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ChadTower:

Yeah, they're legal, those roms are way over 18 now.

rubberpoultry:
That sale must be long over. Target lists this thing for $499 on their website.

FrizzleFried:
Yah,  it was after Christmas stock that was being cleared out...

Here is a link here in the BST forum about it...

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=63258.0

TOK:
For anyone planning to use these as the basis of a better machine, read up on the color reproduction on them. I can't remember specifically what the issue was, but basically they cheaped out on the hardware and the machines don't properly produce all the colors of the real games. When they came out, there was a lot of talk about washed out looking images that was attributed to the monitor, but the monitor wasn't actually the source.

bleargh:
Sure, John's Jukes is close if you don't count it being a four hour ride to Vancouver.... hour and a half to the ferry (where you'll sit and wait an hour for the next one), hour and a half on the ferry, and another half hour into town.  Never mind cost of gas and the ferry being $50 each way.  Oh, and want to put a cabinet in the back of your truck?  You're now an "overheight" and that nearly doubles the cost of the ferry ride.  And if you didn't feel like leaving at the crack of dawn to get on the road you'll likely end up having to plan to spend a night in town too as you'll miss the evening ferries back (if you're not there by ~4pm you won't get on the last 9pm ferry) (summer line-ups).

So, uh, yeah.... mileage wise I'm close to John's Jukes and the Time Travel Warehouse, but just getting there and back to pick up a cabinet would run ~$250 plus gas and take the better part of a weekend.

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