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| More Cowbell:
I don't know if everyone I deal with is just a lame-o or what. I have the opposite experience where people just look at me with a blank stare when I tell them that I've built an arcade machine. I tell them that it plays every game that they remember from the arcades, Atari, Nintendo, etc. and they pretty much pat me on the head and say, "That's nice." Makes me want to move to Australia where apparently everyone is wild about arcades. |
| ahofle:
Haha, yep same here. Most people just don't get it, or must've never set foot in an arcade in the 80s/90s. |
| Orclord:
Same here.....Blank look.... Oh.... Anyway did you see that program on telly last night... |
| RayB:
Not quite. I'm "the Spore Cubes" guy. |
| pmc:
I think alot of (normal) people are nostalgic about arcade games and would love to chat about their memories and experiences. But when they hear that I went so far as to build an entire cabinet, they kinda want to back away slowly without breaking eye contact. On the other hand, the regular geeks (I'm in IT) love to talk about this stuff and wish they had the drive, time, skill, and desire to build, restore, or buy something. -pmc |
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