How often do you play your Mame cab?

[topher0002]

Well when i sold my original one because i basically wanted money to build another one that was better I was playing it all of the time,  Id say an average of an hour or day or so after work before the wife got home,  crack open a beer, play a game,  and relax for a while.  Its been about 6 months since i sold the old one.

I am feeling serious withdrawl from it but My Modded Wii has kept me sane.    However I just purchased a very nice stripped cabinet from an auction for $50 and already bought a 27 inch tv with svideo from craigslist for $50, then decased,  and mounted it last night,  a unused computer is in my computer room just waiting to be loaded with a fresh copy of mame.   So all thats really left is slapping it all together and buying the parts for and assembling the control panel,   it really doesnt even need painted,  original Showtime/Blitz  Midway artwork is beutiful still so i think im going to leave it alone and just paint the CP.   

Anyways,  im ready to start playing again

[wbassett]

I leave my cab on 27/7 and usually play a game when I walk by.  I work from home and sometimes to come down from work stress I'll take a break and play a game.

[lettuce]

since losing use of my left arm, I'm still trying to regain full movement and strength in it.

Ouch, That sucks. How bad was the stroke? Entire left side? Or just some parts of your left side. I remember you stating you couldnt grin the same. Hopefully with a bit of effort, you will be kicking the little whip-er-snappers at their own game!

Entire left side which, being a buff bloke like I am, meant I looked very odd over time when muscle atrophy set in. The real pisser though is that I never lost any sensation, so I could feel my leg and arm pulling at the joints where the muscles had become so wasted they could not pull the joints back into the sockets at my hip and shoulder. The Doctors said at 27, it was such an extreme stroke to experience.

6 months on though and things are looking up. I'm beefing back up, I'm almost walking permanently without a stick, and my arm's efficient enough to do a bit of lifting, just not controlled enough for intricate work.

I did manage to go through Final Fight in one sitting quite well though the other day, so I'm not giving up. When they asked me if there's anything I missed and was working towards, I even said I wanna be able to play video games again!

That sucks man, guess you can use playing mame as an excuse for exercising your fingers and reactions, gives a new meaning to physiotherapy. Thats one of my worse nightmares, being injured in some way that id never be able to play (or properly play) video games ever again  . Heres to a speedy and full recovery