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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: clanggedin on August 30, 2007, 01:30:56 pm
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Ever since I was little I have always been fascinated with the old fortune teller machines, maybe because they are somewhat creepy and they scare small children. Hammacher Schlemmer sells a replica of the Zoltar fortune teller for $9k. I have also seen other old teller machine go for big $$$, so I had ruled out getting one for my arcade until I cam across the grat Zultan.
http://www.classicarcadegrafix.com/sunshop/index.php/action/item/id/1/ (http://www.classicarcadegrafix.com/sunshop/index.php/action/item/id/1/)
I did not pay what classicarcadegrafix is charging for theirs. You can generally pick them up for $70-$100 if you look around. They don't make them anymore the their price has risen from the original MSRP of $35. I paid $88 (shipping included) for mine though.
The case is plastic, but you wouldn't know unless you touched it. It looks like a high quality case. Zultan only tell 8 different fortunes, but it makes up for it with the wireless microphone. You can have it say whatever you want. I have a party tonight and it's going to get alot of attention :D.
The skull in the crystal ball is also animated says the fortune, plus the curtains open and shut.
This is a must for all home game rooms.
Here are other videos of Zultan working
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD0i4LBR3Xs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD0i4LBR3Xs)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdiZFqd7lso (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdiZFqd7lso)
This one has been hacked.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0hANRPwX3A (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0hANRPwX3A)
Here's a photo of mine (taken w/ camera phone)
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Careful, he may make you a grownup.
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Grow up? Man, don't say that... not even joking. Really.
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This is really cool ...it will look really nice in my GR :cheers:
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I saw a gypsy version of one of these go on eBay for about $1000 last December. So sad :(
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Grow up? Man, don't say that... not even joking. Really.
(http://www.movieprop.com/tvandmovie/reviews/big.jpg)