I’ve gone and done it. I purchased a Marble Madness machine on ebay. Sooooo… who wants to help me pick it up? Boy am I gonna get the chicks now {winking emoticon goes here}.
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The same one as in the CostCo link posted earlier–Arcade Legends. This is the full size upright also being sold at Target.com. There are actually many other retailers selling this unit. I like the upright, but if I had a choice I’d probably go with the cocktail.
There also appears to be some expansion capability: Dragon’s Lair ™, Dragon’s Lair II ™, Space Ace ™, Defender ™, Joust ™, Joust II ™, Robotron: 2084 ™, Defender II ™, Stargate ™, KLAX ™, Toobin’ ™, Tapper ™, 720° ™, Blaster ™, Bubbles ™, Gauntlet ™, Marble Madness , Paperboy ™, Rampage ™, Rampart ™, Roadblasters ™, Tapper (Root Beer) ™, Satan’s Hollow ™, Sinistar ™, Splat! ™, Spy Hunter ™, Super Sprint ™, Toobin’ ™, Vindicators ™, Arlington Horse Racing ™, Gimme A Break ™, Goal ‘92 ™, Goalie Ghost ™, Golden Tee Golf I ™, Golden Tee Golf II ™, Grid Iron Fight ™, EDF ™, Hat Trick ™, Hoccer ™, Hot Shots Tennis ™, Karate Champ ™, Mini Golf ™, Phoenix ™, Side Pocket ™, Speed Spin ™, Spiker ™, Street Fighter ™, Street Fighter II ™, Super Champion Baseball ™, Super Dodge Ball ™, Super Doubles Tennis ™, Super Strike Bowling ™, Tag Team Wrestling ™, Tekhan World Cup ™, US Championship V’Ball ™, Wind Jammers ™, WWF Superstars ™, WWF Wrestlefest ™, Super Duper Casino ™, Lucky Poker ™, Boardwalk Casino ™, Dynamic Dice Showdown ™, BlackJack, Super Casino ™ and more!
I smell MAME.
Info found at: http://www.bmigaming.com/arcadelegends.htm
CostCo has gotten in on the arcade cabinet market this year as well, and it’s quite the entry. According to the product page the unit, while costing 5 times as much ($2500) also has much more than 5 times as much content. The games list is… amazing. And it’s a full sized cocktail cabinet.
Earlier this year we caught wind of the new Midway Arcade Cabinet to be featured and sold in Target Stores Nationwide. The unit is pictured on their website for pre-order still at $499. However, in stores it’s listed at only $449. I’m not sure which is accurate but for $50 less get it at the store! Anyway, today at lunch…
First Glance
The machine looks very nice. It is a nice black lacquer finish colorfully plastered with the logos from the 12 Midway games that are contained within. It has a small 14″ monitor at the center with a plexiglass window protecting it. The cabinet is cabaret sized. In ‘video game speak’ it is smaller than the standard upright. Often ‘cabaret’ versions of arcade games were used when bars or arcades could not fit the full sized units inside–perfect for the average home! The games?…
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For all of you Hardcore Coin-Op Freaks out there…
K-bid.com, a local auction company is selling a bunch of Arcade games. The advantage here is that you don’t have to pay shipping as you can go pick them up. The following are in the auction list. Just follow the link, click the diamond in the middle of the page marked ‘current’ then in the search section type in “arcade” and you’ll see the following games come up…
13. Taito “Operation Wolf” Stand Up Video Arcade Game, Fully Operational
14. “Tetris” Stand Up Video Arcade game, Fully operational
15. Jaleco Cisco Heat Stand Up Video Arcade Game, Works
16. 1999 Golden Tee, Stand Up Video Arcade Game, Works
17. SNK P.O.W., Stand Up Video Arcade Game, Works
18. “Carrier Air Wing”, Stand Up Video Arcade Game, Works
19. “1997 Golden Tee” Stand Up Video Arcade Game, Works
20. “1943 Battle of the Midway” Stand Up Video Arcade Game, Works
21. “Cisco Heat”, Stand Up Video Arcade Game, Works
All of these auctions end today but all of them are reasonably priced.
I still would like the smaller Midway Arcade that is coming out at Target…
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