I Bought A Cruis'n World Arcade Machine For Only $75!

[@cooltoy]

Items seen in or used in this arcade shown below Viewsonic 32” LED Monitor: amzn.to/49LLALS Arcade Game Monitor to CRT LCD Converter: amzn.to/3R6bOBC Arcade T-Molding: amzn.to/3G5DPTt Security Key Set: amzn.to/3G5DPTt Suzo-Happ Power Supply: amzn.to/3QLIvmr

[@eldenringer6466]

If it's cheap then its def not worthwhile lol well done rescuing this machine.

[@purdue98]

Hello, I see you have a mando pinball and turtles. Which one do you like best?

[@cooltoy]

@@purdue98 turtles

[@Marlevlyn]

Could you retro bright the original marquee?

[@garethbeaton8414]

Lucky bet getting it home was hared part

[@quentinbesancenez1427]

Can't beat it for $75. Great pickup

[@OCDRex11]

We used to get rolls of quarters at work and head to the arcade after work to play this. I was 17/18 then. I am sure I spent hundreds of dollars at the arcade playing this game. Man, what memories - an arcade. Those days are long gone. Memories are good to have, but having the unit is better! Maybe I can con my Wife into letting me track one down! ha ha. Great video!

[@cooltoy]

Fingers crossed for you!

[@thecraftydevil1060]

Great arcade and I had the pleasure of working on the n64 version as a graphic artist at my time with eurocom :)

[@ironhell813]

That’s a cool story, are you still in the game industry?

[@thecraftydevil1060]

@ironhell813 i work freelance now and have been doing since 2012.... been doing a bit for 2k recently but I mainly make movie props now :)

[@winkmarketresearch]

That's so neat! I speedrun Cruis'n World still to this day :D

[@triptheroad]

Where did they get the start model/finish line party models? Were they employees of Midway or did they put an ad out for the gig?

[@thecraftydevil1060]

@@triptheroademployees/family/friends, all models/graphics supllied from midway but we had to compress down which mainly meant starting from scratch... always good fun touching up ;)

[@TiltingT]

You cant beat that for $150 and some time! Great job getting it back up amd running and cleaned up it looks super nice for the money! I picked up an Ivan Ironman Stuart 3 sterring wheel model for $150 several years back and had to buy about $120 worth of bearings for the steering wheels to get it playing great. Add a little elbow grease, some touch ups, and redoing all the pedals and base plate for $50 more..Had it for 2.5 years and someone offered me $1200 at the Houston Arcade Expo so I had to let it go, but now of course I miss it! Hope you and the family have a great Thanksgiving Doug! Your arcade should offer pkenty entertainment for any guests you have coming ..that Pinball collection is looking sweet!.. I have been asking Santa for a new Labyrinth machibe but I dont think she is listening! Lol.. I cant wait to get some real time on that game!.. Have a great Holiday brother!

[@Narcolepsykid]

Anybody else think Jungle Bump is one of the coolest songs in video games?

[@TheRealHawkTuah]

The couple who you bought this from sound as if they're straight out of the movie Deliverance.

[@cooltoy]

Thankfully that was not the case, just some people who really didn't know or care how to take care of something like this. The told me they bought it for their kids many years ago and no one ever played it anymore.

[@tekkamanviper2783]

this is where arcade1up is just for 1 player mode because of the very limited space it delivers. in my opinion i rather pay a little extra to have the actual arcade experience rather than an emulated one like 1up. and your video is awesome good sir, just came upon it today. keep up the awesome work 💪🏻💪🏻

[@tekkamanviper2783]

@@TheQuintus85 Emulated experience to be honest

[@urbanknish]

One my favourite games of all time! You have your own Dave & Busters in your garage.

[@chaos120]

Nice! I have one too and got it for $175. I have it working and looking great now. If your steering wheel feels loose in the center or slides when you go hard left or right, get a new steering key. Mine had worn edges. It's a $5 metal thing like 1 inch long.

[@cooltoy]

Good to know!

[@winkmarketresearch]

I played on the Cruis'n cabinet at my local Fudruckers ~20 years ago, great video!

[@doslover]

That's amazing! This is my dream cab, though I'd take any of the Cruis'n games, especially for $75 😆

[@cooltoy]

Such a great game series!

[@not1iota229]

Im not into country music but I used to like hearing that country track in the original rusin USA.

[@Undar8ed03]

I see you ended up leaving the Cruisin girls extra thick!! Awesome find brother.

