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This is a decent, fully working Universal MR DO video arcade game in an almost dedicated cabinet. It is in a Universal GALAXY WARS cabinet, which is far rarer, but is the same size/shape/style cabinet as the original Mr. Do cabinet. Therefore, it fits the custom Mr. Do marquee, Mr. Do light-up back artwork panel, Mr. Do monitor bezel, and Mr. Do control panel. The only thing that doesn't have Mr. Do artwork is the cabinet sides. The original Mr. Do cabinet actually just had generic "Universal" artwork on it, though.
The monitor has a nice picture. The controls work well, and the sound is very good. In other words, it plays great. It is running on 100% original hardware. I have to say that Mr. Do plays different / better on original hardware than on the 60 in 1. Not sure why, but it just feels different. So if you have a 60 in 1 and really love Mr. Do, I would consider buying this game just so you can play it the way it was originally intended.
Also, if you are unaware, I must tell you that Mr. Do is actually one of the best classic games ever made. I got really hooked on it during my last startup attempt. My partner and I, for some reason, got into a Mr. Do kick and I remember us having late-night brainstorming sessions where we ended up playing Mr. Do emulations late into the night to kind of recharge us. It was then that I discovered all of the depth and strategy to the game. There is a reason that such an oddly named and odd playing game made such a splash when it came out. I think I've seen more classic game cabinets converted to Mr. Do than any other kit game.
I do have another, cocktail version, of Mr. Do in this same auction. Make sure you end up winning one of these two options - you will not regret it. It is such a fun game, and it spawned several sequels that were also fun but never captured the same universal appeal that the original Mr. Do engendered.
This cabinet is solid and in decent shape, but has a fair bit of wear and tear, as you can see in the photos. The sides and front are formica, but nevertheless have some gouges, scratches, and scrapes. It doesn't appear to have water damage, but is just kind of worn, probably from extreme use and being moved around a lot.
The top of the cabinet has been repaired at some point, but looks just fine. There used to be a small access door on the top of the cabinet, probably for changing the bulb and starter, and it appears that due to the weakness in the top wood this caused, the wood broke at some point and someone attached another piece of wood on top of this to cover the problem. Not sure it's the way I would have fixed it if it had been me, but it seems to have done the job just fine.
I do not have the key to the bottom coin door, so I have never opened it and don't know what you might find in there. Hopefully a bunch of silver quarters! The game does have two quarter coin mechs and at least part of an original game manual.
I know that in the pictures above, the monitor looks like it isn't displaying correctly. However, that is only because the shutter speed is too fast on my phone camera. So it captures the picture while the monitor is drawing the screen and looks like half the screen is missing. Watch the video included above and you will see that the monitor has a great picture.
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