought those old sets where cool. Do you have any of the really early gambling sets that have the gun and knife with them?

A bunch of my Wheat Cents recently got upgraded. I've been a coin collector for way longer than anything else and in the last 15 years or so I've decided to focus on small cents. The early Wheat Cents are a pain to get in good condition, but I was at an auction and won an old collectors book of cents and was able to upgrade everything pictured but the three key coins. 

Finally after 50+ hours I have worked my way through the old retro game store list and added all the US Stores to the new database.

There was a lot of closed stores that were removed and that took awhile to look them up and figure out which ones were still around. I may have made some mistakes and added stores that were closed but I did my best to keep them out.

I am hoping everyone will chip in and proofread my work and make sure I didn't mess up and add closed down stores.

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Finished Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego. That took longer than I thought it would.

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Super Solitaire is done. 


 

Great Waldo Search is done.

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Vegas Stakes is done. It’s just as boring as I remember.

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I appreciate all of the help finding some of the oddball stuff.

Maybe later on I will do a list of all of the foreign accessories but for now I am wanting to stick with Super Nintendo though I do like seeing Pal and Super Famicom stuff so don't be afraid to share it.

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Added:

Miracle Piano Teaching System, The

Nakitek Tribal Tap-5 - Multitap

Asciiware Fighting Pad

High Frequency Control Pad

Hudson Soft Super Multitap

Performance Game Pad

Performance Game Pad 6

Performance Super 5-Play - Multitap

Performance Super Pad

Performance Super Pad Version 2

STD SN Programmable Digital Action Learning System

Turbo Touch 360 - Super Nintendo Controller