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--- Quote from: pinballwizard79 on September 07, 2008, 10:45:43 pm ---Dual Daytona's?

Awesome, I am very jealous  :applaud:

I have been throwing around the idea of a driving mame &/or dedicated racers but its going to be a while  :hissy:

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On its way is a little dependent on shipping. Will know in a couple of hours hopefully :)

pinballwizard79:

Flake, you implied some uncertainty towards mame driving games but then made a positive comment afterward.

So what is your official take/thought on a MAME driven sit down racer (ahem, system 22 & etc of course too)?

I personally am beginning to lean towards dedicated. After factoring in the display, wheel, a PC running @ over 4+ghz & restoration/modification of the cabinet its looking like a $2k investment & 60+ hours of labor.

For that price plus a few hundred more I can go to super auctions for a dedicated Cruisin USA, Daytona & Off Road Thunder.

I know, why buy 3 dedicated when you can have em all......I mean most of em........?

& you are a drunk nerd too btw  ;D



CrazyKongFan:


--- Quote from: Flake on September 07, 2008, 11:27:17 pm ---My wife just called me a alcoholic, video game nerd.  That makes me feel great.  I think I love her but I'll........I dont know
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(an old joke modified to fit this situation)
My wife says if I don't stop playing video games, she'll leave me...
I sure will miss her!  ;D :laugh2:

Flake:


--- Quote from: pinballwizard79 on September 08, 2008, 02:33:15 am ---Flake, you implied some uncertainty towards mame driving games but then made a positive comment afterward.

So what is your official take/thought on a MAME driven sit down racer (ahem, system 22 & etc of course too)?

I personally am beginning to lean towards dedicated. After factoring in the display, wheel, a PC running @ over 4+ghz & restoration/modification of the cabinet its looking like a $2k investment & 60+ hours of labor.

For that price plus a few hundred more I can go to super auctions for a dedicated Cruisin USA, Daytona & Off Road Thunder.

I know, why buy 3 dedicated when you can have em all......I mean most of em........?

& you are a drunk nerd too btw  ;D



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My position is this - I like the wheel itself as a cheap solution to play certain Mame racing games.  I have found it works well for Spyhunter, Cruisin World (although Cruisin doesnt play 100% - but it is playable) and Outrun.  I'm not sure about other games yet (havent tried any).  I guess what I'm saying is there seems to be alot of people that dont consider a dedicated driving cab worth the time and money because driving games have such specific controls and some games (like Cruisin) require a really high powered PC to play them.  So in the end, a cheap ($45) PC wheel seems to be a nice alternative because you can get the experience of playing some of those games without a lot invested in it.    :cheers:

shardian:

A Mame driving cab can be fun, as long as you don't expect it to do everything. I apply the same concept to regular MAME cabs too. Stick to games that work well on a limited setup. If you have an up/down shifter, a gas pedal, and a 360 wheel, there are a few games you will be able to play well. You may only have 5-10 games, but hey, thats 4-9 more than you would have had with a dedicated machine.  ;)

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