Zoo Keeper Parts

[Pinball Bob]

In Bob's defense, the other way to look at "arcade preservation" is taking parts from one machine to complete another. So I don't think Bob is doing anything wrong, or anything against arcade preservation. If somebody in another state just needs a few parts from his machine to complete theirs, then he's helping them to preserve their machine and they didn't have to pay the extra money for shipping a whole machine they didn't need.

I like that Bob said, "Put your money where your mouth is". Don't complain, unless you're willing/going to do something about it. Otherwise it's the same as saying nothing.

Just my 2 cents, as are everyone's opinions for and against parting out a "classic".

Thanks for the kind support. Yes the parts would have gone to good use and helped make 3 or 4 other machines complete. Also it would make theirs more valuable because then ther would be one less machine in existance. Anyhow whole game has been SOLD! Everyone owes a big thanks to Darryl.

 

[kstillin]

Hey Bob-

Don't be grieved over it. It you were closer, I would have came and got it.

To be honest, it would have made a nice cabinet for a multi-game anyway.

Kind of like this:

Are you telling me you built a time machine!? ... Out of a DeLorean?!
The way I see it ... if you're going to build a time machine out of a car, why not do it with some style?

 

[mrslo]

Man I wish that ZooKeeper would have shown up in California. I would have bought it for that price.

Darryl thank you for saving that classic game.

 

[dj dns]

Thats the least I can do. I don't mind multigames in certain cabinets, but not one that I was looking for. Couldn't Let that happen! Now I have to sell one or 2 of my personal games for sure. Missile Command & Road Runner are the ones. Unless I can get the extra Q*bert & Asteroids put back together before then, but I doubt thats going to happen, since my favorite klov mechanic wants to decide to go on another vacation.

 

[Ghostkiller]

Man its your cab do what you want with it. I get so sick of all the OH MY GOD! DONT CONVERT THAT CAB ATTITUDE in here. Yet look in their sig and most times they got multis listed there or even a MAME.

 

[Phetishboy]

I get so sick of all the OH MY GOD! DONT CONVERT THAT CAB ATTITUDE in here.

Yeah what a silly attitude to have at an arcade game preservation site. Nice working Zookeepers don't show up very often. The logic to save the rare classics seems pretty easy for even the dimmest bulbs to grasp. I am tired of the angry, clueless, internet-bred 20-somethings coming to this site and not understanding what the preservation side of this hobby is all about. This site, by nature, has to include and acknowledge all arcade games, even the ones created after 1985, though the soul of KLOV really resides within those games created between '78 and '83. Though I am not a big fan of modern shooters/drivers/redemption games, I wouldn't run around painting them all black and throwing multi boards in them. How many of these from your youth will you want to preserve when you run across them in 27 years? If the answer is zero, then why are you here?

 

[prOk]

Man its your cab do what you want with it. I get so sick of all the OH MY GOD! DONT CONVERT THAT CAB ATTITUDE in here. Yet look in their sig and most times they got multis listed there or even a MAME.

Man, you really don't seem to get what collecting and preservation is all about. Pac man is a dime a dozen and yea, they get converted like water running down a mountain but there are other games that are uncommon and worth keeping and Zookeeper is one of them. Just because people have multis and mames doesn't mean they killed a classic to make them, there's many other methods to get to that point without killing that most collectors honor.

 

[Ghostkiller]

Yeah what a silly attitude to have at an arcade game preservation site. Nice working Zookeepers don't show up very often. The logic to save the rare classics seems pretty easy for even the dimmest bulbs to grasp. I am tired of the angry, clueless, internet-bred 20-somethings coming to this site and not understanding what the preservation side of this hobby is all about. This site, by nature, has to include and acknowledge all arcade games, even the ones created after 1985, though the soul of KLOV really resides within those games created between '78 and '83. Though I am not a big fan of modern shooters/drivers/redemption games, I wouldn't run around painting them all black and throwing multi boards in them. How many of these from your youth will you want to preserve when you run across them in 27 years? If the answer is zero, then why are you here?

Not everyone paints over cabs to make multis though. If you had a zoo keeper all original then yeah by all means preserve it, but swapping out a multi board which is plug and play and keeping the original board on standby for home use so you dont have to own all 48 or 60 games to play em all is kind of moronic if you ask me. If you got the room and the means then go for it but not alot of folks do and the multi boards offer a fairly simple solution for that. I personally dont paint over any cabs especially classics and im working on 2 original centipedes as well as others Im restoring to original specs as well. Just because you own a multi or put a multi board in an original cab doesnt mean your chopping, hacking or ruining a cab to where it cant be put back to original. That is why I dont understand why the comments alot on here put up about any and everyone who has a multi or mame conversion question especially when you have no clue what their intentions are.

