MilitiaMan
Well-known member
Good Karma ... A Grail Is Saved From Storage Unit Hell!
So ... I know the word "grail" is thrown around quite a bit. I may have used the word once before when I found my Dragon's Lair, but generally it is not a word that crosses my lips very often because ...
A. I'm cheap.
and ...
B. I'm cheap.
I'm sure I could have minty grails shipped in from all corners of the U.S. if I wasn't so damn tight with my "arcade fund", but I digress ...
Today, I got lucky, or Craiglist threw me a bone, or whatever ... but I scored a NICE Taito Crazy Climber for under $200.00.
This is a game I have long coveted - would I love to have the Nichibutsu cabinet? Hell Yes, but I ain't complaining. I'm stoked. To me, a grail is game that you loved as a youngster, have long desired to own, AND is not easy to find. Check, Check .... and Check!
When I met the guy this morning at his storage unit, the graphics were glitchy and the sound was wonky but I figured I might get lucky and get it working with a good cleaning and re-seating of the chips on the board. As luck would have it, she fired right up after a bit of troubleshooting and the wife and I threw down a couple of games of Crazy Climber in the garage.
It still needs a good cleaning. I'll hit it hard with a Magic Eraser and some Goo Gone tomorrow morning.
I would love to have a nicer bezel. If anyone wants to sell me a REALLY MINTY one, shoot me a PM. I will buy it in a heartbeat. I actually stopped by a friend's house this afternoon and he gave me a nicer bezel than the one in the machine currently, but I would still buy a REALLY NICE one if someone wants to sell me one!
I just ordered a new CPO from Quarter Arcade and some White balltop sticks from Lizard Lick (the sticks in this machine are really sloppy).
Should clean up real nice ... I'll post some after pics when all is said and done.
All in All ... I could not be more thrilled!
Steve
MM
So ... I know the word "grail" is thrown around quite a bit. I may have used the word once before when I found my Dragon's Lair, but generally it is not a word that crosses my lips very often because ...
A. I'm cheap.
and ...
B. I'm cheap.
I'm sure I could have minty grails shipped in from all corners of the U.S. if I wasn't so damn tight with my "arcade fund", but I digress ...
Today, I got lucky, or Craiglist threw me a bone, or whatever ... but I scored a NICE Taito Crazy Climber for under $200.00.
This is a game I have long coveted - would I love to have the Nichibutsu cabinet? Hell Yes, but I ain't complaining. I'm stoked. To me, a grail is game that you loved as a youngster, have long desired to own, AND is not easy to find. Check, Check .... and Check!
When I met the guy this morning at his storage unit, the graphics were glitchy and the sound was wonky but I figured I might get lucky and get it working with a good cleaning and re-seating of the chips on the board. As luck would have it, she fired right up after a bit of troubleshooting and the wife and I threw down a couple of games of Crazy Climber in the garage.
It still needs a good cleaning. I'll hit it hard with a Magic Eraser and some Goo Gone tomorrow morning.
I would love to have a nicer bezel. If anyone wants to sell me a REALLY MINTY one, shoot me a PM. I will buy it in a heartbeat. I actually stopped by a friend's house this afternoon and he gave me a nicer bezel than the one in the machine currently, but I would still buy a REALLY NICE one if someone wants to sell me one!
I just ordered a new CPO from Quarter Arcade and some White balltop sticks from Lizard Lick (the sticks in this machine are really sloppy).
Should clean up real nice ... I'll post some after pics when all is said and done.
All in All ... I could not be more thrilled!
Steve
MM


