>>11841985
>I figured you could just buy them direct from the company or distributor or whatever and do whatever you wanted with them.
For the most part, that's correct. As long as the boards inside are official, you can do what you want.

However, in the case of using emulation, it either needs to be an official multigame cab (For example, Pacman's Pixel Bash is an official multigame cab from Bamco that you can buy) or you need to obtain permission from the rights holder to use the game in an actual arcade.

What's interesting is that in OP's pic, there's a Mortal Kombat Kollection cab. Except there IS no official MK multigame cab. It's from a company that makes unlicensed multicabs intended for personal use. It's possible the other cabs in the pic are also from them. Emulating at home is a grey area, but running an unlicensed emulation cab at a commercial arcade is a big no-no. It is absolutely possible that Chuck E Cheese managed to get permission to use these games because WB hands out the licenses like candy, but otherwise the this would be a valid opportunity for WB to take legal action. Bamco for example, is VERY protective of their IPs and have been known to sue any arcades running unlicensed emulated cabs into the ground.

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