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Anyone ever look into buying used pinball/arcade games?
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Anyone ever look into buying used pinball/arcade games?
It seems transportation and shipping would be obnoxious, but it would be cool to have a pinball machine or old Pacman machine.
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Re: Anyone ever look into buying used pinball/arcade games?
The upkeep on pinball machines sucks big time and the monitors for arcade machines are wearing out. Both are too expensive.
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Re: Anyone ever look into buying used pinball/arcade games?
Would love a pinball machine. A friend growing up had one and still has it to this day, they’ve never mentioned anything about maintenance although I’ve never thought to ask. Takes up quite a bit of space.
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Re: Anyone ever look into buying used pinball/arcade games?
It sounds cool to have but I think most people would get bored with it pretty quick.Douglas Bubbletrousers wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:19 pm It seems transportation and shipping would be obnoxious, but it would be cool to have a pinball machine or old Pacman machine.
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Re: Anyone ever look into buying used pinball/arcade games?
I would love to get one of those, even if I only played occasionally. Would be tough call between Centipede and Asteroids.Abe Froman wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2019 2:28 pm Go to Walmart right now. They are clearancing out those arcade machines they had for black Friday and the holidays.
Actually, I checked their site to see if you could just get them online, and I was a little surprised to see that you can get all sorts of arcade machines through Walmart online.
https://www.walmart.com/search/search-n ... %20machine
I think you have to go to the store to get the clearance price for the machines though. They were about $180 for the one that was closest to full size.
I think it would be a better option though because you'd be getting a newer screen for it, and the electronics in general should be better than something made 30 years ago. Since these don't need the coin op stuff they are basically as heavy as the cabinet is since the electronics to run it are about as much as a raspberry pi. So, if the shipping isn't free, it shouldn't be too insane.
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Re: Anyone ever look into buying used pinball/arcade games?
If you were to get an arcade machine, what game would you get?
Metal Slug? Street Fighter vs X-Men? Daytona?
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Re: Anyone ever look into buying used pinball/arcade games?
You can buy one of those new 1up machines with Street Fighter.
I would buy Mortal Kombat. They make one of those also. It's sold out everywhere though.
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Re: Anyone ever look into buying used pinball/arcade games?
Every single component on the board is a mechanical switch. Keeping all of those in working order is just a bitch mechanically. It takes a lot of time or you pay someone to service them. Imagine if just one mechanism is broken...it ruins the whole game, and their are hundreds that make up a pinball machine.
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Probably a fighting game for replayability for me. Marvel Vs. Capcom cabinets were super rad.
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Re: Anyone ever look into buying used pinball/arcade games?
Looking closer, it looks like the Centipede cabinet has Missile Command also. Asteroid cabinet has nothing else that interests me, so it would definitely be the Cent/MC one between them, but ... they have a Rampage cabinet with Defender and Joust, two of my favorites.
Cent/MC or Defender/Joust. That's a tough decision. I think I'd still go Cent/MC, because trackball games don't work well on MAME. Not the real cabinet experience, but Defender works fairly with just a controller.
Cent/MC or Defender/Joust. That's a tough decision. I think I'd still go Cent/MC, because trackball games don't work well on MAME. Not the real cabinet experience, but Defender works fairly with just a controller.
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Re: Anyone ever look into buying used pinball/arcade games?
We just bought an 80s pinball machine for the basement. It absolutely kicks ass.
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Well yeah, four.
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Re: Anyone ever look into buying used pinball/arcade games?
Who calls them tables?Abe Froman wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 2:24 pmHoly shit! Are you sure it's a pinball table?!
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Re: Anyone ever look into buying used pinball/arcade games?
You sound like a witch.Abe Froman wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 3:02 pmPeople who have special knowledge of demonic 4- legged ass kicking pin ball tables.
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Re: Anyone ever look into buying used pinball/arcade games?
Keep it up and you will be too!Abe Froman wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 3:27 pmIt's in YOUR basement fella.j2j wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 3:11 pmYou sound like a witch.Abe Froman wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 3:02 pm
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Re: Anyone ever look into buying used pinball/arcade games?
I bought an original 1989 TMNT arcade machine back in 2005. I bought it off eBay - Shipping was ridiculous, but it sure was awesome. I wish I still had it but sold it on craigslist back in 2010 for $1700. I originally paid $1850 after shipping, so I didn't lose much.
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Re: Anyone ever look into buying used pinball/arcade games?
I did a little research on the 1up cabinets, and they have gotten some bad reviews.
You can find the control boards with 100's of original arcade games stored in the board. It basically acts as a console with legit arcade controllers. You can find plans to build a cabinet and mount a monitor or you could just plug it into a TV.
They showed some cool build outs on the website. Guys have built them into home bars and have TV mounted behind the bar. The reviews are great but they make them per order, so you may have to wait a bit to get it. Relatively inexpensive to get a real arcade control board and a ton of games.
You can find the control boards with 100's of original arcade games stored in the board. It basically acts as a console with legit arcade controllers. You can find plans to build a cabinet and mount a monitor or you could just plug it into a TV.
They showed some cool build outs on the website. Guys have built them into home bars and have TV mounted behind the bar. The reviews are great but they make them per order, so you may have to wait a bit to get it. Relatively inexpensive to get a real arcade control board and a ton of games.
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Re: Anyone ever look into buying used pinball/arcade games?
Honestly, I would like a Claw Machine. I would put beers and small liquor bottles in it for parties or just myself.
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Re: Anyone ever look into buying used pinball/arcade games?
Nope.
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Re: Anyone ever look into buying used pinball/arcade games?
Nope. I also hope this helps.
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Re: Anyone ever look into buying used pinball/arcade games?
The same way I won that damn stuffed Sonic The Hedgehog.Abe Froman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 12:02 pmThat sounds like a terrible idea. How would you ever get drunk?Tommy_Hawk wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 10:01 am Honestly, I would like a Claw Machine. I would put beers and small liquor bottles in it for parties or just myself.
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