Games which should have been available as cabarets

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What games that are not currently available as minis/cabarets do you think should have been?

My humble list:

- Pole Position I & II
- Burgertime
- Spy Hunter
- Exidy classics like Mouse Trap, Venture, Victory and Pepper II
- Star Wars
- Frogger (I'm rather shocked it wasn't)
- Frenzy
- Qbert
- Star Trek SOS
- Space Fury
 
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Elevator Action
Gyruss
Sinistar
Jr. Pac-Man
Arkanoid
Mr. Do
Mappy
 
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Really it is pretty much every game that had alternating play from 1979 up until 86 or so when 2 players simultaneous became the standard.
 
What games that are not currently available as minis/cabarets do you think should have been?

My humble list:

- Pole Position I & II
- Burgertime
- Spy Hunter
- Exidy classics like Mouse Trap, Venture, Victory and Pepper II
- Star Wars
- Frogger (I'm rather shocked it wasn't)
- Frenzy
- Qbert
- Star Trek SOS
- Space Fury

Only one I can really agree with is Frogger. I wouldn't want to play Btime or PP on a smaller monitor for some reason.
 
•Burgertime
•Jr. Pac-Man (dedicated)
• Frogger
• A mini SW would be adorable
 
Some flyers claim the existance for games that havent turned up... in particular from your list, Space Fury (sega convert-a-cab) so they might have been designed/produced only if enough were ordered
 
Some flyers claim the existance for games that havent turned up... in particular from your list, Space Fury (sega convert-a-cab) so they might have been designed/produced only if enough were ordered

Nintendo cabertail? ;)
 
None.

I never understood the appeal of cabarets. Most of them have smaller monitors and a decided lack of cabinet art-work as compared to uprights.

They always struck me as a compromise for locations with limited spaces, not something to strive for.

--Rich
 
None.

I never understood the appeal of cabarets. Most of them have smaller monitors and a decided lack of cabinet art-work as compared to uprights.

They always struck me as a compromise for locations with limited spaces, not something to strive for.

--Rich

Exactly.. they were designed as a compromise/smaller size. But.. in terms of collecting, I can certainly understand the appeal, especially since so many are perceived to be rare. I've always said I'd rather have the full sized with full art package, but after owning the refrigerator sized BZ, I will be happy with the cabaret project I have, if I ever get it restored. Both my MC and BZ cabarets I got cheap because they were undesirable swollen/rough cabinets.

There are some that I don't own, but think look really good in that form. Dig Dug is one of them. I think the bezel art really makes it work.
 
I have seen someone convert a DK cabaret into a Vs. Unisystem with SMB. My first exposure to the Vs. Unisystem, at first I thought it was a custom thing because I had never seen a DK cabaret :eek:

Was DK3 ever a cabaret? I don't like that game enough to have it in a full size cabinet :D
 
I have seen someone convert a DK cabaret into a Vs. Unisystem with SMB. My first exposure to the Vs. Unisystem, at first I thought it was a custom thing because I had never seen a DK cabaret :eek:

Was DK3 ever a cabaret? I don't like that game enough to have it in a full size cabinet :D

The Cabaret cabinet died with Donkey Kong. After that Nintendo games only came in the cocktail and upright.
 
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