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Generic Eric:
It is not the greatest MAME cab in the world; It is just a tribute.
dkersten:
--- Quote from: shponglefan on August 25, 2014, 12:21:42 pm ---In my experience, there are certain members that go beyond just trying to warn others of potential pitfalls. They seem to have an ideological view of how arcade machines should be built and any deviation from that should not exist in their eyes.
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Thank you, that sums up the only negative aspect of what I was trying to get across. :cheers:
Overall, most of the advice I see is awesome, and I really like the community here, even with the occasional harsh criticism.
I certainly don't want to say that any noob coming here that wants to do lightning bolts and 7 joysticks shouldn't be warned that lightning bolts are overdone and 6 of those 7 joysticks will never be used. But if he still decides to do that, then you just gained another community member who may one day make that awesome stenciled space theme you really want to see, or that over the top yet subtle and well executed work of art. If they don't stick around, then they will never realize how overdone their marble contact paper is, and that person's kids will still love it because daddy made it for them and their friends don't have one like it.
I guess building a cab for someone else makes me see how their personal tastes might vary from my own but it doesn't mean I can't build them a sweet cab. They might WANT the lightning bolts and blue lighting, and regardless of how much I don't want to do that for them, I will do it because it isn't for me. I try to see other people's projects the same way.
As for the community pressure to add features, I see it, not so blatantly perhaps, but I still see it.. I don't want to give examples because I LIKE the free flow of ideas. But when I was first posting about my projects I certainly felt like if I used lightning bolts and blue lighting I wouldn't be accepted into the community. I still did what I wanted to do, including slapping a bunch of arcade characters all over my CP, having too many controls (that actually do get used regularly, but I didn't go TOO overboard), and my kids love it and my friends are jealous over it. Granted, my second cab was far cooler even in my eyes, and some day I might rebuild my own (or just sell it and start over), but it was still a great experience building it, and if I had stopped right there and never read another post here or made another arcade, I would be just as satisfied with what I started with as I was on day one. And the truth is, I got some great advice on things like the orientation of the joysticks.
Yeah, I laugh at the Honda kids with their park bench spoilers and fart cans and carbon fiber hoods that cost more than the whole car was worth. And I am sure when I raced that guy in the Lamborghini with my supercharged mustang (and blew his doors off) he was still laughing at me because to him I was no different than the kids with the Hondas were to me. And as much as I want to call some of the new members a noob because they insist on making that 48x24 square CP with 7 joysticks and a kitchen sink, I still have to stop and respect them for trying and doing what they want to do.
yotsuya:
--- Quote from: dkersten on August 25, 2014, 01:25:11 pm ---I guess building a cab for someone else makes me see how their personal tastes might vary from my own but it doesn't mean I can't build them a sweet cab. They might WANT the lightning bolts and blue lighting, and regardless of how much I don't want to do that for them, I will do it because it isn't for me. I try to see other people's projects the same way.
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That's why you ask THEM for theme ideas and NOT the community. :cheers:
I built a nice cab for a friend. He designed the bezel as a mashup of all his favorite characters. I didn't say anything. It was his cab. If he asked my advice, I would have tried to steer him away, but he didn't ask, so I didn't offer. :dunno
jmaxime89:
--- Quote from: Generic Eric on August 25, 2014, 12:36:59 pm ---It is not the greatest MAME cab in the world; It is just a tribute.
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Love the Tenacious D reference !
jennifer:
Oppps.... I ment to say, Golly cant wait to see some blue lightning. ::)