So beautiful to see this restored…I remember I was in 8th grade playing this one at 7eleven when it first came out. Learning all the moves and fatalities…switching from playing mortal kombat 1 to this was so much to take in because the roster increased with so many fighters. Shang Tsung was deadly once you mastered him

MK2 is looking awesome John, I think you did a great job considering you did it on your own also.

Looking good man, your work is legit the machine will be pretty nice when it's finished.

Monday is the best day of the week thanks to your videos!!!

That looks freaking great... Ide happily be satisfied with the art work

Great video John! Really enjoyed it. As far as t-shirts? I know I would love the classic John's Arcade Logo shirt. Never got the chance to get one in the past. Maybe a cool idea would be to date the shirt 2017 with all of your restore projects from the year listed on a "tour" list. Thanks and really looking forward to your epic long end of the year tour video. I keep rewatching your previous year ones, those are the absolute best! Take care, Rich.

Another great upload as always John! However as you were talking about the next t-shirt all I could focus on was your bottle of water lol I kept thing to myself was "its gonna tip......nope.....its gonna tip......nope........."lol!

FINALLY, John!!!! I have been waiting for tooo long for this!!! Thank you, Man!!! GREAT!!!!

Art vinyl eposides are my favourite. Can't wait haha🤗

John, the MK2 is looking good. Great job man 👍

Looked good man! For someone who doesn't do that daily you're doing good! Costs a little more but luster lam on all side art makes it look so much better and ease of install is SO MUCH BETTER! I'm about to have a few sideart install videos Coming up. One for Hollywood Heat Pinball. I vectorized the art for it ha

Sounds like a pretty good idea with the arcade tech support combined with the world tour graphics...with flames...and stuff. Cool!

John the MK2 is looking good love it man I will go with the John arcade tech support sounds good to me

Looking great. Coming together nicely.

Love your vids John, and loving this mk2 series. On the t-shirt front you should do one with "Puti in da warehouse, Jimmy" on the front and then "and that's what jimmy did" on the back. :) I've just been watching the I robot series and haven't laughed that much for ages. :) Brilliant !!

Love the work you do John and it was great to see you at Arcade Club last month. That artwork application though; it looked like an absolute nightmare with that paper front coating, applying straight to wood, lack of bleed area etc. I would have quit there and then. Whenever I create or order artwork (especially full side, unbordered artwork), I always, always modify the art first to add a 2" bleed and continuation of colour or extended art to a full rectangular shape before I even order it. So many great artworks are spoiled by trying to fit a 'precise template' art onto a cab that is slightly different. I'd also never, ever apply to bare wood of any kind as it is porous, which soaks in and softens the surface of the wood, lessening the effect of adhesive and of course there's the horrible lumps and bumps. Whether using laminate or not, a good oil-based (gloss) paint applied first in thick coats and then sanded with fine grit paper will give a flat, sealed surface without the expense of laminate and will bond adhesive vinyl far, far better.

I see that nice Notre Dame sign back there... the UND campus is in my hometown. Nice work John

John, Dude! I have an MKII cab right here. Original I have a gap of about a 1/4 inch at the bottom that is all black. Factory the logo never covered the side.. Love the videos. Big Inspiration for my collection.

You're the best man! Love your attention to authenticity. Personally I hate the hacked 6000 games bastardised systems out there.

right at the begining i was thinking just grab that bolt or can of rustolium and put it on the artwork to stop it rolling back up. lol I do like the way John works, so normal like the rest of us would be. Un polished raw footage without fancy editing, warts and all. Great vid John cant wait to see you fire that thing up. Id have to put a Sub Woofer and amp in there to beef up the bass. Have it on a separate volume control. Have you ever thought of or owned Pit Fighter John? Great classic, first game I heard swearing in. You think they would of made a device by now where you put your artwork round a sponge roller. Slide the edge of your artwork into a slot in the roller then roll your artwork round it. The roller could also have built in adjustable t Squares to square things off. Then you spray your Rapid Tac on the cabinet then just roll your artwork on. The sponge roller will give you something to push against so you can press the artwork down. Once the artwork is applied you could use the same roller to run over the artwork to push air bubbles out and excess liquid. Just thinking out loud guys, what do you think? I know John always gets nervous applying artwork and was just thinking of ways to make it easier and less daunting. Haa John only goes quiet when he is nervous or not entirely happy. Great job buddy it looks great. As for Ice Cold Beer i would use a crowbar but use some of that dense foam they use in packaging it quite thick and stiff but has some give. Put the end of the crowbar in the hole then put the foam on the right side of the edge of the cab and pull the crowbar to the right. The foam will protect your cab from damage whilst you try to pop it open. You may need to put foam round the T-mould on the corner too so you can really go for it. Or try a slide hammer somehow. For a T-shirt idea you gotta do one of the wobbly table, its almost part of Johns Arcade now, never try to fix it again lol. You could over emphasize the wobble and have the pop corn machine flying off and a graphic of you falling off the chair. The slogan would say, Table 1 John 0 in arcade font in your attempts at repair, or was it twice you tried repairing it? mmmm.

