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Anyone else switching to buying arcade games?

By Backyardace

5 years ago

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#108 5 years ago

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I love revisiting the 80s games, even made a cheap MAME cab. I'm not a carpenter, and let's leave it at that!

I've decided to try one again, this time take a little more time, and then hang it on the wall for parties and the occasional romp. I have no interest in having 5 huge machines crammed in my family room, even if they are pins That is not to say I don't frequent the want ads though, just sayin'!

I totally agree with the comment about losing interest when not having to jam quarters in. It takes away the urgency to perform.

#111 5 years ago

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Quoted from Luckydogg420:
For my MAME cabinet I mounted buttons behind the coin reject buttons in the coin door. so at least you have to reach down and simulate dropping in a quarter, and it adds to the excitement when that continue screen pops up.
Now I challenge myself. In high school I’d drop $.50 into street fighter and see how far I could get with one credit. Now I usually don’t even continue on that game. You beat it on one credit or not at all.

Not a bad idea. Maybe I should install a coin door and get some quarters, you know, to save for the next pinball!

#118 5 years ago

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Quoted from Luckydogg420:
If your going to use an actual mech, make sure it’s for tokens. And have a jar of free tokens close by.
Putting a quarter mech in a MAME machine is a big “no no”. Having it at home will be fine, but if you sell it and it ends up on route making money, that wouldnt be alright. After all, you can have a MAME cabinet that looks 100% legit without anyone knowing what’s inside.

Ha, no worries there. But I definitely understand the ramifications.

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