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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: RayB on February 15, 2006, 01:58:12 pm

Title: Missile Command cockpit
Post by: RayB on February 15, 2006, 01:58:12 pm
Not my auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/missile-command-arcade-game-booth_W0QQitemZ8258529702QQcategoryZ4315QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

These are pretty rare.
Title: Re: Missile Command cockpit
Post by: Level42 on February 15, 2006, 02:30:08 pm
Nice cab. Smart guy, having his girlfriend lean over a bit......sex always sells  :D
Title: Re: Missile Command cockpit
Post by: Havok on February 15, 2006, 02:45:04 pm
Guy looks like a complete tool, though.

Man, I wish I could buy this. Wrong side of the US and spent all my cash...
Title: Re: Missile Command cockpit
Post by: Stingray on February 15, 2006, 04:24:18 pm
I'd love to have one of those.

-S
Title: Re: Missile Command cockpit
Post by: grantspain on February 15, 2006, 05:03:13 pm
chick looks a bit grim though :)
Title: Re: Missile Command cockpit
Post by: spriggy on February 16, 2006, 01:56:33 am
Quote from: RayB on February 15, 2006, 01:58:12 pm
Not my auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/missile-command-arcade-game-booth_W0QQitemZ8258529702QQcategoryZ4315QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

These are pretty rare.


Possibly Ultra-Rare.  I researched MC Cockpit's a little while ago...for curiosity sake (they look awesome imo)
The bone of contention and common story is that less than 100 were made (they say 99).  However, there are MS Cockpit owners out there with serial numbers up to #138 (highest I've heard anyway). Dan Kramer, from Atari Consumer Engineering 1980-84, stated that a fellow employee, in '83, claimed that 200 were made.  The word is they were made primarily for Chucky Cheese!!??  When the Cockpits stopped raking in the money, they couldn't really convert them to anything and they took up a shite load of space... so a lot were chopped!!   Some claim that less that 20 still exist?? I have know idea!


Hence, the rarity internetlore on this classic.   Ahhhhh...an Arcade Mystery!  Where's the 'Hardy Boys' when you need them?
Title: Re: Missile Command cockpit
Post by: ClubNinja on February 16, 2006, 09:09:51 am
I don't really even care for Missile Command, yet I would've easily fronted a grand if that auction was in the north east.  Sad.
Title: Re: Missile Command cockpit
Post by: RayB on February 16, 2006, 02:53:36 pm
He got a good final price for it considering it was "local pick up only".

Regarding the #'s, yes they are supposed to be low. But I've heard you can never rely on the serial #s. Manufacturers would purposely use "random" serial numbers so that the competition never new the quantity that ended up being made.
Title: Re: Missile Command cockpit
Post by: GGKoul on February 16, 2006, 03:17:01 pm
She was a beauty...
Title: Re: Missile Command cockpit
Post by: pointdablame on February 16, 2006, 04:10:18 pm
Quote from: Stewie on February 16, 2006, 03:17:01 pm
She was a beauty...

meh... I don't know about that.  I mean, she wasn't UNattractive but... uh... oh


The cab.... right.  Yeah, the cab was pretty cool.
Title: Re: Missile Command cockpit
Post by: arcadefever on February 16, 2006, 06:55:57 pm
this guy has one and he talk a bit about it :)

http://thelittons.net/homearcade/Missile/