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SPACE INVADERS DELUXE: To restore or MAME?

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DaveDog:

Restore it please!

Mame something else.  Its in way too good condition not to restore it.

AlanS17:


--- Quote from: TOK on May 07, 2005, 09:36:50 pm ---Restore it. Space Invaders and Asteroids cabs look stupid with joysticks on them.


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I hadn't thought about that. That's a very good point.

AlanS17:

If I can't find a decent monitor, how bad would it be to put in a MAME PC that plays Space Invaders Deluxe?

menace:

When i came across a gutted one I pondered this very question.  So I watched ebay for awhile to see what a nicely restored SI deluxe was worth--max selling price was 200 or thereabouts.  In my case I had no boards, monitor and most of the interior artwork was gone as was the control panel so it was an easy decision.  But if you are looking to make money on this project make sure you take a hard look at it first.  I'm not saying don't do it if you won't make money, just make sure you are restoring it cause you want to and would enjoy doing it and not because you could make some money off of it.

AlanS17:

Unlike my other machines, I'm not restoring this one to sell it. I'm likely keeping this one. Whether I were to restore it or MAME it, I'd likely be keeping it for myself.

I wouldn't dream of selling this thing if I were to MAME it. Then it would never be restored. If I were to restore it myself, though, I might be persuaded to part with it. However, I realize this game won't fetch much money. I'm not going to make much on it if I were to sell it so I have little incentive to do so.

I won't ever sell this machine unless it had been fully restored by me, personally. I have a full respect for the classics, and won't ever make a change that I can't correct.

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