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| Howard_Casto:
My 2 cents.... if you truely wish to respect the wishes of us who think it is a bad idea, then you would cease development. Unfortunately you were already foolish enough to make a release so it is too late for that. We live in a digital age, once the "genie is out of the bottle" there is no way of putting it back in. I'm sorry but I just can't see a legitimate use for such a program. If you are using coins in your home cab then you are illegally gaining funds from it (in most cases). If you aren't then it really isn't a big deal if someone tries to insert coins in a fe and "loses" some. If you are trying to teach your kids the value of a dollar, give them a piggy bank. If you wish to limit your childs play time simply spend some time with the little monster and make him/her quit playing when you see fit. I'm not ranting either way.. I'm just saying, this isn't an issue you can ride the fence on, just take a side and stick with it. |
| MikeQ:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on January 21, 2006, 01:13:39 am ---My 2 cents.... if you truely wish to respect the wishes of us who think it is a bad idea, then you would cease development. Unfortunately you were already foolish enough to make a release so it is too late for that. We live in a digital age, once the "genie is out of the bottle" there is no way of putting it back in. I'm sorry but I just can't see a legitimate use for such a program. If you are using coins in your home cab then you are illegally gaining funds from it (in most cases). If you aren't then it really isn't a big deal if someone tries to insert coins in a fe and "loses" some. If you are trying to teach your kids the value of a dollar, give them a piggy bank. If you wish to limit your childs play time simply spend some time with the little monster and make him/her quit playing when you see fit. I'm not ranting either way.. I'm just saying, this isn't an issue you can ride the fence on, just take a side and stick with it. --- End quote --- This is awfully hypocritical for someone who ask for compensation for modifying MAME code: This is clearly a no-no. --- Quote ---Name: Dual Screen Mame Hack Description: For you 2k/xp users, this is the holy grail of all mame variants. I've managed to hack mame to span its output across two monitors! This means that playchoice 10 and punchout can be played they way they were meant to be. This also means that the annoying second monitor that wastes space on some games can be moved off screen. Shown in the picture is the pc10 version of contra on my computer and the pch10 menu on my psone screen. Level of Completion: 15%... Right now this is just a crude hack. A lot of work needs to be done to make it configurable and user-friendly. Suggested Donation: A referral to a free Xbox 360. Click the Preview to Sign up. Number of Completed referrals: 0 Referrals Still Needed: 8 Release Priority: Low... The project is still in active development, but my psone monitor isn't installed in my mame cab, so I have no real use for it. I am aware, however, that this may be a popular item, so I have linked it to the best "motivation." A free 360 will REALLY motivate me to finish this hack. --- End quote --- |
| SlyDog:
wow this sounds like something i have been looking for. http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=49816.0 Not to make money but just curious how much I would have spent had i actually used real quarters to play the games. I have a key logger right now and in one week i pressed 5 (coin 1) 387 times which is about 97 bucks. It sounds like another little app for personal use. |
| jelwell:
Thanks for this! I can't wait to try it out. You just have to ignore the naysayers. They don't understand that some of us are trying to recreate nostalgia. We spend a whole lot of effort on an "Illusion of Credibility" this is very similar to a good movie's "Suspension of Disbelief". If we can mimic everything down to the Coin Door, the atmosphere, it's like we're transported back in time to that Arcade in 1982, or into a Galaxy far far away. As soon as you see the man behind the curtain the illusion is broken and you're playing a crappy recreation rather than reliving a wondrous memory. We could just push a button to get an extra credit. But we don't want to break that illusion. I don't recall a fury of naysayers when people posted on how to boot straight into Mamewah. Or when someone figured out how to wire a coin door to trigger MAME. Anything to keep the illusion real is useful in my book. Joseph Elwell. |
| boykster:
--- Quote from: jelwell on February 10, 2006, 02:45:28 pm ---Thanks for this! I can't wait to try it out. You just have to ignore the naysayers. They don't understand that some of us are trying to recreate nostalgia. We spend a whole lot of effort on an "Illusion of Credibility" this is very similar to a good movie's "Suspension of Disbelief". If we can mimic everything down to the Coin Door, the atmosphere, it's like we're transported back in time to that Arcade in 1982, or into a Galaxy far far away. As soon as you see the man behind the curtain the illusion is broken and you're playing a crappy recreation rather than reliving a wondrous memory. We could just push a button to get an extra credit. But we don't want to break that illusion. I don't recall a fury of naysayers when people posted on how to boot straight into Mamewah. Or when someone figured out how to wire a coin door to trigger MAME. Anything to keep the illusion real is useful in my book. Joseph Elwell. --- End quote --- Nothin personal, but I don't remember any classic arcade games in '82 that ran a frontend....and took quarters and transferred em to any other game. But otherwise, cool program...just use it responsibly |
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