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How do you refer to your "arcade-style cabinet which you use to play games"
0peth:
Definately "The Arcade" oh and Hi..Im new to the message board. Active visitor to this site for 5+ years. :cheers:
Avrus:
my cab or arcade cabinet.
RetroACTIVE:
I call it my "All in One" because I have other dedicated machines.
SavannahLion:
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Exactly, I never ever heard that expression until I started reading these forums. An "arcade" is where you go to play games (before video games they even had penny arcades).
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Same here. I still stumble over it when people say that when they're specifically referring to one cabinet. In fact, where I work, we actually have a long unused room we call the, "Arcade," because of the cathedral-like arches.
As for me, It depends entirely on the context of the conversation and who I'm talking to. Generally it's, "my arcade cabinet(s)." My GF calls it, "that crap." To which I generally respond, "it's not just that crap! It's my crap and keep your hands off of it!"
More Cowbell:
We called it the Arcade Machine or MAME Machine for a long time. Once I added some others we started calling it the MAME Cab. Interesting how the names evolve.