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| RandyT:
There is one simple way and that is to use your coin door. Unlock it, trip the coin switch as many times as you want (or install a button inside the cabinet for this purpose) and lock the door when you are done. You could also just get a keyed switch and mount it somewhere on the outside of the cabinet. Put the key in, turn it to the "on" position to complete the circuit to your credit button, rack up the desired credits and then take the key out and stick it in your pocket! There's no need for anything fancy to limit plays of the same game. RandyT |
| Andymac1990:
ya that a good idea but i really don't want to open a locked thing every time I want to insert a credit. Also A coin door just isn't going to work for me right now for a few reasons. Seriously I just need a program exactly like dmworking247 describes. It would be perfect. If any one else has heard of such a program please share! :afro: |
| Burn4Evr:
For your situation, I would add another button or switch, hidden away. You could basically switch the ground lines of both with one button, so both the coin button and the extra switch would need to be on to add a credit. Kinda close to the awesome keyed switch idea earlier, but without having a key. Other then that... how about a token system, each token hits a switch (like a normal system) but stores tokens in a tray. The only way to get your tokens back is to press the tray in (which pushes an escape button) Then again this is probably only helpful if you can't get some software to handle this |
| Andymac1990:
These are all good ideas but there is One common problem: I don't necessarily want it to be harder to add more than one credit. I want it to be impossible. Like the key thing works but I always have to be around with a key. The extra switch just makes it a little harder. Coins are the same as the key. I can only give them one but I always have to be around or they could just beat me down and take more coins. I know this would never happen but What Im looking for is a 100% solid way that People could play without me being around and only letting them play with one or X credt/s at a time. The software program would work perfectly. Thanks again though for the help. |
| DaveMMR:
I'm sorry if this sounds harsh but I think the best solution to your problem (outside of a coin door) is to simply exercise restraint. If you think a game is too easy with unlimited continues, just cap yourself and call it a day. And if your friends are "beating you down" for another credit, is the honor of occupying some arbitrary place on a high score board so important that you have to deter the fun they're having with credit-capping software? I do understand the competitive nature though, so I suggest maybe you set up some game tournaments with strict credit rules instead. Just reset the high scores before you begin and it should satisfy the competitive side. Then, outside the competition, just have fun with the cab. ;) By the way, I believe some of the best games for competitive play are those in which you cannot "buy" a high-score (because you can't continue, your score resets when you continue or the game calculates your average "score per credit" - Donkey Kong, Bubble Bobble, and Klax are three respective examples). Just a suggestion. Do with it as you will. :burgerking: And I only brought it up in case the program promised to you isn't located... |
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