New aquisition: Xenophobe

From: Ethan Dicks <erd_6502_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue Sep 10 09:59:00 2002

--- Tothwolf <tothwolf_at_concentric.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Sep 2002, Dwight K. Elvey wrote:
> > > From: "Ethan Dicks" <erd_6502_at_yahoo.com>
> > > ...After seeing a stripped Galaga Cocktail go for nearly $100...
> >
> > Most empty upright cabinets go for giveaway prices. Cocktail machines
> > are alway a premium, even stripped ones because one can move an
> > upright's inners into one and increase the value.

Most of the innards, yes. The monitors are frequently a touch smaller
for a cocktail.
 
> Of course, we are talking about a Galaga cab too. Galaga machines always
> seem to bring a premium price, and cocktail cabs would go even higher. I
> don't think I've ever even seen a Galaga cocktail...

The strangest thing about it was the left-right controls were levers
with about a 30-45 degree arc of swing, not a joystick knob like
the uprights.

I'm sure the rest of the stuff in the box was pretty stock.

-ethan


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