Quoted from orlandu81:

Hello Everyone -
Just putting some feelers out there...I am offering my factory original Nintendo Radar Scope upright with 5 speaker slots for cash or for trade. For those who do not know the history, this was Nintendo's first true arcade cabinet sold in the U.S. Produced in Qty 3,000 in late 1979 in Japan and shipped over to Nintendo's warehouse in NJ, only 1,000 were sold. Nintendo had to scramble to come up with a new game to retrofit this commercial failure so they could sell the remaining units. Shigeru Miyamoto was brought in to come up with a game that could use the same cabinet, and as a result, Donkey Kong kits were factory retrofitted to the unsold Radar Scope cabinets and the rest is history.
So why just the feelers? If the market isn't there for this particular game today, I have no problem keeping it and installing a DK3 in it for the foreseeable future.
Why am I considering selling? That is simple...I have two!
Trades...right now I'm only really interested in a Rick and Morty pin (I would provide a cash equalizer).
PM me with questions and stay safe! I posted a few photos in the imgur link below. More photos available upon request.
- Original Red finish is unrestored and still has its rich color. Some minor bumps and bruises as expected with age.
- Original marquee, colors are vibrant with no visible fading
- Original bezel, with only minor surface scratches. No noticeable scratches are visible in the viewing area.
- Original Control Panel plastic overlay, with some minor cigarette burns and other minor imperfections
- Original Radar Scope two way joystick, has been fully rebuilt and cleaned
- Original PP7-A power supply unit has been recapped in the last year and is working as it should with optimal voltages
- Original black ISO transformer
- Original Asahi Seiko coin mechs
- Original 4 stack PCB has been recently serviced and is working as it should
- Original Sanyo monitor has a nice bright picture and no noticeable screen burn
- Original metal serial tag still intact
- Original operator’s manual included
- Original wiring harness installed
- Wood control panel, 1-player 2-player, fire buttons and holders, reg. sticker, and insert coin stickers are from Mike’s Arcade.
- Light fixture behind the marquee was replaced with a more efficient LED fixture
- New true flat T molding from Chomping Quarters
- New speaker included
- New Control panel harness by Tony Swann
- Minor restoration done to the metal accents (paint) and the back door was repainted black.
https://imgur.com/7XzgbpD
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Quoted from orlandu81:

Hello Everyone -
Just putting some feelers out there...I am offering my factory original Nintendo Radar Scope upright with 5 speaker slots for cash or for trade. For those who do not know the history, this was Nintendo's first true arcade cabinet sold in the U.S. Produced in Qty 3,000 in late 1979 in Japan and shipped over to Nintendo's warehouse in NJ, only 1,000 were sold. Nintendo had to scramble to come up with a new game to retrofit this commercial failure so they could sell the remaining units. Shigeru Miyamoto was brought in to come up with a game that could use the same cabinet, and as a result, Donkey Kong kits were factory retrofitted to the unsold Radar Scope cabinets and the rest is history.
So why just the feelers? If the market isn't there for this particular game today, I have no problem keeping it and installing a DK3 in it for the foreseeable future.
Why am I considering selling? That is simple...I have two!
Trades...right now I'm only really interested in a Rick and Morty pin (I would provide a cash equalizer).
PM me with questions and stay safe! I posted a few photos in the imgur link below. More photos available upon request.
- Original Red finish is unrestored and still has its rich color. Some minor bumps and bruises as expected with age.
- Original marquee, colors are vibrant with no visible fading
- Original bezel, with only minor surface scratches. No noticeable scratches are visible in the viewing area.
- Original Control Panel plastic overlay, with some minor cigarette burns and other minor imperfections
- Original Radar Scope two way joystick, has been fully rebuilt and cleaned
- Original PP7-A power supply unit has been recapped in the last year and is working as it should with optimal voltages
- Original black ISO transformer
- Original Asahi Seiko coin mechs
- Original 4 stack PCB has been recently serviced and is working as it should
- Original Sanyo monitor has a nice bright picture and no noticeable screen burn
- Original metal serial tag still intact
- Original operator’s manual included
- Original wiring harness installed
- Wood control panel, 1-player 2-player, fire buttons and holders, reg. sticker, and insert coin stickers are from Mike’s Arcade.
- Light fixture behind the marquee was replaced with a more efficient LED fixture
- New true flat T molding from Chomping Quarters
- New speaker included
- New Control panel harness by Tony Swann
- Minor restoration done to the metal accents (paint) and the back door was repainted black.
https://imgur.com/7XzgbpD
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Quoted from orlandu81:

Just putting some feelers out there...I am offering my factory original Nintendo Radar Scope upright with 5 speaker slots for cash or for trade. For those who do not know the history, this was Nintendo's first true arcade cabinet sold in the U.S. Produced in Qty 3,000 in late 1979 in Japan and shipped over to Nintendo's warehouse in NJ, only 1,000 were sold. Nintendo had to scramble to come up with a new game to retrofit this commercial failure so they could sell the remaining units. Shigeru Miyamoto was brought in to come up with a game that could use the same cabinet, and as a result, Donkey Kong kits were factory retrofitted to the unsold Radar Scope cabinets and the rest is history.

Quoted from Betelgeuse:

A friend of mine has a DK in an a red original cabinet. He said it was a prototype. Is that what this is? Are all of the red cab DK's converted Radar Scopes?

