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Avery:
Something I didn't see mentioned - you can always start small.
Get an encoder, some buttons and joysticks and start playing around with a control panel. It gets you some experience with woodworking (you'll probably need a little no matter what route you decide to go). It gets you playing the games on your PC, and you can start cheap with a couple joysticks and buttons.
Go insane later! ;)
Baker535:
--- Quote --- Hey, we should organize a central Ohio get together.... at your house! :laugh:
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I would do that, but there is a slight problem. I don't have a house of my own yet! I'm in the middle of finding a place to live with my girlfriend. For right now the Neo-Geo is at work and will stay there for a bit longer.
My work is a small design and marketing firm located in Powell. The Neo-Geo was a bonus for finishing up a big project and the fact I wouldn't shut up about arcade stuff. :) Even though I only have one cab, the game count is at 28 for it. So I'm sure I could find something for most people to enjoy. I can't wait to get a home so I will have it with my other gaming items!
Having a few people over to play after work hours or the weekend is not a problem, in fact there's a small little sportsbar/pizzeria/restaurant less than a block away... Nothing spectacular, but the food is decent and the beers are cold. They also have a cab or two. I believe one of them is a sit down California Speed...
I would be up for a Central Ohio get together... maybe we should get an official head count some time of people who could attend. Then choose an appropriate location for everyone to meet up and hang out.
For now on a small scale... anyone who wants to make arrangements is more than welcome to drop by!
-baker
--- Quote --- Only if you put an extra set of buttons on that Neo-Geo for Street Fighter. ;)
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Why would I want to acknowledge that inferior fighters exist? ;D
arcadegamenut:
--- Quote from: Avery on June 07, 2005, 11:45:59 pm ---Something I didn't see mentioned - you can always start small.
Get an encoder, some buttons and joysticks and start playing around with a control panel. It gets you some experience with woodworking (you'll probably need a little no matter what route you decide to go). It gets you playing the games on your PC, and you can start cheap with a couple joysticks and buttons.
Go insane later! ;)
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Good point. The book mentions that as a possibility. I already have some games on my file server upstairs and I play them on my wireless laptop downstairs. Works pretty well.
arcadegamenut:
--- Quote from: Baker535 on June 08, 2005, 12:20:23 am ---I would be up for a Central Ohio get together... maybe we should get an official head count some time of people who could attend. Then choose an appropriate location for everyone to meet up and hang out.
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I think what would be cool is if we could find a place (even a bingo hall, hotel room or something) where we could have a convention of sorts. People could bring spare parts to trade/sell (whole cabinets too if they wanted) etc etc etc. Almost like a convention.
I have no idea what the cost of that would be. If there's interest, I can call a couple of the local hotels here and ask. Maybe you could even make a weekend out of it or something.....
paigeoliver:
A hotel meeting room should run about $100. Free if you can get a dozen rooms or so to go along with it.