MY GAME PICS / INFO
MY GAME PICS
/ INFO
Here are pictures
taken of my previous DEMOLITION MAN machine.
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thumbnail to enlarge it and for more information.
The following were
taken with a disposable camera and scanned.
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MY STORY
When I was in high school, I went to see Demolition Man with a group of friends. When it was over, we left the movie theater completely "pumped" because we had enjoyed it so much. Therefore, imagine our surprise when we went to the mall months later and found a DemoMan pinball machine in the arcade. Needless to say, I spent the entire afternoon pumping quarters into the machine, desperately trying to complete all of the modes. The attention to detail, in regards to the movie itself, was amazing. We picked up on every little nuance the game threw at us. DemoMan became a favorite of ours very quickly.
In 1998, I purchased my DemoMan from a guy I had dealt with previously. Even though my Fish Tales purchase with him went a tad sour, the DemoMan deal was fantastic. The game was in exceptional shape. It needed a little TLC, but otherwise was in excellent cosmetic condition. Then again, many people will say DemoMan is easy to find in excellent shape because nobody plays it. Sigh!
I put a new
plastic set on the game because the ones installed had a "burnt" look to them.
What a difference new plastics make. I replaced an opto on the VUK to the Cryo
Claw since it would fire randomly (even in attract mode). I also waxed,
re-rubberd and re-bulbed. I did a semi-shop job on the game overall (and this
was my first attempt at it too). The game eventually shined and played like a
rocket!!
Farewell:
I needed money to pay for an extra class in College. And I needed it fast. So, when the time came to think about which game I would give-up, Demolition Man was the first in line. After the year and 1/2 I owned it, it was the game played the least in my collection. Luckily it went to a good home. My friend Phil said it was his wife's favorite game and he wanted to surprise her for the holidays. He had seen how nice my machine was previously, came down with the cash........and the rest is history!!
"I thought your life had been prematurely
terminated."
"Yeah, I thought I was history too!"
