Last On the Bandwagon – Galaga Topper
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008It looks like I’m the last on the bandwagon on this one, but I finally added a repro Wargames Hollywood Sweepstakes topper to my Galaga:

It looks like I’m the last on the bandwagon on this one, but I finally added a repro Wargames Hollywood Sweepstakes topper to my Galaga:

I debated on ordering a control panel overlay for my playchoice 10 from Arcade Overlays for quite some time. I had heard mixed reviews from several folks on the forum. I knew that they were inkjet printed and not silkscreened and that the overlays are not precut for button holes. I had previously purchased purchased an inkjet repro of a space duel overlay from Mamemarquees.com that was the wrong size, had no holes, and was a pain to deal with. With the purchase price plus shipping, this PC10 overlay came it at around $40. With all that to take into consideration, I was swayed by one thing – this was the only place to get this. Sold.
…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…)