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| yotsuya:
--- Quote from: pbj on August 06, 2015, 10:03:43 am --- --- Quote from: jennifer on August 06, 2015, 04:05:01 am ---Before you get all "family orientated" and numbers are up on me, take a cold hard look at the creativity and sharing amongst todays users as compared to days of old.... Whats changed in the last few years? --- End quote --- Oh, I think the answer to that is rather obvious. The audience interested in this hobby primarily consists of people born in a very defined range, that I'd peg as 1970-1990 with a smattering of exceptions on either end of that. There's nobody new beating down the gates and everyone here has already done everything. JAMMA beater into a MAME cab? Found your holy grail? Restored a dedicated machine? Flirted with pinball? Bartops? Pedestals? We've all done it already. Now you can just throw money at someone to CNC them for you, so you don't even need a saw anymore. Have been kind of surprised that the driving and dance machines never really got big around here, but console and PC gaming were so far along that the home versions can easily be superior for anyone interested. Maybe with Golden Tee finally emulated we'll see some more action there, and I think it's a matter of time before all of us mess around with an active marquee. --- End quote --- Interesting question, Jennifer, and I don't disagree with your alter ego. I think a lot of builders either find a new hobby they want to get involved in and move on, or more likely, they go from MAME cabs to dedicated cabs and have this (in my opinion) misguided sense that MAME cabs are for filthy infidels and so they stop coming here. Also, based on the past year or so, I think some guys getting in today don't love classic games as much as they simply want the ability to play old games and don't really care about authenticity. Not saying they're wrong, but I'm pretty sure that's why we're seeing a lot of 4P Widescreen cabs today. |
| BadMouth:
--- Quote from: Malenko on August 06, 2015, 07:58:27 am ---[Even though BadMouth thinks Im a piece of ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---, --- End quote --- I called you a ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- stirrer, not a piece of ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- stirrer = button pusher Was just calling you on the BS claiming you are an innocent angel :angel: who "suddenly" became thought of as a problem user. |
| harveybirdman:
--- Quote from: yotsuya on August 06, 2015, 10:17:34 am ---Not saying they're wrong, but I'm pretty sure that's why we're seeing a lot of 4P Widescreen cabs today. --- End quote --- I wish I could just bring some of these dudes over and let them play vertical games on actual hardware if full CRT glory, there is no freaking comparison to a vertical game on a horizontally mounted LCD (I don't care how big it is) And I mean with multi-player, your talking to a dude that on family vacations to Six Flags back in the day, instead of riding rides I would wait for hours for my turn on X-men 6 player. Heck I'd even be Dazzler just to get quarters into that machine. I remember those days fonder than most, but I still would never let that govern build design. |
| Malenko:
--- Quote from: BadMouth on August 06, 2015, 10:21:33 am ---Was just calling you on the BS claiming you are an innocent angel :angel: who "suddenly" became thought of as a problem user. --- End quote --- Nahhhhh NEVER claimed innocence but never considered myself a problem user either. I dont like getting lumped in with PBJ! The best most recent thread you posted as an example of me....stirring, was where X2 was the stirrer and I was cordial and non engaging from 5 months ago. The closest thing to an attack on X2 was TacticalChaos' hard drivin FAQ. Ive been on my bestest behavior pretty much all year. The one thread where I was purposely being an ---uvula--- was this one : http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,145734.0.html and in that thread I was actually quite helpful to everyone except fr_303 and a moderator posted in the thread without any hubbub about it. Any fart, enough about me, this thread needs other peoples naff not mine. Ive accepted that Scott is going to be a moderator, and Ive accepted that he'll most likely continue to not care about improving, but I tried to do something about it and it didn't come to pass. I'm over it. :cheers: |
| jdbailey1206:
--- Quote from: yotsuya on August 06, 2015, 10:17:34 am ---I think a lot of builders either find a new hobby they want to get involved in and move on.... --- End quote --- That is their problem. I find myself not wanting to build another cab as the days go on. I stay because I have found a good group of people that not only talk about arcade machines but also take the time to listen and ---That which is odiferous and causeth plants to grow--- within the forum about a wide variety of issues. If anyone feels they are being censored unjustly then I suggest they find another place to be. The internet is a large place. It's like getting mad when someone asks you not to swear in their house. You may find it commonplace to swear within your own house but some people may not share the same idea. |
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