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Re: Pinball Machines
« Reply #25 on: August 12, 2011, 10:04:07 AM »
it's called nostalgia; a need to re-live good times of your childhood cause you have no recent memory of such a good time lately as an adult. It often leads to bad, stupid, immature ideas like..acquiring a pinball...until you figure that's just retarded and wonder why there's a pinball in your living room.

Grow up and deal with it. Maybe you should focus on something more important in life, instead of wanting to go back into childhood. I guess there are things that scare you and you dont want to face at the moment, hence the need to reassure yourself. But we all have to mature.  


First, no one posting on a bodybuilding board has the credibility to tell someone else to “focus on something more important in life.”  Looking at men in thongs is not exactly a respectable or productive hobby.

Second, having a pinball machine in your basement, rec room, or garage can be a great way to bring back some childhood fun and create new memories with your own kids, many of who (and their friends) may be unfamiliar with pinball machines.

A few years ago, I thought about buying a Ms PacMan/Galaga Tabletop combo machine, but it was only two games in one machine.  If I could buy such a machine that was a combination of ALL the machines I used to play as a kid, I would definitely buy it.  Since such a machine was not available, I settled for MAME on my computer which gives me ALL the games I used to play including all the original screens, sounds, levels, etc.  And all MAME cost me was a 10 second download.  8)

http://mameosx.sourceforge.net/

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« Reply #26 on: August 12, 2011, 10:06:25 AM »
The MAME's are great, but you should get the real thing.  Galaga man!!  GALAGA!!!!

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« Reply #27 on: August 12, 2011, 10:07:54 AM »
With MAME you can get all the different versions of Galaga (and tons of other games) for the price of a ROM download!

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« Reply #28 on: August 12, 2011, 10:23:59 AM »
I know.  Cool also.

I've been shopping around on craiglist.  Gonna buy a pin for around $800 and refurbish it (shop it)

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« Reply #29 on: August 12, 2011, 10:43:50 AM »
I know.  Cool also.

I've been shopping around on craiglist.  Gonna buy a pin for around $800 and refurbish it (shop it)

That sounds pretty generic.  Are you shopping for a specific theme/machine (which one?) or will you buy just any old pinball? ???

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« Reply #30 on: August 12, 2011, 11:28:26 AM »
I have a few I'd like to snag.  Mostly early 90's williams models.  It depends on what craiglist has at the time.  I'm not just grabbing the first one, no.

Most of these tables one can buy cheap and fix up.  Changing the bulbs is cake and so is the breaking down of the machine to clean.  They're super cool all cleaned up and in a game room i think.

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« Reply #31 on: August 15, 2011, 06:21:00 AM »
Hey guys!  Purchasing a Williams GORGAR machine this weekend.   Machine is in great shape from what i'm told and i'm getting it for $600!!!!!!!    CHEAP!

Pretty excited!  Hopefully it'll fit in my suv with the backbox folded down!  Picking it up sunday

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« Reply #32 on: August 15, 2011, 06:27:41 AM »
No one can accuse you of not being a hardcore fan.  Congratulations!  Let’s see some photos when you have it up and running.  I take it GORGAR is a machine you used to play a lot as a kid? ???

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« Reply #33 on: August 15, 2011, 08:31:35 AM »
No one can accuse you of not being a hardcore fan.  Congratulations!  Let’s see some photos when you have it up and running.  I take it GORGAR is a machine you used to play a lot as a kid? ???

I've played it before.  It's old school, circa late 70's and the first speaking machine.  I got a great deal on it and it has a good resale value down the road.  PLUS there are videos on shopping it on youtube.  Sounded like a good first machine to tinker with.

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« Reply #34 on: August 15, 2011, 09:13:27 AM »
You have yet to receive it but you are already thinking about resale value?  Why?  Obviously, this is an indulgence not a necessity.  Why are you thinking about resale value on such an item?

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« Reply #35 on: August 15, 2011, 06:56:13 PM »
Anyone own any or "shop" them?

Curious as I am interested on purchasing own at some point. 

ANyone with experience with them on here?

I have an old game plan coney island machine.  Needs a new MPU-2 board. 


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« Reply #36 on: August 16, 2011, 05:58:30 AM »
You have yet to receive it but you are already thinking about resale value?  Why?  Obviously, this is an indulgence not a necessity.  Why are you thinking about resale value on such an item?

I thinking that when I get sick of playing it and wanna upgrade to something better, it'll be worth something.

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« Reply #37 on: August 16, 2011, 05:59:11 AM »
PIP:  nice looking machine!  Super nice cab.

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« Reply #38 on: August 16, 2011, 12:25:54 PM »
PIP:  nice looking machine!  Super nice cab.

thanks brah!  ;D

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« Reply #39 on: August 17, 2011, 11:12:45 AM »
I thinking that when I get sick of playing it and wanna upgrade to something better, it'll be worth something.

Huh?  If you feel that way, why not just lease it?  There are companies (at least there used to be) that would rent out pinball machines or video arcade games for months or years at a time.  I know this because when I was a soda jerk we had a couple dozen machines in the store and they were all pretty much rentals.

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« Reply #40 on: August 17, 2011, 12:30:50 PM »
Huh?  If you feel that way, why not just lease it?  There are companies (at least there used to be) that would rent out pinball machines or video arcade games for months or years at a time.  I know this because when I was a soda jerk we had a couple dozen machines in the store and they were all pretty much rentals.

Dude, relax.  I want to buy an older game that I can tinker with etc. and learn the repair side.  One of the things I contemplated was resale.  Relax.