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why are some people so rough on an arcade machine?
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daywane:


Alladin's Castle... cool.  Those were Bally run arcades right?  We had one in the Liberty Tree Mall (Peabody MA).   Great arcade.  It was the only place I saw the game Satan's Hollow and Cloak and Dagger.

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yep. thats the one. Bally was also run by six flags
walls83:
I have a friend that is like that.  He almost ripped my CP off playing a Mortal Kombat 3.  And then all he does is ---smurfette--- and moan about how the moves arent working and how hes getting cheated.  Basically he sucks and I dont let him play anymore cause he ruins the whole experiance along with my Machine.
Gunstar Hero:
Funny story.

When I first built my cab, I just screwed the sticks into the MDF from the bottom of the CP, and slapped the CP into the cab for "testing". Well, the boys came over, played all night on the cab, no sweat. I figured, hey, if it stands up to that, I'm good to go! The next day my 5'3 fiancee and I decided to throw down some Street Fighter, and within 5 minutes she tears the joystick loose! Well, she looked SO appalled I thought she was gonna die, because she was sure she'd just killed my new baby!!

Ya gotta build them tough! You never know when people are gonna have a cab rattling NBA Jam showdown!!
the3eyedblindman:
Thats why, even though my whole cab is made of mdf, im probably going to construct the control panel out of oak plywood or particle board.
Xiaou2:
Mdf is fine for control panels.. but youll need to bolt the controls in - just like in the arcades.   I always bolt the controls in either way - as its much stronger and reliable.

 Even if you used the stongest wood... 4 short depth screws  can easily be ripped out from the forces... which is why joys are designed to be bolted in.

 Some people are really rough, partailly due to the 'spastic nervous syndrome'  ;)   Basically, a hyper 'over-reaction' to an intense situation.  Sometimes if they get good at a game  and are very used to  the events... they will react less violently... but mostly, its just how they react.

  Im insane when I build things.  I Always overbuild : )   Example:   Need to hold 100lbs... = can  hold 600! heh

  Many older arcade wheels and shifters have huge rubber pads on either extreme of a part so that if a player slams the controls... the rubber block absorbs the energy and dosnt damage the assemblies.   PC wheels arnt build anywhere near this level of durrability - so I recomend either hacking a real arcade wheel.. or building a wheel simularly strong... or keeping your Over-reactor players off the machine ; )    

 Hmmm,  you could pop a "Slam Tilt"  switch on the panel.  If it goes off... it will exit the game (esc key mapped).   The 'gental touch' - taught Forcefully!  ^_^  heh

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