I need a PINTERVENTION!!! ...picked up 2 games this week...

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I need a PINTERVENTION!!! ...picked up 2 games this week...

I said I was gonna stop....but deals pop up around me that I can't say no to!!!!

Picked up a really nice Apollo 13 last night...possibly HUO, but at the very least very little arcade play. No drill holes, no flipper button area wear, no hacks on the boards....dirty, some G.I. is out, and there's some issue w/ the auto-launch coil...but otherwise I think it will clean up nicely!

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It even had the topper - never attached!!!

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And for those who missed the Mario thread - I picked up a Mario on Sunday...heh.

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The producers of the A&E show intervention were thrilled to have some other subject matter besides drug use. they will be contacting you and your loved ones soon so that they may get you to take it down a notch.

Nice pick ups. I am near the brink myself and need to slow it down. It is a great addicition and i am proud of it damn it.
 
I would probably need a pintervention too, but there's never any f'n pins for sale around here, let alone deals...congrats on the pickup..

Although I did pick up my RFM for a decent price, but it's not a pin that is anywhere near the top of my want list...
 
Good pickups, you don't need a pintervention, you need more space!

Apollo 13 is fun. I remember obsessing over getting that 13 ball multiball until I was good at getting it. It's a crazy and very unique experience.
 
Damn... how are you going to rag on System 3 games now?

Disclaimer: I don't actually recall you ragging on Gottlieb. I just assume :)

Also, nice pickups!
 
Nice......... I looking for a mushroom world by me.....cant seem to find one..

Great finds there hero. That 13 mutiball is nuts
 
Damn... how are you going to rag on System 3 games now?

Disclaimer: I don't actually recall you ragging on Gottlieb. I just assume :)

Also, nice pickups!

LOL - I just rag on EMs... ;) ...I'll give any SS pin a shot, but I do tend to gravitate toward mid 80's on up.
 
LOL - I just rag on EMs... ;) ...I'll give any SS pin a shot, but I do tend to gravitate toward mid 80's on up.

I've only played Apollo 13 once but I did manage to get the 13 ball multi-ball and it was awesome. Super Mario on the other hand I've owned for a few years and love it too. Some knock it for being too easy but I think it's awesome.

Either way... I assume you got good prices so... awesome!
 
Man, some guys have nothing but problems... j/k

Does Apollo 13 follow the movie where they have a problem and have to make it home, or is the goal of the game to get to the moon?
 
you dont have a REAL problem till you are paying for 2 storage units to house all your games

Hah! Yeah, just house and garage right now....I don't want to get into the storage thing...I feel like it's just throwing money out the window for games I'll never get around to fixing/playing.

What did you get rid of and where's the videos?

Look at the pics of the topper...you can see the vids behind it. I also have DK Jr. and Mappy in the house, and Crystal Castles & Q*Bert in my office at work. :) I sold my Airborne pin over the weekend. My friend fixed it already, gonna play it at his house tonite! :)


I've only played Apollo 13 once but I did manage to get the 13 ball multi-ball and it was awesome. Super Mario on the other hand I've owned for a few years and love it too. Some knock it for being too easy but I think it's awesome.

Yeah the 13-ball is a riot..totally ridiculous and unplayable till you drain a few...but quite a spectacle. I'm gonna try to set up my Mario so it's a bit tougher...I'm guessing there are settings to limit extra balls and whatnot. I've just played it a little since I got it...it's super fun and the sound is fantastic. Plenty of modes and it seems like the Castle shot is a bit of a challenge...seems like the castle/Super Mario times out pretty quickly if you don't make that shot right away.

Either way... I assume you got good prices so... awesome!

Yeah my philosophy w/ non-grail pins is - only buy them if I can make a few bucks if I decide I don't want it. That way I get a cheap game that ends up being super cool.....or I get a few bucks to put in my "pin fund" ...win-win! :)
 
No, no, no....your pin vids... Is your camcorder on the fritz?

Oooooh. Nah, part of it is time, motivation, and I haven't really learned out to use the video editing stuff on my new computer. I was pretty much just posting raw video before...I'd like to do things a bit better from now on...just haven't been motivated to figure it out.
 
"Now Greg, there are a lot of people here who care about you and they have something very important to tell you...."

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Bah, just call me an "enabler." Sweet pickups! Congrats! :D
 
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