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shateredsoul1979:


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--- Quote from: scofthe7seas on July 15, 2011, 02:13:22 pm ---Whenever somebody is not impressed with my cab, it annoys me. What kind of sick person isn't excited about an arcade cabinet with just about every game imaginable on it?!!? Before having one, if a friend of mine did, I would have shazzed my pants.

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The biggest responses I have gotten have been for my NES and most recently my skeeball machines. The arcade machines don't get much notice... :-\

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Told yah, Nintendo games are much more likely to get people interested. Setup your arcade to play Nintendo games and everyone will love you and spill all there beer on it! They won't be able to keep their sticky batting mashing hands off!



Thurman:


--- Quote from: shateredsoul1979 on July 14, 2011, 07:54:12 pm ---
2. Avoid having extra features, I had an option to show the controller configuration before launching a game.. man button mashers would mash while it showed that screen and then weird stuff happened


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Totally agree.  After a few drinks, nobody cares about your frontend presentation, artwork, game controls, or a pause button.  They just want a little nostalgia when each game boots up and then mash buttons for a few minutes.  Then on to the next game.

jimfath:

So correct about the mashing... It's like you just have to stand there while someone beats your child.

Lists are great. I keep fighting games (street fighter, MK, etc) off the list until a tourney later in the evening. Otherwise I get campers and, depending on how big the party, a lot of people usually want to check out the machine.

To quell any  :-\ feelings about street fighter being put away I usually mention coming over another time for a "Fight Night" where I'll have MK and Street fighter on the cabinet and Golden Eye on my big screen.  Add a little 311 on the stereo and it 1997 all over again.

I've had luck leaving 4 player games up at the onset of the party without having to change the game for a while. Particularly the Simpsons and TNMT.  A list of ONLY 4 player games works too.

SavannahLion:


--- Quote from: scofthe7seas on July 15, 2011, 02:13:22 pm ---
--- Quote from: gabe on July 15, 2011, 10:54:57 am ---Most people don't really give a ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- about your arcade cabinet.

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Whenever somebody is not impressed with my cab, it annoys me. What kind of sick person isn't excited about an arcade cabinet with just about every game imaginable on it?!!? Before having one, if a friend of mine did, I would have shazzed my pants.

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How about when someone sees your cab(s) and starts suggesting ways to "improve it".

leapinlew:

I have multiple cabs to limit controller confusion.

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