roboz Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 27 minutes ago, Andyman said: Is that Space Invader gun based on the same gun Han Solo's was based on? The game is from 1953 so my guess is the Hans gun copied the game however star wars DID take place a long time ago in a galaxy far far away ...... http://www.pinrepair.com/arcade/espacgu.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboz Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Here’s some inside shots as you can see the machine contains a robot who looks very familiar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyman Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 20 hours ago, roboz said: The game is from 1953 so my guess is the Hans gun copied the game however star wars DID take place a long time ago in a galaxy far far away ...... http://www.pinrepair.com/arcade/espacgu.htm See, here's the thing. Quote Solo's DL-44 does little to mask the fact that it is just a heavily modified German Mauser C96 pistol. The C96 was a semi-automatic pistol introduced at the turn of the 20th century. With an attachable wooden stock, the pistol earned the nickname the Broomhandle. So this makes me wonder if they were inspired by this game to base the Solo blaster on the Mauser. Very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Action Robot Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 On 8/29/2020 at 8:47 AM, roboz said: That's interesting Brian, Never entertained the thought of Someone actually playing these vintage games In the late 60's the local amusement park still had fortune tellers, Mutoscopes etc so guess they lingered for quite a while This isn't space related but sent my 1939 panoram out for repair , Turned out quite nice That may be ella fitzgerald . The machine also had a light finish rejuvenation but everything kept 100% Original Hey Oz, That is definitely not Ella Fitzgerald. I got obsessed with trying to figure out who it was, and after wasting at least an hour searching the web, came up with nothing. Is the title of the film included in the reel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Robot Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 On 8/31/2020 at 8:45 AM, roboz said: Thanks again everyone To give you a sense of the project it doesn’t show the BIG hole on one side of the rocket When I saw the video of the restored rocket, I was highly impressed. After seeing the before pics, I’m gonna have to upgrade that to amazed! Really a phenomenal job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasa Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Way to go Ozzie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboz Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 17 hours ago, Action Robot said: Hey Oz, That is definitely not Ella Fitzgerald. I got obsessed with trying to figure out who it was, and after wasting at least an hour searching the web, came up with nothing. Is the title of the film included in the reel? Good question I'll have to ask , the machine is still at the restorer Maybe he knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboz Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 OK quick question for the 3 people that care about this thread Won this ugly game at a small online auction for like 350 bucks Didn't expect it but wasn't in love with this machine Since it needs restored I am considering changing the color scheme Keeping the same graphics but perhaps ditch the purple for the teal blue used on many space toys & maybe the dayglo green to silver but part of me likes the psychadelic colors Also considering changing the boring gun design to a space rifle like a Corbett style or ?? Thoughts ?? I'll post a seperate link showing this operating on youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyman Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Doesn't really look like a space game. Just a target game with a space paint scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboz Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 35 minutes ago, Andyman said: Doesn't really look like a space game. Just a target game with a space paint scheme. Agree but think I can add much more space theme in a resto mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyman Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 That looks rather random with no reward for skill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robothut Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 No it looks to be a skill game to me. The gun has to hit the ball targets to get them to jump, the ball then randomly find new target homes for the shooter to target. If the original colors were the green and purple then I would leave it, but if the sold the game with other color designs then I would think about changing to one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian.. Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 Normally I'm all for preserving the original, warts and all. In this case there's perhaps more to be gained by reworking it slightly. Your investment is low and it isn't one of the classics of the period. A better gun wouldn't hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyman Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 12 hours ago, robothut said: No it looks to be a skill game to me. The gun has to hit the ball targets to get them to jump, the ball then randomly find new target homes for the shooter to target. If the original colors were the green and purple then I would leave it, but if the sold the game with other color designs then I would think about changing to one of those. That's my point. There is no reward for skill. It takes skill to hit the balls but where they end up is random. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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