Scored a free PC-10 today!

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I got an email from a friend at work this morning telling me that he had an "arcade board" for me. He said that he was driving yesterday and saw a guy wheeling a cabinet to the street. He stopped to ask the guy if he could take it, and the guy said, "sure thing." The guy had kept the cab on his back porch with the intention of refurbing it, but never got around to it. However, he kept the board in the house since he didn't want it to get jacked up. He asked my friend if he wanted the board, and then gave it to him for free.
Well, my friend told me I could have the board, but he didn't know what game it was for. He told me where the cab was, and initially I was going to get it after work, but then I realized it was about to rain and it was also trash day. Soooo...I booked it out of the office and went to see the cab, grabbing my toolbox on the way out. I figured if the guy had stuck it on the curb, it was probably thrashed, and I could just strip it (still didn't know it was a PC-10 at this point).
Well, I got there and saw what it was and decided I have to get the cab instead of stripping it. Only problem was that I was in an Aveo. Well, it turns out that a PC-10 can be hauled in an Aveo hatchback. If you want to get technical though, only the top third was in the Aveo. The rest was hanging out the back.
I had another friend that lives about 4 blocks from where I got the game, so I drove to his place and dumped it in the carport. I'll go back in a few and get the cab to bring home.

It needs a lot of work, the boards on the bottom sides came off when I lifted it. I don't know if the cab can be saved. Worst case scenario is that I transplant it into a generic cab.

I'll post some pics when I get it home.
 
damn! It didn't get rained on?

Nope. I got it around 12:30. Right before the rains came.

Edit: Hey! A Bartlett person. Grew up in Bartlett. Went to Ellendale 85-87, Oak 87-88, Altruria 88-92, Shadowlawn 92-94, Bartlett 94-97, Bolton 97-98. The wife and I moved from Bartlett about 5 or 6 years ago.
 
SCORE, i've been thinking about getting one but i still have my NES and SNES :D
 
Awesome! I grew up in Bartlett, went to Altruria for Kindegarden, 2nd and 3rd grade I guess '83-'87? St Anne's for 1st grade (yuck). Then my parents moved out to the country in Eads where I went to Mt. Pisgah '88-'92 and Houston High '93-'97.

I moved back to Bartlett just 3 years ago with the wife. I live literally 1 miles from where I grew up off Altruria/Ruffle Cv. How cool is that? I drive by my old neighborhood for nostalgia sometimes.

I got into this hobby just 6 months ago and have only pieces. Not a full game yet, but it's coming along.
 
Got the board and the cab home. Pics in a bit.

The included games are:
SMB
Fester's Quest
Ninja Gaiden
Double Dragon
TMNT
SMB3
Pro Wrestling
Rad Racer
Contra
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!
Edit: Has a gun as well

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It's actually in a lot better shape than I anticipated. It's rough around the edges (literally), but the wood is pretty solid overall. I think I can save it. It won't be a showpiece, though.
 
The cabinet doesn't look too badly honked. Or course, I am not the woodworking type. Signs of life?
 
Nice! Another dual monitor PC10 owner. Don't believe these vs./Red Tent/regular PC10 folks, *this* is the cool cabinet to own. ;)
 
Thanks to cdjump, the board lives!
Had some bad roms on the board. He burned a new set, and it works like a champ...in his machine at least. I'm getting tearing on the bottom monitor (and on the top when I switch the cables)...
Anyhow, does anyone with some woodworking skills want to make a new front panel? The small one directly under the CP with the speaker grills?

Anyone?
 
My dad has fantastic woodworking skills. Can even build a house. I'll see if he's interested after we build this Stargate cab from scratch.
 
Great find! You need to buy your friend lunch as a thank you.

Looks like the PC-10 was built out of plywood. If it was press board it would have soaked up the rain and swelled out like an alcoholic on a drinking binge.
 
Great find! You need to buy your friend lunch as a thank you.

Looks like the PC-10 was built out of plywood. If it was press board it would have soaked up the rain and swelled out like an alcoholic on a drinking binge.

Plywood it is. I should be able to glue it back together in a few spots and then use some bondo to even out the corners before I paint or put some vinyl on it.

The issue then is getting some PC10 sideart for the thing.

Instead I might turn it into a Punchout (since the art is easier to find) and buy a PO CP for it.
 
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