Iggy
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A funny thing happened on the way to the Dollar store...
Prolog: BitD I practically lived at a pool hall/arcade. Long story short; it was owned by my then best friend's parents. It burned down in '84. In return for helping them move the salvageable stuff out, I was given Lunar Lander and Paddle Battle.
Present day:
It's almost noon, and I'm in the mood for some Monster(tm) drinks. I grab my cane and start hobbling my crippled ass up the street. I know the house the above aforementioned parents live in, but I never go knock on their door because I never know when they're home. They happened to be outside, so I head down their driveway to chat for a few minutes.
We talk about this, and that, and a few other things. I mention that I just picked up a Dig Dug. I was asked, "Do you want a Poker machine?" I told them I already have one, but that led to the obvious question......
"What else do you have in there?"
"Well, there's the driving game(Pole Position), and some others."
I'm not going to quote the whole conversation.... but imagine the look on my face, when I discovered that those cabinets, as damaged as they are, are still in their possession.
I've posted the pictures from the day the place burned down.... I know those cabinets aren't in great shape. Some of the marquees and bezels melted, some shattered from the heat. There's potentially some water damage as well.
If any of them still work after all this time, it'll be considered a miracle.
That's actually not important. I want those cabinets. I know I don't have any room to put them.... but that doesn't matter. My wife may want to hang me.... but that doesn't matter. I want them, and I want them badly.
The people I'm talking about have a garage loaded with stuff, and they are looking to clean it out. What all is in there, is anyone's guess. I'm hoping I can, as I did 31 years ago, trade labor for cabinets.
Imagine.... not just getting the games you played in your youth, but the same actual cabinets. That's one hell of an adrenaline rush.
I may be about to jump in WAY over my head, to try and get (some of) them running. But just imagine the final outcome....
Me...... hanging from a tree.... with several bullet holes in my torso.... and my wife looking to cash in my life insurance policy.
For the record, I highly doubt any of you would take them on.... and I don't mean that as a slight. But you can get project cabinets in a lot better condition from lots of places, and pretty cheap. I'm not worried about getting "scooped" on this.
Prolog: BitD I practically lived at a pool hall/arcade. Long story short; it was owned by my then best friend's parents. It burned down in '84. In return for helping them move the salvageable stuff out, I was given Lunar Lander and Paddle Battle.
Present day:
It's almost noon, and I'm in the mood for some Monster(tm) drinks. I grab my cane and start hobbling my crippled ass up the street. I know the house the above aforementioned parents live in, but I never go knock on their door because I never know when they're home. They happened to be outside, so I head down their driveway to chat for a few minutes.
We talk about this, and that, and a few other things. I mention that I just picked up a Dig Dug. I was asked, "Do you want a Poker machine?" I told them I already have one, but that led to the obvious question......
"What else do you have in there?"
"Well, there's the driving game(Pole Position), and some others."
I'm not going to quote the whole conversation.... but imagine the look on my face, when I discovered that those cabinets, as damaged as they are, are still in their possession.
I've posted the pictures from the day the place burned down.... I know those cabinets aren't in great shape. Some of the marquees and bezels melted, some shattered from the heat. There's potentially some water damage as well.
If any of them still work after all this time, it'll be considered a miracle.
That's actually not important. I want those cabinets. I know I don't have any room to put them.... but that doesn't matter. My wife may want to hang me.... but that doesn't matter. I want them, and I want them badly.
The people I'm talking about have a garage loaded with stuff, and they are looking to clean it out. What all is in there, is anyone's guess. I'm hoping I can, as I did 31 years ago, trade labor for cabinets.
Imagine.... not just getting the games you played in your youth, but the same actual cabinets. That's one hell of an adrenaline rush.
I may be about to jump in WAY over my head, to try and get (some of) them running. But just imagine the final outcome....
Me...... hanging from a tree.... with several bullet holes in my torso.... and my wife looking to cash in my life insurance policy.
For the record, I highly doubt any of you would take them on.... and I don't mean that as a slight. But you can get project cabinets in a lot better condition from lots of places, and pretty cheap. I'm not worried about getting "scooped" on this.


