Arcade Machines

[Paul-FC]

and then he told my grandma to get out of the store. 

why did he do that?
was it because you were asking him to go lower?

[ericj]

You should post their phone number here so everyone on the site can call and tell him what a prick move that was.   

[nintendodork]

Hehe, the phone number is right on their door.

and then he told my grandma to get out of the store. 

why did he do that?
was it because you were asking him to go lower?

Yeah, he told both of us to get out, but I was shocked he told my grandma that.  She tried to reason with him, but she didn't yell at him!

I have high hopes of another place, though.  I found one in much better condition, it's been modified a little bit to play DK, DK Jr, and DK 3, so there is an extra button.  It's double what the one in the pawn shop was going for, but it's in great condition.  I'll edit this post later with pics.

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[L___E___T]

If you have the cash I think it makes much more sense.  OR, you could build your own as a project if you're handy with woodwork?!

I keep meaning to make a street fighter arcade cab but it's money, money, money and like I said they're not exacttly portable.  Space in London is sparse!

Also, what kind of a douche speaks like that to an elder.  Like I said, petri dish mate.

[nintendodork]

Yeah, it smells like mold in there..and I'm not good with woodworking projects   I have the cash, this is what I'm gonna spend my birthday money and money I've been saving on.  Does Donkey Kong 3 use two buttons?  As far as I know, DK and DK Jr only use the joystick and the jump button.  I'm not sure why that green button is there.

[ericj]

That's probably one of the reasons he's going out of business. I'd go with the other one anyway.

Someone on CL in Portland is selling a 1982 Donkey Kong Jr. and a 1983 Super Mario Bros. arcade game for $700 each, but didn't put any pics on the ad.

[L___E___T]

I like the original mario bros arcade, that rules.

Would it be better to hang on and go for a superplay cab?  I'm not sure what they go for but seems a good way to go..

[nintendodork]

I'd love to have a VS. Super Mario Bros arcade, but Donkey Kong/ DK Jr. are great, too.  I never really played DK3, though.

Annnnddd, he's going out of business because he's *trying* to move to a different location.  He's selling a bunch of stuff at his house too, he lives about 2 miles away from me.  We both live in the country.  His yard is a POS, and he's got random things in it that say "for sale".  I did manage to get a few good NES/Dreamcast/misc things a couple days ago, before all of this, so now, his store has nothing of my wants   I'm gonna post pics in the finds later.

Also, LET, do you mean PlayChoice 10?  I've never heard of PowerPlay before...but, I've seen those on CL in Omaha, but they have crappy games on 'em.  There are like 2 there right now, one is $950, and one is $1,000 something.

[ericj]

Here's a DK Jr. conversion kit from CL, $150:

http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/clt/1198031403.html

[nintendodork]

Heh, it'd be pretty cool to have sort of a mash-up thing going on, maybe take the screen of DK Jr, and put it on the DK cabinet..I don't know.  Just an idea    Like the cabinet on this page http://www.familyrecroom.com/donkey-kong-kong-jr-and-mario-brothers-upright-arcade-p-3054.html

[TanookiSuitSam]

DK 3 used two buttons for the bug spray and to jump, I believe.

[133MHz]

If I remember correctly, you use Up to jump on DK3.
I think that the extra button is used to switch between games, but that's just my speculation.

[nintendodork]

Then it would make sense to make the spray button green   Cool!  Could be what 133MHz said, too...

We'll see, I guess

[L___E___T]

I did mean playchoice 10 yes   you must forgive me, it's past 2am and I'm still at work!

Still, do you really want a cabinet that bad?  You could get an awesome famicom box for that money!

[Blue Protoman]

You should post their phone number here so everyone on the site can call and tell him what a prick move that was.  

Post their number on 4chan!