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let me start like this:
I HAVE A DREAM! i want to own an original PONG arcade machine one day
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they sell from time to time on ebay.com for a fair amount of money, but bringing the cabinets over to Europe is what kills the deal most of the time - some have been lucky though
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and i'm sure i'll get my PONG eventually!
when "time pilot" toralf put up a
for sale thread for a very rare pong clone called RALLY, i couldn't get that game out of my mind. So eventually a deal was struck with the seller! thx a lot, torald, for making the necessary arrangements!
PLUS i had just recently sold an OUT RUN MINI to a guy from a german arcade forum, who didn't have the means to pick up the game in person. since the buyer was based in southern germany as well, i offered to deliver the game to him. this would make for a nice roadtrip round - one going OUT, one going IN!!!
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here's what's coming up
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the roadtrip actually started one day earlier when i went to
The Storage™ to load the game into my car
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in it goes
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that cab is really MINI - no problem at all to fit in the car and still a lot of space!
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the next day, nothing new weatherwise when looking out of the window
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europe (and therefore germany as well) is still under the grasp of the artic cold
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no need to start early, but damn cold!
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the first stop isn't too far away
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fortunately, both the autobahns ...
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... and the main roads have been cleared of the snow - so no problems driving at all!
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i've never been to the university town of tübingen before - so here i come (shaking because of the cold?)
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because the buyer lives on the second floor, he has ordered professional help
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it's a relief to watch other people carry those heavy games for a change
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that's where it has to go
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and here's the dirty out run mini next to a nice clean neo geo cabinet (which is running m.a.m.e. inside)
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after a nice chat with the buyer and a cup of hot tea (thx), it's time to head off to my next destination! you may wonder: 1h45m for 100 kilometers - where the heck is he going? well, i was told that the town i'm going to next is THE TOWN in germany which is located furthest away from any autobahns exits!
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on my way out, i spot this sign by the side of the road: are those teenagers planning a riot because i'm going to get an atari clone?
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just as i'm leaving tübingen, the sun breaks through the clouds
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wonderful winter scenery with castle hohenzollern on the hill in the background - gotta love it
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after almost two more hours on the road, i have reached my destination
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the seller is already expecting me and opens up the shed where the game is located
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a first glance from the back
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and here it is: a stylish combination of wood and fiberglass from 1973!!!
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i know that the game is not working, but i want to do some inspections nevertheless
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i manage to knock off a couple euros from the asking price and everyone seem to be happy - so let's bring this game out for loading it into my car!
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the out run was mini, but this game is
TINY ![Tongue :P](https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/Smileys/default/tongue.gif)
still lots and lots of space in the car
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time to head home - still under blue skies!
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as the golden sun sets in the rear view mirror ...
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... something even more golden rises in front of me!
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i haven't eaten anything since breakfast, so bring on something
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every time i look at that picture, i'm getting hungry again! that burger rockzzz
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nothing spectacular during the rest of my journey back except for a nice melancholic sunset on the autobahn
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the (by now) well-known avenue leading up to my home town
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statistics
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everything's peaceful and quiet in good old lauda! the RALLY has to spend the night in the car for the unloading / detailed inspection process tomorrow - sleep tight!!!
one country, one county, 508 kilometers, 8 hours 2 minutes on the road - this roadtrip is OFFICIALLY OVER!