Several months ago I picked this up thanks to a tip from my friend Kalan. I was in a movie theater and when I came out I had texts telling me to check out Craigslist immediately as someone had listed a Star Trek dedicated upright for $300!
After a few panicked calls the seller agreed to sell to me. The next day we met at his storage unit about 25 minutes from my house. The story on the game is that a family member had bought this sometime in the 90s and had it in his house for several years. Around 2004 it died and, not knowing how to repair it, he put it in storage where it sat for the next 12 years. I could tell it was complete and for the price that was all that mattered. Here's what it looked like when I got it home:
As you can see the coin door has a lot of rust and the control panel is a mess:
Also the side art application is probably the worst I've ever seen:
I've been wondering how this happened. You can tell from the top edges that the art has sort of slid down the side of the game at some point. Did someone install this using the wet method and then stand it up before it was dry?
In any case, there's nothing on the outside that can be saved so I ordered new side art and a new cpo which have been sitting in my garage for about 2 months while I worked on Solar Quest and Space War.
Actually, there was one piece that was in great condition. The front needs a little polishing but the back is very clean with almost no damage:
After a few panicked calls the seller agreed to sell to me. The next day we met at his storage unit about 25 minutes from my house. The story on the game is that a family member had bought this sometime in the 90s and had it in his house for several years. Around 2004 it died and, not knowing how to repair it, he put it in storage where it sat for the next 12 years. I could tell it was complete and for the price that was all that mattered. Here's what it looked like when I got it home:
As you can see the coin door has a lot of rust and the control panel is a mess:
Also the side art application is probably the worst I've ever seen:
I've been wondering how this happened. You can tell from the top edges that the art has sort of slid down the side of the game at some point. Did someone install this using the wet method and then stand it up before it was dry?
In any case, there's nothing on the outside that can be saved so I ordered new side art and a new cpo which have been sitting in my garage for about 2 months while I worked on Solar Quest and Space War.
Actually, there was one piece that was in great condition. The front needs a little polishing but the back is very clean with almost no damage:


