Nice man, congrats! It looks like it’s in great shape too! So glad you finally got your grail! 🙏🏼 The monitor looks bright and tight too! Great score man! I might have an extra supergun if you want to use it to test your PCB. Let me know. For sure go IL’s you will be happy with them they have the original HAPP competition feel. IL was the manufacturer of the HAPP competition before the suzo / HAPP merger.
Bright and tight indeed! I never heard that phrase until your channel but its the first thing I thought when I saw it lol! I'll get with you about the testing. I think my friend may have a set up. I already got the replacement control panel protector but need to order the controls. Its good to know the history of the IL sticks. Where did you get your marquee replacement from? Was it Szabo or XL Arcade? Thanks again Ralph!
NOT FOR NOTHING, if only I had a good Italian internet buddy named Roadblaster Ralph who could help me track one down like 2 years ago, just waiting to be restored … that’d be frikkin’ SWEET 🤔 😐 😅
@@KillerArcadeGames Haha congrats Chris, super stoked (and a little jealous) for you, bud! So glad that 1995 is FINALLY “Available for your home in 2022!”
You scored a fully working KI in nice condition, plus an extra PCB. Congratulations. You totally deserve it. If you get the other PCB working, you should frame and display it in your game room. I’m Super happy for you. Everything happens for a reason no matter how long it takes. You found a really great deal and I can’t wait to see how it looks after it’s been with you for a year. Great Freaking Job on the pickup.
That is something I personally wanted to experience for a LONG time, because that is my favorite fighting game of all time. I own and played the SNES version, but never the arcade, because they're SO HARD TO FIND! Awesome, man!
Spent hours just watching people playing the damn game back in 1994 (could not afford playing it, at the time) and, now I am 50 year-old, still dreaming of owning this kind of cab ! You lucky "dog", enjoy ! ;))
Keep the dream alive, I almost gave up on it after all the years of not getting one. I still marvel at the machine, it's pretty cool to have it at home. I now have a whole arcade built in my back yard and have air conditioning so I can enjoy it all year.
Congratulations on that great Holy Grail purchase!!, definitely my favorite arcade cab, I've always thought that the original sounds different from any emulation, cheers
Nice!! You weren’t joking when ya said check my video tomorrow about this game! Nice pick up congratulations! It’s nice seeing other people who truly appreciate this awesome game! This is truly a GEM, I am now 37 and still enjoy playing this game.
Again, congrats on finally getting your childhood dream Killer Instinct cabinet man! And also for the other two racing ones you got before that. Looking forward to seeing the progress of lightly restoring your Killer Instinct. Enjoy man and happy gaming!
One of my all time favorites. I don't even want to know how many dang Quarters I pumped into the local Arcade on this thing. I wish I had one two. Looks like its in good shape.
That looks great man. Congrats! I'm happy for you since we all know how much you love the game. Always nice to splurge a bit on something that means a lot to you and isn't just a random collectable or FOMO pickup. Worth the money for sure.
Thank you Mike! Its something I've been seriously looking into since 2005 but kept holding off because of space limitations. Once I started buying real cabs I figured I better just make room and get it now before they become too rare.
I just found this channel and I am so pumped! I grew up playing KI with my best friend in the arcade and then coming home to play it on the SNES! I am from Texas too lol Texas cold that made me laugh cause i know what you mean.
@@PDubsArcadeLoft I'm going to keep them all. It gets too hot here in summer to play the arcades. I worry about the hardware running in the heat. But, once I get the Shed-Cade (assuming that's actually going to happen) I'll still keep my A1Us. Its also helpful to stream from the 1Ups since I can capture from them. If I end up needing the space I may sell one or two of them eventually.
Glad you finally got one bud. Its my favourite game of all time too. I’ve got KI1 and KI2 cabs, both signed by Kev Bayliss of Rare, lead on art design, motion capture, character development and voice artist for both games.
So happy for you. It's a great feeling to finally capture your dream arcade cabinet. Still today, I can't believe I have an original K I too. We both have a passion for Killer Instinct and it never goes away. Enjoy playing that full size K I and spending a little TLC on it.
Just came across your channel- Killer score you got here. This cabinet has always been one that I would snag as well. I remember this cabinet being sooo loud in the arcade. Those combos climbing in volume was always so good.
