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So about a year ago, I decided to "dabble" into the world of coin-operated machines.  I have always been a junkie of any game that could be operated by a coin...even since my childhood days in the video arcades.  In the land of potatoes, we don't see a lot of this kind of action, but thanks to the magic of Craigslist, this site, and the internet in general, my curiosity was broadened.  Anyway, I started out last year buying a very much NLG debated S+ Jackpot Jungle.  The guys were throwing up the red flags everywhere that it was boring, dated, etc...eventually, I learned that it did get old fast, but it was my first machine.  I cleaned it up and made it a diamond, although a polished turd is still a turd.   :97-  Then I found a dirty, nicotine/dirt ridden CEI Double-Up poker machine.  Bought it for cheap and spent months cleaning it up.  Then I sprayed the live monitor with Windex and blew up the board.  Luckily, dormi hooked me up and fixed it good as new.  It really is a nice machine.  The biggest score last year was my MAME cabinet.  This is a hobby I've followed for years and one of my biggest childhood dreams was realized.

Last year's experiences can be found here:
http://newlifegames.net/nlg/index.php?topic=4750.0 (http://newlifegames.net/nlg/index.php?topic=4750.0)

One year later, many of you guys have become great friends and have really helped me out along the way in terms of troubleshooting and understanding what's hot and what's not.  The Jackpot Jungle has gone down the road and I'm still on the fence with my CEI poker machine, but it has been retired from the game room for the time being.  I have updated the games with an IGT Game King version 5.3 nickel machine, an IGT S2000 Red White & Blue Big Times Pay, and I still have my MAME arcade machine.  Between painting, polishing, and endless reading and tweaking, the games are getting close to being complete...at least for now.  ;)  Enjoy the videos below, and as always NLG, thanks for your help!

Jason

IGT Red White & Blue (Big Times Pay)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR0cd-ep6OA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR0cd-ep6OA)

IGT Game King (Version 5.3)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twpeKu0MeRY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twpeKu0MeRY)

MAME Cabinet (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator with 8000+ games)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeNN6DyFT_w (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeNN6DyFT_w)

Thanks,
Jason

Jason,

K+ for sharing!!!  :244- :244- :244-

Enjoy the addiction HOBBY! :97- :97- :97-



CaptainHappy :95-

It looks like you're well on your way to having a well stocked mancave. :3- :3-

Thanks for sharing your videos. :71-

Yoeddy!
Those are great machines you've collected!
I'm happy you've found all of us here at NLG.
One of my childhood dreams was realized last year
when I found a pinball machine and fixed it up.
I play that thing in the garage every evening just about...lol
The funny thing I've found out about slots is that there's millions of titles/games to see.
There's several different types of gaming platforms as well.
That's what makes this hobby so fun to get into -
plus you make some buddies along the way too!

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So about a year ago, I decided to "dabble" into the world of coin-operated machines.  I have always been a junkie of any game that could be operated by a coin...even since my childhood days in the video arcades

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I would like to take this time to compliment you on your you tube post -very articulate accurate etc Nice collection of games !!
as far as the machines adding up in the house hold ??

from my alter ego --Dr  House -you have whats called slot machine hording ..its a common disease where one is not enough !! :25- :25- :25- :25- :25-


I believe tonight on NBC news network -there will be a woman who has 250 cats in her house and a few dogs.. its called animal hording
a good  show to watch ?? if i am correct on dates .. 

I myself wont comment on the number of slots -arcade games -prototypes -cherry masters -touch screen games -etc etc etc
that I would take any day before 250 cats .. my games can be on demo mode to token mode etc .. no cat food or dog food for them or odor !!
nice collection --it wont stop there re-post next year lol i bet it grows by 8 more machines ...-

When I walk in a home for the  1st time on a repair call or dropping off a game I can tell they have cats, but  could never tell if they had a coin op game, Sorry cat lovers , Cat,s smell bad

Nope not gonna touch it :81- :30- :60- :58- :79-

I don't know..... the smell of 250 unshopped machines might be just as strong as cat urine.....

Worse house only had 2 cats   but litter box was under the pinball game,It was a very well to do couple that only  had the litter box cleaned when the cleaning lady came there once a week. they paid well for service call and the wife was a 10  ,but I still only went once, Again  some poeple do try to keep their house smelling good even with  pets

Before I gutted and cleaned out my CEI machine, this thing wasn't allowed in my house.  Since the interior walls and structure of the machine was all wood, you can imagine.  I used my air compressor, Simple Green, lacquer thinner, Lysol, air fresheners, an ozonator, 3 coats of black paint, Windex, and finally, the machine was cleared for entry into the house.  However, the smell of urine makes my stomach turn...I'd probably go for the unshopped machines.