[@TheNickybocker]

Great Deal! Front doors pry open pretty easily, no drilling required. That inner pall locking tab bends easy. I like making things work. I don't like the old CRT monitors. Nice thing about Cruis'n is the power supply is a PC ATX (Same Voltages) easy to find and replace. Almost Any Junk old PC

[@Pinesal]

I am so jealous. Those Crusin cabinets are some of my all time favorites. I hope to own one some day.

[@blakegriplingph]

I recall playing this at a now-defunct arcade back in 1999 with my dad. Fun times!

[@Trash432]

when I was a kid in the 90's I use to play this thing for hours why my mom would shop at walmart.

[@dbnpoldermans4120]

great catch! Red t-molding looks good. You're taking good care of it!

[@cooltoy]

it will certainly have a better life with me than where it came from that's for sure!

[@dennyk2294]

Cool pick up. Thanks for putting the product links below as it helps a lot.

[@cooltoy]

You bet! Happy I could help 👍

[@TheNamesRyan]

This is awesome, especially the fact it's from a Fuddruckers lol

[@kjhoskins]

Very cool. Great bargin! I'm sure it will be close to perfect when you are done with it.

[@cooltoy]

I definitely am more motivated to put some more money into it and keep sprucing it up since I’ve got so little invested

[@gmw1701]

Nice catch! I love the Crusin series! Takes me back to simpler times!

[@cooltoy]

Same here!

[@astrofive620]

Double pedal for the wheelie. I remember the first time I ever got a first place on one of these machines and another race. I think I never played it again after that :( good times :)

[@btiller44]

Good deal! I bought two for $1200 a number of years ago. Good pickup

[@cooltoy]

Very nice!

[@wes9324]

Nice one! Bucket list cab worth the peripherals

[@cooltoy]

For sure!

[@rekdaknight]

Love these kind of videos

[@cooltoy]

Glad you liked it!

[@videogamevegas]

CoolToy, Amazing Deal! For $75, I thought you might have only got the shell :) If you decide to keep it, might I make some suggestions? OLED this baby! Then get some real Alligator hide to upholster the the seat. Then get a good quality sticker of Pamela Anderson in a Baywatch Bikini, so you can have her riding the Rhino on the side :D A little much? OK. Then maybe just a light for the radio button :) Great find! vgv

[@cooltoy]

Pam Anderson on a Rhino lol, that really does encapsulate the 90s in a nut shell!

[@Bleh693]

I totally played this back in the 90's. Also... I miss Fuddruckers

[@jskjellman]

Nice find CoolToy, I honestly thought you picked up an Arcade1Up when I saw the $75 bit. 🤣

[@cooltoy]

Thankfully not the case. I’m sure if Arcade1up released this machine they would remove the race girls or change the tracks or some other nonsense and then try to sell it for $800 as an “original arcade experience”

[@jamessims9651]

Great deal!!! Cleaned up really well also!!!

[@cooltoy]

Yes! Thank you!

[@KING_KONK]

Amazing pickup I have this cab and love it so much

[@cooltoy]

Right on!

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

Neat! Thanks for sharing dude!

[@cooltoy]

Thanks for watching!

[@Bearcade]

I love it! I have a Cruis’n USA. Great series and hope it treats you well.

[@cooltoy]

Awesome! Maybe I’ll get lucky again and find another world cabinet to add so I can have two linked up racers together

[@Bearcade]

@@cooltoy I would love to have 2 but, limited amount of space for large cabs

[@ncf1]

Wow man, great work! Looks stunning.

[@cooltoy]

Thanks a ton!

[@wyldelf2685]

$75 bucks ??? With luck that good buy a sack of lottery tickets , and drive to VEGAS $$$

[@shadowgaminguk8624]

Love the cruise arcade games I have one on my switch wish Nintendo would add more of them

[@cooltoy]

The Cruis'n Blast port they released on Switch is loads of fun, I would love if they did some sort of anthology collection on switch fro the series.

[@HitnRunTony]

Looking great so far. That really was a steal

[@cooltoy]

Thanks!

[@fretburner89]

Nice find! You definitely got yourself a deal on that. Enjoy your new game!

[@cooltoy]

Now i just need to find another one for sale near me so I can link the two together!

[@flpennstater305]

That was a steal brother! Congrats!

[@cooltoy]

Thank you so much!

[@adamweb]

3:33 I can tell you either open tons of old stuff from or live in the Southern US because you correctly identified the dead brown recluse 😂

[@cooltoy]

lol a little bit of both

[@alexander2685]

Did anyone ever say you look like scott Farkas on Christmas story Christmas all grown up wait your not a movie star are you?Anyone your freaking awesome I subscribed.

[@greggperez2124]

Looks great! Want to see it once you get the new marque and finish cleaning it up.