Quoted from deeznuts:

Crossbow found. Wouldn't mind a nice operation wolf

Quoted from Piratesque:

Just got 3 arcades which are my first of what I hope will be 20 some machines:
Tempest
Spy Hunter
Stargate

Quoted from orlandu81:

An arcade is a place to go play games. You got three full arcades?!?!?! Sorry, drives me bananas when I see it written like that. While technically "arcade machine" is also weird, it is more appropriate than arcades. Video games is the most appropriate label.

Quoted from orlandu81:

An arcade is a place to go play games. You got three full arcades?!?!?! Sorry, drives me bananas when I see it written like that. While technically "arcade machine" is also weird, it is more appropriate than arcades. Video games is the most appropriate label.

Quoted from gweempose:

But don't you need the word "arcade" in there somewhere to differentiate them from home video games?

Quoted from Darkwing:

Only a few arcade game so far, Golden Tee 2021, a NFL Blitz 2p cabinet that’s been converted to make (don’t judge, someone else ripped it out; I only rescued it) and just got a sweet StepManiaX. I’m pretty sure this NFL Blitz was a conversion from Killer Instinct from the painted over Rare logo on the side that is still visible. Would be nice to convert it back.
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Quoted from orlandu81:

A red DK your friend has is either 1) a factory converted DK from Radar Scope (TKG2 or TKG3) or he simply took a red cab and installed a donkey Kong kit in it.

Quoted from Betelgeuse:

I know that this game came to him from a reputable collector, so it's very likely legit. He is much more a pin guy than a vid guy, so I'm sure this info will be enlightening to him too.

Quoted from gweempose:

But don't you need the word "arcade" in there somewhere to differentiate them from home video games?

Quoted from Willys45:

GREMLIN TRAPSHOOT

Quoted from joemagiera:

BEST REPLY IN THE THREAD!

Quoted from jalkelly:One for sale in PHX right now(not mine) for 3k. phoenix.craigslist.org link
I watched a YouTube video but still not clear on how you control this? One guy seemed to use garage door openers. Interesting for sure, never seen one before I saw this ad on CL.

Quoted from jalkelly:

One for sale in PHX right now(not mine) for 3k.
phoenix.craigslist.org link
I watched a YouTube video but still not clear on how you control this? One guy seemed to use garage door openers. Interesting for sure, never seen one before I saw this ad on CL.

Quoted from Darkwing:

I only rescued it) and just got a sweet StepManiaX.

Quoted from Paseb:

Area 51 on his way. My 1st arcade.

Quoted from Malenko:

Check the boards, see if you can upgrade it to a Area 51 / Maximum force , 2 games in 1. They sell Flash drive kits on ebay so you don't have to worry about the hard drive dying.

Quoted from Fulltilt:

Picked me up a new gun. I hope it doesn't get banned.
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Quoted from Paseb:

Previous owner did it.
Not a fan, since i wanted it original
Not sure i can revert back.
Is maximum force a good game?

Quoted from SilverUnicorn:

Nice find! It's hard to find the right colored guns for this one.
Chris

Quoted from AntennaMan:

Picked up my first Saturday(not counting a multicade) and all time favorite.
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Quoted from joemagiera:

Marble Madness, Agent X, Turkey Shoot, Q*bert, Q*bert's Qubes, Trapshoot, Mazer Blazer and 14 others (plus 7-8 pins, depending on how you count them in or out of the game room).
14 others by memory... Wacko, Millipede, Bubbles, Blaster, Black Widow, Missile Command, Major Havoc, I, Robot, Rampart, Quantum, Journey, Akka Arhh, Tempest, Food Fight.
Shameless 10 minute Sketch-up video tour here:

Quoted from joemagiera:

Marble Madness, Agent X, Turkey Shoot, Q*bert, Q*bert's Qubes, Trapshoot, Mazer Blazer and 14 others (plus 7-8 pins, depending on how you count them in or out of the game room).
14 others by memory... Wacko, Millipede, Bubbles, Blaster, Black Widow, Missile Command, Major Havoc, I, Robot, Rampart, Quantum, Journey, Akka Arhh, Tempest, Food Fight.
Shameless 10 minute Sketch-up video tour here:

Quoted from Deerlakes6:

Sinistar which is a prototype..burgertime ..pengo...gorf..Congo bongo..qbert..asteroids..missile command..nintendo playchoice 10 dual monitor...ms pac/Galaga 20th anniversary cabaret version..area 51/maximum force combo..pac man arcade party coctail..defender coctail..zaxxon coctail...atari baseball..ramtek soccer..birdie king 3..skins golf..bags...
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Quoted from dmacy:

I’m wrapping up getting a fairly rare Millipede cocktail up and running. It’s just about done. The board was sent out and gone through along with some new parts, locks, etc. A friend made me a new coin drawer front I need to install but it’s finished otherwise. Or anyone is interested, it will be for sale.
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Quoted from SilverUnicorn:

If I may ask, who did you send the board to? I'd like to get my Millipede board checked out as it is having some sound and graphics issues.
Thank you

Quoted from dmacy:

andrewb on KLOV does them.

Quoted from Gumby510:

Got a good one coming soon, been in the hobby for over 4 years now and have not seen one up for sale. It’s true if you network in this hobby you will find what your looking for. Will post a video when it arrives on my YouTube channel.
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Quoted from SilverUnicorn:

Hmmmmm, can't seem to figure out what that one is. What is your YouTube channel link?
Thanks!
Chris