Arcade Christmas Gifts? 2012

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Following in the footsteps of last year's thread, what arcade or arcade related gifts did everyone get?

I was surprised with a Pac-Man cabaret/mini bezel that my wife looked into printing with a local graphics shop.

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She knew I was "restoring" an after-market Pac-Man style cabaret made by a Quebec-based operator (circa 1986) to house an Arkanoid.

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Given that Pac-Man is more iconic for arcade guests, and the fact that the cab was based on the Midway design, I decided to "convert" the cab into a Pac-Man themed machine. I wasn't aiming for perfection since the cab itself was not an exact duplicate of the Midway model -- but close. My wife opted to get a bezel insert for under the plexi. Combined with other alterations I made with a minimum of fuss, I liked how it turned out.

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And in Ontario, the Lottery Corporation sells arcade-themed scratch-and-win lottery tickets. She gave me Frogger!

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But no moola!
 
Got one of these Sega Genesis clones as a gift so I wouldn't have to use my Model 1 and 2 Genesis consoles.

Not exactly arcade related, but it does have some good arcade ports. :)
 

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4 foot blacklight (2nd for the game room)

and when i went to bring out the used wrapping paper i found a PCB set i was expecting the day before (i last checked outside at 6pm and there was nothing)... It was covered in fresh snow to boot...

oh yea and a couple photo/poster frames :D
 
My brother got me some of those arcade vintage propaganda posters.ImageUploadedByTapatalk1356495209.023458.jpg
Ill get them framed and hung up soon enough.
 
Nice new animated LED sign for the arcade
 

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Got the excellent book "Grails", Fix-It-Felix-Jr alarm clock & t-shirt, and a cool Pac-Man shirt that says "Back In The Day" on it.
 
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