Thanks for the info and the identification everyone! Darn that's so sad that an operator converted such an eclectic cabinet as Xenephobe, however I guess it probably made the operator many more years of $$$ once it was turned into a neogeo.
I agree, the cab is super funky looking and doesn't really look like something SNK would put out... however in the back of my mind I was thinking about how there were some really large and eclectic designs, like the Irritating Maze cab, so was thinking just maybe this thing was one of those.
Btw, on the off chance someone would like to buy this thing, it is for sale on fb marketplace in New Hampshire for $500. It apparently has a nonfunctioning 1 slot board in it. Search for "Now Geo" [sic]