So thanks to Pete who lives out in Las Vegas, he picked up the machine from the CGE storage facility and carefully packed it and shipped it to me for restoration. This came out of a discussion at E3 last year and they wanted it ready for the Museum, so it is now at my place.
The game arrives!
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04-26-2012, 09:04 PM #1
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Computer Space restoration for CGE 2012
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04-26-2012, 09:12 PM #2
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04-26-2012, 09:20 PM #3
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From 15 or more feet away it looks like a solid cab, but get up close and it gets ugly.
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04-26-2012, 09:22 PM #4
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The control panel area has a big split
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04-26-2012, 09:24 PM #5
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The metal components are all pretty corroded;
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04-26-2012, 09:26 PM #6
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The back board is delaminating from the cab;
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04-26-2012, 09:28 PM #7
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And the edges are pretty ragged;
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04-27-2012, 07:23 PM #8
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Wow its in pretty rough condition. Its really great that you are restoring another computer space. I hope you document that with video as well.
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04-28-2012, 11:02 AM #9
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Urgh what a mess. Don't think I'd be taking that one on... don't have the time!
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04-28-2012, 05:40 PM #10
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It ain't that bad, and it has to be done. That said it will be a pain in the ass.
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