For sale: Cactus Canyon

doesn't get any better than an HEP restored original, that's a fact!

#10 5 years ago

DLG

dnapac

Pinside+ Frequent

Alton, IA

19y 137K 2,695 6 30

If HEP, he will verify...otherwise...

Oop, just read HEP, per above...we will see.

Post last edited 5 years ago: “Sorry, didn’t do my homework.”

#11 5 years ago

GAB

pinnyheadhead

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Dunwoody, GA

11y 119K 5,040 8 40

So HEP is like PSA grading for BB cards? He restores, logs and verifies the pin for the customer and potential buyers later on. Great work and great follow up. Super Impressive way of doing things!

Good luck with CC sale!

#12 5 years ago

JRK

jrivelli

TrueColor Protectors

Milwaukie, OR

11y 89,650 4,625 10 20

Quoted from jake35:
Wonder what affect cgc will have to this being that its HEP?

Well, it's an original so it can be upgraded to CCC, which the remakes will never have the CCC code so it definitely has that going for it! CCC is some incredible coding work. I'd have to be pressed hard to ever get rid of my CCC, such a great game

#13 5 years ago

tonyf1965

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Peoria, IL

12y 81,800 940 13 23

Hang in there. The remake will be announced
this year. I can wait for a brand new one.

#14 5 years ago

MSW

ToucanF16

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10y 122K 5,195

Quoted from tonyf1965:
Hang in there. The remake will be announced
this year. I can wait for a brand new one.

Brand new and HEP are two different cats.

#15 5 years ago

aeneas

Flippers.be

11y 76,050 1,523

Is this test 0.2 rom available somewhere ?
What is in and what not, is it any fun to play ?
Or does this machine has proto features so this rom is needed to play ?

#16 5 years ago

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snaroff

Pinside member

Man, sold my loaded HEP CCC 3 years ago for 14k. Didn't realize prices for this title continued to appreciate. Since no photos were provided, here's a photo of the HEP CCC I had the pleasure of owning. Enjoy!

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#17 5 years ago

SMK

TheLaw

Pinside+ Addict

Ann Arbor, MI

12y 162K 48,061 19 30 1

Quoted from snaroff:
here's a photo

egads.

#18 5 years ago

LEV

CrazyLevi

Crazy Levi's Pinball

New York, NY

10y 148K 33,543

Quoted from snaroff:
Man, sold my loaded HEP CCC 3 years ago for 14k. Didn't realize prices for this title continued to appreciate. Since no photos were provided, here's a photo of the HEP CCC I had the pleasure of owning. Enjoy!
[quoted image]

That topper looks like it should be on a Big Buck Hunter.

#19 5 years ago

SDS

whthrs166

Pinside member

Quoted from jrivelli:
Well, it's an original so it can be upgraded to CCC, which the remakes will never have the CCC code so it definitely has that going for it! CCC is some incredible coding work. I'd have to be pressed hard to ever get rid of my CCC, such a great game

Amen to that! Mine is never leaving, Remake or no remake...

#20 5 years ago

LEB

pinbum

Frozen

Unknown

11y 62k 2,179

Hmmm lets see! A brand new Polaris Razor or a box of lights, that's how i make a decision to justify buying an expensive pinball. For me it's another Razor, for others it might be the pin, either way hope you get your asking price.

#21 5 years ago

A$$

Bohdi

Pinside member

Burnsville, MN

11y 68,550 2,840 3 7

Quoted from pinbum:
Hmmm lets see! A brand new Polaris Razor or a box of lights, that's how i make a decision to justify buying an expensive pinball. For me it's another Razor, for others it might be the pin, either way hope you get your asking price.

Agreed. I just bought another new RZR last Spring. With upgrades, came to almost 18K. I'd LOVE a CC some day though. GLWS OP....

#22 5 years ago

jake35

Pinside member

7y 114K 2,552 25 9 5

Not sure why someone thinks it makes sense to post a $18k ad with no photos. Wait until you have time to take some photos before posting if you are that busy.

#23 5 years ago

DHF

fosaisu

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10y 142K 10,349

Quoted from pinbum:
A brand new Polaris Razor or a box of lights, that's how i make a decision to justify buying an expensive pinball. For me it's another Razor, for others it might be the pin, either way hope you get your asking price.

