Hobby Gotchya Down? Try Visiting Here.

http://www.coinopvideogames.com/videogames01.php

Yeah I bring it up every couple years, but what a great website to cheer you up and bring back a ton of memories. This guy sold all his machines off a few years back, so who knows how much longer the site will be up. You're welcome.

Thanks for posting that Phet! I was looking for that link again!

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What has got you down lately? For me it is getting these 2 free cabinets. I really didn't need them, but they were going to be crushed.
 
Thanks for posting that Phet! I was looking for that link again!

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What has got you down lately? For me it is getting these 2 free cabinets. I really didn't need them, but they were going to be crushed.

Nothing really. It's just that I have 3 restorations currently in the home stretch that were delayed for one reason or another and I have had a hard time getting back to them. I could probably finish all 3 in one weekend, but I don't see the point right now. After losing the Outer Limits, I have nowhere to put them.
 
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The impulsive nature of collecting allowed me to live a life of clutter and distraction with reckless abandon. Somewhere along the way I went too far, and suddenly had no space for anything else.
 
That's so true. The only sad part about the recordings is how they change over that 6-7 year span. Not only do the games and the atmosphere change, but the boys go from 11-12 year old innocent, fun-loving kids to jaded, scared young adults. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all.

*runs to the liquor cabinet while softly weeping*
 
That's so true. The only sad part about the recordings is how they change over that 6-7 year span. Not only do the games and the atmosphere change, but the boys go from 11-12 year old innocent, fun-loving kids to jaded, scared young adults. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all.

*runs to the liquor cabinet while softly weeping*

Yipe! is that in the audio files? That is upsetting. I think I will stick to my friend's audio recorded in the 80's at the local arcade.
 
Yipe! is that in the audio files? That is upsetting. I think I will stick to my friend's audio recorded in the 80's at the local arcade.

Well, at first you kinda get the feel that they're young, the arcades are hopping, the games are new and hot and they love what they're doing. By the end, you realize that they are older, playing in arcades that are probably empty, dirty and filled with crappy jamma games or beat up classic games that are either old news or broken down by then. You don't really hear as much as feel the change.
 
How come some of these guys can't juggle more than 1 hobby at a time? I have several hobbies that take a lot of time and effort and I manage to have fun with them all. Out of room? Stop buying stuff, or sell SOME of it to make room for other hobbies. Pretty damn simple. I can see if a guy is completely bored and the hobby has run it's course, well then go ahead and get out. From what this guy said it sounds like collecting games took away from his other important hobbies/goals. Well, he must have been having a lot of fun with the games, so wouldn't you think that would be a priority over the other stuff?
 
How come some of these guys can't juggle more than 1 hobby at a time? I have several hobbies that take a lot of time and effort and I manage to have fun with them all. Out of room? Stop buying stuff, or sell SOME of it to make room for other hobbies. Pretty damn simple. I can see if a guy is completely bored and the hobby has run it's course, well then go ahead and get out. From what this guy said it sounds like collecting games took away from his other important hobbies/goals. Well, he must have been having a lot of fun with the games, so wouldn't you think that would be a priority over the other stuff?

Yep, the 'all or nothing thing' used to confuse me, then it bothered me, now it just pisses me off. I've seen it more in this hobby then any other aspect of life. People go in all balls to the wall, then they get overwhelmed, have a nervous breakdown, burn out quickly and then have to completely get out of the hobby to 'save' themselves. Pathetic.
 
Thanks for posting that Phet! I was looking for that link again!

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What has got you down lately? For me it is getting these 2 free cabinets. I really didn't need them, but they were going to be crushed.

you should just bring one over here :D I'll make sure it's treated right


btw thanks for posting this phet, was nice to listen even tho their voices change a lot between 83 and 85/86
 
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Nothing really. It's just that I have 3 restorations currently in the home stretch that were delayed for one reason or another and I have had a hard time getting back to them. I could probably finish all 3 in one weekend, but I don't see the point right now. After losing the Outer Limits, I have nowhere to put them.

Weren't you setting up a Garage Arcade as a 2nd location?
 
Weren't you setting up a Garage Arcade as a 2nd location?

Yeah, but during the Winter, it is where my wife parks her dirty, salty, dripping vehicle. It has also become the 'bathroom' for my daughter's new puppy. Instead of a cool retro place to hang out and play games, it is currently a dusty, dirty, depressing place where stepping on turds has become an unfortunate reality.
 
Yep, the 'all or nothing thing' used to confuse me, then it bothered me, now it just pisses me off. I've seen it more in this hobby then any other aspect of life. People go in all balls to the wall, then they get overwhelmed, have a nervous breakdown, burn out quickly and then have to completely get out of the hobby to 'save' themselves. Pathetic.

Well, there's a little i can gain from that paragraph, but my situation is a bit different. I haven't enjoyed the hobby for about 4 - 5 years now. I know how you feel, about losing space that could have been for games.

I started making cabinets, and it's consumed 1/3 of my house. I don't have anywhere to set up or even plug in a single machine to enjoy it. I've made cabs for about 5 years now, and i don't own a single one of them for myself. I still have about 5 of my machines in the workshop, with nowhere to put them. 12X16 barn, packed with games front to back. 10X10 and 10X20 storage units, all full of games/cabinets parts.

I made a list, circled 6, and the rest is gone. sell, giveaway or burn by the end of the year. I have no room to work, no room to store new cabs, i constantly run into shit and cut up my arms and back, it's a fucking nightmare. I tore a wall out of my garage to open it up to it's original size, eliminating the den that was full of games. now i just bought a monster tablesaw and router table, so it's back to crowded again.

I used to enjoy lots of other hobbies. Rc planes, cars, trucks, model railroading, gardening, i have no room or time for no other hobbies. it's all build cabs all day every day. enough ranting i guess, i just don't have the space or time to enjoy arcade collecting as a hobby, so i need to get away from it.
 
Yeah, but during the Winter, it is where my wife parks her dirty, salty, dripping vehicle. It has also become the 'bathroom' for my daughter's new puppy. Instead of a cool retro place to hang out and play games, it is currently a dusty, dirty, depressing place where stepping on turds has become an unfortunate reality.

That shed outside is sounding like a good idea now. Move your heater out there. ;-) No one will want to invade that spot. It can be all yours.

Sounds like my local arcade back in the day. You're all good.

Haa haa, I guess the arcades in PA weren't that much different than the ones in NY.
 
What? Say it ain't so. What happened? Sorry I missed the news.

After we had our 3rd child my wife decided that the kids needed a dedicated toy room. She made me clean the Outer Limits out last Summer and then filled it with the kids toys, shelves and a single bed for guests. Now it is just a messy, forgotten room filled with all the junk she didn't like seeing upstairs in the kid's bedrooms. I ended up selling off about 12 machines total and mixing what was left in my other arcade room. What games I couldn't sell or fit into the other arcade, I moved into the garage where they sit dusty and unplayed while I remodel half the garage into a new overflow space.
 
This is the most depressing thread ever. Great work.

Come on, let's laugh! :)

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The only thing I'm having trouble with is money and cars...espc. cars!

If I want to grab a machine I'm gonna have to rent a truck...
 
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