JedahDoma
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Can an Aladdin's Castle arcade property number help me?
I got my hands on a Lucky & Wild machine today. I asked where the owner got it from, and he said a friend. He told me that friend got it from an Aladdin's Castle. Lo and behold I find a metal plate with the words "Aladdin's Castle Property Number: 97957" emblazoned on it.
Now I'm almost sure this was the same one I played when I was a kid as this wasn't a common machine and there was only one place that had it in town. That being said, is there any kind of database I could cross reference this property number that would have a record of where this machine was at during its' tenure at Aladdin's Castle?
I tried searching threads here and the internet, but came up with nothing. Any help would be appreciated as it would be cool if I could know with 100% certainty that this was the very machine I played as a kid.
**UPDATE**
Wow, well it was a long shot, but I contacted Namco Arcade via their contact page. I asked if they had the records to track down where my machine had been and what do you know, I got a response! Here's the official response from Namco on the history of my machine:
While it's not the one I played as a kid, it's still awesome to see where it's been!
I got my hands on a Lucky & Wild machine today. I asked where the owner got it from, and he said a friend. He told me that friend got it from an Aladdin's Castle. Lo and behold I find a metal plate with the words "Aladdin's Castle Property Number: 97957" emblazoned on it.
Now I'm almost sure this was the same one I played when I was a kid as this wasn't a common machine and there was only one place that had it in town. That being said, is there any kind of database I could cross reference this property number that would have a record of where this machine was at during its' tenure at Aladdin's Castle?
I tried searching threads here and the internet, but came up with nothing. Any help would be appreciated as it would be cool if I could know with 100% certainty that this was the very machine I played as a kid.
**UPDATE**
Wow, well it was a long shot, but I contacted Namco Arcade via their contact page. I asked if they had the records to track down where my machine had been and what do you know, I got a response! Here's the official response from Namco on the history of my machine:
"Hello Brian
Thanks for the email. I always love getting fun things like this.
The Lucky & Wild you own was purchased by us in 1993 and was originally placed in an arcade in Portland, OR. In 1998, it was moved to an arcade in the Crossroads Shopping Center in Oklahoma City, OK. It stayed there for about a year until June of 1999 it was moved to a theater on Peustemon St in Wichita, KS. It was then sold in August of 1999 to an unknown buyer.
Hope that helps"
While it's not the one I played as a kid, it's still awesome to see where it's been!
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