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CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: Kremmit on May 01, 2005, 06:54:54 pm ---[Yeah, what IS the deal with that? Did Ted Turner do a cameo in it or something?
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I couldn't tell ya ...
I'm a John Carpenter fan, so I guess I'm a Kurt Russell (Snake Plissken/Jack Burton/MacReady) fan by association, but seeing Overboard every few weeks is painful ... almost as painful as the fact that I still end up watching it ...
Cheers
JB:
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on May 01, 2005, 06:14:18 pm ---[Original post deleted]
Just for reference, the various Sony vs Bleem cases (of which Sony lost only some suits) established that Bleem was legal.
Other emulators, particularly those that circumvent copy-protection or encryption algorithms are not necessarily legal under the DMCA (yeah, that was a good idea!).
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*dusts off soapbox*
Of course, under the DMCA everything from CD-writers to sharpie markers is illegal because it CAN be used for piracy or the circumvention of copy protection.
...
Hmm, I wonder if the recent DVD copy-protection fixes are illegal. Last attempt to add copy protection to DVD consisted of making sure the DVDs set off glitches in the existing copier apps, which have since been upgraded to fix the bugs.
The DMCA is so wide-reaching it's insane.
*puts soapbox back up*
brandon:
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--- Quote ---and lastly, for input hacks, that is because someone like you actually did something for themselves and created what they want.
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But the fact that it was added into the official release version says something about the priorities.
I don't have a problem with them trying to get the emulation as accurate as possible. In fact, I encourage it.
But these sorts of things DO lend weight to the argument that, regardless of official statements, MAME is FOR playing games as opposed to it being a happy coincidence.
That's all I'm saying.
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agreed.. if Mame was simply about documenting arcade hardware then you couldn't play light gun games with a mouse, or play Pole Position with a keyboard.. Mame is,among other thing, for playing games and that's undeniable.
Lilwolf:
And to add to the original question.
They don't use 3d hardware because it doesn't matter. Emulating the 3d hardware is only a very small percentage of whats slow. They have disabled ALL video (blank screen) so nothing is rendered (and this would be faster then putting a 3d wrapper on it).. and it moves it from 10ghz down to about 9.7ghz...
IE it doesn't buy you anything.... And its less accurate.
What you CAN do is this. Write your own emulator (really). Look at the mame source and then write your own. Then hook it up to 3d hardware. But this is the kicker... You can add all the speed hacks and you may make it playable.
Of course... it would take a year for most people who don't know enough about emulation who would take 3 months to basically figure it out. But its VERY doable... especially since you know everything about the hardware.
But in the end... I'm not 100% sure it would be playable on todays hardware... but maybe playable on hardware a year from not...
elvis:
Elvis cranks up his patented FAQ-o-matic link engine...
A01. Why this FAQ?
http://www.mame.net/mamefaq.html#a01
G02. What do I need to run MAME?
http://www.mame.net/mamefaq.html#g02
G06. Is MAME illegal?
http://www.mame.net/mamefaq.html#g06
T10. Why do some games run so slowly on my system?
http://www.mame.net/mamefaq.html#t10
T11. How can I get <insert game here> to run faster?
http://www.mame.net/mamefaq.html#t11
M13. When will MAME use Direct3D/OpenGL to emulate <insert insane 3D system here>?
http://www.mame.net/mamefaq.html#m13
M14. Why does MAME become slower all the time?
http://www.mame.net/mamefaq.html#m14
M15. Why is MAME so slow? These games ran at less than 10 MHz, and my CPU is 500 MHz!
http://www.mame.net/mamefaq.html#m15
M16. Why don't the developers put more hacks in MAME?
http://www.mame.net/mamefaq.html#m16
Well I'll be darned... every single question in this thread is answered by... (wait for it) THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS PAGE!
Holy obvious answers, Batman! You mean the Frequently Asked Questions page answers the questions that are asked frequently? Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle!
But hey, what's a forum for, if not for asking redundant questions a bazillion times over that are already well documented on the OFFICIAL SOFTWARE WEBSITE?