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Aussie Pinball Forums => General Discussion => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: jed21 on December 18, 2009, 11:06:22 PM
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Hi all, cant believe I am only just getting into this forum now, I have been into pinball since back in the day when DM's first come out. I played pinball before that but when the DM's come out I wanted one for my own so bad. Being a teenager at the time that never happened and like most I decided to re visit the childhood hobby and have brought my first machine about 12 months ago being No Fear by Williams. Im also into building MAME cabs and have been doing a few Jukeboxes for some fun as well.
Apart from working and amusements im also into Mountain Bike racing, basket ball and just about any sport for that matter and also electronics. Anyway enough about me and im off the read!!!
Jared
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$.$ and %)% to AP, Jared !
I hope you do like to read, as there's plenty for you to catch up with.
You mention "Juke Boxes" - Do you mean old style Jukes ?
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Welcome Jared sounds like we share similar interests except the sport bit sound like to much work to me LOL enjoy your stay
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%)% %)% to AP.
Post some pics of your builds so we can get an idea of what your up to.....
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Welcome, hope you enjoy the forum!
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Here are a few project pics, some still under construction lol
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m9/harts13/IMGP1905.jpg)
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m9/harts13/J2.jpg)
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m9/harts13/J3.jpg)
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m9/harts13/Picture002.jpg)
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m9/harts13/Arcade%20Machine/IMGP1038.jpg)
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m9/harts13/Arcade%20Machine/DSC00296.jpg)
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Some very tidy work there mate
%)% to AP, dont feed the llamas
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Welcome Jared, hope you enjoy the place.
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Hi and welcome to AP Jared . I'm sure you'll find that pin will soon turn into 2 , 3 ... etc. etc.
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Hi and welcome to AP Jared . I'm sure you'll find that pin will soon turn into 2 , 3 ... etc. etc.
LOL I agree, im working on that right now #*#
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Welcome to Aussie Pinball Jared.
Pretty cool work on the dukes and mame cabs.
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Matthew
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VERY nice work there Jared <..>
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Welcome to AP. Good to see another mtb-er on the site - I thought I was probably the only one with this overlap of interests! I'm not a racer, but have done one 24h race in a social context. (also great choice of games in Burger Time). What's the preferred choice of software for diy Jukes? I've always had a desire to build an upright horizontal format Mame, for games like NATO defence, Thief and Pepper II with a Juke box when not game playing.
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Hey there, any 24hr ride/race is a massive effort, well done!!! For the Jukes when using a touch screen Party Time is hard to beat and easy to use and for a juke with buttons im only just working that out now. As far as a project goes it sounds like you need to built a MAME cab and run Game EX as the front end. I has Jukebox software built in and also other media players, mine hooks to my wireless network and does internet radio as well and thats cool.
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Welcome, Jared!
I was a bit the same. Hanging around in the local arcades in the era of the DMD machines. Pinball was a secondary interest for me back then. I'd play a few games of the flashy pinball machines while I waited for a go on Street Fighter II or Mortal Kombat. Today I'm a pin addicted. 3 machines and want more more more!!! Have a cocktail cabinet with a 48 in 1 board in it currently that will need some tinkering with in the new year.
Absolutely love your arcade cabinets and jukeboxes. Do you sell them? Would be nice to have a cabinet that was playable, then switched over to jukebox when not in gaming use.
Cheers!
Adam.
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I have thought about selling them but not sure if many would sell, the only hard part of the process is having the equipment needed and room to cut the cabs out, I was working in car audio when I built the Juke cabs and I only have 2 more bare cabs left. Im looking into building my Jukeboxes for hire at the moment im just working out what format is better, not sure if touch screen or buttons is better then I have also found it hard to find the software needed as the software needs to track the number of times each song is played so royalties can be paid to APRA and all that sort of fun stuff lol
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hehe and here was me thinking they were just a cabinet with an itunes style setup. Sounds impressive!
Maybe I should look into getting some woodwork skills in the new year. Those cabinets deinitely look the goods.
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lol thanks, the woodworking on these isnt to bad if you have the room and the right tools. I made them a particular size so I could cut them easy with little waste so for about $100 and an the better part of the day you can end up with 3 cabs but as I was saying thats when I had the room and tools, It would be much harder now unless im really nice to the right people lol.
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Hi Jared and welcome aboard.
I like the look of your cabs as well. Whereabouts are you located?
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Im in Bendigo
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Hi Jared
Nice job on the cabs
what software do you run on the touchscreen jukebox ?
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Hey Chad, on the touch I like Party Time, nice and reliable and best thing is its simple to use making it great for parties.
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$.$ Jarod & %)% cool cabinets, enjoy your time here at AP.
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Hi there Jared,
I'm another newbie - from over the ditch.
Also into MTB - recreationally no racing, and a fan of retro gaming/MAME.
Not got a real pin OR a MAME cab...as yet . . .
Love the look of your BurgerTime MAME cab - as someone else said v.clean.
Andy