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Galaxian Theater / Re: Saving Galaxian Theater... in Japan !!!
« Last post by DarthNuno on April 22, 2025, 09:43:24 PM »
First of all, welcome to DLF/ALS board 'saturnjaguar'  :)

Thank you for sharing this news.   :spaceace:
Well, unfortunately, I won't be able to arrange a trip to Japan on such short notice, but I would love to meet one day all those groups of Japanese enthusiasts who keep the Galaxian3 spirit alive for the public.  :)
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Galaxian Theater / Re: Saving Galaxian Theater... in Japan !!!
« Last post by saturnjaguar on April 22, 2025, 08:16:15 PM »
Howdy everyone! If the Zolgear cabinet in Nashua, NH being functional again wasn't enough for you, The Arcade Game Museum Project (Gehaku) just announced that their Theater 6 cabinet will be playable for two days during Golden Week (Monday, May 5 and Tuesday, May 6) :D

This will be taking place at the VGM Robot location in Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture. Very awesome to see two of these large cabinets working again!

Announcement post here: https://x.com/gehaku/status/1914661086550483379
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Dragon's Lair / Space Ace / Re: [Collector] : Brian from USA (near Atlantic City NJ)
« Last post by DarthNuno on April 22, 2025, 05:37:32 PM »
Welcome back, Brian, it's great to hear from you after so many years! Like many of us here, life moves on, priorities change, but in the end... we can never completely forget our true passions.  ;)

I see you have a Dragon's Lair Arcade 1up.  8) Despite what people say about it, I'd still be curious to give it a try. Unfortunately, it's not available in Europe. :?

Oh, and I'd be keen to see more images of your collection, particularly the cels! :)
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Dragon's Lair / Space Ace / Re: Now I got an Atari Space Ace (Project)
« Last post by DarthNuno on April 22, 2025, 04:23:06 PM »
Quote from: Digimon on April 21, 2025, 03:27:21 PM
Done the measurements:
The stricker was 80 width and 100 high.

Thank you for having taken the measurements of the 'ghost' of your sticker.  :)
I still wonder which sticker it was?  Because on my German Dragon's Lair arcade machine, as well as on the French one, the square 'Atari' sticker measures 17 cm on each side.
I had already created a dedicated topic about this sticker. (see here)
So, the remnants of your rectangular sticker have me a bit curious... ::)
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Dragon's Lair / Space Ace / Re: Now I got an Atari Space Ace (Project)
« Last post by Digimon on April 21, 2025, 03:27:21 PM »
Done the measurements:

The stricker was 80 width and 100 high.
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Dragon's Lair / Space Ace / Re: Dragon's Lair 2, the second one... WIP!
« Last post by DarthNuno on April 20, 2025, 04:06:26 PM »
Let's continue examining the beauty. No more PCBs or the laser video disc player. However, years of dust...and rust  :?



Not only did I bring back this arcade machine from England, but I also smuggled in some eight-legged roommates and a few other creepy-crawly companions!  ;D



Arghhh, this is not the original DL2 joystick :ghost:



The monitor bezel has also taken a hit. :ghost: What on earth could have happened to damage the bezel?  :roll:



Alright, I'll remove the screen. The chassis has definitely taken a beating from the rust as well.  :-\



Located above the screen, there's a sheet of metal...



Once the metal plate is removed, I can access quite a few things, including the two large screws that hold the two parts of the arcade cabinet together...



...and thanks to the relentless grip of rust, one of these two large screws has met its inevitable demise  :?  :arrow:



With plenty of rust on the speakers grille as well... this arcade cabinet could easily have been part of the legendary haul from the 'Duke of Lancaster' raid...  ;D

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Dragon's Lair / Space Ace / Re: Dragon's Lair 2, the second one... WIP!
« Last post by DarthNuno on April 19, 2025, 06:05:09 PM »
Quote from: Digimon on April 19, 2025, 11:44:44 AM
A question to the cabinet, can the top be removed/disassambled?

Yes, quite easily :) Pictures to come.
Do you also own a DL2 cab?
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Dragon's Lair / Space Ace / Re: Dragon's Lair 2, the second one... WIP!
« Last post by Digimon on April 19, 2025, 11:44:44 AM »
Congrats, nice find.

A question to the cabinet, can the top be removed/disassambled?
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Galaxian Theater / Re: Galaxian 3 FunWorld Pictures
« Last post by DarthNuno on April 18, 2025, 11:15:12 PM »
And some are already having a blast, see this video...  :arrow:



 ;D :spaceace:
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Dragon's Lair / Space Ace / Dragon's Lair 2, the second one... WIP!
« Last post by DarthNuno on April 18, 2025, 10:51:46 PM »
Following this road trip  :arrow:



What an epic one, huh?  ;D

So why "Dragon's Lair 2, the second one" in the title?
As I explained in the road trip report, I once owned a Dragon's Lair 2 arcade cabinet 20 years ago. I sold it a few years ago...I thought I wouldn't regret it, but that wasn't the case.  :? Fortunately, I've found another cabinet, still in England, but this time it requires a lot of work!"  :pac: :ghost: :ghost: :ghost: :ghost:

So, let's continue this story. Unloading the cabinet  :arrow:



First examination ...









It's the same versoin than my first one: an Italian version made by Elettronolo :



Serial is -as far as I can read- 000655 or 000656? The last two digits are hardly visible.  :ghost: I will need to take more photos with different lighting conditions to confirm these two digits.
Anyway, we're not far from my first DL2 cabinet, which had the serial number 000683

Alright, we'll take a look at everything after an initial rough cleaning  ;D  :arrow:

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