Parking Lot Game Trade

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Phetishboy Low-Gain and I all had some games / cabinets for each other - so today shawn and I met up in a mall parking lot and did the exchange.
Here are a few pics..
 

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Shawn left with te Punch Out, Galaxian and the Eyes cabinet...

I left with the Lost Tomb, the Galaga, Mini Pac and a Mini Space Encounters cabinet (not pictured)
 
You guys are weird.






...that is all.
 
Good to see you again Brad, nice meeting your wife too. What a gorgeous day it turned out to be. How's the bottom on that Galaga treating you? BTB, thanks again, I got to play a dedicated Galaxian for the first time in 25 years last night. Awesome. Time to clean it up and get it into the Outer Limits.
 
So you didn't have anyone come over and talk about the games? I know I would have walked over if I saw that going on!
 
So you didn't have anyone come over and talk about the games? I know I would have walked over if I saw that going on!

I was wondering the same thing. I can't imagine seeing that and no one going over to check it out.
 
Very awesome! I would love to have a dedicated Galaxian. I am starting to think that Galaxian is actually a pretty bad ass game. I always thought Galaga was far superior in every way. But, Galaxian is just a purer challenge and actually quite harder. Good stuff and great photos. I did a couple pick-ups at a rest stop. It's definitely an odd feeling swapping games like that. :)
 
Phet! You traded away that John Deere edition of lost tomb??? Say it ain't so! That was a great restore thread. ;-)

Yep, Brad likes rare games, I get bored easy. I walked away with a restorable Punchout, a nice working Galaxian and an Eyes cab in great shape. What more do I need? The Lost Tomb is in good hands.
 
I did a couple pick-ups at a rest stop.

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Looks like everyone went away happy, which is great, though I agree it's kind of strange that nobody wandered over, were you guys sporting open carry firearms or something?
 
Looks like everyone went away happy, which is great, though I agree it's kind of strange that nobody wandered over, were you guys sporting open carry firearms or something?

We were in the empty parking lot of an abandoned strip mall in the middle of a commercial development. The main mall was across the street. Hate to say it, but nobody really cares. I stopped for gas and lunch, and have countless times on countless game runs, and no one asks or visibly cares about the games, evar. They just don't. If it wasn't for KLOV, I am sure many of you wouldn't care either. I always think people will be honking and pointing and stopping to ask me questions about the games, but they never do. It's a niche hobby and I guess I like it that way.
 
We were in the empty parking lot of an abandoned strip mall in the middle of a commercial development. The main mall was across the street. Hate to say it, but nobody really cares. I stopped for gas and lunch, and have countless times on countless game runs, and no one asks or visibly cares about the games, evar. They just don't. If it wasn't for KLOV, I am sure many of you wouldn't care either. I always think people will be honking and pointing and stopping to ask me questions about the games, but they never do. It's a niche hobby and I guess I like it that way.

I've found the same thing to be true. People just don't even glance over to see what I'm hauling. I'm not sure if it's because they aren't interested in games or because they are just in their own little world driving, listening to the radio, talking on the phone and texting down the road.

But then, it's different if I'm hauling a classic car. All kinds of people notice and give the thumbs-up. So yeah, I guess we are a bunch of nerds.
 
Very awesome! I would love to have a dedicated Galaxian. I am starting to think that Galaxian is actually a pretty bad ass game. I always thought Galaga was far superior in every way. But, Galaxian is just a purer challenge and actually quite harder. Good stuff and great photos. I did a couple pick-ups at a rest stop. It's definitely an odd feeling swapping games like that. :)

Yeah , Galaxian rules ! I'm gonna get one soon .
 
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