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Re: French ebay
« Reply #30 on: January 27, 2011, 09:31:36 PM »
Yeah.....there seems to be bad karma around PP cockpits....

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Re: French ebay
« Reply #31 on: January 27, 2011, 09:37:36 PM »
Oh, I almost forgot: Thanks to Liquidx for posting this one, and special thanks to Atarimania who has been translating back and forth between the seller and me.  :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace: for Franck !

So, if anyone that is a bit closer is willing to get this PP, it's available !!! I hope it get's rescued by someone, it looks really nice (I got 4 pics if anyone is interested).

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« Reply #32 on: January 27, 2011, 10:07:48 PM »
Oh, I almost forgot: Thanks to Liquidx for posting this one, and special thanks to Atarimania who has been translating back and forth between the seller and me.  :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace: for Franck !

So, if anyone that is a bit closer is willing to get this PP, it's available !!! I hope it get's rescued by someone, it looks really nice (I got 4 pics if anyone is interested).

unfortunately, it's as far out from my place as it is from yours, so too far for my blood (because i'd need a trailer or a van as well). but why not post those pictures here anyway just for archive purposes or to set a trail for someone else  ;)
all i need is ... PONG - and a select few others: TOUCH ME, DRAGON'S LAIR, JOUST, ROBOTRON, MR DO, SAN FRANCISCO RUSH THE ROCK!!!

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Re: French ebay
« Reply #33 on: January 27, 2011, 11:56:58 PM »
Sorry to hear that AndrĂ©, I know you really wanted that one  :(
I will of course post on this forum if I hear anything regarding a PP cab close to NL (or to Germany for Ully).

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Re: French ebay
« Reply #34 on: January 28, 2011, 09:20:43 AM »
too bad but now you have space for another cabinet.

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Re: French ebay
« Reply #35 on: January 28, 2011, 10:24:07 AM »
so my paperpuzzle did not help you any further   :'(
Too bad Andre, but like gyruss says , space for another racer..   outrun Deluxe maybe?   ;D

Or the one from Alpha1, he has two, and only needs one he said  ::)

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Re: French ebay
« Reply #36 on: January 28, 2011, 01:48:55 PM »
Yeah, thanks again for that Etienne !!!!!

Actually, the "puzzle" did help me a lot, and that was preventing a road trip of 1700km and discovering that the PP wouldn't fit in the South of France....!!! Now THAT would have hurt even more !!

About the space: well, I will need some space for the Video Pinball anyway so that's a good thing !

I have to give a lot of credits to the seller too, he was very reasonable about it (although of course also disappointed). We handled it as gentlemen and I paid his E-bay costs, which of course was the least I could do...

About Alpha1's Jap cockpits: Well, apart from probably costing (about) the same for the trip (and I think Olly may want a bit more for it then I had won the French PP for....which makes sense) I'm going to be honest here and say that I think the Namco version is not as nice looking as the Atari is. I really like the shape of the Atari much better. I also like the "cockpit" better, that is the steering wheel (even though the Jap steering wheel is more realistic, I really like the over-sized American styled Atari wheel). But the entire dashboard looks a bit.....I don't know, just not my style....

BUT I am first to admit that they are cool _because_ they are the original Namco version.

About PP: as usual, I do a lot of "homework" when I know that I am going to buy/get a new machine. (I already knew the main problems with SW before I even brought it home :) )

If you are a bit interested there is a load of (technical) documentation from the Irish factory right here:
http://www.alsarcade.com/Andy/arc/atari/index.html

Scroll all the way down and there are some great docs about PP there.
Interesting stuff, lot's of problems with the hardware (as we already knew).

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Re: French ebay
« Reply #37 on: January 28, 2011, 02:39:04 PM »
so you did actually put the paper puzzle together ?   :lol:

PICS OF THAT PLEASE !  ;D

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Re: French ebay
« Reply #38 on: January 28, 2011, 04:48:20 PM »
The PP cockpit is relisted in ebay.fr (120€ for the moment).
AndrĂ©, if you want a Wheels, I know the man for you  ;D.

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Re: French ebay
« Reply #39 on: January 28, 2011, 06:04:42 PM »
Yeah I can understand it's relisted..
I just hope somebody saves it !!!

Wheels ? This one: http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10423

Nah...sorry...

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Re: French ebay
« Reply #40 on: January 28, 2011, 06:15:13 PM »
Yes, that one  :spaceace:.

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Re: French ebay
« Reply #41 on: January 28, 2011, 06:19:59 PM »
really really sad to see this go to someone else, this should have been saved by someone from "here"
all i need is ... PONG - and a select few others: TOUCH ME, DRAGON'S LAIR, JOUST, ROBOTRON, MR DO, SAN FRANCISCO RUSH THE ROCK!!!

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Re: French ebay
« Reply #42 on: January 29, 2011, 01:15:59 AM »
I'm not very far but I already own one  ;D  ;D
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Re: French ebay
« Reply #43 on: January 29, 2011, 10:07:00 AM »
OK here are the pics:

The machine has been in a medical center for a long time. They moved the machine and then it stopped working.That's when the seller took it home before it got trashed....
It's blowing a fuse on power-up.  (There's some hacked on diode-bridge visible on the power supply, I wouldn't be surprised if there was simply some wires shorting.....)









Replacing the plexi is easy enough, if needed I can help provide a repro.


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Re: French ebay
« Reply #44 on: January 29, 2011, 10:48:32 AM »
that seems to be in pretty good condition - really a shame that it is so far away and can't be transported in a normal car!
all i need is ... PONG - and a select few others: TOUCH ME, DRAGON'S LAIR, JOUST, ROBOTRON, MR DO, SAN FRANCISCO RUSH THE ROCK!!!