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went broke making your cab?
DZuroff:
I found that it helps to buy things a little at a time. I haven't even started building my cab yet, but I now have in my parts collection 1 3" happs trackball, one Oscar pro spinner, Hagstrom KE-72, Hagstrom ME-24, two super joys, 12 buttons, 3 sheets of wood.... Hmmmm and why haven't I started building yet? *Ponders* The monitor is going to kill me though.. have to save for that one.
Anyway, building a cab won't break me because owning a home already does a pretty darn good job of that. :)
BTW, I am 29/single but will be engaged in a week and a half (she doesn't know this yet.. Shhhh! :) )
Distortion:
I'm 18 and my cab almost caused me to not be able to pay my car insurance :o :o Chicks seem to dig it, though, and it gives me games that the neighbor kids don't have so I can finally beat them in my own house at something ;D ;D Kyle still whomps me at MvsC, though. Chicks dig Bubble Bobble too. I haven't played Puyo Puyo, so I'll have to look into that.
Hoe:
Well, I built just a control pannel (not a full cab) so I could "save money over buying xarcades" and I spent more then xarcade joysticks cost, lol.
I'm nearly 20 and my girl friend only likes Super Mario World. I've yet to sucker her into playing bubble bobble (I did play that a lot with my last girl friend) or puyo puyo.
Try Mr Driller or Klona (both are psx/ps2/gba) titles, I bet they'd love them.
jalidi:
I spent 1006 dollars (Canadian funny money currency) with tax, shipping, everything inclusive, over three months... while that's alot of money since the project ended up being successful it's cash well-spent. Now I'm the envy of all my friends whenever they come over and that's a sweet, sweet feeling. :)
GroovyTuesdaY:
Hello all,
I am 32 and just starting down my own personal hellish road of control and cabinet makeing hehehe
Is it just me or do others have the same exeperience that when they tell others about their little projects with controls panels and cabinets and when people say " oh, how much is that costing?" with the little gleam in their eye as if they are thinking " OOO I WANT ONE" and when you tell them how much JUST THE CONTROL PANEL costs, they about crap themselves and say "MAN.... thats alot of money"..... does everyone else find it hard to try to explain this to people ......try to explain the ..ugh..........NEED to build one....HEHEHE. In my experience you either "GET IT" or you DONT~
What are some other experiences others have had with this as well? :)
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