Today's Pickup...Karate Champ

Well...I kept getting calls from a guy in Buffalo who was trying to get rid of a Karate Champ machine. He said he was selling it on Craigslist for $1,100. After telling him he's smoking crack, he said make an offer. I drove out there to take a look and this thing was pretty beat up and sitting outside. I told him I wouldn't pay more than $30 for it...He said ok it's yours.

I took it home, plugged it in, and whaddaya know...it works 100%.

Cosmetically, the cabinet needs an extensive amount of work. The side art needs to be replaced, there's a lot of wood to be fixed, and it could use a repaint. The Bezel, Marquee, and CPO are all in almost perfect shape and the monitor has little to no burn in. The only issue with playability is the joysticks. They work, but the knobs were replaced with blocks of wood hahaha.

Anyway, this one will be kept in the shed for now, it's not worth it to restore it at the moment, I have other projects to attend to. Who knows, I might just resell this one.