Sacrilege or Brilliance?

I'd really like to get my hands on that Tempest cabinet. That one is really nice.

On topic, I follow the Facebook page for the guy who makes most of this stuff. I'm definitely in favor of it. Over the years I've found a ton of these units in really tough shape. If someone can recondition them and make something good out of it I'm all for it.

>>4170073
mixed feelings
i was around when these came out, and obviously they are a disappointment when compared to the actual games, or console/home computer versions
but then the controls are real crappy, so i imagine even with emulation they are shitty

>>4170073

Considering I've found one working and complete one out of about 20 different cabs I've come across while thrifting, going to pawn shops etc, probably a good use.

So many of these are little more than a scratched plastic shell and some corroded circuits now.

Like, fuck people who take a really good condition one and hack it up but I imagine that's a rarity.

>>4170073
As far as I know those tabletop games have always been some kind of collectible gimmick. Whether they play the original game or the arcade version isn't gonna be the biggest dealbreaker. I admit they look nice but I'd rather emulate it or play on a real cabinet.

Seems pretty sacrilegious when you could just make a new case for the project and probably get nicer controls than trying to repurpose the stock ones.