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General Chat => 'Business' Area : Buy/Sell/Trade => Topic started by: ckong on June 02, 2013, 10:44:53 PM

Title: Found - Frogger
Post by: ckong on June 02, 2013, 10:44:53 PM
I would like to add Frogger to my cab collection, US version. If anyone has one for sale, or knows of one for sale, then please don´t hesitate to contact me. The game must be in good technical and cosmetical condition.

Trades are possible.
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: Q*ris on June 02, 2013, 11:32:43 PM
Does this mean that from now you're gonna harass me with my Juno AND my frogger?  ;D
Why don't you ask Love to bring you one? he is our official Santa Claus.
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: gyruss on June 02, 2013, 11:40:30 PM
Lol, didn't you tell Andre and me that your collection was complete a few days ago?  ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: Q*ris on June 02, 2013, 11:53:07 PM
 ;D
Another LOL moment of the same kind I had a few days ago was when Bruno told me that, quote: "No more cabs are entering the Lair".
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: level42 on June 03, 2013, 12:30:59 AM
Lol, didn't you tell Andre and me that your collection was complete a few days ago?  ;D ;D ;)
He sure did !
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: ckong on June 03, 2013, 09:04:20 AM
Does this mean that from now you're gonna harass me with my Juno AND my frogger?  ;D
Why don't you ask Love to bring you one? he is our official Santa Claus.

That is almost exactly what has happened, Love was Santa Claus last week, so you don´t have to be afraid any longer that one day your JF will be gone.  :D

And you are right André, it is foolish to think that a collection is ever complete. So I now have opened The Hunt for The Green Frogger.

And I asked Love to help me.  :)

And as I said, I am in for trades (Pac-Man anyone, with the best stencil set there is).

Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: Q*ris on June 03, 2013, 09:13:26 AM
When I saw that JF in the list I KNEW it was for you!
I love my frog too and still can't get it to work despite my efforts.
I already changed the switcher but no improvements so far.
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: ckong on June 03, 2013, 10:58:18 AM
When I saw that JF in the list I KNEW it was for you!

But then you were wrong.  :) Of course I have seen it also on the list and I was jealous at the guy for whom it was. It wasn´t mine, but now it is.  :D
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: valentin27 on June 04, 2013, 01:32:44 AM
You must go for a UK roadtrip : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/frogger-arcade-game-dedicated-classic-/190850768396?pt=UK_Video_Games_Coin_Operated_MJ&hash=item2c6f979e0c
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: Muerto on June 04, 2013, 06:12:03 AM
You must go for a UK roadtrip : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/frogger-arcade-game-dedicated-classic-/190850768396?pt=UK_Video_Games_Coin_Operated_MJ&hash=item2c6f979e0c

Thats the Zacc version.... he is loking for this version:
(http://www.arcade-museum.com/images/118/118124210849.jpg)
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: level42 on June 04, 2013, 06:51:52 AM
I like the Zacc version better.

There's just WAY too much woodgrain going on on that cabinet.

Nice condition Zacc Frogger on that ad, but I guess I will never get used to UK prices....
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: Muerto on June 04, 2013, 06:59:16 AM
but I guess I will never get used to UK prices....

Sorry for going off topic but.... Paper Boy anyone? - arh shit too late
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151052415482?redirect=mobile
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: level42 on June 04, 2013, 07:19:36 AM
but I guess I will never get used to UK prices....

Sorry for going off topic but.... Paper Boy anyone? - arh shit too late
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151052415482?redirect=mobile
Loaction: Gosport. Sounds like Rav or Olly....

See what I mean with UK prices ? Now personally I don't like Paper Boy but even so, that would _never_ get over €1000 on mainland Europe. It isn't even working !
Note that I am _NOT_ price policing here, just stating the facts.

