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| southpaw13:
I thought we built these things for nostalgia...an occasional party usage...or just to say we have one... I love telling my friends or co-workers to pick a game and 99 out of a 100 I have it! |
| javeryh:
--- Quote from: TOK on May 18, 2010, 12:34:42 pm ---Hang in there, it gets better with the kids. Usually by 4 or 5, they start becoming interested in the games. Coordination isn't all there, so if you choose the games carefully and offer some positive reinforcement they will love playing them with you. My kid loves Silver Strike Bowling, Ms. Pac Man and Frogger. --- End quote --- yeah - my daughter is an arcade addict now. She doesn't really show much interest in the DS or the consoles but she loves those arcade games. A few weeks ago she was at the beach and there was an arcade on the boardwalk and all she wanted to do was play the cabinets even though everyone else was trying to get her to play the ticket games (which she also likes). She can get to the third level in DK and she enjoys others like Galaga 3, Ms. Pac-Man and a bunch of others. My 2.5 year old son loves arcade games too but he has no idea what he is doing. |
| DashRendar:
I have no kids yet, but I have a fiance and a wedding coming up. She originally thought I was daft for starting this project. When I explained to her that it's a hobby, something for me to work on to take a break from work, she understood. Now that it's basically done, we've had some heated discussions about where the cab will be. I have a man cave in my basement, which works out pretty well. She can sit and watch TV or movies, and I can play the cab. We still have the benefit of being able to talk, and last night, for the first time, she asked if I'd like to play a two player game on the cab. :) |
| jmike:
Same here. I have 9 month old twin boys. (Can't wait until they get older) but even then the wife says they'll take over the man cave. Yeah right! :laugh2: But here's a couple of tips (which I believe was given to me by someone on these forums) 1) Let the wife have a night out with her friends or sleep in late and you watch the kids (take them for a drive or something). Then it'll be your turn which of course you'll say I'm going to work in the garage on my arcade stuff. This usually works for me. I took them for a drive this weekend and even set them up in the backyard with a little picnic. Then I got a chance to work on my projects. 2) This is the important one. Plan ahead. Have exactly what you want to do ready to go. So do your measurements, layouts, and any other steps you can do while the kids nap. So when you're ready to go outside it's GO TIME!!!!!! :cheers: |
| kronic24601:
I'm actually seriously afraid of this. I have a 14 month old and a wife who doesn't appreciate the amount of time I've been spending building this thing. Mine isn't finished yet, but I'm seriously hoping my son will like this thing ... or I'm screwed :-\ . oh well ... half of building this thing was to learn how to do it all ... so ... whatever happens I'll still have had fun. |
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