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Wacky Cabinet

Welcome to a new build!

Wacko was produced in 1983 by Midway and features a kooky little space alien in his flying saucer fighting off a variety of creatures and their eggs. Its unusual slanted cabinet makes this machine really stand out. The controls feature two joysticks for firing direction for either right or left-handed play and a trackball in the center for movement.

This particular machine was unfortunately converted to host Mario 64 for many years. We found a number stamped in on the cabinet 892 telling us it was one of the first 1000 made. The entire cabinet and what components are there is a filthy mess. The harness has been chopped severely to accommodate the conversion and the monitor has a mild amount of Mario burn-in. There are a lot of poor choices in body repair such as screws to hold in the t-molding. The top has some moderate water damage, it has been painted black and is missing the original control panel and board set. Let’s see if we can’t bring this alien back home where he belongs.

 

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