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JustMichael:
Whether you built your cab or bought it,  you joined this great hobby and that is what really counts.  Of course everyone else thinks we are nuts until they play the old arcade games on the cab...

Zipper:
There are many aspects to the hobby - woodworking is just one of them. It's not my cup of tea, so i got a second hand cab.

This hobby for me is the electronic / computer side of things. I took a lot of time getting my electronic multi-coin/credit mech working. Something that not many other members do - they would consider no coin door, or a 1 coin = 1 credit solution to be sufficient.

I don't say that those people are lazy and not pure arcade control members! People take this hobby off on tangents - there isn't 1 set way to do anything.

Absolutely JM!
People love playing on the cabinet. That's the whole reason behind the hobby in the first place. How you get to the end result is not important. Neither is the fact that there are lots of others enjoying pre-fab cabinets.

Zipper:
Not to mention the fact that I probably spent as long cleaning and fixing up the cab as it would take to build one from scratch!  :)

Justin Waugh:
I think it's very arrogant, elitist and rude to call people who buy pre-built cabs "lamers".  Not everyone has the time or knowledge to do it themselves.  Why didn't you build your own house?  Or buy a kit car and build that yourself instead of buying it from a dealer?

There are lots of people who think having a MAME machine is a cool idea, and just want to buy a fully working one to enjoy it.  They may not get the same enjoyment as you do from building it themselves.

Instead of calling those people lamers, we should invite them to learn more about it.  Don't forget that some people may have never known you could easily do it yourself.  They may have just seen an ad for the pre-built and bought it.

Justin

LedFinZep:
Wow its great to hear all the comments on this topic. I just wanted to clarify, when I said "pre-built arcade machine" I meant a fully working mame machine that was purchased through a company like Hanaho. What I wasn't refering too was people who converted an old arcade machine into a MAME machine. I, myself, decided to go this "converted" route and it is very difficult indeed. I think the most important thing to remember (and someone mentioned this before) is that the whole point of building an arcade machine is to relive your youth. So I guess whether buying, building, or converting the important thing is the outcome... fun. Thanks for listening and a special thanks goes out to everyone on the board for their generous help.

- LedFinZep
I'll have a website of my project up soon.

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