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Ginsu Victim:
^You said you have an Avid?

Combine that with your user name and the words "on the lot" and I can put two and two together.

So what sorts of things are you working on?

ids:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on March 13, 2008, 11:36:17 am ---
I know plenty of women for whom anything other than sitting in the same room with them while they watch American Idol is cause for a fight.  I have no idea how men can stay married to them.  She'll have no hobby, no life, no friends - and if he has any of them, it is a problem for her, since it is taking away from "her time".

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Oh, I see you've met my wife!  :banghead:

She was somewhat supportive at first, thinking I had a project/hobby that wouldn't cost too much (I may have rounded down on the estimate by quite a bit).  I even got her playing some games with a prototype CP.  I think what ruined it was not watching enough Idol, cause I've been so busy play-testing my CP.

But to address the original question:

First of all, I'm old enough to have played all these games when they first came out.  I don't recall when I first discovered Mame itself (late 90's?), or the idea of building a cab (years ago).  I've been planning a cab for some years, but didn't really have a place to put one.  We moved a while ago, lots more room, so I started getting more serious, and kept talking it up to the warden.  The first thing I ordered were some buttons - that told her I was serious, and she seemed to accept it was going to happen (if I didn't lose interest).  Well, still interested, and lots more $$ spent.  It is happening.  Slowly, but...

In retrospect, it seems like destiny - I've always gravitated to various controls (I have quite a collection of PC controllers of various flavours).  Building a real arcade CP ties in the love for the classics with the love of a good control.  And to get it past her, I just do what I want, and take heat for it later.  Once the cab is built, we'll fight about where to put it.  I think some people stay together because of the kids  :dunno

RandyT:

--- Quote from: ids on March 14, 2008, 03:04:44 pm ---And to get it past her, I just do what I want, and take heat for it later.  Once the cab is built, we'll fight about where to put it.  I think some people stay together because of the kids  :dunno

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Build a step stool for the kids, teach them to play, demonstrate to wife how cabinet provides fun and quality time spent with kids (making sure to very subtly throw in a little guilt for her not participating in aforementioned quality time) and she'll be avoiding the issue at least until the kids get old enough to start avoiding you  ;D.

RandyT

RoninEditor:

--- Quote from: GinsuVictim on March 14, 2008, 08:11:40 am ---^You said you have an Avid?

Combine that with your user name and the words "on the lot" and I can put two and two together.

So what sorts of things are you working on?



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(Ginsu... I work in house for a studio in 'Hollywood' as an editor but I freelance edit and direct as well.  I've edited a variety of tv shows but no films yet, directed music videos for groups like Justin Timberlake, Ludacris, Pop Evil, etc., and, I hate reality but I created a show that's in its second season called "The Block," which is on G4... which is how I got addicted to the idea of building a cab, after I did a prommercial for Extremetech for their books, which included Project Arcade.

If you're bored, here's a recent video I directed: )

MazzMn:
I've known about Mame and building arcades for several years...but a combination of things finally rationalized it for us:
- broken laptop...screen didn't work...she got a new laptop, I got the guts for my cab
- christmas vacation and I wanted an excuse to spend time with my dad, so we worked on the carpentry together.
- built an oak cocktail instead of a larger, flashier, costlier, upright. With wheels it is easily moved out of the way.
- worked on cost to keep it less than a new playstation 3
- I'm in a local computer club and we always need presentations for our monthly meetings...so I introduced the hobby to others.

Such a good experience I already want to start another one

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