After Several Years in the Hobby, What Machines are You Still Looking For?

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After Several Years in the Hobby, What Machines are You Still Looking For?

I think I have 4 on my final list, and that's it. I can hardly believe it but it seems to be true. My last 4 choices:

-Sprint 2
-Boot Hill
-Dedicated Escape From the Planet of the Robot Monsters
-Dedicated MK II

Kind of an eclectic list, but that's all I would consider buying at this point. Weird. How's about you? (by 'you' I'm talking to people that have been in the hobby at least 5+ years and have been through the Honeymoon/Hoarding/Culling phases at least once or twice already)
 
You can't get a Boot Hill until I get one first.

Seriously, that is one awesome game. I'm just trying to lay low on it so when Spacewar wakes up and sees someone broke into his house and only took his Boot Hill and nothing else he won't think it was me.
 
My advice to any collector: if you're willing to shell out the $$, it's worth having patience even if what you're looking for is rare. When I started searching for a Journey cocktail, I didn't think I'd have one within two years, not by a long shot.

If you're not willing to shell out a lot of dough, same advice...just be prepared to wait longer.
 
You can't get a Boot Hill until I get one first.

Seriously, that is one awesome game.

It really is. I play Gorfchampion's Gunfight once or twice a year and love it, but it's missing that sweet graveyard background. The way you die and turn into a tombstone is one of the coolest things in the arcade world ever.
 
I think I have 4 on my final list, and that's it. I can hardly believe it but it seems to be true. My last 4 choices:

-Sprint 2
-Boot Hill
-Dedicated Escape From the Planet of the Robot Monsters
-Dedicated MK II

Kind of an eclectic list, but that's all I would consider buying at this point. Weird. How's about you? (by 'you' I'm talking to people that have been in the hobby at least 5+ years and have been through the Honeymoon/Hoarding/Culling phases at least once or twice already)

Tron...er...wait...scratch that now. I'm good. :)
 
Battlezone cabaret: Well, I'll be getting it back from Andre at some point. He needs it to fix a handful of boards, but I've been waiting so long it's like starting over with the search.

Eyes: I'd make room for it no matter what. I passed on one 15 years ago for $150 (working) and have regretted it since.

Outrun or Outrun Turbo: I need another driving game, been looking for a while. I always liked these two.
 
I like these threads, but they're kinda an admission of what you'd really spend the money on!

I'd still like to find a minty Klax cabaret. If anyone is holding onto NOS Klax cabaret stuff, shoot me a PM please.
 
At this point I am only interested in vector games (particularly rare ones), some bronze age B/W games and newer DMD era pinball machines. I have two rare vectors in the project que this winter.

I have never sold off a game and wished I had it back.
 
Vids:
Asteroids/AD mini
Kick/Kickman UR or Mini or CT (just missed a UR in the cities by 10 mins last year for $125 :( )
Tron Mini/CT (stupidly passed up a working CT for $300 locally a few years back)

Pins:
Gottleib Black Hole
Bally Mr. + Ms. Pac-Man
 
After years of collecting, I'm still looking for the following.

Dedicated Escape From The Planet of the Robot Monsters
Toobin
Moon Patrol
Tapper
Out Run
Juno First
Space Fury
World Series Baseball
Ikari Warriors
 
It really is. I play Gorfchampion's Gunfight once or twice a year and love it, but it's missing that sweet graveyard background. The way you die and turn into a tombstone is one of the coolest things in the arcade world ever.

+1 on that. I'd love to have a Boot Hill right next to my GF. The only thing I don't like about GF is you can't play against the computer....
 
I guess I'll chime in but I've only been looking into this hobby for one year. The main things I want right now are probably easy: I want a nice Dual Monitor PC10 and a 4 slot Neo Geo MVS.

The thing I want that's gonna take me abit is Shadow Over Mystara....(I miss that old Tilt in Town East Mall)
 
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