Author Topic: Are you kidding me? (Read 5491 times)

Turnarcades · « **on:** February 22, 2008, 06:04:56 pm »

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mame-arcade-machine-not-jamma-amd-pc-19-tft-monitor_W0QQitemZ180217717784QQihZ008QQcategoryZ3945QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

SavannahLion · « **Reply #1 on:** February 22, 2008, 06:07:11 pm »

I nominate for Hellcade.

severdhed · « **Reply #2 on:** February 22, 2008, 06:09:24 pm »

i suddenly feel much better about my cabinet

ark_ader · « **Reply #3 on:** February 22, 2008, 06:15:37 pm »

Quote from: severdhed on February 22, 2008, 06:09:24 pm

i suddenly feel much better about my cabinet

Thats funny though. It looked very familiar like my old old cab it put an axe to.

We should keep it as an example of what happens when you build a cabinet when drunk.

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #4 on:** February 22, 2008, 06:18:18 pm »

Quote from: SavannahLion on February 22, 2008, 06:07:11 pm

I nominate for Hellcade.

MAME cabs typically don't count for Hellcade ...

TelcoLou · « **Reply #5 on:** February 22, 2008, 06:22:53 pm »

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also included is a full pc tower,amd 800 which has the mame software installed
1000,s of games to choose from including the simpsons/ninja turtles,star force,street fighter,the list goes on and on!!

... I'm surprised it hasn't been taken down by EBay yet

BASS! · « **Reply #6 on:** February 22, 2008, 06:36:56 pm »

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here we have this brilliant piece of kit being a home made cabinet

Bah......hahahahaha

at least they only want $40 for it

DaveMMR · « **Reply #7 on:** February 22, 2008, 06:37:07 pm »

Quote from: CheffoJeffo on February 22, 2008, 06:18:18 pm

Quote from: SavannahLion on February 22, 2008, 06:07:11 pm
I nominate for Hellcade.

MAME cabs typically don't count for Hellcade ...

Nope, that belongs in CrapMAME.

And I love how his grammar and typing skills match those of his cabinet-making skills. It only takes a half a second to hold down a shift key every new sentence...

Turnarcades · « **Reply #8 on:** February 22, 2008, 07:04:40 pm »

I was thinking of buying it for a cheap 19" LCD, but if they take that little care over their stuff, I think I'll pass.

pincky · « **Reply #9 on:** February 22, 2008, 07:27:50 pm »

Quote from: severdhed on February 22, 2008, 06:09:24 pm

i suddenly feel much better about my cabinet

yeah so do i

example here! http://pincky.gotdns.com/Pictures/My%20Arcade%20Pictures/

ratzz · « **Reply #10 on:** February 22, 2008, 07:57:35 pm »

"Question & Answer

Answered On
Q: Hi can I bid on the PC and not the cabinet?
22-Feb-08
A: its all in 1 auction,so if you win its up to you ,you could leave the cabinet here and i,d get rid of it no problem regards"

Fozzy The Bear · « **Reply #11 on:** February 22, 2008, 08:13:09 pm »

Quote from: uprightbass360 on February 22, 2008, 06:36:56 pm

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here we have this brilliant piece of kit being a home made cabinet

Bah......hahahahaha at least they only want $40 for it

NO!! That's £40 GBP so it's almost $80 USD.

Mind you, for £40 it's an OK PC and TFT screen. Not great, but OK and you get a free wooden box you can turn into a plant pot, or even use as your coffin if you want to.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

TelcoLou · « **Reply #12 on:** February 22, 2008, 08:53:53 pm »

I've been giving this some thought ...

It's kind of mean, us all poking fun at this person's cab. Not everyone has great woodworking skills, or a sense of design. He surely isn't asking an astronomical amount of money for this thing either.

Havok · « **Reply #13 on:** February 22, 2008, 09:14:17 pm »

Brilliant!

mrserv0n · « **Reply #14 on:** February 22, 2008, 09:19:15 pm »

that a turnarcade cabinet?

I quote "here we have this brilliant piece of kit" I think he meant to say SH!T

Gamester · « **Reply #15 on:** February 22, 2008, 09:29:23 pm »

I'm not down on the guy as much for his cabinet as I am for his lack of presentation in his auction. I mean c'mon, he couldn't clean up some of the crap lying around, and shut the door of his cluttered bathroom before taking a picture? Gimme a break...

SavannahLion · « **Reply #16 on:** February 22, 2008, 09:46:00 pm »

Quote from: DaveMMR on February 22, 2008, 06:37:07 pm

Quote from: CheffoJeffo on February 22, 2008, 06:18:18 pm
Quote from: SavannahLion on February 22, 2008, 06:07:11 pm
I nominate for Hellcade.

MAME cabs typically don't count for Hellcade ...

Nope, that belongs in CrapMAME.

That's entirely true, and CrapMAME was last updated...?

Turnarcades · « **Reply #17 on:** February 22, 2008, 10:06:54 pm »

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that a turnarcade cabinet?

Cheek!

Xb0x3r · « **Reply #18 on:** February 22, 2008, 10:30:48 pm »

Does this guy know what a t-square is?

Kangum · « **Reply #19 on:** February 22, 2008, 10:38:28 pm »

what the heck is going on with the bottom half of it. it looks like one side is 4 inches shorter then the other and he just slapped the front on cockeyed.

Sir Auros · « **Reply #20 on:** February 22, 2008, 10:43:58 pm »

He's advertising a cabinet with four buttons by showing screens of SFII?

Sure this isn't a joke auction?

