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Today, for the first time in 8+ years I saw a shmup "in the wild"
I went to the local movie theater and ended up in theater 7 on the back side of the place where I hadn't been before. There are plenty of cabs near the front entrance, but I never knew about these in the back.
Anyways, I was walking by and heard familiar music. I turn around and saw a dedicated.....Raiden 2! I put a quarter in and hit start on the one player side. The buttons were fucked and the stick would only work in the upper 5 directions...should have checked. Then I went to the 2P side and played for about 4-5 minutes and lost my credit. They either had this thing on some insane difficulty or I've become very rusty at Raiden 2.
It was when I put my initials in, I noticed that I was the only person to play the damn thing today. (and it was 8pm on a Saturday night) I played a couple more credits worth and an employee was walking by and stopped and watched. When I was done, he asked me if I enjoyed the game. I thought it was weird, so I just said yea.
Then, he told me that the theater is getting rid of all 5 cabs in the back of the theater. So, I asked him if they would sell this one to me and at what price. He couldn't tell me, but I gave my number to the manager on duty who will let the owner of the place know that I am interested.
I should be getting a call tomorrow, so I need to know what a fair offer would be on the cab. It is in nice shape other than a busted marquee and the fucked buttons/stick. It is clean and in nice working condition otherwise. (no burn in, no big scuffs or gouges, and strong, clear sound) I figured I'd use the broken buttons to my advantage and drive the price down. Just looking for some suggestions so I don't embarrass myself when I make an offer.
Sorry to ramble, that was a terribly written post.
I went to the local movie theater and ended up in theater 7 on the back side of the place where I hadn't been before. There are plenty of cabs near the front entrance, but I never knew about these in the back.
Anyways, I was walking by and heard familiar music. I turn around and saw a dedicated.....Raiden 2! I put a quarter in and hit start on the one player side. The buttons were fucked and the stick would only work in the upper 5 directions...should have checked. Then I went to the 2P side and played for about 4-5 minutes and lost my credit. They either had this thing on some insane difficulty or I've become very rusty at Raiden 2.
It was when I put my initials in, I noticed that I was the only person to play the damn thing today. (and it was 8pm on a Saturday night) I played a couple more credits worth and an employee was walking by and stopped and watched. When I was done, he asked me if I enjoyed the game. I thought it was weird, so I just said yea.
Then, he told me that the theater is getting rid of all 5 cabs in the back of the theater. So, I asked him if they would sell this one to me and at what price. He couldn't tell me, but I gave my number to the manager on duty who will let the owner of the place know that I am interested.
I should be getting a call tomorrow, so I need to know what a fair offer would be on the cab. It is in nice shape other than a busted marquee and the fucked buttons/stick. It is clean and in nice working condition otherwise. (no burn in, no big scuffs or gouges, and strong, clear sound) I figured I'd use the broken buttons to my advantage and drive the price down. Just looking for some suggestions so I don't embarrass myself when I make an offer.
Sorry to ramble, that was a terribly written post.