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Do you MAME or restore?
AMDman13:
Agree! Don't destroy an orginal if it can be salvaged by any means. BYOA!
Sidgoop:
For me, it depends of the state of the cabinet, and if I really liked the game or not. My new MAME box was a Mortal Kombat 4 that I found after hurricane Katrina came through town. It still worked, but needed some work (the monitor was bad, lots of gashes and deep scratches on the cabinet). Sold all the electronics on ebay to finance the conversion to a MAME box (ArcadeVGA, I-pac, Opti-pac, etc.) But I have a Hard Drivin' my wife got me for Christmas that's next on the project list for restoration. It works fine, just needs a makeover.
SirPeale:
For me if it's empty, Mame away. Unless it's one of those ultra-rare ones.
If it's a complete dedicated classic game, no way in Hell.
ArcaMan:
I am slowly restoring two games - Robotron that my neighbor rescued from the trash for me yesterday (yay!) and an Op Wolf that I am trying to save up for a new monitor for before finding out if I have restored it or not :)
My second Op Wolf (combining two cabs to make one working one) I am considering turning into a MAME shooter cab, but not sure it is worth it vs just building something. side-art and stuff is pretty shot, but the marquee is in good condition so I'll probably sell that off.
I agree that certain games should be preserved / restored, but I don't go as far to say that they should be brought back all the way with new printed artwork etc. If the side art is trashed to the point where you need to print new stuff then maybe the (wood) game isn't worth restoring for the sake of saving. ... though if you want that game than that certainly is a great option :) I just don't want a 20 year old game that looks like new. I would rather see the personality and wear it received over the years.
With my robotron though, I am certainly going to replace the red bat tops that someone installed with original red ball tops instead. Anyone know what sticks were in there originally?
James
SirPeale:
--- Quote from: ArcaMan on September 17, 2006, 11:00:19 am ---With my robotron though, I am certainly going to replace the red bat tops that someone installed with original red ball tops instead. Anyone know what sticks were in there originally?
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Robotron was an awful game. Awful, awful. If you live close I'd be happy to take the game off your hands to dispose of it for you. You know, to be courteous.
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