asteroids deluxe cab identification and value

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Finally get to post after waiting for weeks. So I was offered a 9/10 asteroids deluxe (play count 8,000) for 350. The only thing that does not seem original were the sides that were wood grain finish. The version appears to be the Irish version but I don't think there were ever wood finish full size Asteroids deluxe cabinets. Take a look at the pic and let me know what you think. Is itcoriginal and worth 350?


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asteroids dlx should have art,the irish version is just the same as the armerican,just has silver coin door and different marquee art.
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now that makes things more complicated... the door is actually black but the coin button says the european "20p" thing. heres 2 pics, what are your opinions?
 

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now that makes things more complicated... the door is actually black but the coin button says the european "20p" thing. heres 2 pics, what are your opinions?

That machine has the Irish marquee, of that there is no doubt. I am sure it is an Irish-built cabinet that used to have the correct side art, but someone put wood grain laminate on it.
 
That machine has the Irish marquee, of that there is no doubt. I am sure it is an Irish-built cabinet that used to have the correct side art, but someone put wood grain laminate on it.

It says made in ireland so that is for sure. the coin door is black though, does this change anything? also, What are the chances that the art would be under it? honestly the wood grain does actually look very clean on this cab for some reason. anyway, im asking what the value is of this? i was offered it for 350
 
It says made in ireland so that is for sure. the coin door is black though, does this change anything? also, What are the chances that the art would be under it? honestly the wood grain does actually look very clean on this cab for some reason. anyway, im asking what the value is of this? i was offered it for 350

There were Irish-built cabinets that were sent to the US, they all had black coin doors. I paid $250 for mine and it had the correct side art. AD is a great game, but $350 with missing side art may be a bit high. If the side art is under the laminate, it's probably not in that great of shape.
 
That price is top market value for the game. You might be able to talk the seller down, especially with the side art not there. I think $200 is a fair price if it's 100% working and cosmetically decent.

The number of plays doesn't mean much in a 30 year old game unless it's a very small number possibly indicating that it was Home Use Only. It's probably been on free play for 30 years so the number of plays cannot be determined. What you would want to look for is if the monitor was capped, the main board capped and the ARI board capped, and maybe the big blue replaced, because if they haven't and you use this game for any length of time, the game is probably going to break down in fairly short order. You should also check to see if the black light is still working, if not, you will have to buy one of those, adding to your cost (no, it's not expensive but everything adds up in time and money). Speaking of that, make sure the Asteroids background is still inside the cabinet. It's hard to see if the black light isn't working or if the background is dirty.

I have one of these, I paid $100 and spent $50 in parts and a few hours to get it working. It's a cool game, one of the most interesting designs of the era and arguably more challenging than the original Asteroids. Plus, there is a multigame coming out that allows you to play both asteroids games and lunar lander in one cabinet.
 
I had a feeling it was an Irish cab. I am not sure you are going to get it for much less than $300. They have been selling around here in that range. But it does not hurt to haggle!
 
i payed £550 for mine but,i am in uk and its a usa version,i got it on a stepdown as the cab was english and empty,the guy i bought it off bought all the parts from america and the transformer was missing the wiring for the power selection so i cant change it (and dare not try to rig it)

the marquee has seperate plug,so if i want to have marquee and blacklight off and no backround art i just switch its plug off,its better depending on taste as the marquee like asteroids tends to glow in your face!
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the marquee has seperate plug,so if i want to have marquee and blacklight off and no backround art i just switch its plug off,its better depending on taste as the marquee like asteroids tends to glow in your face!
:)

You're crazy.

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asteroids dlx should have art,the irish version is just the same as the armerican,just has silver coin door and different marquee art.
:)

Wrong. I have an Irish cab, and it's Woodgrain. It's not laminate, there's no artwork under the woodgrain. I know this because the cab is water damaged, and on the bottom where the woodgrain is peeling, it's bare wood underneath.

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