I'm all over this mate, off work today ;)

Rapid Tac works great on Rich's artwork. However, once you get to that Turtles artwork from Joe Szabo, you don't need Rapid Tac since it has bubble free vinyl with microscopic holes (dry method of applying). Something to keep in mind.

Thats a hairy process man, looks great, goodstuff.

LOOKS GOOD JOHN

Long time viewer... 1st time posting... defiantly john arcade tech support shirt...

"This is one of a kind, I made three of these."

Not gonna lie, I thought you were saying "rap-attack" this whole time. Lol. The side art looks great. Once it's in the basement, you won't even see the minor imperfections anyway. Great job as always!

Great job John! Very stressy sticking down vinyls! They got a bit lazy when producing that artwork I guess, they should have cloned in more bleed all round. Can't wait to see it finished - you need to add a 'Finish him!' Voice-over on your vid then. ;-)

Nice song at 58 min!

Great! It's looking good, to the vinyl people, get the correct spec measurements and bleed over on your stuff! ANY graphic design knows this... As far as the coin door, Get a "dent puller" aka "slide hammer" KZfaq a video for it, it will pop open easy. Most auto body places sell it or maybe you know someone you can borrow one from. Thanks for the MKII continues.

i had my mk2 laminated decals custom made and picked them up today and I made sure he over printed them 1/2" all the way around and my decals are one solid rectangle pieces not pre-cut to the cabinet so I will have to trim the excess off myself. I also don't use a wet method and put the decals on with the machine upright starting at the top and working my way down in 2" increments like wrapping a car. my cabs come out pretty good.

Looks nice ide be good with that the art looks nice

Hello John! Nice work. :) I prefer put T molding first then vinyl art. After that i cut using t molding line. Best regards!

best monday ever!

The Johns Arcade Tech Support tee would be fantastic John! Do it man, I love that Nintendo shirt you have. Will you sell it to me? Lol

Jon I’m like you in that I want things perfect. But the older I get I have learned that a few weeks from now when it’s in the room you will forget all about it and move on to the next project. 👍🏻

I'm glad to see what happens if you skip the laminate. I used laminate on my Outrun cabaret. Now I'm glad I did. The raw particle bd is "ok" but its just so much better with the laminate.

The artwork isn't to short. The original MK2 side art has black at the bottom. It's exactly the same as the original side art. No need for Rapid Tac either, it's air release vinyl. Also you don't just lay the whole side down at once and then squeegee.

did good john

Ok great video laughed a ton and totally relate to all the hardship installing this but here's a thought...so I spend all this money and time for side art. We stress over the install imperfections which are barely noticeable. Then after all that work and money what do we do? We push the machine in between two others where we never see it anyways. I just install it do my best and realize this little stuff isn't going to matter in the end anyways lol

T-Shirt idea: Make one fully stamped with the killscreens artwork and all the songs on the back. It could have the john's arcade logo somewhere too.

John, when are we going to get another Kill Screens album? I need more of that music in my life.

Ok watching for tips for Bucky

Mk2 is looking looking so good John. How bout a johns arcade sky skipper tshirt with with johns arcade on the front and the full but miniaturized side art on the back of the shirt?

John please make a t-shirt with your picture from the Firefox thumbnail or the Computer Space thumbnail.. Those pictures are hilarious!

If you don't use the wet method on the second half of each side and wait for it to totally dry on the first, can't you stretch the vinyl a bit while installing to compensate for the bleed (or lack thereof)?

Get that coin door open! I've been waiting for years for you to open that thing so we can find out what treasure lies within. Maybe do it as part of the year end video?

Hey John use a slide hammer on that door with 2 fingers through the hole. On the T shirt idea. How bout john's arcade on the front and a picture of your arcade room on the back.

Man... if it were me I'd be pissed after all the hard work you put in :(

John, Do a John’s Arcade shirt like an old 80’s skate shirt. Rework the Radical Board Artwork into a Shirt.

How about you visit TNT Amusement inc for your Bert Road Trip John.

Use a slide hammer for the coin door. You can rent them from almost any auto part store.

