Atari Cabaret Side Art. Verdict?

[tb lilley]

Interested in views about Atari cabaret side art. As I understand it, when Atari shipped cabaret cabs they included an order slip, inviting customers to order side art if they fancied it. An optional extra then .... which in itself is a bit odd, almost suggests that Atari couldn't make their collective mind up about whether the side art was worth it ...

The reality, given the extreme rarity of Atari cabarets with side art, is that very few customers exercised the side art optional extra. Some did though:

Centipede:

Battlezone:

Tempest:

There are rumours of Missile Command cabaret side art, but I've never seen any pics. AtariScott thinks he might have the films, so maybe MC art might one day surface.

Anyway, one of the reasons I'm keen to hear views, is that side art is now available for Asteroids Deluxe cabaret. And I'm wondering whether to stick this:

on to this:

It's not cheap, will probably set me back about £120, and probably won't add £120 t o the cab's value should I ever come to sell. But, I've stuck a new CPO on the cab, and a new monitor overlay, and the blue on each really does look really nice. Plenty of that exact same blue in the side art. Dunno, I'm struggling with the decision about whether to go for it or not .... but in general, do people think the side art adds or detracts from Atari cabarets?

 

[smarty]

I think if i had very tidy cabarets i would probably go with the side art, but otherwise i think looks a bit odd on the woodgrain sides.
Saying that i do like that BZ art, never seen pics of the Tempest side art before.

sMart.

 

[grobda]

I too think sideart looks good on solid colours but not on woodgrain. I do like the sideart though so I'd put it on the wall instead

 

[simplesi]

Side art on wood. Love it!

 

[tb lilley]

I still haven't talked myself out of this yet.

Here's some pics of the art applied to someone else's cab:

There's no doubting the quality of the print. If anything, I suspect the pics don't do it justice. Hmmm .... Dunno. I'm starting to lean towards getting it.

 

[IDCHAPPY]

I don't think they look bad

 

[forcefulfil]

i never really liked caberets mainly beacase they dont have art.

i think its a massive improvement.

the full size uprights have some awesome art on them.
Atari,s deffo ROCK!

forcefulfil2012-04-24 21:34:51

 

[tb lilley]

Oh well. I've asked for a shipping quote .....

 

[guddler]

The concept is sound. I just don't like that particular art. Too much orange against the wood grain. But obviously that's just down to personal taste...

 

[DanP]

I'm not a fan of the sideart. Archer was looking to do full sideart (basically slimmed down versions of the UR art), they looked better but I still prefer woodgrain myself.

 

[tb lilley]

Yeah, it's all personal preference. Some will love this (of Archer's, not finished, see numbers back to front):

..... but it's a step too far for me.

 

[guddler]

I actually really like that but as far as I remember nonef it ever materialised did it?

 

[tb lilley]

Dunno, didn't get into collecting until years after this was done - but it's marked as a mock up, so I assume it never got done.

 

[frothmeister]

I'd say no, don't do it dude. Most Atari side art on the full upright cabinets looks amazing with the full side of screened art.

The cabarets with art look exactly what they are. Stickers that have been stuck on as an afterthought.

I don't really like the look of cabarets in general but I still think they look better with the plain woodgrain sides.

 

[Alpha1]

I actually really like the side art. Just not sure it suits every cabaret.

 

[tb lilley]

Tempest cabaret side art pre orders now being taken over on KLOV ..... I bit the bullet and ordered the Asty DLX side art ...l hopefully arrive next week.

 

[guddler]

Got a link to the thread over there? I'd probably like Tempest, BZ and Asteroids but, as with all these things it comes at a time when I've just spent £14k so if it has to be now, it ain't going to happen!

 

[tb lilley]

The Asty DLX was the first to be done. Available through Pheonix Arcade: Link

Here's a link to pre order KLOV thread for Tempest. Link

 

[guddler]

Cools - thanks. At least if he's trickling them out then I stand a chance of affording it. Will see what next week brings...

 

[guddler]

[EDIT] - Scrub that, no idea what the link i clicked on was on about!!
guddler2012-05-02 23:11:41