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Space Invaders Part II, Taito cocktail, works except video, $100/offers?
Just in time for a 30th anniversary, for sale is an original Space Invaders cocktail table, made by Taito in Japan. All of the game circuit boards are functional, but the video card (the "monitor chassis") blew up-- a cracked flyback transformer let out all its smoke. It might be easier to retrofit a small computer monitor, if you found one with three separate inputs for R G B.
YES, you saw that correctly! This game is a color version! The black and white screen with a transparent overlay was a great idea, but when you make a two-player game in a cocktail table format, the screen display flips 180 degrees to face the appropriate player, so a color overlay isn't effective. To the best of my knowledge, this generation is the first Color Space Invaders game. And last time I tried it (testing each color output RCA-plug one at a time), the game works! The coin slot has been modified for free play, so if you want to use it as a piggy bank you'd need to install a coin mechanism.
I have photocopies of the owner's manual, service manual, and many of the schematics, which are included with the unit.
Currently in northern FL. Could conceivably deliver, since I'll be heading to CA in the next couple of months and there's room in the moving van. Hate to see this little gem go. And I wish I'd discovered this forum sooner!
- Erik
Just in time for a 30th anniversary, for sale is an original Space Invaders cocktail table, made by Taito in Japan. All of the game circuit boards are functional, but the video card (the "monitor chassis") blew up-- a cracked flyback transformer let out all its smoke. It might be easier to retrofit a small computer monitor, if you found one with three separate inputs for R G B.
YES, you saw that correctly! This game is a color version! The black and white screen with a transparent overlay was a great idea, but when you make a two-player game in a cocktail table format, the screen display flips 180 degrees to face the appropriate player, so a color overlay isn't effective. To the best of my knowledge, this generation is the first Color Space Invaders game. And last time I tried it (testing each color output RCA-plug one at a time), the game works! The coin slot has been modified for free play, so if you want to use it as a piggy bank you'd need to install a coin mechanism.
I have photocopies of the owner's manual, service manual, and many of the schematics, which are included with the unit.
Currently in northern FL. Could conceivably deliver, since I'll be heading to CA in the next couple of months and there's room in the moving van. Hate to see this little gem go. And I wish I'd discovered this forum sooner!
- Erik