[@cooltoy]

Yep, I’m just impatiently waiting on the mailman to bring me my last few bits and pieces 😬

[@wopino]

Well played, incredible pickup with an incredible price!

[@cooltoy]

Thank you very much! 👍

[@wopino]

@@cooltoy you're welcome man!

[@retromod6488]

Coincidentally, I got one of these for $75 fully working with a CRT and no needed electronic repair (yet), aside from some light body work and a clean up. I'll never complain as a budget home arcader, but good lord I got the deluxe version which is extra thicc. Not ideal, but I'll take it for the poor score.

[@TheBigExclusive]

Amazing find. Have you ever considered restoring the CRT monitor in this cabinet? Am I correct in assuming that since this is a childhood cabinet, it doesn't seem like you want to sell it.

[@cooltoy]

There was no CRT in this machine when I got it, thus nothing left to restore technically.

[@gettin_lit6594]

Awesome pickup hell of good deal 👍👍

[@cooltoy]

I think so too! Luck was on my side for once

[@alanharvey9825]

Great find man!

[@cooltoy]

thank you!

[@dragongamer2670]

Nicely done - was probably a power issue and guy thought it was the board. So you lucked out the board wasn't Faulty.. otherwise I wouldn't be worth much. hence why he sold it for 75

[@cooltoy]

Yeah anytime I hear someone describe a faulty arcade by saying "it resets all the the time" I know it's typically a power supply issue. Easy fix for sure.

[@dragongamer2670]

@@cooltoy yep and if the game freezes then can be more of a headache issue but usually a 3D card problem which can cost a ton. Depending on what Arcade system. The ones I have replacing the 3D card might cost me $400-500 that isn't cheap and id the boards are Rare you can be looking up to 1K to 2K. That is why I tried to get into Rare Collecting before it went crazy.

[@marksnethkamp8633]

Man i think i put 175 in quarters into this game. Fun to see one !

[@e.e.-tv1683]

It looked like the previous owner hired WWII era Gremlins to repurpose that cabinet.

[@cooltoy]

😂😂😂

[@richardcooper]

Pretty good indeed and as always its gone to a good home ;)

[@cooltoy]

Yep, me and the kiddo will definitely be enjoying this one for a while!

[@Gnomenutz]

Wow! Great find!

[@cooltoy]

Thanks!

[@Lithonion1]

Great buy. I have only found ones not working for 400 to 500.

[@cooltoy]

Same here, I've seen a few Cruis'n machines in my area for around that price point, and they all had major issues. So I was excited to luck out and get this one working for so cheap.

[@denozed6554]

What a sweet deal!

[@T-RavisComics]

WOW! Great find love that game

[@cooltoy]

It's super fun, I love the stunt aspect on this one.

[@treepizzle]

So jealous. Would love to score a driving arcade for home

[@cooltoy]

I’m still hoping to find a second San Francisco Rush cabinet. I’d love to have a pair of drivers to connect and race against friends and family

[@dennismorgan7866]

Hi Cooltoy how have you been? Could you please tell me what the nature of the force feedback was on the original Cruis'n Games (USA and World)...was it just a simple return the wheel to center kind of thing, did the wheel vibrate, did it jerk the wheel left and right if you crashed etc? Thank you

[@cooltoy]

there isa motor and pulley system used that pulls the wheel left and right to match road vibrations and crashes

[@dennismorgan7866]

@@cooltoy Thank you

[@Triggs-pg4kj]

That's a great deal! I wish I could make a deal like that

[@SavedByZero]

Great pick up Doug. for $75 it was worth it just to find the key. 😆

[@cooltoy]

lol right!? It’s always interesting what you can find in these old machines inside.

[@triplelexxx9407]

That was a great find!

[@cooltoy]

Thank you!

[@GreenHawk84]

Post an update with all the refurb you did, sounds like a cool plan.

[@frankiebatsu]

I loved this game good find. Also, I think the long cable might be to connect it to a second machine because they worked in tandem like two people playing in the same game at the same time.

[@cooltoy]

No, the long cable was just a vga cable. The cable to link multiple games together is essentially the same thing as your standard Ethernet cable and connects onto the main game pcb of each unit

[@soul71000]

Good luck on the restoration.

[@cooltoy]

Thanks 👍 fortunately with it being so cheap I can spend a little extra on restoration and not really worry about getting upside down on value.

[@txmade4371]

Nice Arcade 1-UP.

[@cooltoy]

It’s not an Arcade1up

[@Rob.Coleman]

How much did you pay for it, I can't recall you mentioning it during the video (much) 😁. What a find, and what a pick up. Absolutely phenomenal 👍👍👍.