BASS! · « **Reply #21 on:** February 23, 2008, 02:23:40 am »

it has 7 if you count the mouse buttons

ratzz · « **Reply #22 on:** February 23, 2008, 05:01:45 pm »

Its a shame really -- it looks like someone is genuinely interested in buying it for their kids.

I wish they'd reconsider ... The seller looks like he's dealt in cabs before - he should know better.

The phrase "Buyer Be-ware" has never been so true.

BrentRadio · « **Reply #23 on:** February 24, 2008, 04:52:09 pm »

Yeah, if I added every crappy mame machine to the hellcade, I would have run out of server space long ago...

I have added about 75 new pics to the hellcade in the last week though...

http://www.brentradio.com/Hellcade.htm

Brent

ratzz · « **Reply #24 on:** February 25, 2008, 01:29:19 pm »

What's with the image of the derelict building Brent?

Turnarcades · « **Reply #25 on:** February 25, 2008, 02:58:25 pm »

My guess is it's a popular arcade from back in the day that fell on hard times, as so many did. I reckon a few US gamers might know where it is...

BrentRadio · « **Reply #26 on:** February 25, 2008, 05:17:42 pm »

Quote from: ratzz on February 25, 2008, 01:29:19 pm

What's with the image of the derelict building Brent?

Are you talking about this one? I have no idea where it is or where I got that pic from. But I imagine that's what the Hellcade would look like from the outside...

Or are you talking about this one?

That one is in Hawaii from what I remember...

Brent

ratzz · « **Reply #27 on:** February 25, 2008, 05:50:41 pm »

Quote from: BrentRadio on February 25, 2008, 05:17:42 pm

Quote from: ratzz on February 25, 2008, 01:29:19 pm
What's with the image of the derelict building Brent?

Are you talking about this one? I have no idea where it is or where I got that pic from. But I imagine that's what the Hellcade would look like from the outside...

Brent

Both ... now.

They are pretty amazing pictures! Good find, and a little sad too

Cakemeister · « **Reply #28 on:** February 26, 2008, 10:08:17 am »

I think a lot of the images in the Hellcade aren't that bad.

BrentRadio is obviously picky about how he thinks conversions ought to be done. (ie not at all)

BrentRadio · « **Reply #29 on:** February 26, 2008, 06:44:51 pm »

Quote from: Cakemeister on February 26, 2008, 10:08:17 am

BrentRadio is obviously picky about how he thinks conversions ought to be done. (ie not at all)

Well you are wrong about that. I know why conversions were done, so ops could make money. No biggie I don't really care about that. The whole point of the hellcade can be stated like this... Imagine a whole arcade full of all your favorite classics just waiting to be played. And as you walked up to each one, it was a crappy jamma conversion. Every single one was converted! That would be Hell, and you would be in the Hellcade. Standing there with a handful of quarters and a tear rolling down your cheek...Doesn't matter if they were done well or not. Just that they were converted at all.

TelcoLou · « **Reply #30 on:** February 26, 2008, 07:01:57 pm »

Well, someone bought it;

"Winning bid: £46.03"

Cakemeister · « **Reply #31 on:** February 26, 2008, 07:52:53 pm »

Quote from: BrentRadio on February 26, 2008, 06:44:51 pm

Quote from: Cakemeister on February 26, 2008, 10:08:17 am

BrentRadio is obviously picky about how he thinks conversions ought to be done. (ie not at all)

Well you are wrong about that. I know why conversions were done, so ops could make money. No biggie I don't really care about that. The whole point of the hellcade can be stated like this... Imagine a whole arcade full of all your favorite classics just waiting to be played. And as you walked up to each one, it was a crappy jamma conversion. Every single one was converted! That would be Hell, and you would be in the Hellcade. Standing there with a handful of quarters and a tear rolling down your cheek...Doesn't matter if they were done well or not. Just that they were converted at all.

Oh, I get it now.

Why don't you put what you just wrote on the Hellcade home page, so that slow folks like me can understand your message?

Teknique · « **Reply #32 on:** February 27, 2008, 10:12:06 am »

I didnt think it was that terrible. Certainly not worth of CrapMAME.

I am suprised though that a vendor would start a thread like that.

ChadTower · « **Reply #33 on:** February 27, 2008, 10:20:48 am »

Quote from: Kangum on February 22, 2008, 10:38:28 pm

what the heck is going on with the bottom half of it. it looks like one side is 4 inches shorter then the other and he just slapped the front on cockeyed.

It appears to be a partially open door.

The crapMAME site is an exercise in irony. The design is 3rd grade 2001, the writing is 3rd grade elementary school, and yet its purpose is to mock the poor creative efforts of others. I bet it doesn't get updated anymore because the owner was lost in the power of his own suction.

Turnarcades · « **Reply #34 on:** February 27, 2008, 10:27:40 am »

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I am suprised though that a vendor would start a thread like that.

I'm only a small-time vendor; I'm still more of a hobbyist than a businessman, which is why you will find many comments from me like this on BYOAC. Many vendors have become detached from the scene to retain a business facade, but I'm still a hobbyist who spends more time contributing here and working on my own stuff than selling, which is why I still speak my mind on creatively offensive efforts like this lamer.

88mph · « **Reply #35 on:** February 27, 2008, 10:30:12 am »

For a moment, I thought someone had mamed a 'Wacko' cabinet..

Teknique · « **Reply #36 on:** February 27, 2008, 10:32:24 am »

no worries mate- It was meant as a jab (but I should have put a winking smiley in there as well to denote it).

btw- the site is coming along nicely since I last checked. Keep it up!

Tek


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