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What cabinet inspired you to get into this hobby?
Todd H:
For me it would have to be The Ultimate Arcade Machine I first saw about 2001-2002.
http://web.archive.org/web/20080129140812/http://netbox.home.mindspring.com/arcade/
Since then I've been itching to build my own, which I'm finally doing. What about you?
AtomSmasher:
I got an email from Barnes and Noble telling me about the ExtremeTech series of books which I ignored at first, but then noticed one of the books was titled Project Arcade. I immediately ordered the book and the rest is history (or at least archived on this forum) ;D
So I guess it's the Project Arcade cabinet that got me inspired, although reading through the project announcement section once the book led me to this forum also helped.
SavannahLion:
It was just a strange series of events. I always wanted a cab but I always perceived it out of my reach. Either due to lack of funds, repair knowhow or space. The specific course of events that gave me the itch to actually acquire one probably started with my getting kicked out of my favorite forum. Homeless I went in search and found BYOAC. Then I saw a Simpsons cab on Fleabay but got outbid and found an "empty" Hang-On cab on Craigs instead. Which all transpired right around the time I moved from my tiny cottage to a small house. Through all of this, I rediscovered MAME (yet again).
It all kind of happened at the same time. :dunno
Games001:
I had been a user of MAME for years, but never staggered my way over to BYOAC until a little over a year ago. The cab that actually caught my eye and made me want to build a personal arcade cabinet was, as with many I bet.. The NEON MAME by everyone's favorite Kustom builder. Once I saw it, I knew I could do something at least 10% as good. :afro:
Mauzy:
I somehow found the Arcade Restoration Website in '06 and I was AMAZED at the restoration work on the site. I read every restore story I could find, and found that I wanted in on this. A couple days later I discovered the JAMMA harness, and started making plans. By the end of the week, I had won a MKII board set on ebay. My dad kind of got interested in the technical side and we started building a cab (its now dismantled in the shed for a future project...) Halfway through it dawned on use that we couldn't spend $400 on a 25 inch monitor, so we went to the local op. They said they didn't sell "small" parts to the public, but to come by next month for their warehouse sale. We did and we went home with a very nice, perfectly working, Golden Tee 2K machine in a generic kit cabinet with a 25 inch monitor for $250! About a year later I won a converted Midway cab on ebay that was, at the time, a Ninja Clowns cab. That was restored to Galaga. About 10 months ago I accidentally won an empty Midway cocktail table that turned out to be a Super Pac Man cab, and that has since been restored. Now I just need a Nintendo cab and I will be good to go.
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