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TelcoLou
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So, we went to Hershey Park the other day .. it was a nice trip .. had a lot of fun, despite the weather being oppressively hot & humid. In fact, it got so bad at one point, we made a mad dash into the factory tour, just to get some relief from the heat. Very cute, including the 3D show (it reminded me of the attractions at Disney World, only shorter).
Upon our exit, we saw the weather outside had turned ugly; violent rain, wind and lightning. Being on vacation, and of the "meh, fuck it" mindset, we decided to dart outside to wait out the storm under the shuttle bus waiting area. After 10 or 15 minutes of a non-stop downpour, we gave in to Mother Nature's fury and braved the wetness .. walking around in the COLD-ass rain was exhilarating! Since nearly everything was now closed due to the weather, we got kinda bummed out and were ready to pack it in when it happened; what we discovered next was like finding the holy grail of geek-ness; an arcade .. FULL of classic games;
1942, Millipede, 720°, Discs of Tron, Marble Madness, Ms Pac Man, Karate Champ, and several others, along with a wall of pinball machines, skill games, crane games ... it was like re-living my mis-spent youth!!
But now the downside; 1942 was in bad shape .. the control deck was loose, the joystick had dead spots, and the monitor connection was shorting out, causing the display to goof up the colors every time I moved to the left .. I only managed a high score of ~65,000. Millipede had a sagging monitor bevel, obscuring the score ... 720°'s joystick was a sloppy mess, Space Attack's flight yoke was unresponsive.
All in all, it was nice to see the actual cabinets in person again, but the experience fell short of fun (though we had a blast playing skeeball)
I can now say, with 100% certanty, that GP2X MAME is far better than the real thing. Thank you, once again, Franxis, Slaanesh and Notaz for all your hard work on this wonderful emulator.
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Upon our exit, we saw the weather outside had turned ugly; violent rain, wind and lightning. Being on vacation, and of the "meh, fuck it" mindset, we decided to dart outside to wait out the storm under the shuttle bus waiting area. After 10 or 15 minutes of a non-stop downpour, we gave in to Mother Nature's fury and braved the wetness .. walking around in the COLD-ass rain was exhilarating! Since nearly everything was now closed due to the weather, we got kinda bummed out and were ready to pack it in when it happened; what we discovered next was like finding the holy grail of geek-ness; an arcade .. FULL of classic games;
1942, Millipede, 720°, Discs of Tron, Marble Madness, Ms Pac Man, Karate Champ, and several others, along with a wall of pinball machines, skill games, crane games ... it was like re-living my mis-spent youth!!
But now the downside; 1942 was in bad shape .. the control deck was loose, the joystick had dead spots, and the monitor connection was shorting out, causing the display to goof up the colors every time I moved to the left .. I only managed a high score of ~65,000. Millipede had a sagging monitor bevel, obscuring the score ... 720°'s joystick was a sloppy mess, Space Attack's flight yoke was unresponsive.
All in all, it was nice to see the actual cabinets in person again, but the experience fell short of fun (though we had a blast playing skeeball)
I can now say, with 100% certanty, that GP2X MAME is far better than the real thing. Thank you, once again, Franxis, Slaanesh and Notaz for all your hard work on this wonderful emulator.
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