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Title: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: pinballwizard79 on January 31, 2011, 11:49:01 pm
When the wife says "we are all out of pepper" you have a Burger Time flashback

 ;D

Ok, now its your turn
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: amendonz on February 01, 2011, 12:03:23 am
you see a joystick on a forklift and automatically try to do a hadoken on it
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: SavannahLion on February 01, 2011, 10:08:35 am
When you can think of a better use for the wasted space at work that's being taken up by agency files.
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Smeghead on February 01, 2011, 11:02:59 am
All cheese makes you think of Pacman
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Shecky on February 01, 2011, 11:11:43 am
When ever you wear a long sleeve jacket you make your left hand disappear and pretend to shoot like Megaman. If your a really big dork you jump with your left leg bent and your other arm up.
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: yotsuya on February 01, 2011, 11:26:01 am
Shecky wins!
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: VanillaGorilla on February 01, 2011, 12:47:24 pm
...If it turns you on when your woman refers to 'it' as your joystick!
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Smeghead on February 01, 2011, 01:09:56 pm
You think you can kick anyones ass just because you own at Mortal Kombat
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Cynicaster on February 01, 2011, 01:17:09 pm
You name your cat "Klax".

Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: RandyT on February 01, 2011, 01:19:27 pm
...when you see a 65" plasma TV at Best Buy and start mentally planning the cabinet it would take to house it, and wondering if you could get it down the stairs when it was done.
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: JODY on February 01, 2011, 01:31:41 pm
When relatives come over and give strange looks when they see the Pole Position steering wheel attached to the non-installed control panel, other miscellaneous arcade parts, etc. strung out in the basement.  They have no idea what any of that stuff is.....
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Nephasth on February 01, 2011, 02:06:33 pm
You're trying to troubleshoot a monitor problem right after you wake up in PJs in your 20F garage.
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: opt2not on February 01, 2011, 02:28:46 pm
Whenever you see an old CRT monitor or TV laying by the side of the road you think to yourself "I could use that for another mame cabinet!".
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Donkbaca on February 01, 2011, 02:38:37 pm
... you sometimes restrict your movements to true 4 way...
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Hurray Banana on February 01, 2011, 03:21:04 pm
...when you see a 65" plasma TV at Best Buy and start mentally planning the cabinet it would take to house it, and wondering if you could get it down the stairs when it was done.

Snap ;D
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Hurray Banana on February 01, 2011, 03:22:49 pm
You're talking to the wife about music at your funeral (can't remember why) and you pick the Super Mario Brothers theme tune as your choice and have everyone turn up in arcade related clothing.
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: KonkeyKong on February 01, 2011, 03:28:57 pm
...you can sing along to "Pac Man Fever"...... and do.




--edit spelling
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: flashiv on February 01, 2011, 03:37:32 pm
Whenever you see an old CRT monitor or TV laying by the side of the road you think to yourself "I could use that for another mame cabinet!".

+10 (such a good idea that +1 just wasn't enough)
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Bootay on February 01, 2011, 03:38:12 pm
Whenever you see an old CRT monitor or TV laying by the side of the road you think to yourself "I could use that for another mame cabinet!".

LOL I do this.
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: CheffoJeffo on February 01, 2011, 03:40:17 pm
Your Facebook status reflects that Project Arcade, Version 2.0 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/047089153X/buildyourowna-20) was released today!

You folks know who you are!

 :cheers:
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Paul Olson on February 01, 2011, 06:43:56 pm
When your girlfriend is trying to plan a California vacation and the discussion starts with "do you want to go to San Francisco before or after the arcade thing (CAX). :)
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Dexter on February 01, 2011, 07:02:08 pm
.... you go on a family outing to the Zoo and wonder why the big gorilla isn't chucking barrels at you.
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: lilshawn on February 01, 2011, 07:58:45 pm
your carpal tunnel has a carpal tunnel.
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: SammyWI on February 01, 2011, 08:27:17 pm
...If it turns you on when your woman refers to 'it' as your joystick!

