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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: DarkKobold on September 27, 2005, 11:57:20 am

Title: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: DarkKobold on September 27, 2005, 11:57:20 am
Missing the back door, and the joystick is the wrong color... but otherwise, WOW!  :o

eBay URL  (http://cgi.ebay.com/DIG-DUG-ARCADE-GAME-WORKS-100-WARRANTY-CLEAN_W0QQitemZ6212380626QQcategoryZ13716QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

I've not seen a cab that minty... ever.

(not my auction)
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: ChadTower on September 27, 2005, 12:03:18 pm

wow.  Pretty.
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: bjk7382 on September 27, 2005, 12:28:40 pm
And it is in michigan :o I will have to add that seller to my favorites.
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: JoyMonkey on September 27, 2005, 01:02:58 pm
I remember seeing a few cabs on eBay still in their original shipping crates, untouched by human hands. Can't remember what games they were now, but needless to say they went for ridiculous money.

I wonder if whoever bought them took them out of the crates or would that destroy it's value?  ;)

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Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: RayB on September 27, 2005, 02:37:44 pm
I wonder if whoever bought them took them out of the crates or would that destroy it's value?
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: Stingray on September 27, 2005, 03:09:19 pm
Sweet looking Dig Dug. I haven't seen one that nice since the '80s.

-S
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: DarkKobold on September 27, 2005, 03:53:05 pm
Can't say I'd buy a Dig Dug. The game play just isn't there, it is better suited for a multi-cade.

The new-in-box theif and robotron cocktail went for huge amounts of money. I think there may have also been a NIB computer space, or that could have been a wet dream I had.
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: ChadTower on September 27, 2005, 03:57:19 pm

It's not all about gameplay.  Look at the cabinet.
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: Stingray on September 27, 2005, 04:06:07 pm
Only speaking for myself, but Dig Dug is a big favorite of mine. I'd love to have that one.

-S
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: rohan on September 27, 2005, 04:10:54 pm
My DigDug is was actually nicer than that from Ebay, but I did have to put on a new CPO(old one had faded in certain spots).
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: Q*Bert_OP on September 27, 2005, 06:06:00 pm
Im wonder if that side art is repro... :-\
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: SirPoonga on September 27, 2005, 06:12:03 pm
I remember seeing a few cabs on eBay still in their original shipping crates, untouched by human hands. Can't remember what games they were now, but needless to say they went for ridiculous money.

I wonder if whoever bought them took them out of the crates or would that destroy it's value?  ;)
Hopefully it would have went right to it's protective sleeve.
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: DarkKobold on September 27, 2005, 06:34:49 pm

It's not all about gameplay.
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: ChadTower on September 28, 2005, 08:57:58 am

And...?
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: DarkKobold on September 28, 2005, 10:05:16 am
Missing the back door, and the joystick is the wrong color... but otherwise, WOW!  :o

eBay URL  (http://cgi.ebay.com/DIG-DUG-ARCADE-GAME-WORKS-100-WARRANTY-CLEAN_W0QQitemZ6212380626QQcategoryZ13716QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

I've not seen a cab that minty... ever.

(not my auction)

Can't say I'd buy a Dig Dug. The game play just isn't there, it is better suited for a multi-cade.



It's not all about gameplay.  Look at the cabinet.

My point was, as mint as the cab is, I wouldn't buy a Dig Dug anyway. I think you missed that I posted the cab in the first place, so I already knew the cab was drool worthy. Just not worth any money/space, because its, uh... dig dug.
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: ChadTower on September 28, 2005, 10:08:22 am

So?  My opinion differs.

I don't get why people feel the need to restate their opinion if someone differs from it.. e.g. "clearly you didn't read my post, reread it".

I think the cabinet itself is worth having, even if you don't like the game.  I like the game, too, so I would buy this cabinet if I had the money and it were close to me.

Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: Wade on September 28, 2005, 10:41:00 am
Are you guys looking at a different auction than I am??  The one I'm looking at has some pretty significant chips along the bottom!  And those photos could be a lot better than they are, so I'm sure there's plenty of damage you can't even see in the photos.

Most of my games are nicer than that one, and I wouldn't call any of them mint.

