Roughly 3/4 the size of a full size
upright arcade cabinet, the cabaret was an
option offered by some video arcade
game manufacturers in the
1980s, targeted mainly at
restaurants and
bars. The reduced size and weight made slipping a
cabaret into a small
space easy, and they contained the same
hardware as a full size
version. Cabarets filled a
niche market, in close competition with the
cocktail cabinet configuration.
Cabarets were also known as
Minis,
Midis, or
Slimlines. All of these were various
smaller versions of a standard size
stand alone cabinet. They usually have 3 or less buttons on them, as there isn't
room for many more. As such, the
growing complexity of games and the
advent of the 2 player
fighter in the late 80s saw the end of most cabaret
production. The style was also popular with
video poker and
video slot manufacturers, again second only to the
cocktail layout.
Standard dimensions
Height: 60.00 inches
Width: 20.44 inches
Depth: 30.75 inches
Weight: 220 pounds, allowing 20 pounds for quarters or tokens
Viewable screen area average: 13.00 inches