When things like this and the phrase 'Pole Position' make you oddly aroused...........
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: HanoiBoi on February 01, 2011, 08:44:11 pm
...you truly believe you can beat jasonbar or quarterstringer in a competition
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: pinballwizard79 on February 01, 2011, 09:05:39 pm
That $14,600 motorcycle makes you think of the max hi score possible on level one of Ms Pacman

Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: pinballwizard79 on February 01, 2011, 09:15:36 pm
One more

The text notification sound effect on my phone is the Mortal Kombat guy saying "Toasteeeeeee"

Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Vulgar Soul on February 01, 2011, 09:28:50 pm
Everytime you look at a kitchen countertop, table, or anything, you imagine how it would look with a built in arcade game.

EDIT: Not sure why it quoted lol.
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: JODY on February 02, 2011, 12:25:39 am
You made a whole new door just to get the 4 player X-men into your home.
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Smeghead on February 02, 2011, 12:29:34 am
and the ultimate one......


You have arcade music on your IPOD!!!  Come on, whos guilty?
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: vorghagen on February 02, 2011, 01:37:41 am
and the ultimate one......


You have arcade music on your IPOD!!!  Come on, whos guilty?

Not arcade music........ but I do have Commodore 64 music. The SID chip was and still is AWESOME!
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: danny_galaga on February 02, 2011, 05:48:54 am

Any sign written in cursive makes you think of Williams
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Post by: CheffoJeffo on February 02, 2011, 09:06:49 am
If, while emptying pockets to do laundry, you find tokens mixed in with the loose change ... just happened to me.  ::)
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Hurray Banana on February 02, 2011, 09:12:37 am
When watching telly you say "that sound effect/music comes from game XX"
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: HaRuMaN on February 02, 2011, 09:15:37 am
When watching a dvd, you freeze it anytime you see a pinball / arcade game just so you can make out what it is...
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Bender on February 02, 2011, 09:43:13 am
 :laugh2: :laugh2: what does it say when just about all of these apply?

Had to rip open the Amazon package and show the wife the Project Arcade 2.0 book yesterday
and she was like Yeah, Yeah, that's neat  ::)
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Bootay on February 02, 2011, 10:54:35 am
One more

The text notification sound effect on my phone is the Mortal Kombat guy saying "Toasteeeeeee"



Yea my text notification is the sound it makes when you pick up a key in Gauntlet. LOL

And my ringtone is the song "Dracula's Castle" from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.

I guess I am a game dork.
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: garnerb350 on February 02, 2011, 11:10:08 am
Your Facebook status reflects that Project Arcade, Version 2.0 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/047089153X/buildyourowna-20) was released today!

You folks know who you are!

 :cheers:


Now Cheffo....that is a book of teaching....to better one self...

Now if you bought this guys book....

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4dZdSReJbBQ/R7DcYXIi0KI/AAAAAAAAAmI/BjsvXxWTC_w/s200/roy_shildt_mr_awesome2.jpg)

Ummm yeah most definitely...you might be a dork...

My boss at works questions if i am working or playing Atari because my email sound is the Pacman death from the 2600 game...lol
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Donkbaca on February 02, 2011, 11:51:55 am
Haha, I think Bender's deal pretty much sums everything up.  When you get fired up about something, only to be met by a "so what?"

You have dreams that you are stuck in a video game...
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Donkbaca on February 02, 2011, 12:18:32 pm
Not you might be, you ARE an arcade dork when you do this:

http://www.twitvid.com/HZ4DY (http://www.twitvid.com/HZ4DY)

Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Smeghead on February 02, 2011, 12:27:04 pm
and the ultimate one......


You have arcade music on your IPOD!!!  Come on, whos guilty?

Not arcade music........ but I do have Commodore 64 music. The SID chip was and still is AWESOME!

Walking round town listening to Last Ninja 2 music on yer Ipod LOL
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: dgame on February 02, 2011, 12:29:53 pm
You have arcade related art (posters, flyers, marquees, etc.) hanging on the walls in your office at work.
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: garnerb350 on February 02, 2011, 02:31:17 pm
[I've e-mailed him at three or more different addresses and never gotten a response.  Been cash in hand for years trying to get it.


