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An arcade cabinet, also known as an arcade machine or coin-op, is the housing within which an arcade game's hardware resides. Most cabinets designed since the mid-1980s conform to the JAMMA wiring standard. more...
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Some include additional connectors for features not included in the standard.
Parts of an arcade cabinet
Note: Because arcade cabinets vary according to the games they were built for or contain, they may well not possess all of the parts listed below:
A monitor, on which the game is displayed. They may display either raster or vector graphics, raster being most common. Standard resolution is between 262.5 and 315 vertical lines, depending on the refresh rate (usually between 50 and 60 Hz). Slower refresh rates allow for better vertical resolution. Monitors may be oriented horizontally or vertically, depending on the game. Some games use more than one monitor.;
Printed circuit boards (PCB) or arcade system boards, the actual hardware upon which the game runs. Hidden within the cabinet.;
A power supply to provide DC power to the arcade system boards and low voltage lighting for the coin slots and lighted buttons.;
A marquee, a sign above the monitor displaying the game's title. They are often brightly colored and backlit.;
A bezel, which is the border around the monitor. It may contain instructions or artwork.;
A control panel, a level surface near the monitor, upon which the game's controls are arranged. Control panels sometimes have playing instructions. Players often pile their coins or tokens on the control panels of upright and cocktail cabinets.;
Coin slots, coin returns and the coin box, which allow for the exchange of money or tokens. They are usually below the control panel. Very often, translucent red plastic buttons are placed in between the coin return and the coin slot. When they are pressed, a coin or token that has become jammed in the coin mechanism is returned to the player. See coin acceptor. Early coin slots could be defeated using a piezo-electric gas fire or gas oven igniter held against the steel bodywork of the cabinet, thus enabling free credits to be obtained.;
The sides of the arcade cabinet are usually decorated with brightly colored stickers or paint, representing the gameplay of their particular game.
Types of cabinets
There are many types of arcade cabinets, some in fact being custom-made for a particular game; however, the most common are the upright, the cocktail or table, and the sit-down.
Upright cabinets
Upright cabinets are by far the most common. They are usually made of wood and metal, about six feet or two meters tall, with the control panel set perpendicular to the monitor at slightly above waist level. The monitor is housed inside the cabinet, at approximately eye level. The marquee is above it, and often overhangs it.
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