What the heck is this PCB?

[Tornadoboy]

Here's an interesting puzzle of a mystery PCB auction, I've never seen this board before or heard of its supposed maker:

http://cgi.ebay.com/VIDEO-GAMES-GMB...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19ba40908d

Anybody have any clues? Either way I'm not going to bid on it as I've spent enough for now, but I'm wondering if this is one of those extremely rare East Germany oddities like Polyplay? Or is the damn thing even really an arcade PCB?

And no I have no connection to the seller, I'm just curious.

 

[atariscott]

Here's an interesting puzzle of a mystery PCB auction, I've never seen this board before or heard of its supposed maker:

http://cgi.ebay.com/VIDEO-GAMES-GMB...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19ba40908d

Anybody have any clues? Either way I'm not going to bid on it as I've spent enough for now, but I'm wondering if this is one of those extremely rare East Germany oddities like Polyplay? Or is the damn thing even really an arcade PCB?

And no I have no connection to the seller, I'm just curious.

....Looping?

 

[eXidy]

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yeah looks like a venture line pcb. possibly a looping or sky bumper.

 

[Tornadoboy]

You may be right, I just looked it up on crazykong.com and it does look a lot like a Looping except it's missing the power supply and interconnect boards, or it could be another Ventureline set like Sky Bumper or Meteroids too. Somewhere I've got a complete Looping set and I'll have to dig it up and compare things, if it is I might as well email the seller and give the guy the heads-up.

Either way he's not getting $50 for the thing in the shape it's in, that's for sure.

 

[Mylstar]

its either looping or spiders. I have a set right here in my office.

 

[eXidy]

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I have a Spiders boardset or two, looks nothing like it.

jon

 

[Laschek]

It's the uberare Bestuck Ungsseite game

(Bestückungsseite means component side in german)

Someone posted a pic of a similar board set not long ago...

I have some board sets from Video Games GmbH, but they are not like that (boardcage), just ordinary PCBs with strange connectors.

My guess is for Looping: http://www.crazykong.com/pcbs/G - O/Looping.pcb.html

but I'm wondering if this is one of those extremely rare East Germany oddities like Polyplay?

Definitely not, Video Games Gmbh used to be a West German manufacturer. The Poly Play PCB is also in a "cage", though

 

[HudsonArcade]

You may be right, I just looked it up on crazykong.com and it does look a lot like a Looping except it's missing the power supply and interconnect boards, or it could be another Ventureline set like Sky Bumper or Meteroids too. Somewhere I've got a complete Looping set and I'll have to dig it up and compare things, if it is I might as well email the seller and give the guy the heads-up.

Either way he's not getting $50 for the thing in the shape it's in, that's for sure.

Heh...I think I just trashed a ventureline PS + interconnect board

Meteroids is a single board.... Spiders is a single board with a big daughterboard w/ several ribbon cables.

 

[Tornadoboy]

Heh...I think I just trashed a ventureline PS + interconnect board

Meteroids is a single board.... Spiders is a single board with a big daughterboard w/ several ribbon cables.

Gotta be Sky Bumper or Looping then, Ponpoko is a single board if I remember correctly. Sky Bumper is rare as hell and I'd snag it on the chance that's what it is if the guy was asking maybe $10 for it, $50 is nutz. Oh and I did email him to tell him what we've figured out, it'll be interesting to see what if any response I get. Hey Hudson did you ever check out that box you found marked "Victory?"

 

[HudsonArcade]

Gotta be Sky Bumper or Looping then, Ponpoko is a single board if I remember correctly. Sky Bumper is rare as hell and I'd snag it on the chance that's what it is if the guy was asking maybe $10 for it, $50 is nutz. Oh and I did email him to tell him what we've figured out, it'll be interesting to see what if any response I get. Hey Hudson did you ever check out that box you found marked "Victory?"

You do realize I've got 40 boxes w/ ~1000 pcbs in my garage, right?

 

[Tornadoboy]

You do realize I've got 40 boxes w/ ~1000 pcbs in my garage, right?

You mean you have a LIFE? How dare you!

Actually I wouldn't have the money to even pay for shipping right now let alone buying it, just keep me in mind if/when you stumble upon it.

 

[Alpha1]

Just so everyone knows, Video Games Gmbh made Looping. If you check the Looping flyer the company that released it in the US has licensed by Video Games Gmbh on it

Oliver

 

[HudsonArcade]

You mean you have a LIFE? How dare you!

Actually I wouldn't have the money to even pay for shipping right now let alone buying it, just keep me in mind if/when you stumble upon it.

You'd want to ship it 20 miles? heh.

 

[Tornadoboy]

You'd want to ship it 20 miles? heh.

True, forgot you live here in Taxsachusetts! Hi neighbor!