Since some of us have had fun destroying junk (and I sincerely mean junk... non-working and non-reusable), I thought I would have a little contest...

We all have some junk game stashed somewhere that is useless, so here is the contest...

Me excluded (although I will be participating... ), whoever finds the most funniest, freakiest, brutal way to destroy a game (and document with pics of course), will win a free MAACA shirt!

Now I want to make sure I make it clear.... do NOT junk a game that someone can use or use parts off of. An empty rotted out cabinet will do. A completely flaked out backglass, a dead stripped playfield, a game that suffered water damage, or even the empty cab that has been in your shed in the yard for the last 7 years. Whether is is a game or simply a component... Let's see some massive destruction!!!!

Sparky, who will see if a burned out Bally display can resist the onslaught of a steamroller!!!

Anyone know where to order thermite online?

Hmmm Shoot gun to a scrapped video game with monitor wonder what that looks like

Quoted from Sparky

Since some of us have had fun destroying junk (and I sincerely mean junk... non-working and non-reusable), I thought I would have a little contest...

We all have some junk game stashed somewhere that is useless, so here is the contest...

Me excluded (although I will be participating... ), whoever finds the most funniest, freakiest, brutal way to destroy a game (and document with pics of course), will win a free MAACA shirt!

Now I want to make sure I make it clear.... do NOT junk a game that someone can use or use parts off of. An empty rotted out cabinet will do. A completely flaked out backglass, a dead stripped playfield, a game that suffered water damage, or even the empty cab that has been in your shed in the yard for the last 7 years. Whether is is a game or simply a component... Let's see some massive destruction!!!!

Sparky, who will see if a burned out Bally display can resist the onslaught of a steamroller!!!

Am I the only one that thinks promoting DESTROYING vids/pins is odd for a collector group? Yes, I get that we are talking junk in most cases. Still seems kind of bizarre. I save EVERYTHING possible. If nothing else, you can pass on stuff to other collectors or help someone in need. I mean look at all the coils, switches, etc that were ruined on the Checkpoint playfield (don't mean to call you out Craig). I just cann't get into this.

Flame Suite on, but I feel better posting this (for now.... )


Duane

lol i always thought like that but you know what i need to blow off steam also been a bad year this would be good old fun.
On another note I am going hunting tomorrow.
either some arcade hardware or my boat get destroyed tomorrow.
I had a few bad times with boats and what better candidate then a free boat that seems to work?
But will see tomorrow

Quoted from TwilightZone

Am I the only one that thinks promoting DESTROYING vids/pins is odd for a collector group? Yes, I get that we are talking junk in most cases. Still seems kind of bizarre. I save EVERYTHING possible. If nothing else, you can pass on stuff to other collectors or help someone in need. I mean look at all the coils, switches, etc that were ruined on the Checkpoint playfield (don't mean to call you out Craig). I just cann't get into this.

Flame Suite on, but I feel better posting this (for now.... )


Duane

Quoted from TwilightZone

Am I the only one that thinks promoting DESTROYING vids/pins is odd for a collector group? Yes, I get that we are talking junk in most cases. Still seems kind of bizarre. I save EVERYTHING possible. If nothing else, you can pass on stuff to other collectors or help someone in need. I mean look at all the coils, switches, etc that were ruined on the Checkpoint playfield (don't mean to call you out Craig). I just cann't get into this.

Flame Suite on, but I feel better posting this (for now.... )


Duane

Nah... we shoudn't scrap stuff that can be reused. Phil's Xenon cab shouldn't be considered if it is sound. I mean  trashing things like a rotted out cab... a board with a fried transistor that burned through it... a pinball display with a burned out board and cracked display... a PCB with more hacks than a tree trunk at a lumberjack contest... see what I mean?

Hey... even Shaggy blew up a decent-looking Volcano in one of his videos with a potato gun and firecrackers just because he was sick and tired of working on it.

Its not fear sparky you already got the big toys .

Quoted from TwilightZone

Am I the only one that thinks promoting DESTROYING vids/pins is odd for a collector group? Yes, I get that we are talking junk in most cases. Still seems kind of bizarre. I save EVERYTHING possible. If nothing else, you can pass on stuff to other collectors or help someone in need. I mean look at all the coils, switches, etc that were ruined on the Checkpoint playfield (don't mean to call you out Craig). I just cann't get into this.

Flame Suite on, but I feel better posting this (for now.... )


Duane

Don't worry Duane, you are not the only one wondering what is going on. If I was a newbie and was reading the recent posts, I would definitely be wondering what this group is all about. Seems to me that the word "collector" may have to be taken out of MAACA and replaced with a D.

Jeez... and I thought I was uptight... again, I state that I recommend JUNK. If there is one person here in the group that can state that they never threw out a single dead part, I would call them a liar!  

... and I know I have all the toys... that's why if you read the first post, I am not including myself in the competition.

Quoted from HP5P

Don't worry Duane, you are not the only one wondering what is going on. If I was a newbie and was reading the recent posts, I would definitely be wondering what this group is all about. Seems to me that the word "collector" may have to be taken out of MAACA and replaced with a D.

Well, if I'm being honest....I'm also disappointed in the way the newbie thing was handled. I mean cripes, haven't we all made mistakes? I agree fishing for a sucker is bad form, but honestly....we chased a new member away...a member with 27 games or whatever...someone that seemed willing to sell other items for reasonable prices (I remember his jukes seemed priced fair)...someone that was excited and interested in the hobby. And what does he think of the hobby now????

And we used the F word...Fraud! Really, we are talking about a pic. Honestly, people didn't you understand his explanation? He wanted to get in on the .10 day. So he swiped a back glass shot? Big deal. I don't have a problem with that as long as he updated it later. Plus he had the shot that mattered the most -- the painted cab.

Yes, his price was insane, but what is it worth to the right collector? Prices vary so much and what is expensive to one isn't to another. Look at all the MMs selling for $5K plus that have wear on the playfield. Too much for me, but someone else will pay it.

I'm done venting on this one and I kept my mouth shut when it was happening. I'll probably regret evening typing this, but I just have to say it.

Personally I want people to get into the hobby not out of it.

Extra flame suite on.

Duane

Call me a liar then

I keep old cracked ramps, old coils, everything, I even have a bag full of old used light bulbs that I keep just in case, I can't think of a single thing I've ever thrown out

But what you do with your own crap is your own porogitive.  When I first saw the stuff being destoryed my initial reaction was, DAM mabye I could have used some of that stuff, but then the more I think the reality is, even if I could use it, I wouldn't drive to Ottawa to get it and it appears you just want to get rid of it so it's not like your going to hold onto if for me, so really in the end do what you want

Quoted from TwilightZone

I'm also disappointed in the way the newbie thing was handled. I mean cripes, haven't we all made mistakes? I agree fishing for a sucker is bad form, but honestly....we chased a new member away...a member with 27 games or whatever...someone that seemed willing to sell other items for reasonable prices (I remember his jukes seemed priced fair)...someone that was excited and interested in the hobby. And what does he think of the hobby now????

I could have not said it better myself, Duane

PS. Got a spare Flame jacket for me?