Midway Space Invaders and Color Gels, what is the deal?

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Midway Space Invaders and Color Gels, what is the deal?

OK, so my upright Midway SI has color strips on it, but every SI I see just has green for the shields. Is my SI an upgrade or something? I have seen cocktails with color strips, but never an upright. I am not talking about SI Deluxe.

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A SI deluxe monitor?

EDIT: Sorry, didn't see the add'l text

The SI I have has 2 strips, an amber one up top and a green one across the shields area.
 
A SI deluxe monitor?

EDIT: Sorry, didn't see the add'l text

The SI I have has 2 strips, an amber one up top and a green one across the shields area.

And another red strip at the top where the UFO rolls through.
 
Mine only has the 3 colors as well. Maybe your Space Invaders is leaning towards the Rainbow side? :p
 

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The one I work on at the Fairmont Arcade (12th and Jackson) has the two strips and the mini-strip in the corner, as shown. As far as I recall, that was the standard setup, BITD.
 
The one I work on at the Fairmont Arcade (12th and Jackson) has the two strips and the mini-strip in the corner, as shown. As far as I recall, that was the standard setup, BITD.

You should reproduce that multi-striped version. I bet people would buy them.

Maybe.

Mine reminds me of the Japanese cocktail version:

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Of course this uses a Color monitor, which means it is a SI Part II


This is a Japanese SI 1 with more color gels than a Midway:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Space-Invad...902?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2325a4b24e
 
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