Griffin
Well-known member
Hi all,
Just wanted to drop in and introduce myself.
Like everyone else here I spent way too many hours and coins in arcades as a young boy, wandering wide eye'd from cab to cab amazed by the technological wonder of sprites, COLOR graphics and ZOMG speech!!! in games.
My all-time favorites are Paperboy, Ikari Warriors, Moon Cresta... I guess I could go on and on.
Now 40 years old I have decided it's time to check off some of those old childhood dreams I never got around to, like collecting the full set of Series 1. Star Wars Bubble gum cards (with stickers) and of course owning my own arcade machines!!!!
I started out by building a full size Mame cab over at BYOAC which is nearly finished (Link in my sig). That exposed me to some great building techniques and general skills that would serve me well when I moved on into classics.
Recently I got lucky and snagged Paperboy #UR00034 on CL for a mere $250, so that's the start of my drream classics collection.
I'm really enjoying the hobby so far and fortunately have a very supportive wife who let's me pursue the hobby without much grief.
Looking forward to getting to know you all and building my own little arcade over time.
Joel
Just wanted to drop in and introduce myself.
Like everyone else here I spent way too many hours and coins in arcades as a young boy, wandering wide eye'd from cab to cab amazed by the technological wonder of sprites, COLOR graphics and ZOMG speech!!! in games.
My all-time favorites are Paperboy, Ikari Warriors, Moon Cresta... I guess I could go on and on.
Now 40 years old I have decided it's time to check off some of those old childhood dreams I never got around to, like collecting the full set of Series 1. Star Wars Bubble gum cards (with stickers) and of course owning my own arcade machines!!!!
I started out by building a full size Mame cab over at BYOAC which is nearly finished (Link in my sig). That exposed me to some great building techniques and general skills that would serve me well when I moved on into classics.
Recently I got lucky and snagged Paperboy #UR00034 on CL for a mere $250, so that's the start of my drream classics collection.
I'm really enjoying the hobby so far and fortunately have a very supportive wife who let's me pursue the hobby without much grief.
Looking forward to getting to know you all and building my own little arcade over time.
Joel
