MAMEWorld Forums - News - Re: Dox WIP: Nightmare (E.F.O. SA, 1982)

> What Moose is missing is someone that does coinop history research work such as what
> Keith Smith is/was doing.

That's a great idea. Wonder where I could track down old industry trade magazines for Australia/New Zealand .... Hmmmm, wonder if any scans on-line for old Aussie / NZ industry mags ....

Years ago, I offered a $1,000 bounty for information about each of the machines that lead to me finding the physical machines. Whether they were for sale or not didn't really matter, I just wanted to find / see the physical machines and take photos / video. Lots of responses, but all were for the well known Lunar Lander and Choplifter or similar games / machines, not the specific games I am looking for.

> If it was a product that was imported from Asian region, then a different search
> tactic is in order. I don't know if Australian/New Zealand laws were strict in not
> allowing bootleg games to be imported during 1980s. It would be funny if it turns out
> to be an actual bootleg product that came from either Japan or Korea.

Good thinking, they could well be.

> Anyway...good luck Moose.

Thanks Greg and Haze !!

I'm still searching on the back burner. Every 3-5 years or so, I post an update on the Aussie Arcade forums:

Choplifter "1987 version"
http://www.aussiearcade.com.au/showthread.php?t=5419

"Lunar Lander on Steroids"
http://www.aussiearcade.com.au/showthread.php?t=5420

(Sorry, iirc, login / account is required. If anyone wants I will PDF the current forum pages and attach to a reply here to save you having to create an account / login).

EDIT: I don't think login / account is required, I can browse all pages without logging in.

Anyway, I'm still searching for both machines .... Getting them dumped and into MAME is my goal.

Thank you Greg and Haze for the kind words and support.

Moose

Edited by Moose (08/04/18 12:43 PM)