I got very lucky on this deal. The sound is unbelievable. Those speakers are shockingly loud. It was always loud in arcades but when its in your house, my ears feel like they're bleeding on half volume lol!
Thanks again for reaching out about selling this! I was scrounging for cab but you saved the day. One of the replacement parts arrived today but I'm still waiting on more. I can't wait to get it fixed up a little more. Its still in great condition as it is though.
OMG I'm jealous AF but happy for u...that game really had a major impact on my life. It helped me to be part of 2 diff worlds...in 1 I was a jock & decent academic student. & In the other I was a super nerd hard core gamer. Idk if any1 remembers Xband, a modem in the mid 90s that allowed SNES &Sega Genesis players to play a handful of games online. But KI not only, in my opinion, revolutionized fighting games (all luv & respect to other davs such as MK, SF & Tekken, etc) BUT it offered far more versatile gameplay style while also introducing us to them boards/levels whatever in a 3D-ish format more like 2.5D if u will...anyways I played so much & was literally addicted to the point at 15 I was winning lots of $$ whether online via SNES XBand or arcades locally. If I could own any cabinet it'd be that. For sure gonna be a man cave addition if I ever collect arcade games. But this one always did hit different, as did MK/MK2 (the latter's were good but not the same initial shock value) so salute dude. Wish we were neighbors. The fun of discovering new juggles or glitches was amazing. Thanks for sharing this, stay blessed & enjoy. PS ULTRAA COMBOO 😎
I haven't seen a Killer instinct machine since 1997, I played a lot on it and of course Samurai Shodown,Wargods,Street fighter 2 CE and Mortal kombat1,2,3, 4 until the arcade market fell, you made a tremendous purchase, enjoy.
When you started talking about using $$$ not for an arcade machine you have always wanted I wish I could yell out my window YOU DESERVE THIS ULTRA KILLER MACHINE!!!!! Congratulations on this one and you are so lucky to be able to get an og box that isnt a 1up box ( which is still good for me )
Congratulations mate, well deserved. Perhaps you can consolidate the KI as a double boot system and slowly phase out some of the 1ups to get some space. Keep the great content coming out.
@@KillerArcadeGames first played Killer Instinct in 1994 fell in love with the game and have always dreamed about having an actual arcade cab. The PCB board I have is as close as I will get, but love it as much as a actual cabinet. I know you have been on a quest for one for some time and glad you found one!
Congrats man! I've got one too, but mine requires some work. I would recommend fixing that broken board and use it for KI2. I believe some KI boards support rom swap. Enjoy!
Awesome man, your collection is growing more impressive by the day! I say keep the original spinning rust drive whenever possible lol. At least for me, collecting original hardware is to keep the experience as it was back in the day sorta like a time capsule. I do get the merit for SD cards and may be quite necessary in the future.
Spinning rust! I just heard Retro Ralph call it that. I kind of like the OG drive. My Hydro Thunder is still running the HDD too. Rush had been converted before I got it. I'm going to keep the original HDD just because its cool lol.
I remember playing KI2 and loved the control panel. Almost didn’t want anyone else playing it after I saw the first burn mark. I was soo mad and I didn’t even own it. Hogged it and remember my hands sweating all over the panel from intensity
Congrats Man. I have a good idea of how you might of felt picking this up. I know when I picked up my Virtual pinball, and my full size arcade mame cab. I felt very very excited just like a Kid. Couldn't wait to get it home. Very happy to hear it finally happened for you!
Thanks! I love that feeling, getting a new cab is amazing. We may actually be buying my wife a Star Wars Stern pinball. My house may turn into an arcade soon lol! Congrats on your pick ups! I love the idea of a VPin.
Hey man👍 Congratulations, great purchase. I just recently bought my own home. I want to build my own Arcade room. The very first arcade I would like to buy is Tron. I loved playing Tron as a kid. I also loved playing KI. I hope you have it for a very long time man! I am new to the channel.
Thanks Fabian, congrats on the new house! I'd love to have arcades inside the house but it won't happen at this current house. I'm going to probably end up building an insulated/air conditioned shed for my arcades soon. Thanks for subscribing!
