Dragon's Lair Fans - Arcade Lifestyle
General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: Superully on December 07, 2014, 12:53:17 PM
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let me start by saying that imho the term "grail" is totally overused in the arcade collecting scene - everything seems to be a grail these days. while i agree that everyone has personal grails he wants to collect (e.g. because of childhood memories), i think there are only a few games that really deserve to be called a grail, because they have significant historic value, they are rare as a hen's teeth and they have something which sets them apart from other games. one of those games would be computer space - the first commercial video game (although pretty unsuccessful i must admit). but not only that makes it special, it's the design itself which makes it a real collector's grail: this thing is a piece of art and belongs in a museum! :)
almost six years ago, on my roadtrip under a tuscan sun (https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=723.0), i made first contact with a computer space. well, to be more precise, not just one, in fact there were two: the beautiful yellow single player version and the green two player alternative. the owner, massimo, had imported them from the usa and they were in fabulous shape as you can see. i've tried to get in touch with massimo over and over again over the last few years, wanting to test waters whether he could be convinced to sell them to me, but he seems to have disappeared from this planet. so i had almost given up hope of ever owning a computer space, let alone a yellow one, and thought that this picture would be the closest i'd ever get!
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but you should never give up hope and as always - when you expect it the least - miracles happen 8). three weeks ago, a guy from wales had put up a really nice tron for sale on ebay but mentioned in the item's description that he also has other games for sale, amongst them a yellow computer space. i almost freaked out, got in touch with the seller immediately, asked for pictures, freaked out even more when i saw them, didn't care about the price and said "we have a deal". the only problem was the distance: after all wales is not just around the corner. we thought about asking martin the deliveryman first, but then the seller (whose name is gavin by the way) came up with a better idea: he would personally deliver the game to a meeting point just outside the channel tunnel exit in england and i would drive over, say hello, put something yellow in the trunk of my car and return home one happy camper! sounds like a plan? let's get things rolling ...
booking confirmation - check (https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8570/15964986492_6b92e09d9d_t.jpg)
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a picture of the queen as a trade for the computer space - check (https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8570/15964986492_6b92e09d9d_t.jpg)
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some "healthy" nutrition for the first part of the journey - check (https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8570/15964986492_6b92e09d9d_t.jpg)
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some presents for a special guest star - check (https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8570/15964986492_6b92e09d9d_t.jpg)
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oh, and not to forget my new mobile phone! i thought since the lady aka computer space has so many nice curves, i could also get a phone to match her beauty ;)
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i'm starting the trip on friday, because i don't want to get up at a crazy hour and drive all night long - i've got something better planned 8)
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this is where i'm going first ...
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... and this is how long the trip's supposed to take!
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two minutes onto the road and i'm already encountering the first of many accidents to come :o
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traffic is just crazy on a friday evening, the autobahns are crowded and it is slighly raining - not a lot of fun to drive!
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the worst part is over, because you know that you are on belgian soil when (a) the highways are illuminated (b) there are no constructions sites (c) you can eat while driving without having to worry about traffic
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now who's that special guest star i've been talking about earlier? one of my favourite persons in the hobby, captain arcade himself: CHRIS! haven't seen him in over two years (what a shame) and he's so incredibly happy :D that i show up at his doorstep ...
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... that he even agrees to show me his absolutely amazing collection of japanese robots ...
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... which is normally protected by magic and an evil curse! ;D
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can't tell you how much i love them :-* aren't they simply adorable?
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apart from the fact that chris is one of the nicest dudes to ever roam this planet, i also love the fact that he always adorns your bedroom with gimmicks when you're spending the night at his place. unfortunately, we don't have a lot of time to chat (let alone have a look at his new gameroom / storage), but i'll be back - don't know if that's a threat or a promise though :P
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the next morning i have to get up early ...
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... because there's some more ground to cover
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next destination: channel tunnel entrance in calais
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time to burn some more fuel
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just as i'm entering france the sun is rising
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this promises to be a nicer day than yesterday
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the sign all "arcade raiders england" should know pretty well
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my departure time for the island is 9.50 - so there should be enough time to make it to the terminal
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boarding passs printed
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just as i'm standing in line to board the train to england, the sun's coming up behind the clouds
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always an exciting parts of the journey - boarding the train
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eurotunnel - relax, w'ell drive :)
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my car in its parking position
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i left the german flags on the car to make it easier for gavin to recognize me. i know they are pretty worn, but they still remind me of the great time we had in brazil last summer
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gotta take a leak, so i have to go upstairs. it almost feels like being on a submarine ...
