Comments on: Popeye and Super Mario Brothers

By: Jeff Rothe

Jeff Rothe — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:27:28 +0000

I got a good chuckle out of your comment and how it was worded.

The Super Mario Bros was traded quite a long time ago.

By: dan

dan — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:21:24 +0000

i am intrested in the mario brothers game. first does is work, what is the price, if you are reasonable i will drive the from chicago pay in cash and it will be done by wed. if you are really intrested in selling it i want to buy it for my parter so i am not going o resell. call me at 630 309 8393 tmmw. this may work out for both of us.
thank you

dan

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Bally Mappy Cabinet Project | Rotheblog — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:00:50 +0000

[...] is ready and I like to help other collectors out when I can, we did an even swap and he took the Vs. Nintendo Mario Brothers / Top gun cabinet I got last month. I kept the pcb, and at some point Jeff is going to get me the harness since he [...]

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:46:26 +0000

I don’t have any plans to sell the PCB anytime soon. If I do get around to it, I’ll ask you before I list it in case you need it.

Here’s a pic of my extra Popeye CPO:
http://flickr.com/photos/17948214@N00/1258030557/sizes/o/in/set-72157601719924900/

It actually doesn’t look bad in that pic, but the warp is worse when you view it at the right angle. It’s warped above the buttons. If you want it, you can have it for free + shipping.

There aren’t any repros that I know of. They do make DK and DK Jr. ones that look just like the originals. I think PhoenixArcade.com made them, but I’m not sure. I bought a pretty decent one for the Popeye that I’m keeping, and sold the one that it replaced on eBay awhile back.

I have the instruction card if you want the file to print it. The one on LocalArcade was a bit screwed up. I took it and fixed the file to make it look better. Let me know if you want it and I can email it to you.

By: Jeff Rothe

Jeff Rothe — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:35:28 +0000

I will keep the PCB in mind. With the posts this weekend, and the arcade auction, I didn’t get out into the garage to do any testing on either the Popeye or Vs. machine. I did get manuals, so that is progress. If I need one, I’ll let you know.

I may add a photo of the Popeye control panel tonight, I think mine might be worse than yours. It is dirty enough.

Have reproduction of the control panel not been made? I haven’t seen a game before that has a plastic control panel overlay that is kind of like a bolted down marquee.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:21:01 +0000

Hey Jeff,

Nice score. If you need one, I could probably sell you a working Popeye PCB. I have an extra Popeye in the garage that I’m going to convert to a Donkey Kong.

I read that you need a CPO. The one on mine isn’t in very good shape. There are no pieces missing or cracks, but it’s warped in certain areas.