Chris206
Permanently Banned. Dupe account made for fraud. U
Man its been my month for getting some machines. A guy in my local arcade collecting group(SMAC) posted about an old operator that was giving away machines because he didn't want to pay the storage costs anymore. he posted a pic of a unit totally packed with nineties goodness. A whole bunch of fighters, driving, shooters, and novelty stuff. Anyways it was about 25 inutes from my place so I jumped in the truck and raced out there. I get there and there's a small crowd of friends and group members. I start looking through the units and spy a Street Fighter vs Xmen in a Capcom Big Blue, a Terminator 2, and NBA JAM. I knew I could only fit 3 cabs in my truck so those were the ones I set my sights on. Some time while we were all looking at the cabs the owner decides he doesn't want to give them away but charge something for the cabs. After that half of the people there left. Anyways long story short he was still basically giving the machines away. I got the T2 which is completely working and in great shape for $25. I couldn't believe it. I got the SF in the Big Blue also in great shape and working mostly (board was suicided) for $50. At that point I was freaking out! Lastly there was the NBA JAM. The cab was missing the monitor and Control panel when I first came upon it. I later found the Control panel. For some reason the Cp was just unplugged from the cab. Otherwise it was complete. The owner gave me a 25" monitor to replace the missing one. I got the NBA JAM for the whopping price for FREE. I am still stoked from the whole experience. I got 3 awesome games for $75 its absolutely insane. Just one of those things being in the right place at the right time. Anyways I just thought id share the story with you guys as it is the one of the coolest days I have had collecting arcades. Here's some pics because I know that if there's ""no pics it didn't happen!""
~Chris
~Chris

