{"id":7073075,"date":"2026-10-22T20:38:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accountants4yourbusiness.co.uk\/?p=7073075"},"modified":"2026-10-22T20:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:38:14","slug":"atari-steeplechase-restoration-the-arcade-blogger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accountants4yourbusiness.co.uk\/?p=7073075","title":{"rendered":"Atari Steeplechase Restoration \u2013 The Arcade Blogger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few years back I was fortunate enough to be a part of a rescue mission that took a group of arcade collectors to France to remove multiple arcade cabinets from a run down building. If you missed that write up, check it out <a href=\"https:\/\/arcadeblogger.com\/2017\/09\/15\/arcade-raid-abandoned-house-vive-la-france\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suffice to say, the building was a health hazard, and we really shouldn\u2019t have even gone into it, let alone drag cabinets out of loft and rooms with collapsed ceilings. Without rerunning the whole episode (but do check out the link above), I came away from that raid with an original Atari Europe <em>Steeplechase <\/em>cabinet:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"54240\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arcadeblogger.com\/2026\/10\/20\/atari-steeplechase-restoration\/36774861110_b704243c5f_z-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/36774861110_b704243c5f_z.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"36774861110_b704243c5f_z\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/36774861110_b704243c5f_z.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/36774861110_b704243c5f_z.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/36774861110_b704243c5f_z.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/36774861110_b704243c5f_z.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The conditions on the French raid weren\u2019t ideal\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cabinet is unusual in that it is different to the USA release, which has more angular shapes. To get an idea of gameplay, check out this video:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Steeplechase (Atari, 1975) Arcade Spielautomat\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SD3QJsHnkbo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The USA version of Steeplechase. Same game, different style cabinet\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The long drive back home up to Northern France and across the channel again, gave me inspiration to restore the cabinet and to get people playing it again.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-attachment-id=\"54243\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arcadeblogger.com\/2026\/10\/20\/atari-steeplechase-restoration\/36600574193_8123a73ee3_z-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/36600574193_8123a73ee3_z.jpg?fit=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"36600574193_8123a73ee3_z\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/36600574193_8123a73ee3_z.jpg?fit=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/36600574193_8123a73ee3_z.jpg?resize=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54243\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7500123098133832;width:476px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/36600574193_8123a73ee3_z.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/36600574193_8123a73ee3_z.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">It wasn\u2019t in the best of shape<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I did make a start. Check out the work I did when it arrived in <a href=\"https:\/\/arcadeblogger.com\/2017\/11\/03\/atari-steeplechase-weekend-pickup\/\">this blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a good clean up it looked like this:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-attachment-id=\"54245\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arcadeblogger.com\/2026\/10\/20\/atari-steeplechase-restoration\/37237769402_b200f5dfd8_z-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/37237769402_b200f5dfd8_z.jpg?fit=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"37237769402_b200f5dfd8_z\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/37237769402_b200f5dfd8_z.jpg?fit=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/37237769402_b200f5dfd8_z.jpg?resize=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/37237769402_b200f5dfd8_z.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/37237769402_b200f5dfd8_z.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Looking better!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then a few months later, I realised I had too many projects and decided to put it up for sale. The cabinet changed hands three times after that, with each owner doing a little bit of restoration to get the thing working.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its final owner was Jon Turner of <a href=\"https:\/\/pixelbusters.co.uk\/\">Pixel Busters arcade<\/a> in Stoke on Trent here in the UK. Which on reflection is probably the perfect place for it to be \u2013 it is a fun multiplayer game, and needs to be in a public arcade setting for it to be enjoyed, rather than sitting out its remaining years at Billy-No-Mates Tony Temple\u2019s games room.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And so Jonathan got to work. I wanted to share this great video with you where Jonathan details the work he did to get this thing back out on the arcade floor:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Restoration of Atari Steeplechase (1975)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xgdUG9tCmkk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jon\u2019s restoration of Atari Steeplechase cabinet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch the whole video for a tour of Pixel Busters towards the end. Great place!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The game has been a big hit at Jonathan\u2019s arcade. These photos were taken by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Alsarcade\">Al\u2019s Arcade<\/a> at a recent UKVAC meet-up there. The game was busy all weekend!<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"753\" data-attachment-id=\"54249\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arcadeblogger.com\/2026\/10\/20\/atari-steeplechase-restoration\/843592516_122197990460900731_3386568543424642382_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/843592516_122197990460900731_3386568543424642382_n.jpg?fit=2048%2C1542&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1542\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"843592516_122197990460900731_3386568543424642382_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/843592516_122197990460900731_3386568543424642382_n.jpg?fit=1000%2C753&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/843592516_122197990460900731_3386568543424642382_n.jpg?resize=1000%2C753&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/843592516_122197990460900731_3386568543424642382_n.jpg?resize=1024%2C771&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/843592516_122197990460900731_3386568543424642382_n.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/843592516_122197990460900731_3386568543424642382_n.jpg?resize=768%2C578&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/843592516_122197990460900731_3386568543424642382_n.jpg?resize=1536%2C1157&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/843592516_122197990460900731_3386568543424642382_n.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Steeplechase was front and centre of the competition for the weekend meet. A trophy was on the line! Photo: Alex Crowley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"753\" data-attachment-id=\"54251\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arcadeblogger.com\/2026\/10\/20\/atari-steeplechase-restoration\/855608479_122198587466900731_5997891372565850711_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/855608479_122198587466900731_5997891372565850711_n.jpg?fit=2048%2C1542&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1542\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"855608479_122198587466900731_5997891372565850711_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/855608479_122198587466900731_5997891372565850711_n.jpg?fit=1000%2C753&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/855608479_122198587466900731_5997891372565850711_n.jpg?resize=1000%2C753&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/855608479_122198587466900731_5997891372565850711_n.jpg?resize=1024%2C771&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/855608479_122198587466900731_5997891372565850711_n.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/855608479_122198587466900731_5997891372565850711_n.jpg?resize=768%2C578&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/855608479_122198587466900731_5997891372565850711_n.jpg?resize=1536%2C1157&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/855608479_122198587466900731_5997891372565850711_n.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The game was super popular all weekend. Photo: Alex Crowley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" data-attachment-id=\"54250\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arcadeblogger.com\/2026\/10\/20\/atari-steeplechase-restoration\/856606302_122198587544900731_6226409047215249830_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/856606302_122198587544900731_6226409047215249830_n.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"856606302_122198587544900731_6226409047215249830_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/856606302_122198587544900731_6226409047215249830_n.jpg?fit=1000%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/856606302_122198587544900731_6226409047215249830_n.jpg?resize=1000%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/856606302_122198587544900731_6226409047215249830_n.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/856606302_122198587544900731_6226409047215249830_n.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/856606302_122198587544900731_6226409047215249830_n.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/856606302_122198587544900731_6226409047215249830_n.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arcadeblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/856606302_122198587544900731_6226409047215249830_n.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Here\u2019s the man who beat everyone else \u2013 UKVAC forum member Curtis! Photo: Alex Crowley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al\u2019s Arcade also shot some video footage of the meet. He runs a great arcade channel on YouTube, so give him a follow!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pixel Busters Ukvac Meet Tour  &amp; Blackpool Play Expo Pickups 2026 \" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YXFCPelFDx8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So there you have it \u2013 the Atari <em>Steeplechase <\/em>cabinet that we pulled out of a condemned building in France, is finally restored and up and running in a public arcade which is great news!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks for checking in this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tony<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;appId=249643311490&version=v2.3\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few years back I was fortunate enough to be a part of a rescue mission that took a group of arcade collectors to France to remove multiple arcade cabinets from a run down building. 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