Dragon's Lair Fans - Arcade Lifestyle
General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: Belike on April 09, 2014, 10:39:05 AM
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Last week I received some info from a friend of mine, that there is a SI Midway cocktail for sale just 200 km far from Budapest.
Talked to the seller a couple of times and made the deal. :D
Started around 7 in the morning before the usual city traffic jam
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-chznEGEYzEQ/U0Q5X9CyAbI/AAAAAAAAIlU/SAzkVNgwHfE/s720/Space%2520Invaders%2520roadtrip%2520001.jpg)
Heading to lake Balaton
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-BGoyBbTa268/U0Q5WGW5ClI/AAAAAAAAIko/GVp9v1BLndI/s720/Space%2520Invaders%2520roadtrip%2520006.jpg)
Some water
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-w3Bcv39kUIE/U0Q5YHj3tTI/AAAAAAAAIlM/5REM5NpiW0A/s720/Space%2520Invaders%2520roadtrip%2520013.jpg)
A Super Loco from the 1920'S
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3fPHUTtaQME/U0Q5bRPSoLI/AAAAAAAAImA/QI-WfKdkO6k/s720/Space%2520Invaders%2520roadtrip%2520016.jpg)
Former russian military base
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nJjXe-KByqE/U0Q5ZbqilRI/AAAAAAAAIlY/S2h8PSbzLFA/s720/Space%2520Invaders%2520roadtrip%2520019.jpg)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-hwvWAJaYoRU/U0Q5Z070WsI/AAAAAAAAIlo/xBJLYncPpYE/s720/Space%2520Invaders%2520roadtrip%2520021.jpg)
The ancient vulcano of Badacsony, we call these "witness mountains".
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o4SCXY7rvKM/U0Q5bHG-hOI/AAAAAAAAIl8/5TM6XO6E0eM/s720/Space%2520Invaders%2520roadtrip%2520025.jpg)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-302jJtQmRdA/U0Q5bY60L4I/AAAAAAAAIl4/QWdwefklwRU/s720/Space%2520Invaders%2520roadtrip%2520027.jpg)
Reached city limits of Sümeg, ruled by the Space Invaders :D
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-QPim9IEVUSk/U0Q5cuFvk0I/AAAAAAAAImY/sOxyqnvakEg/s720/Space%2520Invaders%2520roadtrip%2520028.jpg)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-StX-7iA11Es/U0Q5cvOwpBI/AAAAAAAAImQ/XJHb-n4xDxc/s720/Space%2520Invaders%2520roadtrip%2520030.jpg)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kNHvJlqTyJI/U0Q5c9nHy_I/AAAAAAAAImU/266bnheBqdY/s720/Space%2520Invaders%2520roadtrip%2520031.jpg)
The sellers house saw better days :-\
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VPXKe40TVVQ/U0Q5e3znU_I/AAAAAAAAImg/Cosy10t1Iyc/s720/Space%2520Invaders%2520roadtrip%2520033.jpg)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-gPmIr6XKDyg/U0Q5fziMrHI/AAAAAAAAImw/Jt_D6Y8osLE/s720/Space%2520Invaders%2520roadtrip%2520035.jpg)
And here is the fully working beauty :D
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-idYep2QqmRc/U0Q5gJclbrI/AAAAAAAAIms/Ow6_lcwgIcY/s720/Space%2520Invaders%2520roadtrip%2520038.jpg)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QZhO8arRr8U/U0Q5g62gcYI/AAAAAAAAIm8/e5KF6J2IkL4/s720/Space%2520Invaders%2520roadtrip%2520039.jpg)
We found a burned in name Anton Clementsen Chicago on the bottom of the cab, I made some research and this guy made radio and amusement game cabinets from the 1920's, really interesting. :o
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-TH7qpgqak0Q/U0Q5iFVYaqI/AAAAAAAAInY/tgQCqFCZcKA/s720/Space%2520Invaders%2520roadtrip%2520041.jpg)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-QaAM3tSZ9sQ/U0UCt_YBEYI/AAAAAAAAIoU/Oj5H1P5VKXI/s512/WP_002608.jpg)
We spent just 5 minutes here and went to a local shop for some breakfast.
The "super"market ;D
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-rIUfDEaJitc/U0UCnhruRII/AAAAAAAAIn0/yr1gsVaco_U/s512/WP_002600.jpg)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AmSpzU3uC4U/U0UCmyxkfCI/AAAAAAAAInw/8Iy8KAwoJRU/s512/WP_002601.jpg)
This is a spirit from mostly synthetic stuff, you just have to pull out the top and drink it from the plastic cup, brilliant heh. ;D
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-B0BUSokE5NI/U0UCp2XF7sI/AAAAAAAAIn8/3ZfRdJVShpg/s512/WP_002602.jpg)
We bought some food and stopped in the middle of nowhere on the road with the scents of spring around us
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lN24KjdpGa4/U0UCsJPVY6I/AAAAAAAAIoI/rD2XrQRTIpc/s512/WP_002603.jpg)
On the way back, there was nothing special, just some birds on the wire
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sMWnxaDyROk/U0UCsRT3ubI/AAAAAAAAIoM/KJyXqKRppZ8/s512/WP_002607.jpg)
We arrived back to Budapest at noon, it was just a 5 hours long roadtrip.
Some pics from the cab
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-C8X4nA8Ou-4/UzCdPINfcmI/AAAAAAAAIfA/j0QEAu9hsBk/s640/00.JPG)
Player 1 joystick is not original, if anybody has a spare, please let me know ;)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MZnXP2hG7QY/UzCdPNrnQXI/AAAAAAAAIfE/gfXhNfPNiEM/s640/2.JPG)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-u4JXAm6RpRo/UzCdQ-PygII/AAAAAAAAIfc/wDwzR8HEjVo/s600/3333333333.JPG)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-HY3YpM3VMIk/UzCdP275kRI/AAAAAAAAIfU/0KqGDsezX88/s600/22222.JPG)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lmxtWXRyBAc/UzCdRQRdSvI/AAAAAAAAIfs/XD0CkNY3R1s/s512/1.JPG)
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Wow that looks to be in great condition !