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... and the "wonderful" wall decoration "almost" makes you feel like spending your holidays in the provence :D
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enough toilet stories (and photos), let's exit the train on the other side of the channel to a beautiful winter morning - clear skies all around
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we've set our meeting point just outside the folkstone terminal on a motorway station - a mere 5 kilometers from the terminal and easily accessible for the both of us!
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almost there, i'm getting more and more excited, let's hope everything is going to work out just as we've planned it - after all it's also a five hour ride for gavin down from wales
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lo and behold, just as i'm pulling in on the parking lot, gavin's showing up with his van as well :) - that's what i call perfect timing!
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wales vs germany
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i can't (and don't want to) wait any longer - open it up, gavin!!!
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to be continued ... 8)
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Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooohohohuhuhuhuhuuuuuu.... :spaceace:
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GREATTT !
I saw the add on UK Vac with a pic of the Computer Space but I would have not imagine it was for sale.
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Nice story, so far. :)
I do agree with you about grails in the hobby, they don't exist. It is a religion term and just like religion itself, it is not real, just a phantom. :D
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let's lift that gate of the van :arrow:
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gavin is somewhat sad to see the machine go, he imported it himself from texas a few years back
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on the other hand, i'm more than thrilled to have my hand on MY machine this time, although i have to admit some more hair on my head wouldn't be too bad either :P
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let's bring that beauty out into the open! i can't believe how light that machine is, it only weighs around 50 kilos. if all the machines weighed that much, the hobby would be even more fun :D
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i'll leave the bubble wrap on for now, can't hurt to have some kind of protection for a beautiful lady ;D
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while i'm still in awe about the computer space, gavin is getting something out of the van
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also included in the deal was a fully working vector monitor (slight gravitar burn-in) - can't hurt to have one of those
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PLUS i also got a bag of computer space related goodies whose contents i'll reveal later
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time to load the game! as you can see, it is a REALLY close call heightwise, but the cabinet fits in perfectly in the end
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i'm pretty sure this must have been the shortest uk cabinet pickup ever EVER E-V-E-R since i'm already on my way back to catch the train back to the continent
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my departure is set for 10.50 ...
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... but since there's been some overbooking on previous trains (according to a public announcement) i'll have to wait for the next available one ...
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... which gives me time for some "christmas action" in the waiting area! :P
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when my train is finally ready for boarding, i'm proceeding through the height test ...
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... to the boarding area which is overly crowded. seems like everyone wants to leave england (which i can totally understand ;))
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after a delay of about 45 minutes, the boarding commences ...
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... and i take my position inside the train!
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while the doors are closing on me ...
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... pinnocchio is super-happy that we're heading home
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i'm happy about the payload in my car
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the alien onboard is watching it carefully!
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in case you've never seen one, here's what a eurotunnel train looks like
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after the usual crossing time of around 35 minutes, the gates open up again ...
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... and i'm back on the Continent!
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remember: keep to the right!
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from france ...
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... to germany in a little more than six hours
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german flag still going / blowing strong
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it is from britain, it is yellow, it has some nice curves - but no, it is not computer space :P
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haven't eaten anything since some early morning cornflakes - time for some healthy food (my favorite chips by the way)
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this is what some boring hours on the road look like
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crossing into germany at dusk
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finally i find what i've been looking for! aren't there any burger kings in belgium? well, in germany they are being reduced as well atm ... ;)
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after a few more short stops i'm back home again!
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took a little longer than expected, but those construction sites really kill any estimate
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the stats - just for the record
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one continent, four countries, 1526 kilometers, 26 hours 25 minutes on the road - this roadtrip is OFFICIALLY OVER!!!
up next: unloading, some lifting, unwrapping and inspection!!! to be continued ...
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Nice story, so far. :)
I do agree with you about grails in the hobby, they don't exist. It is a religion term and just like religion itself, it is not real, just a phantom. :D
i can assure you that my grail was very real. ;)
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great story!!! what a nice machine!!!
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Great road trip, great story, awesome reward...well done, mate!
You finally got the missing first sticker from the 'Arcade Collection' Panini Album! :) Not an easy one to catch, but you did it!
An other evidence that everything can happen with time & patience! 8)
:spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:
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It was super cool to see you again, just like St Nicolas: you arrived at night, left before sunrise and dropped a bunch of nice presents ;D ... Thanks again, and congrats on the yellow goddess!!!
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Very niec cab !!!! :o
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It was super cool to see you again, just like St Nicolas: you arrived at night, left before sunrise and dropped a bunch of nice presents ;D ... Thanks again, on congrats on the yellow goddess!!!
;D ;D ;D he only thing i didn't do was bite the carrot, but you had taken care of that already 8)
Great road trip, great story, awesome reward...well done, mate!
You finally got the missing first sticker from the 'Arcade Collection' Panini Album! :) Not an easy one to catch, but you did it!
