EQDruid
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I know I might get alittle abuse on this, who am I kidding, Im going to get alot. But I was reading through some post's, and it seem's alot of people are just die hard Collectors.
That being said, I started out collecting console games since the first pong. Over the years systems would break, get stolen, ect. Only got back into collecting when I heard of mame, and how easy it would be to get back some of my youth.
My first cab was a mame. I helped build it with Scott at mameroom.com I love that thing. But I had some problems with certain games, and I wanted the real thing.
This wasn't possible a few years back, lack of Cash, Space, ect all played a roll in my collection, and me choosing mame First.
Now that I have the cash, and the space, I am picking up games that just feel a whole lot better with a dedicated cab. And had I not made my first mame system, I might not have come to where I am now.
Let's be alittle honest here. How many people here have played with a mame set up? I search craiglist and ebay for games I might want to buy, and if I forget what the game was about, I just load it up on the Mamecab just to remember.
With mame, I was introduced to games I never had the chance to play, from lack of ever seeing one, or not being able to afford to play. Hell, I just re-found one of my favorites with Gyruss, through mame.
I'm not sudjesting that mame is better then the real thing. But it sure is a good source for game info, play style. Not everyone lived near an arcade, or has the chance to play every game out there.
I for one will keep my mamecab, Till I can afford to buy out a Dave and Buster's, and open shop here in Las Vegas....
EQDruid
That being said, I started out collecting console games since the first pong. Over the years systems would break, get stolen, ect. Only got back into collecting when I heard of mame, and how easy it would be to get back some of my youth.
My first cab was a mame. I helped build it with Scott at mameroom.com I love that thing. But I had some problems with certain games, and I wanted the real thing.
This wasn't possible a few years back, lack of Cash, Space, ect all played a roll in my collection, and me choosing mame First.
Now that I have the cash, and the space, I am picking up games that just feel a whole lot better with a dedicated cab. And had I not made my first mame system, I might not have come to where I am now.
Let's be alittle honest here. How many people here have played with a mame set up? I search craiglist and ebay for games I might want to buy, and if I forget what the game was about, I just load it up on the Mamecab just to remember.
With mame, I was introduced to games I never had the chance to play, from lack of ever seeing one, or not being able to afford to play. Hell, I just re-found one of my favorites with Gyruss, through mame.
I'm not sudjesting that mame is better then the real thing. But it sure is a good source for game info, play style. Not everyone lived near an arcade, or has the chance to play every game out there.
I for one will keep my mamecab, Till I can afford to buy out a Dave and Buster's, and open shop here in Las Vegas....
EQDruid
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