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Roughly how heavy are those oscar machines? They're a bit bulkier than a typical cabinet (though shorter).
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Action53 posted...

This McDonald's one is pretty awesome.

LOL..., that Marquee message :D
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Can you still get modded for talking about MAME cabinets???

Mods seem a bit inconsistent on that subject.
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Action53 posted...

I think I fried the chassis on my Outrun monitor too.

*sadface*
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Don't those old CRT monitors have those capacitors that will zap the hell out of you if you accidentally touch them???
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^Nice!^

Looks like it's in pretty good shape too. I've always wondered about those Uzi tilt controls. Are they strictly a joystick with a really decorative handle, or are they using "lightgun" tech (or even a mixture of both)???
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Action53 posted...

I'm picking one up tomorrow after work

I'll post pictures when I get it

Edit: not a crusn, it's a surprise

The suspense is killing me!
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este914 posted...

Cruisn' World or Exotica. Cant decide.

There's a Crusn' Exotica at my local movie theater. I get nostalgic every time I see it.
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Questionmarktarius posted...

shipwreckers posted...

If there was some way to resurrect any single game company of your choice, I wonder which company people would pick.

SNK

WHAT!?!?!? SNK WENT UNDER???

I had no idea. I did a little googling, but I thought SNK Playmore was still..., a thing.
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If there was some way to resurrect any single game company of your choice, I wonder which company people would pick.

I'd be torn between Midway, Atari, and THQ.
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I just did a little Googling (after seeing Action's Rampage cabinet pic above), and learned that "Bally" or "Bally/Midway" was a leading manufacturer of arcade cabinets back in the day.

I always though of Midway strictly as a developer, but apparently it was "Midway Manufacturing" at the start. I'm still very saddened that the company went under.
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Action53 posted...

I swapped out Tetris for Excitebike, much more fun

How hard would it be to mod that cabinet to serve as a 4-player (single-game) machine, with dual-monitor outputs (e.g. where in the TMNT game, Leo and Raph were on the left, and Mike and Donny were on the right)???

You'd have to split the video feed so both screens showed the same thing, but It would make it much more comfy for 4 players, since you'd have more elbow room.
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OneTimeBen posted...

TMNT, X Men, Sunset Heroes

I'm surprised you didn't add The Simpsons to the list (since you seem to really like those 4-player cabinet games).
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^Is that crocheted???^

Dude..., that's awesome!
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Action53 posted...

I swapped out Tetris for Excitebike, much more fun

...or should you say much more...., "exciting"???
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cute_fan posted...

I'm afraid I'm not familiar with the games you're referring to, sorry ;.;

But I certainly do remember when these were all the rage:
http://www.miniarcade.com/coleco/coleco.htm
^.^

*searches the same site*
Looks like there are some games listed under "Tiger" at
http://www.miniarcade.com/others.htm
Are these (or similar) the ones you're referring to?

Afraid they still don't look familiar to me, sorry. ;.;

Some of them (toward the end of the list) are from the same era as the Coleco ones -- so it might have been a regional thing, perhaps.

The old "Tiger" games were these handheld games that used pre-placed sprites similar to how numbers are displayed on old calculator screens.

http://www.ohgizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/tiger_baseball_1.jpg

As such, they required very little battery power to operate, and were very lightweight. However, since the sprites were all pre-rendered, the games were very simplistic (and, of course, you were bound to one game per device). At one point, Nintendo released Donkey Kong game of this style (before the Gameboy era).

http://www.intheattic.co.uk/images/G&W/Review/DK_II/JR-55_Back_Pocket.jpg
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Vector monitors are ancient. It makes those 2-button Tiger games we played growing up look advanced by comparison.

That's some old-ass tech right there.
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I know there have been many arcade collection releases on consoles (Namco Museum, Sega Classics, etc.), but have there been any arcade HD REMAKES lately?

I'd love to see some of the classic games re-released on modern consoles in full HD (like they've done with Strider / Outrun / etc.). It doesn't have to be a direct reskin. They can make it a spiritual successor (like with Double Dragon Neon), and I'd be happy with that as well.
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Action53 posted...

My Elektra has a tag inside that says 1981, it's early in the production run and it came out in 1981 so it's probably right. Most serial tags don't have the date, just the serial number and model number. Sometimes there's a date on the inside.

Dang, that cabinet is a year older than I am!
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Action53 posted...

It's really starting to come together. I found the serial number and I have #1009 of 2950

Do most cabinets have an original build date labelled anywhere (assuming it's not rubbed / worn off)??? It'd be interesting to know the year built for some of these old cabinets. Granted, most games show a copyright date when booting, but that may greatly differ from when the cabinet itself was built.
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Man, I've had a stressful past two weeks. I wish there was a good arcade in my town to let loose.
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rjsilverthorn posted...

shipwreckers posted...

Also, lol@the "For Amusement Only" warning on the Pinball machine.

What else are you going to use it for..., a desk???

Some areas require that due to gambling laws.

Aaaah, makes sense.
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Also, lol@the "For Amusement Only" warning on the Pinball machine.

What else are you going to use it for..., a desk???
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Action53 posted...

Before and after Novus 2 plastic cleaner, it's some serious shit.

