I personally don't think a single truly mint 1980s game exists.
Someone prove me wrong. -Just don't post pics of a game with lockbar
holes drilled in it, or you'll be laughed at by everyone. (Well, maybe
not everyone, but several people at least)
I have a couple VERY nice games, but none that are mint.
I'll be happy to remporarily host your pictures if you don't have
webspace.
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If a machine gets a blemish while in the crate, would that mean it is no
longer mint? If so, then a mint game would be extremely rare.
Bill
Yes, it would no longer be mint.
On the other hand, an NIB game that had some "factory" blemishes, I would
still call mint (obviously depending on the extent of the blemishes).
Yeah, come on people, anyone who thinks they have a mint game, let's see
some detailed pictures. I'm sure there are some out there. I'd like to see
them. I'll be fair as I can in judgement. If we can get a general
consensus, we can use it to factually present what is a mint game. I know
we'll never get unanimous agreement as I'm sure some people will go out of
there way to find some extremely minor flaw so they won't have to call it
mint.
Here's a related question, what about a NIB game that has a factory error
(not a blemish)? Truely blemish free, but something was made or installed
wrong. For example, say the coin door hole was cut crooked. Installed
perfectly with no blemishes, but crooked. Is that mint?
Joe
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Not a chance. People around here throw the term mint around all the time.
None of these machines are even close. Mint means mint. There are no
excuses. Just look into the coin and baseball card businesses. If a
baseball card comes printed slightly off center right out of the pack, its
not mint. Even though its not the buyers "fault", it doesn't matter. When
people use the term "mint" in relation to arcade games, it should be taken
to mean "as nice an example as you are going to be able to find". This does
not mean its mint.
I have a MINT Kozmik Krooz'r. It was bought NIB back in 1998. I haven't
even taken off the protective film on the side art. :-)
YOu see some of it here:
http://www.mylstar.com/newlayout/mpkk.jpg
-Stephen
That Ms. PacMan is pretty nice, too! Did Kozmik come with the blue Tron
handle joystick? What other games have the blue joystick?
Dane.
Ron
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Yes, the KK is original. I think Tron and EDoT/Dot were the only other
games to use the blue stick.
The Ms Pac is an original FACTORY side art cab, #86,xxx.
-Stephen
Bill
Brian
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Brent
Wow. Obviously you can't judge by a single picture alone, but that's
the closest thing to actual mint-condition I've ever seen,
arcade-game-wise.
And yes, I remember the NIB Ms. Pac uncrating... very cool. You would
never have been able to convince me that Ms. Pacs had blue t-molding
without that webpage.
http://www.basementarcade.com/arcade/mspacman/tlnmpm/index.html
So, it appears Stephen has a mint game. Anyone else?
Early games, no Pacmans (Ms, Jr, etc.) or Galaga's though. Some
Williams B&W and colour games, and Nutting early pong style games
though!
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I'll agree with your point that the term MINT is thrown around too
often, but truely mint games do exist, I've owned them.
Mike Doyle
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I would call a NIB game that had some blemishes "unlucky"! Truely a
"close but no cigar".
We should also differentiate between original mint, and yes, it is mint,
but has a whole load of modern manufactured replacement parts. Again,
fantastic try, and i guess mint, but anyone can have that kind of mint
if you throw enough money at it.
Personally, i'm not fussed about mint.
I have one of the games in my collection that was one of the actual
machines i put money into as a kid. The monaco gp from 1979. I just won
another on ebay in VERY nice condition. Am i going to swap my pretty
ropey one for the nice one. Hell no! Then it wouldn't be the one i
played as a kid :O) I may not even replace all the damaged parts on
mine. It has the wrong gear knob for instance. But it has the gear knob
it had when i used to play it back in '80 / '81. So it probably stays wrong.
Anyway, i'm totally digressing now :O)
As far as i'm concerned the word mint can rarely be justified in it's
use. If it has a scratch, it ain't mint, end of story...
Martin.
Now there i beg to differ. If it has a hole that was cut wonky at the
factory, but is still polished and without a mark on it. Sure it's mint.
Why is it mint? Because it's the way it was the day it left the factory.
It may have a minor cock up, but the cock up is the way it was the day
it was cocked up!
(If you see what i mean)
Martin.
Josh "Minty Fresh Goodness" McCormick
here are a few games in my collection that are mint:
asteroids
robotron
moon patrol
pengo
stargate
mrs pac (except for some light rubbing on one side, she is minty in my
book---especially for a mrs pac). ask scott king about it :)
subs---brian kirby can vouch for this one.
qbert
bubbles
sinistar
pac man
popeye---this one came out a box 3-4 years ago.
wild western
super pac----the nicest i've ever seen.
frogger
i'll have to think on this later---back to work :(
heck, i really don't have any junk around :)
ronald
Would that technically be "Mint" since the original ROMS were
replaced? Does "Mint" only apply to cabinet condition, or to
electronics as well?
Would "Mint" only be applied to original games (not restored), with
little or no plays on the counter? Is there a counter # where a game
goes from being "Mint" to "Near-Mint"? I mean not specifically, but
like anything over 1000, 2000, 5000, 100, whatever, would not be
considered, regardless of the condition.
Still not mint, for the same reason he said, in any other collectible hobby,
factory mistakes aren't mint.
Ron
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Brent
That's only because the mint and the treasury attempt to hold back the
mistakes and not release them, whereas the manufacturers of other
collectibles don't care and release them. Occassionally factory misprints
of comics, action figures, etc. get talked up in value, but only if the
mistakes are considered cool or unusual.
Dane.
Works perfect now. But he doesn't play it as he also has a very nice
upright.
Brent
Bill
tim (NH)
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