Lockable power button for mame? (Parental control)

[thepro8]

Any recommendations on a power button option that need a key or something to turn it on then? My wife wants to make sure kids aren't playing it all the time.


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[pbj]

 

Just tell her to wait 2 weeks.  They'll lose interest.

[JDFan]

Coin door and token allowance (token payment for extra chores done ) 

[Mike A]

Tell your kids when they can and cannot play.

[PL1]

Search Amazon for "key switch" -- there are lots of options.   

Will you put the switch in series with a power pushbutton (low amperage) or will you put it in series with the power line? (higher amperage)

Make sure that the switch is rated for how you want to wire it.


Scott

[Titchgamer]

Search Amazon for "key switch" -- there are lots of options.   

Will you put the switch in series with a power pushbutton (low amperage) or will you put it in series with the power line? (higher amperage)

Make sure that the switch is rated for how you want to wire it.


Scott

This.

Ronnis key switch is prob the easiest option.

Just remember to shutdown the device before turning off the key switch!

[thomas_surles]

You could just keep the power on the inside like behind the coin door or something.

[gedman]

Here is a potentially crazy idea...

Setup the PC boot into Windows with a password required. Choose a password using only characters that are transmitted to the PC via your joysticks and buttons. Like this: https://www.ultimarc.com/jpac2.html
Even if your kids turned on your game, they would need to know the right "magic combination" of joystick/button movements to be able to login and play.

For example, set the password to 12GDRFA, and then use these control panel actions to enter the password:
Start1 > Start2 > Joystick2Right > Joystick2Left > Joystick2Up > Joystick2Down > Player2Button1, followed by Start1+Joystick1Left (which is the Shift command for the keyboard <Enter> key).

Anyone know if that would work?

[paigeoliver]

Just tell her to wait 2 weeks.  They'll lose interest.

That is the correct answer.

[equlizer]

up up down down left right left right B A select start 

Here is a potentially crazy idea...

Setup the PC boot into Windows with a password required. Choose a password using only characters that are transmitted to the PC via your joysticks and buttons. Like this: https://www.ultimarc.com/jpac2.html
Even if your kids turned on your game, they would need to know the right "magic combination" of joystick/button movements to be able to login and play.

For example, set the password to 12GDRFA, and then use these control panel actions to enter the password:
Start1 > Start2 > Joystick2Right > Joystick2Left > Joystick2Up > Joystick2Down > Player2Button1, followed by Start1+Joystick1Left (which is the Shift command for the keyboard <Enter> key).

Anyone know if that would work?

[Titchgamer]

up up down down left right left right B A select start 

Here is a potentially crazy idea...

Setup the PC boot into Windows with a password required. Choose a password using only characters that are transmitted to the PC via your joysticks and buttons. Like this: https://www.ultimarc.com/jpac2.html
Even if your kids turned on your game, they would need to know the right "magic combination" of joystick/button movements to be able to login and play.

For example, set the password to 12GDRFA, and then use these control panel actions to enter the password:
Start1 > Start2 > Joystick2Right > Joystick2Left > Joystick2Up > Joystick2Down > Player2Button1, followed by Start1+Joystick1Left (which is the Shift command for the keyboard <Enter> key).

Anyone know if that would work?

B, A, Right, A, C, Up, Down, A.

[thepro8]

up up down down left right left right B A select start 

I like this idea.

[nugarp]

You could use a switch to power off the monitor instead of the system. I.e. It must be in the in position to turn on. You can do that pretty easily with something like a power tail switch (I think that's what it's called) if you're not comfortable splicing power cables.

Personally, I run a nodejs server running express so I can turn things on and off from my phone over wifi. not a physical switch though.


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