POLL Anybody interested in Cinematronics pcb's?

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Found a few in my favorite arcade honey hole the other day but walked right by them. Should I have grabbed them up? Anybody like these?
 
Found a few in my favorite arcade honey hole the other day but walked right by them. Should I have grabbed them up? Anybody like these?

You already knew them when you walked past them. But your asking if anybody likes these or should I have grabbed them ??? If you knew these by there looks, You already knew they held value to someone.
 
You already knew them when you walked past them. But your asking if anybody likes these or should I have grabbed them ??? If you knew these by there looks, You already knew they held value to someone.

Ok S.A., I didn't "know these by thEIr looks", as I had never seen a Cinematronics board or game in my life. Didn't know the term "vectorbeam" until yesterday, and have only owned one vector game ever, which I only bought 3 weeks ago. Everything "has value to someone", but the question is are there enough of those someones out there to warrant me spending the time and money to cultivate the boards. I'm not the type of guy that buys every '85 Chevy Cavalier in the junkyard because there's a hundred of them, *just in case* a Cavalier guy comes along one day looking for a dome light lens.

We'll see just how much interest there is when I bring 'em home.
 
Ok S.A., I didn't "know these by thEIr looks", as I had never seen a Cinematronics board or game in my life. Didn't know the term "vectorbeam" until yesterday, and have only owned one vector game ever, which I only bought 3 weeks ago. Everything "has value to someone", but the question is are there enough of those someones out there to warrant me spending the time and money to cultivate the boards. I'm not the type of guy that buys every '85 Chevy Cavalier in the junkyard because there's a hundred of them, *just in case* a Cavalier guy comes along one day looking for a dome light lens.

We'll see just how much interest there is when I bring 'em home.

Since this is not something you were really familiar with until recently here's something that might be helpful...

Cinematronics used the same basic main board (called the CCPU) for most of its games. However the sound boards were different for each game. So if you only find the CCPU (on the right in the pic below) that's of some value but if you can find the CCPU with the matching sound board (smaller board on the left) on the original metal plate, that's going to be worth more. Same with Vectorbeam.

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Cinematronics did make some later games that used a completely different board (Cinemat System). Those have some fans but are not generally as valuable. Here's an example. You can see it says Cinemat on the board.

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Original CCPU comes in B, H and K forms. Not all are necessarily backwards compatible. Needless, each have value. The all "look" relatively the same.

Better find/buy these before the new FPGA CCPU comes out. LOL :001_sbiggrin::eek::rolleyes::p:D
 
wouldn't it make sense (for the most part) that SOMEONE SOMEWHERE is going to be interested in any good/working/decent boards any of us find?
 
Possibly. Would you like to buy a working Cabal board from me for $60 today? Horrible game.
 
I am more of a game player than restorer. Thanks for info. Not that I ever end up in an arcade warehouse but now know what I might be looking at.
 
As others have noted, if they're Cinematronics vector boards, there will be plenty of interest no matter which game it happens to be. But there are other boards marked Cinematronics that are more hit-or-miss, depending on which game it is. Their Cinemat lineup includes some games that people are always looking for (Super Off Road) and some that will sit in a box until the end of time (Baseball the Season, Alley Master).
 
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Ok S.A., I didn't "know these by thEIr looks", as I had never seen a Cinematronics board or game in my life. Didn't know the term "vectorbeam" until yesterday, and have only owned one vector game ever, which I only bought 3 weeks ago. Everything "has value to someone", but the question is are there enough of those someones out there to warrant me spending the time and money to cultivate the boards. I'm not the type of guy that buys every '85 Chevy Cavalier in the junkyard because there's a hundred of them, *just in case* a Cavalier guy comes along one day looking for a dome light lens.

We'll see just how much interest there is when I bring 'em home.

now i want an 85 cavalier dammit...... memories of back yard demos....Thanks
 
If there was ever a board system that needs an FPGA replacement, it's Cinematronics vector games. They are A NIGHTMARE to fix and keep working, as are the monitors which too could use some kind of upgraded, more reliable replacement chassis.
 
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