Wade
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: ChadTower on September 28, 2005, 10:47:51 am

I have yet to come across a machine anywhere that doesn't have some type of minor chipping... It's not perfect, but it's a hell of a lot better than anything most of us will find.
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: Wade on September 28, 2005, 11:06:24 am
I guess I know too many people with really nice machines.  I see a lot of games that are indistinguishable from one just out of the box.

That Dig Dug has chipping along the back of it too.  Basementarcade on klov had a Dig Dug that I thought looked nicer than this one (and had better pics) for $400 a while back.

Wade
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: ChadTower on September 28, 2005, 11:10:32 am

I almost never see machines better than that one, even my own.  Most people are only able to find fairly beaten up machines, things that have been on route a long time or in someone's gameroom with 4 teenagers kicking it around.
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: Wade on September 28, 2005, 02:45:59 pm
Interesting.

Wade
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: Havok on September 28, 2005, 04:23:54 pm
Much better the Mr Do...


 ;)
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: SirPeale on September 28, 2005, 08:34:37 pm
Where does it say missing back door?
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: DarkKobold on September 28, 2005, 10:43:58 pm

I think the cabinet itself is worth having, even if you don't like the game.


I didn't grasp this from your post. I thought you were saying: "This thread isn't about gameplay, its about a minty cab"

Simple communication error.
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: ClubNinja on September 29, 2005, 08:52:24 am
I guess I know too many people with really nice machines.
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: ChadTower on September 29, 2005, 09:19:25 am

It would be funnier if Ron + Beth hit up a bunch of liquor stores and then drove their car into a pole during a police chase.
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: Wade on September 29, 2005, 10:18:15 am
I guess I know too many people with really nice machines.
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: ChadTower on September 29, 2005, 10:27:31 am

I've never seen a real Dig Dug myself.  There are very few arcades here and the ones we have are 90% redemption.  We haven't had real arcades here in a LONG time.
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: Havok on September 29, 2005, 10:46:53 am
I think we need to get the posts to match the subject...

Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: ClubNinja on September 29, 2005, 01:22:01 pm

It would be funnier if Ron + Beth hit up a bunch of liquor stores and then drove their car into a pole during a police chase.

As long as it's a pole, and not my Galaxian, then yeah.  That'd be funnier.
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: ChadTower on September 29, 2005, 01:22:56 pm

Maybe a Pole Position.
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: Crowley on October 11, 2005, 01:03:43 am
Link (http://cgi.ebay.com/bally-FOUR-MILLION-BC-pinball-machine-NEW-PARTS-NICE_W0QQitemZ6215541770QQcategoryZ13725QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Haven't seen one of these in a while. Great seller.
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: Franco on October 11, 2005, 01:57:14 am
You dont see many 34 year olds that look that tidy!  :)
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: Havok on October 11, 2005, 08:20:54 am
You dont see many 34 year olds that look that tidy!
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: ChadTower on October 11, 2005, 09:49:42 am

Pin collectors, real pin collectors, are super anal.  I actually do see a lot of games like that, and some that make this one look trashed.
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: ClubNinja on October 11, 2005, 10:22:45 am
Some pin collectors are only sort of anal - do they count as "real" ones, too?  :P
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: ChadTower on October 11, 2005, 10:28:36 am

You're a novice.  From what I am told, most start out like you.  Wait a year or two and see if those little imperfections don't get slowly upgraded.
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: RayB on October 11, 2005, 10:28:49 am
It's amazing Pinball survived for so long considering how "samey" they all were back then.
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: ChadTower on October 11, 2005, 11:17:03 am

Don't forget, in the age of the EM, there was no alternative.  No vids, no redemption games, just EM pins.
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: ClubNinja on October 11, 2005, 01:31:59 pm
I'm sure it'll end up happening sooner than later.  Scary.
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: ChadTower on October 11, 2005, 01:38:17 pm
You should post the newest pickup in the projects section.  That will be a good one to see up and going.
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: RayB on October 11, 2005, 03:06:32 pm

Don't forget, in the age of the EM, there was no alternative.
Title: Re: They don't get much more beautiful then this
Post by: ChadTower on October 11, 2005, 05:21:27 pm

Many of those things are gigantic and did not go where these pins went.  EMs went to places like pizza parlors.  How are you going to put that gigantic puck bowler or periscope thing in a corner pizza joint?  Those things generally cost a LOT more than pinball machines, too.

There's a reason so many EM pins are still around while very few of those other games are.