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Restoration "rules"

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mikejkelley:
I guess it depends on whether you collect arcade games because they're fun to play or you'd rather be able to brag that you made a box of wires look very much the same as it did 20 years ago.

j/k, it's cool that someppl go through so much trouble to restore a cabinet, but I see no reason to get all hung up about it (and I have a lot of hang-ups)!

Just my 25¢.

Level42:
I said there were no rules but there really is one rule.

Only Mame an original if there is really no other option. And even then only to get the orignal game/controls working again....




 ;D

RayB:

--- Quote from: mikejkelley on April 18, 2009, 02:29:41 am ---I guess it depends on whether you collect arcade games because they're fun to play or you'd rather be able to brag that you made a box of wires look very much the same as it did 20 years ago.

j/k, it's cool that someppl go through so much trouble to restore a cabinet, but I see no reason to get all hung up about it (and I have a lot of hang-ups)!

Just my 25¢.

--- End quote ---
I understand your point, but it's like buying a house that looks like sh!t and not caring about it. I guess some people like living in sh!t. It's just a box to sleep in and keep rain out, right?  ;)

Sarcasm aside, one benefit is wife approval. They tend to HATE the machines when they are dirty and smelly, but appreciate them a bit more when they look nice. It's like restoring a classic car.

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