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Costco Sells Arcade Cabinets!?
Anarpis \| 9:05 PM on 10.06.2007	12 comments

So I was in Costco earlier today picking up a case of Sam Adams Octoberfest when I saw this:

WTF, Costco sells arcade cabinets now!? I checked out the info on the box (they actually had 3 or 4 of them!) and and it said it included over a hundred games. I took some shots of the game list and typed them up here:

1942
Asteroids
Battlezone
Berzerk
Burger Time
Centipede
Golden Tee Golf II
Joust
Mega Man
Millipede
Missle Command
Moon Patrol
Robotron
Space Invaders
Street Fighter II CE
Tempest
1943
10-Yard Fight
Alpine Ski
Anteater
Arkanoid
Arkanoid 2
Asteroids Deluxe
Armored Car
Black Tiger
Black Widow
Bubble Bobble
Burnin' Rubber
Calipso
Captain Commando
Chack 'n Pop
Cheyenne
Clay Pigeon
Cobra Command
Combat
Commando
Crack Shot
Crime City
Crossbow
Crystal Castles
Defender
Elevator Action
Fax
Final Blow
Final Fight
Frenzy
Ghosts N Goblins
Ghouls' N Ghosts
Gravitar
Great
Swordsman
Hard Hat
Hit 'N Miss
Jungle Hunt
Karate Champ
Kung-Fu Master
Liberator
Liquid Kids
Lost Tomb
Lock 'N Chase
Lunar Lander
Lunar Rescue
Magic Sword
Mega Twins
Minefield
Moon War
Mouse Trap
Nastar
New Zealand Story
Popper II
Plump Pop
Puzzle Bobble
Qix
Rainbow Islands
Rainbow Islands Extra
Rastan
Red Baron
Rescue
Return of the Invaders
Section Z
Shootout
Showdown
Side Trak
Son Son
Space Duel
Space Invaders DX
Spectar
Speed Coin
Street Fighter II
Super Breakout
Super Burger Time
Super Qix
Targ
Tazz Mania
Tumple Pop
Venture
Warlords
Waterski
Who Dunit
World Class Bowling
Zoo Keeper

You can't see the price in that shot, but it was $1999.99. Fucking sweet.

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11 comments | showing # 1 to 11

GUESS WHO FORGOT MY BIRTHDAY LAST WEEK

bluemeep says:
(# 1) on 10/06/2007 23:18

I saw one of those puppies at Target last year. Tempting as all hell. *Technically* it'd be cheaper to throw together a MAME cabinet on your own, but not all of us (IE, me) have the skills to build such a thing.

Clockwork says:
(# 2) on 10/06/2007 23:31

Dayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyum.

kwaselow says:
(# 3) on 10/06/2007 23:38

GUESS WHO FORGOT MY BIRTHDAY LAST WEEK

Seriously, though, my birthday actually was last week. Tuesday, October 2nd.

Pedro Blandino says:
(# 4) on 10/06/2007 23:55

they been selling those for a couple of years now.
tho that one seems newer.. I seen one with like a cartage slot for the game sets.
anyway. those cabinets are shitty in construction. best keep away.

My birthday was last Saturday. And I didn't get an arcade cabinet.

Also, Respeck-fucking-Knuckles, Lemon.

Mxyzptlk says:
(# 6) on 10/07/2007 03:48

My birthday is in January. You guys can start saving up now.

B-Radicate says:
(# 7) on 10/07/2007 08:55

I like that you have a big list of games but it doesn't include Bust A Move, the game being played on the cabinet in both of the photos.

Looks decent enough, but I'll stick to my dedicated Pac Man and Centipede cabinets, thanks.

Pixelated Lilac says:
(# 8) on 10/07/2007 09:19

Ok y'all... Street Fighter II's on that list.. y'all know what that means. May will be here before you know it.

tehdopefish says:
(# 9) on 10/07/2007 22:45

guess who forgot MY birthday.. october the 1st.

also, that would be dope as hell to have...but i couldnt see myself dropping $2000 on it.

galagabug says:
(# 10) on 10/08/2007 11:42

these things are shyt. seriously. lousy controls, cheaper construction.. and almost the same price as a dream authentics. DIY and do it right, or buy it right, but don't settle on this.

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