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The best place to get any arcade machine is to go to a arcade and make a offer. You could probly get one for a good deal if you go to a place where that machine isnt making alot of money. Or find a arcade thats closing. Like the one in this mall by my house closed and my friend bought every Mortal Kombat machine in there and Marvel Vs Capcom 2. I tried to get Turtles In Time but by the time I had the cash they sold it >_<

I think Jasonorme has the full aracade machine, but he hasn't posted here much for a little while...

Why pay $200-500 dollars when it's going be a unlockable on Ninja Turtles 2 New series game.The game is around $50 dollars U.S. or $ 55 or more canadian.

Because it's cooler.

i have the turtles in time arcade i got it from a friend for 100 bucks and its in brand new condition he got it for a birthday gift when it was still new and he never used it worked out great for me

And arcade machines break down, might I remind you.

which is a reason to just buy TMNT 2 when it comes out!!!

Eh, too big. I'd hate to haul one of those up stairs. It would be pretty cool though, but big, and stuff.

Hello, yeah I own both Machines, both mint and 4 player. ( also own alot more Konami arcade machines).

I got them both from www.arcadewarehouse.com (although its UK based).

You best bet for owning the games is to buy a cheap Jamma cabinet for about £160 and then buying the PCBs (make sure you buy the 2 player versions of them since Jamma cabs tend to be mainly 2 player),

I myself have the originals with the artwork and overlay and such, but it took a few years of finding them in the UK.

Any questions dont hesitate to post more.

Beileve me its not the same as entering cash and rumaging through your pockets to continue, and of course the sound is always better,
Standing up and playing with old style joysticks and microswitched pushed buttons.
Plus its just more unique,

Anyone can say "i have turtles arcade game on TMNT"
not everyone can say "well I have the original machine from 1989"

If you have the money and the room then why the hell not, plus those things go up in price every year, really somthing to hold onto.

Here is somthing you should know, you can try taking it upstaires, but beileve me, unless you have about 10 people and a solid metal floor, it wont stay up there long. :D

Mine never had and ive had them for about 7 years.

Ones in arcades tend to break down alot due to people abusing them.

If a machine is correctly looked after, it will last forever.

It just takes some TLC.

Well if you have wooden floor boards, it would fall through,

An alternative would be either putting it on the main floor, in a conservatory.

A basement would be very difficult to get it down there, it took 5 people to move mind across flat land, moving it up or down stairs would be near impossible and quite life threatening.

The Playstation 2,X-box,and Gamecube are way more powerful then both arcade games.I bought Mega Man collection it has both Mega Man arcade games on it.The games have free play meaning infinite continues.My T.V. is 36 inch sony Vega.I also have surround sound.The Game Disc weighs about 2 pounds compared to a 300 pound Arcade machine.My T.V. weighs 230 pounds meaning I rather have the Game Disc.

I agree that having the games on a console are very convenient and a lot easier than finding and moving around a heavy arcade machine... However, nothing beats the feeling of nostalgia that an actual arcade machine brings. I remember dumping tons of quarters into Turtles in Time at my local arcade. If I had the money (and the space!) to have the arcade machine, I'd definitely get one.

Its not about the graphics, its not about the weight and not about infiniate continues (but you can set them on the arcade machine).
Point being is, its a classic, a game on the playstation or gamecube will never be, and they do not go up £100 every year, An arcade machine is forever going up in price and it doesnt matter about the graphics, it never did. and Still doesnt.

I have a 42" widescreen in my bedroom with 5.1, but I still have arcade machines, the arcade machine itself has a 32" monitor and dual stereo speakers and the sound is awsome.

Plus once an arcade machine is in a set place, why would you need to move it?

That reminds me of a roller-skating rink I used to visit before I moved a couple of years ago... They had a great old TMNT 2: The Arcade Game machine near the entrance. I wonder if they'd be interested in selling it.. that is, if it's still there and if it's still in good repair. :goofygri:
While I'm reminded too of TMNT 4: Turtles in Time, there's an arcade nearby where I live that still has that machine but it's now been converted to a free-play machine - the last time I played it, there was some sort of glitch with the start button where you could press start multiple times and gain a rest each time you pushed it. My sisters and I had about 60 rests before we got tired of pounding the buttons. XD It was funny.

yeah they will have either set the dipswitches to freeplay or maybe set the play rate to high so when a player enters some cash it gives them way too many credits for their cash.