So i picked up one of the new cabaret sized cabinets....

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Thanks man. I'm not sure what the CP height is, but i took the whole thing up 14". It plays really well at this height. I do need to find some "whiter" paint. If you look closely, the paint doesn't quite match the side art. I've got some green t-molding and a coin for ordered as well. Next will be a backlit marquee.

How much time and money do you think I'm spending? So far, using scraps of wood and a can of paint i already had, I'm at a whopping 0.00 project cost.

Hour building the thing, hour grafting it to the cabinet, more or less. It was an easy job and the time i sacrificed would've been spent doing other meaningless things like playing games. The marquee...more leftover scraps, 20 bucks for a marquee, ten bucks for an led strip. Certainly not an expensive project. Buying an original would've been nice, but $300 Centipedes aren't exactly popping out of the woodwork around these parts. Plus, with 3 arcade machines and 2 pins already, space is a premium. This thing was small, cheap and readily available.

The trackball needed a few drops of oil, but other than that, works well. It feels like your run of the mill 2" trackball. Nothing special, but does the job.

I used a synthetic oil called liquid bearings. The rollers don't have ball bearings like a normal trackball. They have plastic bushings on each end of the roller. Put a small drop on these. Make sure you use a synthetic oil that won't break down plastic.

While the fiance is out fighting through waves of idiots in stores, i had some time to put on some green t-molding. I'll do around the cp too.

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Mad planets would suck with the God awful spinner they use

Working on the marquee...

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Dudes trolling

Had a place print out a a marquee in a smaller size and cut a custom frame.

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It is good stuff. I've rebuilt a couple clocks and used it for bearing oil. It's also great for servicing turntables.

How's the fitment around the buttons and switches? Normally, they'd mount over the plexi.

I doubt they would. Probably send you the whole marquee and make you ship the old one back. You can however get a custom sized marquee on eBay for around 15 bucks and an led strip for around 10. That's the route i went for the backlit marquee.
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Christ. I'm almost at 6 weeks since calling. Maybe i need to call again.

Looks like Centipede has breakout and Liberator built in as hidden games.

Got mine as well. Requested it on 11/1. I'm a little annoyed that the fitment is less than stellar. Oh well, i guess. Its better than nothing.

No they don't. Are you implying that i shouldn't be annoyed because they are free? Because the game i put it on, with the faulty CP wasn't free.

Ah, sorry man. Shoot their customer service email and they'll tell you what to do.

The backlit marquee is very easy to do. Either cutout the centre of the existing marquee or or build your own out of 1/2" ply. There's enough room inside the cabinet as is to mount an led strip. Add a $15 eBay marquee in the appropriate size and some 90 degree edging from Lowe's and done.

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I just bought a cheap 12" length of under cabinet led strip. Right now, there's just an extension cord running into the back of the cab to power the game and lighting. At some point, I'll hard wire it into the games power supply. If you go this route, do yourself a favor and get the optional dimmer, unless you like being blinded while playing....

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Stickers on wood.

The led strip i used uses a 12v power supply. I'd assume there's a 12v supply in there somewhere(trackball maybe?). After the holidays, I'll tear into it.

Horse=beaten. The buzzards have ripped its flesh from its bones and the worms have eaten what's left.

Are these full sized cocktails?

Hope that soldering iron isn't on

As someone who also owns "real" arcade machines and pins, i like my cheap garbage arcade1up machine just fine.

50 year old dudes who take video game collecting way too seriously, getting sore over cheap reproductions for the masses and can't wait to come in here and tell you about how sore they are. Think that sums it up.

Man, gorf and Tron in one cabinet. Looks like I'll be investing in another one of these things.

There's a direct replacement in the works on the Facebook group.

Generic, no bearings on the rollers Chinese trackball. It works fairly well, but it's no happ.

Does the 1up spinner have an encoder wheel, or does it use a pot, like a paddle controller?

They do, but the fitment is hit or miss. The artwork they sent me didn't line up to the existing cp very well. I'd try and protect what you have until the plexi overlay gets there.

Let it go, man.

Speaking of klov, i don't think I've logged in there since these things have hit the market. I bet those guys are all walking around with full on rage boners over the 1up cabinets.

That's strange. My Atari paddles work fine with the flashback 8 gold.

That's the same seller that did my Centipede marquee. His stuff is very good for the price. Usually the cheaper marquees look washed out when lit. His look great.