torino´s scoreboard thingy needs its own topic and IMHO it should be included in the most popular MAME-versions as a choosable option (for all games), its such a cool feature.
I already had a thread about it, and although the topic attracted some attention no one cared enough to actually try it out. I then decided to suggest some automated version of "live scoreboard", based on this, to Twin Galaxies, but their forum seem pretty deserted so I did not even bother, and I also went to MARP, but their forum does not even seem to accept any new registrations.
Anyway, the problem with this early "prototype" solution, using public web-folder, is that anyone can do whatever they like with server files, so it's only suitable for small closed circles, like this "forum competition" for example. Still, since it is very easy to enter whatever score without even playing the game, it should be mandatory for screenshot or photo to be at time of the name registration where the current entry is visibly selected or character cursor is still in "edit mode".
If there was real interest in this "Live Arcade Scoreboard" thing, like there is for PlayStation and Xbox networks, then this would need more serious server able to provide individual accounts and backup system, plus enforce mandatory submission of .inp files to avoid cheating and stuff. Kind of like MARP or TG, where the only difference would be that submissions could be done with a single press of a button, or automatically when the game starts and exists back to some front-end, as well as that everyone could actually see current scoreboard right there in the games itself.
It may be easier to get from 100 to 1000 than from 0 to 10 people.
Perhaps it is not easy for people to realize just how cool this could be.
We need sponsors, prizes and promotions to make it really really cool, fast.