Love the road trip pics, my son would love to visit that military base.
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great catch bela :spaceace:
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Great report, thanks for the trip bro ! :spaceace: :spaceace:
Bird on a wire, remembers me a great Mel Gibson movie :
(http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/47086.1020.A.jpg) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099141/?ref_=nv_sr_1)
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very nice report, love your country!
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for a cocktail table, this doesn't look bad at all. great catch, bela! thx for the wonderful report and some nice photos, this one's my favorite :arrow:
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-gPmIr6XKDyg/U0Q5fziMrHI/AAAAAAAAImw/Jt_D6Y8osLE/s720/Space%2520Invaders%2520roadtrip%2520035.jpg)
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Thanks for the pics.
Budapest is still in my "european cities to visit" list...
There should be no "joystick" - just a white pushbutton like the fire button.
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Thanks for the pics.
Budapest is still in my "european cities to visit" list...
There should be no "joystick" - just a white pushbutton like the fire button.
Yes we want to go there too ! ;)
No Joystick ? just one button ? OK, so how do you move in two directions that way ? ;D
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Great road trip, great report, great cab' :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:
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Great roadtrip and great pictures.
As said before, that cocktail looks to be in great condition!!! :spaceace: :spaceace:
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This is the original "joystick"....I'd say it's more like a turning knob...
(http://www.classicgaming.cc/classics/spaceinvaders/flyers/cocktail1979.jpg)
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Very Beautiful cocktail, love it, there is also a lot to see in your country , very nice roadtrip
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Thanks for the pics.
Budapest is still in my "european cities to visit" list...
There should be no "joystick" - just a white pushbutton like the fire button.
Yes we want to go there too ! ;)
No Joystick ? just one button ? OK, so how do you move in two directions that way ? ;D
Looking better the flyer seem to be a rotating knob!!! WOW this is the 1st time i see one!
BS
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Yeah it is some kinda knob, I have it on the other side, looks like this (photo from klov):
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-smExCIK0m50/U0WzQdnIfvI/AAAAAAAAIpE/FhFYOtl9Rrg/s912/Invaders%2520cocktail%2520cp.jpg)
If I won't find an original (which has a good chance), I will replace that metal lever with something like this:
(https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRAUIf7Fj8JqE_aSRnO-Q0ocD7n3PUdFQZQjwQgnN8HFyVWybrO3g)
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for a cocktail table, this doesn't look bad at all. great catch, bela! thx for the wonderful report and some nice photos, this one's my favorite :arrow:
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-gPmIr6XKDyg/U0Q5fziMrHI/AAAAAAAAImw/Jt_D6Y8osLE/s720/Space%2520Invaders%2520roadtrip%2520035.jpg)
This guy was really poor, I guess most of this stuff is from Austria, this village is close to the austrian border, they often go there and take what other people throw out or buy it for peanuts.
The Space Invaders is also from Austria, it runs with 5 schilling coins, there was 2 of them in the coin box. :D
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Thanks for the pics.
Budapest is still in my "european cities to visit" list...
There should be no "joystick" - just a white pushbutton like the fire button.
Yes we want to go there too ! ;)
No Joystick ? just one button ? OK, so how do you move in two directions that way ? ;D
OK. Next time I look closer :-)
forgot that the upright had 2 buttons for the laser base.
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What a pearl :)
It should not be a problem to find a decent replacement for this knob, if not the original.
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I really wonder how it feels to play with such a control. Seems totally wacko to me to be honest. What is underneath, hopefully leafs ?
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Coo catch Béla!
I have the Taito version (not my photo, I stole it on the web to illustrate) but I still have a lot of work on it.
We could do an entire row of space invaders at Eurocade if we combine all the upright and cocktail versions DLFers own ;D
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Congratulations Bela : very nice catch, I'm a bit jealous :).
Thanks for the report too.
About the knob, you can find one for $2 at Steve Young :
Midway Cocktail Joystick/ Flipper/Control Knob
We got these Midway parts in from another vendor many years ago. They have been sitting on our shelves for a long, long time collecting dust. This is a Joystick/Flipper/Control Knob for some Midway Cocktail games. We are selling it “AS-IS” since we have no way to test it.
Click on the thumbnail for a larger picture!
Price for 1 Midway Cocktail Control Knob
MISC2-A869-00006 $2.00
-> http://www.pbresource.com/special/mwy-a869-00006.jpg
-> http://www.pbresource.com/special.html
You should send an email to him for the transaction (Buy This Item! under the item).
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Thanks for the info JC, you rock! :spaceace:
If anybody need something from Steve Young's webshop, just pm me in 12 hours. ;)
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You're welcome Bela ;).
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wow bela, great catch! :spaceace: :spaceace:
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I must say.....
The SI match between Bally-Midway and Taito is a draw now.
Taito scored a beautiful goal with the upright, but Bally-Midway made a sneaky counter attack goal with it's cocktail version !
I really like that the vertical monitor set-up is used to go with the natural shape of the cab, that is really nicer than the Taito. It also looks like the monitor is much bigger than the Taito.
That plus the illuminated control panels !
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This guy was really poor, ...
This is one of those situations that I actually hope the seller made a good profit.
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This guy was really poor, ...
This is one of those situations that I actually hope the seller made a good profit.
This was one of those situations, when I did not even try to bargain. ;)
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I knew that :) :spaceace: