Posted by Torgo on September 20, 1999 at 20:49:14:
In Reply to: Re: What drives us to this insanity? (more) posted by Ray Iddings on September 20, 1999 at 19:56:26:
: These games are just plain fun and this hobby well its Legalized Crack for adults...
It's sooo true. My roommates and girlfriend are on my machine constantly. When they get home they make a bee-line for the garage, and play puzzle bobble until the insane candy-like music drives me to madness. They refer to it as crack and I am their dealer. If I find them not playing, I ask them if they need a fix and they promptly head for the garage once-again. Of course I actually have my coin mechs wired, and one day I'll hide the wireless keyboard, so the only way they'll be able to play is to put quarters in. Come on...don't you wanna play? The first game is free...
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: : Well, now that I am getting to the end of my project after about 4 months of checking out this great site everyday.... I got to thinkin... What makes us want to dump a ton of money and time into a project like this?
: : For me... I got hooked on arcade games in the late 70's/early 80's when I was just starting high school. For me it was Stargate and Tron. Over the years I wanted to buy a stargate machine a lot of times but never saw one. Then after I saw others building their cabinets I had to build one too.
: : Just curious.... what others feel about how they came about starting this project. What made you an arcade junkie?