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| darkSSide:
Authenticity? In my youth games weren't on free play neither. Are you actually putting in quarters in yours or your guests? Lets get real. I have a pause and coin button thats it. For all other admin buttons I use combos but might add others once I finish my cab. Sent from my Atari 2600 |
| yotsuya:
Enh, I can see where Michelevit is coming from. That's why I don't have admin buttons either. Each to his own. |
| EightBySix:
Although remember there is nothing stopping us playing mame games on a regular PC on the desk with keyboard and mice. Isn't part of our hobby trying to improve on that situation to make it feel more like the arcades we remember? |
| shponglefan:
--- Quote from: EightBySix on June 15, 2013, 05:11:15 am ---Although remember there is nothing stopping us playing mame games on a regular PC on the desk with keyboard and mice. Isn't part of our hobby trying to improve on that situation to make it feel more like the arcades we remember? --- End quote --- While this is true, I think it's more the puzzling attitude that there is somehow some authenticity threshhold which exists for MAME cabinets. To me, if a person is after true arcade authenticity, you only get that playing an original cabinet. Or a replica which closely mimics an original as closely as possible. But if you're talking about a generic homebuilt cab with a generic, multifunctional CP, running a modern PC with MAME, and using a wireless keyboard for admin functions... that's pretty far from being authentic. That someone could honestly believe that it's the absense of a pause button that somehow makes their cabinet "authentic" at that point, is just laughable. Once you go to a MAME-cab, you've basically accepted you're not after authenticity, but rather modern convenience. There's nothing wrong with that; but people need to stop kidding themselves about it. |
| TheMadMechanic:
Wow been away for a little while and there's this raging debate about admin buttons.... ;D Well I am still going to have one or two admin buttons tucked away where only I know where they are. I don't really like wireless I prefer wired controls. Well once I am done my CP and my cab I will post pictures. I have an Oct deadline before my cousin's wedding so my nieces can play some old fashion mame games on a rocking cool cab... now just to finish my cab...flying sub anyone... |
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