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Interesting cab!
Trebeck:
The kid's on his way...
jtslade:
Ok so he wrote back and basically (according to him his parents don't want to help. I think the BYOAC team needs to interject. This is the next generation interested in classic arcade games. Very big deal indeed.
I'm going to try and see what kind of computer /arcade stuff I have that I won't ever use. Maybe help him to hack stuff. Find extra arcade buttons..
This kid needs a basic Mame Arcade Cab. I wish I had started building Arcade Cabs when I was his age. By now who knows where I'd be at..
Bobulus:
I think the kid is awesome. Back at that age, I was happy with floppy disc games and lego construction. I would have never thought to combine the two in any way.
Anyone who thinks its okay to laugh at him gets an angry glare from me.
HanoiBoi:
Perhaps his parents are under the impression that the games are illegal. Maybe they believe he should socialize more. I also wonder if there's a reason they don't want him to build anything (see "He gets an F in use of scissors." So true and funny as he||!)
Before mentoring this kid, perhaps it would be cool to get his parents permission. Without permission, I wouldn't involve myself with this as we don't know what circumstances have him where he is. With permission, we could do several things...
If he is interested in building, we could determine his needs, chip in some money ($5 via Paypal to a veteran BYOAC'r) and purchase and ship his buttons, ipac, joys, etc. and teach him the ropes.
If he just wants to have controls, we could do the same, but also have someone build him a controller box. Although, that would pretty much defeat the purpose as he wouldn't be building or learning...
DashRendar:
I agree, anyone criticizing a 14 year old for his unprofessional job of setting up a MAME cab (on no budget) needs a reality check!
I think it's a kid who is getting creative and learning as he goes. That's awesome!
Think of how so many kids his age are spending their free time. He's staying out of trouble, and trying to create something. It's like a class science project with the bonus of being fun. :applaud:
When I have kids, I will totally encourage them to try to invent things and be creative like that.