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Title: DK jr. Tabletop?
Post by: xonix_digital on November 16, 2005, 10:05:53 pm
I've never seen this before.

http://tinyurl.com/bz4ea

I want all of these! But not without the boxes.

-=XD=-
Title: Re: DK jr. Tabletop?
Post by: RayB on November 17, 2005, 12:09:58 pm
Well good luck, cuz boxes are rare. These things fetch on average around $40-$50, with some going as high as $75+.  That's without a box.

I have almost all of them. Only need a few more to complete my collection:

LOOKING FOR:
 - DK Jr.
 - Ms PacMan
 - AdventureVision
 - Q*Bert

I have all the rest!!!   :D




Title: Re: DK jr. Tabletop?
Post by: Stingray on November 17, 2005, 12:13:00 pm
If you're under 30 and don't remember these things back when they were new, you're bound to be dissapointed when you actually see one in action. I think they're super-cool, but I had a couple as a kid.

-S
Title: Re: DK jr. Tabletop?
Post by: KenToad on November 17, 2005, 01:07:35 pm
I had the DK Jr. one and PacMan. 

And I miss them dearly.

Actually, I'd probably mame (I don't think the team trademarked the verb) that PacMan. :)

Cheers,
KenToad
Title: Re: DK jr. Tabletop?
Post by: Stingray on November 17, 2005, 01:25:52 pm
I had the DK Jr. one and PacMan. 

And I miss them dearly.

Actually, I'd probably mame (I don't think the team trademarked the verb) that PacMan. :)

Cheers,
KenToad

Interesting coicidence. I happen to have a dead pac-man tabletop that I got from none other than RayB. The plan is to MAME it once I can find a cheap enough pocketpc.

-S
Title: Re: DK jr. Tabletop?
Post by: KenToad on November 18, 2005, 10:09:19 am
Interesting coicidence. I happen to have a dead pac-man tabletop that I got from none other than RayB. The plan is to MAME it once I can find a cheap enough pocketpc.

-S

OK, that's uber-cool, but have you found a pocket pc that would fit the screen of the tabletop? 

Is this way off in the future, really just a money issue (i.e. hard to justify with the wife)?  I'd love to see one of those tabletops playing real arcade games. 

Cheers,
KenToad
Title: Re: DK jr. Tabletop?
Post by: GGKoul on November 18, 2005, 10:13:54 am
The only cool one is Galaga!
Title: Re: DK jr. Tabletop?
Post by: Stingray on November 18, 2005, 10:44:11 am
Interesting coicidence. I happen to have a dead pac-man tabletop that I got from none other than RayB. The plan is to MAME it once I can find a cheap enough pocketpc.

-S

OK, that's uber-cool, but have you found a pocket pc that would fit the screen of the tabletop? 

Is this way off in the future, really just a money issue (i.e. hard to justify with the wife)?  I'd love to see one of those tabletops playing real arcade games. 

Cheers,
KenToad

I haven't tested it to see if it would fit yet. I'm also considering using a Gameboy Advance, which would be a lot cheaper, and there are some arcade collections availabel for it.

-S
Title: Re: DK jr. Tabletop?
Post by: MameMaster! on November 18, 2005, 10:44:23 am
I have Ms. Pac Man, Frogger, Pac Man and Donkey Kong displayed in my office.

Yeah...my office shouts "geek in here!"
Title: Re: DK jr. Tabletop?
Post by: Stingray on November 18, 2005, 10:47:34 am
[quote author=MameMaster
Title: Re: DK jr. Tabletop?
Post by: KenToad on November 18, 2005, 10:51:06 am
The only cool one is Galaga!

Hmmm, no you must not have played the DK Jr. model.  That one was great.  I haven't played any of the ones that I didn't own.

Also, I had this crazy generic tabletop arcade game that was neat because you could see it from both sides, for two player action.  You fought this multi-armed robot in the middle. 

I'll post if I can google it. 

Cheers,
KenToad

*Edit* Found it.

Title: Re: DK jr. Tabletop?
Post by: Stingray on November 18, 2005, 11:06:44 am
Groovy, never seen one of those. It's like the Nintendo BBQ grill cocktail.

-S
Title: Re: DK jr. Tabletop?
Post by: KenToad on November 18, 2005, 11:11:22 am
Here ya go:
Title: Re: DK jr. Tabletop?
Post by: KenToad on November 18, 2005, 11:12:16 am
In-game:

Title: Re: DK jr. Tabletop?
Post by: Stingray on November 18, 2005, 11:14:55 am
I played that one at a game show recently for about a half hour. I agree that it's one of the better ones.

-S
Title: Re: DK jr. Tabletop?
Post by: menace on November 18, 2005, 11:20:04 am
I have the ms.pacman one --its in sort of rough shape but works--were kids deaf in the early 80's?  the thing is so freaking loud I'm (almost) embarassed to turn it on!
Title: Re: DK jr. Tabletop?
Post by: RayB on November 18, 2005, 02:44:32 pm
I have the ms.pacman one --its in sort of rough shape but works--were kids deaf in the early 80's?
Title: Re: DK jr. Tabletop?
Post by: xonix_digital on November 19, 2005, 02:42:01 am
DK Jr looks awesome!!!

I have played similar games to these but not the actual tabletops. I recently bought an old Galaga handheld that plays diagonally from the bottom left.

These games are so much fun! I have a hard time getting a very high score without getting frustrated, but I'm always coming back for more..

ps. I did have some sort of early tabletop video game system that I think took cartridges but had a game or two built in... I couldn't for the life of my remember what it was.

It was black, and I think the carts went in under the "screen". THat was a yardsale find when I was VERY young. Early early nineties.

-=XD=-
Title: Re: DK jr. Tabletop?
Post by: MinerAl on November 19, 2005, 12:26:29 pm
Somewhere in here, I have a Zaxxon tabletop of that era.
Title: Re: DK jr. Tabletop?
Post by: nostrebor on November 19, 2005, 03:56:57 pm

ps. I did have some sort of early tabletop video game system that I think took cartridges but had a game or two built in... I couldn't for the life of my remember what it was.

It was black, and I think the carts went in under the "screen". THat was a yardsale find when I was VERY young. Early early nineties.

-=XD=-

Vectrex?
Title: Re: DK jr. Tabletop?
Post by: xonix_digital on November 19, 2005, 06:58:30 pm
Now that I see it, it is definately the right size and shape. Without going back in time it would be tough to say for sure. There wasn't a similar machine with a red screen was there?

-=XD=-
Title: Re: DK jr. Tabletop?
Post by: RayB on November 21, 2005, 12:30:09 pm
Now that I see it, it is definately the right size and shape. Without going back in time it would be tough to say for sure. There wasn't a similar machine with a red screen was there?
-=XD=-

Sounds like you had the ultra-rare ultra-desirable (now) AdventureVision!!
Title: Re: DK jr. Tabletop?
Post by: Stingray on November 21, 2005, 01:33:28 pm
Now that I see it, it is definately the right size and shape. Without going back in time it would be tough to say for sure. There wasn't a similar machine with a red screen was there?

-=XD=-


Did you have a Vectrex with a red screen overlay?

-S