Dear Atari
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As far as games with 19" monitors.... My vote goes to Spy Hunter Upright, followed closely by Mach III. It's the weight but more bulky and awkward that make it tough to move.
Don't get me started with 25" cabinets...ugh. Moving them requires an entirely different approach in Physics.
Don't get me started with 25" cabinets...ugh. Moving them requires an entirely different approach in Physics.
Roadrunner000
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You need Jedi powers to move shit like that...I'm tired of killing my back with these things..
Man I SO HEAR YOU on the Atari cabs. Friggen heavy bastards.
I once spent 3 hours trying to wriggle one up a set of tiny steps with a curved landing in a downtown Minneapolis house. NEVER AGAIN:
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=160795
I once spent 3 hours trying to wriggle one up a set of tiny steps with a curved landing in a downtown Minneapolis house. NEVER AGAIN:
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=160795
When I was telling guys I was trying to grab a Championship Sprint, almost all of them said, "Have fun moving it." or "You better get a dolly and a buddy to help." They were absolutely right.
Lucky for me, the seller had delivered it using a trailer, dolly and a buddy. It won't be fun moving it in the future though. It pains me just to think about it.
Lucky for me, the seller had delivered it using a trailer, dolly and a buddy. It won't be fun moving it in the future though. It pains me just to think about it.
Until you women have to remove a Race Drivin/Hard Drivin "compact" (why do they call it that) from your truck... and set that bitch upright from it's back... BY YOURSELF... you have NOTHING to complain about.
Per the flyer: 475lbs
Per the flyer: 475lbs
roothorick
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As someone who's moved a TC4 across a gameroom floor, let me give you some advice: take it apart. Pull the gun pedestals off and move them separately. The main cabinet is on wheels and will readily glide around even some carpets once liberated from the pedestals. If you're going up/down stairs, split the pedestals apart too. The main cab is still kind of a bitch (bring two friends AND a spotter!) but it really makes things easier to not have all that metal hanging off the front.
Tighe
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Don't call me a woman, let's have a strong man competition contest! I lifted 1200 pounds myself. Granted it was about 2 inches, but I lifted it and carried it about 4 feet.
Edit: Nice avatar Friz.
roothorick
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You guys should be glad you're not into redemption. Try moving a Big Bass Wheel down stairs. I don't think it's possible, the cabinet is just too big, and doesn't come apart in any meaningful way.
saturnkk
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I had two friend help me move my Tournament Tornado Foosball Table into the basement of my old house. I was on the bottom, as the stairs are narrow, and they were on the top.
No DOLLY.
I saw my life flashing in front of me as I thought I was going to be hammered 3 feet down into my basement floor. I am defintely not a weakling but my god this thing was heavy! No arcade machine yet has given this kinda of workout since. ... Of course I now own a Dolly.
No DOLLY.
I saw my life flashing in front of me as I thought I was going to be hammered 3 feet down into my basement floor. I am defintely not a weakling but my god this thing was heavy! No arcade machine yet has given this kinda of workout since. ... Of course I now own a Dolly.
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Yeah, moving it around isn't too bad once you get the extra stuff off of it. Trying to lift it into the truck is where it gets hard.
RalphT3
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Try UFO STOMPER. It took over 40 man hours to disassemble and reassemble.
The flyer says 600 lbs, but I think that was just for the floor alone. And it is bigger than it looks in the flyer.
http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=flyer&db=arcadedb&id=1805&image=2
The flyer says 600 lbs, but I think that was just for the floor alone. And it is bigger than it looks in the flyer.
http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=flyer&db=arcadedb&id=1805&image=2
SanTe
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This was my experience with my Tempest upright, hence my previous comment. Its weight + its oddball shape + its lying on its back = me almost killing myself getting it off the truck.
joeycuda
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..and those wheels are a double edged sword. Nice to be able to roll it (at precisely the right angle), but I almost had it roll down and crash onto its back, getting it out of my truck.
Oryk Zinyo
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So, the Champion Sprint made it home in one piece? Good.
I dropped my Macross (Centipede cab) moving it up my driveway yesterday. I think it is fine, but I haven't opened it or tried to power it up yet, so I am not sure. Clowns was a much easier move, in fact I bear hugged and carried that one for the last ten feet or so...
OP
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Yeah, it stayed on the lowered tailgate thanks to the ratchet straps. Go a few odd looks on the way back. Getting it up the 2 back stairs on my own was a hassle though.
paul400
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picked up a defender and an atari A.P.B. the weight diffence was crazy. i moved the defender around like it was nothing. then th A.P.B. i tried to tilt it and was like WTF??? had to move it around with a furniture dolly!
Atari Starship 1 gets my vote! That bitch is huge and heavy.
If you're looking for more back breaking enjoyment, try some upright EM games like Target Zero. Ouch!
Tom
If you're looking for more back breaking enjoyment, try some upright EM games like Target Zero. Ouch!
Tom
A Centipede cabaret only weighs 30 pounds less than a full size machine. WTF.
It looks so much smaller. I still swear just as much when moving it, though.
My Missile Command cocktail isn't too bad, relative to the cabaret.
It looks so much smaller. I still swear just as much when moving it, though.
My Missile Command cocktail isn't too bad, relative to the cabaret.
SeaWolf
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Environmental discs of TRON...
