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Arcade collector rescues a roadside Discs of Tron: imagine keeping a pristine arcade game in your garage for decades and then just dumping it with the weekly garbage https://arcadeblogger.com/2023/07/22/environmental-discs-of-tron-roadside-pickup/
Environmental Discs of Tron Roadside Pickup!

We’ve spoken about arcade Tron a few times here on the blog over the years. Specifically, I shared some development documents a few months back here. For those of you that don’t know, T…

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Jul 28, 2023 at 11:17pmWeb
Show threadmonorail timesJul 28, 2023
@waxy it seems almost unbelievable, what a coincidence
Show threadSpicewallaJul 28, 2023

@waxy

Bet she was a widow and was finally getting around to clearing out her husband's stuff.

Show threadMarcin WicharyJul 29, 2023
@waxy I had dinner with Tim shortly after than happened! It was so fun to hear that. What a wild story
Show threadAndy BaioJul 29, 2023
@mwichary Amazing! It's funny how many people are skeptical that it even happened. The sheer luck.
Show threadErnie SmithJul 29, 2023
@waxy this story rules
Show threadSheldonJul 29, 2023
@waxy that’s bonkers, but how does one usually offload these cabinets? I’m saying this as someone who has an iRobot/Captain Havoc cabinet left behind by a friend that I want outta the garage.
Show threadDavid HarlanJul 29, 2023

@sysop408 @waxy I got rid of two on Craigslist, second one, about ten years ago. Not a bad place to find buyers, 'cause anything other than a local sale is likely way more trouble than it's worth.

...I say that, but I totally would have run a U-Haul halfway across Texas for a free Discs of Tron

Show threadDerikJul 29, 2023
@waxy I really miss the arcades of my youth. Earlier this year I went to the American Classic Arcade Museum in Laconia, NH. Felt like a giddy little kid walking in there. My wife said my eyes about popped out of my head. So much fun.
Show threadMichael B. JohnsonJul 29, 2023
@waxy i expect it more likely that the owner died or was evicted.