InsaneDavid
10-12-2014, 01:32 AM
SOLD SOLD SOLD
Alright, remember the home made 3/5th size Galaga upright I was able to acquire a few years ago? The location where I got mine had three cabinets total: two Galaga and one Pac-Man. One Galaga was dead and the other Galaga quit working shortly after and the Pac-Man would periodically reset. I offered to take a look at the cabinets and repair them in exchange for taking one of the Galaga cabinets home. This was agreed upon and that Galaga is the one I MAME converted in my spare time.
Well I got a call Friday and was able to pick up the other Galaga and the Pac-Man cabinet. The private school that had them didn't want the burden of storing them anymore as there really isn't a place for them. I tossed them a few bills as a courtesy for keeping me in mind - like five years after the original service call. The Pac-Man I'm keeping. My plan is to gut and strip it, re-theming it as a mini Bosconian cabinet and use it as a horizontal MAME cabinet. The Galaga on the other hand is up for sale or trade.
Basically it's a Jakks Pacific TV Games joystick built into a 3/5th size replica arcade cabinet. These had to be made locally in a very small run as I know another of these came up a year or so after I got mine in December 2009. The original whereabouts of these cabinets are totally unknown. It seems to me these were intended for doctor's offices or the like, some place to keep kids entertained.
Display is a 13" TV with the rear housing removed and the TV audio has been relocated to a professionally mounted speaker above the display area, beneath the marquee, as is done on an actual cabinet. The marquee has a standard florescent fixture that has been de-cased and is fully inclosed in the marquee area - it's like a standard arcade fixture. The marquee itself is a piece of paper sandwiched between two pieces of glass, held in place by a proper marquee retainer top and bottom. The TV area is covered with a piece of smoked tempered glass. (I know this because I chipped the back edge of the glass in mine on the TV tube when figuring out how to disassemble the monitor shelf)
The Jakks TV Games board is mounted and an AC adapter is hardwired to it. The connections run to a CAT5 cable, through a coupler, to another CAT5 cable and then to the controls. The menu, fire 1, fire 2 and joystick directions are wired to standard arcade buttons. The original Jakks TV Games joystick assembly is mounted to the left side and a knob is attached to it. This particular Jakks TV Games version is the one with the twist joystick handle for Pole Position - that's what the faux spinner is used for.
The joystick is an Ultimarc Mag-Stik Plus with the balltop shaft. This is the stick that can switch between 4 and 8 way restriction by pulling up on the joystick shaft and turning it. The stock switches aren't all that great but the switch actuators can be broken out of the stock microswitches (I ended up crushing the stock microswitch housings in a vise to get the actuators out) and transplanted to the brand of your choice (in my case Zippy). Kids won't notice any difference but if you are going to expand upon this cabinet, you will want to replace the joystick switches.
All graphics are vinyl and the black parts of the cabinet are laminate. T-molding is the real deal, again, the cabinet construction is very high quality, well done and HEAVY. A power strip at the bottom of the cabinet runs the TV, marquee, and Jakks plug and play. The power strip runs to a power supply socket with fuse and rocker switch, this accepts a standard PC type power cord from the outside. There are no leg levers or T-nuts on these cabinets, the bottoms are completely flat and have always been on office flat pile carpet.
All on its own, just as it is, it is a perfect arcade cabinet for the younger gamer. I could see it being used just outside of your arcade room to welcome people in or as a conversation piece in an office. The control panel height is also comfortable for an adult sitting in a chair, think of it as a cocktail table with the control panel at the height of the TOP of the cocktail table glass rather than beneath it. I've spent many hours playing Bomb Jack and Jungler comfortably on mine. The games on this plug and play are Pole Position (steering via the spinner), Galaga, Mappy, Ms. Pac-Man, and Xevious. The original remote for the TV is missing but I'm going to go pick one up this afternoon.
On the other hand, you may want to just gut the internals and turn this into a mini dedicated, JAMMA or MAME cabinet. I put a bunch of work into mine and went with the MAME route, turning it into a classic vertical MAME cabinet.
