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went broke making your cab?
MrTeamWork:
Why thanks! :) I wish I could meet a woman who at *least* respected that I have this hobby, if not like it as well! All the women I meet are turned off totally if I mention
A: That I am 25 and going for my GED
or
B: That I into Emulation and Arcade Cabinets.
lol
It does not seem to matter that I take care of elderly grandparents ( cough, when 2 of my sisters can give a damn, which is sad ), am working my way to college, and overall am a pretty great guy, but sorta plain. Sigh 8(
On another note... if you have a full set in MAME... and show it to people who don't know what MAME is, I know for a fact they think you are:
A: Loaded with cash
B: Are 'cool in that cool friend kinda way'
and
C: Strange in that '30 year old guy who hangs out in arcade with kids all day' kinda way =/ ( At least that's what people said about me which is pretty messed up - why do people who were raised in the 50's and 60's think that Arcades are where pedophiles hang out??? ) ( My Uncle said that to me )
And remember - a full set of MAME is what many people used to dream about - imagine the power if you had MAME and a full set back say in 1990, or 1980 - you would be 'everything'
And now anyone can download MAME and 'come across' games ;) and have well, much of the history of Arcade games right in the palm of their hands... it's a power trip... it's sort of giving a car nut a complete garage of every car ever built, or a Movie buff a DVD/VHS copy of every movie ever made...
hyiu:
well.... I'm not broke yet.... but it does GREATLY drain me financially....
well... not only I got brich plywood from HD (which is expensive...) but along the way, I got power tools too.... hee hee... I like power tools also... heee hee....
I finished 1 cab... ( a gutted cab...) for a friend... and soon... I'll start working on my own.... heee hee.... garage full of stuffs.... not ready to start yet.....
btw... I'm 33 and living with my parents.... no wife... no kids... but do have a job....
people think I'm a nutcase..... since I'm quite into video games..... video game nutcase.... heee hee....
ps: did I tell you that I've been hanging out in this site MOST of my web surfing time ever since I discovered Mame ??.... ;) ;D ;D ;D
oh... and I have to say.... I agree to MilitiaMan completly...
Mr. Teamwork.... you're not a loser at all.... anyone with respect and love for others.... definitely not a loser.......
;) ;D ;) ;D
romid:
I feel so young! Im 21, turning 22 in a couple days!
I live with 5 of my buddies in a big house and we throw a lot of parties. You can imagine between the 6 of us college student, we can spread the word about a party pretty quick and they are usually huge.
Since I finished my MAME cabinet, at every party almost everyone spends at least a few minutes on the arcade and a lot of people do the whole "can you build me one? how much would i have to pay you?" Its a bigger attraction then our pool table or foosball table, etc...
So to all those who think MAME is geeky-- you should swing by one of our parties and see how many 18-21year olds love it! :)
SNAAAKE:
--- Quote from: MrTeamWork on March 28, 2003, 01:18:58 pm ---Why thanks! :) I wish I could meet a woman who at *least* respected that I have this hobby, if not like it as well! All the women I meet are turned off totally if I mention
A: That I am 25 and going for my GED
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Okay here is a TIP from snake :D
Never tell a women about your GED.
Always act like you are the MAN ! and you know lot of stuff about computers and other stuff(even if you really dont..LOL !).
Never tell women about you playing video games..most dont have a clue that its for EVERYONE so you better off not even mentioning anything about video games.
Thats what I do..anyone ask me "what you do for fun?".
I say...hang around,movies,pool and stuff but I really play games all the time. :D
OH and I am 18 and finished school already. ;D
An arcade addict since 1991...(cant remember) ;D
FractalWalk:
--- Quote from: MrTeamWork on March 28, 2003, 01:18:58 pm ---I wish I could meet a woman who at *least* respected that I have this hobby, if not like it as well!
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I'm 38 and my girlfriend wants this cab more than me. If she doesn't get to play Galaga soon she's going to kill me! She's already planning how to re-decorate the basement around the cabinet color.