Oolite arcade
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Oolite arcade
Just wondering what people would think to an oolite arcade cab?
Its something I'm working on at the moment for my living room. But ideally, I'd want to password protect save files (more code hacking for me...)
Just wanted to share and get peoples opinions...
Its something I'm working on at the moment for my living room. But ideally, I'd want to password protect save files (more code hacking for me...)
Just wanted to share and get peoples opinions...
attacked, defended myself, now i'm the fugitive. How was i supposed to know that other ship was a galcop...
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Cool idea, I think... That'd be fun to have in the living room
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Thanks
Thing is, I have a spare KADE to hand, along with a broken laptop (the hinge went) so all I need to do, is wire up the controls and make a case for the whole thing
Thing is, I have a spare KADE to hand, along with a broken laptop (the hinge went) so all I need to do, is wire up the controls and make a case for the whole thing
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Shit, I'm impressed if you have the skills to do that... not sure I'd be confident doing something that intense.dan3008 wrote:Thanks
Thing is, I have a spare KADE to hand, along with a broken laptop (the hinge went) so all I need to do, is wire up the controls and make a case for the whole thing
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haha thanks, my granddad was an electrician, and my dad a computer mechanic. And I've worked in IT support and maintenance, its really just what I've been trained to do all my life. Its actually not that big a job if you put your mind to it...CommRLock78 wrote:Shit, I'm impressed if you have the skills to do that... not sure I'd be confident doing something that intense.
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Only possible downside I can see is that you might be on your feet for a looooong time if you get into a good session..
Most games have some sort of paddling-pool-and-water-wings beginning to ease you in: Oolite takes the rather more Darwinian approach of heaving you straight into the ocean, often with a brick or two in your pockets for luck. ~ Disembodied
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That sounds like a recipe for making the wife mad .Diziet Sma wrote:Only possible downside I can see is that you might be on your feet for a looooong time if you get into a good session..
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Good point, Oolite is not the arcade kind of game in which you only spend 10 minutes at a time. It could be a bit boring standing in front of a cabinet waiting to arrive at main station when there is a lot of trafficDiziet Sma wrote:Only possible downside I can see is that you might be on your feet for a looooong time if you get into a good session..
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Maybe a sit-in cabinet would be good? Then you could include surround sound.maik wrote:Good point, Oolite is not the arcade kind of game in which you only spend 10 minutes at a time. It could be a bit boring standing in front of a cabinet waiting to arrive at main station when there is a lot of trafficDiziet Sma wrote:Only possible downside I can see is that you might be on your feet for a looooong time if you get into a good session..
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...or just get a bar stool
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Now we're talking--that and the Oculus RiftJazHaz wrote:Maybe a sit-in cabinet would be good? Then you could include surround sound.maik wrote:Good point, Oolite is not the arcade kind of game in which you only spend 10 minutes at a time. It could be a bit boring standing in front of a cabinet waiting to arrive at main station when there is a lot of trafficDiziet Sma wrote:Only possible downside I can see is that you might be on your feet for a looooong time if you get into a good session..
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That would be too easy - of course, it wouldn't be good for setting the mood .Smivs wrote:...or just get a bar stool
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I dunno, customising one to look in keeping with the bridge of a Cobbie3 could be a fun project in itself...
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Thats the idea. Well, actually, its going to be placed on/built into the coffee table, so its just the right height for sitting on the sofa (couch for my American friends)Smivs wrote:...or just get a bar stool
Indeed, thats why I'm having it for sat downDiziet Sma wrote:Only possible downside I can see is that you might be on your feet for a looooong time if you get into a good session..
I intend to. Ok, not a big one like that, but the control panel is going to be exactly as I imagine a spaceship control panelThargoid wrote:I dunno, customising one to look in keeping with the bridge of a Cobbie3 could be a fun project in itself...
Na, Shes out at work all day, while I look after the baby, so I'll just get my good few hours in between feeds That and she'll play it more than me llCommRLock78 wrote:That sounds like a recipe for making the wife mad .Diziet Sma wrote:Only possible downside I can see is that you might be on your feet for a looooong time if you get into a good session..
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Sounds like you're one step ahead of us - (LOL about the 'sofa' - actually, it's the 'settee' that took me a while to get )dan3008 wrote:Thats the idea. Well, actually, its going to be placed on/built into the coffee table, so its just the right height for sitting on the sofa (couch for my American friends)Smivs wrote:...or just get a bar stool
Ah a little one... looking forward to that again in a lot of ways - always a blessing . Good to hear you'll both have time to enjoy it .dan3008 wrote:Na, Shes out at work all day, while I look after the baby, so I'll just get my good few hours in between feeds That and she'll play it more than me ll
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