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Crowquill:

I'm not sure that there's a hobby that can quite compare to this one. Most of us get into it to play games and that's definitely a big part of it, but there's so much more.

There's the technical aspect of it: building computers, working with all the different types of controllers, adapting existing equipment to make it all work. Now that I've started collecting JAMMA PCBs I'm troubleshooting problems on the PCB itself and repairing monitors.

The woodworking aspect: Engineer and construct a cabinet using a variety of materials and equipment. Also repairing and modifying existing cabinets.

The artistic aspect: Coming up with a theme and colors, Designing artwork, sometimes even integrating it into the cabinet's design. Also, examining and recreating existing arcade artwork.

I think the complexity of this hobby is what's sucked me in this far. I love to learn new things and so far it seems that there's no end to the information out there with new things popping up all the time. I'm also impressed on a regular basis of the ingenuity of other hobbyists out there.

Xam:

I think you are right to a great degree Crow.

I find it very theraputic going out to the garage and fiddling with the arcade stuff. Also...nothing compares to watching a pile of wood start to materialize into something. Even if your skills are very rudimentary (as are mine) you can still make something nice looking.

Also...it has been fun teaching my boys a few things throughout the process.

Xam

AMDman13:

I just remember buying the latest and greatest consoles as a kid with hopes that the graphics would be as sweet or as authentic as the arcade. Needless to say I was almost always disappointed. NES really stunk at this. The Robocop port comes to mind here. The whole time I dreamed of owning a real arcade. 

vidmouse:


--- Quote from: Zebidee on May 12, 2007, 11:14:14 pm ---So I casually yet politely interjected and asked "Are you right handed"?  He nodded in answer.  "Then keep going up and to the right as much as possible, spray back and forth and keep shooting.  If you need to dodge away, do it but go back to the top right ASAP"  He absorbed this and it seemed that his game improved immediately. 

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Zeb --  so what do you do if you're left-handed?  Keep going down and to the left?  (not trying to be funny, really never knew this about this game)


Tiger-Heli:


--- Quote from: vidmouse on May 14, 2007, 12:42:27 pm ---Zeb --  so what do you do if you're left-handed?  Keep going down and to the left?  (not trying to be funny, really never knew this about this game)

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Up and left works well for me.  (I never knew that either, but I figured out going up works better, and noticed that I tend to go up and left instinctively, although I can see how up and right would work also.

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