 

[Ghostkiller]

Man, you really don't seem to get what collecting and preservation is all about. Pac man is a dime a dozen and yea, they get converted like water running down a mountain but there are other games that are uncommon and worth keeping and Zookeeper is one of them. Just because people have multis and mames doesn't mean they killed a classic to make them, there's many other methods to get to that point without killing that most collectors honor.

Exactly my line of thinking. I wasnt bashing anyone about converting a cab, I was bashing those that think everyone that does this is killing a cab or hacking it to the point of no return. GO read my posts again and youll see that in the same post you seem to agree and disagree with the same point you just made. lol I FULLY understand what preserving and collecting is all about, its what I do and many others on here. But you will NEVER hear me talk down on anyone or throw stones at those who do chuck a multi board in a classic game just to have a few more gaming options in a Home only use situation.

 

[Phetishboy]

Not everyone paints over cabs to make multis though.

True. And if you preserve the original art where you can I applaud you sir. But I have a feeling OP would have blackened this one. The only way I would multi a Zookeeper is if I had a good muti-Taito board and kept the cab intact. In fact, I was looking for an empty BurgerTime cabinet to throw a 48 in 1 in. Luckily I found a complete working BT locally.

 

[Ghostkiller]

True. And if you preserve the original art where you can I applaud you sir. But I have a feeling OP would have blackened this one. The only way I would multi a Zookeeper is if I had a good muti-Taito board and kept the cab intact. In fact, I was looking for an empty BurgerTime cabinet to throw a 48 in 1 in. Luckily I found a complete working BT locally.

Thats actually how I would prefer it to be honest. The multis I got went like this, I bought 2 48n1 boards, I bought 2 very hacked aero fighters cabs that had vertical mounted 25 inch WG's in them. Thought it would be perfect for the conversions. Sadly one of the cabs is a very poorly done millipede with a homemade style mounting done with the monitor, the other im not sure what it was, couldve been an original aero fighters but both were already black and painted. The Neo 100n1 im doing is a puzzle bobble 1 slot and im just swapping the MVS cartridge to convert it and adding 3 more buttons per side since it only has 1 per player right now but theres no side art and it looks to be a conversion already. Last but not least is the MK2/KI cp mame conversion. Already has a homemade overlay for the cp installed and new happ buttons and sticks on the cp and is tastefully done but would take alot to convert it back to an original MK2 again. The sides I wanna say were just vinyl stickers anyway and those have been peeled off. The sides still look original so I guess if I truly wanted to restore this I could in fact still get another MK2 cp and bolt it right up and replace the marquee and probably have a fully restored MK2 still but that wasnt my intentions with this cab. The cabs in great shape and just have been looking for a decent deal on a already somewhat converted cab I could just plug and play for a MAME. The rest in my collection are all original and dedicated cabs, 1 centipede upright original and a caberet will be fully restored 100%, Got a old devil fish cocktail im almost finished restoring to its original, also got a SF2CE im restoring but its in a dynamo cab which alot were originally in.

Now to state my piece about my background and games. I am 100% gamer and for the love of this hobby. Hell I wish I still had my trophies of SF2 and MK 1 2 and 3 tournies ive competed in and won back in teh day but an old gf sort of took it upon herself to smash them when we didnt agree on the relationship. I literally despise console gaming and would rather play the old classics then the new games that are out today. Doesnt mean that I dont wear out some fallout 3 or others on my PC but I still prefer the classics and my pins. Ive also restored about 10 other arcade vids since ive started to 100% but have moved on to other projects. Hell Ive even fully restored a spy hunter and a hyperball from DOA status and still have them in my collection and just finished a FIRE project. Working on a Freddy now. I just love restoring these old things since I grew up in the 80s and its just a big part of me.

I fully agree that taking a zoo keeper or other great classic and hacking it or painting it or just destroying it to turn it into a multi is just plain fucked up but have no problem with temporarily using it as a multi cab as long as its just a board swap or something else temporary. I just get tired of the whole attitude on here when people jump on someones case about doing a conversion and half the time its just someone doing a board swap. Maybe do a little research or get your facts straight before you jump someones bones about doing a conversion is all im saying. Then again, im just a noob here but im far from a gaming noob or a noob to this hobby. I still remember the first game I restored was yie ar kung fu probably 10 years ago and im still doing it to this day.