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am I too old school?
« on: March 17, 2019, 10:37:59 am »
Wow I take like a decade off and everything is different.
Mame is way different from version 56.
does anyone even do game pad hacks any more?


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Re: am I to old school?
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2019, 10:42:16 am »
Wow I take like a decade off and everything is different.
Mame is way different from version 56.
does anyone even do game pad hacks any more?

Definitely lots of changes. The Zero Delay Encoders can be found on ebay and have taken the place of Mame gamepad hacks for most folks.
Big front end changes: check out Hyperspin, MALA and who knows what others - those are just the main two I use
Lots of kits available - Bartops especially made a big splash
In the commercial world, lots of retro offerings from working keychain games to full size replica rebuilds
AIMTRAK is probably your best choice for shooting games
The games we are playing are mostly the same though. :)

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Re: am I to old school?
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2019, 10:47:28 am »
looks like atomic FE has died

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Re: am I to old school?
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2019, 01:39:25 pm »
I still use an Atomic setup
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Re: am I to old school?
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2019, 01:59:33 pm »
I still use MaLa. Though my newest cabinet is 8 years old now and I don't tweak anything once its up and running.

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Re: am I to old school?
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2019, 04:40:32 pm »
I apologize for what I am about to do. I just can't help it even though I hate it when people correct my spelling. So..... um.... sorry....

When something is too much, it is "too", not "to". The way to remember it for future reference is that it has too many O's.

So, lesson recap:

To: I am going to the park
Two: the number 2
Too: Too many O's

Saying "am I to old school" sounds like you are asking if you should create an old school for someone.

Again, sorry for what I just did. I hate myself for not being strong enough to prevent it....

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Re: am I to old school?
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2019, 04:41:22 pm »
you might need to go to school,
but you're never too old for it.

later
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Re: am I to old school?
« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2019, 04:49:07 pm »
I apologize ...

Hey EB White, people that are sorry don’t walk of text corrections. We knew what he meant!

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Re: am I to old school?
« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2019, 09:50:17 pm »
I apologize ...

Hey EB White, people that are sorry don’t walk of text corrections.

No comprende.
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Re: am I to old school?
« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2019, 10:03:02 pm »
Again, sorry for what I just did.
No you’re not.

@OP
There’s no school like the old school. The fact you remember the early days of padhacks and lightweight mame means you can better appreciate the plethora of devices and emulation options of today. Unlike these punkass millennials who support shite commercial projects like A1up. Those fools need to go school, but it might actually be too late for them.

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Re: am I to old school?
« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2019, 11:17:14 pm »
I two remember the days of gampad hacks but it was to much work too tear them apart so I just plugged my PC into a TV and used a game pad too play mortal kombat.

now you can just go two walmart and pick up an arcade cabinet.

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Re: am I to old school?
« Reply #11 on: March 17, 2019, 11:25:22 pm »
:lol
I see what you did there.

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Re: am I to old school?
« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2019, 12:41:27 am »
And that is why I hate posting on the internet.
Just not worth the trouble.

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Re: am I too old school?
« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2019, 03:33:09 am »
I apologize for what I am about to do. I just can't help it even though I hate it when people correct my spelling. So..... um.... sorry....

When something is too much, it is "too", not "to". The way to remember it for future reference is that it has too many O's.

So, lesson recap:

To: I am going to the park
Two: the number 2
Too: Too many O's

Saying "am I to old school" sounds like you are asking if you should create an old school for someone.

Again, sorry for what I just did. I hate myself for not being strong enough to prevent it....


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Re: am I too old school?
« Reply #14 on: March 18, 2019, 10:11:05 am »
Geez I was about to come to your defense and chastise the grammar police.  Then I saw another thread where you admitted to buying 5 Arcade 1Up's and even bought a 2nd Pacman just to replace the monitor in the first.  You have definitely lost your old school ways.

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Re: am I too old school?
« Reply #15 on: March 18, 2019, 01:28:57 pm »
i can not move full arcades anymore
back and hips are bad. We were buying plug and play systems when they first came out and making small cabs for them.
$1,000 dollars and I am 21 years old running a Aladdin's Castle franchise again. putting in PC's and Raspberry Pi's in with real arcade controls
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Re: am I to old school?
« Reply #16 on: March 18, 2019, 01:40:56 pm »
I apologize ...

Hey EB White, people that are sorry don’t walk of text corrections.

No comprende.

EB White was the New Yorkers style editor and chief grammarian for forty years.

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Re: am I too old school?
« Reply #17 on: March 18, 2019, 01:45:49 pm »
Problem with E.B. White is you'll read his book and start writing it James's and get offended when people call you clever.  Life was simpler before Elements of Style.


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« Reply #18 on: March 18, 2019, 02:00:14 pm »
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« Reply #19 on: March 18, 2019, 02:10:14 pm »
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« Reply #20 on: March 18, 2019, 02:12:37 pm »
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Re: am I too old school?
« Reply #21 on: March 18, 2019, 02:17:49 pm »
I apologize ...

Hey EB White, people that are sorry don’t walk of text corrections.

No comprende.

EB White was the New Yorkers style editor and chief grammarian for forty years.


I know who EB White was, I didn’t get the “don’t walk of text” line
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« Reply #22 on: March 18, 2019, 02:19:23 pm »
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« Reply #23 on: March 18, 2019, 02:25:20 pm »
How often does your power go out?