An other evidence that everything can happen with time & patience! 8)
thx bruno, can't agree more! btw, if you ever (even slightly) think about selling your PONG, please don't hesitate to contact me ...
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Great road trip and a real piece of arcade history you've got :)
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Cool story...and a nice an beautiful lady.
Congratulation
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Nice catch! And a yellow one!! The one you were looking for :)
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Wunderbar! :)
It seems to be in great condition?
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Nice roadtrip and great catch! :)
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yesterday afternoon someone rang my doorbell :arrow:
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this must be my favorite visitor: come on in, beautiful lady! :-*
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she followed me into my study where i started unwrapping her :P
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slowly but surely - wanna keep the tension high 8)
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a little rusty around the edges bolts, but that's going to be an easy fix. will have to clean her anyway :)
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last layer before putting the lady on her back ...
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... which is an opportunity for gnocchi to be the first on top of her. ok, enough suggestive talk, will go into more detail later - and of course you'll also get the money shots!
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Congratulations on finding that great game!!
I also saw Tranzor Z in that collection!! :D
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Wow, it's in an amazing condition :o
I wonder if it has a coin counter and what it shoes....my guess: not many ;)
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Very nice Ully ! :spaceace:
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Gotta love a yellow Computer Space, great find and story! 8)
Nearing completion of your collection now?
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What a beauty, now you only need the following cabs to complete your collection:
PONG
Green Computer Space
Blue Computer Space
And the insainly rare White Computer Space (only one made?)
Mortal Kombat II ;D (Belike knows why ;D)
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And the insainly rare White Computer Space (only one made?)
don´t think the KLOV-guy will sell this one. ;)
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And a red computer space ;)
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Awesome!
Paint me jealous! ;D
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What a beauty, now you only need the following cabs to complete your collection:
PONG
Green Computer Space
Blue Computer Space
And the insainly rare White Computer Space (only one made?)
Mortal Kombat II ;D (Belike knows why ;D)
as i've said before, i'd LOVE :-* to have the green two-player version as well and i'm sure i'll find it one day. as for the other's: as cool as it would be to have all the colors, nothing beats yellow :)
Nearing completion of your collection now?
i am indeed! the only games i REALLY still want are listed in my signature (in no particular order), but let me put them here again:
- robotron
- burger time
- lunar lander
- pong
- cosmic chasm
of course i wouldn't mind owning a star wars cockpit, a black widow, an irobot and and and, but my main focus needs to be a gameroom now! and for some strange reason now that i have the computer space i can't get the computer space ball out of my mind that thomas was selling a few months back. who got it in the end?
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3803.0;attach=2524;image)
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of course i wouldn't mind owning a star wars cockpit,
how the hell is this going to come up your stairs??? ;)
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of course i wouldn't mind owning a star wars cockpit,
how the hell is this going to come up your stairs??? ;)
::)Use the force ::)
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::)Use the force ::)
you haven´t seen the stairway of Superully. even the dark side would not be powerful enough to bring that cab upstairs. ;)
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how the hell is this going to come up your stairs??? ;)
it isn't - it will go directly into my new gameroom 8)
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Nice get !! :spaceace:
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how the hell is this going to come up your stairs??? ;)
it isn't - it will go directly into my new gameroom 8)
ahhh. finally!!! :)
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There's a cool picture of Archer barefoot and with sunglasses next to his Computer Space in the latest Retro Gamer… you should do the same one :)
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There's a cool picture of Archer barefoot and with sunglasses next to his Computer Space in the latest Retro Gamer… you should do the same one :)
sounds cool - do you have a scan of it?
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Wow, great road trip and great catch! :spaceace: :spaceace:
Computer space is one of the MUST HAVE before I change hobby :lol:
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ok, inspection time! let's start with the bag of spare goodies i got. inside are ...
(1) a NOS power supply
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(2) a NOS coin return cup (which in the meantime i have installed because the old one had some minor rust issues)
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(3) a few small parts
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(4) an original manual ...
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... including foldout schematics
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when i opened the back of the cabinet i was somewhat disappointed, because some hacking jobs have been done to the original setup, e.g. a modern speaker plus corresponding pcb have been installed
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and so has a switching power supply
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the hacking job to the wiring hasn't been done nicely, pretty crappy job i would say, but as long as it's working i won't try to change it!
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on the positive side the original pcb is present (and working) and on it you can nicely see the layout of the spaceships
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the tv - also slightly hacked :(
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technology from another time and space ;)
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time for the money shots :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:
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the control panel viewed from the inside
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some shots in the dark
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a long time agao in a galaxy far far away ...
