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Kremmit:


--- Quote from: SithMaster on December 08, 2006, 10:05:09 pm ---Whats your definition of young?

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Old enough to remember how cool it was to trade in your single-game Pong on a new machine that could play different games just by swapping a cartridge.

Chris:


--- Quote from: unclet on December 08, 2006, 07:55:06 pm ---I dont get it .... why not build you brother a standup (or bartop) arcade cabinet with all the games on it ... including Mame(with JOust) and Atari 2600 and other emulators?

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He just doesn't have that kind of space, even for a bar-top.  (Yeah, it sounds silly, but trust me on this one. :) )

SithMaster:


--- Quote ---Old enough to remember how cool it was to trade in your single-game Pong on a new machine that could play different games just by swapping a cartridge.
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Ahhhh.  I ask because im only 19 but i think its an interesting idea.  And i consider myself a youngling.  Maybe a padawan.

TOK:


--- Quote from: Kremmit on December 08, 2006, 09:57:55 pm ---Sounds cool to me. 

Can't help noticing that it's the younger members that think it's silly, while the old farts that remember the 2600 dig it.

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Thanks for saying I'm young, but I'm an old fart who owned a 2600, and I thought it was silly.  ;)

To me, the cartridge system is a gimmick that actually gets in the way of functionality. He's got a 2600 already if he still feels like swapping cartridges. I also think once he plays the real Joust ROM in MAME, that 2600 is going to be sitting unused.

javeryh:


--- Quote from: TOK on December 09, 2006, 06:50:54 am ---
--- Quote from: Kremmit on December 08, 2006, 09:57:55 pm ---Sounds cool to me. 

Can't help noticing that it's the younger members that think it's silly, while the old farts that remember the 2600 dig it.

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Thanks for saying I'm young, but I'm an old fart who owned a 2600, and I thought it was silly.  ;)

To me, the cartridge system is a gimmick that actually gets in the way of functionality. He's got a 2600 already if he still feels like swapping cartridges. I also think once he plays the real Joust ROM in MAME, that 2600 is going to be sitting unused.

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I agree.  I'm somewhat old (32) and I wouldn't want the hassle of swapping games.  A MAME machine in whatever form you choose (stand-up, cocktail, bartop, mini, etc.) seems like a better solution.

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