Scrap or worthwhile project ?

[Connorsdad]

What do you guys think of this ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RETRO-ARCADE-GAME-MACHINE-SEGA-SOLD-SEEN-/251492387966

Worth renovating or too far gone 

[404]

well people are bidding on it so it has to be a worthwhile treasure to someone.

[JDFan]

Depends on how much work you are wanting to do and what is actually "not working"  -- looks to be one of the units that had motors on the system that made the whole system move with the joystick movements (ie. shocks on the bottom to move from side to side during game play) - so is any of that still working or are those motors shot - is the monitor working - etc. etc. etc.

If its just the wood damage and some simple fixes will take a lot less work than if the motors and interior framing is rusted out/non working. and will need a different type of repair work - so depends on your skill set and the actual "non working" parts of the unit and how much Time/Money you have to recondition it.

[drventure]

Get it cheap enough and the motors might not be a big deal. You could always just mame it, remove any of the non-working motors, and just sand/prime/paint the rusted bits.

The plastic work looks to still be in decent shape, and that cab would be a very nice piece in a gameroom, even if it didn't have the motion anymore.

[BadMouth]

My search-fu has failed me.  Does anyone remember the place that had a bunch of silly custom built coin operated machines?
I think it was on a boardwalk in a vacation town in Great Britain.

One of the things was a recliner and TV mounted on a G-Loc or Afterburner deluxe platform.
You'd sit in the seat while the TV would play video of driving through traffic to the beach.
It was full motion.  When you got to the beach, the chair would recline, the picture on the tv would switch to the beach and the shade on the lamp would rotate back to serve as the sun.

I wanted to link to that to give OP ideas. 

There was also a porta-potty looking "experience a solar eclipse" machine.  You'd drop a coin in, get inside, then a dark disc would move across a light in the top.

I also remember a virtual dog walking machine.

Anyone remember this stuff?
Several times I've tried to find it again, but failed.

[ghoolster]

Thats "The under the pier show" in southwold, tim hunkin built and runs the place.

theres some stuff about it on his web site....

[ed12]

http://www.underthepier.com/10_current_machines.htm
interesting

ed

[Generic Eric]

What do you guys think of this ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RETRO-ARCADE-GAME-MACHINE-SEGA-SOLD-SEEN-/251492387966

Worth renovating or too far gone 

Give it a try in mame and see if its the kind of fun you like to have.  If you have the will to restore it, or at least get it operational, go for it.

I think the biggest thing apart from transportation and winning the bid would having a place to play it.  That looks huge!

[BadMouth]

As much as I would like to see that thing brought back to life, it would probably cost a fortune.

Don't fall into the trap of starting many projects and finishing none (as I have).

Dedicate all time and resources to the cab you're building now.

[Connorsdad]

The item has been removed from ebay so I sent them a message asking if the item had been sold, this is the reply I got  .

"hi Mark, to be honest we are as gutted as you probably are, the unit was accidentally crushed yesterday by one of our staff by mistake (needless to say there were a few heated moments in the office yesterday evening, hence the removal of the item. please accept our sincere apologies. regards, Crazypricecatering"

[drventure]

Don't fall into the trap of starting many projects and finishing none (as I have).
Dedicate all time and resources to the cab you're building now.

Truer words cannot be spoken

[SavannahLion]

http://www.underthepier.com/10_current_machines.htm
interesting

ed

More like WTF?. I have nothing against the guys machines but more than a few of them certainly raise an eyebrow... or something....

[ed12]

SavannahLion
it dose make u go wtf are u thinking

ed

[SavannahLion]

SavannahLion
it dose make u go wtf are u thinking

ed

Make sure you turn the audio up to hear what she says at the end.


Then come back here and tell me that.