 :laugh2:
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: danny_galaga on February 03, 2011, 12:41:06 am
Not you might be, you ARE an arcade dork when you do this:

http://www.twitvid.com/HZ4DY (http://www.twitvid.com/HZ4DY)



Holy crap! the dude has so much PCP he's rolling in it!
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Hurray Banana on February 03, 2011, 08:43:57 am
When you build a bartop for the college course you teach and tailor some of the work so students create old style arcade games and have classic arcade game competitions each year to feed your own habits.
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: jennifer on February 03, 2011, 09:06:37 am

        When you gotta move more than a dozen cabs, just to get one more in the house.
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Havok on February 04, 2011, 10:42:37 am
When you buy a house, everything revolves around the arcade you plan on building in the basement...
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Bootay on February 04, 2011, 11:57:24 am
When you buy a house, everything revolves around the arcade you plan on building in the basement...

Heh I am going through this right now. I have denied several houses the wife liked when looking solely based on the fact that it wouldn't work out for my game room.  ;D
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Post by: HaRuMaN on February 04, 2011, 01:28:16 pm
When you buy a house, everything revolves around the arcade you plan on building in the basement... loft
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: joeH on February 04, 2011, 04:22:20 pm
You get excited to build a new PC..because the one you're currently using gets moved into the arcade cab.
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Donkbaca on February 04, 2011, 05:16:41 pm
Your current time logged into this forum is measured in weeks...
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: bkenobi on February 04, 2011, 05:22:18 pm
When you buy a house, everything revolves around the arcade you plan on building in the basement...

Heh I am going through this right now. I have denied several houses the wife liked when looking solely based on the fact that it wouldn't work out for my game room.  ;D
guilty...
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Epyx on February 04, 2011, 05:32:48 pm
When you peruse a store's laminate section solely to look for colours that would look good on a future project.

When you are at work the majority of website tabs point to pages like KLOV, BYOAC, Ultimarc, GGG and Twin Galaxies.

When you see material odds and ends and think "Man, Ond or Drventure could probably use this for something cool."

When you can't walk past the expensive wood in a hardware store without thinking of Pixel's Mission Control Project.

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When you buy a house, everything revolves around the arcade you plan on building in the basement...

Heh I am going through this right now. I have denied several houses the wife liked when looking solely based on the fact that it wouldn't work out for my game room

Guilty as well...the house I ended up buying had the perfect "Man Cave potential"

Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: RayB on February 04, 2011, 06:19:09 pm
I draw the line way sooner than most of you. You are an arcade dork the minute you haul one game cabinet into your home.
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: JODY on February 04, 2011, 07:05:58 pm
I draw the line way sooner than most of you. You are an arcade dork the minute you haul one game cabinet into your home.


That is when it all starts.  Can't have just one...
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: leapinlew on February 04, 2011, 09:29:57 pm
The moment for me was the day I started caring about the controls. I went from "An 8 way should work with Ms. Pacman" to "I need a 1.25" red ball 4 way physically restricted leaf joystick to play Ms. Pacman properly".
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Dervacumen on February 04, 2011, 09:35:47 pm
and the ultimate one......


You have arcade music on your IPOD!!!  Come on, whos guilty?
DiveMaster gave me a ringtone of M.U.L.E. several years ago and it's still the best thing going...
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Dervacumen on February 04, 2011, 09:40:19 pm
Half of the clothing you got over the holidays was game related.
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: smalltownguy on February 05, 2011, 01:17:12 am
The moment for me was the day I started caring about the controls. I went from "An 8 way should work with Ms. Pacman" to "I need a 1.25" red ball 4 way physically restricted leaf joystick to play Ms. Pacman properly".

OMG I'm SO there.
Title: Re: You might be an an arcade dork when...
Post by: Hurray Banana on February 05, 2011, 08:48:55 am
Half of the clothing you got over the holidays was game related.

+1 I'm so easy to buy presents for.