Midnight Yard Sale?! 👾🌛 Picking up 3 new Arcade Games WAY past my bedtime... 😴 Ms. Pac-Man & Tetris?

[@encoresarcade]

Congratulations on the PCB and other garage sale leftovers. I walked right past that Tetris PCB at a swap meet thinking it was just a generic. 😩 Guy right behind me, snatched it up immediately, lol… We live, we learn, we enjoy the hunt. & your integrity!! 🍻

[@overtimearcade]

Thanks! It was literally in front of me in my garage and I thought it was a bootleg… until I looked closer! 😅

[@GamersBay]

Not a bad deal at all for 3 decent cabs you could totally refurbish. Digging the painted Ms. Pacman artwork! I really like that Primal Rage cab in the background, a game that's notorious for not being properly emulated as of yet. I absolutely loved that game as a teenager, despite its quirky controls. Then there was the ultra rare Primal Rage 2, which was sadly scrapped by Atari, but luckily emulated to work in MAME after decades of being unplayable.

[@overtimearcade]

Yup, we'll take good care of all 3 cabs! Primal Rage will be going to Back to the Media Arcade, opening soon in Winchester, Virginia!

[@tigheklory]

That HAPP PSU isn't bad don't change it unless it's actually dead. You need to get those 2 Dremel bits for removing locks they don't break off inside.

[@overtimearcade]

Got a link for the Dremel bits?

[@tigheklory]

@@overtimearcade since it though X.

[@delsarcade]

Atari Tetris has two ROM versions. Upright (horizontal) and Cocktail (vertical). There is no DIP switch to change modes since orientation is different for both. I own the upright PCB. Atari Tetris is hands down THE best version of Tetris. Period.

[@overtimearcade]

Nice! I think I’m gonna have to leave this cabinet as a Tetris cocktail!

[@ArcadeFreak-gw5rp]

Nice find, I would kill to get a mini ms pac. I had one years ago and lost it in a house fire. I was so upset. Great find

[@overtimearcade]

Thanks! I'm very sorry to hear about the fire!

[@myarcade8913]

Speaking of finding money in a machine. I bought a gambling 🎰 machine. Probably had 5 to 7 bucks of quarters in the bottom. But basically ever time you move it or bump it a quarter falls out 😅

[@overtimearcade]

It's like hitting the jackpot!

[@Omega_Mark]

First warning sign is the rust all over the metal parts. That means the cabinets were stored in some misty shed exposed to elements. You have a lot of extra work ahead of you. Some of the cabinets might not look swollen in some places because they are uniformly swollen throughout ;). Somehow I have a feeling they still had the keys, but didn't want to show how bad the inside is. Maybe that elderly couple wasn't so nice after all ;).

[@overtimearcade]

I’ve seen worse haha

[@Omega_Mark]

@@overtimearcade It's one thing one of these arcade machines, but another pulling a trigger on a rusted out (and flaked out) like this EM pinball. The horror...

[@overtimearcade]

Oof, all those switches!

[@Omega_Mark]

That Atari cocktail table would be interesting to research more. As far as I know, there were only kits for cocktail, but Atari shipped Tetris in cabaret cabinets that were supposed to be Klaxx. The kits also included serial number stickers, so it might look more like dedicated cocktail, but it's not. It would be interesting, if you could find any more info what your cocktail table originally was.

[@overtimearcade]

It’s not a dedicated Atari Tetris cocktail. No such thing exists. It’s a Dynamo HS-6 square top cocktail, a generic cabinet designed to have a conversion kit installed. See the original flyer here: flyers.arcade-museum.com/videogames/show/4084

[@Omega_Mark]

@@overtimearcade Yeah, no surprise there, as I mentioned that in the original post. It's still good to confirm and find out what games were there before (leftover stickers, etc.). I've played Klaxx on converted cabinets before, but never on dedicated cabaret ones:). It's strange, but I rarely saw any cabaret cabinets in arcade saloons in the past lol. Just full size or cocktail. Cockpit versions were also very rare probably due to shipping cost to Europe and space requirements.

[@overtimearcade]

I'll keep an eye out for leftover stickers during this project!

[@richardcooper]

Yep definitely played Tetris in the Arcade, and they had a few of them too all lines up. As a matter of fact I feel like playing the original now thanks to you Charlie.

[@overtimearcade]

I'm glad I could provide some inspiration -- enjoy!

[@tigheklory]

Wash that board then spray it with Rust-Oleum Rust Dissolver then bush with toothbrush and rince off really well

[@overtimearcade]

Rust… Bush? Or do you mean the rust dissolver gel??

[@tigheklory]

@@overtimearcade fixed my post I'm posting from the ER. I've been here since 10AM

[@overtimearcade]

I hope everything is ok! 🙏

[@tigheklory]

I think so but I haven't gotten the results of the brain CT yet. It's crazy.@@overtimearcade

[@overtimearcade]

Thanks for letting me know everything is ok via X!

[@hyfryd6677]

Your videos are so comforting to watch, keep up the awesome content

[@overtimearcade]

Thanks! I'll keep making these videos as long as people keep watching them!

