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Title: Bizarre bartop design
Post by: DrumAnBass on August 07, 2008, 05:45:43 pm
Saw this thing on ebay - a bartop with a 60-1 multi jamma board in it.  Very odd "half and half" design... Pretty fugly IMHO; thought I'd share it... I guess we can blame Midway for starting this trend with their current Galaga/Ms PacMan fusions.



Title: Re: Bizarre bartop design
Post by: Encryptor on August 07, 2008, 07:26:07 pm
I'd have to agree with the fugly part!
Title: Re: Bizarre bartop design
Post by: Droler on August 07, 2008, 08:15:18 pm
That was indeed a misguided attempt to emulate (pun intended) the Midway combination cabs - it does fail. Badly.
Title: Re: Bizarre bartop design
Post by: Veinman on August 10, 2008, 07:25:17 pm
They could have at least kept the same color trim. That would have helped a lot.
Title: Re: Bizarre bartop design
Post by: DrumAnBass on August 11, 2008, 07:35:07 pm
Yah you are right - the multi color t-molding is what makes it so jarring, probably even more than the 2 tone paint.

Design lesson of the day: KISS - keep it simple stupid!
Title: Re: Bizarre bartop design
Post by: leapinlew on August 12, 2008, 12:17:18 am
The off center monitor really messes it up for me.
Title: Re: Bizarre bartop design
Post by: Neilyboy on August 12, 2008, 03:58:47 pm
ugh.. kinda gives me a headache looking at it hahaha
neil
Title: Re: Bizarre bartop design
Post by: ChadTower on August 12, 2008, 04:04:30 pm
(http://media.g4tv.com/images/blog/2007/12/06/633325462873135493.jpg)
Title: Re: Bizarre bartop design
Post by: Axe on August 25, 2008, 06:31:49 am
some things are just wrong......
Title: Re: Bizarre bartop design
Post by: spacies on August 25, 2008, 05:08:46 pm
When I first saw that thing I though he was offering either 1 design or the other and had photo-shopped them together.

Then I looked properly and realized what an idiot he is.