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Title: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: jfh2112 on July 04, 2009, 05:08:39 pm
http://www.pinsane.com/pinorama/events/MJ_09/kr/michael_jackson_arcade_entry.html

Wow, dude. I had to wipe the drool off my keyboard after seeing this.
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: patrickl on July 04, 2009, 06:21:24 pm
It even has an Ultracade  :P
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: Snowblindz on July 04, 2009, 07:18:02 pm
That was one of the most amazing thing I've ever seen... thank you for sharing. 
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: Benevolance on July 04, 2009, 08:21:15 pm
His arcade is larger than any of my local arcades.
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: mj147 on July 04, 2009, 08:25:31 pm
I bet it got used by the "staff" more than by MJ.  I see exit and handicap signs, was this accessible by the public?




mj147
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: SlayerAlex on July 04, 2009, 09:32:01 pm
I bet it got used by the "staff" more than by MJ.  I see exit and handicap signs, was this accessible by the public?




mj147

naa i dont think it was open to the public. It just says at the begning that the pics were taken some place elese all his stuff was moved to.

But got dam...i dont even know what to say.. thats amazsing
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: Billy_Goatfeet on July 04, 2009, 09:44:23 pm



  Wow.   :'(  That was awesome.  It was also nice the see that MJ had an MK.


Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: RayB on July 04, 2009, 10:25:44 pm
All that was auctioned off several months ago. I keep saying, his death was "assisted". He had nothing to live for after selling off this awesome collection.  ;D
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: pinballwizard79 on July 05, 2009, 12:13:42 am
I cannot believe that place.

The page is awesome, its amazing how you can click to other partitions of the arcade & then explore even more.......its like the arcade just keeps growing.

That is one of the best posts Ive seen here, very nice.
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: AcidArmitage on July 05, 2009, 01:04:52 am
did anybody find a michael jackson's moonwalker arcade in there?
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: BASS! on July 05, 2009, 06:22:50 am
I think this was only a partial auction. I remember hearing that never land cost upwards of a mill a month just in operational costs.
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: Level42 on July 05, 2009, 06:45:09 pm
I understood the auction was cancelled. Bruno (DarthNuno) here had ordered the catalog for the auction that featured the 360 amongst others...:
http://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=649.msg6143#msg6143


(Amazingly) you can still browse through the catalogue right here:
http://www.juliensauctions.com/auctions/2009/michael-jackson/icatalog4.html

When I saw the pinballs it crossed my mind that Stern should strike a deal to do a MJ pinball NOW !
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: 1UP on July 06, 2009, 03:23:59 pm
One could make a VP table with grunts, screams, and Hee Hee!

Must be nice to be able to stock a full scale arcade with your spare change...  Yeah, saw this on the news, this looks like the facility where the auction was to take place.  MJ canceled it at the last minute back before, uh, well...

Bet lots of kids had fun there.
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: LLUncoolJ on July 06, 2009, 05:49:24 pm
Baddasstry. Jacko loved him some Star Wars.
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: Ginsu Victim on July 06, 2009, 05:53:36 pm
So do the impersonators....
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1252/1113164979_40ac33dc36.jpg)
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: Turnarcades on July 06, 2009, 07:08:55 pm
Woulda been nice to have bought something at auction, shame I'm in the UK. Would be even better now as it would probably be worth more.

I would have had both those Crazy Taxi cabs - I love that game!
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: Visitor Q on July 07, 2009, 08:41:07 am
Looks like a good setup but what the heck are all those white signs? Out of Order??? I can't read what they say on them.  ???
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: Flake on July 07, 2009, 09:30:46 am
Wow do you think he actually individually picked/selected all those pieces for his arcade or had someone else do it based on his "vision"?

I would love to have that Han Solo encased in carbonite.............checks e-bay............damn, found it.  Someone buy this for me?  http://cgi.ebay.com/Star-Wars-Life-Size-Han-Solo-In-Carbonite-Over-6_W0QQitemZ350055352786QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5180ecc9d2&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Star-Wars-Life-Size-Han-Solo-In-Carbonite-Over-6_W0QQitemZ350055352786QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5180ecc9d2&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116)
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: Dartful Dodger on July 07, 2009, 11:20:42 am
I would love to have that Han Solo encased in carbonite.............checks e-bay............damn, found it.

Wow 5 grand!

A friend of a friend bought one of those 8 years ago for 2 grand.  He lost his job a month later and I remember me and another friend made jokes at his expense because he said it was an "investment".  The guy said it was a deal since they were only going to make X number of these things.  It had a # of # plate on it.

It was just fiberglass.  All the weight comes from a wooden support inside of the mold.  Even the control panel on the thing was part of the fiberglass mold.  I though (and still think) it's ridiculous.

For 2(now 5) grand I'd want the control panel to have blinking lights and pushable buttons.
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: Hornpipe2 on July 07, 2009, 02:39:40 pm
What's up with all the bicycles?   ???
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: Ginsu Victim on July 07, 2009, 02:46:22 pm
What's up with all the bicycles?   ???

He collects everything else, so why not?
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: clok on July 07, 2009, 03:33:58 pm
His arcade is larger than any of my local arcades.

I think its bigger then the town I grew up in. I get the star Wars stuff, the wierd statues, but the bakery guy? was that Burger Time?
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: polaris on July 07, 2009, 03:45:31 pm
i just noticed the fullsize vader in lego, nice
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: pinballwizard79 on July 07, 2009, 10:16:36 pm
I am guessing the Chinese bike stuff by the bruce lee statue are props from BL movies?
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: Gavica on July 07, 2009, 11:09:21 pm
I bet it got used by the "staff" more than by MJ.  I see exit and handicap signs, was this accessible by the public?




mj147


nope, it was mostly used by the little children he mol....errr invited to play.
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: Shortbus on September 07, 2009, 11:12:10 am
Must be nice to have all that cash...awesome 3d view, excellent, thanks for sharing!
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: Beretta on September 07, 2009, 12:35:40 pm
one thing you can say about MJ, he had good taste in games.. actually i bet his staff picked them out..

anyway awesome collection although there was one section you could'nt get to.. you could see it from teh sega r360 in the center of the arcade, it has a photobooth could'nt figure out how to get back in there.
Title: Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade - 360 view
Post by: fallacy on September 08, 2009, 12:54:20 am
This is to bad ass. This is like nerd paradise. I never new Michael Jackson had such good nerd taste. I thought he was just a Nederland …Fairy…. Sticking Disney Land toys up his ass, kind of guy.