The mame of shame

o1s1n · 31-01-2015 2:49am

I see a player 1 start button, a player 2 start button... but no player 2 stick

CiDeRmAn · 31-01-2015 8:41am

o1s1n wrote: »

I see a player 1 start button, a player 2 start button... but no player 2 stick

It frightens me a bit...
It's like an anti-Bubble Bobble cab :eek:

Tomo.Murphy · 31-01-2015 8:48am

That guy has a wild imagination. How would you even go about playing that?

I was sure someone linked him to an actual button layout and he said he'd use that going forward.

Star Lord · 31-01-2015 3:40pm

Only way I can imagine that making any sense whatsoever is if it was designed for left handed or right handed use... With the buttons on either side having the same functions.

BGOllie · 31-01-2015 4:29pm

yeah. my buddy's left handed and can't use a right handed control configuration at all. it's a neat idea actually. I remember a few cabs like that at my old arcade place
...when I was young

... and french

CathalDublin · 31-01-2015 7:45pm

I can just see him putting these cabinets together lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDOnBv0gCKg

CathalDublin · 31-01-2015 7:48pm

The cabinet is currently near Mitchelstown but I can bring it into Limerick for you to look at if you'd prefer. There's only one joystick so it's one player at a time, however, two players can play the same game at the same time with the control switching from side to side as lives are lost.

Let me get this straight, both players use the same joystick but different buttons LMFAO:eek:
Is this guy taking the piss:p

Tomo.Murphy · 31-01-2015 7:56pm

Sure with that reasoning every game could be advertised as 2 player.

31-01-2015 8:48pm

Thats one of the 2p games, both players fight for the joystick.

CathalDublin · 31-01-2015 9:37pm

So player 2 is always at a disadvantage unless they are left handed of course in which case they are at an advantage.

horgan_p · 01-02-2015 12:24am

God help us , I'd imagine the 2p button allows the multiboard to go back to the game select screen.

CathalDublin · 01-02-2015 12:33am

His first game listed and screenshot is Defender
It's obvious he has never played this game because it actually wouldnt be possible to, you wouldn't be able to hit reverse or hyperspace? without letting go of the joystick or crossing your arms lol

FixitFelix · 01-02-2015 1:20am

You lads are heartless ha

CathalDublin · 01-02-2015 9:29am

He's building these monstrosities to sell, that's pretty heartless in itself:P

CiDeRmAn · 01-02-2015 11:29am

You would have imagined that he's been here, either as a user or lurker, and knows the response his work is gaining.
I don't doubt his skill at putting one of these together, you need a certain talent that I don't possess to construct one of those from scratch.
But its obvious that a little gentle direction might yield results and, not only that, but an excellent source of home grown arcade cabs, built to order.
I'm trying to find the positives here!
I wonder if he's be willing to have a discussion here on the topic.
He may be a craftsman rather than a games player and may not be aware of the unplayable, uncomfortable nature of his control panels.

eddhorse · 01-02-2015 12:00pm

Id have to agree, would you not look at existing ones though before you build?

The angle of the control panel would make it difficult to use.

CathalDublin · 01-02-2015 12:03pm

eddhorse wrote: »

Id have to agree, would you not look at existing ones though before you build?

The angle of the control panel would make it difficult to use.

The angle!
3 of your bloody buttons are on the wrong side!

Optimus Prime · 01-02-2015 12:55pm

Wow, that cab looks like Lord Business from the Lego Movie.

Jack burton · 06-02-2015 4:46pm

Had a google search of street fighter cabs and came accross this gem

Star Lord · 06-02-2015 11:30pm

Jack burton wrote: »

Had a google search of street fighter cabs and came accross this gem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoXORtIibwQ

12-02-2015 5:00pm

From J+ :eek:

Myrddin · 12-02-2015 5:11pm

What do people be thinking!

eddhorse · 12-02-2015 5:22pm

Myrddin wrote: »

What do people be thinking!

Could do with more stickers

CiDeRmAn · 12-02-2015 6:10pm

BrownFinger wrote: »

From J+ :eek:

What a well made piece of crap

FixitFelix · 12-02-2015 6:18pm

It actually looks quite well made, why go to all that trouble and make it with 100 joysticks and stupid stickers instead of decent artwork?? Also I think you'd need to be stretch Armstrong to press the pinball buttons on the side, looks way way way too wide!!!

eddhorse · 12-02-2015 8:05pm

Sarcasm detector regarding pinball buttons?

CiDeRmAn · 12-02-2015 9:09pm

Perhaps it is for pinball playing conjoined twins?

Tomo.Murphy · 12-02-2015 9:53pm

Either:

A) It's only for pinball wizards

It's for giants
C) You lie across the C.P, push one button with your foot and push the other with your hand.

Or maybe it's for the more health conscious gamer who is trying to get in a bit of cardio whilst playing pinball doing sprints between the buttons. We'll never know.

15-02-2015 12:43am

I stumbles across this,
Wish I hadn't ha ha ha
http://www.eamontales.com/archiveddomesticatedarcades/secretarcade/index.html

CiDeRmAn · 15-02-2015 1:51am

Well, he says he'd love your comments.
I'd say fire away!
It looks awful btw

The mame of shame

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