Or 29,250 Gillette Razors, for that matter. To each his own!
https://www.amazon.com/Gillette-Custom-Disposable-Powder-Lubrastrip/dp/B00SV9AUVG/

#24 5 years ago

SDS

whthrs166

Pinside member

San Pedro/port Of Los Angeles, CA

I watched a group of guys drag one them RZRs out of the woods last year all bent up and busted. Guess one of em bit the dust over it all. Don’t have to worry about stuff like that playing a nice HEP Cactus Canyon.

#25 5 years ago

MOB

JoinTheCirqus

Pinside member

Lyme, NH

18y 95,300 2,115 1

Quoted from jrivelli:
Well, it's an original so it can be upgraded to CCC, which the remakes will never have the CCC code so it definitely has that going for it! CCC is some incredible coding work. I'd have to be pressed hard to ever get rid of my CCC, such a great game

Curious, why can’t the remakes ever get to utilize CCC? I’m sure they’d want to include it in the remake if a deal could be struck.

#26 5 years ago

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adamross

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Los Angeles, CA

6y 81,050 1,364 5

Quoted from JoinTheCirqus:
Curious, why can’t the remakes ever get to utilize CCC? I’m sure they’d want to include it in the remake if a deal could be struck.

Copy written material all over the game.

#27 5 years ago

TDH

Tim_Hanian

Pinside member

Paradise Valley, AZ

11y 57,400 115 30

Apollon is one of the good guys in pinball......buy with confidence.

Tim

#28 5 years ago

MOB

JoinTheCirqus

Pinside member

Lyme, NH

18y 95,300 2,115 1

Quoted from adamross:
Copy written material all over the game.

Why not a license to use it?

#29 5 years ago

VIC

vicjw66

Pinside member

12y 92,550 5,257 4 6

Quoted from pinbum:
Hmmm lets see! A brand new Polaris Razor or a box of lights, that's how i make a decision to justify buying an expensive pinball. For me it's another Razor, for others it might be the pin, either way hope you get your asking price.

Why the hell would anyone want one of those stupid Polaris razors? They lose like 90% of their value within a few years. They’re all over eBay for a few grand and you can’t use them for much. Get yourself a nice used Jeep rockcrawler that you can still drive on public roads or else a dirtbike.

#30 5 years ago

MAT

chalkup8

Pinside member

Sunshine

12y 72,800 1,134 4 17

Quoted from Tim_Hanian:
Apollon is one of the good guys in pinball......buy with confidence.
Tim

That's an impressive collection of B/W games you have there.

#31 5 years ago

BSA

cheshirefilms

Inactive member

Plano, TX

9y 63,300 1,274 11

Quoted from High_End_Pins:
None in my eyes.
I restored the game years ago when there were no remakes and to date when it comes to CC there still are not.
I still have MMs and AFMs come in regularly.
People that want the cheapest CC possible will hope for a remake in the future people that want one of the nicest CCs built off the original platform they can get today will look at this one
I will continue to restore whatever people send because I can’t go wrong with that

One can always send a NIB remake in for the HEP treatment..just because it's new doesn't mean its HEP level perfect!

In fact- no matter how lucky you get in the factory lottery- it won't be.

Some of the people with the money care about that level of detail..

#32 5 years ago

LEB

pinbum

Frozen

Unknown

11y 62k 2,179

Quoted from vicjw66:
Why the hell would anyone want one of those stupid Polaris razors? They lose like 90% of their value within a few years. They’re all over eBay for a few grand and you can’t use them for much. Get yourself a nice used Jeep rockcrawler that you can still drive on public roads or else a dirtbike.

Can't use them for much, WHAT! You should see the woods & mudholes & water we run, by the way owned 3 Jeeps and everyone one needed front wheel bearings every time they touched water. As for rock crawling that is the stupidest thing i have ever seen, and we don't have rocks down here. Dirtbike i have that covered also have an Enduro for on road or off . As for losing value who cares, the shit we put these through is well worth it in fun. Quit being a Nerd and get out in the wilderness once in a while.

#33 5 years ago

JRK

jrivelli

TrueColor Protectors

Milwaukie, OR

11y 89,650 4,625 10 20

Quoted from JoinTheCirqus:
Curious, why can’t the remakes ever get to utilize CCC? I’m sure they’d want to include it in the remake if a deal could be struck.

Well, CCC runs on a PC, not on their current system they use so it would have to be entirely re-coded for one. I don't see that happening. I see them maybe dumping the original CC roms and doing a bit of polish but it won't be anywhere near Eric's incredible work.

#34 5 years ago

d0n

Frozen

9y 92k 1,721

I purchased a game from Apollon last year. No worries there. Look at his collection. Good people for sure.

