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Title: Classic Games Back in Style !
Post by: nighthawk2099 on June 24, 2004, 08:32:04 am
They're making a come back.

http://apnews.myway.com//article/20040623/D83CNSU80.html
Title: Re:Classic Games Back in Style !
Post by: SoundDoc on June 24, 2004, 09:26:29 am
Were you reading fark?

(beat me to it  :()

sd
Title: Re:Classic Games Back in Style !
Post by: AlanS17 on June 24, 2004, 07:29:45 pm
Those games were out of style???
Title: Re:Classic Games Back in Style !
Post by: SirPeale on June 24, 2004, 09:41:17 pm
Quote from: AlanS17 on June 24, 2004, 07:29:45 pm
Those games were out of style???

Well...yeah.  For a long time, this stuff was considered junk.  You couldn't give it away.  JAMMA cabs went for like $50 for fully working games, and they'd toss classics on the burn pile.

Consoles?  Fu-ged-abou-dit.  Commanded measley prices.

Now that this stuff has come back in style, it's commanding high prices.  I only wish I'd gotten into games ten years ago, when I had money, and did nothing except piss it away.
Title: Re:Classic Games Back in Style !
Post by: fredster on June 25, 2004, 09:58:47 am
Hind site is 20/20.

But here's a foresight - what are we throwing away today that's worth money 10 years from NOW?

Got to be a trend here.  What was popular with 18-25 year olds 7-10 years ago that they will pay for when they are 35-45?
Title: Re:Classic Games Back in Style !
Post by: GadgetGeek on June 25, 2004, 12:46:25 pm
Does that mean it is about time for slot cars to come back big?  About 20 years ago, I spent most of my senior year of high school racing HO scale slots at the local hobby shop.
Title: Re:Classic Games Back in Style !
Post by: Aceldamor on June 25, 2004, 12:50:11 pm
Quote from: GadgetGeek on June 25, 2004, 12:46:25 pm
Does that mean it is about time for slot cars to come back big?  About 20 years ago, I spent most of my senior year of high school racing HO scale slots at the local hobby shop.

Still have all my stuff from when I was a kid...should be coming back soon, TMNT, GI Joe and Transformers are back....TYCO can't be far behind  ;D
Title: Re:Classic Games Back in Style !
Post by: nighthawk2099 on June 28, 2004, 09:03:03 am
I saw this on Ebay....
 
 :o look at the buy now.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8114584259
Title: Re:Classic Games Back in Style !
Post by: Harry Potter on June 28, 2004, 02:00:33 pm
Quote from: nighthawk2099 on June 28, 2004, 09:03:03 am
I saw this on Ebay....
 
 :o look at the buy now.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8114584259

Keep seeing these things in second hand stores (probably not the exact same ones). Ugly little demons.
Title: Re:Classic Games Back in Style !
Post by: menace on June 28, 2004, 03:35:22 pm
I just bought a HO slot car set for 5.00 at a yard sale--still new in box although the box was crushed--They are awesome to race--Saw another one last weekend--68FT of track! --40$ but the missus put her foot down before i could get my wallet :-[  ah well leaves me more room for stuff she doesn't see me sneak home  ;D