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leapinlew:


--- Quote from: Donkbaca on February 04, 2011, 12:46:24 pm ---I am surprised at all the negativity I am receiving from this thread.  How is this such a bad idea to have a few beers, bar b que and do some gaming with your mates on a summer afternoon?  Why is it okay to do this in a amp, musty basement, but not in the glorious outdoors?  Does fresh air somehow take away from the BYOAC experience?

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It's not negativity, it's authenticity. If there were arcades outside in our youth, than I could see people wanting to relive that. If you want to put an arcade besides the pool, thats your call. I would choose a pool and swimming with friends over a solo arcade game anytime.

An arcade outside in the daylight is just wrong. Dogs and cats getting along kind of wrong.

Donkbaca:

Authenticity?  So having a control panel with a flight stick, spinner, 4 8 way sticks is authentic?  Never saw an arcade cabinet with that many controls on it.  Never saw an arcade with led lighting on it.  Never saw an arcade with with a widescreen LCD on it.  I don't ever remember playing an arcade in a basement (though to be fair, not many basements in California...)  I could go on and on and on.

I think it makes PERFECT sense.  Point of a cab for me - relive the experience. Best part of the experience?  Hanging out with buddies.  I like to drink beer with buddies.  Best place to drink beer with buddies?  Outside, away from the women-folk.  Thus, arcade outside makes sense.

Planning on putting a tv outside anyway, might as well hook up MAME to it.  Yeah it won't be "authentic" but neither is having an aimtrak lightgun. 


Not worried about the tv or the 'puter to run it.  I think I have a good handle on how to do that bit.  You can get an outdoor LCD TV, the computer can just be a laptop that I dock outside when I want to use it.  Just thinking about how to do the controls right.  Any ideas would be welcome :)

yotsuya:

Donk-

FWIW, I was going to do the same thing. I wanted a machine to put out back on the patio so people could play during summertime barbeques/swim parties. I think it's a great idea.

newmanfamilyvlogs:

Design it like a Tron environmental cab.. That would solve the sunlight issue and the direct weather getting on the controls.

Hell you could even work in a small A/C unit somewhere to pipe some cool air over you while you play in the heat.

leapinlew:


--- Quote from: Donkbaca on February 04, 2011, 04:12:38 pm ---Authenticity?  So having a control panel with a flight stick, spinner, 4 8 way sticks is authentic?  Never saw an arcade cabinet with that many controls on it.  Never saw an arcade with led lighting on it.  Never saw an arcade with with a widescreen LCD on it.  I don't ever remember playing an arcade in a basement (though to be fair, not many basements in California...)  I could go on and on and on.

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I don't do any of those things. So... go build your cabinet outside already. You don't need anyones permission. You can quit being so defensive anytime you want. You want to hang out with buddies around a pool and play video games while girls are running around in swimsuits - go right ahead.

The game in The last star fighter was outside and we saw what happened to him.

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