My 500 dollar pin.

looks great. Popeye is way better than most of the other DMD's that go for 600ish range. There are more than you think out there as far as $600 DMD's.

#8 10 years ago

GOV

Gov

GOVS_Mods

Springfield, MO

11y 108K 5,766 10 28

Lucky! I actually really like Popeye and would love to find one for that price. Dirty and all.

#9 10 years ago

NEM

Nemesis

Inactive member

Maple Shade, NJ

12y 41,950 643 6 11

Quoted from CaptainNeo:
looks great. Popeye is way better than most of the other DMD's that go for 600ish range. There are more than you think out there as far as $600 DMD's.

start a list for us poor bastids?

#10 10 years ago

MAT

The_Director

Carolina Pinball Repair

11y 94,450 3,769 9 2

Quoted from Nemesis:
start a list for us poor bastids?

Keep your eyes peeled. The deals are out there. They aren't here on Pinside, other pinball forums, ebay or even CL a lot of the time, but they are there. What you make up for price wise though, you will be re-investing in TLC. All depends on what you have more of: Time or Money.

#11 10 years ago

SBS

o-din

Pinside+ Addict

11y 158K 58,782

I'll give you $500 worth of spinach for it.

#12 10 years ago

DJQ

DanQverymuch

Pinside+ Addict

Neenah, WI

12y 98,550 4,530

$500 DMD deals do happen. My DESW and my LAH for example.

And they weren't in bad shape, either! Playable, just needed a little TLC.

#13 10 years ago

MVJ

shimoda

Pinside member

11y 75,150 3,651 8 24

Let me know when a $500 DMD option comes up in Georgia and I'll be there.

#14 10 years ago

DAJ

Pafasa

Inactive member

Oakland, NE

12y 58,900 3,955 1

Quoted from o-din:
I'll give you $500 worth of spinach for it.

Maybe he would like to keep his forearms small enough to be able to reach inside the cabinet!!!

#15 10 years ago

JIM

Captive_Ball

Pinside+ Frequent

Cypress, TX

11y 128K 7,186 17 86

Nice looking game!

#16 10 years ago

NEO

CaptainNeo

SF2, Freddy, and such can be had for that range often. Even twisters you see for $500-600 range at auction sometimes. Lots of lesser titles out there.

#17 10 years ago

ROB

RCA1

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St Joseph, MI

11y 128K 8,679 28 11

Very nice so far.
Don't understand the Popeye haters myself............
Gonna be nice when you're done.

#18 10 years ago

MAT

The_Director

Carolina Pinball Repair

11y 94,450 3,769 9 2

Quoted from RCA1:
Don't understand the Popeye haters myself............

I agree. It has all the elements of a really great game. I've always enjoyed my time on one.

#19 10 years ago

27dnast

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11y 140K 8,597

Quoted from The_Director:
I agree. It has all the elements of a really great game. I've always enjoyed my time on one.

I don't really mind the pin myself... but the designer, Barry Oursler, didn't like it. There was a time I might of considered if a deal came around... but after I read Barry Oursler's interview on thepinballblog.com, it really soured my interest in ever owning it:

" Not really. Management wanted me to do another game with Python to try and capture the "magic" we had with previous collaborations. I wasn't too happy with the theme or the drawings that he had created. It was another scenario where the artwork was done first. I reluctantly agreed, due to pressure from "above". I think it was one of my two least favorite games that I designed, the other being BAD CATS."

#20 10 years ago

JIM

BowlingJim

Pinside member

20y 105K 2,607 12 8 1

I have 5k saved up I will take 10 of the $500 DMD games please.

#21 10 years ago

MSS

stretch2

Pinside+ Addict

11y 100K 6,127 4

Great Work.

#22 10 years ago

LEE

jetspeedb

Pinside+ Frequent

12y 67,650 306 2

Gratz. Good looking game.

#23 10 years ago

TOY

mario_1_up

Pinside member

Fairbank, IA

11y 80,800 2,350 24 8

Looks great. Nice to see that there are still deals out there on pins.

#24 10 years ago

DEY

absocountry2

Pinside member

Wasilla, AK

13y 82,050 7,424 29 72

Looks great!

#25 10 years ago

TBL

CapnARRR

Pinside member

Manhattan Beach, CA

11y 28,650 229 5

$500 on a DMD game is great, even for popeye. Good find!

#26 10 years ago

DCT

pinmanguy

Inactive member

Melbourne

11y 45,400 1,538 24

What's so bad about popeye? Simple lay out people dislike?

#27 10 years ago

TBL

CapnARRR

Pinside member

Manhattan Beach, CA

11y 28,650 229 5

I think it gets a lot of flack for having a simple ruleset for the jackpot and iffy looking art. It's not a terrible game by any means, but not one of the better ones.

#28 10 years ago

DCT

pinmanguy

Inactive member

Melbourne

11y 45,400 1,538 24

Quoted from CapnARRR:
I think it gets a lot of flack for having a simple ruleset for the jackpot and iffy looking art. It's not a terrible game by any means, but not one of the better ones.

ah ok I've never played it. Is there any pin that is really terrible? Yeah some have shallow rules or a simple lay out but the majority are still fun to bash around on. I can only think of one pin off the top of my head that I find boring enough that I'll avoid playing it when I see it on location.

#29 10 years ago

TBL

CapnARRR

Pinside member

Manhattan Beach, CA

11y 28,650 229 5

It's honestly not all that bad, though it can be annoying when the top playfield gets in the way of visibly making shots or bluto shoots the ball straight out of his mouth. I also remember being confused most of the time I was playing it, but this isn't too unusual for something I haven't spent a lot of time on.

The animal theme is sort of silly and the art for the animals really doesn't match that of the popeye characters, they look like they were drawn by different people. YMMV with the environmental theme.

I should really give it another try, its been a long time since I've seen one of these.

#30 10 years ago

NEM

Nemesis

Inactive member

Maple Shade, NJ

12y 41,950 643 6 11

Quoted from CaptainNeo:
SF2, FREDDY, and such can be had for that range often. Even twisters you see for $500-600 range at auction sometimes. Lots of lesser titles out there.

lmk where to find freddy for 5 benji's, plz pm

#31 10 years ago

NEO

CaptainNeo

your halfway across the US. A $500 freddy here, costs you $900 by the time you get it home. Defeates the purpose since you probably can find a 700-900 freddy fairly easy in your back yard.

#32 10 years ago

CDF

Collin

Pinside member

Columbus, OH

11y 116K 5,271 29 82

Looks like it's cleaning up nicely!

I haven't played Popeye, but it's a really cool-looking game. I'd love to play one. Hell, I'd love to own one at double that price.

#33 10 years ago

SSD

PinFan4Life

Pinside member

Tampa, FL

12y 63,400 570 14 47

Nice work! Enjoy the new game!

#34 10 years ago

POP

Jimmydred

Inactive member

Vancouver, WA

11y 37,400 454 3

Nice Score! $500 is great. Enjoy!

#35 10 years ago

MKY

tilt-master

Pinside+ Frequent

13y 115K 2,152

Welcome to the Popeye family. Great score, that's an incredible deal! Have fun shopping it out, let us know how it plays when you're done.

#36 10 years ago

NEM

Nemesis

Inactive member

Maple Shade, NJ

12y 41,950 643 6 11

Quoted from CaptainNeo:
your halfway across the US. A $500 FREDDY here, costs you $900 by the time you get it home. Defeates the purpose since you probably can find a 700-900 FREDDY fairly easy in your back yard.

STILL a lot cheaper than the going rate on Freddy's I'll take one brother!

#37 10 years ago

NEO

CaptainNeo