Not everyone has the opportunity to buy out such a large quantity of arcade games in one swoop. There can be a lot of mystery surrounding the purchase price, some excitement over possible collector sales, but after some time, the deal is forgotten-never to be remembered. I’m sure some people wonder what the motivation behind such a large deal could be. Would a buyer of all this stuff purchase only to flip all the items or does he keep a few? Basically, what happened to it all? Here, eight months after my initial deal and still not completely rid of all of it, I reveal everything. (more…)

…And you can’t have it! (not yet, anyway)

The second game I aquired (well, third, actually. But VARTH when I was in college doesn’t really count) was a Dualscreen Playchoice 10 by Nintendo. Made in 1986, this system was (more…)

This is part 3 in an ongoing series dedicated to the documentation of my warehouse raid in October, 2008. Read Part 1 HERE and Part 2 HERE.

I consider myself lucky that I was allowed time to look over the bounty to fully assess the condition. As you can see from the photo above, not all the games were in great condition. In fact, MANY of the arcade games (about 1/3) sustained massive water damage. Apparantly when you leave a building surrounded by trees unattended for 10 years, the gutters and roof fill with leaves which forces water to find other places to travel. Who would’ve thought?

Here’s the full list of games that were in the warehouse: (more…)