sonicgreg Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 (edited) Does anyone have one of those coleco mini arcade machines? I bought one on ebay ( pac man! ) and wondered if anyone else loves these things. here is a site with good pictures and a good review but, pac man has a slight mistake(it should be grade A! ) http://www.videogamecritic.net/cp.htm Edited February 16, 2009 by sonicgreg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I have the Frogger, and also the Parker Brothers Q-Bert one. One of the coolest items they made back then! They're very popular. I wish I had a Pac-Man one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonicgreg Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 (edited) "I have the Frogger, and also the Parker Brothers Q-Bert one. One of the coolest items they made back then! They're very popular. I wish I had a Pac-Man one!"(mirage 1972 check ebay, they have tons of them cheap, or INSANELY OVER PRICED! I snagged mine for $31 or so I've seen them go for $7 before so keep looking Edited February 16, 2009 by sonicgreg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonicgreg Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 (edited) don't worry if you get a non working one, www.handheldmueum.com has a coleco repair page here: http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Coleco/ColecoRepair/index.html Edited February 16, 2009 by sonicgreg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I had the Pac-Man one way back when they were new, but didn't really care for it at the time. Well, it was neat for the first week or so, then I sort of gave up on it. I think it was mostly let-down because I'd somehow thought I would be getting something more than an LED behind cutouts level of graphics (IIRC). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Yeah, I think we all had those expectations back then. Funny how the limited technology of the time snaps you back to harsh reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turd Furgason Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I got a original pac-man....and a remake frogger that picked up the other day at books a-million...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 (edited) I have about forty different VFD (the colored back-lit display used in these games) units, including all the coleco ones but Zaxxon. I love them. Many of them are still a blast to play, and the displays are bright and colorful. It's a great thing to collect, and you can still find them in the toy sections of flea marts and thrifts. Edited February 16, 2009 by Lord Thag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonicgreg Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 I have about forty different VFD (the colored back-lit display used in these games) units, including all the coleco ones but Zaxxon. I love them. Many of them are still a blast to play, and the displays are bright and colorful. It's a great thing to collect, and you can still find them in the toy sections of flea marts and thrifts. O.k. you... find... these... at... flea markets? my best friend goes to one of those flea markets on Sundays and he has never even seen the excalibur frogger or space invaders I got the excalibur at an auction and the pac man on ebay... other than that I have never seen them anywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonicgreg Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 I have about forty different VFD (the colored back-lit display used in these games) units, including all the coleco ones but Zaxxon. I love them. Many of them are still a blast to play, and the displays are bright and colorful. It's a great thing to collect, and you can still find them in the toy sections of flea marts and thrifts. O.k. you... find... these... at... flea markets? my best friend goes to one of those flea markets on Sundays and he has never even seen the excalibur frogger or space invaders I got the excalibur at an auction and the pac man on ebay... other than that I have never seen them anywhere else. oh I forgot, and at the pac man cafe (closed now ) museum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superdevil Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Not every flea market is the same. Sometimes you score, sometimes you don't. I found nothing for ten years at the one I go to regularly, then one day found a vendor with hundreds of rare games/systems. I walked away with about five thousand dollars worth of stuff for around a hundred dollars. It's all about luck of the draw. It used to be that you could get a good deal on something because whoever was selling it had no idea what they had. Now with the internet in every home and ebay price checking, you don't come across very good deals very often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonicgreg Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 Not every flea market is the same. Sometimes you score, sometimes you don't. I found nothing for ten years at the one I go to regularly, then one day found a vendor with hundreds of rare games/systems. I walked away with about five thousand dollars worth of stuff for around a hundred dollars. It's all about luck of the draw. It used to be that you could get a good deal on something because whoever was selling it had no idea what they had. Now with the internet in every home and ebay price checking, you don't come across very good deals very often. oh thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1982VideoGames Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I had Pac-Man and played it like crazy. Even my father was into it for a while. I never saw any of the others and was always curious how they played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuppicide Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I had Pac-Man back in the day. I could play "forever" without losing a life. I say that in quotes because I don't know if the game goes on forever, but I played a few hours easily without dying once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Charlie Cat Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Hi guys, I know for sure my uncle has one. But its in his basement. Anthony.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 O.k. you... find... these... at... flea markets?my best friend goes to one of those flea markets on Sundays and he has never even seen the excalibur frogger or space invaders I got the excalibur at an auction and the pac man on ebay... other than that I have never seen them anywhere else. Yep. A friend of mine has found me Kingman, Tomy Pacman, Boxing and Football in te wild in about a year. Persistence pays, as does living in a big city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee9977 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 love the classic handhelds and tabletops. Got about 40 myself. my faves are the mattel sports games, but i got a few of the VFD coleco tabletops. my fave being zaxxon. that thing is a beast. check fleabay, the values are going up. as far as the coleco pacman the thread is about, hey, its still better than the 2600 version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIWASABI Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I just bought Tomy Caveman off of a member here and am looking forward to checking it out. It'll be my first VFD game. I grew up with the crappy Tiger LCD games and got really tired of those. These VFDs look a million times better than those crummy looking LCD games. -Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhatter667 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I've got the Galaxian one somewhere around the house. I used to play the snot out of that thing. Definitely shows its age now though. It went through all 3 of my siblings, and myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I just bought Tomy Caveman off of a member here and am looking forward to checking it out. It'll be my first VFD game. I grew up with the crappy Tiger LCD games and got really tired of those. These VFDs look a million times better than those crummy looking LCD games. -Adam Tell me how this is when you get it, would you? I'd like to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximebeauvais Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I love those baby. I have: Frogger (complete in box) my friend paid 0.50$ !!!! and I gave him around 20$ of commun atari games Galaxian Donkey Kong Pac man Ms Pac man Zaxxon (complete in box) I paid 10$ at a yard sale. the box and foam are all in perfect condition. Qbert Popeye Mario Bros Donkey Kong JR I got most of then at garage sale / thrift store for around 5$ they are all in perfect condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbid Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 i just picked up donkey kong and galaxian for 20 bucks each. a fair price when compared to ebay. i was surprised by how colorful the graphics were. i was expecting monotone game & watch graphics. these are very cool, and i hope to find more in the future on a related note, neither of my units have battery covers, i have to hold the unit on my knee to hold the batteries in place. is there a good battery cover solution? i dont think cardboard would cut with heavy c batteries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximebeauvais Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 on a related note, neither of my units have battery covers, i have to hold the unit on my knee to hold the batteries in place. is there a good battery cover solution? i dont think cardboard would cut with heavy c batteries yeah, this is one of the big problem. I have probably found around 20-25 of those tabletop and I will say that only 60% had a battery cover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhatter667 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Any way someone could cnc new covers from plastic based on measurements? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboypacman Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I need to get a few of these as i never was lucky to have one when i was younger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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