Cabinet Styles
bartop
Small cabinets approximately the size of a monitor. Designed for installation on top of a bar.
Also: table top
cabaret
Similar to the upright, the cabaret is a smaller version offered for tight spaces. Cabarets are usually 48-62 inches tall and 18 -24 wide. Many cabaret cabinet do not feature side art.
Also: mini, minimyte
Variant: moppet, an upright cabinet designed for children. Usually has full side art but is scaled for children.
cockpit
Typically a racing game with a seat. The cockpit cabinet does not move, see rider. The seat may be required because pedals control are involved.
Also: sit down
Variant: environmental or a stand in cabinet. No pedals were involved, but more speakers (back channel) and lighting effects necessitated the additional interior space.
Variant: multi monitor, a cockpit cabinet with additional side view monitors for a total of 3 or more monitors.
cocktail
A glass top table with an arcade game built between the legs. usually under 36 inches tall, 36-42 wide and 24-36 deep. May have two control panels, one on each side, sharing a monitor. The game usually flips for the second player and flips back for player 1's turn.
Variant: tent, a dual monitor cocktail for head to head action. Essentially a two player cocktail.
gang
Rider or cockpit cabinets designed to be connected and share a single game.
mocap
Motion Capture cabinets have few controls depending on capturing the movements of the player for input. Dance games have pressure pads on the floor, sport and shooter games have a motion capture arch over a stage. Unlike rider the only movement is provided by the player.
Also: dance
rider
Often these are cockpit cabinets that provide motion feedback. Rider racing games may tilt with the track banking. Extreme sports riders will tilt the board with the changes in the slope or wave.
Also: ride on, cycle, skier
Variant: flight sim, the entire cabinet moves not just the seat.
theater
A large (rear) projection screen is the primary feature of these cabinets. The theater cabinet often has multiple player control sets, usually guns, for team play in a single game. Small theaters are 50 - 70 inches wide. Similar to a two player cockpit game. Larger theaters are small rooms with seating for 6 or more players and multiple projectors.
two player
Similar to two uprights in one cabinet. These cabinets have a control panel and monitor for each player for head to head games. the monitors might be side by side or angle apart. Two player cockpits are not uncommon.
Also: twin
upright
The most common cabinet type. Uprights are 60-75 inches tall and 24-32 wide.
Also: standard
Variant: dual monitor, an upright cabinet with two monitors stacked to provide additional game information.
Variant: twin, see two player