Can anyone name what this cabinet was??

[subzero1970]

someone posted this on a facebook group claiming it to be an original USA version galaga 

im now trying to figure out what cab it was originally???

[Luigi]

I really doubt it's an original. It looks like a german generic cab. They were called 'Big Screen' from 'Nova Apparate'...I'll try to find some pictures.

for example: http://wiki.arcadezentrum.com/doku.php?id=universal_nova_big_screen

But there were a few other designs.

Google search

[Wurstkopp]

@Luigi: That was my old machine!

[Luigi]

You mean the one in the AZ wiki....I know


Meanwhile I think there was a dedicated machine with that shape, but I'm sure it wasn't a Galaga

[subzero1970]

The joystick and buttons layout on the 'galaga' are exactly the same as the pic above....so it must be....theyre even the same buttons!

[Wurstkopp]

In Germany it's a very common cab, you can always get them for around 100 to 200 Euros. It has a rotateable 25" screen (Hantarex MTC 9110), imo a little too big for the old games. There are two models, a standup and a sitdown version, the only difference is the height.

[Luigi]

I'm not sure if it is really a Big Screen. Big Screens have a drawer for the power supply and the PCB. You can see that the drawer is separated from the sides. The 'Galaga' seems to be in once piece.

[Tyrem]

I'm not sure if it is really a Big Screen. Big Screens have a drawer for the power supply and the PCB. You can see that the drawer is separated from the sides. The 'Galaga' seems to be in once piece.

somehow they modded the wood on the sides. you can clearly see a cut in the sides.
this is not a dedicated machine.. but a pretty well done mod.

[Thwocker]

I like the frontplate with the Galaga monster!   

[Wurstkopp]

There were different layouts of these "things". Here's my very first arcade cabinet from - jesus! - 2008!
The marqee section differs has the coin stuff built in.

[level42]

Ugly cab + Galaga = Epic Fail








 

This is the only Galaga I would get.....:



 

[Belike]

Nova Big Screen.

[Alpha1]

Mmmm Namco Galaga

[Frame]

...I'd like to know something about this cab... It's tag from Pauls like Universal..

It's looks like the shape of Zaccaria "mini" (the one with flat marquee...I say common in Germany and Europe but not in Italy, like the curved marquee and "full size")... the glass is Zaccaria stars...and probably if  it's fit, I think have the same measure of the rest.

...I remeber somewhere a similar cab was called "the fake Zaccaria"...

... Side art are not so bad, anyway...


---EDIT---

Now I remeber:  "FAKE ZACC" (by Etienne) here: http://www.zzzaccaria.com/SuperCobraRestoration.htm