Dragon's Lair Fans - Arcade Lifestyle
General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: Andreas_AUT on March 02, 2017, 05:50:32 PM
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Hi guys,
first of all, like I mentioned in the other thread, sadly I deleted my pictures which I made with my smartphone :'( I try to recover them on the weekend at work.
The story:
In an local online market place, some guy posted a few parts from games. I contacted him and told him if he has cabs and games, im interested to show up.
He phoned me, told me he has a few things and I should come over and visit him ( --> look here: https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=7171.0 )
And today, I rented a transport vehicle and started my journey, which took me 1 hour each way ( like its in the neighbourhood when I compare that roadtrip to nuno´s roadtrips ;D ).
As you already know, he has insane prices on some parts/things. He also had pcb´s over and over ( most of them are bootlegs ). And then there was 1 cabinet which took my interest. And yes, I didnt had much hope when he told me his price wishes for the other cabs, but he asked me what I would pay for it. I said some numbers, today he raised it a bit but it was still ok for me. And here it is:
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3668/33167128956_b93acdd5ca_b.jpg)
It was locked and no keys there. I asked if we can open it and he tried to open it with a screwdriver but in gangsta style mode ( trying to wiggle the lock door out ). I told him to stop, its ok, just dont damage it. So it was a bit of gambling for me, I didnt know what was inside. We knew, it wasnt working.
At home I drilled the locks, but sadly, only the board, manuals and austrian Schilling coins where in, but no game modules ( and in my fantasy, I thought which game would be in )
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3863/32364539464_3f78bd0998_b.jpg)
110,- ATS = about € 8,-
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3728/33167118586_79dfd4d00d_b.jpg)
But look, that game cab was really popular!
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3808/33208771395_f8a36ae816_b.jpg)
So, I also purchased most original game pcb´s, a lot of them from Konami ( since he was the main importeur in austria for Konami ), the games are in unknown condition.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/662/32394406703_f25b0d3931_b.jpg)
He also put that 2 famicom boards on top of it, like 5 bundles of wire and that asteroids marquee, which I found under plenty of cash gambler marquee´s. Ah and that PCB holder plus that SNK 1 cartridge board with viewpoint ( which is a great game ).
So, downpoint of this trip is off course no games at my mega tech, but on the other side, I have a mega tech now ( which is also in the states something rare if im correct ).
Next step:
- testing board
- put them into my inventory list
- fix mega tech ( or buy games )
- play
Andreas
Sidenote: all my games are from europe ;D
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Awesome!
What are the pcb:s?? :o
MegaTech is a wierd game, dont really know if I like it or not, I purchased one last year, they are not common, atleast not here in Sweden.
Through the years I have seen mine and one other (gutted) cabinet for sale here in Sweden.
The only thing I have done with mine is buying more cartridges for it (I have 24 at the moment).
If you need any pictures of anything let me know, so far mine is still working!
May I ask how much you paid for the MegaTech? If they are worth a hefty amount of money I would consider to trade my game away ;D
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Well, I have to test the pcb´s and maybe identify them with help of my eprom burner.
I played the mega tech 2x now at an event and its nothing else than normal games. The only benefit is you can swap the games easily like SNK games. Much easier than Nintendo playchoice ( in my opinion ).
Thx for your offer, I have to buy a new CPO since mine is damaged.
And Ill PM you the price. I have seen prices from 2000 - 2500 for a working cab ( including games ).
Let me have a look:
Ok, here a bit over a year ago:
https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-video-games/sega-mega-tech-ultimate-retro-games-conversion-the-arcade-machine-you-need-/1153472901
TNT amusement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPvLtGiVz20
price discussion:
http://forums.sega.com/showthread.php?506964-I-have-a-Sega-Mega-Tech-System
http://www.jammaplus.co.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=59200&title=sega-mega-system
Anyway, I didnt buy it to resell it, its the conterpart of Nintendo´s playchoice ( which im interested too ) and im happy to call it my own now ;D
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Great catch, I'm also curious about those old pcbs. :D
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Well, most of the pcb´s are "newer" one, here is the list:
50 Crazy Kong Falcon original
51 Lethal Enforcers Konami original
52 Multisync ADSP II Atari original
53 Block Block Capcom original
54 Track and Field Konami original
55 Frogger Sega Gremlin original
56 World Rally 2 Gaelco original
57 Block Block Capcom original
58 Buster Bros ( Pang ) Capcom original
59 Scramble Konami bootleg
60 Cue Brick Konami original
61 Mystic Warrior Konami original
62 US AAF Mustang Taito original
63 Golden Axe 2 Sega original
64 Open Golf Championship Konami original
65 Xexex Konami original
66 1942 Capcom original
67 Xexex Konami original
68 Nemesis Konami original
69 Crazy Kong part 2 Falcon original
70 Tank 2 Atari original
71 ??? 800-0032 Sega Gremling original
Well, over all, the purchase was ok. But I would not say it was cheap or a great deal.
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Sorry guys, I didnt update my purchase after that bulk buy. Here we go:
72 Moon Cresta original
73 Free Kick
74 Galaga bootleg
75 Nibbler bootleg
76 Hellfire Taito original
77 Ghost n Goblins bootleg Italia
78 Scramble Karateko bootleg french
79 Destroyer from Jail Philko original
80 Panic Road Seibu original
81 Twin Hawk ?
82 The cliffhanger Edward Randy Data East original
83 Mayday Falcon original
84 Amidar bootleg
85 Moon Cresta bootleg
Cabs: I got a nice Outrun cabinet us upright, which needs work ( off course ). 4 new cabs next week !!
