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DeLuSioNal29:
I figured I'd share my unbelievable luck!

I was browsing Craig's list two days ago and came across a cocktail pong table for sale.  It said, "Make an offer".  So for kicks, I e-mailed the guy and offered $50.  He accepted!  He said that the game turned on but he could not get the joysticks or buttons to work and tried pressing them all and nothing happened.  He didn't know too much about arcade games.

I picked it up the next day and handed him the $50.  When I got home, I fired it up and pressed all the buttons, nothing happened.  Of course, I then plunked in a couple of quarters and then tried it.  Voila!  It worked perfectly.  All 4 joysticks, buttons, etc worked.  All the guy needed to do was put in quarters.   :laugh2:

Needless to say, it was in mint condition.  I simply used Windex to "repair" it by cleaning it up.  The guy had it covered with a plastic garbage bag, so it was pretty clean to begin with.

I'm really happy that I struck gold with this one.  However, I'm having trouble determining what version of pong I have.  I have attached pics of the machine.  Anyone?

I'm so excited!   :applaud:

~ DeLuSioNaL

severdhed:
wow...awesome find.  it is amazing how stupid people can actually be...it almost makes you feel sorry for them....almost. ;D

DeLuSioNal29:
I'm still trying to figure out what version of pong I have.

I did find a pic of my unit, but no description.  :-(

Anyone?

~ D

IG-88:
They only made a million clones of these things. Have you "popped the hood"? There should be some kind of identifying marks/plate on the inside.

DeLuSioNal29:
I haven't had the opportunity yet.  I did pop the hood, but only briefly to make sure that it was clean inside.  It was as clean as a whistle!

I did take a quick snapshot of the PCB, but nothing detailed yet.

But I will mess with it more tonight to see what markings I see.

~ D

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