Johns on the road its way past time @johnsarcade

Hey John got a question for you. Do you still recommend that Rapid-tak for the side art? I'm about to order some side art soon for cab. Not sure if you remember me asking about my Soul Calibur II cab awhile back. Anyhow,I finally got to stripping the paint off of our and it's actually a MK II cab, so I'm totally stoked! Ordered the marquee and bezel already. I'll be buying the cpo and side art soon. Cheers from Cali! 🤙

I have no idea why you would want to align the bottom edge of the side art first. The important part is the top edge of the art. If there is any misalignment, it goes to the bottom where eyes won't gravitate to.

With some left on the bottom you should of raised the artwork up a bit. Still looks amazing though. I was lucky enough with my MKII that both sides looked like they came right out of the factory. No sun fade or scratches. I did have to replace my MK1 and three with repros and I know the struggle man

tech support would be awesome with the johns arcade logo

Man you holding that squeegee upside down at the first bit around the 24 minute mark made me scream... lucky the that plastic side wasn't sharp....

John you must open that ice cold beer.

where do you order your side art? and about how much dose cost? some of them would make great posters.

John where did you get this sideart from??

T-shirt idea: Your logo, John's Arcade Tech support, "boss level member".

are you sure about bleed? i would think they have it made to the size so they don't have to cut it.

John, Have you ever had a problem with vinyl side art bubbling or peeling after it's installed? I did full side art on my mame cab. Dry method. And after a week or two it was full of bubbles throughout. Looked great when I first installed it. Looks like crap now. The only thing I can attribute this to is the slight orange peel I didn't sand off. The texture on your MK2 looks worse so idk.

That song is YOUR BAND?! IT IS AWESOME! Effing awesome music! They should of had a bad guy and a good guy cabinet.. not some dude in a generic Raiden costume on both sides..... the good guy should of been Raiden one side Liu Kand the other, bad guy Shang Tsung and Baraka and then a LE edition With Kintaro and Shao Khan.

Great stuff John! Btw... the song at 58:30ish...Can I get the name of it and can I purchase it? Can't remember if it was on the CD you came out with that sold out. Thanks!

Muito linda essa art

Laminate seems the only way to get perfect results, even new particle board has imperfections

John how about a John's arcade t-shirt in a TRON type font and theme possibly.

It's NOT called "Wrap Attack"? I thought that's what it was called because it was used to put on vinyl wraps. And that's what I heard every time you said it. Now I know. 😁

I was a little bit off... how do you fixed the Journey??

Where do you recommend side art for a Centipede full size game ..

They could have added bleed from the scan by enlarging it ever so slightly and/or mirroring certain sides.

Who did the art John? I know Joe Szabo has a set that he cleaned up that's apparently very good ("the best out there"?).

John, I would love to see you install some art from Joe Zabo zabosarcades . He really has passion for his art.

Just started watching.. Who provided the artwork that's not much bleed? "ThisOldGame" made my OutRun Cabaret made it with black bleed about 2" all the way around. Folded over edge very nicely..

if you use vinyl with air regressed liner no more bubbles.

Ice Cold Beer!

John, where did you get the black vinyl for the front??

Love watching John use the wrong side of the squeegee again. Also, you should always try to "pull" a squeegee, not "push" it.

Once in place, nobody will ever notice that the artwork doesn't quite cover the tiny fraction of an inch that is missing. That white line was the only exception.

so if you could send a link. or put it in your description box I would be appreciated and I can go to the website.

Wrap yer tack?

RAPATTACK!

whats that solution called

John, Can you help me out? I need a Mortal Kombat 2 sound board. I bought one with sound board but the sound board turned out to be a Mortal Kombat 1 sound board. Thanks.

Are you sure that clear laminate was supposed to peel off? Some sideart is laminated, and it's supposed to stay on there.

Lord Raiden

How about 'I'm a laser guy!' T-shirt?

#notificationsquad

John, live stream the opening of the coin door on Twitch / KZfaq / Facebook.

Why did the guy paint over artwork?

why not just get one of those tube spy cameras and just see if its worth it to even try and open the coin door? the hole seems big enough.

i am at this time Making My Own Custom Arcade Machines of games i love but you might never see in an arcade my first Machine will Be Diablo III Ultimate Evil Edition With The necromancer And Internet Hook ups So You Can Get All The Updates For The Game As They Are Released and i am not sure if i will do an arcade of mortal kombat X and street fighter V

Easy fix, top white line = black marker pen, lower stuff, dont care, looks good enough + it will chip and tear with usage and years. Btw, will you go with white t-molding or black? white would look radical/tubular in my eyes.

Hey John why don't you fix that table it moves to much

Vapid smack?

and where can I order Marquis? what's the website address?

i will be 100 years old when its over

Nick from California, If you see this message then please reply. I'm looking to buy a dedicated MK2 arcade and after I lost my arcades due to a fire issue in my apartment, I haven't seen anybody in my area selling one so if you want to sell me one of yours then i'm interest in buying.