@@KillerArcadeGames many of those cabinets were too big for the smaller locations... so they were kitted or just trashed. I ran a large arcade when Ki, MK, cruisin, lethal enforcers all came out and they filled the buckets. those were really great days....
I think I will leave some of the dings alone. Especially until I get it moved into a more permanent, air conditioned space. Its in the garage which means something could bump it. Thanks!
Enjoy! I had such a huge smile on my face when hearing that start up screen... I wish I had one of these too, hopefully the deluxe 1up arcade version will be released in europe soon.
I'm sure it wasn't a huge surprise to some who follow the channel haha. What else would I get that excited for?! Thanks Frank! You've been around a long time on the channel and I appreciate it.
Dude nice pick up for that price. at a reasonably close distance!!!! Pretty damn good shape.. a little cosmetic wear and tear but def you can work with that… glad you picked one up man!! Really happy for you 👍
Congrats on the find!!! Yeah pretty good for how good of shape it's in. Yup kinda funny you used to say you weren't after real arcades, because of the size. now you got three.
Thanks Brenden, I think I got lucky. I hope it lasts for a long time. Yeah I think finding that Hydro Thunder at a good price was the gateway drug. I bought it saying "I'll probably just play it and sell it since I don't have the room". That didn't happen! haha
Thanks Brian, its been a long time coming. I'd love to see you build your own! The Everstoke building videos were some of my favorites, I never thought I'd be so interested in plumbing! Maybe you can build a cabinet for guests similar to Seth's little game station at the Ranger Station haha!
I don’t know for sure. I’ve heard varying numbers. $4000 up to $6000. I did hear that KI was more expensive than most games around that time. Possibly because it was the first to have a hard drive.
Awesome, congrats! Could you guys imagine having this when we were all kids,,,voted most popular kid in elementary haha…you work hard and dreams can come true brotha 👍🏽
Thanks! Having this as a kid would have seemed like some insane rich kid idea. I had a friend who's parents had a pinball machine from the 70s in his house. We played that for hours on end. Neither of us cared about the game but he had a real arcade pinball machine and that was automatically cool lol.
@@KillerArcadeGames lol man I can only imagine. What’s funny is my brother worked at an arcade in the late 90’s early 2000’s and some of my buddies and I would head over there late night and play all night. Out of all the games there the game I got hooked on was a pinball machine called Medieval Madness, lol. Don’t get me wrong we got down on everything else but that pinball was my late night crack. I never thought a pinball machine would be my go to with that many games at my fingertips lol.
@@RupertPringles I like pinball but wouldn't want to buy an old one. They're so complicated to repair. My wife wants one of the new Star Wars pinball machines. We may buy that eventually. Hopefully new or lightly used.
Killer instinct was so incredible back then, and now!
Nice man, congrats! It looks like it’s in great shape too! So glad you finally got your grail! 🙏🏼 The monitor looks bright and tight too! Great score man! I might have an extra supergun if you want to use it to test your PCB. Let me know. For sure go IL’s you will be happy with them they have the original HAPP competition feel. IL was the manufacturer of the HAPP competition before the suzo / HAPP merger.
I agree about the iL joysticks. I have them on my KI and Happ Competitions on my MKII and the iL feel much nicer.
Bright and tight indeed! I never heard that phrase until your channel but its the first thing I thought when I saw it lol! I'll get with you about the testing. I think my friend may have a set up. I already got the replacement control panel protector but need to order the controls. Its good to know the history of the IL sticks. Where did you get your marquee replacement from? Was it Szabo or XL Arcade? Thanks again Ralph!
NOT FOR NOTHING, if only I had a good Italian internet buddy named Roadblaster Ralph who could help me track one down like 2 years ago, just waiting to be restored … that’d be frikkin’ SWEET 🤔 😐 😅
@@KillerArcadeGames What ROM version is it?
@@KillerArcadeGames Haha congrats Chris, super stoked (and a little jealous) for you, bud! So glad that 1995 is FINALLY “Available for your home in 2022!”
You scored a fully working KI in nice condition, plus an extra PCB. Congratulations. You totally deserve it. If you get the other PCB working, you should frame and display it in your game room. I’m Super happy for you. Everything happens for a reason no matter how long it takes. You found a really great deal and I can’t wait to see how it looks after it’s been with you for a year. Great Freaking Job on the pickup.