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Cabs: I got a nice Outrun cabinet us upright, which needs work ( off course ). 4 new cabs next week !!
you seem to be unstoppable. have you already "revealed" where all those cabs are going to be displayed? i'm always curious to learn about other people's plans ...
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Well, space and money stop me now ;D
I have a normal sized house and next big step is to rebuild the attic. Means i´ll raise the walls a bit. Its planned to transfer it into my gameroom, which is ( - wc, bar, chimney ) about 70-75 qm2 of space ;D
I already made some plans how I should place the cabs to get the most amount up there. Actually, im still scratching my head HOW I get them up there alone. I thought about an electric dolly or that "outdoor elevator" like roof tiler use them ( but price is from 2000,- up to 5000,- € = too much for me ). So my mainplan is to do it like the dutch.
I hope everything is done at the end of this year!
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sounds fantastic! 70 - 75 sqm is amazing - the only downside is bringing all those games upstairs. been there, done that, never wanna do it again. do you have any pics of the current attic situation?
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Ok, roadtrip to that seller continued.
This time, he cleaned up his storage. Last information was that he has about 60 bootlegs and 10 original pcb´s. I grabbed my purse, rent a big car to fill it up with monitors - well that was the plan.
When I arrived, he had over 100 bootlegs and 30 original games. Off course I didnt have enough money for all.
So I picked up the original games and he gave me a few of them for free and a hantarex too.
He has a lot of spare parts, just look at that gallery:
https://flic.kr/s/aHskW7G49g
By the way, he sold that puckman for 1000,- :shock:. He still has that Nurburgring and there was another racing game. But well, I didnt put some attention doing a good picture, so its half cut. Its some old game without a monitor, the objects will be shown through a mirror or so. To be honest, I didnt care really much about it, cause its nothing of interest for me :oops:.
CRT, he had about 4 or 6 13" Hantarex in the original box ( NOS ) and some new tubes too ( 19" ). A lot of high voltage transformer and some parts.
I saw a control panel for, im not sure, lethal enforcer? The 2 revolver are scratched, but complete and what i have seen, nothings broken.
Minutes before we left the storage, I saw an Universal cab. If I remember correct, it had blue sideart, the name of it were 2 words ( 2nd was race or something like that ) and you could move the joystick only left and right. And there were 1 or 2 buttons. Stupid me, I didnt do pictures since it was not a game of that seller.
Ok, only a few boards are left at my garage, the list so far:
65 Hyper Olympic / Track and Field Konami original
70 Crazy Kong Falcon original
86 Seibu Soccer Seibu original
87 Mr. Do Castle Universal original
88 Asuka & Asuka Taito original
89 Palamedes Taito original
90 Punk Shot Konami original
91 Shanghai 2 Sunsoft original
92 Palamedes Taito original
93 Block Block Capcom original
94 Flicky Sega original
95 Flicky Sega original
96 Caveman Ninja DataEast original
97 OutRun Sega original
98 Block Block Capcom original
99 Gryzor / Contra Konami original
100 checkered flag Konami original
101 Raiders 5 UPL Universal original
102 Dynamite Dux Sega bootleg
103 Space Invaders Taito original mit Käfig
104 Flying shark bootleg
105 Bloxeed Sega bootleg
106 Flying shark Taito bootleg
107 Hammerin Harry Irem bootleg
108 R-Type Irem bootleg
109 Caveman Ninja Data East original
110 Block Hole Konami original
111 Jail Break Konami original
112 Bonze Adventure Taito original
113 Elevator Action Taito original
114 Cisco Heat Jaleco original
115 KonamiGT Konami original GX400 board wie Gradius
116 Hard Drivin Atari original
117 Cisco Heat Jaleco original Originalbox
118 Magical Twinbee Konami original Originalbox
119 Magical Twinbee Konami original Originalbox
120 Cisco Heat Jaleco original Originalbox
121 Cisco Heat Jaleco original Originalbox
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.. Does the Flicky boards work?
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I dont know, had no time testing them.
But im sure I will sell the double/triple titles from my list and some other stuff like ataris hard drivin (2x )...
I will test it, maybe today, and keep you updated!
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cool, andreas, seems like you found a really nice stash of stuff there!
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Great story :)
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Thx guys, list updated.
Well on the other side, it was NOT cheap to be honest. And its like gambling, I mean you have a fix price for each pcb and then there is the possibility to get games like Palamedes, Shangai2 and so on... ;D
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Ok guys, after a long time again, I met that operator again. Main reason is because he is giving away near everything for nothing or cheap.
On my first visit, I got this all (https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4585/37614390854_621517d5fd_c.jpg)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4562/38297593182_ebcef9f8a1_c.jpg) for a bargain.
You guys remember the Nuerburgring game and the 400 miles rally?
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4553/38327024561_b3c8a45135_c.jpg)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4523/38271667816_49ccf0f72d_c.jpg)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4523/38271668116_6bfa31abe3_c.jpg)
He will sell them for 100-150 / game, he just want the stuff out ( if you read my first postings, he was asking for 1k months before ). He also has 2 golden tee for 200 - 300 / cab.
That 400 miles is from italy (http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/flyers_arcade/model/65000101.jpg)
I can help you get it if you want it ( location is in austria, about 70 km away from my home ). And except it as non working.
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Today, I packed those games up ready for shipping, both games are almost sold ( as soon as I get the money ;D ).
Have fun with it guys, im happy that they didnt get dumped.