Interesting Arcade Links – 2009-05-03

• Working Atari Crystal Castles arcade game in Tippicanoe / South Bend Indiana area for $150! Great deal, snatch this up. #
• Atari Centipede arcade game – NW for $100 in Tippecanoe, South Bend Indiana area Craigslist. Still good deal – http://tinyurl.com/dzpegl #
• Working Midway Kicker arcade game on Craigslist – Hanover MI just south of Jackson – $200 = Good value. http://tinyurl.com/cjusx2 #
• Final presentation Wed, final exam in Corporate Finance on Thursday and my semester is done and I’m back to the

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Arcades: Buying from a retailer vs. a fixer upper

You want to buy your first arcade game or pinball machine and you have found a vendor is selling your favorite game for a decent amount of money, something ranging from $800-$2500 or so, maybe more, maybe less. You’ve seen these same games sell for less on eBay and you’ve been monitoring Craigslist and noticed that some games there are even given away for free. I just want a working game, what are my options? We’ll touch a little bit on that in this post.

Dig Dug cabaret CPOs have started printing

Remember the Dig Dug cabaret artwork that I worked on last September? This Old Game posted an update to let us know he has started printing that limited run of overlays.

Professor Pac-man Marquee Artwork

Turning arcade artwork into an editable vector file is relaxing for me. In a time of stress, working on this artwork in Illustrator can be soothing. Such was the case over the last two weeks. After a half hour there, half hour here I have a new finished piece of artwork – the Professor Pac-man marquee artwork.

Interesting Arcade Links – 2009-04-26

• Donkey Kong cocktail arcade game for sale, Wyoming MI – $150, broken. He’ll probably need to come down to at least $100 – http://is.gd/twBS #
• Looking for a Gottlieb Reactor? Both a Joust and Reactor for sale on Craigslist Charlotte, MI – $800. – http://snipr.com/gmfod #
• Dig Dug cocktail arcade game for $250, working Grand Rapids MI Craigslist. Good value, may need a cap kit. http://snipr.com/gmhpl #
• Midway Gorf working arcade game $450 Lansing Craigslist. Nice looking, value down

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Play arcade games in Broad Ripple

Looking for locations out and about to play arcade games? Great classics like a hideous Battlefrogs and yet another Multicade? Didn’t think so. But if you’re in the Broadripple area and you really need a fix, these two might fill the need. Here’s where they’re at.