What Should I Do??

SpamManMarc

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So I just picked up an Ameri Darts arcade that the monitor doesn't work on for $50. Once I opened it up in the back I realized it was a Centipede machine. It even still has the original info sheet attached to the back panel and the original manuals and everything in the bag which also had the original coin/play stickers. All were brand new and mint. I think I was the first person to open it.
ANYWAY.. Not sure IF I should restore it to the Ameri Darts or the Centipede system.

IDEAS?? SUGGESTIONS??
 
It all depends on how much you like centipede. You will need some deep pockets to bring that game back. I'd leave it alone or convert it to another jamma game.
 
hey there, another ohio guy...welcome to the forum
i got a us classic golf game that was in a centipede cabinet...i stripped the black paint off of the side art, got a used control panel, marquee, bezel and board...looks great and plays great...i'd convert it back to centipede if i were you
 

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Centipede is an extremely common game. Convert it back if you want to, but don't feel like you HAVE to convert it back.

Honestly there are probably 25 Centipede machines out there for every Ameridarts machine. 19" conversion cabinets are going extinct as one group of people rips the games out of them to preserve the 10,000th Donkey Kong machine and another group of people rips the games out of them to install the 60 in 1 board.
 
I looked into converting it back and it would cost about the same as buying one that is already done. I think I'm just going to get the screen working again and go from there. I looked into the actual game play and it looks pretty lame, so we'll see.
 
Centipede is one of the core classics. Pretty much everybody knows it. That said, yes, there are still a lot of them around. It would be nice to bring it back but its not getting any worse as it is.
 
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