Thank you very much, I really appreciate the kind words. I'm grateful for the patience and the seller lol!
2022 Xmas came quite early for you lol. I am happy for you. Blessings from the Bahamas as always. Fight on!
Way early! Thanks HMM!
That is something I personally wanted to experience for a LONG time, because that is my favorite fighting game of all time. I own and played the SNES version, but never the arcade, because they're SO HARD TO FIND! Awesome, man!
There's one living at an arcade in Puyallup Washington called flipoff. My favorite too. I visit the arcade often just for this game.
That’s so badass how it has the four quarters on the screen. That represented who was next to play.
Hahah I didn't intend on leaving those there but I was testing the coin mechs and forgot. It worked out nicely though.
That’s awesome, congrats!
Thanks! Its still unreal at times. Now, I just need to get the KI Arcade1Up and I'll have 3 KI cabs haha!
Spent hours just watching people playing the damn game back in 1994 (could not afford playing it, at the time) and, now I am 50 year-old, still dreaming of owning this kind of cab ! You lucky "dog", enjoy ! ;))
Keep the dream alive, I almost gave up on it after all the years of not getting one. I still marvel at the machine, it's pretty cool to have it at home. I now have a whole arcade built in my back yard and have air conditioning so I can enjoy it all year.
Haha ! Sounds great and I am sincerely happy for you ! And thanks for the kind words and taking the time to answer, take care ! 😉
Congratulations on that great Holy Grail purchase!!, definitely my favorite arcade cab, I've always thought that the original sounds different from any emulation, cheers
The speakers in the real cabs always have a different sound from PC speakers or whatever else is used. They're SO loud.
This was my favorite arcade fighting game of the 90s.. I was a teen then. Time sure flies. Thanks for the video
Yeah its crazy to think this cabinet is going to be 28 years old soon.
Nice!! You weren’t joking when ya said check my video tomorrow about this game! Nice pick up congratulations! It’s nice seeing other people who truly appreciate this awesome game! This is truly a GEM, I am now 37 and still enjoy playing this game.
I wanted to spoil it but I had to keep it a secret lol. The game still hypnotizes me. I can just watch that attract mode and be in love..
Dude I've always wanted my own ki cabinet. That's awesome you finally got yours man congrats.
Me too, its great to finally have it. Thanks
Congrats man! It’s nice to see good things happen to great people that help others out in the gaming community.
Thank you! I appreciate the kind words.
Very nice Killer Arcade Games! I'm a fan of the full size cabinets as well.
I wish I could have a bunch but they were not built for home use, they're so massive lol.
Hobokag look, I'm all for it man! I'm super hyped for you dude. Congrats!
Again, congrats on finally getting your childhood dream Killer Instinct cabinet man! And also for the other two racing ones you got before that. Looking forward to seeing the progress of lightly restoring your Killer Instinct. Enjoy man and happy gaming!
Thanks, I'll have a couple clean up and restore videos coming soon. Rush is getting it's own little video.
@@KillerArcadeGames No problem man, anytime. I'll keep checking in.
One of my all time favorites. I don't even want to know how many dang Quarters I pumped into the local Arcade on this thing. I wish I had one two. Looks like its in good shape.
Congrats on the pickup! So awesome!
Thanks Jason!
That looks great man. Congrats! I'm happy for you since we all know how much you love the game. Always nice to splurge a bit on something that means a lot to you and isn't just a random collectable or FOMO pickup. Worth the money for sure.
Thanks! Yeah I guess this is a collectable but at least it can be played. It should only rise in value too!
Congratulations man. You deserve the views with the quality content. Can't wait to see some playthroughs on it
Thanks Zach! I appreciate all the support over the years! You'll see some gameplay soon.
Congrats on that pickup! It's in really good shape considering it's still mainly stock. Happy that you got your Eleanor!
Thanks MOAT! I'm excited to have it.
Congrats dude! So cool to see someone achieve a dream and clearly noone deserves an original KI more than you! Enjoy!
Thank you Mike! Its something I've been seriously looking into since 2005 but kept holding off because of space limitations. Once I started buying real cabs I figured I better just make room and get it now before they become too rare.
