Galaga..........Finally

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When I got into collecting classic arcade games last March, one of my goals was to have a Galaga. Seemed like every time I found one it was snatched up quick, or it was just bad timing to pick it up. Eight months and 24 games later I finally have my Galaga. This one I found was from Steve in Balston Spa, NY. He has been getting rid of a lot of games lately, and I just happened to be in the area last week. He posted a very nice non-working Galaga. I got in touch with him and picked it up the next day before coming home. I have had it in my heated garage all wrapped up till tonight. Steve had told me the guy he bought it from said it wasn't working, was in a private home its whole life I think. I drilled out the lock and got the cord out, check out the pictures I attached. The original manual is still attached to the back door, and down in the bottom of the cabinet was a postage paid survey card that is supposed to be filled out by operators when it was new. Such a nice machine, and by the way, she powered right up and played great.
 

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Well that answers the question I was just about to ask you. I was over at the storage unit tonight with my good buddy Mike (masco73) digging out more machines to take pics of. One of which is a Battlezone. This came from the same guy who had the Galaga I sold you.
This one wasn't locked up like the Galaga so we decided to plug it in and guess what... IT WORKS! These were sold to me as non working. They were owned by an older gentlemen so who knows what made him think they didn't work. Anyway, the BZ is just as clean as the Galaga. Check out the pics...
 

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I was pretty shocked when I opened up the back door and found everything like it was back when it left the factory. There wasn't even a huge pile of dust inside, it is like the machine was transported from 1982 to today. Completely stoked with this machine. This one is going upstairs!
 
Congrats!! Every arcade collection has to have Galaga

so why does my collection not have one then?

cos i am in the shitty uk thats why,we can either not find em or if we do they are goddamn expensive.if i chose 1 out of them options its,we cant find them period.

galaga is my holy grail,in the new year when i got the outlay i might have to talk to someone from states and get one exported from your fine country/usa here to uk.thats another story.
:)
 
I was pretty shocked when I opened up the back door and found everything like it was back when it left the factory. There wasn't even a huge pile of dust inside, it is like the machine was transported from 1982 to today. Completely stoked with this machine. This one is going upstairs!

Hey John, I'm glad your pleased with the machine. Enjoy it! :D
 
bz puntos

The bz says puntos in the last image. Is that the spanish speaking battlezone?
 
I finally got a Galaga this year too, they always seem to pop up and disappear quickly. I was really surprised at how much of a sentimental attachment I have to the game, especially the sounds. Mine is not as nice as yours, I had to seal the bezel as it was flaking badly. Next year my game gets new t-molding, a new CPO, and some touch up to the rest of the cab. I may attempt a tube swap, the monitor I threw in my cab has a slightly bad green gun.
 
i am very happy for your good find!!!!!!!!!!!!!


i just need the cp marque and PCB:(
 
i am very happy for your good find!!!!!!!!!!!!!


i just need the cp marque and PCB:(


The control panels are easy to make. I bought a sheet of new metal for forming new midway control panels. Someone hacked up the Galaxian one that I bought. I bent up a new one to replace the chewed up old one. The wood is easy to remake, some don't even bother with the wood.
 
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