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DrewKaree:

--- Quote from: btp2k2 on March 13, 2007, 02:31:06 pm ---
You know, all I have seen since I have been in these forums is nothing but people ripping on other people and their ideas and I am tired of it.  This whole thread is a perfect example. The fact that you call someone's personal preference's a "mistake" just shows your elitist attitudes.


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I think you'd have to pull things out of thin air to be able to quote the part where I said someone's personal preference is a mistake.  I simply pointed out that I find it funny what people do to justify something, and around here, that justification is that "it's free".  Maybe me pointing it out and you realizing it is what's making you mad, but I didn't call your personal preference a mistake.  My personal opinion is that it's a poor choice.  Given the game that first sprang to mind, I still stand by my opinion.  I would build a MAME cab and consider it a much better choice.

Also, it's not that you're "defending" your preferences, it's the retarded "though so" tough guy rejoinder you felt would cement your stance.  That attitude permeates every one of your posts, including your "perfectly reasonable question". 

You need to ask yourself WHY you would ask such a question in a thread that's TITLED so as to leave no doubt about what kind of response you would get from paige (or perhaps others).  Were you expecting "TOP 10 MISTAKES" to be something that DIDN'T have the potential to offend you?   :dizzy:

You're right, WHO CARES about what/when/where/why you are doing something.  There's an equivalent question for you as well.  WHY do you care about what/who thinks about what you are doing?  For someone getting so worked up over others' reactions, you've got a pretty strong one yourself.  You've got yourself trapped in a Catch-22, and you're adding a pretty good dollop of martyr complex on top of it.

Why dontcha take some advice I heard around here that sounded pretty good:
--- Quote from: btp2k2 on March 13, 2007, 02:31:06 pm ---You. . .need to remember why you entered this hobby. This is all about having fun. Stop taking yourselves so damned seriously and remember that.

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 :cheers:

(+_+):
Touché.  ;)


DrewKaree:
Oh, and I forgot that there's a #11.

No rubber floor mats for CPO's  ;D

HaRuMaN:

--- Quote from: DrewKaree on March 13, 2007, 03:35:30 pm ---Oh, and I forgot that there's a #11.

No rubber floor mats for CPO's  ;D

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PP!

davieboynj:

--- Quote from: btp2k2 on March 13, 2007, 11:53:08 am ---
--- Quote from: spelosi on March 13, 2007, 09:52:09 am ---
--- Quote from: btp2k2 on March 13, 2007, 02:00:09 am ---Yeah, what is wrong with gamepad hacks?

I am in the process of making a cabinet running my Sega Dreamcast...you got a better solution than a gamepad hack?

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I don't have a problem with gamepad hacks, but to save yourself A LOT of time you could go with an x-arcade stick, gut it and install it in your CP. They sell an adapter to use the x-arcade with Dreamcast.

I'm using a gutted tankstick in my CP and am very happy with it.

X-gaming also sells do-it-yourself kits, so you don't have to gut the x-arcade. This could save some dollars, but is only really valuable if you don't want to use their bottons. I used their buttons for a while, but now I've swapped them all out.

Anyway, it's a better option than a gamepad hack.

Good luck!

Steve

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The DIY card from X-Arcade is 60 bucks, plus another 20 for the adapter. So, how much money would I really be saving?

Also, someone mentioned if it would be really be a cheap cabinet considering the cost of console, monitor, etc....I already have the console and a 27 inch TV that looks stunning. I am also replacing the controls on my main cabinet with new sticks and buttons, so I am using the controls that are coming off the main cab for this project. So in reality, all I have to pay for is the material to build the sucker. As far as moving it? Well.....ever hear of casters? Roll that sucker up to my F150 with automatic lift gate....1 person job buddy. Sure I can play Street Fighter III on my Dreamcast, sitting on the couch with gamepad in hand...no problems....but let's be honest....who in this forum wouldn't want to play it while grasping authentic arcade controls in front of a full size arcade cabinet?

Thought so......

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Yeah, the "thought so" wasn't needed, especially considering you're claiming a monopoly on truth against people with 2000+ posts.  Respect your elders, you know...

Anyways, I would still say you're not quite there with understanding what has been said, advantages/disadvantages and such.  With a serial switch you can switch EASILY between Dreamcast/xbox/PC using the db9's included in the xarcade joystick.  doing it through a hand carved db25 isn't -nearly- as sexy.  

If you're concerned about the delay on an x-arcade, I'd be surprised if it wasn't the switches.  I've seen a lot of defective x-arcade switches, and not a lot of defective encoders.  

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