Maybe I should sell my Bally Galaxian to the UK. Should easily fetch €1500 in the condition it is in..... :D
That is _IF_ I ever decide to sell it....
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on June 04, 2013, 11:09:41 AM
That zacc is defenetly cooler than the sega gremlin one

especially since it is the "full" zacc with sideart..  :spaceace:
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: Q*ris on June 04, 2013, 11:21:25 AM
Aouch...
Taste and colors  :P
Personally I find the Zacc with their "beware: nuclear frog"-design too much "in your face", they are trying too hard to make the game wow-spectacular.
That mixture of realistic drawings and flashy colors/shapes has nothing to do with the "almost cartoon like" look of the game itself.

Besides that wood grain IS the 80's.
Don't you remember that everything was woodgrain back then? the sidewalks, your lunch sandwiches, the swimtrunks, etc...

Erik, keep on going for the US one, it's the only real deal, especially with the frog stickers on the sides  ;)



Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: atarimania on June 04, 2013, 11:23:01 AM
Good choice! Frogger is a "pure classic"

I prefer the original version... If you want less wood grain you can add a side-art on it ;)

(http://image.allmusic.com/00/agg/cov200/drg200/g251/g25132m357j.jpg)
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: level42 on June 04, 2013, 12:33:12 PM
Besides that wood grain IS the 80's.
Don't you remember that everything was woodgrain back then? the sidewalks, your lunch sandwiches, the swimtrunks, etc...

Maybe in the US or Belgium but not in my country. Woodgrain was considered bad taste all over the place even in the 80s'. I still hate it. It is so fake.

@Atarimania: still too much woodgrain. PLUS I don't like the shape of the cab. Just MHO :)

Maybe the Italians overdid the artwork on the Zacc, but at least they TRIED :P

The ONLY thing I like about the US version is that tyre track. HOWEVER, instead of doing it properly they only did it partly. It should have gone over the woodgrain too of course. I mean, what the hell happened at the point between the CP and the kickplate ? Did the car suddenly take off there ? Or did it land from the sky there if you want to believe the track is running from the down-side up ??

In fact, it should have been all over the woodgrain so we wouldn't see the woodgrain ! :P

That's why I really like Ully's Frogger. It's the best mod to a cab I've ever seen IMHO.
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: Belike on June 04, 2013, 01:02:13 PM
Yeah, the Zacc looks much better and it would be really nice next to your Moon Crest. ;)
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: Q*ris on June 04, 2013, 01:03:22 PM
The truth is that it was originally designed to be a bartop machine.
The lower all woodgrain part was a last minute addition  ::)

To me the 80's are a lot about "fake" and "bad taste", that's why that cheesy woodgrain is iconic of this period.
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: level42 on June 04, 2013, 01:23:07 PM
The truth is that it was originally designed to be a bartop machine.
The lower all woodgrain part was a last minute addition  ::)

AHA!!!  LOL :P


To me the 80's are a lot about "fake" and "bad taste", that's why that cheesy woodgrain is iconic of this period.
Really ? They were very real for me  ;D

It's just that Sega/Gremin cabs seem to be designed with so little love. I mean, compare it to Atari's and Bally-Midways from the same era....all the cabs have the same (dull) shape and artwork is quickly and cheaply done...

O well no point in discussing taste  ;D ;D
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: Q*ris on June 04, 2013, 01:38:50 PM
O well no point in discussing taste  ;D ;D
Of course, it was just for the fun, now let's go catch some frogs for Erik  ;)
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: gyruss on June 04, 2013, 02:09:07 PM
Kinda agree with Chris, it's so ugly that it gets cool again..  ;D
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: Alpha1 on June 04, 2013, 04:30:40 PM
Eric,

A Zaccaria Frogger has just been listet on eBay in the UK.

Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: ckong on June 04, 2013, 07:29:43 PM

Thanks Olly, but besides that it is way overpriced, I am really after this great looking woodgrain US version:

(http://image.allmusic.com/00/agg/cov200/drg200/g251/g25132m357j.jpg)


Although I do remember that I always hated woodgrain in those days, it is typically a sign of that time. But let´s not discuss taste and originallity in this WTB topic, I want the US version and that´s it.





Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: Love on June 04, 2013, 09:49:03 PM
Besides that wood grain IS the 80's.
Don't you remember that everything was woodgrain back then? the sidewalks, your lunch sandwiches, the swimtrunks, etc...

Maybe in the US or Belgium but not in my country. Woodgrain was considered bad taste all over the place even in the 80s'. I still hate it. It is so fake.

@Atarimania: still too much woodgrain. PLUS I don't like the shape of the cab. Just MHO :)

Maybe the Italians overdid the artwork on the Zacc, but at least they TRIED :P

The ONLY thing I like about the US version is that tyre track. HOWEVER, instead of doing it properly they only did it partly. It should have gone over the woodgrain too of course. I mean, what the hell happened at the point between the CP and the kickplate ? Did the car suddenly take off there ? Or did it land from the sky there if you want to believe the track is running from the down-side up ??

In fact, it should have been all over the woodgrain so we wouldn't see the woodgrain ! :P

That's why I really like Ully's Frogger. It's the best mod to a cab I've ever seen IMHO.

"It is so fake."

The Ataris are real fake as they PRETEND not to be made from plywood. The Gremlin cabs don't, they SHOW what they are: A cheap box made to get your money :)


Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: level42 on June 06, 2013, 10:15:09 AM
Love You're a great guy but sometimes I don't follow you....
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: Love on June 06, 2013, 10:54:51 AM
Love You're a great guy but sometimes I don't follow you....

Defintion of fake: "Something that isn't real."

All arcade games are fake by definition. They are made out of plywood/wood!

Fancy graphics cover that up. Ugly woodgrain shows it somehow. So, whats more fake, a nice Atari cab or a ugly woodgrain Gremlin Frogger.
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: level42 on June 06, 2013, 01:03:56 PM
Well, those 12 or so arcade games I have in my gameroom are pretty real to me..... ;D

OK, lets get a Frogger for Erik now :):)
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: Superully on June 06, 2013, 05:37:10 PM
12 or so arcade games in your gameroom, andré! have you extended without letting anyone know about it?
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: level42 on June 07, 2013, 02:42:05 PM
12 or so arcade games in your gameroom, andré! have you extended without letting anyone know about it?
? no...I just put more in there ;)

I lost count to be honest...

1 SW cockpit
2 Galaxian Bally-Midway
3 Galaxian Namco
4 Berzerk
5 Centipede
6 Mario Bros.
7 Mame-thing
8 Asterock
9 Asteroids
10 Joust
11 Ms.Pac-Man
12 Lunar Lander

Yup, 12 it is...
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: Superully on June 07, 2013, 04:03:03 PM
let me help you thin out a little bit

2 Galaxian Bally-Midway

you know where this wants to go ;)

7 Mame-thing

something called "mame-thing" can't be of good use

8 Asterock
9 Asteroids

keep the original, dump the boot!

see, three spaces available in a heartbeat 8) :P
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: Muerto on June 07, 2013, 04:04:03 PM
12 or so arcade games in your gameroom, andré! have you extended without letting anyone know about it?
? no...I just put more in there ;)

I lost count to be honest...

1 SW cockpit
2 Galaxian Bally-Midway
3 Galaxian Namco
4 Berzerk
5 Centipede
6 Mario Bros.
7 Mame-thing
8 Asterock
9 Asteroids
10 Joust
11 Ms.Pac-Man
12 Lunar Lander

Yup, 12 it is...

