Archive for May, 2009
Mostly working Gyruss for $90!
Somebody had better snatch this up quick quick. A slightly buggy, but complete Gyruss for $90 on Craigslist in Upper Arlington, a suburb of Columbus right by OSU. (more…)
Interesting Arcade Links – 2009-05-17
- Virtual Fighter in Muncie Indiana Craigslist left in garage. Might be asking money, offer a haul away only – http://tinyurl.com/ooy8lz #
- Four free arcade game cabinets in Greenville / Dayton Ohio Craigslist. First serve, some with power supplies – http://snipr.com/i08xm #
- $50 Arkanoid arcade game conversion – St. Joseph Illinois Craigslist. Not Working. Guy says he’ll take less π – http://snipr.com/i0gtj #
- Racy Gals Panic II arcade game – $150 Louisville Craigslist. Even though an oddball item – offer $75 tops – http://is.gd/zQpG #
- Lee Trevino’s golf arcade game – Sheperdsville / Louisville Kentucky Craigslist – $175 Working, worth less – http://snipr.com/i0h8q #
- Non working but complete Atari Pole Position Upright arcade game $75 – Mason / Lansing Michigan Craigslist – http://snipr.com/i0hbd #
- Free Atari Dig Dug arcade game in Pittsburg PA (Craigslist). Not working, sounds rough, but if it’s free… http://tinyurl.com/rcv27p #
Mad Planets underlay artwork progress part 2
Soon after I got my $50 Mad Planets deal, I wasn’t sure that I was going to finish turning the underlay artwork into vectors before I picked the game up and brought it back to Indianapolis. But Rory B. stepped up, got his NOS Mad Planets Underlay scanned and sent me a copy of that scan to finish tracing the artwork when possible. (more…)
Buck Rogers Planet of Zoom CPO Reproductions
That’s a mouthful, and something you wouldn’t sit down and think “Hey, there’s a big money maker”. But that is what makes this Buck Rogers project so cool! I’ve been in touch on and off with Shaun for over a year, usually over a period like that an artwork project gets dropped and is never finished. But he got back in touch, sent me photos of the overlay and said everything is done and ready to roll if anyone else needs one. (more…)
Interesting Arcade Links – 2009-05-10
- Asteroids Deluxe arcade game – $110, Springfield / Lexington area Kentucky Craigslist. Good price ‘stored’ 20 years. http://snipr.com/hc5j5 #
- Firm $225 for Centuri Phoenix arcade game, Springfield / Jacksonville Illinois Craigslist. Good value, snag this – http://snipr.com/hcfx1 #
- Tri-Pool arcade game by Noma cir. 1981, Rare piece for sure. $375 OBO deal, South Bend Craigslist. Worth $250? Tops. http://snipr.com/hfs2k #
- Looking to buy a Gorf? $425 in Louisville Kentucky Craigslist. Offer lower, start $350. Cabinet sides need repainting – http://is.gd/x2bL #
- Baseball arcade game – At a Flushing garage sale taking place May 7-8, 2009. Good deal? – 413 Coutant Street – http://snipr.com/hhtit #
- Arcade parts FS Saginaw Michigan area. Untested boards (PCBs) & other stuff. Maybe Todd (gameguy) selling them?. http://snipr.com/hhtng #
- Mr. Do! conversion in Taito cabinet, Grand Haven Michigan Craigslist – (Hometown). Worth $100. Original Do! bezel – http://snipr.com/hhtuy #
- Free Atari Missile Command arcade game – Xenia, Dayton Ohio! Posted around 7 am – 5.7.09. May already be gone? – http://tinyurl.com/dydllq #
Life in the Fast Lane β The Top 5 Arcade Racing Games of All Time
The thrill of the crowd, the rush of wind past your hair, the feel of the open race track as you speed towards victory in an electronic, pixilated version of the fastest machine on earthβ¦ check out these arcade games that were the best of all time! (more…)
Fun arcade / console game themed illustrations
I was doing some searching on Flickr about a week and a half ago for some photos of arcade machine or two and stumbled across this fun illustration of Pac-man mowing through a ghost. You haven’t seen anything quite like this before. (more…)
