Quoted from DaveH:
This might sound crazy, but if it was my game, I’d be installing a totally separate power supply. The Spike games seem like they are built to run right at the edge between life and death. Why take the chance. Supplying power separately is much cheaper than a node board.
As always, just my opinion. Ymmv.

I agree, why take a chance on overloading the game. I use a separate power supply in all my games that have a lot of mods.

AC to DC supplies are cheap. You can tie into the game AC after the power switch or use a power supply with a low voltage trigger signal so it only comes on when the game us in. Like this:

https://www.adafruit.com/product/2935?gclid=CjwKCAjwyMfZBRAXEiwA-R3gM4Ky1drmBgBHj2ybgNga7aRYTbFgWbAd8bMxJ-AQV32tbsYzCi9OehoCAUoQAvD_BwE

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