I saw some CPS2 games
advertised for sale. They looked a bit
dusty and were being sold untested ‘as is.’
It turned out the seller was a retired arcade Op. He had an arcade back in the day and also
sited machines in pubs and cafes. He
also had some other arcade items and was happy to sell them as a job lot, and
so we set off on a road trip.
He was a lovely guy and
offered us sandwiches and soup upon arrival.
The games had been sorted out ready for collection. They had been stored in a filing cabinet for
years. I was blown away by what there
was.
There was an awesome selection of MVS. I’m going for a full
set and was incredibly happy to find these.
I wasn’t expecting to see boxed kits, so that was an awesome surprise. I struggled to contain my excitement and
nearly passed out when I saw Metal Slug 5!
The Op didn’t think the Hyper
Neo Geo 64 carts had ever been sited. He
said by the time they came out, home consoles had advanced and nobody wanted to
play games in the arcades anymore. He
had all four fighting games released for the system, Buriki One, Fatal Fury:
Wild Ambition, Samurai Shodown 64 and Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage. I’ve never owned the system, and I'm really
looking forward to playing them.
It was nice to see some CPS2
games as I don’t seem to come across many on Raids. The games include Alien vs. Predator (blue
board), Marvel vs. Capcom and Street Fighter Zero 2.
There were about twenty
PCB’s, a really nice selection, including some awesome games such as Mortal
Kombat 3, SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos, The Newzealand Story and Wonder Boy III:
Monster Lair. There were also some
obscurities such as Backfire!, an isometric rally game, Battletoads, a
scrolling fighter by Rare and Nemo, a cool looking Capcom platform action game
I’d never come across before.
It was cool to find original
arts. I plan on framing the cool SNK vs.
Capcom marquee and displaying it in the games room.
It was really nice chatting
to the Op, hearing about the glory days of Street Fighter II and how it earned
£1100 per week. He spoke fondly of Mr.
Do!, his favourite game and recalled how Tumblepop was one of his biggest
earners wherever it was sited. He moved
away from the amusement business once gambling machines became more dominant,
explaining that when fruit machines broke, he got call-outs from sites wanting
them fixed instantly.
This poker machine was an
interesting pick up, I hadn’t come across one before.
Apparently they weren’t
legal, but pubs still wanted them. Payouts
were paid from the bar. I will probably
be moving this on, hopefully I’ll be able to find a good home for it.
I also grabbed a couple of
monitors, power supplies, coin mechs and various Megatouch spares. He mentioned what I left behind would be
tipped, so we grabbed the lot!
He also gave me a binder
containing original manuals, dip switch settings and arts which was pretty
awesome.
He was also a big fan of
OutZone.
The wife practicing her
Tetrising skills.
When we arrived and saw what
he had, I instantly regretted not driving down in a van. I’m still not sure how we crammed it all in,
but we did. Just.
jase382021-10-09 10:42:33
advertised for sale. They looked a bit
dusty and were being sold untested ‘as is.’
It turned out the seller was a retired arcade Op. He had an arcade back in the day and also
sited machines in pubs and cafes. He
also had some other arcade items and was happy to sell them as a job lot, and
so we set off on a road trip.
He was a lovely guy and
offered us sandwiches and soup upon arrival.
The games had been sorted out ready for collection. They had been stored in a filing cabinet for
years. I was blown away by what there
was.
There was an awesome selection of MVS. I’m going for a full
set and was incredibly happy to find these.
I wasn’t expecting to see boxed kits, so that was an awesome surprise. I struggled to contain my excitement and
nearly passed out when I saw Metal Slug 5!
The Op didn’t think the Hyper
Neo Geo 64 carts had ever been sited. He
said by the time they came out, home consoles had advanced and nobody wanted to
play games in the arcades anymore. He
had all four fighting games released for the system, Buriki One, Fatal Fury:
Wild Ambition, Samurai Shodown 64 and Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage. I’ve never owned the system, and I'm really
looking forward to playing them.
It was nice to see some CPS2
games as I don’t seem to come across many on Raids. The games include Alien vs. Predator (blue
board), Marvel vs. Capcom and Street Fighter Zero 2.
There were about twenty
PCB’s, a really nice selection, including some awesome games such as Mortal
Kombat 3, SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos, The Newzealand Story and Wonder Boy III:
Monster Lair. There were also some
obscurities such as Backfire!, an isometric rally game, Battletoads, a
scrolling fighter by Rare and Nemo, a cool looking Capcom platform action game
I’d never come across before.
It was cool to find original
arts. I plan on framing the cool SNK vs.
Capcom marquee and displaying it in the games room.
It was really nice chatting
to the Op, hearing about the glory days of Street Fighter II and how it earned
£1100 per week. He spoke fondly of Mr.
Do!, his favourite game and recalled how Tumblepop was one of his biggest
earners wherever it was sited. He moved
away from the amusement business once gambling machines became more dominant,
explaining that when fruit machines broke, he got call-outs from sites wanting
them fixed instantly.
This poker machine was an
interesting pick up, I hadn’t come across one before.
Apparently they weren’t
legal, but pubs still wanted them. Payouts
were paid from the bar. I will probably
be moving this on, hopefully I’ll be able to find a good home for it.
I also grabbed a couple of
monitors, power supplies, coin mechs and various Megatouch spares. He mentioned what I left behind would be
tipped, so we grabbed the lot!
He also gave me a binder
containing original manuals, dip switch settings and arts which was pretty
awesome.
He was also a big fan of
OutZone.
The wife practicing her
Tetrising skills.
When we arrived and saw what
he had, I instantly regretted not driving down in a van. I’m still not sure how we crammed it all in,
but we did. Just.
jase382021-10-09 10:42:33
