Old arcade games? - Page 2

wildgirl · 2005-11-28, 04:50 PM

That's really nice

Kenny B! · 2005-11-29, 05:54 PM

Arcade and pinball machies are great, expecially the originals. I have a Smart Toss'em which is like one of those skeetball machines that I bought at a kids funpark bankrupsy sale years ago.

They have some great arcade games on ebay but th shipping breaks the deal. I'm looking for a tabletop pacman.

ecchi · 2005-11-29, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Kenny B!

Arcade and pinball machies are great, expecially the originals. I have a Smart Toss'em which is like one of those skeetball machines that I bought at a kids funpark bankrupsy sale years ago.

I love SkeetBall. When I am on holiday I end up spending a fortune on it, collect the tokens, and end up with some useless piece of crap that I don't need and could have purchased for a fraction of what I paid out on the damn game.

If I am with friends, we often play for drinks.

Kenny B! · 2005-11-29, 07:42 PM

Mine is the shorter version, here a pic of it when I first got it years ago and had a place that it fit in! Unfortunatly when my girlfriend moved in it had to be put in storage to make room for her stuff, ahhhh compromise!

Bishop · 2005-11-30, 05:37 PM

Tortus32,

Look into buying or building a MAME machine. I bought 3 old arcade machines years ago that had various problems. I sold the functioning game boards on Ebay and made some money. I ended up having nothing invested in the cabinets.

I made refinishing the cabinets a hobby. I have only completed one of the machines but I had a good time doing it. I installed a cheap PC that plays everything perfectly and got a new control panel - http://x-arcade.com/two-player.shtml.

I've got an arcade machine that plays about 3500 original games, a video poker machine, and a Rock-ola CD jukebox in the house. I bought a skeeball table about a year ago and put it in the garage. If you grew up playing games now is an excellent time to pick up your old favorites without spending a ton of money. Contact a vending machine company near you and see if they have anything they want to get rid of. That is how I bought my cabinets.

I figure I will finish the other two cabinets one of these days.. its good to have a hobby on stand by I think. haha

2005-11-28, 04:50 PM	#26
wildgirl You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 624	That's really nice __________________ My Best Money Maker:

2005-11-29, 05:54 PM	#27
Kenny B! I'm normally not a praying man, but if you're up there, please save me Superman! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Montreal Posts: 472	Arcade and pinball machies are great, expecially the originals. I have a Smart Toss'em which is like one of those skeetball machines that I bought at a kids funpark bankrupsy sale years ago. They have some great arcade games on ebay but th shipping breaks the deal. I'm looking for a tabletop pacman. __________________ ken@iacash.com icq: 53962376

2005-11-30, 05:37 PM	#30
Bishop If something goes wrong at the plant, blame the guy who can't speak English Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 31	Tortus32, Look into buying or building a MAME machine. I bought 3 old arcade machines years ago that had various problems. I sold the functioning game boards on Ebay and made some money. I ended up having nothing invested in the cabinets. I made refinishing the cabinets a hobby. I have only completed one of the machines but I had a good time doing it. I installed a cheap PC that plays everything perfectly and got a new control panel - http://x-arcade.com/two-player.shtml. I've got an arcade machine that plays about 3500 original games, a video poker machine, and a Rock-ola CD jukebox in the house. I bought a skeeball table about a year ago and put it in the garage. If you grew up playing games now is an excellent time to pick up your old favorites without spending a ton of money. Contact a vending machine company near you and see if they have anything they want to get rid of. That is how I bought my cabinets. I figure I will finish the other two cabinets one of these days.. its good to have a hobby on stand by I think. haha