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Starburst Auction in Toronto this Saturday
GGKoul:
Which pin to you have?
Grauwulf:
I have a 1990 Data East Back To the Future. Actually picked it up off e-bay from a dealer in St Catherines about a year ago. I still haven't completely shopped it yet, been too busy with work and my new house, but it plays nice. I think once my showcase cab is up and running MAME (so I have something else to play) I'm going to strip the pin and have the playfield clearcoated.
Edit p.s. - edited for spelling, I really shouldn't post before I've had some go-juice in the morning. *lol*
GodSend25:
I managed to pick up a 1991 Data East TMNT machine for 500$ a few auctions ago. Part of the Dot Matrix Display is out, but if you can live with that, it was a great steal for 500$. They had some particularly crappy ones (both in condition and "fun-ness" go for much more).
The key to pins is that the serious pinheads kind of frown upon certain makes (DataEast and Gottlib in particular) because they tend to have smaller rulesets and are themed. With the exception of Guns&Roses, Rocky & Bullwinkle, and StarWars, the rest tend to go from much less then an equivalent year/condition/feature williams or stern machine.
I personally like the DE machines myself.
Grauwulf:
DE machines also seem to be harder to get game-specific parts for as well. But that's okay. I like the fact that DE machines are usualy a movie or some other "theme" kind of machines. I tend to gravitate to machines with a good 'fun' factor and good playability. That way when I get guests over playing it's easy for them to just step up and play and have fun without getting frustrated by having to try and complete different tasks to get anywhere with the game. Some of the pins on my wish list are Theater of Magic, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the Looney Tunes themed machine I saw once. I think it's Bugs Bujny's Birthday BAsh, but I'm not 100% sure.
JoeB:
So??
Did anyone go? Anyone got a price list? anything good? how was the turn out?