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Author Topic: Programers....Attract mode screensaver?  (Read 1886 times)

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Programers....Attract mode screensaver?
« on: February 22, 2003, 01:30:43 pm »
I'm no progarmer so I'll just float this idea out there for the general pop.  I know we have a lot of talented programers who frequent this board.  I don't know if you guys get enough thanks for what you do but considering the payment you get for your long hours of toil I just wanted to say you guys Kick Ass.  O.K. enough sucking up.

Would it be possible to create a screen saver that ran attract modes randomly for a set amount of time and then cycled to a new atttract mode at that point.  If a key were pushed (say insert coin) while the attracted mode was running the screensaver would sleep untill another key (say escape) was pressed then would resume random attract modes.  Like I said I'm no programer so what I layed out may be impossible but I figure if anyone can make it happen it would be one of the talented programers who frequent this boar (lazarus, 3darcade, Game Launcher, ...Please don't be mad if I missed you)

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Re:Programers....Attract mode screensaver?
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2003, 01:37:09 pm »
This might be what you're looking for:
http://www.oscarcontrols.com/lazarus/files/EmuSaver2.0.zip
from Lazarus man Howard C.

If not, it still kicks (thanks Howard), so have fun!

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Re:Programers....Attract mode screensaver?
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2003, 04:04:00 pm »
Sorry,

That's exactly what I was talking about.

See I told you these guys are awesome.

Thanks Howard C

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Re:Programers....Attract mode screensaver?
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2003, 12:29:51 am »
Hehe, read the software forum more often:)

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Re:Programers....Attract mode screensaver?
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2003, 01:44:52 am »
Hehe, read the software forum more often:)

If I did that I would be afraid to try anything.  You would think by reading the posts in there that nothing works right.
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Re:Programers....Attract mode screensaver?
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2003, 03:20:00 am »
Dumb question - what is attract mode?  I hear it mentioned a lot, but I haven't a clue...

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Re:Programers....Attract mode screensaver?
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2003, 08:25:13 am »
Dumb question - what is attract mode?  I hear it mentioned a lot, but I haven't a clue...

Attract mode is just when no-one has put a coin in and the games shows demos / intros etc. and usually flashes 'Insert Coin'.

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Re:Programers....Attract mode screensaver?
« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2003, 06:16:30 pm »
Are there any attract mode movie (mpg, mov, avi) files out there?