Thanks for the comments guys!

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lol..."the wife was a 10"

And you only went once!!! Whatsamatterwidya????  :30-
Man, I would of had her sign a service contract & stop by every other day
just to clean the dust off of her buttons!!!!!  :97-

MY CAPITOLS ARE BACK ..LOL

 NO WAY WOULD NICOTINE --DIRT -ALCOHOL SPILLS -EVEN COME CLOSE TO SMELL
LIKE  A MALE CAT THAT SRAYED ONCE !!--THESE ARE PUSSY CATS MEN !!

 EVEN THE SH^t HOUSE ON A TUNA BOAT DOES NOT COMPETE -THATS A NICE SMELL AT TMES
I HOPE THE PRGRAM IS ON TONIGHT ..

ADVERTISED ON TODAY SHOW MONDAY--JEFF CORWINN IS HOSTING IT .. ITS NBC I THINK ..

Nice quality games!
It's one thing to own them and it's another to tear them apart, clean, refurbish, and then play them!


Now, on the cats. There was nothing worse than the smell of a male cat that sprayed in my horse barn.  :47-
And those bad experiences have left me with a prejudice towards cats. Not to mention the carnage that took place under the bird feeder. Found that a hot wire fence mounted three inches off the ground was very effective. Especially when a feline decided to spray it.  :97-  (Sorry cat lovers)

Thought I was done with that smell when I moved out here in the desert of Nevada. The Creosote bush, when wet, smells like a hundred male cats that just sprayed!!!  :47- :47- :47- :47-
The most awful smell ever! Good thing it rains only about twice a year.  :138-

 :212- :212- :212- :212- :212-   My Uncle told me the best way to get a new septic system working was to kill a cat and toss it into the empty tank. I don't know if he did or didn't, all I can say is, mine hasn't been pumped in 19years !!!

Damn,
  I could have made a "full of shit" joke about so many other people, but not you Buzz.

W

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I am only back for a short time before operation number >>7<<<  :103- :103- :103- :103-
on the knee . will be gone august 6 -- back to the red brick home ..

I am glad we still drifft off post on the cats i mentioned ??

did anybody find out the date of the show ?[/b]

I hit the crib early last night ...

BUZZY>>cat in septic system ===good start !!
I can start whats 400 lawyers at the bttom of the ocean ?? a good start !!

 sorry Jay and other cat lovers .. dogs rule in my house
except the last cat we had was a de-nutted male Who was ok for a door mat !!
weighed in at 23lbs would bring live chipmunks into house to play with .. :97- :97- :97- :97-

I still like the GAME ROOM TOPIC AS ONE OF MY FAVORITES

side note for deer lovers alive & on the table -- all my free time on sofa with leg propped up !

I shoot pictures all day long of this years deer POPULATION !!-- one DOE has twins again another has a single little devil ate all
the nice fowers ..  will post them on BURR ITS COLD..

BUZZ --THANK YOU FOR ALL THE EMAILS --cheered me up -----I  think your septic tank should be pumped if its been 19 yrs  :72- :72- :72- :72- :72-
you may see a CAPT HAPPY ---float up unexpected some day with periscope up in the hopper !!>>>

if that tank is that full >>>>subs need to come up for air sometime ?? :103- :103- :103- :103- :99- :99- :99- :99- :99- :99- :99- :99- :99-

19 years???? Holy Moldy!!!...  :96-
I don't wanna be around your house when they that pull that cap off...whew!  :60- :58- :138-

I have 2 cats and 2 dogs....love all the little animals.  :89-

If his septic tank is big enough for me to come to periscope depth in on the last submarine that I was on (SSBN-731) then I doubt even the likes of Buzz are full of enough "crap" to fill it in 19 years or longer. You can't imagine the turning radius of those things!  Thank God that those things don't have windows as I don't want to see the poor cat swimming around in it all !!! :200- :200- :200- :208- :208- :208-

Donnie, I hope that mental picture gave you enough of a laugh!!! You should ask the hospital if they give you frequent flier miles! :25- :58-

CaptainHappy :95-

P.S. Air was not the problem, food for the humans was the problem! (Notice that I did not say fresh air!!)  :200- :200- :200-

Well, I finally cleared out the last of last year's game room remnants...the CEI poker machine.  I was so close to keeping it because it really was a cool old classic machine, but when the guy that bought it offered me asking price, my Red White & Blue ended up not costing me a dime after it all washed out.  I wish I could make deals like that all the time.  ;)

If all sales were good deals  everyone would being do it