Author Topic: coinop graveyard (Read 6871 times)

rchadd · « **on:** May 20, 2005, 06:04:30 pm »

http://www.coinopwarehouse.com/pictures.html#vids

does such a place exist in the UK?

restore heaven!

ChadTower · « **Reply #1 on:** May 20, 2005, 07:05:16 pm »

Yep, the guy that runs it has a good rep, too... if you show up with a van and cash you can get some good deals.

2600 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 20, 2005, 07:51:29 pm »

I wouldn't exactly call it a graveyard either. Sometimes when I go there it seems more like wonderland, there's just so many games, pins, and what not. You can even go up there just looking for parts or what not. Last time all I picked up were a couple of 4" wico handles.

Rocky · « **Reply #3 on:** May 20, 2005, 10:54:29 pm »

Graveyard isn't too far off for some of the stuff

tommy · « **Reply #4 on:** May 21, 2005, 01:01:06 am »

thats alot of games

wish i was near there

SuperGunGuru · « **Reply #5 on:** May 21, 2005, 02:12:31 am »

This would be a coinop graveyard.

I was there and these are the pics I took. DarkKobold was there the same day and I'm sure he remembers how crazy that place was.

www.msu.edu/~miekkawi/kzoo

Chris · « **Reply #6 on:** May 21, 2005, 02:37:16 am »

GGKoul · « **Reply #7 on:** May 22, 2005, 12:43:54 am »

Quote from: SuperGunGuru on May 21, 2005, 02:12:31 am

This would be a coinop graveyard. I was there and these are the pics I took. DarkKobold was there the same day and I'm sure he remembers how crazy that place was.

www.msu.edu/~miekkawi/kzoo

Was that a free for all??

SuperGunGuru · « **Reply #8 on:** May 22, 2005, 12:47:50 am »

Sorta. It was a legally run sale of the games, but it was a situation where you had to claim something before someone else did. I missed out on a good marquee for my Frogger because I thought I could just grab it after I went to get lunch. It was gone when I got back. Someone there was taking a bunch of marquees of games and I'm guessing he may have got it.

Redseven80 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 23, 2005, 02:09:33 am »

Heres a cool site with other graveyards

http://www.alsarcade.com/Andy/arc/grose/

anyone got any more? I like the warehouse job. is that a pong in the background in one of those shots?

paigeoliver · « **Reply #10 on:** May 23, 2005, 04:11:26 am »

How come I saw all those nice looking Solar Quests in the warehouse, but none in the backs of the trucks afterwards?

Stingray · « **Reply #11 on:** May 23, 2005, 10:46:13 am »

Wow, that's so sad seeing all those great games just sitting there collecting dust. It's probably for the best that it's nowhere near me. I could easilly blow a few paychecks in there!

I'd sure love to have one of those Omega Races that are sitting there.

-S

ChadTower · « **Reply #12 on:** May 23, 2005, 10:49:41 am »

Anyone ever see one of that cab on the left?

http://www.coinopwarehouse.com/images/warehouse/imgp4762.jpg

What is that in the Space Duel cab?

http://www.coinopwarehouse.com/images/warehouse/imgp4784.jpg

Chris · « **Reply #13 on:** May 23, 2005, 10:55:09 am »

Quote from: ChadTower on May 23, 2005, 10:49:41 am

Anyone ever see one of that cab on the left?

http://www.coinopwarehouse.com/images/warehouse/imgp4762.jpg

No, but it looks like a multi-Pong clone of some sort.

ChadTower · « **Reply #14 on:** May 23, 2005, 10:56:01 am »

It's a very pretty fiberglass cab.

Dire Radiant · « **Reply #15 on:** May 23, 2005, 01:49:34 pm »

Dear Lord, what on earth happened to that one Pac? Looks like someone attacked it with a lawnmower!

ChadTower · « **Reply #16 on:** May 23, 2005, 01:56:21 pm »

Water.

DreamWeb · « **Reply #17 on:** May 24, 2005, 02:03:12 pm »

Water did -THAT- to a cab?! Yikes... I was unaware of the dangers of the H2O.

That's it... No more water for me. Only beer from here on in.

d.

ChadTower · « **Reply #18 on:** May 24, 2005, 02:30:11 pm »

Dude, clearly those things have been sitting there for 20 years. If you had backstory, too, you'd know that even the floor was rotted out and unsafe in much of the building. It was an abandoned warehouse.

SuperGunGuru · « **Reply #19 on:** May 24, 2005, 10:29:51 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on May 24, 2005, 02:30:11 pm

Dude, clearly those things have been sitting there for 20 years.

NY_in_TX · « **Reply #20 on:** May 25, 2005, 11:03:09 am »

http://www.alsarcade.com/Andy/arc/grose/pics/conv46.jpg

PacMon · « **Reply #21 on:** May 26, 2005, 01:02:06 pm »

I'm showing that website to my wife just to show her I don't have too many cabinets...

ethous · « **Reply #22 on:** May 27, 2005, 08:25:33 am »

God there is allot of cabs there that pain me to see them like that.
Thats when you wish you could operators like that and would give them to you.
Some would be a good project.

ChadTower · « **Reply #23 on:** May 27, 2005, 09:13:31 am »

Quote from: ethous on May 27, 2005, 08:25:33 am

God there is allot of cabs there that pain me to see them like that.
Thats when you wish you could operators like that and would give them to you.
Some would be a good project.

So, would you buy them all? There are two alternatives to you showing up and buying the building: they stay there where they are safe and sound until someone restores them, or they burn the building down and take the insurance money.

Q*Bert_OP · « **Reply #24 on:** June 04, 2005, 01:55:24 pm »

http://homepage.mac.com/copocamaro1/PhotoAlbum6.html

ChadTower · « **Reply #25 on:** June 04, 2005, 02:08:39 pm »

There's a Star Wars cockpit hidden in there.

Q*Bert_OP · « **Reply #26 on:** June 04, 2005, 09:32:39 pm »

Did you notice the "warped Ms. Pac"?

Was that damaged by water? wind? fire?

Gootfu · « **Reply #27 on:** June 05, 2005, 05:13:57 am »

I think thats where I want to be when I die!

quarterback · « **Reply #28 on:** June 07, 2005, 02:47:04 pm »

Quote from: qbert247 on June 04, 2005, 09:32:39 pm

Did you notice the "warped Ms. Pac"?

Was that damaged by earth? wind? fire?

I always knew those guys were up to no good!

Nalski · « **Reply #29 on:** June 08, 2005, 07:39:41 pm »

Quote from: rchadd on May 20, 2005, 06:04:30 pm

http://www.coinopwarehouse.com/pictures.html#vids

does such a place exist in the UK?

restore heaven!

If it does, I'm first in the queue for a Mad Planets joystick!

bossyman15 · « **Reply #30 on:** June 13, 2005, 08:31:13 pm »

DAMN! it sadness me to see all those doomed arcades!!!! and that old warehouse in the forest... why would someone just leave it there?

why didn't they just take them all with them or sell them all for cheap to save their lives!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh woes is me!!!


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Author Topic: coinop graveyard (Read 6871 times)

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