My New Toy

Stoke · 07-15-2006, 11:26 AM

Being children of the 80's, we spent a good part of our formative years in various arcades and gamerooms feeding quarters into such things as Donkey Kong, Space Invaders, Defender, Dig Dug, Robotron, etc.

Those were good times.

My favorite game was always Galaga. To this day, if we are out somewhere and happen to run across one, I would always stop and drop a quarter in for several minutes of good ol' quality 80's style entertainment.

Mrs. Stoke - knowing how much I liked this - decided to do something about it.

Here's our new toy:

RagingSamster · 07-15-2006, 11:31 AM

Yay! that's awesome - brings back memories- or what passes as memories from my teen years. Gratz Stoke, that's epic lewt!

My favs were Tempest, Joust, and Defender.

Ghryphen · 07-15-2006, 02:57 PM

Dude I have always wanted some stand-ups myself. I have visions of a game room with a wet bar, pool table, dart board, and some stand-ups.

Stoke · 07-15-2006, 03:02 PM

Ok, I got the one standup and the dartboard. No room for the pooltable

and all the liquor is in the kitchen

But I'm working on it.

Stang · 07-15-2006, 03:10 PM

Thats sweet!

I liked Pacman and Centipede.

I think Sharper Image is selling stand ups but they put more than 1 game on them. Where did she get yours?

Ghryphen · 07-15-2006, 03:13 PM

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...rodid=11098104

Stoke · 07-15-2006, 03:14 PM

Its a refurbished original. A place here in Mooresville NC (Race City USA) that does DirecTV and other misc. electronic stuff reworks them and sells them. It definately has battle scars but it has a brand new monitor and control panel.

MagnoliaFly · 07-16-2006, 05:05 AM

Cool

I've been pining away after an old school pinball machine myself. *poke poke* Niz.

Stoke · 07-16-2006, 05:32 AM

Yeah, that would be sweet.... That would have to go in the garage... no room for that in the house here....

Ardamir · 07-16-2006, 09:09 PM

Stoke, you should buy the arcade dance dance revolution. Its good for excerise.

Stoke · 07-17-2006, 03:07 AM

Its also good for teh gayness

RagingSamster · 07-17-2006, 05:30 AM

lol! buh uuurn!

Try Ebay, they have orginal consoles and oinball machines - I've heard the PB machines can be a bit cantankorous to maintain. (At least the ones at my arcade always seemed to be out-of-order)

Stoke · 07-17-2006, 05:37 AM

Mine was found on EBAY....and then there was much joy when we saw the guy selling it was only 20 miles away.

Nizuttz · 07-17-2006, 07:17 AM

FUCKIN SWEET Machine!

Stoke · 07-17-2006, 07:33 AM

Current High Score: 98,800.

07-15-2006, 11:26 AM	#1
Stoke Seahorse PlanetSide Characters Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Carolina Old Folks Home Age: 56 Posts: 4,041 WoW Characters	My New Toy Being children of the 80's, we spent a good part of our formative years in various arcades and gamerooms feeding quarters into such things as Donkey Kong, Space Invaders, Defender, Dig Dug, Robotron, etc. Those were good times. My favorite game was always Galaga. To this day, if we are out somewhere and happen to run across one, I would always stop and drop a quarter in for several minutes of good ol' quality 80's style entertainment. Mrs. Stoke - knowing how much I liked this - decided to do something about it. Here's our new toy: Attached Thumbnails

07-15-2006, 11:31 AM	#2
RagingSamster Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Age: 60 Posts: 908	Re: My New Toy Yay! that's awesome - brings back memories- or what passes as memories from my teen years. Gratz Stoke, that's epic lewt! My favs were Tempest, Joust, and Defender.

07-15-2006, 02:57 PM	#3
Ghryphen Officer PlanetSide Characters Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: WA, USA Posts: 4,733 WoW Characters	Re: My New Toy Dude I have always wanted some stand-ups myself. I have visions of a game room with a wet bar, pool table, dart board, and some stand-ups. __________________ The Hounds of Zeus \| Allied Tribal Forces

07-15-2006, 03:02 PM	#4
Stoke Seahorse PlanetSide Characters Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Carolina Old Folks Home Age: 56 Posts: 4,041 WoW Characters	Re: My New Toy Ok, I got the one standup and the dartboard. No room for the pooltable and all the liquor is in the kitchen But I'm working on it.

07-15-2006, 03:10 PM	#5
Stang THZ* - CO PlanetSide Characters Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Everett, WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,925 Xbox Live Leaderboard: 5^th WoW Characters	Re: My New Toy Thats sweet! I liked Pacman and Centipede. I think Sharper Image is selling stand ups but they put more than 1 game on them. Where did she get yours? __________________

07-15-2006, 03:13 PM	#6
Ghryphen Officer PlanetSide Characters Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: WA, USA Posts: 4,733 WoW Characters	Re: My New Toy http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...rodid=11098104

07-15-2006, 03:14 PM	#7
Stoke Seahorse PlanetSide Characters Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Carolina Old Folks Home Age: 56 Posts: 4,041 WoW Characters	Re: My New Toy Its a refurbished original. A place here in Mooresville NC (Race City USA) that does DirecTV and other misc. electronic stuff reworks them and sells them. It definately has battle scars but it has a brand new monitor and control panel.

07-16-2006, 05:05 AM	#8
MagnoliaFly Registered User PlanetSide Characters Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Left Side of Hell Age: 40 Posts: 595 WoW Characters	Re: My New Toy Cool I've been pining away after an old school pinball machine myself. poke poke Niz. __________________ My Blog

07-16-2006, 05:32 AM	#9
Stoke Seahorse PlanetSide Characters Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Carolina Old Folks Home Age: 56 Posts: 4,041 WoW Characters	Re: My New Toy Yeah, that would be sweet.... That would have to go in the garage... no room for that in the house here....

07-16-2006, 09:09 PM	#10
Ardamir Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 1,112	Re: My New Toy Stoke, you should buy the arcade dance dance revolution. Its good for excerise. __________________

07-17-2006, 03:07 AM	#11
Stoke Seahorse PlanetSide Characters Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Carolina Old Folks Home Age: 56 Posts: 4,041 WoW Characters	Re: My New Toy Its also good for teh gayness

07-17-2006, 05:30 AM	#12
RagingSamster Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Age: 60 Posts: 908	Re: My New Toy lol! buh uuurn! Try Ebay, they have orginal consoles and oinball machines - I've heard the PB machines can be a bit cantankorous to maintain. (At least the ones at my arcade always seemed to be out-of-order)

07-17-2006, 05:37 AM	#13
Stoke Seahorse PlanetSide Characters Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Carolina Old Folks Home Age: 56 Posts: 4,041 WoW Characters	Re: My New Toy Mine was found on EBAY....and then there was much joy when we saw the guy selling it was only 20 miles away.

07-17-2006, 07:17 AM	#14
Nizuttz t3h suck Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 44 Posts: 1,659 WoW Characters	Re: My New Toy FUCKIN SWEET Machine! __________________ In every city, there are fools to pity -Mr. T

07-17-2006, 07:33 AM	#15
Stoke Seahorse PlanetSide Characters Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Carolina Old Folks Home Age: 56 Posts: 4,041 WoW Characters	Re: My New Toy Current High Score: 98,800.