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Storage Wars Texas: Proof that now even arcade OPERATORS are stupid.

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Howard_Casto:
So much nerd rage that I had to post immediately after the episode. 

Ok, so on SWT the old guy found a cocktail cabinet in a locker.  He referreed to it as a "pacman" machine.  But it obviously wasn't.  The machine was, practically new, all black and laminated it had three buttons and a modern, 8-way joystick.  My first guess was a mame cab until I saw a mere 3 buttons and the light in my head went off  "it's one of those crappy 48 in 1 machines."  But you know I can excuse that guy because he's not expected to be an expert on arcade machines.  Anyway, my point is anyone with minimal arcade expericne would be able to determine what it was within 30 seconds of seeing it.  The real rage comes from when he takes it to an "expert" to be appraised.

He takes it to this guy that runs a "bar-cade" which is always a bad sign.  The guy then tells him that it could indeed be a pacman "it's one of the earlier ones" and that "they made the cocktail version because operators wanted a machine that saved space".  Ok first off, they didn't laminate the earlier machines, and it has modern controls and brand new ones at that... so it is obvious to any moron that it "isn't one of the earlier ones" and that even if it was a pacman at one point, it isn't now.  Secondly, everybody knows that cocktail machines take up waaay more space than uprights.  They turn it on and the guy who found it says... "shoot it isn't what I thought it was"  when the (wait for it...) 48 in 1 boot screen is shown.  The "expert" then says...... "no wait that's the boot up screen"  After the 48-in-1 selection screen shows up they do a quick camera cut and show the game running Ms. pac man.  The "expert" then tells him that it IS a pacman and that it's worth around 1200 dollars.

You know, I get that we are a bit more obsessive about this hobby than others and that maybe we might catch things that others don't, but you would think that and expert found for a tv show could be able to tell the difference between a 1980's classic and a mid 2000's bootleg rip-off!!!

ahofle:
Damn, all those times in 1982 I thought I was stuck playing Ms Pacman on the cocktail when I really had my choice of 47 other games!

Le Chuck:
I had a similar experience the other day.  I was all stoked riding in my friend's sweet looking mustang.  It had to have been a '67 from the "looks" of it... anyway we were kinda lost so my friend hits the OnStar button.  Man, I couldn't believe it.  All those stories about my Dad getting lost back in the day and all he had to do was a hit a button. Moron! The ride was in sweet condition, he must have put a lot of work in it considering it had power seats, windows, and a cool clutchless shifter (we can't drive sticks).  That Onstar was OEM though, you could tell.  Classic!


Howard_Casto:

--- Quote from: pinballjim on January 10, 2012, 11:38:42 pm ---*sigh* Remember when A&E used to be low budget recordings of Shakespeare plays?

Guess I'll have to give this one a download and see if I recognize anyone.  I can assure you that arcade games and pinball machines are borderline worthless in this state. 

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I know it man.... Last time I checked A&E stands for Arts and Entertainment, not reality shows.  I knew when they started showing Gene Simmons Family Jewels that it was the beginning of the end for that network.  I don't hate reality shows that much, I just think that they aren't a good fit for certain networks. 


As for the worthless thing... I can assure you they are worthless everywhere as is any other previously valuable collectable.  Classic cars are going for 5k to 15k, great works of art going for under 1000..... this damn economy has killed the value of EVERYTHING!

Q*Bert_OP:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on January 10, 2012, 11:16:44 pm ---The "expert" then tells him that it IS a pacman and that it's worth around 1200 dollars.

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...because they aren't going to say he bought an illegal multi-game on TV...besides, a cocktail 48-in-1 is worth $1200  ;D

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