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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: Level42 on July 24, 2008, 01:49:13 am

Title: Talk about arcade dedication !
Post by: Level42 on July 24, 2008, 01:49:13 am

FullThrottle is nuts, but in the good way. Check out this story, totally amazing, and all for the benefit of the CAX visistors. Major  :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: to FullThrottle:

http://forums.webmagic.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=2&Number=831595&an=0&page=0#Post831595

Title: Re: Talk about arcade dedication !
Post by: RayB on July 24, 2008, 01:02:35 pm

That's pretty nutty. Why haul a bunch of COMMON games across the country?? There are PLENTY of collectors in California... and those games would have been easy to find locally for the event...

Title: Re: Talk about arcade dedication !
Post by: Level42 on July 24, 2008, 02:07:45 pm

Next time you arrange it Ray.........  ::)


Anduhmmmm, MC cockpit ? TooBin ? Spyhunter ? Lunar Lander ? Those are not _that_ common .....

And aside from that, he took up the effort to round up the games with various collectors on the way. Not everyone is willing to let their precious games travel a distance like that with all risks involved.

I think he and the people offering the games deserve a bit better than your comment.

Title: Re: Talk about arcade dedication !
Post by: red_johnny on July 28, 2008, 05:22:25 pm

Common or not they looked to be in great shape!  That alone makes them worth a bit more than usual common games with the wood all tore up.

Title: Re: Talk about arcade dedication !
Post by: SavannahLion on July 28, 2008, 06:14:27 pm

Bit of a cock someone stole his box of boards though... and a hand truck? Punks.

I almost had my handtruck stolen (isn't even half as nice as the one described there) but I was standing about five yards away with a steel handled sledge hammer in my hands.... >:D

Title: Re: Talk about arcade dedication !
Post by: red_johnny on July 28, 2008, 06:16:25 pm

Quote from: SavannahLion on July 28, 2008, 06:14:27 pm

Bit of a cock someone stole his box of boards though... and a hand truck? Punks.

I almost had my handtruck stolen (isn't even half as nice as the one described there) but I was standing about five yards away with a steel handled sledge hammer in my hands.... >:D

So what your saying is it might have been a very bad day for them huh?

Title: Re: Talk about arcade dedication !
Post by: FrizzleFried on July 28, 2008, 07:27:46 pm

Karl is a good dude.  I met up with him at CAX and saw his cabs...hell,  I played his Missile Command at CAX too.