Sold Atari StarWars upright arcade cab

[Bobbdobalina]

Hi all, just posted my Atari StarWars arcade cab for sale on UKVAC and UKVAC facebook.
Thought I’d also post here to see if anyone’s interested.
It’s in great original condition and has just had the Amplifone monitor repaired by Jim ( Mypinballs)

I’ll just post the link rather than repeat the total description and photos here.

UKVaC | SOLD…deposit taken, thank you for all the interest | Facebook

SOLD…deposit taken, thank you for all the interest. Hi all, for sale is my Atari Starwars upright. Its US cab in great original condition bought from Coinop Warehouse 3 years ago. It came to me...

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Price is £3000 ONO

Any questions or further info/ photos please don’t hesitate to ask.

Collection from Nottingham and of course multiple Martins have picked up/dropped off before.

 

[JAG555]

Wow! Just wow mate!

Now I am going to be humming the tune all day!

 

[Bobbdobalina]

Wow! Just wow mate!

Now I am going to be humming the tune all day!

The attract mode randomly plays different clip of music and can catch you off guard, all of a sudden you think you’re in the bar on Tatooine

 

[Bobbdobalina]

Double post

 

[Ant-H]

I spy a Mortal Kombat hiding in the corner

 

[Bobbdobalina]

I spy a Mortal Kombat hiding in the corner

You do indeed . They are surprisingly hard to come by in the UK. It’s a work in progress Ant, unfortunately I was unable to save the side art but the rest is solid.
Will eventually have MK & MK 2 in a Riddle tv switcher and then my life will be complete

 

[Bobbdobalina]

Sold via facebook
Deposit taken

 

[steve brum]

Hope it's heading to Walsall

 

[Bobbdobalina]

Hope it's heading to Walsall

Plymouth I’m afraid

 

[Ant-H]

You do indeed . They are surprisingly hard to come by in the UK. It’s a work in progress Ant, unfortunately I was unable to save the side art but the rest is solid.
Will eventually have MK & MK 2 in a Riddle tv switcher and then my life will be complete

That’s a shame. The the cabinet have painted sides?

Id like to eventually get all 4 MKs in US midway cabinets in a line up. I have MK2 but it’s MK1 that I really want as that’s my personal favourite.

 

[Bobbdobalina]

That’s a shame. The the cabinet have painted sides?

Id like to eventually get all 4 MKs in US midway cabinets in a line up. I have MK2 but it’s MK1 that I really want as that’s my personal favourite.

Yeah,everything was painted black which is often the case as they are a heavily converted cab in the states. I was gutted as the art looks to be unfaded underneath the black.

A pain as the Midway’’ on the front of the control panel stripped really easily but with the sides of the same control panel and the cabinet sides were a nightmare.
I did little tester patches with 3 or 4 different paint strippers as recommended on various forums and they either did nothing whatsoever ever or took the ink out of the artwork in nasty patches.
I’ll do a full restoration when the time comes.

I’ve already had a electrocoin Mk 2 which I actually sold on here a year or two ago, but like you MK 1 is where my heart lies even if MK 2 is actually the best game out of the entire series in my opinion.
MK 1 is full of obsessive teenage nostalgia

 

[myPinballs]

Hi all, just posted my Atari StarWars arcade cab for sale on UKVAC and UKVAC facebook.
Thought I’d also post here to see if anyone’s interested.
It’s in great original condition and has just had the Amplifone monitor repaired by Jim ( Mypinballs)

I’ll just post the link rather than repeat the total description and photos here.

UKVaC | SOLD…deposit taken, thank you for all the interest | Facebook

SOLD…deposit taken, thank you for all the interest. Hi all, for sale is my Atari Starwars upright. Its US cab in great original condition bought from Coinop Warehouse 3 years ago. It came to me...

www.facebook.com

Price is £3000 ONO

Any questions or further info/ photos please don’t hesitate to ask.

Collection from Nottingham and of course multiple Martins have picked up/dropped off before.
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Great game! Major job to get this back in service! But always good to see another one fixed PCB needed some work to

 

[Ant-H]

Yeah,everything was painted black which is often the case as they are a heavily converted cab in the states. I was gutted as the art looks to be unfaded underneath the black.

A pain as the Midway’’ on the front of the control panel stripped really easily but with the sides of the same control panel and the cabinet sides were a nightmare.
I did little tester patches with 3 or 4 different paint strippers as recommended on various forums and they either did nothing whatsoever ever or took the ink out of the artwork in nasty patches.
I’ll do a full restoration when the time comes.

I’ve already had a electrocoin Mk 2 which I actually sold on here a year or two ago, but like you MK 1 is where my heart lies even if MK 2 is actually the best game out of the entire series in my opinion.
MK 1 is full of obsessive teenage nostalgia

I’ve seen quite a few cabs where the paint that’s been used over the original artwork actually protected especially games that were prone to fading like MK1.

It is a real shame the sides didn’t strip as the front came out great. The one that seems to be used all the time in the US is citristrip.
I found some at a Walmart when I was in Texas and thought about trying to bring some home but bottled it after I read what it was made with .

I’m with you in that MK2 is easily a superior game and the best out of the original 4, but for me, when I hear that bong and music after pressing start, it takes me back to to 92/93 and crowding round the one at my local Laser Quest to hopefully see a fatality

 

[Bobbdobalina]

I’ve seen quite a few cabs where the paint that’s been used over the original artwork actually protected especially games that were prone to fading like MK1.

It is a real shame the sides didn’t strip as the front came out great. The one that seems to be used all the time in the US is citristrip.
I found some at a Walmart when I was in Texas and thought about trying to bring some home but bottled it after I read what it was made with .

I’m with you in that MK2 is easily a superior game and the best out of the original 4, but for me, when I hear that bong and music after pressing start, it takes me back to to 92/93 and crowding round the one at my local Laser Quest to hopefully see a fatality

Identical memories for me mate, it was also laser quest (Nottingham )for me.
Virtually lived in the place just to watch and hopefully play MK.
The staff weren’t much older than me and obviously played MK a lot after hours etc and really used to lord it over me and my mates with their skill on this amazing new game and show off with fatalities while we stood there open mouthed
Great days