#35 5 years ago

DEL

robotron

Pinside member

Middletown, NY

9y 88,800 2,475 6

Quoted from whthrs166:
doesn't get any better than an HEP restored original, that's a fact!

glwts

#36 5 years ago

SMB

Concretehardt

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Eugene, OR

11y 145K 10,075 2 27

Since the OP is making us use our imagination on what this game looks like here are a couple pics of my old HEP CCC, such a beautiful game but in the end I couldn’t justify having that much $$$$ tied up in one machine (I do miss it)

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#37 5 years ago

jake35

Pinside member

7y 114K 2,552 25 9 5

Quoted from Concretehardt:
Since the OP is making us use our imagination on what this game looks like here are a couple pics of my old HEP CCC, such a beautiful game but in the end I couldn’t justify having that much $$$$ tied up in one machine (I do miss it)[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]

Where'd you get that topper? Looks cool

#38 5 years ago

MSW

ToucanF16

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Yeah, cool topper!

#39 5 years ago

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snaroff

Pinside member

http://christopherhutchins.com/gallery/album369

Cool topper? Looks like a piece of cardboard. No lights...no artwork. Oh...it says "CONTINUED"...I guess that's what's cool?

Still waiting to see photos of "the nicest CC in the Country"!

#40 5 years ago

SMB

Concretehardt

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Eugene, OR

11y 145K 10,075 2 27

Quoted from snaroff:
Cool topper? Looks like a piece of cardboard. No lights...no artwork. Oh...it says "CONTINUED"...I guess that's what's cool?
Still waiting to see photos of "the nicest CC in the Country"!

Topper came with the game when I bought it, I believe it was hand painted by a local artist as were the pistol handles.

#41 5 years ago

CBS

roar

Pinside member

Hamilton, ON

8y 70,050 1,797 1 15

I assumed the gallery Chris linked to was pictures of the actual game? From 8 years ago mind you, but a pretty good starting position.

#42 5 years ago

???

snaroff

Pinside member

http://christopherhutchins.com/gallery/album369

Quoted from roar:
I assumed the gallery Chris linked to was pictures of the actual game? From 8 years ago mind you, but a pretty good starting position.
http://christopherhutchins.com/gallery/album369

Why would you assume this? Chris has probably restored a couple dozen CC's over the past decade...

#43 5 years ago

HEP

High_End_Pins

HEP

Matthews, NC

12y 142K 12,527

Quoted from roar:
I assumed the gallery Chris linked to was pictures of the actual game? From 8 years ago mind you, but a pretty good starting position.
http://christopherhutchins.com/gallery/album369

You are correct
This is the actual game

This is the actual restoration
http://christopherhutchins.com/gallery/album208

In general not directed at the quoted poster.
What the game looks like now 8 years later I couldn’t say but I do know Apollon is a really meticulous person and a pleasure to deal with so regardless of what the game is or isn’t worth today if you are interested in it then it would be worth checking into.

#44 5 years ago

CBS

roar

Pinside member

Hamilton, ON

8y 70,050 1,797 1 15

Quoted from snaroff:
Why would you assume this? Chris has probably restored a couple dozen CC's over the past decade...

Seemed like a reasonable assumption at the time and looking like a better one now

#45 5 years ago

???

snaroff

Pinside member

Quoted from roar:
Seemed like a reasonable assumption at the time and looking like a better one now

I didn't see Chris's post, obviously...

#46 5 years ago

AAC

Apollon

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Cumming, GA

15y 75,400 229 30 1

I didn’t post pictures on purpose. Anyone willing to spend the kind of money this or any HEP title warrants, will contact me directly and I will handle either in person or directly. Thank you for the kind words. Chris, you are nothing short of an artist. We appreciate your work every day. There is no comparison to a HEP pin. It is our measuring stick. My whole family enjoys pinball and has great appreciation for a pristine game. I am very fortunate and do not take it for granted. Happy flipping.

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#47 5 years ago

LXL

Isochronic_Frost

Saratoga Silverball

7y 221K 9,402 108 1 1

OP
Quoted from Apollon:
I am very fortunate and do not take it for granite. Happy flipping.

I just watched “Morty’s Mindblowers” so this made me chuckle.

What are you, a boulder, a rock person?

#48 5 years ago

AAC

Apollon

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Cumming, GA

15y 75,400 229 30 1

That’s what I get for using Siri.....without my glasses on. Obviously, meant “granted”.

#49 5 years ago

SDS

whthrs166

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