Lucky Hoppin' Friday!

[Flack]

I know we've kicked this point around before, but I cannot stress enough how many times it's paid off to let the people in your life that you collect games. You can't be everywhere at once, and it helps to have as many pairs of eyes "working for you" as possible. Today's AWESOME score for me just proves that point.

I just got off the phone 10 minutes ago with a friend and co-worker of mine. On his way home from work, he drove past a garage sale with a Q-BERT ARCADE GAME sitting in the driveway. My friend knew I collected arcade games, so he stopped by for a closer look. The game works, plays, and looks great, and had a price sticker stuck to it.

$100.

After a couple of phone calls back and forth, my friend fronted the $100 for me, and I'll be on my way over to pick up the game in an hour or so. According to him, the monitor looks great -- the owner even has all the keys and everything. Q-Bert is one of my son's favorite games on MAME, and I can't wait to surprise him with it! Shoot, maybe I should hide it until Christmas ...

[sporkster]

whoa that is pretty cool! Lucky kid I know I'm not the only one here who'd love a Q'bert arcade machine for Christmas.

[Cmosfm]

EDIT: See this is what the hell I get for letting people (user pyropenguin) use my computer to scour DP while I'm still logged in.

Flack, I didn't post the emoticon, promise!

Anyways, killer find, and an even better thing that you're getting it for your son. Hell, I've put so much work into getting MY machine working...I get uber jealous seeing finds like this.

Way to go, I'm still gonna come over and play one day.

[captain nintendo]

Nice score Flack man.

[SoulBlazer]

What's with the bored icon?

That's a GREAT score!

[captain nintendo]

What's with the bored icon?

That's a GREAT score!

I think he is just saying we are used to seeing Flack with great arcade scores

[jonjandran]

What's with the bored icon?

That's a GREAT score!

Jealousy is a terrible thing.

Cmosfm mad, him want arcade machine to.

[tholly]

I know we've kicked this point around before, but I cannot stress enough how many times it's paid off to let the people in your life that you collect games. You can't be everywhere at once, and it helps to have as many pairs of eyes "working for you" as possible. Today's AWESOME score for me just proves that point.

I just got off the phone 10 minutes ago with a friend and co-worker of mine. On his way home from work, he drove past a garage sale with a Q-BERT ARCADE GAME sitting in the driveway. My friend knew I collected arcade games, so he stopped by for a closer look. The game works, plays, and looks great, and had a price sticker stuck to it.

$100.

After a couple of phone calls back and forth, my friend fronted the $100 for me, and I'll be on my way over to pick up the game in an hour or so. According to him, the monitor looks great -- the owner even has all the keys and everything. Q-Bert is one of my son's favorite games on MAME, and I can't wait to surprise him with it! Shoot, maybe I should hide it until Christmas ...

wow....nice find...very lucky kid

congrats...

[98PaceCar]

Nice find Flack! I got a call about a game myself today. I had mentioned to a friend that I wanted a Track and Field, so he went out and found one for me! It's sitting safely in his garage in Lubbock right now. $200, but still not a bad deal!

[undead455]

Man you are so lucky, the closest thing I found was a video poker machine. Congrats

[Flack]

Nice find Flack! I got a call about a game myself today. I had mentioned to a friend that I wanted a Track and Field, so he went out and found one for me! It's sitting safely in his garage in Lubbock right now. $200, but still not a bad deal!

I'd love one of those myself. The convenient store next to my house growing up had one. If I don't find one soon I'll probably buy a board and "make" one.

[atari_overlord]

Hell of a nice score Flack!!
Will you be my DAD!! I would be happy to trade mine in for one that surprises me with arcade machines. Hell I would trade him in for an arcade machine

[kainemaxwell]

Nice job!!

[tholly]

Hell of a nice score Flack!!
Will you be my DAD!! I would be happy to trade mine in for one that surprises me with arcade machines. Hell I would trade him in for an arcade machine

thems some harsh feelins'

[98PaceCar]

I'd love one of those myself. The convenient store next to my house growing up had one. If I don't find one soon I'll probably buy a board and "make" one.

Not sure if I'll have it in time for the next SA, but if I do you're more than welcome to come out and play. Hopefully I'll have my Star Wars upright done by then too!

[Phosphor Dot Fossils]

Rock ON! One of my favorite arcade games ever.

[DigitalSpace]

Nice score! Enjoy.

[-hellvin-]

Kick ass find. I wish I could score an arcade machine for 100$ =D. I should start hitting tons of garage sales since I always seem to have saturday off now...tomorrow I shall try my luck.

[o2william]

Oooh, nice find. Let us know if the solenoid still works.

Owwwwwooooah... *thunk*

[Melf]

Pics! Pics!