General_Norris
New member
Newbie looking for advice for first cab (from Spain!)
Hi, I'm General_Norris very nice to meet you all!
I have been a long-time lurker but given space and money constraints I had never considered getting into the hobby. But when I discovered I had a good amount of money in small coins I started to think, why the hell not, arcade games are actually pretty cheap!
Setting aside negotiations with family to put an obviously not fitting machine in my room, all looks very viable except for the fact that I live near Madrid, Spain.
As far as I know, Europe doesn't have as many classic machines around as the US and even tough there was no shortage of Pac Man and Galaga around here they probably seem more rare as the number of enthusiasts with original cabs is pretty low, tough it may be just be a perception issue.
I want to ask, now that I'm preparing myself to get a cab, possibly Berzerk or OutRun tough I'm open to other titles, I really wonder what should I do to prepare myself since I'm kind of lost here =p. Where can I check for prices or start reading about common repairs? Is it feasible to ship an entire cabinet from other country and is recreating a cabinet a good idea? I really want to learn and see if I this hobby can be for me
Thanks in advance and sorry if this isn't the correct place to post this, I haven't found an introduction thread.
Hi, I'm General_Norris very nice to meet you all!
I have been a long-time lurker but given space and money constraints I had never considered getting into the hobby. But when I discovered I had a good amount of money in small coins I started to think, why the hell not, arcade games are actually pretty cheap!
Setting aside negotiations with family to put an obviously not fitting machine in my room, all looks very viable except for the fact that I live near Madrid, Spain.
As far as I know, Europe doesn't have as many classic machines around as the US and even tough there was no shortage of Pac Man and Galaga around here they probably seem more rare as the number of enthusiasts with original cabs is pretty low, tough it may be just be a perception issue.
I want to ask, now that I'm preparing myself to get a cab, possibly Berzerk or OutRun tough I'm open to other titles, I really wonder what should I do to prepare myself since I'm kind of lost here =p. Where can I check for prices or start reading about common repairs? Is it feasible to ship an entire cabinet from other country and is recreating a cabinet a good idea? I really want to learn and see if I this hobby can be for me
Thanks in advance and sorry if this isn't the correct place to post this, I haven't found an introduction thread.