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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: 2PacMan on September 11, 2006, 09:00:19 am

Title: Ms Pacman rubber kickplate?
Post by: 2PacMan on September 11, 2006, 09:00:19 am
Does anyone know if the original Ms Pacman cabinet had the rubber kick plate installed at the bottom from the factory, or was that something that was added at a later time?  Looks like about 50% I see have them, the rest don't.  It looks like super pacman had it factory installed, nearly every one of those i see has one.  Just trying to restore mine to 100% factory accurate.
Title: Re: Ms Pacman rubber kickplate?
Post by: Ken Layton on September 11, 2006, 10:27:20 am
Every Ms. Pac we had on our route (back in the glory days) had a kickplate on it. BTW, that was not made of rubber. It was a black vinyl plastic.
Title: Re: Ms Pacman rubber kickplate?
Post by: 2PacMan on September 11, 2006, 11:41:44 am
Thanks ken, that's kind of what i thought.  The instruction manual shows one, and the more i look at my game, i think i can see some staple holes at the bottom where one used to be.

The only problem is that it looks like it covers up a little bit of the bottom of the ghosts, and in my opinion, it looks better without it.  Now that the game is home use only, i see no need for it.  What is your guys's opinion on it.  Does it look 'incomplete' without the kickplate?
Title: Re: Ms Pacman rubber kickplate?
Post by: Lutus on September 11, 2006, 12:17:27 pm
I say it looks better without it as well. 

It's a home machine, show it off!!!  ;D