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« on: October 28, 2009, 01:45:51 PM » |
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Anybody remember this guy?  Well he's at it again, he's trying to sell this on Ebay under the name arcade*trader*lax :    Someone better hurry and put a bid in... TNTLOL... only 1 day 11 hours left to go!!! |
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« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2009, 01:47:30 PM » |
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Wait... he's not finished yet, he also has this one for sale:   What a waste of a perfectly good Willis Joust CPO... darn shame...  Check out the shaft lenght on those joysticks, can you even call then joysticks??? More like joyballs...  |
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« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2009, 01:56:46 PM » |
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He must have gotten a deal on brown paint.  |
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« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2009, 02:02:57 PM » |
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Look at the button placement on the Robotron. Like a little kids writing, he ran out of room and wrapped the buttons down the side.  |
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« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2009, 05:09:15 PM » |
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What's with the Joust marquee? Is that printed on an 8.5x11 or did he trim an original down for some reason?
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« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2009, 05:56:11 PM » |
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How did he get that robotron thing so DEEP? It's hilarious. Ya know, if I was building an LCD based arcade cab, I think I'd take standard dimensions but make it only half as deep so it'd take up less space in a room and to transport. The LCD would allow you easily 'remove' the back half at the design stage, and just tuck the PC near the front. Still lots of room inside for everything else. o.o
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« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2009, 10:24:59 AM » |
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He must have gotten a deal on brown paint. Considering the quality of the build, that brown on the cabinets probably isn't paint. Don't stand to close or you might smell it... |
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« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2009, 10:28:45 AM » |
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The bezel on the Joust is a nice touch. Is that salvaged from remodeling his parent's house with vintage "wood panel" walls? Class all the way!  |
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« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2009, 12:54:39 AM » |
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Check out the shaft lenght on those joysticks, can you even call then joysticks??? More like joyballs... No doubt. That was the first thing I noticed when I looked at the CP. Damn. |
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« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2009, 07:51:56 AM » |
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Check out the shaft lenght on those joysticks, can you even call then joysticks??? More like joyballs... No doubt. That was the first thing I noticed when I looked at the CP. Damn. That's because he put the joust CP on top of whatever CP was there. Kind of slipped the joysticks from the first CP through. See how there's that massive overhang on the front? |
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« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2009, 08:04:44 AM » |
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The superimposed screenshots do it for me!
Is that original side-art on the Robotron?
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« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2009, 08:09:11 AM » |
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Anybody remember this guy? I remember the picture, but not the story. What's his story again? All I can recall is the "side art" is supposed to be actual photographs from a sports shop or something? Hence the weird acrylic protectors. |
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« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2009, 10:53:10 AM » |
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I remember the picture, but not the story. What's his story again?
All I can recall is the "side art" is supposed to be actual photographs from a sports shop or something? Hence the weird acrylic protectors.
This guy was trying to sell this "heavily decorated" Track and Field cabinet on Ebay. There was a thread about it so I took the images from the Ebay listing and put together the Epic Fail demotivational poster. Fast forward a few months, I am reading a KLOV thread about Willis Joust CPOs and there is a link to the Joust cabinet, so I say to myself "Hey, I recognize that Ebay name... could it be Epic Fail T&F guy?" Surely enough it was, not only did he have the Joust MAME cabinet for sale, but he also had the RoboMAME cabinet as well. |
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« Reply #13 on: October 31, 2009, 12:23:40 PM » |
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oh dear....
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« Reply #14 on: October 31, 2009, 03:18:26 PM » |
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I remember the picture, but not the story. What's his story again?
All I can recall is the "side art" is supposed to be actual photographs from a sports shop or something? Hence the weird acrylic protectors.
This guy was trying to sell this "heavily decorated" Track and Field cabinet on Ebay. There was a thread about it so I took the images from the Ebay listing and put together the Epic Fail demotivational poster. Didn't the guy have a webpage or something dedicated to the construction of that T&F? I swear I remember reading something about why it was built, how it was built, etc. Or did that all come from the aforementioned thread? |
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« Reply #15 on: October 31, 2009, 04:20:37 PM » |
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T'is sad isn't it?
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« Reply #16 on: October 31, 2009, 07:59:25 PM » |
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T'is sad isn't it?
Indeed it T'is... Crystal Meth will make people do shameful, horrible things... It destroys lives... and arcade cabinets... |
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« Reply #17 on: October 31, 2009, 11:30:34 PM » |
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Did Liberace own that Track & Field cab?
