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What's your favorite upright arcade cabinet shape?

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Brax:
#1 Defender
#2 Centipede
#3 Tempest
#4 Crystal Castles

Defender is THE classic shape. So many other cabinets seem to be take-offs of it. The shape really works. (Defender seems to even be a take off from Asteroids but they refined it and really got it right with Defender)
Centipede is is beautiful. The cabinet and artwork really work together. I always liked the detail of the cabinet shape at the top of the marquee.
Tempest has an absolute unique shape and classic 80's artwork. What's not to love?
Crystal Castles is another one where the artwork makes the cabinet but the unique shape of the cabinet really makes it stand out. I love that there isn't a square inch that isn't covered by artwork.

erikthecat:
it's got to be Defender style and home built.
go on build one!

1UP:
Just to let you all know, I sat down last night to revise the lines on my cab model, and ended up with a much more defender-esque shape!  Since my cab is about as finished as it will ever be, a lot of questions have been answered as far as how much room is required for a monitor and such.  Since I know that the production model will be using a WG D9200, I have changed the angle of the back-top  to more closely follow the shape of that monitor.  The result looks much more classic.  Also, the marquee area has been shortened, as it caused me a lot of headaches being right up front...BONK.

Pics later!   ;)

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