Author Topic: Arcade Raid : Galaxian + Galaxian + SI part II !!!  (Read 20701 times)

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Arcade Raid : Galaxian + Galaxian + SI part II !!!
« on: June 24, 2006, 12:43:56 AM »
WOooow.... Finally I have the opportunity to go back to a place previously visited more than one year ago  :)  Great Stuff overthere : Galaxian cab, Galaxian cab, ... what else... ? Taito Space Invaders part II cocktail  :P

Ok, it's friday 9h40am.

Sam, my new 'apprentice' counterpart is ready... I got my car, and for the first time on my brand new car : a trailer  :lol:



...breakfst time...



...after something like 3 hours of driving, we are a bit early for the meeting, so we decide to eat ... once again ?!  :roll:  :wink:



... We are now right on time at the meeting place...  :?  ... Is there anybody out there  :?   :?:  :?:  :?:



OK, it's time to enter that 'lost' lair and discover the games  :P  :P  :P



...very Dark... hopefully Sam brought his own flashlight  8)



... Not a lot of dedicated cab'  :?  



...Nice, a cocktail ... let's discover what's the game inside ?  :P



TAITO's Space Invaders part II 'in color' ... sounds good  :D



Good day  :P  :P  :P



... no electricity there  :?  no way to test the games  :?



Ok, let's bring them back at the Nuno's Lair  8)



It looks cool isn't it  :?:  :roll:  :wink:



... don't forget this one, insde the car  8)






After a 9 hours / 600 km roadtrip, we're finally at the Nuno's Lair :arrow:



Unloading the games... in the house first to clean & test them...



Great day for me :



...and



X 2  :P  :P  :P

StaY TuNeD

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« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2006, 08:33:17 PM »
wowwwwwwww nice found  :!:

what are your plan for the 2 galaxian ??? sell ??? keep ???

the space invaders is very cool, taito use a color monitor, that easy to replace at some point.

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« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2006, 09:16:46 AM »
At this time, I didn't check these three new games, so I don't know if they are working or not... But I plan to fix one Galaxian of course  :lol:
The other cab will be... A Pac Man cab'  :roll:  :wink:  :wink:  :wink:

....grrrr... I don't know when I'll get time to transform it...

A lot of  amercian guys said : a gaming room without a Pac Mac is not a gaming room ... I agree...  :roll:  :wink:  :wink:  :wink:

It's just now a matter of time  :lol:  8)  8)  8)

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« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2006, 09:54:59 AM »
Whaou !  :D
A very nice Cab

I see there's not a balltop on the joystick.

I know a lot of Galaxian cab have a red or white balltop.
You have another version ? or it's a joystick replacement ?

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« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2006, 08:05:49 PM »
The two control panels are really damaged  :? and of course they doesn't have the original balltop joytick.
In fact both panel include... a 4 ways joystick, not the original 2 ways !!!
As you'll see on the upcoming pictures, there are some work to do on both Galax' cabs...  :?

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« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2006, 12:31:20 AM »
As the Galaxian #3 is not at my place now ( see the latest roadtrip here : https://www.dragonslairfans.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=116 ), I'll check these two 'untested' games...

Due to the HUGE amount of dust on it, I'm almost sure that it won't work... so let's see  :?

Hurrray... the Galaxian #1 is working... The image quality is medium, the monitor looks to work but a lot of monitor's pot' doesn't work  :?  but it's playable at least...



Ok, so let's start to remove the external dust  :?



... on these old cab', the sideart was directly painted on the side... no stickers ...



The Galaxian #2 doesn't work...  :(

Anyway, let's remove parts in order to clean them...

Funny, on this Galaxian #2, there is a neon behind the marquee, not two electric bulbs like the Galaxian #1 :



... 1979 ... very old ladies ...  :roll:



None of these two Galaxian has the original bezel ( with the galaxies drawn ), hopefully the Galaxian #3 has it  :wink:

Galaxian #2 :



Galaxian #1 :



Externally cleaned, G#2 :



Externally cleaned, G#1 :



The twins  :)  


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« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2006, 06:58:30 PM »
Great job
 :D  :D  :D
 :twisted: I am envious of these cabs  :twisted:

 8) one day I pass from you in your room you play  :roll: one day .........

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« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2006, 11:03:10 PM »
The work on the Galaxian start here : https://www.dragonslairfans.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=135

 8)  8)  8)

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« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2012, 10:48:58 PM »
Is there a thread for the SI2?
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« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2012, 08:29:28 AM »
The other cab will be... A Pac Man cab'  :roll:  :wink:  :wink:  :wink:

Ugh ... thats a pity. Not too many usable Galaxian cabs around any longer, as most of them have been turned into Galagas. I dig the screened on Galaxian sideart, one of the nicest early cabs imho (and once it's gone, no way to recover the glory, as the vinyl repros available look nothing like it ...)


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« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2012, 11:44:35 AM »
Bruno

do you have more pictures of this warehouse? I see Taito cabs  :spaceace:

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« Reply #11 on: November 06, 2012, 08:21:28 AM »
Dawn! A really old topic  8)

Is there a thread for the SI2?

Yeps, have a look right here

The other cab will be... A Pac Man cab'  :roll:  :wink:  :wink:  :wink:
Ugh ... thats a pity. Not too many usable Galaxian cabs around any longer, as most of them have been turned into Galagas. I dig the screened on Galaxian sideart, one of the nicest early cabs imho (and once it's gone, no way to recover the glory, as the vinyl repros available look nothing like it ...)

I was young at the time, I was badly looking for a Pac Man, far more difficult to catch than the common Galaxian (I got three at that location & see them for sale very often). Nowadays, it looks like everyone can catch every games with a little patience and research (thank to the many bulk buys  :)), which is a good thing.
Anyway, I wouldn't do the same now tbh, but I have no regret, this 'new born' Pac Man gives us a lot of fun today!  8)

do you have more pictures of this warehouse? I see Taito cabs  :spaceace:

Well, I don't  think this warehouse still includes these games inside, but I can give you details about the arcade operator/owner if you want to try your chance with him  ;)

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« Reply #12 on: November 06, 2012, 11:55:43 AM »

Well, I don't  think this warehouse still includes these games inside, but I can give you details about the arcade operator/owner if you want to try your chance with him  ;)

Yes please! PM me! I can't speak French or any other language other than English so if you could help that would be great  :spaceace: