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Sorry Dave... My Dog died last year at 15 years old... we originally had his mum, and then she had pups. We kept Jack, and gave his brother Ug (for ugly) to my Auntie... 15 years later, they both Died on the same day! Jack was put to sleep, and Ug had a stroke later that day. Freaky, but comforting

Cheers for the comments guys I was working on the software side of it last night, and i've got this fantastic frontend call Maximus Arcade. Its totally customizeable and starts as soon as you turn the PC on. It has really flash graphics and sound, and you basically scroll though the consoles on screen, select the one you wish to play, and then select the game to play. Its all controlled through the arcade sticks/buttons. And you assign hot-keys to do things like quit the game, or shutdown the PC etc... i.e. hold buttons 3 & 4 for five seconds to shutdown... im very impressed with it. Cheers Stan... yeh get your pics up too! Im actually getting a bit stressed now as i dont know what im gonna do for my next project!

eBay is unreal... Who the hell keeps magazines for 6 years, let alone sells them on eBay at the exact time someone is looking for them..???! Great find scott.

- Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft. Brilliant!

ridiculously loud...! I sold mine as i couldnt cope with it anymore!

Have a look underneath - the K1 sits very very close to a metal cross member thing... i read a post on here about how to deal with it, but i cant remember it...

Jeez, thats an interesting one! And a good decision i'd say. Although platform sharing with a future VW? Bluesport roadster maybe? I like the look of them.

One step being the best description... you'll have to wait another 12 weeks to make that second step

Right - updated the blog with more pictures... im almost finished now! I spent half a day last saturday on it, and then all day Sunday and Monday this bank holiday. I've still got to neaten up the wiring inside, but its good enough. I've got a PC in there which is hooked up to the arcade sticks, but there's also a Sega Dreamcast too (and i've downloaded every good game ever released!). The Dreamcast needs to use its own pads though - so i've got them hung under the controls area inside the machine... they can just be lifted out when required All thats lef to do is: Finish the edges - i need to order some T-mouldings and route a channel in the edges - to give it professional quality finish. Get some perspex for the top... i've got a light in there and need a perspex screen. And im going to print off some arcade logos onto acetate so its a back lit image. Decals... i've emailed a guy on eBay who makes vinyl stickers asking if he can do custom jobs... i've got a couple of really stylish street fighter graphics that i want to put on it...! Now i just need to get a stool from argos to sit on while playing

What do you do for a living Mike? You in the games business? Can you get me a job?! I wanted to be a game developer originally but just stuck with the first programming job i applied for

I 100% agree and i've been saying it for months. Audi drivers are c0cks. That said, i'd have moved out of his way - simply because i HATE getting stuck behind someone so i sympathise... although if he flashed me then no i wouldnt move... i'd slow down to 10mph and stare at him in my mirror. So yeh you did the right thing

Digsy, you have been a great servant to the club... Now put your feet up and start posting in the wrong sections

Hi Steve - Can you PM me the discount code please... I wont be there but my co-owner will be there in our RX7 Cheers.

I dont get fuel prices at the moment... In my town the prices are 105.9 or 112.9 for standard or vPower... and then 4 miles down the road at the next shell garage its 102.9 and 109.9. I dont get it.

Yep, my one of these is blocked. I need a new one too.

Have i missed something?? Where's your zed mike?

Boy racer = Max Power. I fully agree with what Rich said. Basically, i'd consider myself an educated, middle class person - but when i see scrotes that i went to school with 'off the estate' in similar cars, it makes me want to move on. Most of them round here seem to have Supra's or e46 325's - so not quite zed territory yet... but as soon as they upgrade, im off!

For me its c0ck audi drivers in new shape tt's and a5's. BMW's not so much. But my absolute pet hate is when im on the inside lane of a 2 or 3 lane roundabout and the 'tard next to me cuts straight across my lane nearly killing me. Unless i hof it and get infront of them, i almost get crushed every time!

Yeh i think its the length of time people have owned their cars... I'd never kept a car more than 11 months before getting the zed, and im currently 6 weeks away from 2 years ...but my eyes are wandering.

Ha ha.. nice one Martin

Cool! I've only ever seen 1 of these - at the London motorshow last summer, and they were doing a stunt show with it

WWW.LIVEONSAT.COM It tells you all the games across europe and also what channel they're on.

The only reason i want one is so that even more people hate me than currently do... Anyway, enough hijacking - sorry Ian.