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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Funnel on October 12, 2009, 02:57:22 pm
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What's up guys! So i've finally taken the time to start assembling the cab along with some friends. Pics are coming, I'm hoping sometime later today. I'm going to keep u guys updated. Later!
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i'll leave a response hopefully sometime after you post pictures.. keep an eye on this post, bye for now. :cheers:
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That's me in the right with the terminator salvation t-shirt
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love the peace sign :laugh2:
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Something tells me your goal in building a cab is not to recreate your memories of the early 80s ? :D
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i'll leave a response hopefully sometime after you post pictures.. keep an eye on this post, bye for now. :cheers:
:laugh2:
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love the peace sign :laugh2:
Hey, it's an arcade community! It's the Mario Sign. LOL. :laugh2:
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I've always known it as the FOB sign :dunno
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what is it with the sign jeeeez... It's kinda like "whats up!". I'm in no way recreating a hippie moment from the 60's. Soooo about the cab...
edited for CheffoJeffo's reading pleasure
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what is it with the sign jeeeez... It's kinda like "whats up!". I'm in no way recreating a hippie moment from the 80's. Soooo about the cab...
From someone who is old enough to know that the hippies and the 80s were separated by decades ... GTF off of my lawn !
My parents were hippies. I was a child of the 80s.
Do you see the gap in generation there ?
It is nice to see you young folks building cabs, but let's not be stupid about our cultural references ... otherwise we old folks will just assume that you listen to Miley Cyrus and play Street Fighter 11ty12 Super Secret Rainbow Edition all day ...
Did you see how stupid that was ? :cheers:
Although I would bet that at least 50% of it is true ! >:D
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You guys are being pretty brutal to a newbie. Great way to encourage him. Oh wait, I know, the guy had it coming with that fugly peace sign. At least the kid has enthousiasm.
Don't fret Funnel, these guys are cool. They probably missed out on a chance to buy a EDOT or something so they're a little PO'ed and impatient ...
But yeah, next time create the thread WHEN you have pics ready ;)
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love the peace sign
I just learned something new today, because in Denmark the V-sign is a victory symbol and not a peace sign.
But I now know the history, thanks to wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-sign)
What a great place BYOAC is, I constantly learn weird things like how to cut plexiglass and stuff like that.
Btw shouldn't this post be in project anouncements?
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You guys are being pretty brutal to a newbie. Great way to encourage him.
Someone needs to spend some more time on KLOV ... "brutal" ... :laugh2:
Besides, I am a grumpy old man ... what more could you expect ?
;D
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You guys are being pretty brutal to a newbie. Great way to encourage him.
Someone needs to spend some more time on KLOV ... "brutal" ... :laugh2:
Besides, I am a grumpy old man ... what more could you expect ?
;D
QFT!
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Yep I stand corrected :)
BTW, I know how KLOV is, but this ain't KLOV is it? ;)
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BTW, I know how KLOV is, but this ain't KLOV is it? ;)
Only because Frizz doesn't have enough time to spend here since he sold his SW ...
In all seriousness, your point is well-taken. We don't have enough folks in this hobby to be snobby about it. It shouldn't matter whether or not folks share the same connection to the arcade experience as the old farts. I applaud their efforts and REALLY applaud the OP and his friends having so much fun building a cab ... :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: ... and will support them however I can.
But, really, confusing the 60s and the 80s ? :dunno
;)
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lol thanks guys. @ CheffoJeffo haha no I don't listen to miley cyrus I'm mostly into metal (slayeeeeeeeeer!) . But she's pretty hot ;). Anyways I know you guys are cool and will support me all the way. You WILL support me right?
Oh and my bad i kinda crossed the line when i said hippies were in the 80's :o hahaha sorry.
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Hippies, unfortunately, didn't disappear with each changing decade. They are still polluting the world as we speak.
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what is it with the sign jeeeez... It's kinda like "whats up!". I'm in no way recreating a hippie moment from the 80's. Soooo about the cab...
From someone who is old enough to know that the hippies and the 80s were separated by decades ... GTF off of my lawn !
My parents were hippies. I was a child of the 80s.
Do you see the gap in generation there ?
It is nice to see you young folks building cabs, but let's not be stupid about our cultural references ... otherwise we old folks will just assume that you listen to Miley Cyrus and play Street Fighter 11ty12 Super Secret Rainbow Edition all day ...
Did you see how stupid that was ? :cheers:
Although I would bet that at least 50% of it is true ! >:D
I CANT STOP LAUGHING!!!!! Hippies, Miley , Super Secret Rainbow....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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lol thanks guys. @ CheffoJeffo haha no I don't listen to miley cyrus I'm mostly into metal (slayeeeeeeeeer!).
Welp - banging that can some more - Slayer is really an 80s band. Sure, they put stuff out after Seasons (which, while released in '90 was a great album), but it ain't worth listening to.
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love the peace sign
I just learned something new today, because in Denmark the V-sign is a victory symbol and not a peace sign.
But I now know the history, thanks to wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-sign)
What a great place BYOAC is, I constantly learn weird things like how to cut plexiglass and stuff like that.
Btw shouldn't this post be in project anouncements?
The Victory sign is actually the backside of a piece sign. Winston Churchill was famous for it. ::)
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I just learned something new today, because in Denmark the V-sign is a victory symbol and not a peace sign.
Same in England, at least it meant that many years ago.
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The Victory sign is actually the backside of a piece sign. Winston Churchill was famous for it. ::)
Sorry I didn't read this before replying. I think the victory sign is normally the 'peace' way around although it can be either...
