The mame of shame

04-06-2014 1:22pm #1

I think we need our own shame thread.
Let me start with this

You can follow the thread here

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,139064.0.html

Myrddin · 04-06-2014 1:24pm

Wow...

o1s1n · 04-06-2014 1:28pm

It's so horrific that the podium is actually crying tears of blood from the shame.

o1s1n · 04-06-2014 1:37pm

Just saw this over on AO. Poor Pony II

- absolutely destroyed. Just look at the LED fans ffs.

WTF is with all the holes?

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04-06-2014 1:39pm

Sweet baby jesus

o1s1n · 04-06-2014 1:57pm

Here's the full thread if you'd like to witness the horror.

The really sad thing is that after he cleaned it up, it looked really well.

He then goes and destroys it! :eek:

http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum/showthread.php?32720-The-quot-restoration-quot-of-a-Jaleco-Pony-28-quot-Candy-Cab&

Check out the anger in the last comment :eek:

Wow,
just wow is all I can say.
Why didnt you just build your own instead of destroying a nice original cabinet?
You should be ashamed of yourself,you turned gold into a turd.
btw your a laughing stock in the arcade community

LoGiE · 04-06-2014 3:23pm

:eek:

WHY! WHHY!

Andrew76 · 04-06-2014 4:08pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Check out the anger in the last comment :eek:

Wow,
just wow is all I can say.
Why didnt you just build your own instead of destroying a nice original cabinet?
You should be ashamed of yourself,you turned gold into a turd.
btw your a laughing stock in the arcade community

What a nice first post. :rolleyes:

Whereas the others are saying it's 'beautiful', 'looks amazing'... Strange bunch that think it looks good. Horrendous what he's done to the poor candy.

o1s1n · 04-06-2014 4:25pm

Andrew76 wrote: »

What a nice first post. :rolleyes:

Whereas the others are saying it's 'beautiful', 'looks amazing'... Strange bunch that think it looks good. Horrendous what he's done to the poor candy.

Yeah, bit over the top alright. You can be horrified without being an arse.

Although the fact that someone would sign up to a website to go on a rant about what he did just shows the stupidity of the modifications.

A lot of folks in the US see candy cabs as generic junk or don't really know what they are. I specifically remember reading a thread where someone was ruining a Jaleco Pony II 19 (with a value of about €2000) and one of the responses was something like - 'and it's only a little generic cabinet, so you don't need to feel guilty about Maming it!'

DinoRex · 05-06-2014 10:46am

Oh dear, by post 9 on that thread I was like:

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CiDeRmAn · 05-06-2014 11:15am

I left a post there myself, trying to be just a little more positive about it but pointing out the folly of his/her work.
I wonder if they will take it well?
Seems that previous poster was banned for suggesting that the cab work was a bad idea, although his language was slightly more colourful than that.

o1s1n · 05-06-2014 11:31am

Nice post

Unfortunately this poor Pony can't be saved, but it's nice to even make folks aware of the potential value of these things (both monetary and historical, it's it's not like the world is full of Pony IIs!)

05-06-2014 11:53am

I have to say **** that lad.
that was the first time I've ever been properly angry at a picture of a mame cab.
he deserves every bit of abuse thrown at him imo!

Ronan|Raven · 05-06-2014 11:57am

Oh my..

05-06-2014 12:23pm

Apty named "grounds for divorce"
If my SO ever made a monstrosity like it they'd most certainly be divorced

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,136221.0.html

that pinball :eek:

Jack burton · 05-06-2014 12:33pm

Oh Christ

And that cost a lot to build I reckon!

That pony thread has the best quote ever on any arcade site

"Fans are mostly for show"

What a plonker

CathalDublin · 05-06-2014 12:35pm

The workmanship that go's into these horrific creations:eek:

o1s1n · 05-06-2014 1:05pm

CathalDublin wrote: »

The workmanship that go's into these horrific creations:eek:

And the subsequent back patting and high fives. It's insane :eek:

Myrddin · 05-06-2014 1:14pm

o1s1n wrote: »

And the subsequent back patting and high fives. It's insane :eek:

Is everyone just too polite to say it, or are cabs like that a 'culture thing'?

o1s1n · 05-06-2014 1:18pm

It's possible they just have a really warped view of what a MAME machine should look like as it's a forum dedicated to builds.

I guess for some people, building is the enjoyment. So they just keep adding more and more and more and end up with these monstrosities.

It doesn't take must of an eye to see these are in really bad taste though, so you do have to wonder!

CiDeRmAn · 05-06-2014 1:34pm

I wonder what responses I might get, when the Americans finally decide to get the hell up.
I tried to be as polite as I could.

O1s1n, you've one of those cabs, why not post up what it is supposed to look like.

o1s1n · 05-06-2014 1:44pm

My one is the sleeker Pony III, the one in the link is an older Pony II. They actually look quite different

Well, maybe to the trained eye. I do remember someone here saying that candy cabs all look the same

I'm sure the Americans on that forum would just tell me it looks like a washing machine!

05-06-2014 1:50pm

You need more buttons

o1s1n · 05-06-2014 1:53pm

If that were my photo, it would mean I also have a Pony II :pac:

05-06-2014 1:54pm

I cant believe im saying this but check out this grounds4devorce vid!
Fair play on the rotate mech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIznd52hnQg

Star Lord · 05-06-2014 2:49pm

urbanledge wrote: »

I cant believe im saying this but check out this grounds4devorce vid!
Fair play on the rotate mech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIznd52hnQg

The rotate mech in particular is nicely done, and other than all the unnecessary lights and what looks like a customised X arcade CP, it's not the worst I've seen. I quite like the way he's got the two screens too, especially for the pinball. I've never been the biggest fan of digital pinballs, but it works well in that regard.

Dr Bob · 08-06-2014 10:57am

urbanledge wrote: »

Apty named "grounds for divorce"
If my SO ever made a monstrosity like it they'd most certainly be divorced

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,136221.0.html

that pinball :eek:

if it doesnt play THIS on bootup its a wasted opportunity anyway.

Jack burton · 08-06-2014 11:47am

Jesus that rotate mech is pretty nice.

Horrible to see that machine, guy who built it obviously has a lot of skill but just horrible taste

CiDeRmAn · 08-06-2014 2:37pm

On the Pony destroying thread I just got called a troll!
I have responded, wonder if they'll understand this time.

Hygro · 08-06-2014 5:22pm

It's all subjective, the person who's building their respective machines seems to like them.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

o1s1n · 08-06-2014 6:16pm

Hygro wrote: »

It's all subjective, the person who's building their respective machines seems to like them.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Its akin to someone completely 'pimping' a desirable, rare and significant classic car in a really distasteful way.

Classic car enthusiasts would be bothered by that.

The mame of shame

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