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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: heyyouguys on April 29, 2016, 06:49:48 pm
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Well, I am just now getting ready to build a bartop and basically decided on a similar design to jahilton2002 space invader silhouette (not the space invader part). And what sparked this thought was that I have read some opinions that people are tired of the weecade silhouette and got me thinking about other designs. So I did a quick modification of some silhouette pics I had found on KLOV and thought I would share them. Please note that I did not adjust one separately, but by row. So there may be some need to adjust for some of them.
Hopefully they will spark some creative juices.
AtariCabs-bartop
(http://i.imgur.com/8h82Hf5.gif)
BallyMidwayCabs-bartop
(http://i.imgur.com/64oeHjE.gif)
SternCabs-bartop
(http://i.imgur.com/AR8VeIB.gif)
WilliamsCabs-bartop
(http://i.imgur.com/0uIjA1Q.gif)
TaitoCabinets-bartop
(http://i.imgur.com/USmWQuy.jpg)
To me, these look a lot like the weecade silhouette.
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I'd reply about what you've done here but I cut off ha
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Funny!!
And I should add that in no way is jahilton2002 space invader cabinet a weecade design by any stretch of the imagination (in my post it had that possible implication)
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I like the tempest.
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I like the tempest.
Yeah - perfect functionality wise for a bartop.
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(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160501/a0c6c671f07fe934edb04fd32f57e081.jpg)
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Is PBJ sleeping? How has he not commented in this thread yet?
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Is PBJ sleeping? How has he not commented in this thread yet?
I hope this wasn't a bad thread to start?
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The Atari System 2 cabs have a good look.
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All those choices... So many wee-cades :'(
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All those choices... So many wee-cades :'(
Well, until I made the sheets, I never saw much else besides weecades being made. Of course there are a few outstanding bartop designs that are not weecades.
I am now trying to decide on which to go with? I have a cardboard mockup of jahilton2002's, debating if I will stick with it or go for broke and make a new design from one of these?
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Some of those translate well, others don't, but it's good to see these to simulate creativity.
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The Atari profiles work really well - especially the system 1/2 ones.
I'm not ratting on the wee-Cade. It does the job. It's just with so many designs available it would be cool to see some more variation as with lcds and piis/mini itx boards any of those designs will work.
I guess it's a personal thing but if i was going to build a bartop I'd really want it to look more like one of those the op posted. Hopefully it will inspire a new wave of funky cabs ;D
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I like the tempest.
same.
Heck I like the full sized tempest design.
More than the game itself.
Enough that I really want to build one and I don't know why.
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Enough that I really want to build one and I don't know why.
That's why I built one. lol, I played tempest for a couple hours on it and never went back.
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It's not really that original and certainly not custom but I recently picked up this official Namco bar top Pac Man 25th Anniversary machine specifically because it uses that classic cabinet shape in its design. I love it. Now I'm trying to figure out what kind of multigame board I should put in it, but I suppose that's a topic for another thread. ;-)
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160504/96f2a35a2f7523fc42db7f70d47c732b.jpg)
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It's not really that original and certainly not custom but I recently picked up this official Namco bar top Pac Man 25th Anniversary machine specifically because it uses that classic cabinet shape in its design. I love it. Now I'm trying to figure out what kind of multigame board I should put in it, but I suppose that's a topic for another thread. ;-)
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160504/96f2a35a2f7523fc42db7f70d47c732b.jpg)
I'd like one just because it is an officially released bartop.
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It's not really that original and certainly not custom but I recently picked up this official Namco bar top Pac Man 25th Anniversary machine specifically because it uses that classic cabinet shape in its design. I love it. Now I'm trying to figure out what kind of multigame board I should put in it, but I suppose that's a topic for another thread. ;-)
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160504/96f2a35a2f7523fc42db7f70d47c732b.jpg)
Regardless of custom or not, sounds like you are very happy with it. I think that matters the most. And it sounds like you want to custom it up a bit anyways! Enjoy!
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I built a Stargate thats something like your Williams example years ago. At the time, I built it "fat" to use a 19" CRT.
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I built a Stargate thats something like your Williams example years ago. At the time, I built it "fat" to use a 19" CRT.
Still one of my favorites TOK!
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Thanks Lew, and right back at ya. Love that your Tempest perfectly captures the essence of the full sized game. I still have the Stargate, and built a base for it when I finally got the gameroom done. It doesn't get much play now that I found original machines.