recycledgame
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I have a friend who has approached me for some help restoring a 1968 Sega Motopolo he has stored in his garage. His goal is to restore it for his own use in a home game room.
Here's a video I found on YouTube of the Motopolo for reference:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POzcFFIz8i0
The game is in fair to poor condition. The playfield looks OK and he marquee is fine, but some of the playfield art is severely worn. Both motorcycle units are there and look functional, but the foam motorcycles are severely worn and the wire "scoops" are missing. Also the glass top is missing and a new piece would have to be cut. It's easily twice as large as a pinball glass.
I wasn't able to plug it in or check if the 8-track sound player was intact. The joysticks felt sloppy, but again I wasn't able to plug it in and check operation. The game is currently disassembled (legs and marquee removed).
Before we dig in, I could use some advice.
1. How rare is this game? Am I probably going to have to fabricate any parts that are missing or broken?
2. Is it worth dropping $500-$1000 of repair costs into? More? Like I said, he wants it for his own collection, but doesn't want to be upside-down in it too much in case it doesn't work out in his game room. You could fit 2 or 3 pinballs in the same space the Motopolo takes up.
Thanks in advance for your advice.
Chuck
Here's a video I found on YouTube of the Motopolo for reference:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POzcFFIz8i0
The game is in fair to poor condition. The playfield looks OK and he marquee is fine, but some of the playfield art is severely worn. Both motorcycle units are there and look functional, but the foam motorcycles are severely worn and the wire "scoops" are missing. Also the glass top is missing and a new piece would have to be cut. It's easily twice as large as a pinball glass.
I wasn't able to plug it in or check if the 8-track sound player was intact. The joysticks felt sloppy, but again I wasn't able to plug it in and check operation. The game is currently disassembled (legs and marquee removed).
Before we dig in, I could use some advice.
1. How rare is this game? Am I probably going to have to fabricate any parts that are missing or broken?
2. Is it worth dropping $500-$1000 of repair costs into? More? Like I said, he wants it for his own collection, but doesn't want to be upside-down in it too much in case it doesn't work out in his game room. You could fit 2 or 3 pinballs in the same space the Motopolo takes up.
Thanks in advance for your advice.
Chuck