kgalocy
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Robotron-mi...237?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5651feb43d
I'd buy it if I didn't already have one.
I'd buy it if I didn't already have one.
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he killed it when he gutted it. sometimes best to leave stuff alone. woulda bought a cheap cab to jrok instead of destroying this cabaret. no offense to seller just my 2 cents (don't mean much)
he killed it when he gutted it.
So, presumably, one could be put back in.The control panel and wiring harness are unmodified
Is it just me, or does it look like the Artwork on the sides was 'hand painted' ???
Is it just me, or does it look like the Artwork on the sides was 'hand painted' ???
Zoom in and take a close look (upper right by marquee) lines are not straight!
Lacquer through brass stencils.. a lot of the pinball stencil jobs of that era have some fuzziness to them. What sucks is that sloppiness is part of the charm and impossible to reproduce with vinyl stencils stuck on the cab. Oh well.
.........I'm pretty sure he has the original board in there, too - just not working. His name is Tim, cool dude and lots of knowledge about arcades and console stuff. He works in the video game industry creating manuals and art packaging - that game is in the basement of his office.
He is a KLOVer, although I don't think he comes here often - djpubba:
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=248406&highlight=snacks+jaxson
I originally met him a couple years ago when I traded a TON of old school console and cartridge stuff for his DK/D2K machine (no longer own, this makes me sad).
I recently met up with him again and traded pretty much the rest of my old school console/cartridge hoard for his I, Robot
This picture was taken before I got it, you can see it in the background:
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A picture of the proud new ownerI, GackAttack:
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When I was there he mentioned he would be selling the Robotron. I bet if someone was seriously wanting this he would cut a deal for you, just mention KLOV and you're a collector - ya never know. The JROK board can always be sold so you could subtract that from the price of the machine, too.
He also has one other machine left, a pretty rare one - Snacks 'n Jaxson. He said he would take $2,500 (firm) - he had it almost sold recently, but the deal fell through....
-GackAttack
I've never even seen pics of an original Snack 'n Jaxson, but many years ago, on some collector's website, they showed how they made one, had to get the cabinet, create the marquee art, etc.. Ahh..google to the rescue - http://www.o-sd.com/arcadecollecting/forum/index.php?topic=87.0
Hey y'all. This is my auction.
I appreciate you guys looking out for me. I'm sad to have to part with the last of my games that I've tried the hardest not to have to sell. I recently went through a bankruptcy, which wrapped up just a few months ago, and managed to still hang on to these last games. But the final blow to all hobby/luxuries was when my son was born two months early and had to spend five weeks in the NICU.
I've been trying to get the max possible dollars for these but am at a point now where I am going to have to take whatever I can get.
Some info on the Robotron: I bought this guy from Yogi, an old school dealer in the South Bay back around 1998. Sometime around 2001 the PCB died. I never planned to sell it, so I did not care about keeping it original/maximizing the value. I cared about enjoying it the most, so I turned it into a multigame and sold the PCB for parts. I still did not modify the wiring harness. The multigame setup is pretty outdated now, so when I finally decided I had to part with it, I noticed JROK had just come out with an update of his so I got one of those along with an adapter and installed it. I must say it works fantastic and I really like the fast boot straight to Robotron and the bonus ability to play the other games. All of other games play pretty decently with the Robotron control panel except Defender/Stargate. Sinistar even works very well with the rotated controls option, which I was not expecting.
The only issue is I've lost the power part of the harness and the original power supply PCB needs repair (I have the JROK PCB running off it's own supply so it works fine). If you have a Robotron PCB/power supply, I have a nice amp tool for connectors. If you brought an original Robotron PCB with you, I'd wire it up and install it on the spot.
I'd take $900 if you could come get it.