Beavis and Butthead?

[the3eyedblindman]

I noticed this was an arcade game...was it ever commercially released? Anyone played it? Anyone know its emulation status, anyone know anythning about it at all

[Shape D.]

NO

http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=B&game_id=7087

Description
Players control Beavis and Butt-Head as they fight through several cool levels. A bonus game has Beavis and Butt-Head fishing. Atari Games never released this game.

I'd play it though.

[j123vt_99]

there was a console version of this.. genesis (i think)

[ChadTower]

It was on the PC too, if it is in fact Virtual Stupidity.  Awesome game.

[Shape D.]

It was on the PC too, if it is in fact Virtual Stupidity.  Awesome game.

I had the pc one it didn't look like that though. Its been a while though I could be wrong.

[versapak]

Nah Virtual Stupidity was a different game, and it was indeed an awesome game.

Virtual Stupidity was more of an adventure type game, while this one seems to be your more typical arcade platform game.

[tbombaci]

I've played it. There are usually three of the prototypes at California extreme every year.

It runs on 3DO hardware.



-Tom

[Shape D.]

in that case would it be possible to dump the roms for mame. that would be sweet

[the3eyedblindman]

TBombaci, Wherever you found these you should somehow try to get the roms to mame.

[tbombaci]

Not likely.

The gentlemen who own a decent chunk of Atari prototypes do not like what MAME has become.

I respect their decision. After all, they own the PCB's.

Regards,
Tom

[the3eyedblindman]

You could ask them...Hey, you could ask them.

[tbombaci]

Frankly, I am not like that.

As I mentioned, they own the PCB's and I know where they stand.

Pestering and begging just reinforces the stigma that looms over the hobby.

Regards,
Tom

[ChadTower]

I actually agree with them, MAME has become, in actual use, just a way for people to play free roms.

[the3eyedblindman]

where can you get the pcb then?

[ChadTower]

Given that it is a prototype, you don't.

[Magnet_Eye]

i owned the game on my Nintendo. You could always play it in a nintendo emulator...

[Truz]

yea i actually still have my virtual stupidity game cd. It is an awesome game, it is a point and click adventure deal, and a damn good one at that. Used to be a favorite among me and my friends, the minigames were a blast.

[the3eyedblindman]

Beavis and Butthead for consoles is very hard, and not very fun, which is why I was interested in the arcade game. I have nintendo, sega, and super nintendo emulators all running it, but it is not that great. All arcade games are better for the arcade, not consolized.

[tommy]

Theres nothing like playing an arcade version of a game it just looks better, its like sex with a condom and without, wait how old are you guys..... is this too adult of a comparison.

[ChadTower]

Only a 14 year old trying to sound grown up would use that simile.

[the3eyedblindman]

Play Mortal Kombat in Mame, and then play it using Gens, my point exactly.

[link2005a]

I actually agree with them, MAME has become, in actual use, just a way for people to play free roms.

It has become that? Not saying you're wrong (as I am new to this) but what was Mame originally intended for to begin with?

[Shape D.]

I actually agree with them, MAME has become, in actual use, just a way for people to play free roms.

It has become that? Not saying you're wrong (as I am new to this) but what was Mame originally intended for to begin with?

Preserving the original game.

[link2005a]

Preserving the original game.

Not trying to be an ass, as I said I am new to this. But preserving it how? Just an electronic copy of all the old school games so they won't be 'lost' forever? That makes sense for the old and lesser known games, but obviously Pac-man and the likes won't be lost anytime soon. And I think the founding fathers of Mame had the Pac-man stuff as part of their list of games.

[ChadTower]

Not trying to be an ass, as I said I am new to this. But preserving it how? Just an electronic copy of all the old school games so they won't be 'lost' forever? That makes sense for the old and lesser known games, but obviously Pac-man and the likes won't be lost anytime soon. And I think the founding fathers of Mame had the Pac-man stuff as part of their list of games.

Yes, preserving the games in a complete manner.  In order to ensure each game is completely preserved, they had to write an emulator that they could test them with.  ALL ARCADE GAMES fall into this umbrella, and that includes Pac-Man.  The old hardware will fail eventually for all of them.

Unfortunately, MAME has become a way for people to get thousands of arcade games for free and I'd say greater than 90% of MAME users don't own very many PCBs.

[Shape D.]

not to mention when games are re released they get changed somtimes. they want to be able to fix any old games if the need to.

[Dav]

not to mention when games are re released they get changed somtimes. they want to be able to fix any old games if the need to.

The only time they get changed is if the old version wansn't correct.  For example this recent change that updated the roms for defender and a ton of other games was because a prom was missing from the previous dumps.  Mame doesn't need the proms but they are needed for board repairs so it was considered worth making everyone upgrade their roms for this.

[ChadTower]

Mame doesn't need the proms but they are needed for board repairs so it was considered worth making everyone upgrade their roms for this.

See what I mean?  "Making everyone upgrade their roms".  Shouldn't only people who have the pcb be using the rom?

[Dav]

Mame doesn't need the proms but they are needed for board repairs so it was considered worth making everyone upgrade their roms for this.

See what I mean?  "Making everyone upgrade their roms".  Shouldn't only people who have the pcb be using the rom?

Of course, that's understood.  You wouldn't have the rom set to upgrade if you didn't own the board.

[ChadTower]

Of course, that's understood.  You wouldn't have the rom set to upgrade if you didn't own the board.

 

Yes, we understand.

[the3eyedblindman]

I understand that mame is supposed to be a way of preserving the past....but comeon, how many of you can honestly say you dont use it to play games of roms you dont own?

[link2005a]

Yes, preserving the games in a complete manner.

[ChadTower]

Since I don't know 'the rules', you have to own the PCB? You cannot just own say the atari version or whatever home edition eqivilant?

You didn't read the license before using it, did you?

No, you cannot own another port of the game and still use the MAME rom legally.

I understand that mame is supposed to be a way of preserving the past....but comeon, how many of you can honestly say you dont use it to play games of roms you dont own?

I can.

[link2005a]

You didn't read the license before using it, did you?

No, you cannot own another port of the game and still use the MAME rom legally.

I did read it, well, mostly. But that was a year or two when I first got the program (which I didn't use much then, but recently I have).

So you have a Mame program with 100's(?) of games...and you own every one as a PCB?

[the3eyedblindman]

Id be willing to bet you that 99% of the people on the examples page here are using roms in mame that they do not own. End of story.

[Dav]

Id be willing to bet you that 99% of the people on the examples page here are using roms in mame that they do not own. End of story.

I'd be willing to bet 99% of people that own a cd burner or computer printer have used it illegally.  Doesn't mean there's anything wrong with owning a cd burner or printer, it's how you use it.

[the3eyedblindman]

i understand you guys are saying its wrong what we do, and I know that 1 million wrongs dont make a right, but honestly, its going on, everyone is doing it, so why make a big deal about it in a thread about the Beavis and Butthead arcade game, is it really going to solve anything?

[ChadTower]

So you have a Mame program with 100's(?) of games...and you own every one as a PCB?

No, I don't have a MAME setup.

[link2005a]

No, I don't have a MAME setup.

So what do you 'Build your own arcade controls' for?

[the3eyedblindman]

I agree, if you arent doing a pc arcade and/or only doing a jamma setup, how does this website help you very much, as I thought its basis was building your own arcade controls for use with mame/pc.