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« Reply #24 on: March 18, 2019, 02:33:02 pm »
winter ice storms. often
wife of 29 years hates storms. if power goes out she can power what she wants and I am happy.
If wife happy... I am happy
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« Reply #25 on: March 18, 2019, 02:40:11 pm »
It is about 300 lbs. I have a portable one in my jeep about 100 lbs.
I also have large terminals on portable one to jump cars. power camp sights.

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« Reply #26 on: March 18, 2019, 03:08:54 pm »
Glad to see you back, btw.  I was getting a little worried about you.

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« Reply #27 on: March 18, 2019, 03:11:17 pm »
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Re: am I too old school?
« Reply #28 on: March 18, 2019, 04:57:15 pm »
dawayne - what's up dude?  A lot of us are too old school around here.  The last few years have seen an influx of people to the hobby due to the ease of setting up raspberry pi.  Problem is most of the cabinets they make for them are crap because they have no nostalgia for the arcades.  And they also seem to prefer playing Zelda or Super Metroid with a joystick while standing up for some strange reason.  GET OFF MY LAWN.

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« Reply #29 on: March 18, 2019, 05:03:05 pm »
Geez I was about to come to your defense and chastise the grammar police.  Then I saw another thread where you admitted to buying 5 Arcade 1Up's and even bought a 2nd Pacman just to replace the monitor in the first.  You have definitely lost your old school ways.

Oh yeah, one more thing daywane.... there is an elitism that has creeped into the forums. Those Arcade1up cabs that everyone would be oooh'n and aaahhh'n over if you built it 5 years ago? Yeah, some folks here turn up their noses at them. I don't know if it's the lack of DIY or commercialism, but some of these guys got a real rager against them.
 
I like mine just fine. Let'em Hate. :)

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« Reply #30 on: March 18, 2019, 05:11:02 pm »
Geez I was about to come to your defense and chastise the grammar police.  Then I saw another thread where you admitted to buying 5 Arcade 1Up's and even bought a 2nd Pacman just to replace the monitor in the first.  You have definitely lost your old school ways.

Oh yeah, one more thing daywane.... there is an elitism that has creeped into the forums. Those Arcade1up cabs that everyone would be oooh'n and aaahhh'n over if you built it 5 years ago? Yeah, some folks here turn up their noses at them. I don't know if it's the lack of DIY or commercialism, but some of these guys got a real rager against them.
 
I like mine just fine. Let'em Hate. :)

Here we go again....
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« Reply #31 on: March 18, 2019, 05:21:16 pm »
Geez I was about to come to your defense and chastise the grammar police.  Then I saw another thread where you admitted to buying 5 Arcade 1Up's and even bought a 2nd Pacman just to replace the monitor in the first.  You have definitely lost your old school ways.

Oh yeah, one more thing daywane.... there is an elitism that has creeped into the forums. Those Arcade1up cabs that everyone would be oooh'n and aaahhh'n over if you built it 5 years ago? Yeah, some folks here turn up their noses at them. I don't know if it's the lack of DIY or commercialism, but some of these guys got a real rager against them.
 
I like mine just fine. Let'em Hate. :)

Here we go again....

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Re: am I too old school?
« Reply #32 on: March 18, 2019, 05:23:42 pm »
I apologize ...

Hey EB White, people that are sorry don’t walk of text corrections.

No comprende.

EB White was the New Yorkers style editor and chief grammarian for forty years.


I know who EB White was, I didn’t get the “don’t walk of text” line

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« Reply #33 on: March 18, 2019, 05:52:44 pm »
Geez I was about to come to your defense and chastise the grammar police.  Then I saw another thread where you admitted to buying 5 Arcade 1Up's and even bought a 2nd Pacman just to replace the monitor in the first.  You have definitely lost your old school ways.

Oh yeah, one more thing daywane.... there is an elitism that has creeped into the forums. Those Arcade1up cabs that everyone would be oooh'n and aaahhh'n over if you built it 5 years ago? Yeah, some folks here turn up their noses at them. I don't know if it's the lack of DIY or commercialism, but some of these guys got a real rager against them.
 
I like mine just fine. Let'em Hate. :)

Don't you hate it when something "creeped" into the forums.  I just find it ironic for someone that just bought 5 Arcade 1Ups to post a thread asking if they are too old school.  I haven't been ranting in any A1Up threads.  I've left the rants for folks like you.

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Re: am I too old school?
« Reply #34 on: March 18, 2019, 06:09:43 pm »
@leapinlew: five years ago? I would say at least fifteen.


In this day of predictive texting, poor tracking, and writer distraction, I write off 98% of typos.

MAME .56 is twenty years ago.

Haven't seen someone mention Atomic and Mala in a little while. They are too old for recent MAME.


This doesn't help you.

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« Reply #35 on: March 18, 2019, 08:30:26 pm »
Pssst. I drink to. :cheers:

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« Reply #36 on: March 19, 2019, 04:50:57 am »
im working in the office and we're palying MK 3 Ultimate with fellows on Sega, quite soon we'll manage a local tourneer, it's still quite fun :D

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« Reply #37 on: March 19, 2019, 08:04:42 am »
How big is it?

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« Reply #38 on: March 19, 2019, 12:48:21 pm »
1.12 mb

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« Reply #39 on: March 19, 2019, 07:27:31 pm »
Huh, should have been able to post no problem.What error did you get?
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