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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: RTSDaddy2 on December 22, 2006, 07:18:03 am

Title: Saw one of those multicade $499 models yesterday
Post by: RTSDaddy2 on December 22, 2006, 07:18:03 am

Sorry guys, wasn't sure where this post went

I happened to see one of these cheapo, pre-fab cabinets at JC Penny's yesterday, of all places.  It was on sale at 50% off so I stopped to try it out.
My first thought after messing with it for five minutes was "You wanted $499 for this arcade machine?"

         :laugh2:  :laugh2:  :laugh2:  :laugh2:  :laugh2:  :laugh2:

My second thought was "Give the $499 to me and I'll build you one look twice as nice and last three times as long!"  God, what a piece of junk!
The marquee was a simple piece of cardboard, over which was inscribed the Midway label.   The monitor / TV that was installed in it was a piece of crap as well (anybody ever seen a GREEN Wizard of Wor player on the first level?).  The buttons and joysticks were virtually useless they were recessed so far into the control panel.

Just amazing the things people would rather have.

Title: Re: Saw one of those multicade $499 models yesterday
Post by: sTiNkFiZzLe on January 12, 2007, 11:42:36 am

Quote from: RTSDaddy2 on December 22, 2006, 07:18:03 am

Just amazing the things people would rather have.

Well...Most people do know any alternative.  Nor the skills to build or refurbish one.

Title: Re: Saw one of those multicade $499 models yesterday
Post by: FrizzleFried on January 12, 2007, 02:17:13 pm

Even at 1/2 price ($250)...still not worth it eh?

Title: Re: Saw one of those multicade $499 models yesterday
Post by: Ken Layton on January 12, 2007, 06:22:48 pm

Oh, you mean the Target Midway machine? If so, that is junk.

Title: Re: Saw one of those multicade $499 models yesterday
Post by: shardian on January 12, 2007, 06:24:53 pm

Quote from: Ken Layton on January 12, 2007, 06:22:48 pm

Oh, you mean the Target Midway machine? If so, that is junk.

Yes, it is junk...but I would still like to have the game unit out of it to put in a real taito cab.  ;D

Title: Re: Saw one of those multicade $499 models yesterday
Post by: deadkenndys1105 on January 13, 2007, 11:14:11 pm

You can buy a working cabinet for less that not with some looking.  These things are total garbage.  I can't think of were I saw one last but I busted out laughing. :laugh2:  I was playing on of those knock-off bestbuy pinball machines and I swear to god I couldn't beleave this thing existed.  The buttons didn't even work and when they did they had lag.  Come on LAAAAG.  All this kinda of stuff belongs in the dump.

Title: Re: Saw one of those multicade $499 models yesterday
Post by: (+_+) on January 18, 2007, 12:11:26 pm

That's hilarious. A lagging pinball button.  :laugh2:

Boy, would that make me uptight and quick. Especially when you try to save the ball from going down the middle.

Title: Re: Saw one of those multicade $499 models yesterday
Post by: RayB on January 18, 2007, 01:32:00 pm

I've played "real" pinball machines with laggy flippers. A broken flipper mechanism is a broken flipper mechanism and even commercial grade pinballs are susceptible to it!

Title: Re: Saw one of those multicade $499 models yesterday
Post by: deadkenndys1105 on January 24, 2007, 02:11:58 am

They set this thing up that day.