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INTEREST: Japanese Man Turns His Home into a Game Arcade




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Dextres



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 14, 2020 3:28 pm Reply with quote
God damn if that aint a true come true.

Well done. Well done indeed.
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Juno016



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 14, 2020 4:24 pm Reply with quote
That is crazy! It cannot be within his budget if he hasn't truly been keeping track. Yikes. Either that or he's super rich and it doesn't matter.

(Btw, the article links to ANN's One Room info page in a place I think was unintentional, in the first few paragraphs)
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tojikomori



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 14, 2020 7:57 pm Reply with quote
Love this homemade rhythm game. Looks silly hard but so satisfying.
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Cutiebunny



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:16 am Reply with quote
from the article wrote:
"I'm too afraid to tally up the total amount I've spent," he says."


What serious collector hasn't uttered this or something similar at least once..?

I remember I used to keep a running tally of how much I've spent on my hobby, only to decide to drop it years later when the total began to scare me.

@Juno016 - Although the article mentions that he didn't start to collect until the past few years, with some of these collectors, they could have been collecting for decades. Prices were probably a lot cheaper in the 90s as more arcades closed as home consoles became easier and cheaper to own. So what was maybe a reasonably priced hobby has become expensive and now people just choose to collect what they can afford when they can afford it.
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joeydoa



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 2:03 pm Reply with quote
That guy is living the life. Actually that was one of my dreams when I was young.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 3:28 pm Reply with quote
Well, he certainly doesn't have to go out for entertainment anymore. If I won the lottery there are certainly worse things to blow all the money on.
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Stampeed Valkyrie



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 3:30 pm Reply with quote
Guy has good taste. I also have an Afterburner upright cab. The thing is heavy, and I have had to move it up and down basement steps.. lol.

I can tell you that importing bulky items overseas is $$. I've been looking for a cabinet for my Banpresto SDF Macross board. I keep missing the deals that randomly pop up in the US.
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FlamingFirewire



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 8:33 pm Reply with quote
Man - this guy should get his arcade featured on Game Center CX, seriously impressive collection of machines and memorabilia.
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