I thought Gottliebs from that era were boingy, sproingy messes (SMB... ugh) so I put in that 50 cents expecting to regret it, but I found it a LOT of fun! Great sound, lighting was perfect, maybe only one or two really "meh" modes.
Our arcade's op was forever meddling with the head and the soft targets underneath it trying to get them to stay working, the plastic claw looked really fragile and the claw save had beaten the crap out of the paint in front of it. Not sure I'd want to maintain one but as a HUO machine sure, I'd snag one at the right price.