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Title: What was this cab?
Post by: ChadTower on August 23, 2005, 12:25:41 pm

I can't seem to ID it from memory...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Shuuz-arcade-game-working-Jamma_W0QQitemZ6203222937QQcategoryZ13718QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Title: Re: What was this cab?
Post by: Stingray on August 23, 2005, 12:28:38 pm

The pic isn't in an angle that helps at all for me. The description says Defender. Looks like a Williams coin door to me anyway.

-S

Title: Re: What was this cab?
Post by: ChadTower on August 23, 2005, 12:30:23 pm

How the ---fudgesicle--- did I miss the Defender part? 

 :-[

Title: Re: What was this cab?
Post by: Stingray on August 23, 2005, 12:31:30 pm

I don't know man, I thought you were just testing me. ;D

-S

Title: Re: What was this cab?
Post by: ChadTower on August 23, 2005, 12:32:57 pm

Maybe worth saving and deconverting.

Title: Re: What was this cab?
Post by: Stingray on August 23, 2005, 12:35:22 pm

Oddly enough, I actually like that silly horseshoe game. Not that I like it more than Defender, mind you.

-S

Title: Re: What was this cab?
Post by: ChadTower on August 23, 2005, 12:40:54 pm

Well, that auction has a few things that appeal to me.  It's a Defender cab with a very nice looking coin door.  It's local only.  It's 10 minutes from my house.

If it sells low enough, I may snag it for later restoration to a Defender.

Title: Re: What was this cab?
Post by: ChadTower on August 23, 2005, 12:46:17 pm

Same seller:

Frogger, maybe?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Shadow-Dancer-arcade-game_W0QQitemZ6202636928QQcategoryZ13718QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Title: Re: What was this cab?
Post by: RayB on August 23, 2005, 12:50:59 pm

Quote from: ChadTower on August 23, 2005, 12:46:17 pm

Same seller:

Frogger, maybe?

No, that's a generic. You can tell by the coin door.

Title: Re: What was this cab?
Post by: ChadTower on August 23, 2005, 12:57:24 pm

Isn't that a Midway coin door?

Title: Re: What was this cab?
Post by: Stingray on August 23, 2005, 12:58:09 pm

That's a Midway coin door isn't it? Isn't there a chance that someone just cut the hole to fit a coin door that they had onhand? Otherwise it lookslike a Frogger to me.

-S

Title: Re: What was this cab?
Post by: RayB on August 23, 2005, 02:59:20 pm

No, you're forgetting that Midway bought their coin doors from some other company (Coin Controls maybe?) and then attached their logo plate to it. If it doesn't have the logo plate (or two holes indicating it use to have a logo plate) then it's not a Midway coindoor. Besides Midway never used those style cabs, Sega/Gremlin and Centuri did.

A company in Ottawa used to make generics like those (based 95% on the Frogger cabinet design, but with some variations). I own one. And I've seen several others lurking about Ebay.

Compare to the Frogger coin door here:
http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=&game_id=7857

Also compare the cabinet shape at the sides of the marquee, to this:
http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10293

But again, different style coin door on those Centuri cabs.

Title: Re: What was this cab?
Post by: ChadTower on August 23, 2005, 04:49:50 pm

Ah, so if I go for one, it will be the Defender.  Cool.