Posts by Madaracs

moneyFirst off Cloudscout reported this morning that there was a radio ad for http://halfoffmn.com/ that had Play N’ Trade in it.  What is it?  Well, for a mere $25 (plus $3 shipping) you will receive a gift card good for $50 worth of Video Games at Play N’ Trade Bloomington.  This is a great deal–especially for retro collectors.  Get yours now.  I was the first to sign up for the deal so there are 99 left. Get yours now!

Second, I received a call from the store manager Tyler two days ago (Sorry I’m late in reporting) and there are not 1 but 2 events that people here may be interested in checking out:

  • Saturday 7th, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. there will be a Nintendo 64 GoldenEye tournament.  The cost is $5 to enter the tournament, there will be prizes and glory a plenty.
  • Friday 13th, 2009 5:00 p.m.: PnT Bloomington is holding their first ever Fighting Tournament.  This one will be multiple systems including (but not limited to) SNES:  Street Fighter II,  Sega Genesis: Mortal Kombat III, PS1: Marvel Vs. Capcom, PS2: Capcom vs. SNK, PS3: Soul Calibur IV, Wii: Smash Bros, NES and Xbox360 will also feature fighting tournaments.

For more information call or visit the store at:

Play N’ Trade Bloomington
3818 W Old Shakopee Rd
Bloomington MN 55431
952-345-7000

So, I bought a couple of stools for my ManCave Arcade… or as I have just begun referring to it:  The Mancade!

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I landed two of them off of Craigslist for $40.  They retail at Target for $59.99 + tax ($63.89).  They work great for the Ms. Pac-Man and the homemade console arcade cabinet.

A few weeks back there was some debate as to the origins of HydroThunder and Rush 2049 as they appeared on Midway Arcade Treasures for the Nintendo GameCube.  I decided to write Midway and find out the answer. To my surprise, they replied to my email!

My inquiry:

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Your Question, Comment or Feedback:

I was wondering if someone could tell me if HydroThunder
and Rush 2049 are direct ports of a particular console
or if they were significantly improved for the GameCube
version on Midway Arcade Treasures?

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Midway’s Response:

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On  1/1/2009 you posed a question to Midway Support which was noted as
inquiry 37353.The question you posed and our response are listed below.
Your Question, Comment or Feedback:

I was wondering if someone could tell me if HydroThunder
and Rush 2049 are direct ports of a particular console
or if they were significantly improved for the GameCube
version on Midway Arcade Treasures?

Thank you for contacting Midway Tech/Customer Support.
Please see below for details about your inquiry to Midway.

Hydro Thunder is a direct port of the arcade version Rush 2049 was
direct port of the Dreamcast version which had extra modes like
Deathmatch and Stunt.

Regards,
Midway Tech/Customer Support
For more answers visit http://support.midway.com 
where you can "Q&A Search" or "Ask a Question".
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Heya!  Anyone out there who might have a spare Arcade Cabinet laying around?  Maybe you want to buy one for really cheap and throw this “Rastan Kit” into it.

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