bungy
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I picked up my first cabinet this weekend, a working Jungle King in great shape. I wasn't too keen on the game at first, but I like the way that cabinet looked (great art, very colorful) so I went to check it out expecting to negotiate the price down. The cab was in such great shape that I gave the seller his asking price of $500.
The seller told me he hadn't made any modifications while he owned it, but there were some obvious updates to the cabinet. The original power supply has been replaced by a HAPP model and the monitor does not appear to be original, it has some burn from a game called Combat. The burn is not visible when the monitor is on and in fact the monitor is very crisp and bold. Also seems that there is a replacement HAPP bezel under the glass, but I'm not sure what was there originally. The t-molding has been replaced with a smooth type, but some of the original textured stuff goes across the top of the marquee. The control panel appears to be all original but after taking it off and inspecting underneath, it looks like it had some work done, not sure to what extent though. Coin door is original but the art is missing from the front - there is a piece of laminate over the front which may be covering it up, but it is probably unsalvageable because of the glue applied under the laminate. The art on the marquee and bezel glass has some cracking, but overall looks awesome.
The only major gripe I have about it right now has to do with the colors in the game itself. Every version of this game I have seen has a green background on the title screen and coin insert notification screen. On mine, the background is black. I suspect it may be a problem with a chip on the PCB. The monitor also has a purplish spot (you know, magnet distortion) that I can't seem to get rid of. It's only visible on the title screen so I'm not too worried about it.
Overall the cabinet is solid and very clean and I'm happy with my entry into this hobby.
The seller told me he hadn't made any modifications while he owned it, but there were some obvious updates to the cabinet. The original power supply has been replaced by a HAPP model and the monitor does not appear to be original, it has some burn from a game called Combat. The burn is not visible when the monitor is on and in fact the monitor is very crisp and bold. Also seems that there is a replacement HAPP bezel under the glass, but I'm not sure what was there originally. The t-molding has been replaced with a smooth type, but some of the original textured stuff goes across the top of the marquee. The control panel appears to be all original but after taking it off and inspecting underneath, it looks like it had some work done, not sure to what extent though. Coin door is original but the art is missing from the front - there is a piece of laminate over the front which may be covering it up, but it is probably unsalvageable because of the glue applied under the laminate. The art on the marquee and bezel glass has some cracking, but overall looks awesome.
The only major gripe I have about it right now has to do with the colors in the game itself. Every version of this game I have seen has a green background on the title screen and coin insert notification screen. On mine, the background is black. I suspect it may be a problem with a chip on the PCB. The monitor also has a purplish spot (you know, magnet distortion) that I can't seem to get rid of. It's only visible on the title screen so I'm not too worried about it.
Overall the cabinet is solid and very clean and I'm happy with my entry into this hobby.
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