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Title: Zaxxon...Good Deal?
Post by: babydickonboard on May 17, 2006, 07:01:06 pm
SO this saturday, i'm heading out to pick up a working Zaxxon cabinet from somebody on craigslist... It seems like a good idea cause its a working cab for 150$ and i enjoy the game. but it appears that it is missing the orginal flight stick and instead has some kind of bat-handle w/ top button.  Is this still a good deal even tho its missing the authentic flight-stick?

(http://images.webmagic.com/klov.com/images/Z/cZaxxon.jpg)

original cabinet

(http://i24.ebayimg.com/02/i/07/1f/d1/96_12.JPG)

original control panel + flightstick

(http://b.im.craigslist.org/Sj/D5/bH9NOl1PcYBEku2qAhc2UQJSXbyD.jpg)
control panel for sale
(http://a.im.craigslist.org/82/xp/Ehu8MlBl33JDq0RelRVs37Yggurb.jpg)
cabinet for sale

thanks!
Title: Re: Zaxxon...Good Deal?
Post by: Fozzy The Bear on May 17, 2006, 07:55:54 pm
Hell yes! it's still a good deal!

Replacements for the flight stick are available from Happs.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

Title: Re: Zaxxon...Good Deal?
Post by: babydickonboard on May 17, 2006, 08:32:44 pm
right on... thanks for the info on the happs flight stick!  :D


i might also bid on this....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ZAXXON-JOYSTICK-CONTROL-PANEL-COMPLETE-RARE-LIKE-NEW_W0QQitemZ6279843072QQcategoryZ13716QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

(don't know how to shorten link title w/ out html...)
Title: Re: Zaxxon...Good Deal?
Post by: Witchboard on May 18, 2006, 07:55:34 am
Quote from: babydickonboard on May 17, 2006, 07:01:06 pm
SO this saturday, i'm heading out to pick up a working Zaxxon cabinet from somebody on craigslist... It seems like a good idea cause its a working cab for 150$ and i enjoy the game. but it appears that it is missing the orginal flight stick and instead has some kind of bat-handle w/ top button.  Is this still a good deal even tho its missing the authentic flight-stick?

Looks like a Congo Bongo conversion to me, but the cabinets look to be generally the same.
Title: Re: Zaxxon...Good Deal?
Post by: babydickonboard on May 18, 2006, 10:18:48 am
yeah i thought it was some kind of conversion.
Title: Re: Zaxxon...Good Deal?
Post by: MinerAl on May 18, 2006, 10:54:19 am
That bat stick looks suspiciously like the bat+button sticks on Wico Command and Conquer Atari sticks.  Betcha it's the arcade version of the same thing...  I'll take that off your hands if you're going to chuck it :)

Title: Re: Zaxxon...Good Deal?
Post by: Glaine on May 18, 2006, 02:18:32 pm
$150 for working games is a great deal regardless. Heck, just the cabs can go for $100 easily if you throw in the coin door. Plus, your side-art looks to be in really good shape. Congradulations, looks like a keeper.