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The Arcade Even A Wife Can Love (Back From The Dead!)
javeryh:
OK, I wasn't sure whether or not to even post this until it was finished but what the heck (I need something to do to keep me busy at work today ;D). It adds nothing new to the hobby and is a (yet another) shameless rip off of one of Knievel's outstanding cabinets. Maybe I'll snap a few more pics or something along the way. Progress on this is going to be s...l...o...w... because I think I've reached the point where my wife hates this hobby obsession. She went to her parents on Tuesday so I started working on this without saying anything. She's going to kill me. Anyway, here's the profile:
Plans for this are a 20" LCD running MAME, Daphne and some sort of Pinball emulator (I've never played any of those before). I'm also thinking about adding some hand buzzers for YDKJ and maybe even some SNES and NES games down the road. I want this to be as "wife-friendly" as possible.
The cabinet is going to be stained a dark reddish mahogany color to match the furniture in my house and I will add black "leather" t-molding. The CP will be the standard 2 player/6-button with trackball and spinner. I will likely install a working coin door too. I have no idea what to call this thing or what I'm going to use for marquee art... That's all for now!
DaOld Man:
Is the cabinet going to be that skinny? Or is the picture stretched?
If picture is normal, I like the idea, but it may be a little crowded around the computer area?
leapinlew:
--- Quote from: javeryh on November 16, 2007, 12:35:57 pm ---Progress on this is going to be s...l...o...w... because I think I've reached the point where my wife hates this hobby obsession. She went to her parents on Tuesday so I started working on this without saying anything. She's going to kill me.
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Just wanted to point this out...
Good luck with your build and marriage. ;)
TOK:
--- Quote from: leapinlew on November 16, 2007, 01:37:44 pm ---
Just wanted to point this out...
Good luck with your build and marriage. ;)
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My wife doesn't like anything thats skinnier than her. ;)
ratzz:
My wife would like a rotatable cp with a built in makeup set, and the monitor turns into a mirror.
Good luck man, I am a huge fan of your projects.
Started a blog yet?
Ratzz :cheers: