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Is there some "friction" in the classic gaming community?

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Tailgunner:


--- Quote from: Sasquatch! on October 22, 2004, 08:48:02 pm ---It's probably kind of like how people who are into '60s muscle cars view people who are into ZX racing or something.

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Actually it more like people who'll find a totally stock '57 Chevy and build a hot rod out of it. There are plenty of '57 Chevys that've been modified in the past, and it's pretty easy to find one suitable for a project car. Stock ones are getting scarce, and there's simply no good reason to ruin one when you don't have to.

SOAPboy:


--- Quote from: Tailgunner on October 22, 2004, 09:14:02 pm ---
--- Quote from: Sasquatch! on October 22, 2004, 08:48:02 pm ---It's probably kind of like how people who are into '60s muscle cars view people who are into ZX racing or something.

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Actually it more like people who'll find a totally stock '57 Chevy and build a hot rod out of it. There are plenty of '57 Chevys that've been modified in the past, and it's pretty easy to find one suitable for a project car. Stock ones are getting scarce, and there's simply no good reason to ruin one when you don't have to.

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that is unless your keeping the basic structure of the car intact..

 :P

paigeoliver:

Actually most classic games ran about $2000 - $2200 in the old days, with a major exception being Pole Position which was $3K+.

Soulcon:

I come from the part of well if you have the capability to do something do it. If you do not have the money due to a healthy sex life at home which gave you 4 kids................Do what you can afford.

I do not have to listen to what people think of my hobbies but I will have to listen to myself. I came THIS close {             } to mameing a millipede cab. "Shock and Awe". But decided against it! I am now making a copy of the millipede cab and maming that. But now I still have  millipede sitting here that I can't afford to refurb "sniffle"

I think what really makes people just hack things up is the sheer price of monitors. I can honestly tell you that I will never be able to afford a 25 inch or in some cases 19 inch arcade monitor. I would rather spend the same money on something like oh lets see a working Arcade. Or some more wood to build another TVcade. If you do it right people just can't tell. I mean where just trying to play the games right?

I think in my second paragraph I gave Paige a heart attack :)

-Soul


koolmoecraig:

I am in the process of Mameing my dedicated Q*bert. I did it the "right" way. I removed the original control panel and used another Q*bert control panel from a trashed game. All of the computer components that are installed are fastened to the the inside of the cabinet using easily removable velcro. Nothing has been drilled in or anything like that.

 I can convert it back to a normal Q*bert in about 10 minutes and you would have no idea that it had been mamed.

I think that is the only way to mame a classic game. It has to be totally reversible with no traces left.

peace


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