Lucky sod !!

[TheDaddy]

Spotted this , not has time to read it all but what a lucky sod !

Super Rare Arcade Machine Worth Thousands Saved From Dump

A Discs of Tron arcade cabinet was found on the side of the road after its owner wanted to throw it out

kotaku.com

Dave.

 

[CMYKhazi-Dan]

Some sort of wind up!!!?? 😆

 

[Chihiro]

Only in America our travelling friends would of had that in 2 secs here.

 

[aeroflott]

Because Kotaku seem incapable of finding their own stories, but are happy to plagiarise other people's content for ad revenue, I am happy to share the original source here:

Article on ArcadeBlogger.com

 

[CMYKhazi-Dan]

And incredibly the guy's "current project is Light Cycles: 40 years of Tron in Games & Film – an exhibition about the film, currently showing in Chicago. Find out more and book tickets here"

Ah, cynical old me!!! 😆

 

[ExZX]

I've read loads of stories about various finds over the years in the States but this has to be find of the decade if true?
An EDoT that looks like it's straight out of the factory (minus some rear artwork) with less than 3000 plays located less than a mile from his house. Ok
Also a bit of a coincidence that the fella is working on a project entitled 'Light Cycles 40 years of Tron in Games & Films'. Marketing ploy maybe?
Going to take this one with a pinch of salt.

 

[mx5dob]

Imagine the effort to hump it out out of a building and onto the curb in one piece. Call me cynical too, but I'd have broken that up, or sorted it out with a sledgehammer before putting it out for the binman

 

[CMYKhazi-Dan]

Ha ha ha! Good promotion! Wishing the guy all the best with the exhibition and the rest of his work 👍

 

[aeroflott]

Not that I need to justify what's written, but for the record, I've known Tim (the guy who found the cab) for 8 years now and regard him a friend.

I can assure you this did happen as written. His involvement with the exhibition is purely coincidental - I added reference to the exhibition, he didn't ask me to. Even he still can't believe it happened.

But yes, the fact that he ended up finding this cabinet, does show that the universe operates in mysterious ways.

 

[big10p]

Kismet, then. Awesome.

 

[Bods]

And incredibly the guy's "current project is Light Cycles: 40 years of Tron in Games & Film – an exhibition about the film, currently showing in Chicago. Find out more and book tickets here"

Ah, cynical old me!!! 😆

Garbage Men if anything like me would be straight on the phone to see what the machines worth and i'd be getting it picked up pronto, no one in this day and age working in that industry would miss a chance like that, as much reality as that Reality Show Storage Hunters

 

[mysticmonk]

Only in America our travelling friends would of had that in 2 secs here.

Periwinkle blue and all

 

[John Bennett]

There's nothing you'd ever want to pick up on a kerbside over this way 😐

 

[ZeroSum]

Ive had some pretty big finds over the years.

 

[mozie]

Yeah I smell bullshit here for sure..

 

[CMYKhazi-Dan]

😆😆😆

Just having a laugh. Like I said, best wishes for Tim's adventures 👍

 

[mozie]

 

[TheDaddy]

Is it cows ....... Sheep maybe ......... lol

Dave.

 

[CMYKhazi-Dan]

There's nothing you'd ever want to pick up on a kerbside over this way 😐

Ive had some pretty big finds over the years.

Did you mispell fines, ZeroSum? 🤣

 

[ZeroSum]

Yes, Ive had some pretty big fines 😁