Mmmmmmmm.... Lunar Lander & Asteroids next to eachother, pure awesomeness!!!
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: ckong on June 07, 2013, 05:48:58 PM
WTB: A FROGGER US ARCADE MACHINE. (sorry for deraling this topic! ;) )
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: Muerto on June 07, 2013, 06:10:29 PM
WTB: A FROGGER US ARCADE MACHINE. (sorry for deraling this topic! ;) )

Hehehe!! Ill stay out of your topic  ;)
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: level42 on June 07, 2013, 06:33:06 PM
What, you STILL haven't found the FROGGER US ARCADE MACHINE ??

Amazing !

Come'on guys, offer your FROGGER US ARCADE MACHINE !! :)
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: Muerto on June 07, 2013, 08:02:43 PM
What, you STILL haven't found the FROGGER US ARCADE MACHINE ??

Amazing !

Come'on guys, offer your FROGGER US ARCADE MACHINE !! :)

Simply ask Love, maby he knows something...?
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: ckong on June 07, 2013, 08:48:06 PM

Simply ask Love, maby he knows something...?

I already did, but it never hurts to ask here also. Maybe someone wants to get rid of this dull, uninteresting, boring and uninspiring game. No classic at all!! And woodgrain ......  Come on!  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: Robinholland on June 07, 2013, 10:03:25 PM
Damn to late
I burn 2 mint , compleet working cabs a week ago  :wink:


Simply ask Love, maby he knows something...?

I already did, but it never hurts to ask here also. Maybe someone wants to get rid of this dull, uninteresting, boring and uninspiring game. No classic at all!! And woodgrain ......  Come on!  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: Laszo on June 07, 2013, 10:15:57 PM
I got frogs in the backyard... Behind the yard is a waterway and a road.... You are more then welcome to help the frog crossing  :twisted: :twisted:
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: level42 on June 07, 2013, 10:40:34 PM
The good thing about us keeping putting nonsense here is that your thread keeps right at the top ;)
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: ckong on June 07, 2013, 11:22:49 PM
The good thing about us keeping putting nonsense here is that your thread keeps right at the top ;)

LOL. I suppose that I have to thank you guys.  :)
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: Superully on June 11, 2013, 07:57:09 AM
here you go, erik: http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=278199 (http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=278199)

also located quite nicely - it could also be in the middle of nowhere!!! and check out that condition ...
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: level42 on June 11, 2013, 10:37:48 AM
let me help you thin out a little bit

2 Galaxian Bally-Midway

you know where this wants to go ;)

7 Mame-thing

something called "mame-thing" can't be of good use

8 Asterock
9 Asteroids

keep the original, dump the boot!

see, three spaces available in a heartbeat 8) :P

2: I mailed you a proposal but got no reply......

7: I would like to but my wife and kid want to keep it

8&9: the original is still an empty shell with a lot of parts all around. The boot is lovely special cab, which plays more comfortable than the original and is more compact and easier to move around. It is also completely working and in very good condition. I just haven't made up my mind about those two just yet. If anyone is looking for an Asteroids project, PM me....I've got almost everything needed....


OH AND ANOTHER FREE BUMP! ERIK IS LOOKING FOR KERMIT THE FROG STILL !!!!!
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: Tup on June 11, 2013, 10:09:04 PM
here you go, erik: http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=278199 (http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=278199)

also located quite nicely - it could also be in the middle of nowhere!!! and check out that condition ...
That is a seriously nice looking frog!
Title: Re: WTB - Frogger
Post by: ckong on June 11, 2013, 10:39:13 PM
here you go, erik: http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=278199 (http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=278199)

also located quite nicely - it could also be in the middle of nowhere!!! and check out that condition ...
That is a seriously nice looking frog!

It sure is.
Title: Re: Found - Frogger
Post by: ckong on June 18, 2013, 12:30:59 AM
No longer on the hunt.
Title: Re: Found - Frogger
Post by: Muerto on June 18, 2013, 08:44:15 AM
! You bought the one in the georgious location??!!
Title: Re: Found - Frogger
Post by: Q*ris on June 18, 2013, 09:11:33 AM
... or the one from a guy that has the initials A.P. ?