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What cabinet inspired you to get into this hobby?
spocktwin:
:banghead: Well kind of sad story, but yet not. In the late 80's I moved to Minnesota from Ohio to try to work things out with my wife as we were separated. I went to work for an electronics retailer in Minnesota known as Shaak Electronics. The managers best friend worked for a firm that supplied arcade games to the local arcade joints. He had to clear the warehouse so he offered us at the store first pick. I bought a pac man, space invaders and asteroids deluxe for the total price of $100.00 (cash of course) they all worked and were in great shape (other then they smelled like a bar). A year later we split for good and I hoofed back to Ohio. My only demand in the divorce was the games were donated to a local scout troop that one of my coworkers boy belonged to for them to sell as a fundraiser. I longed ever since then and found Saint's book in Barnes & Noble and have built two since. Sad story yes but to get away from that woman turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to me. Married a sweet younger woman, I have two kids and the world is just fine thank you!!!!
RTSDaddy2:
I had already found MAME, and somehow stumbled onto a website of homebuilt cabs a few months later. There sat this GORGEOUS blue cabinet that looked like it had been carved out of marble. This marble technique of painting was certainly the inspiration behind the look of our own cabinet.
RayB:
I change my answer to: ALL cabs.
;D
daywane:
--- Quote from: spocktwin on January 09, 2009, 07:57:41 pm --- :banghead: Well kind of sad story, but yet not. In the late 80's I moved to Minnesota from Ohio to try to work things out with my wife as we were separated.
--- End quote ---
Damn. I have been there, close to same story.
only I left KY for MN :dizzy:
we were not able to fix things eather.
I left for AZ found my wife
DaOld Man:
Three (or four) years ago a friend of mine invited me over to his place after work one afternoon to check out a arcade cab that his wife had bought him.
It was made out of plywood and had about 100 or so games on it. It had an older mother board in it.
My friend knew I liked messing with computers and said he bet i had enough stuff laying around to build one.
That got me started. I emailed the guy that made the machine and he told me about mame.
After much searching on the web, I came across this site.
I had never operated a router before, and never thought I could build a regular book case from scrap, much less a 6 foot tall arcade machine.
But now, after 4 upright arcades and two jukeboxes, I am here still learning tricks from the masters.
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