I have an opportunity to pick up a Sega Hotrod. Worth it? Any good?
Sega Hotrod... desirable, sought after, any good?
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drewscruis
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Fun game, but the disk drives usually fail and are hard to replace if i'm not mistaken.
I've been looking for one for a while (6-8 years in good shape). If you do purchase it, make sure the floppy works. Mess to find a replacement. There is a drive replacement available, but I have had issues with it in my other System-24 game. It is also medium resolution. Takes up a pile of space, so many collectors may have space concerns.
Brian
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It's fully functioning, getting actual pics soon.
If you are interested to buy it, message me.
If you are interested to buy it, message me.
Though nobody cares, I'd rather have one of these (and I do). LOL 
pat9000
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Get 3-4 players on it and it's a great game. Awesome cab, good music, and takes about 45 mins to go through all of the levels.
IIRC, Hot Rod's floppy drive must be original and working. All the other sys24 games will work with a vanilla 1.44mb.
I haven't checked for updates lately, but I believe that most system 24 games are finally (or nearly?) cracked. Sub a Gotek USB floppy emulator (~$20 on ebay) and burn some new ROMs, and you can ditch the disk and the FD1094, if the game has one. I have a few sys24 machines, including a Super Masters with a bad FD1094, but haven't tried it yet.
I guess I inadvertently scooped you!
I've had a couple of them over the years - one for about 10 years - and got the bug to get another one about two years ago, and the only one that had been available in a while was on ebay in Petersburg, VA at an inflated price. The guy is a somewhat notorious ex-op that you're probably familiar with, but he accepted a really cheap offer for it as-is/broken. It worked fine.
IIRC, Hot Rod's floppy drive must be original and working. All the other sys24 games will work with a vanilla 1.44mb.
I haven't checked for updates lately, but I believe that most system 24 games are finally (or nearly?) cracked. Sub a Gotek USB floppy emulator (~$20 on ebay) and burn some new ROMs, and you can ditch the disk and the FD1094, if the game has one. I have a few sys24 machines, including a Super Masters with a bad FD1094, but haven't tried it yet.
I guess I inadvertently scooped you!
I've had a couple of them over the years - one for about 10 years - and got the bug to get another one about two years ago, and the only one that had been available in a while was on ebay in Petersburg, VA at an inflated price. The guy is a somewhat notorious ex-op that you're probably familiar with, but he accepted a really cheap offer for it as-is/broken. It worked fine.
I think it's super fun and neat. It's different than other driving games like Super Sprint, so it's best to have both in your collection
Is it the 4p cab that you have shown?
Is it the 4p cab that you have shown?
Yeah, I had talked to the same op as well in Petersburg, but he was not will to move on price on it. I was disappointed sine it was so close to me. I was saving a space for one in my game room.... but that has been eroding.
Brian
what is a price range for it?
They don't come up often and it would be good to know
They don't come up often and it would be good to know
pat9000
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Yeah, I knew the guy's MO. I was expecting him to counter with a high price and just have to walk away, but he just accepted it, to my surprise. I guess I just caught him when he needed some cash. I couldn't get him to sell anything else in his warehouse for a reasonable price when I stopped by, which is everybody's experience with him... The only other thing I was able to get was a Cheyenne PCB for $25, and it turned out to work fine as well. hah.
Price range? $300-$1200+ for a 4p. They don't come up often enough, so it might take some cash to get one every now and then. 3P? Probably whatever the part-out value is. ~$500 is probably excessive. The 4p is the one to get.
Cool. Thanks Pat9000!
rep point given.
rep point given.
Though nobody cares, I'd rather have one of these (and I do). LOL
That's not a vector, throw it away immediately before the pixel police show up.
That's not a vector, throw it away immediately before the pixel police show up.
The medium res monitor and the intricate graphics almost make it vector worthy.
Fun game ... if not a "funner" game. 
Though nobody cares, I'd rather have one of these
you and me both, every time i see one i always drop a few quarters.
[will own one one day]
I have an opportunity to pick up a Sega Hotrod. Worth it? Any good?
Banning has one. Fun game typically get a lot of play.
People tend to move the game by grabbing the steering wheels. Doing this typically bends the wheels.
I have fond memories of Hot Rod, but haven't seen one in decades.
OP
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Well, I can have one for sale soon that works. Only issues are that the topper is broken, and one steering wheel has the rubber all off. Game works great.
I can ship to the US, so if anyone is interested, I am open to any offers. I can palletize, wrap, and ship no issues.
I can ship to the US, so if anyone is interested, I am open to any offers. I can palletize, wrap, and ship no issues.
Tempting..... But shipping / customs would kill me on it. I already have one game waiting to clear customs at the moment...
Brian
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Na, shipping would be $340 bucks, and I have my own customs broker who would clear for you for $25
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Actual pics:
