I saw a game in a garage

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I was at a light in our neighborhood and somebody had their garage door open when I spotted a cab in it. I cant remember what the game is but the side art was white with big space ships on it, astro something? its not asteroids deluxe, any guesses?
 
Astro Blaster?

BTW, I had the garage door opened this morning and a guy stopped to take a long look at my Pole Position. He musta stood there for a minute or so.
 
Astro Fighter?

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Just to rule it out as a possibility: it's not Astron Belt by any chance, is it?

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If it's something you want stick a note in the guy's mailbox with contact info on it, if he doesn't want to sell direct him here to KLOV!

Is that OK to do? this is on a pretty busy street. I don't want it but we have a lot of Houston peeps.
 
Originally Posted by Tornadoboy
If it's something you want stick a note in the guy's mailbox with contact info on it, if he doesn't want to sell direct him here to KLOV!

Is that OK to do? this is on a pretty busy street. I don't want it but we have a lot of Houston peeps.

Sure, why not. Leave a note on their door or in their mailbox (this happens with old cars all the time). Probably the worst thing that will happen is they don't call you. I wouldn't do it thought unless your willing to buy the game.
Its actually a really fun game. Kind of like a space version of 1942 except you can bomb ground ground vehicles and fixed installations.
 
So funny, I do that all the time. When I drive around I look in people's garages, like an arcade junkie degenerate. I've been walking 3-4 miles a night too, and do the same.

Only been lucky once and found a guy who had a super chexx. I actually stopped and talked to him for a bit. :)
 
Is that OK to do? this is on a pretty busy street. I don't want it but we have a lot of Houston peeps.

Sure, as long as you phrase it with something like "I happened to notice while stopped at a light and your garage was open" it'll sound innocent enough and not like you were spying. If you include the idea of anonymous assistance with "if you need help getting it fixed, go to KLOV.com and there's a million collectors there who can walk you through getting it to work" it'll sound helpful too, if he just wants to get rid of it and you don't sound like you were on the prowl he'll be more likely to get back to you and you can direct him to another collector.

Give it a month or two, and if you never hear from him put in another note, beyond that I'd take the hint and leave it be, be sure to include an email as some people feel more comfortable responding in text rather than actually talking to a stranger. If you're pushy at all forget about it, but if you come across just as someone with a passion for the hobby who stumbled upon their game by chance you're much more likely to get a good response.
 
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