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First see if you can find any used/restored ones in your area (I’m assuming from your link that you are in Australia?). In the US, original ones (like mine) pop up on Facebook Marketplace rather frequently and often sell for about US$500-$800. Mine was easy to turn into a 60-in-1 machine (all the early games—Galaga, Tempest, Centipede, Dig Dug, etc) for the cost of a new board (about US$50). https://a.co/d/02cqQqTg That’s far cheaper than the link you provided. Also, I’m rather tall (190cm) and I’ve never had any desire to have a screen that tilts up, if that’s a concern. You can also fairly easily build out any arcade cabinet to have thousands of games as well (not just the 60 Classic ones). I built a stand-up arcade machine out of an old empty Double Dragon cabinet that effectively has every video game ever made up to about 1995 for less than US$800. Took a tiny bit of know-how and a $100 Raspberry Pi retro gaming computer, but it all went together pretty easily. On the far right in this picture: I guess the point is, you don’t need to pay anyone thousands for this stuff. Look for something cheaper. They’re fun and great to have, but don’t get swindled.