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Dream features for a new PCI-e card for arcade games?
Le Chuck:
I'd say a compliment would be:
P1
4 directional inputs
6 action inputs
1 P1 Start input
1 P1 Coin input
---
12 inputs
P2
4 directional inputs
6 action inputs
1 P2 Start input
1 P2 Coin input
---
12 inputs
P3
4 directional inputs
4 action inputs
1 P3 Start input
1 P3 Coin input
---
10 inputs
P4
4 directional inputs
4 action inputs
1 P4 Start input
1 P4 Coin input
---
10 inputs
1 Exit Input
1 Pause Input
TOTAL: 46
Will there be any sort of software interface to assign all this in each game, similar to the current MAME settings menu? For Jamma boards that don't have on board light gun hook-ups (for example) will it be able to to tell there's a light gun present? I'm how you'll be able to interface controllers with the Jamma boards. Interface and moving through the roms will also need to be somewhat configurable, perhaps by using the file structure present on the SD card.
If speed is capping just north of neo-geo games a lot of the functionality of those extra analog inputs might go unused or at least underused. I wouldn't expect this to run NFL Blitz or even CarnEvil but if it can't run Area 51 at full speed then it will be disappointing for a lot of users just on the light gun side of things.
Another question is how will it present vector images and what sort of image adjustment if any will be onboard? Case in point, MAME displays vector like crap. Getting vector to look remotely decent on anything but a vector monitor is a trick. AAE is a passable solution but is very resource intensive (not to mention a completely dead project), is this project going to be able to address this? This isn't a have to have to but surely would be a nice to have.
I'm down to test and hope you are able to produce a great product.
RetroBorg:
A few of us currently use a controller to control a servo to switch joysticks from 8-way to 4-way etc, could something like this be built into the card?
PL1:
--- Quote from: RetroBorg on July 20, 2012, 04:17:22 am ---A few of us currently use a controller to control a servo to switch joysticks from 8-way to 4-way etc, could something like this be built into the card?
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Along the same lines, maybe two outputs for monitor rotation: 1 for rotating it horizontal, another for rotating it vertical
Scott
RetroBorg:
Has anybody mentioned LED controller?
John Blund:
--- Quote from: RetroBorg on July 20, 2012, 04:17:22 am ---A few of us currently use a controller to control a servo to switch joysticks from 8-way to 4-way etc, could something like this be built into the card?
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Well it would be fully possible to use one dedicated output for it. But you would have to connect a separate board that controls these servos. There would not be enough power for that on the main board.
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