Trashcade - honesty is so refreshing.
Tallcade - Why? I just want to know...Why? Did he have the sides cut thinking he'd do a massive monitor, then change plans?
I've seen the build log on that big cocktail somewhere - while I wouldn't want it, it has several things going for it: It can play anything without having every control trying to be crammed into a small space (You'll see he's got sticks on one side, trackballs on others), and it functions as a perfectly good table when he's not playing.
It's to my taste, but I think it's nicely made and a lot better than some of the MAME boxes we see.