[@djdef5521]

A hundred bucks for the Ms pac cabaret non working is still a steal! I wish I could find deals like that in Fl.

[@overtimearcade]

I’ll reveal all my tips & tricks for finding deals soon…

[@tigheklory]

10 more games?! Ok I'm watching hoarders.

[@overtimearcade]

I’m still under 50 in total… barely!

[@tigheklory]

​@@overtimearcadeI had 47 at one point as my max.

[@overtimearcade]

After selling/trading 3 recently, I’m down to 42 in my basement & garage at the moment. 5 will be leaving soon for Mark’s arcade, but then I’ve got 3 more awaiting pickup. 😎

[@cliffguy]

I'm probably wrong, but I know that dynamo did release a few cocktail cabinets that your tetri looks very similar too. If it is, I don't know why they put a midway coin door on it.

[@overtimearcade]

You're not wrong! Here's the original flyer that shows the same coin door -- perhaps the just used the same supplier as Midway without the badge? flyers.arcade-museum.com/videogames/show/4084

[@FishDS9]

Congrats on the score Charlie!

[@overtimearcade]

Thanks, Fish!!

[@johnDingoFoxVelocity]

Good deals

[@overtimearcade]

Thanks! The deals are still out there!

[@LawmanArcade76]

hehe nice catch, it´s always like a treasure hunt for us collectors :-)

[@overtimearcade]

Thanks, it's always fun when you find something unexpected!

[@dwindeyer]

When you have a lot of something, more of it seems to find you

[@overtimearcade]

Building up a network of friends looking for stuff on your behalf helps too!

[@randomfungames3208]

Huh, never seen a cocktail dynamo. Interesting.

[@overtimearcade]

I'm not sure if the Dynamo HS-6 cocktail is rare, but it's certainly uncommon. Here's the flyer: flyers.arcade-museum.com/videogames/show/4084 And DonPanetta has some IRL photos here: forums.arcade-museum.com/media/albums/dynamo-hs-6-cocktail.2102/

[@randomfungames3208]

@@overtimearcade yeah I can’t see them being super popular because like most cocktails they take up so much space. But sometimes there’s nothing like sitting down at a cocktail table to challenge a friend. I used to spend many a lunch playing Qix against my friend on a great cocktail machine.

[@overtimearcade]

That’s really cool! Sometimes, a cocktail cabinet is a great fit on its own, but it’s often a real pain to add it to a collection of upright cabs. Those Taito cocktails in particular like Qix are massive!

[@chriscravens4915]

How many more do you need????

[@overtimearcade]

Why, whaddya got for sale???? 😅

[@idahofur]

Oh, a mini arcade barcade ms pac-man machine. Nice.

[@overtimearcade]

The little pink cabinet? I got it for free years ago. Still trying to figure out what to do with it. Lol

[@idahofur]

@@overtimearcade Didn't notice that. But, years ago looking into arcade games. The small cabinets (ms. pacman) was for places had less space. Thus, being place in say a bar. I'm pretty sure they have another name to. Unlike say the counter top cabinets that ran say cherry gambling games. I would have to go find a manual online to see what options and sizes the cabinet names officially came in. Oh, I see the pink one. To me those was called Cocktale machines.

[@overtimearcade]

The smaller cabinets like the Ms. Pac-Man in this video went by different names... most frequently called "cabaret" cabs (like by Atari), but Bally-Midway called theirs "mini" cabs and other companies called them different things. Collectors now usually refer to them all as cabarets. "Cocktail" cabinets usually refer to table machines, like the Tetris one in this video. The really small ones like the pink thing here) which was custom homemade by someone) are generally referred to as countertop/bartop cabs.

[@tigheklory]

Where's the surprise at the end? Mm

[@overtimearcade]

The surprise is that the cocktail cabinet has a legit Tetris PCB that works!

[@tigheklory]

​@@overtimearcadeoh that wasn't what I expected, I expected something unexpected like a raccoon inside

[@overtimearcade]

I mean, I also found over $5 in quarters in the cocktail. That was a nice surprise too!

[@briankuhn8997]

people around here are wanting mint price for junk

[@overtimearcade]

Yep, lots of delusional and/or desperate sellers out there, but there are still good deals to be found too is you’re patient, persistent, and lucky!

[@leavethelightsonpleasethec7154]

Here in Oklahoma you won’t find squat

[@overtimearcade]

Then you're gonna LOVE my next video...

[@stanbecks1097]

Need to move to U.K. , they don't ship to U.S., also can't get it!

[@overtimearcade]

Who? What? Who doesn’t ship what to the US? I’m so confused! 😂

[@stanbecks1097]

Sorry, very frustrated ,,,ebay, UK Sanyo CRT AZW 14" Arcade Monitor Tube Chassis , want it but they don't ship!

[@overtimearcade]

Ahh, I’m guessing you need it for a Donkey Kong (or other early Nintendo) cocktail cabinet?

[@stanbecks1097]

MISSILE COMMAND COCKTAIL@@overtimearcade

[@stanbecks1097]

missile command cocktail @@overtimearcade

[@MonstaKoreArkade]

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[@overtimearcade]

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[@stringerfilms.]

1st

[@overtimearcade]

In my heart? Always!