I just found this channel and I am so pumped! I grew up playing KI with my best friend in the arcade and then coming home to play it on the SNES! I am from Texas too lol Texas cold that made me laugh cause i know what you mean.
Awesome! It’s starting to look like our 6 weeks of winter is already ending haha!
Very Happy For You!
Thanks Pdubs! Its such a good feeling to finally have it.
@@KillerArcadeGames now what do you do with your modded KI cabs? Only play KI on the big boy?
@@PDubsArcadeLoft I'm going to keep them all. It gets too hot here in summer to play the arcades. I worry about the hardware running in the heat. But, once I get the Shed-Cade (assuming that's actually going to happen) I'll still keep my A1Us. Its also helpful to stream from the 1Ups since I can capture from them. If I end up needing the space I may sell one or two of them eventually.
Glad you finally got one bud. Its my favourite game of all time too. I’ve got KI1 and KI2 cabs, both signed by Kev Bayliss of Rare, lead on art design, motion capture, character development and voice artist for both games.
Wow, I don't think I know of anyone with an autographed cab! Thats a cool one. Thanks for watching!
Incredible!
So happy for you. It's a great feeling to finally capture your dream arcade cabinet. Still today, I can't believe I have an original K I too. We both have a passion for Killer Instinct and it never goes away. Enjoy playing that full size K I and spending a little TLC on it.
Thanks Dwayne! We're real KI buddies now haha.
@@KillerArcadeGames Lol We are K I brothers.
Just came across your channel- Killer score you got here.
This cabinet has always been one that I would snag as well. I remember this cabinet being sooo loud in the arcade. Those combos climbing in volume was always so good.
I got very lucky on this deal. The sound is unbelievable. Those speakers are shockingly loud. It was always loud in arcades but when its in your house, my ears feel like they're bleeding on half volume lol!
ohhhhh man!!! Congratulations bud!! now you need the Gaming Shed built in the backyard!! looks sweet too
Thanks Fred, I'm trying to get bids on the shed. Its been tough getting anyone to call me back.
Awesome man! So happy your pleased with it overall! Can’t wait to see your videos on restoring back to its true form!
Thanks again for reaching out about selling this! I was scrounging for cab but you saved the day. One of the replacement parts arrived today but I'm still waiting on more. I can't wait to get it fixed up a little more. Its still in great condition as it is though.
@@KillerArcadeGames no problem man! Enjoy!
OMG! So happy for you Chris!! Congratulations!
Thanks!
Hopefully we get a live stream soon of the new machine and congratulations my man.
Thanks! I'm going to stream soon for sure!
Absolutely incredible you got your holy grail! Congratulations
Thanks, I am still pretty amazed I got it myself.
Awesome man!! You lucky. Its great condition.
Thanks! I'm really happy with the purchase.
Awesome score mate. Been wanting this machine myself since playing the week it came out. Can't wait to see it restored.
Cheers from Australia.
Good luck on finding one, Do you see many in your area for sale? I assume they must have shipped a lot over there during the arcade days.
OMG I'm jealous AF but happy for u...that game really had a major impact on my life. It helped me to be part of 2 diff worlds...in 1 I was a jock & decent academic student. & In the other I was a super nerd hard core gamer. Idk if any1 remembers Xband, a modem in the mid 90s that allowed SNES &Sega Genesis players to play a handful of games online. But KI not only, in my opinion, revolutionized fighting games (all luv & respect to other davs such as MK, SF & Tekken, etc) BUT it offered far more versatile gameplay style while also introducing us to them boards/levels whatever in a 3D-ish format more like 2.5D if u will...anyways I played so much & was literally addicted to the point at 15 I was winning lots of $$ whether online via SNES XBand or arcades locally. If I could own any cabinet it'd be that. For sure gonna be a man cave addition if I ever collect arcade games. But this one always did hit different, as did MK/MK2 (the latter's were good but not the same initial shock value) so salute dude. Wish we were neighbors. The fun of discovering new juggles or glitches was amazing. Thanks for sharing this, stay blessed & enjoy. PS
ULTRAA COMBOO 😎
You found yourself a gem there if you ask me it's an awesome condition minor little bumps and bruises that can be fixed no problems
Yeah I got really lucky!
