Costs - not too bad these days, most of the "classics" can be had for between $500 and $1000
depending on condition. According to KLOV the current
top 10 collectible games are:
1. Pac-Man
2. Galaga
3. Donkey Kong
4. Star Wars
5. Ms. Pac-Man
6. Dig Dug
7. Asteroids
8. Defender
9. Tron
10. Tempest (tie)
10. Centipede (tie)
Of course those aren't the ones I have in MY game room at home (old photos, the
collection has changed quite a bit since then!), I currently have Tempest, Star Wars, Joust,
Centipede, Rampart, Asteroids Deluxe, Battle Zone, Donkey Kong and a couple of pinball machines.
The real challenge isn't acquiring the games, it is keeping them up and running, after 20-30 years
they take a certain amount of maintenance to keep running.
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1. Pac-Man
2. Galaga
3. Donkey Kong
4. Star Wars
5. Ms. Pac-Man
6. Dig Dug
7. Asteroids
8. Defender
9. Tron
10. Tempest (tie)
10. Centipede (tie)
Of course those aren't the ones I have in MY game room at home (old photos, the collection has changed quite a bit since then!), I currently have Tempest, Star Wars, Joust, Centipede, Rampart, Asteroids Deluxe, Battle Zone, Donkey Kong and a couple of pinball machines.
The real challenge isn't acquiring the games, it is keeping them up and running, after 20-30 years they take a certain amount of maintenance to keep running.