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Would you like to see a forum for "Real Games"
RandyT:
--- Quote from: Frostillicus on September 06, 2003, 10:27:51 am ---I would guess you could get more questions ansered at RGVAC than here. I vote no.
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Ditto....
IMHO, it's outside the scope of this site. While there might be some crossover, from what I have seen it's pretty small. In fact, PO is the first guy I have seen around here that is actually heavy into performing restorations. And restoring a cabinet to it's original form in every detail, requires very different information than what is needed or desireable in building your own. Remember, restoring the past also means intentionally duplicating it's mistakes along with the good things. There are a lot of options out there for rolling your own that didn't exist in 1981 and the mix is liable to be confusing.
What I fear we will see are posts regarding restoration spilling into the other forums, especially the main one, but the artwork and monitor/video as well. And while it might be useful to a couple people to know the exact Pantone shade for the lettering on a RYGAR marquee, it's probably not going to be too interesting to folks that come here to learn how to "Build Their Own Arcade controls".
I also don't think it's a good idea to do anything that will attract "restoration extremists" to this site. You know, the kind that think 4 rotting pieces of plywood with 17 different coats of finish (18 if you count the mold) constitutes a "diamond in the rough" and you should sell your car to get enough money to restore it properly (even though the individuals making all the noise lack the skill, motivation and means to undertake such things themselves.) If you think you have seen some battles here up to now.......... :o
Anyway, that's my "buck-three-eighty" on the subject. :)
RandyT
jerryjanis:
--- Quote ---IMHO, it's outside the scope of this site.
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Hmm... I didn't look at it that way... Good points - if I really want to learn about arcade machine restoration, I can go elsewhere.
--- Quote ---What I fear we will see are posts regarding restoration spilling into the other forums
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I don't want that. If there was a need for a separate forum, we would probably see a decent amount of arcade restoration posts in the other forums. There isn't much of that happening here.
--- Quote ---I also don't think it's a good idea to do anything that will attract "restoration extremists"
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That could be very dangerous. I think the idea of adding an arcade restoration forum would be to give us a place to talk about that stuff, but there's nothing stopping us from talking about it in the main forum right now, there just doesn't seem to be much interest.
I would change my vote to no, I think, and say that we should wait until it becomes clear that people are looking for something like that (with actions - not just voting). When I voted "yes" I was voting for a place where I could read stuff and learn - but I probably wouldn't become an active participant.
SirPeale:
I think you all missed the point; he's NOT talking about restoration. He's talking about actual games. Conversions would certainly apply here, in all forms (actual games, not MAME conversions).
RandyT:
--- Quote from: Peale on September 08, 2003, 10:51:40 am ---I think you all missed the point; he's NOT talking about restoration. He's talking about actual games. Conversions would certainly apply here, in all forms (actual games, not MAME conversions).
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Maybe I did. I was having trouble with the distinction (in fact, maybe I still am.)
I guess I am still a bit concerned about activists turning it into a war zone. Is it still not sacrilege to do anything to an original that wasn't part of it to begin with? I.e. put an 8-way into a Pac machine or heaven forbid, 2 8's and a Robotron board :) !
I've seen regulars take a lot of heat about this even in the context of the board. I can't imagine that adding more of that dynamic will be good thing.
Now......If I might make a suggestion. It might be a good thing to have a special area for people wanting to convert a cab for their own uses, while still maintaining the ability to return it to it's original state in the future. In other words, a forum for preservationists that want to use very "low-impact" methods for conversion.
Or, maybe not :)
RandyT
Edgedamage:
Man you people worry too much.
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