That's awesome man. I got my killer instinct arcade1up on January 15th.. I love this game. I haven't played it in foreverrrrr
Congrats on that! I still want to get one for the online play.
I haven't seen a Killer instinct machine since 1997, I played a lot on it and of course Samurai Shodown,Wargods,Street fighter 2 CE and Mortal kombat1,2,3, 4 until the arcade market fell, you made a tremendous purchase, enjoy.
Thats a great line up of games. I haven't seen a War Gods since around that time lol. That one never pops up in arcades anymore. Thanks!
Your garage reminds me so much of my own garage! Congrats on picking up Killer Instinct!
Thanks!
When you started talking about using $$$ not for an arcade machine you have always wanted I wish I could yell out my window YOU DESERVE THIS ULTRA KILLER MACHINE!!!!! Congratulations on this one and you are so lucky to be able to get an og box that isnt a 1up box ( which is still good for me )
Congrats bro!! Glad to see you got your dream cabinet, many years building to this moment super exciting 🕹🎉
Thank you, it has been at least 18 years since I really started looking and planning a way to get one.
Congrats man awesome pick up that intro STILL gives me chills!
Me too!
Congratulations on your KI machine. I am glad you found it. I know you have been looking for a while.. It is like being a proud parent.
This is my son, he's 27 years old, weighs 400 pounds...I'm very proud hahah! Thanks!
You deserve it man. Thanks for all your help with your tutorials man. Looks like youre startin a sick arcade with those full size cabs 👍
Thanks Devin!
Congrats KAG!!!
Thank you Bee!
Chris I have been waiting for this day for a long time congratulations man
You and me both! Thanks for the support!
Congratulations mate, well deserved. Perhaps you can consolidate the KI as a double boot system and slowly phase out some of the 1ups to get some space. Keep the great content coming out.
I thought about that...I might do that. Someone else said fix the broken PCB and convert it to a KI2. We'll see. Thanks for the comment!!
Congratulations, I’ve been trying to get a hold of one of these for years.
Thanks Arthur, I'm still shocked that I own this occasionally. I'm now in the process of getting a building out back to house all of my games!
Congrats man!!! you have been wanting that for a long time!
Thanks Nick, I'm very pleased!
Congrats man! Finally!!
Hoping for lots of gameplay 😊
Thanks, its been a long time coming. I'll do some live streams and gameplay soon!
Killer instinct was such a good arcade game.
Congrats my man! I own a KI2 PCB and have dreamed of owning a actual cabinet. Glad to see that it came to a good home!
Hang onto that PCB they seem to only be getting more rare. This one will be with me for decades, hopefully.
@@KillerArcadeGames I actually plan on being buried with it. Honestly it's my most prized possession next to my family
@@KillerArcadeGames first played Killer Instinct in 1994 fell in love with the game and have always dreamed about having an actual arcade cab. The PCB board I have is as close as I will get, but love it as much as a actual cabinet. I know you have been on a quest for one for some time and glad you found one!
Congrats man! I've got one too, but mine requires some work. I would recommend fixing that broken board and use it for KI2. I believe some KI boards support rom swap. Enjoy!
The board has been fixed! But I’m not a huge KI2 fan so I’ll just keep it as a back up KI PCB.
@@KillerArcadeGames Good to hear man. I'm still struggling to find some to repair it, since everyone says it's hard to fix. Enjoy your machine:)
Awesome man, your collection is growing more impressive by the day! I say keep the original spinning rust drive whenever possible lol. At least for me, collecting original hardware is to keep the experience as it was back in the day sorta like a time capsule. I do get the merit for SD cards and may be quite necessary in the future.
Spinning rust! I just heard Retro Ralph call it that. I kind of like the OG drive. My Hydro Thunder is still running the HDD too. Rush had been converted before I got it. I'm going to keep the original HDD just because its cool lol.
Very cool pick up. I would put a doll rod cut to size and counter sunk before bondo or putty.
Thanks, I need to decide how far I want to go on the repairs at the moment. It will be in my garage and I don't want to get any new damage on it.
Florida, of course it was smoked around 🤣
Looks really nice, glad your dream came true
Congrats dude! Amazing.
Awesome. Congratulations!
Thanks Ty!
