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Sinistar*:

I am new and think I might have posted my earlier message in the wrong place.   Surprise-I want to build my own Sinistar game; I think it's an all-time great and I am not going to buy one on ebay that might not work or be messed up and cost hundreds to ship anyway.   How do I go about it?   Really, I am starting out with little knowledge but lots of desire.

DrewKaree:

Alright, I haven't read your post at all, I'm just doing what your thread title asks.

Firstly, don't take this as I'm angry or anything, I'm really trying to point you to how to get help or to attract people best suited to answer your question.

Second, title your threads in a more descriptive fashion in order to do just that.  For example, if your question is about what joysticks would work better for your fighter control panel you're building, a good title thread would be "Looking for joystick recommendations for fighter control panel".  The people who are intimately familiar with these types of games will come out of the woodwork to offer you their opinion, and some may even be able to offer further review/information as to why they'd recommend one type over the other when the controls are of the same type.

Third, by titling your thread so ambiguously, you may get jokesters offering you help for how to plumb a bathroom in a basement environment, or people offering you help on how to better phrase your thread titl....wait a minute..... ;D  You may still get those guys, but at least the jokes will be specific and you might even enjoy the humor.

DrewKaree:


--- Quote from: Sinistar* on March 23, 2005, 10:08:52 pm ---I am new and think I might have posted my earlier message in the wrong place. 

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Seems just fine where it's at.  A mod might move it if it isn't but I doubt it.


--- Quote ---Surprise-I want to build my own Sinistar game; I think it's an all-time great and I am not going to buy one on ebay that might not work or be messed up and cost hundreds to ship anyway.

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Welcome to the first of many cabs you'll want to build ;D  Good idea, although you may be able to pick one up at an auction pretty cheap, too.


--- Quote ---How do I go about it?   Really, I am starting out with little knowledge but lots of desire.
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Pick up Project Arcade by John St Clair.  It will cover the complete buildup of a cabinet, and this forum will offer enough info after reading that for you to do so fairly easily, although you'll probably be afraid of messing something up.  You've got a few joysticks to use, IIRC paige said you can play it with an 8 way, but I could be off my rocker on that recollection.

Good luck, and welcome.

Sinistar*:

I'm really sorry I messed up the subject line and appreciate your advice.   I wondered why it took so long for anyone to notice my request.

As for the 2d response, thank you so much.   I really need advice.   I am determined but a novice (though I am a good woodworker so I am not worried about a cabinet).

DrewKaree:

No problem at all.

If there's a Barnes & Noble or Borders bookstore near you (or amazon.com if there's not) you can order saint's book.  You'll find the CD in there has TONS of information, and the chapters will almost walk you through the project you wish to complete. 

To change your thread title, just click "modify" on your first post, and you'll be able to change the thread title, instead of feeling like you have to start a new one. 

I think if all you want to build is a DEDICATED Sinistar, this project is a piece of cake! 

It's the "OMG lookit what I kin do!" factor after you start looking deeper into doing this that'll add the difficulty, but nothing really is too hard to complete.  If you're confident in your woodworking skills, you'll do fine.  In fact, that's what some people consider the hardest part :)

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