Temporarily pimping out my Tron

[Crazy Climber]

I can take a pic of it. I was going to when I was there just for fun. I played a few games on it for old time sake. I think the microswitch for the trigger is a little iffy, either that or the game just doesn't fire as rapidly as I remember it. I spoke with the owner about you and the game when I was in there. We both commented on how we thought the game was in pretty good shape, but that you would think it looked like garbage.

Okay, there is a pizza joint here in MN that features classic arcade games and pinball, not to mention tournaments and I don't know about it? Whats the name of this place? PM me if nobody wants to say it out loud, Thanks man!

 

[Les Manley]

Okay, there is a pizza joint here in MN that features classic arcade games and pinball, not to mention tournaments and I don't know about it? Whats the name of this place? PM me if nobody wants to say it out loud, Thanks man!

Brian, it is in Woodbury and it called DeLeo Bros. Pizza. It is on Tamarack, right off of 694.

 

[Crazy Climber]

Brian, it is in Woodbury and it called DeLeo Bros. Pizza. It is on Tamarack, right off of 694.

Dude! I have NEVER heard of this place! I am sooooo there! Thanks man

 

[Les Manley]

Dude! I have NEVER heard of this place! I am sooooo there! Thanks man

Let me know when you are going over there, I will stop in too.

 

[bongoben]

But how's the pizza? I may have to drag the family there the next time we're in the Cities.

 

[Les Manley]

But how's the pizza? I may have to drag the family there the next time we're in the Cities.

Pizza is really good. The crust is thick like garlic bread.

 

[jawhn]

Did we ever get a tally of how much money Chris made with this endeavor? I don't remember seeing it, but will re-read the thread now...

 

[Les Manley]

Did we ever get a tally of how much money Chris made with this endeavor? I don't remember seeing it, but will re-read the thread now...

Not yet. There is a Tron contest there that goes through the end of the month, so it is a running tally so far. Pretty decent cash though, I would be happy if it was my Tron.

 

[chris25810]

There's just a few days left but i can tell you that this game will have seen around a thousand quarters when it's all over.

 

[jow]

$250 aint bad. How long was it there?

 

[chris25810]

$250 aint bad. How long was it there?

About six weeks but they were also closed for both holidays and big ass snow storm that also fell on a weekend. The game has stayed running the whole time and i never had to do any repairs so that was nice.

 

[chris25810]

And the final coin count is 65166

1106 x .25 = $276.50

 

[Tighe]

And the final coin count is 65166

1106 x .25 = $276.50

Not bad change, but I can see why there aren't may arcades these days.

 

[Mindl3ss]

I sure could use $275.50 right now...

Are you happy with the ammount, or just kind of meh...

 

[chris25810]

I sure could use $275.50 right now...

Are you happy with the ammount, or just kind of meh...

I really can't be disappointed, i bought this thing along with two other games and after selling the other two, the tron was free plus money in my pocket. I capped the monitor, installed a temporary cooling fan and threw it in the pizza shop. It stayed running the entire time, never needed repair and i got a few free pizzas to boot.

 

[jawhn]

Well, it's cool to hear the final tally, but I am disappointed in the total... Well, at least now we all know.

 

[arcadecup]

Good to hear... it did a shit ton better than what my space invaders cocktail pulls in...
I get about $20.00 a week out of a highly active coffee shop... almost every time I visit people are playing board games on it, using it for laptop holders or coffee. I just get the joy knowing people and kids play a game in 100% original condition from 1979. Sucker has been running 14 hours day with zero issues for almost 9 months now.

 

[Tighe]

highly active coffee shop... almost every time I visit people are playing board games on it, using it for laptop holders or coffee.

I am feeling a murderous intent! Laptops on a Cocktail?! I think if I saw that I would be overcome to knock those Macbooks right off and kick the asses of their pansy owners!

Reminds me of this Lewis CK clip which I just saw today:

 

[jow]

Well, it's cool to hear the final tally, but I am disappointed in the total...

What is there to be disappointed about? If you were a kid who has grown up with an XBOX, PS, or Nintendo product, why would you think twice about playing that game?

$250 is a great total. Beings there is a tiny market for TRON there, any and everybody who recognized it probably threw a quarter down and played it. I think thats cool.

 

[jawhn]

What is there to be disappointed about? ...

I just figured it would pull a lot more, was all. As long as no damage happened to it, I guess it's still a win, but with the new movie, I had hoped he might at least hit 5 bills. Ah well.

And I never had an NES or XBOX I grew up with the Atari 2600. I'm an old fart.