MAME4to8: Auto 4/8 Way Script for Thunderstick TOS GRS restrictor for Hyperspin

[Justin]

PROJECT MAME4to8    DOWNLOAD
v1.3
-MAME4to8 is now an app!
-No need to compile
-Rewritten to utilize its own INI file for easy configuration.

NOTE:  Antivirus programs tend to think these AutoIT based Apps/Scripts are virus.   I assure you there is no malicious code here.  I included the Source Code so you can see for yourself and compile yourself for peace of mind.

WHAT IS THIS?
For anyone who has a Sanwa joystick with the motorized TOS GRS restrictor plate from Thunderstick,  I have created a nice AutoIt App that if invoked will automatically switch your restrictors according to the MAME game's 4 or 8 way needs.

I have seen integration of this functionality for Retropie and some Frontends like Launch Box, but the solutions were not universal, and I don't own those systems.

I am a HyperSpin avid user, and this script works perfectly with HyperSpin.    It should also work with many other frontends running MAME.

Source is included as well!
DOWNLOAD LINK:  http://vesperworks.com/mame4to8/mame4to8.zip

[Justin]

VERSION HISTORY
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v1.34 02/13/2023
-Fixed a bug that prevented the script for working under newer Hyperspin versions.

v1.3  02/31/2023
-MAME4to8 is now an app!
-No need to compile
-Rewritten to utilize its own INI file for easy configuration.

v1.0   02/27/2023
-Initial release

v1.1   02/28/2023
-Added option for auto-detecting COM port.

[Justin]

Is anyone using this? Looking for feedback or issue reporting. Thanks !

[R2TW]

Hi Justin is there anyway you could reupload this program download links are no longer working and this is exactly what I'm looking for.
Thanks Rob

[PL1]

Hi Justin is there anyway you could reupload this program download links are no longer working and this is exactly what I'm looking for.
Thanks Rob

If not, there's a backup on archive.org.

https://web.archive.org/web/20240322192454/http://vesperworks.com/mame4to8/mame4to8.zip


Scott

[R2TW]

Thank you so much for the Archive link got it working perfectly with Coin-ops Front End within minutes.

[Justin]

It appears that my hosting site thinks the program has (or is!) a Virus.  So it deletes it as soon as I upload it.   I recall that my antivirus also thought this could be a virus at the time, and so I added it to the exception list.     I know that many times, AV programs think AutoIT Scripts or similar are Virus -  but they are not.

I guess use the archive link for now until I find a solution!