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Re: My (early) birthday present
« Reply #15 on: August 05, 2011, 03:46:30 PM »
Congraturlations!!!! And welcome in the *exclusive* club for Galaga owners (andrĂ©'s so sad that hi's not a member)  ;D  :lol:

Can i ask where you guys bought it?? (Paul50)?

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« Reply #16 on: August 05, 2011, 03:48:16 PM »
Yes, i bought it from Paul...

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« Reply #17 on: August 05, 2011, 03:48:33 PM »
I hate it when monitors smoke, it's such an unhealthy habit of some of them ;)
Pretty sure the NIB WGs are non-smoking :p

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« Reply #18 on: August 05, 2011, 03:49:21 PM »
Will it be easy to swap them? Knowing i got 2 left hands?  ;)
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« Reply #19 on: August 05, 2011, 04:04:13 PM »
another classic added to the mix, pieter! congratulations :spaceace:
all i need is ... PONG - and a select few others: TOUCH ME, DRAGON'S LAIR, JOUST, ROBOTRON, MR DO, SAN FRANCISCO RUSH THE ROCK!!!

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« Reply #20 on: August 05, 2011, 04:10:11 PM »
no call  :-\

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« Reply #21 on: August 05, 2011, 04:18:55 PM »
Okay, i'll ask Paul when he's going to ship yours when he answers my last email...

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« Reply #22 on: August 05, 2011, 05:36:31 PM »
Welcome to the club!  8)

No so long ago, it was almost impossible to catch such cab' in Europe without importing it from US. I got mine in UK (at high price  :oops:) in 2007...

Thanks to Paul now, for helping most of us to catch theses 'beauties' from US at fair prices.  :)

edit : topic title changed... more explicit  ;)
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Re: My (early) birthday present ...GA LA GAAAA !!!
« Reply #23 on: August 05, 2011, 06:53:04 PM »
Buying a Galaga? what a strange idea...  ::)

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Re: My (early) birthday present ...GA LA GAAAA !!!
« Reply #24 on: August 05, 2011, 07:25:04 PM »
Buying a Galaga? what a strange idea...  ::)

yes what a surprise ! ::) and a must have on my list  :spaceace:
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« Reply #25 on: August 05, 2011, 07:58:41 PM »
Hahaha, i guess almost everybody saw this one coming!  ;)

Still can't believe i got a dedicated Galaga in my living room!  :D I first saw one in real life while picking up my rolling thunder at rob's place. It's was a scratch build and looked beautiful. After that i always dreamed of owning one. Played it again at "Play now" in Brussel and loved it even more. The mysterious space theme, beautiful black cab and great game play makes it one of the ultimate classic arcade cab's for me! Here is a closer look at the cab.

The cpo looks good, there are a few small cutouts but i'm okay with that.



Bezel is also in good condition, glad to see because a new one is expensive.



The condition of the front art is good, and i also love the illustration.



The side art is missing, and there is minor wood damage, nothing that can't be fixed.





The inside is a bit of a different story. As told before the monitor is toasted. And after turning the game on and inserting some credits i heard nothing. The marque and coin door light work though. I checked all the fuses with a multimeter and they are okay.



I found this at the bottom of the cab, it isn't really connected to anything. Is this the board that kept the cab from distorting police radio or am i totally off?






« Last Edit: August 05, 2011, 08:00:26 PM by gyruss »

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« Reply #27 on: August 05, 2011, 08:37:58 PM »
Lol! Now quite hating on this CLASSIC and give me some technical advice like you always do! ;D ;D ;) ;) ;)
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Re: My (early) birthday present ...GA LA GAAAA !!!
« Reply #28 on: August 05, 2011, 09:04:25 PM »
Classic ? When it's running i'll come over for a weekend and play a game or two.
One on Saturday.
One on Sunday.
it's so easy even I last for a day :p

Anyway.. yes that looks like a filter board. Remove the board from the cab and put it in a place you,ll never see it again. Or was it the other way around ?   Ohw man sorry....I just can't help it must
be the Belgian beer, sorry man !!

The cab looks amazing IMHO. You only need side art..

From now I'll be serious sorry guys.....

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« Reply #29 on: August 05, 2011, 09:18:32 PM »
No need to apologize, just know I'm good at karate too!!  ;D ;D ;) ;)  ;)