[@cooltoy]

Needless to say I was in disbelief I snagged something for that cheap 😆

[@davidhill2444]

Super cool!!

[@cooltoy]

Thanks man!

[@michaell5565]

Awesome find cant beat a working cruisn for 75 bucks! Just curious, where did you end up ordering your marquee from?

[@cooltoy]

I got it from here: sovrn.co/fxmp25n

[@daviddunnaway8665]

Nice find!

[@BDevi0us]

Your wife must be happy with the deal for $75? Great pick up!

[@cooltoy]

Yeah she wasn't excited to hear I would be bringing home another big machine, but when I told her the price she agreed and said I would have been stupid to leave it behind.

[@imegadeth]

"Works but has issues" Me

[@MichaelSmith-fd9ec]

Such a steal, but how much for your Labor? Still seems like a total steal. Where did you find the listing? For it to be a steal it has to end up in the hands of the right buyer. Nice!

[@cooltoy]

The listing popped up in my local Facebook marketplace, I’ve seen a few deals like this pop up over the years but I can’t ever seem to get them fast enough and they get sold to someone else. So I’m happy one finally went my way

[@cooltoy]

The listing popped up in my local Facebook marketplace, I’ve seen a few deals like this pop up over the years but I can’t ever seem to get them fast enough and they get sold to someone else. So I’m happy one finally went my way.

[@barrylenhart7240]

will that 32 inch Viewsonic fit in a Cruisin USA cabinet with out the caveman engineering bracketry of course....lol

[@cooltoy]

Yes it will fit all the midway sit down racers, just not the stand up versions

[@barrylenhart7240]

@@cooltoy the game i am looking at is a stand up unit so i will have to find another screen to fit then. any recommendations?

[@soul71000]

Best way to play it.

[@cooltoy]

Absolutely, I always loved the sit down 90s arcade racers.

[@MiamiGameHunter]

Niiiiice. There's actually one near me that's listed at $600. I'd love to have it, just no idea how'd I transport it and get it into my house.

[@cooltoy]

The seat section separates, so if you have a pick up truck it’s pretty easy to transport. An appliance dolly helps tremendously when moving an arcade in and around a house

[@MarkfromKy]

WOW 75 BUCKS great find

[@cooltoy]

Thanks

[@TheControversialCommenter]

It's such a shame this game never got a proper arcade port.

[@adamkalb1412]

Unbelievable ❤

[@cooltoy]

Lady Luck was on my side!

[@adamkalb1412]

@@cooltoy ❤️

[@johnthomas77704]

That is so cool

[@YouShrimp]

The things I would do to play this game on the go....

[@denforcer8874]

Best $75 ever spent

[@cooltoy]

Couldn’t agree more!

[@garycope4884]

Lucky you 🍀

[@cooltoy]

Indeed, luck definitely was on my side this go around.

[@aaronbass6189]

i would have bought it if i was in that area

[@nov0780]

$75!!!? Why can't I find something like that, I have been collecting any video game, console, cartridge, disc, controller or platform for 8 years and I have never come across offers like that 😒😣🙁

[@cooltoy]

Luck was certainly on my side that day.

[@Cargo_Bay]

I’d pay that much just to put a pc in it!

[@cooltoy]

that was my plan if I got it home and nothing worked on it

[@KewieCRC420]

Watch game dave video about his pick up of this game. Maybe you'll enjoy it.

[@anthonyflores8156]

Mod it w a all drivers hdd

[@stringerfilms.]

🔥 🔥 🔥 💪💪💪

[@TheRealJPhillips]

Wow damn you hit a Lick on this! Good sht. 👍🏾💯

[@cooltoy]

Thanks!

[@kyleteal5888]

Lucky

[@bryancook6345]

Well games aren’t worth what they worth years ago the arcade machines do break I stopped buying them I own 4 arcade machines not going to play on them anymore I’m not going to pay for fixing them so far for arcade 1 up they haven’t broke once so I will be buying arcade 1 up the arcade machines were meant to be in stores to make money not to play with I learned that if you know how to repair arcade machines that’s great but it will still cost you hundred dollars or more to fix them everything from the 80’s and 90’s were breaking

[@Cargo_Bay]

Aight

[@eapleitez]

You should pay for some grammar lessons.

[@mikekanner2156]

@@eapleitezwho are you to tell anyone how to type your not anyones teacher 👩‍🏫

[@mikekanner2156]

@@eapleitezyou just don’t like the comment everyone knows that’s your problem

[@eapleitez]

@mikekanner2156 I don't have any problem with the content of the comment, don't be ridiculous. It's hard to read because there isn't a single period or comma, as if a first grader wrote it.

[@crtcustoms6140]

African engineering for the win!