The cabinet is in good shape but it does have scratches and nicks here and there from usage and being moved around at the school where it resided. I've done some basic service on this cabinet to get it ready for sale / trade. This includes a full wipe down and vacuuming. The microswitches for the buttons have been replaced and all the wiring was checked. I slid the monitor out and removed the marquee and cleaned out said areas - no freeloaders here. I also adjusted the TV colors to proper values.
http://www.classicplastic.net/forsale/MiniGalaga-001.jpg
Cabinet from front.
http://www.classicplastic.net/forsale/MiniGalaga-002.jpg
Left side, small piece of laminate has chipped off near the middle on the back edge.
http://www.classicplastic.net/forsale/MiniGalaga-003.jpg
Right side.
http://www.classicplastic.net/forsale/MiniGalaga-004.jpg
Back door. Small area of laminate has chipped off but was glued back on. I painted over some of the scratches from moving but hey, its a back door.
http://www.classicplastic.net/forsale/MiniGalaga-007.jpg
Cabinet from the back. Speaker connection uses QD's at the top. Smoked glass slides out then the entire monitor shelf can be slid out. Awesome modular design.
More pictures...
http://www.classicplastic.net/forsale/MiniGalaga-008.jpg
Super clean inside with tons of space to convert this to whatever you want or leave it as-is. Power is ready to go if you're going to go MAME.
http://www.classicplastic.net/forsale/MiniGalaga-009.jpg
Front edge of control panel has some dents and wear from usage. The CPO is a vinyl wrap and is easy to remove if you have other plans for the cabinet.
http://www.classicplastic.net/forsale/MiniGalaga-010.jpg
This Plug n Play features Xevious, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, Pole Position and Mappy.
http://www.classicplastic.net/forsale/MiniGalaga-011.jpg
The cabinet really is like a 3/5th size Galaga UR, I'm 6'1".
15 minute video showing the cabinet construction as well as usage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orH7F15SaDA
Remember, I didn't build these, I've just been able to acquire a couple.
I'm looking to get $800 / offer for the stock Galaga OR a trade for a working Taito Gameroom Classics bartop with the Taito board. I'm really not looking for anything else at the moment unless you have some crazy pin trade in mind (which I doubt and don't have the space for anyway).
This will have to be picked up at my residence, I cannot deliver. I'm located in west San Jose, less than a minute off the 280 freeway. I can have it powered up on my apartment landing or ready to go at the bottom of the stairs, your choice.
TL;DR - 3/5th size Galaga cabinet, uses a TV and Jakks plug and play wired to arcade controls. $800 or above trade, must pick up in west San Jose.
This IS NOT the cabinet for sale but is what I did with the other mini Galaga I acquired and turned it into a mini vertical classic games MAME cabinet. If anything it shows a potential route to go with one of these...
http://www.classicplastic.net/dvgi/special-galagamultigame-23.jpg
Alright, remember the home made 3/5th size Galaga upright I was able to acquire a few years ago? The location where I got mine had three cabinets total: two Galaga and one Pac-Man. One Galaga was dead and the other Galaga quit working shortly after and the Pac-Man would periodically reset. I offered to take a look at the cabinets and repair them in exchange for taking one of the Galaga cabinets home. This was agreed upon and that Galaga is the one I MAME converted in my spare time.
Well I got a call Friday and was able to pick up the other Galaga and the Pac-Man cabinet. The private school that had them didn't want the burden of storing them anymore as there really isn't a place for them. I tossed them a few bills as a courtesy for keeping me in mind - like five years after the original service call. The Pac-Man I'm keeping. My plan is to gut and strip it, re-theming it as a mini Bosconian cabinet and use it as a horizontal MAME cabinet. The Galaga on the other hand is up for sale or trade.
Basically it's a Jakks Pacific TV Games joystick built into a 3/5th size replica arcade cabinet. These had to be made locally in a very small run as I know another of these came up a year or so after I got mine in December 2009. The original whereabouts of these cabinets are totally unknown. It seems to me these were intended for doctor's offices or the like, some place to keep kids entertained.
Display is a 13" TV with the rear housing removed and the TV audio has been relocated to a professionally mounted speaker above the display area, beneath the marquee, as is done on an actual cabinet. The marquee has a standard florescent fixture that has been de-cased and is fully inclosed in the marquee area - it's like a standard arcade fixture. The marquee itself is a piece of paper sandwiched between two pieces of glass, held in place by a proper marquee retainer top and bottom. The TV area is covered with a piece of smoked tempered glass. (I know this because I chipped the back edge of the glass in mine on the TV tube when figuring out how to disassemble the monitor shelf)
The Jakks TV Games board is mounted and an AC adapter is hardwired to it. The connections run to a CAT5 cable, through a coupler, to another CAT5 cable and then to the controls. The menu, fire 1, fire 2 and joystick directions are wired to standard arcade buttons. The original Jakks TV Games joystick assembly is mounted to the left side and a knob is attached to it. This particular Jakks TV Games version is the one with the twist joystick handle for Pole Position - that's what the faux spinner is used for.
