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This is a pretty rare cabinet - a 1980 Midway GORF mini / cabaret / mini-mite video arcade game. It is a project, but it is complete (other than the back door).
For the most part, it is a very clean, solid cabinet. It does not appear to have any water damage, and it solid and in good shape. The boardset actually looks pretty clean and unmolested. I don't know if the boards are working or not. The monitor does not appear to be working, so it makes it tough to test the boards. I also don't know if the power supply is working.
This is a good project game though - very hard to find cabinet, and all the parts are there which makes it a lot easier to restore. Gorf has a bunch of misc auxiliary boards, and this cabinet has all of them, as well as the entire wiring harness. I mean, like I said, it is all there, so it's just a matter of tracking down what the problem(s) is(are).
Gorf is a very classic game - like Tron, it has a bunch of mini-games that are combined into one game experience. As you progress through the set of games, your rank is increased, as is the difficulty. This is also one of the first talking games and has that classic Midway voice that anyone from my generation would recognize at a moment's notice.
All of the physical parts of this game are in above average condition. The cabinet itself is nice. The marquee appears to be flawless. The monitor bezel has some imperfections - some paint flaking - but it is still very usable. The control panel is near perfect...at least all the silkscreen is intact which is very rare on any Gorf. Usually all of those instructions / artwork wore off from extreme use. But this one is excellent. The coin door is in excellent condition, and has two quarter coin mechs and the original coin box.
The monitor is a Wells Gardner 4500 series monitor, which is the 13" version of my favorite monitor. It does not appear to be working, which shocks me - usually 4500/4600s are invincible. So it may be something simple because these are not supposed to ever stop working. However, there are lots of monitor repair guys out there, or you could just swap it with another working 13 or just flatscreen it if you want to save money and make it bulletproof.
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