Galaga/Ms. Pacman Class of 81 Upright Question

misterted

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Please take a loo at these images. I can't tell is this is a full size upright or a cabaret.
Could someone please tell me?
Also, what should these realistically go for today in great condition?




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Gotta say that the coin door "graphic" is a real turn-off for me.

Sort of like when Soundesign used to put fake tape player graphics on their stereos back in the day to make you think they had an expensive casette player in them.
 
What ever it's other faults are, at least it has a CRT monitor in it. Anything released from now on won't.

You know, with a little work, one of those could be modified into a nice looking machine. Paint and stencil the front, put in a real coin door, light the marquee, make a custom marquee, put a original Pac stick in, white start buttons on the Ms. Pac side... OK, a lot of work. But it would look and play good in the end.

With the Pac-Man easter egg and the assumption it plays better than a xxx-1, it would be a nice way to get several very popular games in a small space.
 
Gotta say that the coin door "graphic" is a real turn-off for me.

I bet it makes a great template for an actual over/under door though.

Definitely a Cabaret. And for the price youll pay for it, you could probably own both games as restored classics. These are still going for a grand or higher at times.
 
That is a cabaret HOME model. Not intended for commercial use....

Yep, I have one. It's the cabaret with the 19" monitor. The graphic instead of the coin door is a giveaway if you are trying to ID which one (the full size version with 25" monitor has an actual coin door), though the cabinets are also shaped slightly differently.

They still sell these new at Costco for $2700 (http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11164205&whse=BC&Ne=4000000&eCat=BC). Used, I've seen them listed for around $1k, though I'm not sure what demand is like.
 
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