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Michael Jackson's Arcade Collection Virtual Tour
#310334 - 06/16/13 05:00 AM
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Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade Collection Virtual Tour
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#310335 - 06/16/13 05:21 AM
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> This is soooo cool. His arcade was like a museum. Man, I miss arcades. > > http://www.pinsane2.com/pinorama/events/MJ_09/
Tell me Michael Jackson's Moonwalker is in his arcade....
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Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade Collection Virtual Tour
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#310336 - 06/16/13 05:29 AM
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Of course. He even allegedly helped design it. All he probably helped with was the idea of going around and saving children. He probably just told designers for them to make a game where he touches rescues children... and so they credited him in helping to design the game.
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Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade Collection Virtual Tour
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#310338 - 06/16/13 06:12 AM
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> This is soooo cool. His arcade was like a museum. Man, I miss arcades.
What's fascinating is that (I assume) he acquired most or all of those machines new. It's not like he was a collector looking for popular or important games from different eras, he just got whatever was hot at the time, starting from when he first started making insane amounts of money in the early '80s.
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Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade Collection Virtual Tour
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#310340 - 06/16/13 06:14 AM
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> Of course. He even allegedly helped design it. All he probably helped with was the > idea of going around and saving children. He probably just told designers for them to > make a game where he touches rescues children... and so they credited him in helping > to design the game.
I came across this site right around the time Michael died. I'm pretty sure that before it was Michael's arcade it was a department store. Probably a JC Penney or Macy's or something.
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Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade Collection Virtual Tour
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#310341 - 06/16/13 07:03 AM
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> I came across this site right around the time Michael died.
Seems like it was before he died.
> I'm pretty sure that > before it was Michael's arcade it was a department store. Probably a JC Penney or > Macy's or something.
I thought (or was under the impression that) it was on his 'Neverland Ranch'. Thus, it would just be a large room/building that was built there.
I recall noticing the details of the walls and ceiling... I'll have to look again....
Edit: Maybe it was a former department store. I don't recall seeing so many bikes (and I think they'd stand out since some of them had flat tires), but maybe I forgot about 'em.
It was the wires up/around the ceiling tiles that made me suspect it wasn't too well thought out... So, I guess that would lend to the idea that it wasn't originally built to be an arcade but more like a converted 'space'.
Edited by Tomu Breidah (06/16/13 07:20 AM)
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Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade Collection Virtual Tour
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#310342 - 06/16/13 07:18 AM
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> > I came across this site right around the time Michael died. > > > Seems like it was before he died. > > > I'm pretty sure that > > before it was Michael's arcade it was a department store. Probably a JC Penney or > > Macy's or something. > > > I thought (or was under the impression that) it was on his 'Neverland Ranch'. Thus, > it would just be a large room/building that was built there. > > I recall noticing the details of the walls and ceiling... I'll have to look again....
The first pics I ever saw of his arcade were related to the auction of his assets after he died, and there are banners for the auction in these pics. I wonder if everything was moved offsite and these pics are from where they were placed on display for the auction. The backdrop definitely has a very department store look to it.
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Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade Collection Virtual Tour
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#310344 - 06/16/13 07:32 AM
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> He probably just told designers for them to > make a game where he touches rescues children... and so they credited him in helping > to design the game.
I wonder he had a frozen kid somewhere in his collection. lol
I bet he had the Darth Vader suit on before frozen the kid.
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Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade Collection Virtual Tour
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#310348 - 06/16/13 07:56 AM
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I liked your original response. Why you added the rest later, I don't know.
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Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade Collection Virtual Tour
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#310353 - 06/16/13 10:47 AM
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> Of course. He even allegedly helped design it. All he probably helped with was the > idea of going around and saving children. He probably just told designers for them to > make a game where he touches rescues children... and so they credited him in helping > to design the game.
Funny thing is when you finish the Sega 2.5D arcade version (remember there are three distinct games all called Moonwalker), there's no long list of credits: Michael is the only person credited. I wonder if none of the developers wanted their names associated with it or something.
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Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade Collection Virtual Tour
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#310357 - 06/16/13 11:54 AM
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Michael was MAME friendly, right ? If so - is something undumped lying there ?
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Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade Collection Virtual Tour
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#310367 - 06/16/13 03:13 PM
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Very nice. Couple things I found strange.... Most notably the Pac-Man machine with the Ms. Pac-Man marquee..... I oike the ET, Laura Kroft, R2D2, C3PO, Vader, Frozen HanSolo and Superman figures. Wonder if any were actual props?
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Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade Collection Virtual Tour
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#310378 - 06/16/13 07:40 PM
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Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade Collection Virtual Tour
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#310406 - 06/17/13 03:10 AM
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Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade Collection Virtual Tour
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#310408 - 06/17/13 03:19 AM
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Re: Michael Jackson's Arcade Collection Virtual Tour
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#310457 - 06/17/13 05:26 PM
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> And what is that pinball video type game that is behind the little Phoenix Suns > basketball player statue? It's near the Neo Geo MVS, Mortal Kombat, and some light > gun shooter. It's located in between the basketball statue and the Mortal Kombat cab. > It looks like one of those machines that run a pinball emulator. Does anyone know > what game that is? It's all black with two red buttons on the side. No artwork is > noticeable.
I'm 90% sure that's an UltraPin.
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I think that place was the auction building.
> > And what is that pinball video type game... > > I'm 90% sure that's an UltraPin.
Nope.
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