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| nighthawk2099:
Here's an idea.... ;D I'll buy the Centipede cab. from you for $50 (a $20 profit...) and you use the $50 to start work on a NEW cab. ;D j/k - or maybe not, depending on what you want to do. But the truth is, if you are just going to gut it, sell it to someone who wants it (or just keep it as part of your future game room), and build your own cab (or find one that has already been gutted.) |
| Goz:
--- Quote ---Centipede wasnt' jamma was it? I'm assuming that the answer is no. --- End quote --- Nope not a Jamma originally. They do make Jamma conversion boards to use centipede board with a Jamma harness, but very unlikely if it is an original cab. -Goz |
| flampoo:
MAME it! MAME the hell out of it! Then take the sideart, bezel and control panel, set them on fire and laugh maniacally! |
| Buddabing:
--- Quote from: studboy62 on April 22, 2004, 01:04:00 am ---Hey guys, I'm new to the board and not too overly familiar with the MAME community. So I thought I'd ask all of you, the experts, about my newest project before I go and destroy an original. The original has pictures posted here. This is an original 1981 Centipede game in complete working condition. As it stands we can still put it back together and it will run. My buddy, Jay, got it at a yard sale last summer for $30 cause someone had run over the power cord with the lawn mower. He fixed the cord and brought it home because his mom loves Centipede. On the main game board is a sticker with the date of June '98 on it. We think it was restored then because the monitor actually has a Pac-Man board burned into it and is mounted upside down. Jay also has an old computer that I have recently fixed up. Our plans are to strip the box and use that for our new MAME machine/jukebox. We want to sell off all the old components in order to finance our little project. However, everyone I've told about this project so far has literally yelled at me for destroying an original. So my question to all of you is, should I do this? Could we make as much money by cleaning up the original Centipede game and selling that as we could by selling off the individual components. Are the cabinets and original artwork valuable at all? I've already seen the same monitor we have in our unit on ebay for $65 and it didn't even work. Ours works and has the full chassis. I don't know if the rest of the stuff is valuable to people that are restoring these old machines or if they are looking to buy the things as one whole completed piece or even if they are that popular. I mean how much demand is there for an original working Centipede control board? Help me out here guys. I'd really love a MAME box and am really looking forward to this project. But I'd feel really guilty, and stupid, if I found out I was destroying a valuable antique. If it's worth it, I won't destroy the box but just take measurements and copy the design. If it's not really worth it I'll recondition the box and sell off all the internal components to people that are refurbishing their own Centipede games. --- End quote --- You will be destroying a valuable antique and if you destroy it to build a mame cab you will feel stupid. The cabinet is in good shape, the art looks like it's great shape. Now that you have it apart, clean it up carefully and take measurements. If you don't tell them you were thinking about mameing it, you can ask the guys on klov to help you out with the restoration process. Once it's done, it'll be a beautiful addition to your game room. BTW the circuit board which you didn't know the function of is a power supply board. |
| studboy62:
Wow guys, this is awesome. Such response!!!!! I'm a memeber of a few other boards (non-arcade related) and I never get this kind of response. Thanks so much. I will talk to my buddy Jay, tell him what you've all told me. Technically he owns the box but I'm sure he won't be destroying it after I talk to him. Ok, now I do have some restoration questions though. If you notice, the bottom of the box is a little roughed up because it was sitting out in the yard. The wood is all rotted and chipped. I can replace the very bottom piece but how should I recondition the sides? I was thinking of putting some wood putty on it and repainting it. I also need to replace the plastic molding strips that go around both sides of the box. Where can I buy those? Also I have some msg board questions. I got an email notification from android. I don't know how to respond to it though. Android, if you are out there, email me at lawillemin62@yahoo.com. I would definitely be interested. Thanks so much guys. This board rocks!!! |
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