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there are still a few things to do like changing some bulbs, fixing the monitor surround (the old tape has come loose and therefore light is shining through directly onto the tv) and adjusting the television. speaking of which, it takes quite a while to produce a picture which is somewhat wobbly, dark and slightly distorted meaning it couldn't hurt trying to work on it somehow, but the technology used is way beyond what i can fix myself. i might have to ask someone (WINNIE ;D) to have a look at it!
but for now, apart from the hacking mess, i'm still totally in love with the cabinet :-*
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Condition of the cabinet is simply amazing!! :o
Wish mine would be half as nice as this one, wow!
as for the pcb, isn't it supposed to look like this:
http://www.arcade-museum.com/images/124/1240271661.jpg
or am I totally overlooking something?
and the other thing I noticed: the lights in the control panel appear rather light, as if the bulbs are burning too bright or something?
cheers,
Marco
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Its really a nice piece of art, and Im glad you finally got it!. :spaceace:
Now lets see some gameplay action :D
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as for the pcb, isn't it supposed to look like this:
don't know marco, just took another picture and there are definitely only three pcbs included. not sure if this is another revision or perhaps it has to do with the hacking. here's the pic :arrow:
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and the other thing I noticed: the lights in the control panel appear rather light, as if the bulbs are burning too bright or something?
the lights for the instruction / gameplay marquee definitely are too bright, i don't have any 755 bulbs here unfortunately. will order some! as for the control panel i haven't checked, but i'm pretty sure those are the original ones, doesn't look too bright when the machine is on. could only be a picture thing ...
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wow ! just wow ! :spaceace: :spaceace:
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What a beauty! I would love to own one of those with metal flake paint.
Congratulations!
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ah! Looking at your pictures, I thought there was just one - my mistake!
I have three pcbs in mine as well.
as for the pcb, isn't it supposed to look like this:
don't know marco, just took another picture and there are definitely only three pcbs included. not sure if this is another revision or perhaps it has to do with the hacking. here's the pic :arrow:
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and the other thing I noticed: the lights in the control panel appear rather light, as if the bulbs are burning too bright or something?
the lights for the instruction / gameplay marquee definitely are too bright, i don't have any 755 bulbs here unfortunately. will order some! as for the control panel i haven't checked, but i'm pretty sure those are the original ones, doesn't look too bright when the machine is on. could only be a picture thing ...
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Holy shit....this cab is in an amazing condition....such a beauty :)
I never noticed the controlpanel is not centered to the monitor :shock
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Very clean machine Ully!
Just a warning about the monitor: not sure if that's how it comes from the factory, but the high voltage cup is completely missing! Keep your hands (and head) far from the anode (the metal part coming from the EAT)when turned on!
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Could you show us how to get to the coin bucket, I've always been curious about this one.
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There's a cool picture of Archer barefoot and with sunglasses next to his Computer Space in the latest Retro Gamer… you should do the same one :)
sounds cool - do you have a scan of it?
Here you go :)
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Any chance of uploading a youtube vid showing how to open the machine, gameplay, a general tour basically?
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Any chance of uploading a youtube vid showing how to open the machine, gameplay, a general tour basically?
Could you show us how to get to the coin bucket, I've always been curious about this one.
i'll see what i can do, but give me a few days please!
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There's a cool picture of Archer barefoot and with sunglasses next to his Computer Space in the latest Retro Gamer… you should do the same one :)
sounds cool - do you have a scan of it?
Here you go :)
Hey, I can do this picture actually!... 'blue one' owner inside! 8)
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Just a warning about the monitor: not sure if that's how it comes from the factory, but the high voltage cup is completely missing! Keep your hands (and head) far from the anode (the metal part coming from the EAT)when turned on!
Yes install a cup from a dead HVT or so ASAP that looks very wrong and scary !
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Awesome, awesome, awesome! I'm fucking speechless. Very cool roadtrip doku (as always) and a wonderful cabinet in wonderful condition!
I must borrow three of Luigi's smileys:
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Ah! There is hope for restoring Computer Space cabs to former glory!
It took me a couple of year to locate one, but finally found it:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GE-Adventurer-II-M503CWH-VINTAGE-Vacuum-Tube-B-W-TV-15-034-Rare-Working-CONDITION-/281539324444?nma=true&si=5pqC3vSxH0WnK%252BoUCNE%252FP3fav7I%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/GE-Adventurer-II-M503CWH-VINTAGE-Vacuum-Tube-B-W-TV-15-034-Rare-Working-CONDITION-/281539324444?nma=true&si=5pqC3vSxH0WnK%252BoUCNE%252FP3fav7I%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557)
;D
Cheers,
Marco
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Dude, that is a SICK pick-up! The yellow CS is just plain amazing. WOW! :ghost: :ghost: :ghost: