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markb:
For me there were 2 reasons, firstly I had a spare computer and secondly I enjoy a challenge.

Building a cab is fairly unique, you are required at some point to be part electrician, part carpenter, part computer bod.
MYX:
1 - Fer sure (playing)
2 - yup - although when it is all said and done, there were never scrolling blinking lights on the clasics. It is almost trying to put pinball concepts into cabs. (nostalga)
3 - Uh...yeah (showing off)
4 - no it will go in the game room. (look good in living room)
I also have to agree that it is about the build. 1. to see if I can pull it off. and 2. I am just having a heck of a lot of fun (except for when I'm not)
PCtech:
I hate to say it, but someone paid me.  I love the games, spent way too much time in the arcades as a kid.  I've known about MAME for awhile, but never thought about putting it in a cab.  Once I found out about it, and started telling a couple people about how "cool" the idea sounded, once guy offered to pay me to turn his "Mortal Kombat" into a MAME machine.

I love doing it, but can't afford to do one for myself  :'(
WwonderLlama:
I'd have to go with 2, 1, and 3 (in that order).  I can't say 4, since my black-painted cab looks terrible in my white-walled living room... :)


--- Quote from: Luckydevil on January 25, 2006, 10:47:35 pm ---I'd like to think that we are in the upper echelon of the nerds in terms of coolness.  ;D
Nerds that play D+D with dice are at the bottom of course.  :laugh:

--- End quote ---

But wait... I do both... So where does that put me?  Am I in two places at once?  That'd be cool! I could be at work earning money while being at home building/playing my MAME cab!
KillerArcades:
For me:

1) to actually PLAY and ENJOY classic games?

YES!

2) To revel in nostalga?
Yes!

3) To show off to your mates?
yeah, that doesn't hurt. ;)

4) Because the cabinet just looks good within the living room!

nah, mine's being relegated to the downstairs "game room" as well. :p but, I can control the lighting more down there anyway, so no biggee.
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