Anyone make a replacement control panel overlay for Gaplus?

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Anyone make a replacement control panel overlay for Gaplus?

I am looking for that or a NOS one. I really don't want to have to vectorize my own.
 
Well, if you do decide to, I could use it too...mine has a replacement one. It's similar (has the horizontal lines), but isn't quite the same.
 
looks like you have your next project tighe :D

speaking of making you work harder, did you ever get around to making those Midway or "M" logo coin return inserts? :D
 
looks like you have your next project tighe :D

speaking of making you work harder, did you ever get around to making those Midway or "M" logo coin return inserts? :D

I don't know If I want to get involved with that right now, Galaxian first! Oh crap! My Baby Pac! Too much! :D
 
I don't know about the rest of you guys, but personally, I think the Gaplus CPO is one of the worst looking overlays out there. And the cab is pretty sorry as well. Don't get me wrong. I think the game itself is hella underrated and I think that the rectangular graphic art on the side is really kick ass. I just never liked all the orange and black lines on the monitor bezel and coming up from the bottom and the CPO as well. Its like the cab screams, convert me, put me out of my misery.

Personally, I would like to see someone like Rich at this old game make a new and updated art package thats more in line with the side art and original overlay. Maybe some front art that resembles Galaxian and Galaga but in the blues and purples in the cab art and marquee. I think it needs a new monitor bezel, with instruction card, new front art, repro original Gaplus marquee, and repro side art. Strip it, paint it black, some new blue or red, or purple t-molding and I think Gaplus would get a lot more respect in the gaming world. But hey. That's just my 2 bits.

And FYI, there used to be CPO repro company (whose name escapes me at the moment) that made a purple Galaga CPO that I always thought would look better than the original. Willet maybe. Anyways, you might try looking for one of theres. Just a thought.
 
I don't know about the rest of you guys, but personally, I think the Gaplus CPO is one of the worst looking overlays out there. And the cab is pretty sorry as well. Don't get me wrong. I think the game itself is hella underrated and I think that the rectangular graphic art on the side is really kick ass. I just never liked all the orange and black lines on the monitor bezel and coming up from the bottom and the CPO as well. Its like the cab screams, convert me, put me out of my misery.

Personally, I would like to see someone like Rich at this old game make a new and updated art package thats more in line with the side art and original overlay. Maybe some front art that resembles Galaxian and Galaga but in the blues and purples in the cab art and marquee. I think it needs a new monitor bezel, with instruction card, new front art, repro original Gaplus marquee, and repro side art. Strip it, paint it black, some new blue or red, or purple t-molding and I think Gaplus would get a lot more respect in the gaming world. But hey. That's just my 2 bits.

And FYI, there used to be CPO repro company (whose name escapes me at the moment) that made a purple Galaga CPO that I always thought would look better than the original. Willet maybe. Anyways, you might try looking for one of theres. Just a thought.

You are nutz, Gaplus is a great cabinet. The design reflects the style at the time. '82-'86 was a time of lines and grids:

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Now if were are going to criticize cabinets from Galaga/Galaxian series the first one up is this!

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Get out .

Exactly!
 
The design reflects the style at the time. '82-'86 was a time of lines and grids:

Now if were are going to criticize cabinets from Galaga/Galaxian series the first one up is this!

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Let's see. Gaplus was made in 1984. The cab had lines on it. Lines were the style of the time.......

EUREKA, I HAVE IT!

Lines on video game cabs caused the video game crash. But seriously, glad you guys like the cab. And like I said, I love the original marquee and the side art. I just think it would have been better with some front art and a solid black cab. And with respect to the Galaga 88, it has its flaw, but you have to admit, it has a better CPO than Gaplus. And in my closing defense, its worth noting that most Gaplus machines were quickly converted to Galaga 3's. I know its the same game (for the most part), but had the game more closely resembled Galaga or Galaxian, players might have associated it as a sequel rather than put a piss poor Galaga 3 marquee on the top of a cab with one of the best marquees of all time. I mean really. Putting a green and white marque on a cab thats mostly orange, & black with blue, red, and purple artwork. That's just lazy.
 
I am now looking for a Gaplus CPO as well. Is there an art file available for it? I just DLed Tighe's Marquee file, so I am going to try to get that printed soon. Thanks Tighe.
 
I am now looking for a Gaplus CPO as well. Is there an art file available for it? I just DLed Tighe's Marquee file, so I am going to try to get that printed soon. Thanks Tighe.

BUMP.

I'm guessing from the date of this thread, and the fact that this question has been asked over a half dozen times in the past 6-8 years and I've never seen anyone respond with a solution, that still no one, to this day, has made a repro overlay or has NOS overlays sitting around anywhere.

I'm thinking that someone stands to make a lot of money by selling repro overlays for rarer games like this one (assuming they can print on demand in small quantities).

What a bummer. It's going to be such an eyesore to have such a crap looking CP once I'm done with all the rest of the restoration work to the t-molding, side-art and kick panel. :(
 
I don't know the shape of your CP, but you might just try wiping it down....a lot... with 409 cleaner. I've done some amazing things with 409 and it really seems to revitalize a lot of CPOs. Of course, if yours is torn, and ripped, and or cracked all to hell, you may just be out of luck....But I do recall a guy around here somewhere that could actually print on textured black vinyl and make about whatever you needed. So you might ask around or even check with your local sign shop to get something custom for your game. Couldn't hurt to check.
 
I don't know the shape of your CP, but you might just try wiping it down....a lot... with 409 cleaner. I've done some amazing things with 409 and it really seems to revitalize a lot of CPOs. Of course, if yours is torn, and ripped, and or cracked all to hell, you may just be out of luck....But I do recall a guy around here somewhere that could actually print on textured black vinyl and make about whatever you needed. So you might ask around or even check with your local sign shop to get something custom for your game. Couldn't hurt to check.

Thanks for the tip! I'll dig around a bit. I'm new here and just getting the lay of the land.

And FWIW, I love the Gaplus art - all of it! It's totally 80's and just looking at it brings me right back to Just for Fun - one of my local arcades growing up. The stripes on the sideart and up the kick plate are killer!
 
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