| Title: Hello from Maryland Post by: moogrum on April 22, 2014, 08:36:36 AM Hello, I really enjoy the videos, and my interest has been piqued.  I have one main question, how does one "break into the hobby" so to speak?  I am an electrical engineer and a project like this looks like an awesome way to spend my free time, but it is very difficult to find defunct cabinets on craigslist.  All I seem to find are priced in the thousands, or these "60 in one" homemade mame things some local guy makes.  Are there regional communities I should be looking for? Title: Re: Hello from Maryland Post by: Jack Burton on April 24, 2014, 06:09:56 PM Hi moogrum, welcome to the forum.  Title: Re: Hello from Maryland Post by: John's Arcade on April 24, 2014, 06:11:15 PM Hello, I really enjoy the videos, and my interest has been piqued.  I have one main question, how does one "break into the hobby" so to speak?  I am an electrical engineer and a project like this looks like an awesome way to spend my free time, but it is very difficult to find defunct cabinets on craigslist.  All I seem to find are priced in the thousands, or these "60 in one" homemade mame things some local guy makes.  Are there regional communities I should be looking for? You can find broken games on CL. But, you gotta look EVERY day. It's a big part of the hobby. Yes, I think it's a great idea to seek out a local community. I think there is a group down by you. Maybe google it? Title: Re: Hello from Maryland Post by: moogrum on April 24, 2014, 06:39:53 PM Hello, I really enjoy the videos, and my interest has been piqued.  I have one main question, how does one "break into the hobby" so to speak?  I am an electrical engineer and a project like this looks like an awesome way to spend my free time, but it is very difficult to find defunct cabinets on craigslist.  All I seem to find are priced in the thousands, or these "60 in one" homemade mame things some local guy makes.  Are there regional communities I should be looking for? You can find broken games on CL. But, you gotta look EVERY day. It's a big part of the hobby. Yes, I think it's a great idea to seek out a local community. I think there is a group down by you. Maybe google it? There are some smart people who use Google. Apparently I'm not one of them! Title: Re: Hello from Maryland Post by: Jack Burton on April 24, 2014, 07:56:03 PM LOL... As Owen Rubin said: http://justfuckinggoogleit.com/ |