Holy crap! You ain't kiddin!
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After tonight's game, I feel the urge to play Tecmo Super Bowl.
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Breastmilkn_Dip posted...

Firefox (Atari).

An actual GAME called "Firefox"???

...and all this time I thought it was just a browser.
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Action53 posted...

Got a Galaga, Outrun upright and an Elektra pinball for $400

I just posted about Outrun a few days ago. I remember them doing a remake back on the original Xbox, and it was actually pretty good. The original arcade handling was freakin difficult. I'd like to see a modern outrun game with current gen graphics (and a little tighter controls).
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Coin Pushers are addictive. I've blown so much money just to try to get those dangling coins to fall.
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zeldamasterkid0 posted...

i have been racking my brains for years trying to remember that game, thank you good sir.

No problem! Glad I could help :D
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zeldamasterkid0 posted...

there was also this one game i cant for the life of me remember the name of i t, it was 2 kids with like ghostbusters vaccum cleaner things and they sucked up enemies then shot them back out, i remember one boss was this giant octopus thing.

Are you thinking of Tumblepop???

https://youtu.be/t1ByGttArvE?t=1593
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So, I was playing Outrun the other day, and I've gotta say...

...that game hasn't aged well. <_<
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Sahuagin posted...

shipwreckers posted...

Sahuagin!!! Where the hell have you been? It's been ages since I've seen you on PotD (though I may simply not have been observant enough).

you must be thinking of someone else? I'm here all the time, and I don't know anyone well enough to be worthy of that reaction...

Aaah..., you may be right. I just remember seeing your username much more often in the past.

The core crowds from years past seem to have dwindled somewhat (with a few exceptions).
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Sahuagin posted...

probably Simpsons arcade game, although having now played the console port, I guess it's not really that great a game.

Sahuagin!!!

Where the hell have you been? It's been ages since I've seen you on PotD (though I may simply not have been observant enough).
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cute_fan posted...

Merry Christmas everyone ^.^

Why thank you! Same to you!

Maybe one of these years, my wife will let me get a TMNT cabinet for Christmas. :D
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Sheesh... <_<

Well, at least they didn't have to worry about anyone tampering with them. That's for sure.
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Action53 posted...

It's a lot of fun. I really need to get a rebuild kit for the track ball though, it's a little rough

How hard is it to dismantle a Golden Tee trackball? You may be able to clean / grease the roller pins (whatever they're called) and make it good as new (though I've only worked with mice trackballs, not arcade cabinets).


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Golden TEE!?!??!

I played the crap out of that game at a bowling alley back when I lived in Savannah, GA. That has to be one of my favorite "trackball" games of all time.

There was a bowling trackball game, but it seemed rather dumb to pay to play an arcade game of bowling in an ACTUAL BOWLING ALLEY.
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Action53 posted...

https://imgur.com/gallery/rkMZ1


I picked up these bad boys today

The blue one is gutted, the orange one I assume is complete but the working condition is unknown. It's heavy as fuck though. I don't have the keys so I couldn't check.

Are those jukeboxes???

If so..., dang, where the hell did you find THOSE?
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ParanoidObsessive posted...

Rampage or Gauntlet.

They ate SO MANY of my quarters back in the day.

Someone in the last topic mentioned one of the later Gauntlet releases where you could actually SAVE YOUR GAME. I believe it was accomplished through password entry, but still, that's pretty extraordinary for an arcade cabinet.

Of course, I'm guessing you're referring to the ORIGINAL Gauntlet (which was great as well, though brutally difficult).
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Never played Star Rider. It looked interesting, but I've never actually seen it in any actual arcade.
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I figure House of the Dead deserves an honorable mention, considering what today is.
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^Gotcha.^ I figured it was going to be a "seat" of sorts, but I wasn't sure.
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Action53 posted...

I finally "found" some milk crates, all I need now is a carpet sample and I'm in business

Okay, I'm lost on this one. What is that for?
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Metalsonic66 posted...

Not a true arcade game, but clearly based on them.

I got that game on a flash sale a couple years ago. I really need to finish it.
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Dang Action..., that's dedication right there.
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Metalsonic66 posted...

shipwreckers posted...

I'm guessing most people don't pay much mind to the MUSIC that plays while they're blasting away at arcades, but some games had pretty amazing soundtracks.

Metal Slug series has godly music.

I'll give you that one.

Pretty badass.
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I'm thinking about looking into Arcade OST's just to see which arcade games had the most awesome soundtracks.

I'm guessing most people don't pay much mind to the MUSIC that plays while they're blasting away at arcades, but some games had pretty amazing soundtracks.
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_EggplantWizard posted...

shipwreckers posted...

Sorry, I haven't been able to check in the topic for a while. Hurricane Matthew has been a priority in my area.

I hope all is well with you and your loved ones.

Thanks. I do appreciate it. I was unusually lucky regarding power outages / flooding. But nearly ever other member of my extended family experienced severe outages, and pretty darn bad flooding.

I may have some pics from it to post, eventually.
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Sorry, I haven't been able to check in the topic for a while. Hurricane Matthew has been a priority in my area.
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I guess to be fair, most of the people that wanted to share their favorite arcade game have already done so in the previous topic (with a few exceptions).

I suppose I could visit the actual arcade boards, if I wanted to discuss specific games in more detail.
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