Before entering the 'house' (because at this point, Nuno's Lair V1 & V2 are full, and the V3 is not finished), let's see for where this cabinet is coming from
That cabinet comes from the south of the France : Toulouse.
At this point, I would like to thanks 'Le Toulousain' (seller of this cabinet) but also Patrice from
www.starcab.net who organized together the shipping
Let's make enter the beast now...
You can already spot the damaged corner on the bottom of the left side.
Same problem on the right side.
Now standing ...in the kitchen
... let's size the
WAF 
Come on... it's just one more game... OK, but there's already a too long waiting line in the living room
OK, let's see if it's the cab' I'm waiting for... YES
Let's continue to unpack...
Yes!!! It's a lovely Atari Euro Dragon's Lair cabinet, very hard to find nowadays! Most of them were destroyed by the operators, unable to repair the laser disc related problems
...yes, like you... I see ... the control panel
Here's the "why and how", from the seller himself :
When I was a kid, there was a game located in a game room in the city's port of "La Rochelle" in France, and each time I went, it was for playing that game ...and nothing else! What a picture/video quality, American voice during attract mode, extraordinary for me ...
I had bought in Tours, from a guy who had a game company and game room. I was looking for a very long time but it was the only one who remained in France, I went around by telephone across the country for months, and the operators all throw away or burn their Dragon's Lair cabinet, which did not work anymore! This one was in original condition, but the laser disc wasn't working, so the operator had to throw the laser disc player. So I bring up that cabinet in my van to Auch (Gers prefecture)... already a Road Trip at the time 
The laser disc no longer available, and Internet was not developed like today, I thought I was alone in the world with my Dragon's Lair cabinet 
. So I've used a PlayStation and put buttons without asking me too many questions , but I'd say I did not touch anything else in case... Today with computer hard drives, or full of something else, and the net, I could have it back on, but at the time in 2000...
Since I'm an electrician, I did it with what I had, and I did not know you could fix it, the guy would have destroyed him if no one had taken, I am sure.
I also had to buy a batch laser disc players (15 units for approx 75€), hoping that there have one that works but they were all out of order! Later, thanks to Internet, I found the Dragon's Lair 2 in UK in working condition...
So, now it is yours, and you can after its renovation, to share the fun at shows, to show that in 1983 (not so long time ago), many young people have been "traumatized" by what they seen! ! ! ! and their life changed, isn't it Well, I forgive you
(who knows what we would have done
11 years ago, without any information or help?
) ... even if this panel will give me a lot of work to restore
Thanks again for that smooth transaction
As you know, I already have an Atari Dragon's Lair, up & running with the original board and Sony Laser Disc player (with the fabulous Euro DL Interface by Matteo).
So my idea with that new one is to keep the original boards/parts (dunno if it work or not by the way?), as spare for my first one, and restore that one with a Euro DL Daphne setup.
I'll plug the original Dragon's Lair for special occasions or true arcade fans, and the other one (under daphne setup) will be used for exhibition and can be plugged hours & hours in ...my ... (let's say for now) "Museum" to come
(I can guarantee that cabinet won't be alone, "Le Toulousain"
)
Stay tuned for the complete analyze of this cab, before the start of the 'work'