The 'other' way around is like the grandfather of the middle finger gesture...that might not be 100% true historically but of course it is offensive!
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Hippies, unfortunately, didn't disappear with each changing decade. They are still polluting the world as we speak.
Much more unfortunately, there are not enough of them...
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lol thanks guys. @ CheffoJeffo haha no I don't listen to miley cyrus I'm mostly into metal (slayeeeeeeeeer!).
Welp - banging that can some more - Slayer is really an 80s band. Sure, they put stuff out after Seasons (which, while released in '90 was a great album), but it ain't worth listening to.
I agree, though I do like Dittohead just for a fast thrash song.
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Seasons is a great album... I remember playing Skeletons of Society when i was building "the beast" I wish i could find the tracks without vocals...they make great intro music for the cabs...
"Mr. Gein, I dont want to be here any more....Mr. Gein?"
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"Mr. Gein, I dont want to be here any more....Mr. Gein?"
Dance with the dead in my dreams! Listen to their hallowed screams!
...Dead Skin Mask is awesome (fun to play on guitar, too).
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I just think it's great to see younger guys into cabs. The guys who bought my bartop were probably early 20s and that is awesome.
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"Mr. Gein, I dont want to be here any more....Mr. Gein?"
Dance with the dead in my dreams! Listen to their hallowed screams!
...Dead Skin Mask is awesome (fun to play on guitar, too).
The dead has taken my soul....temptation lost all control!!!!
favorite song...
lets go see whats new in the frankenpanel thread....(hahaha)
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Cut the guy some slack. As if any of you 80's guys NEVER, EVER said any of the following in your youth:
Totally
Tubular
Awesome
Wicked
Rad
Dude
I STILL say Dude and Awesome a little too much. I used to do the peace sign in my teens. I'd much prefer to see young uns doing that today than the stupid side-ways "gangsta" finger sign.
Party on Funnel!
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Dude, I say "dude" WAY too much. I say "totally" a lot, but not always in front of "awesome" (which I say all the time).
I also say "man" wherever I can in a conversation.
"Tubular" and "rad" never found their way into my vocabulary, but "wicked" is a good word.
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I STILL say Dude and Awesome a little too much. I used to do the peace sign in my teams. I'd much prefer to see young uns doing that today than the stupid side-ways "gangsta" peace sign.
And what if he called you a "hippy" ?
It's not like you're raising chickens and bees or anything silly like that ...
:dunno
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I used to do the peace sign in my teams. I'd much prefer to see young uns doing that today than the stupid side-ways "gangsta" peace sign.
That's the scissor gang mafia.
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I prefer the flip it around UK style.
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I bet the OP wishes he didnt make any hand gesture at all now.. :D
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Wow, we've all managed to totally derail this poor kid's project thread...
Though I have to admit, as a child of the 80's myself, I have enjoyed the comments. ;)
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Wow... it seems that I've made a mistake posting in this forum... I thought you guys would be cool and all but... wow...
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Poor guy... how is this hobby (and this forum) going to live on if we grumpy old men scare off the younger generations? ;)
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Wow... it seems that I've made a mistake posting in this forum... I thought you guys would be cool and all but... wow...
Get a sense of humor. You won't last long around here without one. :lol
(http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2008/11/Bluffers%20guide%20to%20Japanese%20gaming/fin_taiko--article_image.jpg)
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but "wicked" is a good word.
Lol, aye that's probably still in my top 3 after 25 years as well ;)
My 13 year old daughter thought I got "You Rock" from Guitar Hero.../sigh
@Funnel
No mistake at all...just post some pics and keep your updates coming! Think of it this way...you now have a large audience ;)
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Wow... it seems that I've made a mistake posting in this forum... I thought you guys would be cool and all but... wow...
Get a sense of humor. You won't last long around here without one. :lol
True... though in all fairness, new members should be eased into being the butt of the joke a little more slowly. The poor little fella had to endure a 35 post jabbing right off the bat... His confidence is probably shot. :)
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Awww man - all late to the party. So how about a post on progress of your project?
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OK how would this fare? I got a 1.0 Ghz pc with 128mb ram, Intel Pentium III processor, 40 gigs hard drive. I think I gotta boost the ram a lil bit. Oh and I'm trying to build the control panel, it's freaking hard getting the buttons all lined up in a correct way. Any advice?
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You could layout the controls on the computer and print them out on paper (full size). Tape the paper to the control panel and drill away. If you can't do this you could try using a ruler and a pencil for marking where the stuff would be.
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Rulers, measurements, draw markers and start the holes with precise little center holes before you try to drill the final large hole.
By the way, 1.0 ghz is fine for 80's and some 90's game but you might have to use DOS mode. Neo Geo games should run ok. Anything newer/more intense you won't get full frame rate. You also will have to turn off all filter effects and anything else like that.
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I started drilling holes in a piece of wood for the cp. That stuff is very hard! It's not the final product it's simply a beta. Also i took pictures of my keyboard hack too. The keyboard hack is a lil messy but it works. It wasn't difficult, but you gotta take your time.
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Good job so far. :applaud:
Don't let people's silliness get you down.
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Alot neater than my "beta" was... keep it coming!
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Hey! No updates as of today, since I've dealing with some tough school stuff... I'll see if tomorrow I could go to my friends house so I can start drilling holes to the actual CP. I'll see if I can do anything tomorrow I'll keep you guys updated thanks!
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Ok since my cab was a bit shaky we decided to rebuild the base again and we did the cp and cp's box. Anyways here are some pics: