FT - Game: Looking for a Galaga 88 board

[jbrove]

Anyone selling one? Doesn't necessarily need to be 100% working. I seem to see maybe 1 or 2 a year on the bay (apart from the $750 ones from samarai07).

I'd be willing to trade one a Galaga board and some additional funds. I have a Midway and a Namco version both in essentially "fresh out of box" condition.

 

[KaBoom1701]

These are hard to find. Took me forever to get mine. Great game.

I'll keep my eyes out for one as well to help you out.

 

[Jamesv833]

You can look for other system 1 pcbs and convert it to galaga 88. Pacmania, dragon spirit.... I think one of the reasons this game is so pricey is due to people converting them to splatterhouse.

 

[KaBoom1701]

You can look for other system 1 pcbs and convert it to galaga 88. Pacmania, dragon spirit.... I think one of the reasons this game is so pricey is due to people converting them to splatterhouse.

Ya, I've been thinking about getting this kit for my Galaga 88 board...

http://www.vector-labs.com/index_sys1_vert.html

 

[Jamesv833]

That kit looks sweet!

 

[kspiff]

Ya, I've been thinking about getting this kit for my Galaga 88 board...

http://www.vector-labs.com/index_sys1_vert.html

It's a fun kit. But you have to add a 2nd button and re-mount the PCB for it to fit in an original cab. Worth it, great to have all those games in one cab with stereo sound.

 

[andy251203]

Just to chime in real quick on that Vector Labs kit: I purchased both the horizontal and vertical kits from him and the games do not play 100% accurately. Some games are missing various sounds and others have missing sprites. I spent 2 months with the owner troubleshooting the problem, including shipping my PCBs to him, and he was not able to solve the problem.

 

[kspiff]

Just to chime in real quick on that Vector Labs kit: I purchased both the horizontal and vertical kits from him and the games do not play 100% accurately. Some games are missing various sounds and others have missing sprites. I spent 2 months with the owner troubleshooting the problem, including shipping my PCBs to him, and he was not able to solve the problem.

Probably has to do with the fact that he put together the multigame using only titles which had the customs circumvented via patching.

 

[jbrove]

You guys are funny. Thanks for the info. I'm guessing I'll need to pay attention to eBay for a while.

 

[KaBoom1701]

Just to chime in real quick on that Vector Labs kit: I purchased both the horizontal and vertical kits from him and the games do not play 100% accurately. Some games are missing various sounds and others have missing sprites. I spent 2 months with the owner troubleshooting the problem, including shipping my PCBs to him, and he was not able to solve the problem.

Good to know.... Thx

 

[obs]

Realistically...what would be a fair price for a galaga 88??

 

[KaBoom1701]

I'm guessing $350+ these days....

 

[obs]

KK..so I'll offer my Galaga 88 pcb for 410US shipped anywhere in north america....