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Re: Are Arcade PCB's & Original Arcade Cabinets Numbered in Order?
12/03/11 10:24 PM


> Do arcade PCB's and original arcade cabinets numbered? Meaning, when they are
> produced and manufactured do they get numbered in order? For example, the first
> Donkey Kong PCB that was ever made, does it have a #1 somewhere on it that indicates
> that it is the first one that was made. And the next one would be numbered #2, the
> one after that #3, etc. And the same questions goes for ORIGINAL arcade cabinets....
> do they get numbered in order etc.?
>
> I was always curious if they did that. If so, then the first Puck-Man (Pac-Man) and
> Donkey Kong ever made must be worth so much money.
>
> Speaking of that topic, what is the 'Holy Grail' of arcade games? Ya know how
> "Nintendo World Championship" is the Holy Grail of NES games... well what is the holy
> grail of arcade games?



Sometimes... depended on the manufacturer, and also the "era" the game came out

I read a discussion one time where a guy had. #008 Mr. Do. A particular Asteroids machine had gold artwork (though I orget the significance at the moment). Those are just a couple examples. You could probably find more going through the klov forums, which are more arcade focused.

As for holy grail, depends on the collector; there are multiple hard to find games still out there whih may be a grail to one person, but junk to another. Again, klov for more info.



RELAX and just have fun. Remember, it's all about the games.








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* Are Arcade PCB's & Original Arcade Cabinets Numbered in Order? OldSchoolGamer 12/03/11 08:57 AM
. * Re: Are Arcade PCB's & Original Arcade Cabinets Numbered in Order? Mr. DoAdministrator  12/03/11 10:24 PM
. * Re: Are Arcade PCB's & Original Arcade Cabinets Numbered in Order? OldSchoolGamer  12/03/11 11:17 PM
. * Re: Are Arcade PCB's & Original Arcade Cabinets Numbered in Order? StilettoAdministrator  12/05/11 07:21 AM
. * Re: Are Arcade PCB's & Original Arcade Cabinets Numbered in Order? OldSchoolGamer  12/05/11 09:14 AM
. * Re: Are Arcade PCB's & Original Arcade Cabinets Numbered in Order? Heihachi_73  12/05/11 09:48 AM
. * Re: Are Arcade PCB's & Original Arcade Cabinets Numbered in Order? mogli  12/05/11 12:53 PM
. * Re: Are Arcade PCB's & Original Arcade Cabinets Numbered in Order? SmitdoggAdministrator  12/05/11 06:58 PM
. * Re: Are Arcade PCB's & Original Arcade Cabinets Numbered in Order? OldSchoolGamer  12/05/11 10:10 PM
. * Re: Are Arcade PCB's & Original Arcade Cabinets Numbered in Order? SmitdoggAdministrator  12/05/11 10:12 PM
. * Re: Are Arcade PCB's & Original Arcade Cabinets Numbered in Order? mogli  12/07/11 07:58 AM
. * Re: Are Arcade PCB's & Original Arcade Cabinets Numbered in Order? B2K24  12/04/11 04:20 AM
. * Re: Are Arcade PCB's & Original Arcade Cabinets Numbered in Order? Mr. DoAdministrator  12/04/11 01:23 AM
. * Re: Are Arcade PCB's & Original Arcade Cabinets Numbered in Order? Tomu Breidah  12/04/11 12:17 AM
. * Re: Are Arcade PCB's & Original Arcade Cabinets Numbered in Order? redk9258  12/03/11 09:11 AM
. * Re: Are Arcade PCB's & Original Arcade Cabinets Numbered in Order? OldSchoolGamer  12/03/11 10:06 PM

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