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Possible Resto Project - Centipede

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JeepMonkey:
Shorten Those Links!

This is local to me, so I thought I would check it out.  The cab is gutted, but the side art looks great.  This is the second time he has listed it on ebay with no bids, so maybe I could get it for a little less than he is asking.

With nothing but the coin door and cabinet itself, I feel that I could end up sinking a good deal of cash into making this whole again.  I am not a big centipede fan myself, but I do enjoy working on machines.

This is the second time he has listed it on ebay with no bids, so maybe I could get it for a little less than he is asking if no one picks it up.  How available are parts for a centipede?  If parts are hard to come by they might make this project more expensive than it is worth to me.

HaRuMaN:
You could always use a cheap older computer with MAME and run centipede on it that way...  probably save some coin.

I'd pay $50 bucks for that shell, if I was local.  Looks to be in pretty good shape!

RayB:
Totally worth it!

Wade:
I wouldn't say it's not worth the money if you really want to do it, but considering you need SO many parts, this will likely cost you a lot more than just buying a really nice Centipede.  If it's a labor of love, then go for it.

Some of the more expensive parts:
Monitor (if real arcade cga monitor) - $50-100 used
CP, trackball, repro overlay - $150 new & used
Monitor glass - $50 used
Monitor bezel - $20
Wiring, power, etc. - $25
Working PCB - $75
Marquee - $15

I have a fully working Centipede that needs cleaned and some water swelling fixed, and I doubt I could get $300 for the whole thing.  Wood repair and new sideart and it'd be a nice game.  But try to buy the parts individually and you'll probably spend a lot more than that.

MAME it and yes, you could save some money, but you'd still need a lot of the above parts.

Wade

JeepMonkey:
A few ebay searches over the last two weeks looks as though marquee and cpo are cheap and available enough.  I did see one complete cp with crappy art.  No luck on a bezel or wiring.  All in all parts seem available and resonably affordable.

At present I am about 65% leaning towards getting the cab.

PS - Thanks to whoever shortened the link.  I did not know the trick, but I do know now and will use it in the future.

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