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Title: wierd looking pacman clone cab
Post by: rchadd on July 21, 2004, 06:48:28 pm
never seen a cab like this before. is it a DIY cab?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3945&item=6108790455&rd=1
Title: Re:wierd looking pacman clone cab
Post by: RayB on July 21, 2004, 06:55:50 pm
Kinda looks like a DIY. It's probably got a TV in there. heheh

Anyways, the guy selling it sure has alot of crap in his apartment:

(http://www.retrofx.com/arcade/images/ugly_pac.jpg)

 ;D

Title: Re:wierd looking pacman clone cab
Post by: paigeoliver on July 21, 2004, 06:58:26 pm
Not homemade, just bootleg and probably a conversion.
Title: Re:wierd looking pacman clone cab
Post by: rchadd on July 22, 2004, 11:12:53 am
Quote from: RayB on July 21, 2004, 06:55:50 pm
Kinda looks like a DIY. It's probably got a TV in there. heheh

Anyways, the guy selling it sure has alot of crap in his apartment:

how did you do that?
Title: Re:wierd looking pacman clone cab
Post by: RayB on July 22, 2004, 11:16:03 am
Quote from: rchadd on July 22, 2004, 11:12:53 am
how did you do that?

 ;D Photoshop... Just played with the "curves" to bring out the detail that was in the dark part of the image. (Playing with the brightness/contrast would yield something similar...)
Title: Re:wierd looking pacman clone cab
Post by: Lilwolf on July 22, 2004, 11:51:37 am
I have to say... I'm VERY impressed with your photoshop skills..  Amazing you where able to keep the colors!

(not so much in that ugly cab)...

But how many times have you done this on ebay to find who photos in the buff?
Title: Re:wierd looking pacman clone cab
Post by: MrBond on July 22, 2004, 11:58:18 am
Cool stuff...I mean the curve tool in photoshop!  You learn something new everyday...
Title: Re:wierd looking pacman clone cab
Post by: arcadegeezer on July 23, 2004, 03:19:33 pm
Hi

I do remember seeing these in the arcades where I used to spend most of my youth.

I am in the UK.

I can remember versions of Space Invades, Galaxian, PacMan being in these Cab's.

I'm talking about the year 1980, when I was 9 or 10 & dreamed about owning my own !

I remember going to visit a place called Matlock Bath in Derbyshire, UK where a whole bunch of different versions of these were set-up and ForSale.

I think the price tag was about