The joystick is an Ultimarc Mag-Stik Plus with the balltop shaft. This is the stick that can switch between 4 and 8 way restriction by pulling up on the joystick shaft and turning it. The stock switches aren't all that great but the switch actuators can be broken out of the stock microswitches (I ended up crushing the stock microswitch housings in a vise to get the actuators out) and transplanted to the brand of your choice (in my case Zippy). Kids won't notice any difference but if you are going to expand upon this cabinet, you will want to replace the joystick switches.
All graphics are vinyl and the black parts of the cabinet are laminate. T-molding is the real deal, again, the cabinet construction is very high quality, well done and HEAVY. A power strip at the bottom of the cabinet runs the TV, marquee, and Jakks plug and play. The power strip runs to a power supply socket with fuse and rocker switch, this accepts a standard PC type power cord from the outside. There are no leg levers or T-nuts on these cabinets, the bottoms are completely flat and have always been on office flat pile carpet.
All on its own, just as it is, it is a perfect arcade cabinet for the younger gamer. I could see it being used just outside of your arcade room to welcome people in or as a conversation piece in an office. The control panel height is also comfortable for an adult sitting in a chair, think of it as a cocktail table with the control panel at the height of the TOP of the cocktail table glass rather than beneath it. I've spent many hours playing Bomb Jack and Jungler comfortably on mine. The games on this plug and play are Pole Position (steering via the spinner), Galaga, Mappy, Ms. Pac-Man, and Xevious. The original remote for the TV is missing but I'm going to go pick one up this afternoon.
On the other hand, you may want to just gut the internals and turn this into a mini dedicated, JAMMA or MAME cabinet. I put a bunch of work into mine and went with the MAME route, turning it into a classic vertical MAME cabinet.
The cabinet is in good shape but it does have scratches and nicks here and there from usage and being moved around at the school where it resided. I've done some basic service on this cabinet to get it ready for sale / trade. This includes a full wipe down and vacuuming. The microswitches for the buttons have been replaced and all the wiring was checked. I slid the monitor out and removed the marquee and cleaned out said areas - no freeloaders here. I also adjusted the TV colors to proper values.
http://www.classicplastic.net/forsale/MiniGalaga-001.jpg
Cabinet from front.
http://www.classicplastic.net/forsale/MiniGalaga-002.jpg
Left side, small piece of laminate has chipped off near the middle on the back edge.
http://www.classicplastic.net/forsale/MiniGalaga-003.jpg
Right side.
http://www.classicplastic.net/forsale/MiniGalaga-004.jpg
Back door. Small area of laminate has chipped off but was glued back on. I painted over some of the scratches from moving but hey, its a back door.
http://www.classicplastic.net/forsale/MiniGalaga-007.jpg
Cabinet from the back. Speaker connection uses QD's at the top. Smoked glass slides out then the entire monitor shelf can be slid out. Awesome modular design.
More pictures...
http://www.classicplastic.net/forsale/MiniGalaga-008.jpg
Super clean inside with tons of space to convert this to whatever you want or leave it as-is. Power is ready to go if you're going to go MAME.
http://www.classicplastic.net/forsale/MiniGalaga-009.jpg
Front edge of control panel has some dents and wear from usage. The CPO is a vinyl wrap and is easy to remove if you have other plans for the cabinet.
http://www.classicplastic.net/forsale/MiniGalaga-010.jpg
This Plug n Play features Xevious, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, Pole Position and Mappy.
http://www.classicplastic.net/forsale/MiniGalaga-011.jpg
The cabinet really is like a 3/5th size Galaga UR, I'm 6'1".
15 minute video showing the cabinet construction as well as usage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orH7F15SaDA
Remember, I didn't build these, I've just been able to acquire a couple.
I'm looking to get $800 / offer for the stock Galaga OR a trade for a working Taito Gameroom Classics bartop with the Taito board. I'm really not looking for anything else at the moment unless you have some crazy pin trade in mind (which I doubt and don't have the space for anyway).
This will have to be picked up at my residence, I cannot deliver. I'm located in west San Jose, less than a minute off the 280 freeway. I can have it powered up on my apartment landing or ready to go at the bottom of the stairs, your choice.
TL;DR - 3/5th size Galaga cabinet, uses a TV and Jakks plug and play wired to arcade controls. $800 or above trade, must pick up in west San Jose.
This IS NOT the cabinet for sale but is what I did with the other mini Galaga I acquired and turned it into a mini vertical classic games MAME cabinet. If anything it shows a potential route to go with one of these...
http://www.classicplastic.net/dvgi/special-galagamultigame-23.jpg