720 Arcade - Cambridge MA

benazeer

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I have a 720 Arcade that I need to get rid of ASAP.

Verrry long story short, I picked it up at the beginning of summer, but for a combination of health and money and graduate-school-eating-my-life reasons, the resto never happened and now my spouse is threatening to send it to a junkyard if I don't get it out of the house myself before Thanksgiving.

So, if you can make it to Cambridge MA and take this game off my hands, you can have it for whatever amount of money you think it's worth. Email me at benazeer _at_ gmail for phone number & address.

Photos are at flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/50672928@N00/tags/720/

The previous owner had kept it in her basement arcade. All her games were damaged in a flood, and she didn't have the skill to diagnose and repair the electronics. She says the floodwater got up to two feet high, but I don't see a flood line at that height, or any height for that matter. It might work again with just a new power supply dropped in, or it might need more debugging and repair at the circuit level -- I didn't get far enough to diagnose it beyond "yup, transformer's shot." The door to the back panel is missing, as is the EMI shield. It has an extra metal piece that goes over the speakers, and comes with all the original schematics and user's manual.

Edited to add: I have enough 2 1/4" molding to replace the molding on the bottom of the cab. I also ordered fresh clean artwork that the post office mis-delivered. If I can ever get the tenant at my old apartment to reply to my calls, I can re-sell the art to whoever ends up taking this.
 
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Obligatory "if only you were closer post".

If you can bring it to Missouri, I'll take it....uhh....gratis? :) You're welcome to crash here and I'll treat you to 50 different kinds of BBQ in KC. But I'm sure your spouse would be very thankful, apreciative, etc. to get that monster out of the house. (stoopid non-game-lovin joy-killin spouses!!!)

LMK....
 
I live in Worcester county and I'm giving it serious thought, although I'd have to sleaze some help from a friend though as I don't have a way to move it. PM sent.
 
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Chris, I actually suggested we give it to you when the spouse started making noises about dumpstering it. His response: "I am not driving to f****** Missouri ever again, are you f***** crazy?" I'm sure you can imagine the tone of voice and faces he made :p
 
Everyone keep in mind that this is HEAVY as hell and can't be laid on its side. I'll help as best I can in terms of restoring if someone local picks it up. I went through a ton of crap getting mine working, but now it's a close 2nd favorite to Tron.
 
Everyone keep in mind that this is HEAVY as hell and can't be laid on its side. I'll help as best I can in terms of restoring if someone local picks it up. I went through a ton of crap getting mine working, but now it's a close 2nd favorite to Tron.


Yes. It took six of us to wrangle it into my apartment. The monitor is extra large, and the whole thing weights more than 300 pounds.

Also there are three steps to get down from my front porch to the ground.


Also, thank you everyone for the offers. I have five folks lined up who want it, so I'm happy to say that it definitely won't be heading to a junkyard anytime soon :)
 
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Bah... 720's no worse to move than a lot of old ataris....

It's about 1/2 a mile from my old house, and I'd just walk it home if my hand truck weren't currently 100 miles from Cambridge... heh.
 
Chris, I actually suggested we give it to you when the spouse started making noises about dumpstering it. His response: "I am not driving to f****** Missouri ever again, are you f***** crazy?" I'm sure you can imagine the tone of voice and faces he made :p
Dr. Pepper is really hard to see through. Thank you for making me spew on my monitor. :/ I can totally imagine the faces, the yelling, the throbbing head veins, the gesticulating, and the dancing and cavorting about.

But honestly, Ohio is the state that tried to kill him the last time. And Pennsylvania. I mean...Chinese water torture while driving through a winter hurricane with no windhield wipers? That would get to anyone. After that getting into Missouri was like heaven.

You guys totally need to come visit, game or no game. Tell him I promise it'll be better this time. The ticks are hibernating at this time of year. Because it's cold. And there's no humidity. He'll like it. I swear.

Back on topic, sounds like you have plenty of interest. Told you people like that one. Good luck with the game movins....

EDIT: "Waahhhh! We only had 6 people to move a 720!"
HRMPH!!!! Try picking up a Star Wars cockpit with a 25" amplifone and carrying it in the air ~30 feet and then walk it up some stairs, and wiggle it around some corners, never putting it down until it's done. And try doing that with only you and your brother lifting. Then tell me about heavy. (you can picture my imitation of your spouse's ranting - if it helps convey my lack of sympathy.)
 
Last hijack...

If you're going to quote Nutty Professor to me (if you knew you were even doing that), that was the next (and best) quote that popped into my head.

 
Ok I've pulled my hat out of the ring, decided I have too many projects already, so you all just go and fight amongst yourselves! ;)

I have six games already and NONE of them are working properly yet, I am truly a mental case. This must be what it is like to be one of those people whom hoards hundreds of cats? I just can't pass by a game in need of rescuing!

Last hijack...

If you're going to quote Nutty Professor to me (if you knew you were even doing that), that was the next (and best) quote that popped into my head.

Amongst other things what's funny about that scene is that everyone except the kid is played by Eddie Murphy
 
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Tornadoboy: that's how I ended up with this game. "My basement flooded and I don't know how to fix my games. I'm going to junk them if someone doesn't buy them off me."

Even though I had four other (non-game) projects going and was about to start a PhD program. . .

Crazy, I haz it.
 
Tornadoboy: that's how I ended up with this game. "My basement flooded and I don't know how to fix my games. I'm going to junk them if someone doesn't buy them off me."

Even though I had four other (non-game) projects going and was about to start a PhD program. . .

Crazy, I haz it.

I guess you're like me, I'm the type of guy who sees pictures like the following in my nightmares.

Ok time is running out and Thanksgiving it almost here, who got this mofo?
 

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No one from the board, alas. What with the holiday, work, etc. none of you fine folks were able to pick it up.

My spouse found a taker at work, who came and picked it up this morning. Unfortunately, tragedy struck as we were moving it out of the house. It toppled down the porch stairs, destroying the CRT and doing a lot of damage to the cab. I didn't get a chance to see if there was physical damage to the PCBs.
 
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