I remember playing KI2 and loved the control panel. Almost didn’t want anyone else playing it after I saw the first burn mark. I was soo mad and I didn’t even own it. Hogged it and remember my hands sweating all over the panel from intensity
I hate when they ruin these works of art. There all gone now though, I redid the control panel and the t molding.
Congrats Man. I have a good idea of how you might of felt picking this up. I know when I picked up my Virtual pinball, and my full size arcade mame cab. I felt very very excited just like a Kid. Couldn't wait to get it home. Very happy to hear it finally happened for you!
Thanks! I love that feeling, getting a new cab is amazing. We may actually be buying my wife a Star Wars Stern pinball. My house may turn into an arcade soon lol! Congrats on your pick ups! I love the idea of a VPin.
I think on the moment you saw it, it was golden light out of the sky on you and a voice doing Halleluja.
Hahahah you're right.
Big congrats man!!!
Thanks Wayne!
Hey man👍 Congratulations, great purchase. I just recently bought my own home. I want to build my own Arcade room. The very first arcade I would like to buy is Tron. I loved playing Tron as a kid. I also loved playing KI. I hope you have it for a very long time man! I am new to the channel.
Thanks Fabian, congrats on the new house! I'd love to have arcades inside the house but it won't happen at this current house. I'm going to probably end up building an insulated/air conditioned shed for my arcades soon. Thanks for subscribing!
@@KillerArcadeGames, thank you, sir! Is it hard to get a hold of a Tron game? Thanks for the reply.
Oh wow! It was such an exciting time for gaming back then. Games like KI were such a step up. 😎👍
It was. The game is so impressive. I ended up buying a KI2 as well and built an arcade in my backyard so I can have them all in AC.
@@KillerArcadeGames Was literally looking at your KI 2 video thumbnail 😎👌
Been in the arcade business for 25 years, I’ve sent many of those to the land fill.... wish I had them back now
Oh god...they really used to send those to the trash?! Were they dead/beyond repair?
@@KillerArcadeGames many of those cabinets were too big for the smaller locations... so they were kitted or just trashed. I ran a large arcade when Ki, MK, cruisin, lethal enforcers all came out and they filled the buckets. those were really great days....
Looks great. Don't go too crazy touching it up. I personally like some original patina on my cabs. Gives it character. Congrats :)
I think I will leave some of the dings alone. Especially until I get it moved into a more permanent, air conditioned space. Its in the garage which means something could bump it. Thanks!
Happy for you man. You got it you finally got it.
Thank you UAG!!
Nice cab, if you want that monitor to last you longer you need to turn down the brightness on that bad boy. Great purchase
I'll look into that. I haven't messed with that setting yet.
Enjoy! I had such a huge smile on my face when hearing that start up screen... I wish I had one of these too, hopefully the deluxe 1up arcade version will be released in europe soon.
Thanks! I hope they do ship those over there.
I was thinking this might be what it was congratulations happy for you!
I'm sure it wasn't a huge surprise to some who follow the channel haha. What else would I get that excited for?! Thanks Frank! You've been around a long time on the channel and I appreciate it.
@@KillerArcadeGames your welcome! Now we look forward to your youtube vids playing on the real cab!
Finally someone getting a REAL KI cabinet! Congrats!!
Yeah! Thanks!
congrats on the pickup! Thanks for sharing! :)
Thanks!
Dude nice pick up for that price. at a reasonably close distance!!!! Pretty damn good shape.. a little cosmetic wear and tear but def you can work with that… glad you picked one up man!! Really happy for you 👍
I got really lucky with the price, timing, and location on those one. Thank!
That's wassup Chris! 2022 looks very good for you so far! Finally got your catch! Big ups to you! Looking 4ward to seeing more gameplays!
Thanks, things are working out lately! You'll see a Gameplay Monday on this one next week. I may stream soon from the cab.
Congrats Chirs I'm Glade you found a killer instinct cab .
Thanks Jake!
Congrats man! Awesome cabinet!
Thank you!
Congrats on the find!!! Yeah pretty good for how good of shape it's in. Yup kinda funny you used to say you weren't after real arcades, because of the size. now you got three.
