Response from Jonathan: Martel,

From your description, it sounds like your Centipede game is playing blind. This is a term we use to describe games where we can hear gameplay sounds but nothing comes up on the screen. In this case, we recommend checking out our blog post on Troubleshooting Games That Are Playing Blind. This post should give you a pretty good idea of some of the steps that will be involved in getting your monitor working again.

If you don’t feel comfortable doing this type of repair yourself, we do have several people we recommend for arcade monitor repair services. Chad at arcadecup.com is a very reputable guy and has a pretty fast turn around time. You could also contact our friend Arthur at highscoresrepair.com. He has answered several questions on our Facebook page in the past and definitely knows what he’s doing. There is a list of additional monitor repair technicians on our resources page under the Monitor Repair Services & Information heading as well. Keep in mind that you will need to remove the monitor chassis to send it off for repair. Check out our post on Safely Discharging An Arcade Monitor and Removing And Installing A Monitor Chassis for more information on this process.

Hope that helps. Thank you for your question and good luck getting your Centipede cabinet back up and running.