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Re: Books about arcadegames
« Reply #75 on: December 06, 2013, 01:49:00 PM »
Love the "Electrify Your Day!!" sign  ;D
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« Reply #76 on: December 06, 2013, 02:08:57 PM »
That's better my friend, in fact more than a few  ;D ;D ;D ;D

This is a US book I guess....so how does this get into the book:



That is a Bertolini Namco Galaxian cab....I think so because of the T-molding. The Japanese had green...this one has black on the left (which is original for the Bertolini version) and white (Nintendo ?) on the right.....

Gotta say that that guy looks more like a UK guy to me than a US guy, but who knows....

[EDIT] It IS a Bertolini, the coin door is bare aluminum.
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« Reply #77 on: December 06, 2013, 02:14:54 PM »
Well spotted, Sherlock :)
While the foreword is by Steven Spielberg, the book itself is by Martin Amis who is… an english gentleman.
Check the pic below, the book was published in UK but printed… in the Netherlands  :P

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Re: Books about arcadegames
« Reply #78 on: December 06, 2013, 02:26:13 PM »
ARggghhh.....noticed the prices of that book .....wow !

SO......my guestimate is that those pics are UK pics is probably correct....what does the caption say on that very picture ?

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Re: Books about arcadegames
« Reply #79 on: December 06, 2013, 02:29:59 PM »
"Typical defenders of the planet, note symptoms of battle fatigue"
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« Reply #80 on: December 06, 2013, 06:59:14 PM »
That seems like a good book
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Re: Books about arcadegames
« Reply #81 on: December 06, 2013, 08:06:20 PM »




That is a Bertolini Namco Galaxian cab....I think so because of the T-molding. The Japanese had green...this one has black on the left (which is original for the Bertolini version) and white (Nintendo ?) on the right.....


My Bertolini Galaxian's t-molding is originally green. :P

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« Reply #82 on: December 07, 2013, 12:57:24 AM »
Ah !

There's no flyer of the Bertolini Galaxian so I based that on the machines I've seen so far.

Anyway, I suppose this means you need green 15 mm. T-molding too ??  ;D ;D

We need a round up of Namco Galaxian owners, wether Japanese or European for a group buy of this stuff !!!

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Re: Books about arcadegames
« Reply #83 on: December 07, 2013, 10:38:21 AM »
"Typical defenders of the planet, note symptoms of battle fatigue"
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Mmmm.....

You know the guy on the left has some trademarks "Madness" (who were named The Invaders earlier on by the way ;) ) stream. The hair and the coat.

The guy on the right seems more to be Spandau Ballet styled....

Anyway, both are not typical for the US but for sure for the UK :)

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Re: Books about arcadegames
« Reply #84 on: December 08, 2013, 10:09:43 AM »
That's better my friend, in fact more than a few  ;D ;D ;D ;D

This is a US book I guess....so how does this get into the book:



That is a Bertolini Namco Galaxian cab....I think so because of the T-molding. The Japanese had green...this one has black on the left (which is original for the Bertolini version) and white (Nintendo ?) on the right.....

Gotta say that that guy looks more like a UK guy to me than a US guy, but who knows....

[EDIT] It IS a Bertolini, the coin door is bare aluminum.
I looked closer and what appears to be white t-molding between the ska guy and the new romantic guy is actually bare wood because t-molding is completely missing.
Also further in the book, another picture shows evidence that the same arcade also had the midway version.

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Re: Books about arcadegames
« Reply #85 on: December 09, 2013, 08:23:48 PM »







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« Reply #86 on: December 09, 2013, 08:26:50 PM »
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« Reply #87 on: December 09, 2013, 08:58:30 PM »
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« Reply #88 on: December 09, 2013, 09:27:59 PM »
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Re: Books about arcadegames
« Reply #89 on: December 09, 2013, 09:49:20 PM »
Hahaha, great pic Bela! It all most looks like youre in the mob :lol: :lol: :lol: :spaceace: