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(+_+):
I remember reading somewhere that one of the versions is not supposed to have this "shot in the corner" bug. Is this fact or fiction.

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jipp:

--- Quote from: (+_+) on January 28, 2011, 01:13:36 pm ---I remember reading somewhere that one of the versions is not supposed to have this "shot in the corner" bug. Is this fact or fiction.

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taco bell called they need your avatar back, they are 10% to short to call there beef beef..  poor taco bell..  i knew that puppy was gonna get munched before paris hilton could abuse it!

chris.
(+_+):
Come on. Get serious here. We're talking about Robotron here, not Parcheesi.  ::) ;)
Xiaou2:

--- Quote ---But MAME doesn't include hacked versions unless they appeared in at least one arcade, right?
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 This again isnt a hack.  Its a fix.   Sort of like  MrDo roms that is labeled 'bugfix'.  The difference is that the fix isnt from the official company.   The typos/errors corrected by an outsider.  (or the actual creator/programmer in an anonymous form? )

 A hack is a change in gameplay mechanics or graphics... such as altering the company / gamename, making the main character into a Taco (made with only 33% beef)  ;)  , or making Chun Li shoot jalapenos out of her butt.

 And as said, the patch could probably exist as a "diff", much like the hard drive images.  Or a cheat, which reloads the critical rom data changes.

 
--- Quote ---But MAME doesn't include hacked versions unless they appeared in at least one arcade, right?
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 This is a rule mostly based on not wanting to support peoples 2000 new hacks of various games.  Its not an accurate rule either... as how do you verify if it was in an arcade.  For all you know, it was in one place for 1 week... and only 1 person remembers... or one person barely remembers the possibility of seeing something like it.  What if 3 people lie and say they saw it?   And then as stated... if you put a game on-location, and prove it was there... is it then accepted?  That would only encourage bad behavior.

 Interestingly enough, its possible that the original game designers/programmers continue to modify & hack their own games.  They probably wouldnt officially publicize that it was them, fearing some sort of legal ramifications.
 

 Imop, there are only a handful of hacks that are worth firing up... 
but Im glad they made it in.
RayB:
Semantics.

Do the fix. Release it with a unique rom name. MisFitMAME will support it.

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