First Freebie

PhoenixStar

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The last couple of weeks there has been an outbreak of free cabinets within a 30 mile radius of my home. I missed out on 4 different freebies the last 2 1/2 weeks via craigslist, and I dont think there is anything more frustrating to know you're an hour late a few times in a row.
Anyways, after hearing about fellow klover freebie finds, or someone finding 30 million quarters at the bottom of their new cabinet, and getting envious, I finally got my first freebie last night. It was a 3/4 completed Contra cabinet converted to MAME. Tinted monitor glass, a top rated Wells Gardner, and most of the wiring/harnesses. It's not an original Budweiser Tapper or anything collector special to oogle at, but it's what I was looking for and the feeling of adopting a freebie feels awesome.
 

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Not sure what Im turning it into yet. Im not thinking of putting it back to Contra at the moment, but it's definitely got to be an action game, vertical. But one thing I have to do is get a shot of that side art and repro it for archives.
 
Great find. I always chuckle when I see the dudes on the Contra sideart! lol

Yeah the one blonde guy is looking away but you can tell he feels uncomfortable because of his fruity partner behind him, and his dark haired partner has this smirk with a black leggings headband and botoxed looking lips and he's thinking about how he's going to make his blonde haired partner very uncomfortable momentarily.
 
Not sure what Im turning it into yet. Im not thinking of putting it back to Contra at the moment, but it's definitely got to be an action game, vertical. But one thing I have to do is get a shot of that side art and repro it for archives.

Contra is a cool game, you might reconsider putting something else in it, I don't know if Contra side art is available anywhere.
 
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