MrWaffles
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I never in my life thought i would end up finding ALL 3 of my Holy Grails!
I have found all of these within the last 4 months! There are plenty other games i want but these were the creme of the crop, the ones i figured would never come.
I would have made a post about them individually but i don't really have time with college and work. So on my break before summer quarter, which is now, i ended up picking up the last of the three (ZK). And it so happens to be the time when i was going to make this post!
The game i think i most have wanted ever since i started playing arcade games (as an adult) was a dedicated DKII. I started playing it on MAME and fell in love. The game is so hard yet so rewarding. I am actually better at it than DK. I was about to start a project one that would probably have taken the better part of a year to finish (at least get full art package). Thanks to retroACTIVE though that was no needed. Absolutely one of the nicest KLOV'rs i have met.
The second and third games i thought i would NEVER find. I have seen them pop up a few times but they were always bought either right out from under me (by another KLOV'r) after a deal was made with seller or sold before i even got a chance to look at the listing.
These two games are Atari Dragrace and Zoo Keeper. The dragrace is one of the nicest i have ever seen and it was obtained thanks to MtzRcade, also a very nice KLOV'r. The Zoo Keeper was a freak occurrence. Thanks to a buddy of mine who lives in florida, i found out about it and was able to be the first to the punch.
All 3 machines required a 12-20 hour round trip, but it was all worth it.
Thanks for reading my ramblings but at this moment i have not been happier!
Also if anyone knows where i can get one of the old repro cpos for ZK i would love you forever. Already put a brand new wells monitor in it (bought right before they went out)
I have found all of these within the last 4 months! There are plenty other games i want but these were the creme of the crop, the ones i figured would never come.
I would have made a post about them individually but i don't really have time with college and work. So on my break before summer quarter, which is now, i ended up picking up the last of the three (ZK). And it so happens to be the time when i was going to make this post!
The game i think i most have wanted ever since i started playing arcade games (as an adult) was a dedicated DKII. I started playing it on MAME and fell in love. The game is so hard yet so rewarding. I am actually better at it than DK. I was about to start a project one that would probably have taken the better part of a year to finish (at least get full art package). Thanks to retroACTIVE though that was no needed. Absolutely one of the nicest KLOV'rs i have met.
The second and third games i thought i would NEVER find. I have seen them pop up a few times but they were always bought either right out from under me (by another KLOV'r) after a deal was made with seller or sold before i even got a chance to look at the listing.
These two games are Atari Dragrace and Zoo Keeper. The dragrace is one of the nicest i have ever seen and it was obtained thanks to MtzRcade, also a very nice KLOV'r. The Zoo Keeper was a freak occurrence. Thanks to a buddy of mine who lives in florida, i found out about it and was able to be the first to the punch.
All 3 machines required a 12-20 hour round trip, but it was all worth it.
Thanks for reading my ramblings but at this moment i have not been happier!
Also if anyone knows where i can get one of the old repro cpos for ZK i would love you forever. Already put a brand new wells monitor in it (bought right before they went out)
