RetroHacker
Well-known member
So, a friend gave me this beat-up Chase HQ game. It had severe water damage, apparently it had lived outside at some point. The whole thing was swelled up like a sponge. The only reason *I* wanted it was for the monitor - a bastardized G07 in some other weird frame I don't recognize - it's black... maybe some Hantarex? I dunno. Anyway, it had a monitor in it, and I'm hurting for monitors.
Load the game up in the van, I drive it home. I unload the game, put the dolly under it and go to move it. The bottom collapses in and the side gives way, and the game falls over onto it's side with a dull thud. The top pops apart and the marquee, light fixture and speaker board just fly out. I try to pick the game up, only to find that the side I'm trying to lift is completely detached - the only thing holding it in place is the monitor and part of the wiring harness.
After removing the monitor (fortunately, it survived the fall), I can simply lift off the side, and almost all the pieces of the cabinet fall apart. Easiest game I've ever busted up... didn't even need to kick it.
Stupid particle board.
-Ian
Load the game up in the van, I drive it home. I unload the game, put the dolly under it and go to move it. The bottom collapses in and the side gives way, and the game falls over onto it's side with a dull thud. The top pops apart and the marquee, light fixture and speaker board just fly out. I try to pick the game up, only to find that the side I'm trying to lift is completely detached - the only thing holding it in place is the monitor and part of the wiring harness.
After removing the monitor (fortunately, it survived the fall), I can simply lift off the side, and almost all the pieces of the cabinet fall apart. Easiest game I've ever busted up... didn't even need to kick it.
Stupid particle board.
-Ian

