Sentimental Value
- ArcadeSTG
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Sentimental Value
Which one of your cabs treasures the higher sentimental value?
In my case is the NAC, I got it as a present from my girlfriend in 2008. I know, best girlfriend ever
In my case is the NAC, I got it as a present from my girlfriend in 2008. I know, best girlfriend ever
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- KmanSweden
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Re: Sentimental Value
THIS.KmanSweden wrote:Have you made her your wife yet?
Put a ring on her.
- geotrig
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Re: Sentimental Value
no, get rid of her .... think off all that extra cab space she is taking up, as soon as she becomes your wife she want to get couply things like a crib
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Re: Sentimental Value
Hmm, hard to say but if I'd have to pick one it would probably be my Super Spacefortress Macross. It was my first PCB
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Re: Sentimental Value
I've had the same Sega Saturn since I was 14, so that one has sentimental value. The one cab I have has only been with me for about a year, so.. I did spend roughly a year to get it nice and shiny though.
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Re: Sentimental Value
Im with turk here my snes and sf2 cart and smw cart is about the most sentimental things have them since they came out . ,i slighty miss my 1st cab but it was nothing special either.
<trk>:I remember catching a big fat one and my friend said "throw it back in, that one already tastes like wood"
- zak
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Re: Sentimental Value
Taito Canary - My wife bought it for me for a reasonable(ish) price.
It arrived almost a year ago in pants condition, burnt monitor, buggered PSU, bad paint, messed art etc.
After restoration and paying customs and shipping, it's ended up costing me stupid money
It's almost complete now - just waiting for a few bits. The journey to restoration and getting it running (and the fact my wife paid for some of it) makes it my most sentimental.
Big shout to Monstermug(awesome spray!), supertakumar(import help), grantspain(monitor God), Ronnie(Tube import help), muddymusic(Artwork) and wurstkopp(2L12B CP) for making it all come together
Just goes to show that this really is a great community
Pics soon!
It arrived almost a year ago in pants condition, burnt monitor, buggered PSU, bad paint, messed art etc.
After restoration and paying customs and shipping, it's ended up costing me stupid money
It's almost complete now - just waiting for a few bits. The journey to restoration and getting it running (and the fact my wife paid for some of it) makes it my most sentimental.
Big shout to Monstermug(awesome spray!), supertakumar(import help), grantspain(monitor God), Ronnie(Tube import help), muddymusic(Artwork) and wurstkopp(2L12B CP) for making it all come together
Just goes to show that this really is a great community
Pics soon!
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Re: Sentimental Value
zak wrote: Pics soon!
this ...before and afters
<trk>:I remember catching a big fat one and my friend said "throw it back in, that one already tastes like wood"
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Re: Sentimental Value
One of my Egret 2s, I drove for about 5h to get to her.
The screen was burn-free and it had every bolt, I paid about 400 Euro and drove home again.
Home I took the decision to take her apart to the last bolt and do a full restore, paint and all.
She still stands in my arcade today and I restored 4 cabs after her but she was the first.
Today she wears an original Egret 2 1P panel.
The screen was burn-free and it had every bolt, I paid about 400 Euro and drove home again.
Home I took the decision to take her apart to the last bolt and do a full restore, paint and all.
She still stands in my arcade today and I restored 4 cabs after her but she was the first.
Today she wears an original Egret 2 1P panel.
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Re: Sentimental Value
Mine would be my Canary as Zak's wife bought it for me.
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Re: Sentimental Value
SuperPang wrote:Mine would be my Canary as Zak's wife bought it for me.
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Re: Sentimental Value
Probably my NAC, which I hunted down in 2003 (1st NAC in the UK?) and pre-killer cab days. I placed an ad on an arcade operators classified ad online and a company in the south of France emailed me saying he had x2 in stock for 490Euros and 250Euros shipping to Wales. I had a shipping date and waited all day for it to arrive only for it to be cancelled until the following day.. It was worth the wait, though And I still have that same cab in the corner of my living room today and it still gets regular play for a quick bash on TGM.
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Re: Sentimental Value
Super Famicom. It was my first imported bit from Japan and I've been fascinated by this country ever since. It was also the first time I had actually worked to get something. Ok, that was a lie but I really loved the console back in the days and I'm still loving it today.
Arcade related: My Smash TV cabinet. Took me over 20 years to get it since I had been playing it the first time. And it was worth the waiting.
Arcade related: My Smash TV cabinet. Took me over 20 years to get it since I had been playing it the first time. And it was worth the waiting.
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Re: Sentimental Value
Probably my Darwin 4078 PCB I got from a dear friend as a get well present while recovering from my hand getting crushed.
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Re: Sentimental Value
My first JAMMA cab which I still own (Europlay II), and the Turbo cockpit. Turbo CP is the only game my grandfather played with me at an arcade, and it was just the one time.
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Re: Sentimental Value
Pony mark 2 28. i was looking for a pony for more then 15 years. I actually had a pony 19 but it was i a very very bad shape. My new baby also has a 6 in 1 jamma board installed.