Zoma
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I'm sure the guys who scan the central Texas Craigslist has seen this cab come up before; "simpsons cabinet - $275". Sounds pretty sweet by the title: Simpsons cabinet for $250? That is, until you get a load of what the thing actually looks like.
I sent it around to a few of my arcade-savvy buddies and we all had a laugh. Then it became an inside joke, picking up the ever-so amazing Simpsons cabinet... then the thought of picking this thing up for real became a better and better idea in my head. Flipping this monstrosity back to a dedicated Gauntlet would be a true test of my skill. Finally decided to go for it and picked it up tonight for $230. I figured, hell, the monitor kind of works, there's a Simpsons PCB in it for me, and the wood is in pretty damn good condition, so it can't be a TOTAL loss... right?
Here it is in our truck, being strapped down tightly.
The marquee is still in decent condition, sans screw holes from the Simpsons "marquee".
Unfortunately, the original art is not on this cab. The person stripped the original art and placed some black vinyls over the cab, which we didn't discover until after we started trying to scrape. OH WELL.
Not a complete loss, though. The control panel is really really really rough, but it is still... existant.
Judge me if you want. I have faith that this fallen warrior can be brought back from the dead. I'll update this thread as I get farther; done on working on it for tonight. c:
I sent it around to a few of my arcade-savvy buddies and we all had a laugh. Then it became an inside joke, picking up the ever-so amazing Simpsons cabinet... then the thought of picking this thing up for real became a better and better idea in my head. Flipping this monstrosity back to a dedicated Gauntlet would be a true test of my skill. Finally decided to go for it and picked it up tonight for $230. I figured, hell, the monitor kind of works, there's a Simpsons PCB in it for me, and the wood is in pretty damn good condition, so it can't be a TOTAL loss... right?
Here it is in our truck, being strapped down tightly.
The marquee is still in decent condition, sans screw holes from the Simpsons "marquee".
Unfortunately, the original art is not on this cab. The person stripped the original art and placed some black vinyls over the cab, which we didn't discover until after we started trying to scrape. OH WELL.
Not a complete loss, though. The control panel is really really really rough, but it is still... existant.
Judge me if you want. I have faith that this fallen warrior can be brought back from the dead. I'll update this thread as I get farther; done on working on it for tonight. c:


