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What's the percentage of people who start and never finish an arcade cab?
vputz:
I'd wager it's similar to the proportion of people who start a cab, get to excited about seeing it working, get the controls working, and then say "um... it's way more fun to play with this than it is to make it look good..."
(that's why I went with just a CP and FINISHED it before ever connecting wires. Small but achievable goals!)
Jack Burton:
My first attempt will probably never be finished. It was an absolute abomination. :-[
But my second cab is "finished" in that a stranger could come up and power it on and play games with no help. It still has a bezel made from a piece of cardboard box though.
RandyT:
--- Quote from: javeryh on October 23, 2008, 11:24:10 am ---Well, of course you can say you are never truly done with all the computer upgrades and tinkering you can do over time but I would consider a project "finished" if it can be played by strangers with little or no help, there's no need to constantly bust out the keyboard or change settings and the cabinet is in a location where it can actually be played.
--- End quote ---
Heh, I'm not so sure I buy into this definition. This just identifies the state of software configuration, not the cabinet overall.
I'd say it was finished when it works well enough for you, or whatever purpose you have in mind, and refuse to put more money into it or work on it any longer. By that definition, I'd say that most people "finish" their cabinets.
The definition would be much different if one were building a cabinet for someone else.
RandyT
Todd H:
That's why the computer is the last part I'm installing in my cabinet. If I install it early on in the build process, I'll never get it done because I'll be too busy playing games. :)
pinballwizard79:
Some of us are the opposite.
There are a lot of people in here with a half dozen to maybe dozens of completed arcades under their belt.
Damn, times goes by....I got into this hobby about 4-5 years ago.
Back than I wasnt nearly the dork I am today either.
Run now while you can,
wait its too late, you are in a homemade arcade forum just like me. ;D
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