***A Little Background regarding my new Arcade Hobby*** I ..
Added 2022-06-26 22:15:59 +0000 UTC***A Little Background regarding my new Arcade Hobby*** I used to love arcades back in the days. I remember summer weeks when I'd go down to the US on vacation with my parents or friends. I could spend evenings playing in some arcades whenever I'd find one. Then, I stopped...for a few years, like 15 LOL My interest mostly started back in 2020. I went through a "dark" year. Battling a few demons of my own, got some hard friendships ending, lockdown, just not being me. I got a PacMan machine and NBA Jam one for the sake of it, because I was having a few drinks and found them online, for a cheap discount price. It sat there forever, untouched. Then a few months after trying to get out of my bad mental state, I started getting interested in the hobby. Found a few people interested in those kinds of content and stream. And got really into it. Reminded me of simple times. Of fun times. Where life was so simple. Not only life but even gaming. It's 3 buttons. 1 joystick. You play right away. Don't have to have a PhD to learn the basics or controls like those new games on new consoles. You got 10 minutes? You can have fun in 10 minutes! Playing arcade brings me joy. So whenever I have free time, instead of having a drink or just binge-watching something, I might start working on a machine to try to upgrade it, making a few modifications. I want to make my basement somewhere I can go, shut off my brain, and be happy. My little bubble of happiness. I can spend an hour on two sometimes at night just tweaking a few things. When my friends come with their offsprings... I see them playing with games that were made in the 90s, and they have fun. It makes me smile. Sometimes, just walking through the machines makes me happy. In my quest to bring more games and more gaming content, I'm trying to build an ultimate machine now. I will probably share with you guys a few details about it in the next few days. Stay tuned :)
