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Do I own something really rare? (Desktop After Burner machine)

The_SpaniardThe_Spaniard It's never lupinesIrvine, CaliforniaRegistered User regular
edited July 2009 in Games and Technology
So I have this After Burner machine I got when I was a child, it sits on a desktop and it is is a recreation of a cockpit with a small Game-and-Watchish screen on it. You control the game with a flight stick and shoot with the triggers on it, and there is an actual throttle that you pull back or forward to speed up and slow down. Back in the day this thing was totally boss tits and had a price to reflect that cost, a good 150 bucks back in the 80s. A while back we were cleaning out the garage and stumbled across this old thing, my mom was about to throw it out when I rescued it. It still works just fine and is in near mint condition short of a single inconsequential sticker that had pealed off, I thought she was insane.

The thing is, I have not seen one of these things since the late 80s early 90s and I haven't even been able to find it online just so that I could read up on it. I'm wondering if these things are rare now or worth serious collectors money, I could think of no better place to ask then the good ol PA boards. Hell I can't even find a picture online to show you guys so you know what it looks like unless I take it out of the box it's currently resting in and snap a picture.

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  • PancakePancake Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    How many cashiers did you have to scream at to get it?

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  • The_SpaniardThe_Spaniard It's never lupines Irvine, CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Pancake wrote: »
    How many cashiers did you have to scream at to get it?

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  • chamberlainchamberlain Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
  • The_SpaniardThe_Spaniard It's never lupines Irvine, CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    No idea if it's rare, but I found some pics.

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    Yes that is it, how did you find it?

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  • SiliconStewSiliconStew Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Tiger's After Burner tabletop game: $45

    edit: Curse my slow posting!

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  • PancakePancake Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Yes that is it, how did you find it?

    He probably Google Image Searched for "afterburner" and looked at the thumbnails until he found it.

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  • chamberlainchamberlain Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
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  • The_SpaniardThe_Spaniard It's never lupines Irvine, CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Pancake wrote: »
    Yes that is it, how did you find it?

    He probably Google Image Searched for "afterburner" and looked at the thumbnails until he found it.

    Wow, Pan got an unusually large amount of sand in there today?

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  • brynstarbrynstar Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Hey, I remember those things! They were kind of neat.

    I miss the days of Tiger Electronic handheld games. They should never have tried the Rzone or the Gamecom.

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  • UncleSporkyUncleSporky Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Pancake wrote: »
    Yes that is it, how did you find it?

    He probably Google Image Searched for "afterburner" and looked at the thumbnails until he found it.

    Wow, Pan got an unusually large amount of sand in there today?

    o_O

    I see absolutely nothing hostile about that statement. It sounds totally reasonable and truthful.

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  • fragglefartfragglefart Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Never seen one, but do want.

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  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Pancake wrote: »
    Yes that is it, how did you find it?

    He probably Google Image Searched for "afterburner" and looked at the thumbnails until he found it.

    Wow, Pan got an unusually large amount of sand in there today?

    o_O

    I see absolutely nothing hostile about that statement. It sounds totally reasonable and truthful.

    Calm the fuck down, dude.

    Shit. Don't need to have a conniption.

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  • jothkijothki Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Pancake wrote: »
    Yes that is it, how did you find it?

    He probably Google Image Searched for "afterburner" and looked at the thumbnails until he found it.

    Wow, Pan got an unusually large amount of sand in there today?

    o_O

    I see absolutely nothing hostile about that statement. It sounds totally reasonable and truthful.

    Calm the fuck down, dude.

    Shit. Don't need to have a conniption.

    Reported.
    Just kidding

    Anyone feel we could use a general handheld LCD games thread? I probably wouldn't end up participating in it, but other people might.

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  • The_SpaniardThe_Spaniard It's never lupines Irvine, CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009

    Thanks, appreciate it.
    Never seen one, but do want.
    That was my reaction as a kid, and I played the shit out of that thing.

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  • TaranisTaranis Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Here was a perfect opportunity for to Here-let-me-google-that-for-you and I missed it.

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  • The_SpaniardThe_Spaniard It's never lupines Irvine, CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Taranis wrote: »
    Here was a perfect opportunity for to Here-let-me-google-that-for-you and I missed it.

    I have tried Google and eBay before, I searched for After Burner, Afterburner, Afterburner machine, Afterburner desktop, etc. I may have missed it, but it wasn't for lack of an honest and decent search.

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  • Arch Guru XXArch Guru XX Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I had that when I was a kid; definitely cool. I spent a lot more time with my NES, but the flight stick action was pretty pimp. Mine is almost certainly clogging a landfill somewhere.

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  • The_SpaniardThe_Spaniard It's never lupines Irvine, CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I had that when I was a kid; definitely cool. I spent a lot more time with my NES, but the flight stick action was pretty pimp. Mine is almost certainly clogging a landfill somewhere.

    For the last year and a half I had it on my desk at work with an Ace Combat 360 cover leaning against it. It was a cool little conversation piece.

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  • DangerousDangerous Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    This reminded me of how much I used to love Afterburner when I was a kid. I would have killed a few people to own one of these.

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  • DarkewolfeDarkewolfe Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    There's one new in box for 80 bucks on ebay. That's less than MSRP, damn.

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  • Chris RedfieldChris Redfield Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I'd say hang onto it for another decade or so, it could be worth money (as a collectible) one day.

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  • Redneck SithRedneck Sith Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Dangerous wrote: »
    This reminded me of how much I used to love Afterburner when I was a kid. I would have killed a few people to own one of these.

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    I'd wipe out an entire civilization to own one of those. Or an Operation Starblade machine.

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  • Chris RedfieldChris Redfield Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I'd say hang onto it for another decade or so, it could be worth money (as a collectible) one day.

    Actually, I've changed my mind! Sell it to one of these guys!

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  • The_SpaniardThe_Spaniard It's never lupines Irvine, CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    I'd say hang onto it for another decade or so, it could be worth money (as a collectible) one day.

    Actually, I've changed my mind! Sell it to one of these guys!

    If only they were interested. :lol:

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