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Author Topic: ** Stool or Stand?? **  (Read 2928 times)

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** Stool or Stand?? **
« on: July 17, 2005, 04:37:49 pm »
When I'm playing I stand.  What do you prefer and why?

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Re: ** Stool or Stand?? **
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2005, 07:19:58 pm »
I am very short and stand on a stool.



I do both.  Ussually I like to stand, but when my friends and I play for hours I end up in a seat eventually.

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Re: ** Stool or Stand?? **
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2005, 08:42:08 pm »
I am very short and stand on a stool.

LOL, i hope that was a joke?  ;D


I surf the web with my MAME cab and sit, when i play games i stand.

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Re: ** Stool or Stand?? **
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2005, 10:44:21 pm »
I am very short and stand on a stool.



I do both.  Ussually I like to stand, but when my friends and I play for hours I end up in a seat eventually.

ROFL...

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Re: ** Stool or Stand?? **
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2005, 08:40:09 am »
It may just be the size of my cab.........but I am just a little over 6 feet, and it is pretty uncomfortable to do anything BUT sit when playing, since I am constantly having to look down at the screen while standing.

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Re: ** Stool or Stand?? **
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2005, 10:34:35 am »
I've got a stool. I usually sit when I play by myself, and stand when I'm playing two player games.

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Re: ** Stool or Stand?? **
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2005, 03:52:43 pm »
depends which cab I'm playing at

most of my cabs are japanese sit down's so stools for them
my Megalo 2 has its own seats (with subwoofer fitted in them)
and I stand at my Naomi Universal cabinet

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Re: ** Stool or Stand?? **
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2005, 04:17:32 pm »
I'm used to standing. It provides optimum stance (at least for me) for kicking butt in fighting games.

But then again, I can get so into Killer Instinct that I form bruises on the tips of my right fingers and blisters between my left fingers.


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Re: ** Stool or Stand?? **
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2005, 04:18:13 pm »
Admit it, you had those before you started playing.

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Re: ** Stool or Stand?? **
« Reply #9 on: July 18, 2005, 04:42:57 pm »
It may just be the size of my cab.........but I am just a little over 6 feet, and it is pretty uncomfortable to do anything BUT sit when playing, since I am constantly having to look down at the screen while standing.

I feel your pain Noob. I'm 6'2 and for some reason I don't remember arcades being this small...its like they all shrunk.

I'm going to find a set of barstools, and if need be, I'll extend/replace the legs so I can sit comfortable.
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Re: ** Stool or Stand?? **
« Reply #10 on: July 18, 2005, 10:12:41 pm »
depends on the day. if its sunday or saturday after soccer, I am usually carrying a leg injury so sit. other days I stand. I think i will be making my new machine a sit down friendkly machine though

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Re: ** Stool or Stand?? **
« Reply #11 on: July 18, 2005, 11:33:03 pm »
Admit it, you had those before you started playing.
Play me in KI and I'll show you what's up!  :)

(I'm sure that's just an invitation for another comment.)


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Re: ** Stool or Stand?? **
« Reply #12 on: July 19, 2005, 10:21:55 am »
What? Huh?! WHo?! Did I........

Someone mentinoed "showing someone up" on Killer Instinct.


Come over to MY house and I'll show YOU whats up with KI. ;)
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Re: ** Stool or Stand?? **
« Reply #13 on: July 19, 2005, 03:16:56 pm »
What? Huh?! WHo?! Did I........

Someone mentinoed "showing someone up" on Killer Instinct.


Come over to MY house and I'll show YOU whats up with KI. ;)
Sure thing! I'll even let you pick who I whip you with. (I always use random select, anyways.)


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Re: ** Stool or Stand?? **
« Reply #14 on: July 19, 2005, 04:01:53 pm »
I usually sit for puzzle games because they take longer to play.  I've had some heated puzzloop games which last 30 min.

But if I'm playing a trackball game like GTG or schuuz or shuffleshot, then I have to be standing.

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Re: ** Stool or Stand?? **
« Reply #15 on: July 19, 2005, 04:56:55 pm »
For fighting games, I always stand...BTW, sorry to get off topic, are there finishing moves in KI?
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Re: ** Stool or Stand?? **
« Reply #16 on: July 19, 2005, 05:01:41 pm »
For fighting games, I always stand...BTW, sorry to get off topic, are there finishing moves in KI?
There are 3 types of finishing moves: ultra combos, ultimate combos, and then old fashioned finishing moves. It's the ultra combos and ultimate combos that get you onto the high score list, though.


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Re: ** Stool or Stand?? **
« Reply #17 on: July 19, 2005, 05:22:27 pm »
For fighting games, I always stand...BTW, sorry to get off topic, are there finishing moves in KI?
There are 3 types of finishing moves: ultra combos, ultimate combos, and then old fashioned finishing moves. It's the ultra combos and ultimate combos that get you onto the high score list, though.

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