Not sure if silverball has one but I know yestercades does! Similar setup with price/admittance at yestercades. One of the gentleman that services/refurbs the pinball machines for both places works out of the same self storage place I have my units for my computers and video consoles. His son works at yestercades (or did last I spoke with them) he's got one whole row of storage units he works out of. If you ever get tired of that Galaga machine let me know! (Seriously) Tony Sent from my iPhone On Nov 9, 2017, at 11:21 AM, Ethan <telmnstr@757.org> wrote:
I too prefer the original. But unless we all agree to go to yestercades and play the standup arcade machine, or if my wife would let me get that one in NY that's galaga and ms PAC man, (there are actually a couple floating around for $1500-$2500) I'll play whatever version we have handy! :-) Tony
I actually have a Galaga machine at home :-) Picked it up years ago, recently rebuilt the bottom of the cabinet as it got wet and deteriorated.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Silverball Museum at Asbury Park has a Galaga on the floor. I go there with friends every time I go to VCF East. Recommended for all, there is a flat rate for all day and hourly. No coin drop. Although next year I have to visit another arcade, Eight on the Break in Jersey.
The one thing about the original Galaga is the boardset wasn't made very well. The PCB material is thin, and it tends to warp badly over time. There are SIP resistor packs that are known to fail, and a ribbon cable that connects the video board to the cpu board that also has issues. A number of the chips on the board are custom to thwart reproduction, but there was a reproduction (pirated version) known as the Gallag board that used a 4th Z80 to emulate custom chips.
- Ethan O'Toole