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« Reply #18 on: October 31, 2009, 11:50:06 PM » |
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The angle of that Joust CP = carpel tunnel syndrome
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« Reply #19 on: November 01, 2009, 10:32:30 AM » |
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Did Liberace own that Track & Field cab?
Thanks for ruining my morning. Anything else you'd like to put up to ensure I'll have nightmares? |
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« Reply #20 on: November 02, 2009, 10:34:23 AM » |
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Thanks for ruining my morning. Anything else you'd like to put up to ensure I'll have nightmares?
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« Reply #21 on: November 02, 2009, 01:32:41 PM » |
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This seller needs an intervention...
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« Reply #22 on: November 03, 2009, 03:25:37 AM » |
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This seller needs an intervention...
Holy Cow, would there even be such a thing for this guy? |
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« Reply #23 on: November 06, 2009, 02:52:05 PM » |
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And the hits keep coming! Same guy! Guess he ran out of brown and found some purple... Bidding at $305..!? http://is.gd/4P4jq |
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« Reply #24 on: November 06, 2009, 03:40:36 PM » |
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He's gone mad with power
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« Reply #25 on: November 06, 2009, 03:43:51 PM » |
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Well at least his house/storage/---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- centre isn't a mess with tripping hazards and random crap.... oh... then again... it is. 'Tard.
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« Reply #26 on: November 07, 2009, 11:36:54 AM » |
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I'm not a purist, so I have a different take on things than some here. But, that Mrs Pacman doesn't look all that bad to me. Sure, the bezel is a bit odd, but it fits with the rest of the machine. It's not completely hideous like those other machines. Now, I'm not buying the thing, but for $300 (which is about double what I would consider paying in my area) I'm sure someone will be happy with a finished multicade machine. Ehhh, whatever.  |
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« Reply #27 on: November 07, 2009, 04:47:31 PM » |
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I'm not a purist, so I have a different take on things than some here. But, that Mrs Pacman doesn't look all that bad to me. Sure, the bezel is a bit odd, but it fits with the rest of the machine. It's not completely hideous like those other machines. Yeah, me neither. And what's wrong with purple, yo?? |
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« Reply #28 on: Yesterday at 12:53:43 PM » |
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Another from the same seller - with this lovely AstroTurf monitor bezel!
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« Reply #29 on: Yesterday at 12:59:57 PM » |
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Oh... wow. That's just a new level of hideousness.
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« Reply #30 on: Yesterday at 01:00:52 PM » |
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Another from the same seller - with this lovely AstroTurf monitor bezel!
My god in heaven.....that is awesomely bad. He should re-mold the joy's to look like horse ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---. |
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« Reply #31 on: Yesterday at 01:07:13 PM » |
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Looks like wood slats are nailed in to the cab holding the astroturf on. And what is that- a 14" monitor? |
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Wrong colors on the Ms. Pac-Man, but it sort of looks ok, it is better than the others.... Is there a new level of being low? There has got to be something worse then an Epic Fail when it comes to that "Neck -N- Neck" Machine...  |
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What's worse...the cabinets or the fact that he is selling them preloaded with MAME and ROMS? http://tiny.cc/5wB24I suppose since he put a TM next to MAME in the description, he is free of all copyright infringement?  |
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Ok, I am not one to flame, but after seeing his eBay items I am blown away...  I honestly feel bad for the guy and I sort of wish someone was closer to him to show him the way. |
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Oh... wow. That's just a new level of hideousness. Holy crap...when a cab is that hideous, why even bother? I mean seriously...just build a controller for your lap or a table top. I honestly think I couldn't stand in front of that without getting ill. |
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« Reply #36 on: Yesterday at 07:19:50 PM » |
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MY EYES! MY EYES!
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see kids this is what happens when you do coke, crack, and crystal meth all in the same night...monstrosities are created...i think i have had better shits at 9am that look better than those cabs...just sayin
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I mean looking at it the first thing the cab screams is "This Astroturf looks friggin Baaaaad, please help me, for all that is holy...help me...stop staring and get me the hell outta this predicament...you are still staring...is that joy in your eyes?!?!? HELP ME DAMNIT...HELP ME!!!!" It wouldn't take that much to take this cab from unholy abomination to 'average'...just rip off the astroturf bezel, green grass CP artwork and replace with solid black. EDIT: Oh and rip off Charlie the "pastel rider" from the CP as well  |
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