Thanks Brenden, I think I got lucky. I hope it lasts for a long time. Yeah I think finding that Hydro Thunder at a good price was the gateway drug. I bought it saying "I'll probably just play it and sell it since I don't have the room". That didn't happen! haha
I thought you were going to buy the one in Beaumont. You got a great deal in San Angelo! Nice job Chris!
I looked into the one in Beaumont but its still in an arcade and they wanted WAY too much for it. This was a far better deal.
Awesome man! Very happy for you.
Thanks Mr Styles!
Kom Kom Kom Kombo Breaker!!!! ✊😁 Uuuuuuuutttttttraaaaaa COMBO!!! 👊😆 Was so awesome in the arcades! Noisy as anything too!
Hahah he's got to be the best video game announcer ever!
Yah!!! Congrats! It looks fantastic!
Thanks, she's a beaut!
I’m glad you found your cabinet. I’m happy for you bro.
Thanks Tyrone, I'm beyond happy about this one.
I'm so jealous!! Great find!
Happy for you lad now go enjoy yourself. Ultra combo!
Thanks!!
Nice grab man! Everyone working on KIs but me!
Thanks! I've felt like everyone had a KI but me for so long now haha. I'm finally part of the club!
congrats man! very happy for you! enjoy!
Thank you!
I'm so jealous! The only other real arcade cabinet I MIGHT rather have is killer instinct 2
It would be nice to have both next to each other. The color schemes are so different but they compliment each other.
Congrats man!!! Looks amazing :) can’t wait to hopefully own it one day.
Thanks! I hope you can get one. They're getting so rare and expensive now days.
Love this so much! My grail is to build a cabinet from scratch and nerd out on that whole process. Some day!
Thanks Brian, its been a long time coming. I'd love to see you build your own! The Everstoke building videos were some of my favorites, I never thought I'd be so interested in plumbing! Maybe you can build a cabinet for guests similar to Seth's little game station at the Ranger Station haha!
Hell yeah!! CONGRATS Dude!! 🤘
Thanks Laramie!! I'm over the moon about this one.
3:57 Quarters on the glass . Priceless
hahah that was left there by accident while testing the coin mechs. But it worked out as a nod to the past!
Duuuude. Killer Instinct next to Rush: The Rock? You officially own my two dream arcade cabinets.
Those three cabs are my favorites so I'm really happy to have them all.
Great Vid as always!!! Hey, Do you know what was the original price of Killer Instinct arcade cabinet back in 1994?
I don’t know for sure. I’ve heard varying numbers. $4000 up to $6000. I did hear that KI was more expensive than most games around that time. Possibly because it was the first to have a hard drive.
Looks clean I've never owned the legit cabinet I own the pcb and at one time put in in a big blue cabinet.
That PCB is so valuable! I actually like putting PCBs in A1U cabs. If you don't have room for a full sized cab its a great substitute.
Happy for you bro I love this game
Thank you! Its such an iconic game. People who don't even love the gameplay can usually admit its an impressively made game.
Whoa, available at home in 95!!! Can wait!!
I KNEW IT !!! CONGRATS MAN
I had a feeling a lot of people could guess haha!
Congratulations!! Now it time to put your hi scrore on it
Already on it! I need to fill up all of the spots for each character though.
Awesome, congrats! Could you guys imagine having this when we were all kids,,,voted most popular kid in elementary haha…you work hard and dreams can come true brotha 👍🏽
Thanks! Having this as a kid would have seemed like some insane rich kid idea. I had a friend who's parents had a pinball machine from the 70s in his house. We played that for hours on end. Neither of us cared about the game but he had a real arcade pinball machine and that was automatically cool lol.
@@KillerArcadeGames lol man I can only imagine.
What’s funny is my brother worked at an arcade in the late 90’s early 2000’s and some of my buddies and I would head over there late night and play all night. Out of all the games there the game I got hooked on was a pinball machine called Medieval Madness, lol. Don’t get me wrong we got down on everything else but that pinball was my late night crack. I never thought a pinball machine would be my go to with that many games at my fingertips lol.
@@RupertPringles I like pinball but wouldn't want to buy an old one. They're so complicated to repair. My wife wants one of the new Star Wars pinball machines. We may buy that eventually. Hopefully new or lightly used.
Congrats! How exciting!
Thanks! I'm beyond excited lol.