November 2009 Finds

[InsaneDavid]

Um... You paid three bucks for a shareware demo. I paid a buck for a sealed copy of that and I felt ripped off.

Cyborgirl isn't shareware, it's a fully registered single table for Epic Pinball. Android was the only shareware table. Years ago (like 15 or so maybe) when Blockbuster was clearing that stuff out it was cheaper to buy them all as single tables rather than to order direct from Epic Megagames. I remember getting them for between $0.50 and $0.99.

Other side of the coin, Cyborgirl is one of my favorite tables from the game.

[Ryaan1234]

Cyborgirl isn't shareware, it's a fully registered single table for Epic Pinball. Android was the only shareware table. Years ago (like 15 or so maybe) when Blockbuster was clearing that stuff out it was cheaper to buy them all as single tables rather than to order direct from Epic Megagames. I remember getting them for between $0.50 and $0.99.

Other side of the coin, Cyborgirl is one of my favorite tables from the game.

Man, I think I'm starting to regret not buying that sealed copy of Cyborgirl that I saw at a garage sale a few months ago.

@Goodwill Hunter: I'm not sure about the value of your games, but Nox is tons of fun! It's an excellent Diablo clone.

[Tupin]

I opened the Cyborgirl box, it's a pretty fun game.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Cyborgirl isn't shareware, it's a fully registered single table for Epic Pinball. Android was the only shareware table. Years ago (like 15 or so maybe) when Blockbuster was clearing that stuff out it was cheaper to buy them all as single tables rather than to order direct from Epic Megagames. I remember getting them for between $0.50 and $0.99.

Other side of the coin, Cyborgirl is one of my favorite tables from the game.

I played it and it told me to register to get more levels! It's shareware, plain and simple, even if you could buy all eight levels on their own.

The game is pretty good, but I'd rather hunt down the full set of ten tables on CD.

[InsaneDavid]

I played it and it told me to register to get more levels! It's shareware, plain and simple, even if you could buy all eight levels on their own.

The game is pretty good, but I'd rather hunt down the full set of ten tables on CD.

Sure it is, and if you had enough of the "shareware" releases you'd have the full retail version of all the tables - wait, that doesn't make it shareware.

I'm pretty sure Jill of the Jungle, Kiloblaster, and a few more series were eventually sold at retail the same way - as single episodes. As you installed them all into the same directory they would become available from the launch menu. Buying a standalone boxed copy of the first episodes in those series (same with Android / Super Android) would be in effect "buying shareware" without the shareware screens. "Buy the other episodes / parts" is nothing new with software of that era, as I'm sure you know. However the only table that was ever freely distributed as Shareware was Android / Super Android.

[TheDomesticInstitution]

FREE. Off of Craigslist



It's a complete mess of wires inside, but the cabinet is pretty solid. But it has a working JAMMA PCB and a monitor (which may or may not work).

[otoko]

FREE. Off of Craigslist



It's a complete mess of wires inside, but the cabinet is pretty solid. But it has a working JAMMA PCB and a monitor (which may or may not work).

Now, that's a weekend project!

[TheDomesticInstitution]

Now, that's a weekend project!

6 months worth of weekends.

[thunderkid]

Haven't done this in a while. Here is what I found this weekend. Atari 7800 with 23 games most Atari 2600. Lots of joysticks, paddles and a cart holder all for $20 from local flea market.




I also found a complete gamecube Mario Party 7 from same flea market for $10. Now I just need Mario party 5 to complete my Gamecube Mario Party collection.

[smork]

FREE. Off of Craigslist

That's a pretty good price! What's your plans for it?

[TheDomesticInstitution]

That's a pretty good price! What's your plans for it?

It's weird, because the last machine I picked up was another JAMMA-tized Super Pac-Man. I am in the process of converting the exterior of that one back to a Super Pac-Man... which means a complete repainting by hand of all the lettering and logos. I put a multiboard in it, which includes Super Pac-Man.

Since I will have left over paint from my current project, I may as well try and do the same to this one. I'll probably re-mount the monitor vertically and put another multi-board in it, and sell this one.

Repainting the cab without stencils is really time consuming, so it'll be a while before I start on this one. But Super Pac-Man has a unique cabinet, that I'd like to preserve. I've been working on my current one for about 2 months now, but it's starting to look good.

Here's a flickr set dedicated to my current project, which will give you an idea of where I'm heading with my Free Cabinet.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mhanlen...7622516605766/

And here's more pictures of the one I picked up yesterday... I really have my work cut out, as the interior is a rats nest of hacked wiring.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mhanlen...7622763668802/