A grail to you that most would say "meh"

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What is a grail to you that most people would think is pretty "meh".

I will go with a nice Double Dragon in a nice Taito cabinet. Someday I will own one and do that elbow move that knocks the baddies down for hours and hours, just like back in the bowling alley when I was young(er).
 
Klax cabaret, still lookin

I used to play it at Aladdin's Castle back in the early 90s and loved it, long before I ever had any interest in owning this stuff.
 
Area 51 for me. I have still never finished the game, but it is always fun to play. It took 4 years, but I finally found one.
 
What is a grail to you that most people would think is pretty "meh".

I will go with a nice Double Dragon in a nice Taito cabinet. Someday I will own one and do that elbow move that knocks the baddies down for hours and hours, just like back in the bowling alley when I was young(er).

JUST did that last friday on my DD cab with my buddy. He and I played through the whole game right to Machine Gun Willy. Beat him, and then my buddy walks off the edge to the spikes - I win immediately. Doh!

Fun game. I used to be able to beat it on a buck in quarters.

My 'meh' grail would probably my Karate Champ. I'll NEVER give it up.
 
Capcom Bowling. Loved it BITD, always wanted the dedicated cab. Finally found one.

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Arc DD is kinda awesome if u ask me, saw one go on Craigslist for 200 and it was in awesome shape. I should have picked it up :(

Well I have my grail already, can't believe I have killer instinct 1 inside my house, I'm still amazed.

I think it would be awesome to have a kid Nikki ded cab if their is such a thing. I remember playing the crap out of it at the laundromat by my old house. Don't think that cab was dedicated though not even the side sticker.
 
Capcom Bowling. Loved it BITD, always wanted the dedicated cab. Finally found one.

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That's a damn nice machine Johnny Boy. I always wondered why manufacturers didn't utilize that spot above the monitor more often? I'm looking at you Satan's Hollow and Burgertime. Good on you Capcom.

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Bad Dudes. Cost me $90, found $7 worth of quarters inside. So for under $85 I have a game like the one in the Qwik Shop by my high school in 1989. Every open period or cut class I was there with my buddies pumping that thing full of quarters when I was a senior. You'd have to pry it out of my cold dead hands.
 
Some of the Universal cabs did a nice job with that area; look at this link

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Yeah I know SOME like Universal did, but I wonder why more didn't. In the case of Bally/Midway, they did on some, then they ignored the area on others. Just seems like the perfect 'dead' spot to get a little creative ala TRON, GORF, Cosmic Avenger, ETC. Can you imagine Satan's Hollow with a lit up back drop depicting a flaming chasm or fiery hell itself? Seems like a lost opportunity on that title and many others.
 
Yeah I know SOME like Universal did, but I wonder why more didn't. In the case of Bally/Midway, they did on some, then they ignored the area on others. Just seems like the perfect 'dead' spot to get a little creative ala TRON, GORF, Cosmic Avenger, ETC. Can you imagine Satan's Hollow with a lit up back drop depicting a flaming chasm or fiery hell itself? Seems like a lost opportunity on that title and many others.

Yeah the cool artwork all over Satan's Hollow could have been elevated with any number of devil-like additions to that area. I suppose when the designers were about to discuss the possibilities there, someone yelled "pot break!", then they smoked some dope out back and then ended up getting the munchies, then left work for a 7-Eleven to grab Charleston Chew and a 75oz Coke...
 
Speed Buggy-for some odd reason I think it is a very cool game and I have no relation to this game ever yet I want it.

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Meh grails that I played ALL the time BITD (and would love to own) -

Super Street Fighter II Turbo (in a red Z back w/ 25" monitor)
WWF Superstars
World Series the Season (for the HR Derby only, ha)
Afterburner
Hard Drivin (stunt course!)

EDIT: I put Bottom of the 9th originally , and while I played that game a ton, I meant WS The Season for the HR Derby.

d0h!
 
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Some day when I have a bunch more space I really want to own a 4P Hot Rod.
 
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