This story begins in 2005, when I visited a warehouse in the south of Norway with a lot of cabinets. I'm not sure how many, but it had to be a lot more than 100. That's where I found Robotron and Dragon's Lair. Unfortunately, I was quite new to this hobby at the time, so I didn't know many of the cabinets that I saw there. And I was more into pinball than arcade games. Only luck would have it that I chose those two popular games over the other ones from the warehouse.
My worst mistake is that I didn't take a single photo at the time. And from the row upon row of games, the only ones that I could remember were Space Ace, Super Offroad, a converted Crystal Castles and an unknown driving game with a marquee which said something about F40 or 340. The owners almost begged me to buy more than the two games, but I refused. One reason was that most of the cabinets were converted and in bad condition, but also the prices.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Recent purchases
Just a little update about recent purchases I've made..
First of all, I found a Zaccaria power cable harness on eBay. I remembered that I had a broken connector in the backbox of my Magic Castle. But I did the mistake I often do: I bought something without ensuring that I actually need it. It turned out that I already had this cable in nice working order!
First of all, I found a Zaccaria power cable harness on eBay. I remembered that I had a broken connector in the backbox of my Magic Castle. But I did the mistake I often do: I bought something without ensuring that I actually need it. It turned out that I already had this cable in nice working order!
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Space Invaders II sold
I had filled my garage with arcade cabinets after my little local roadtrip. Luckily I got them all moved inside before the snow fell. As you may remember, I have plans for most of the six Space Invaders cabs that I picked up:
- I am keeping one blue (SI1) and one red (SI2) for myself.
- My friend who helped me tidy the op's garage is getting a blue cab.
- My friend Arch is buying one blue and one red cab.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Danger! Danger! A storm is coming!
It's been a while since I posted. You would think that it's because of "real life" catching up to me, or whatever people say when their work and family takes too much time. But no! The reason why I haven't written about the games is actually the games themselves!
I live up north, far too close to the arctic circle. November is coming fast, and so is winter and snow! After my little local roadtrip a couple of months ago I suddenly had 9 arcade cabinets in the garage. That doesn't leave room for much else, let alone my car. I dreaded the thought of having to park outside and remove 10 cm of snow every morning through the winter. I also have the garden tools, furniture, bbq and all those things which I'd prefer to get inside before the first snowfall! Most important of all, I didn't want to move the games in winter conditions. I planned to rent the same large trailer that I used to pick up the games, and it's difficult enough to handle it without the icy roads.
I had been postponing for too long, and two weeks ago I asked three friends if they could help me move. The first date that was good for all of them was October 24th. Now, if you don't know the climate we have in this corner of the world, I will tell you that the weather can change from one day to the next. You look out on your green garden and go to bed, and the next morning 15 cm of snow punches you in the face. That was what I was very afraid of. I had to get the games moved before winter came.
I live up north, far too close to the arctic circle. November is coming fast, and so is winter and snow! After my little local roadtrip a couple of months ago I suddenly had 9 arcade cabinets in the garage. That doesn't leave room for much else, let alone my car. I dreaded the thought of having to park outside and remove 10 cm of snow every morning through the winter. I also have the garden tools, furniture, bbq and all those things which I'd prefer to get inside before the first snowfall! Most important of all, I didn't want to move the games in winter conditions. I planned to rent the same large trailer that I used to pick up the games, and it's difficult enough to handle it without the icy roads.
I had been postponing for too long, and two weeks ago I asked three friends if they could help me move. The first date that was good for all of them was October 24th. Now, if you don't know the climate we have in this corner of the world, I will tell you that the weather can change from one day to the next. You look out on your green garden and go to bed, and the next morning 15 cm of snow punches you in the face. That was what I was very afraid of. I had to get the games moved before winter came.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Outland Oslo
I thought I had already written about this, but apparently not. We were visiting Oslo in the end of July. A friend of mine who is very much into Lego took us to a shop called Outland. In addition to a ton of rare Lego sets, they focus on role playing, comics, fantasy and board games. And.. arcade cabinets?!
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