I just bought some 'fixers' on CL yesterday and brought them home.
Deluxe Space Invaders - missing motherboard, inside is decent, overall condition is good, some crap(looks like spilled soda or coffee) under the cpo plastic, coin mechs need cleaning. Side art is scratched and slightly defaced.

Millipede - side art and kick plate art are very nice. Cpo is a bit faded and the spinner is... Loose. I am told the monitor fly back went up in flames recently. I havent looked at the monitor yet to assess damage. Looks like the coin mechs have been removed. The overall frame is coming apart a bit at the top and needs to be fixed. Was told the mobo works. Also coin door panel needs stripped and repainted.


Vs Super Mario Bros - the ugliest game I've seen in a while. Marquee brackets are rusted. Marquee itself is very faded and may be a poor repro. Missing any sign of side art. Cpo is 'okay' compared to the rest of it and the controls need cleaning badly. A couple of the buttons seem to be McGuyver'd to almost work. Coin mech and coin box are missing and the wiring for the coin mechs appears to be damaged. Overall, the outside of this cab is pretty poor. I am told the board functions(I'll believe it when I see it) and the monitor needs adjustment,recap, and/or fly back replacement. There is 'donkey kong blue' beneath the cpo, so it may be a later conversion or I suppose a factory conversion. Anyone have any ideas?


I wish to restore them all. Vs SMB will be the most work, then millipede, and then deluxe space invaders which I would probably be happy just getting a mobo for and touching up some spots.
What say you? Are they worth the time to restore?
Deluxe Space Invaders - missing motherboard, inside is decent, overall condition is good, some crap(looks like spilled soda or coffee) under the cpo plastic, coin mechs need cleaning. Side art is scratched and slightly defaced.

Millipede - side art and kick plate art are very nice. Cpo is a bit faded and the spinner is... Loose. I am told the monitor fly back went up in flames recently. I havent looked at the monitor yet to assess damage. Looks like the coin mechs have been removed. The overall frame is coming apart a bit at the top and needs to be fixed. Was told the mobo works. Also coin door panel needs stripped and repainted.


Vs Super Mario Bros - the ugliest game I've seen in a while. Marquee brackets are rusted. Marquee itself is very faded and may be a poor repro. Missing any sign of side art. Cpo is 'okay' compared to the rest of it and the controls need cleaning badly. A couple of the buttons seem to be McGuyver'd to almost work. Coin mech and coin box are missing and the wiring for the coin mechs appears to be damaged. Overall, the outside of this cab is pretty poor. I am told the board functions(I'll believe it when I see it) and the monitor needs adjustment,recap, and/or fly back replacement. There is 'donkey kong blue' beneath the cpo, so it may be a later conversion or I suppose a factory conversion. Anyone have any ideas?


I wish to restore them all. Vs SMB will be the most work, then millipede, and then deluxe space invaders which I would probably be happy just getting a mobo for and touching up some spots.
What say you? Are they worth the time to restore?



