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RayB:
Part of my livelihood is making small games and in the back of my mind I keep thinking about how cool it would be to make games that worked with arcade controls rather than crappy PC keyboard and mouse. (How many of you have wished Zuma or TumbleBugs had spinner support?)

The thing is, coding up a game just for my own cabinet is quite a chunk of time with no reward other than playing my own game (and possibly releasing a version that works with PC controls).

I was wondering if any of you would ever consider PAYING for some new games that were made for use in a MAME cabinet? or given how much in this hobby is "free", would you expect such new games to be free?

To help answer the poll above, this is what I'm proposing:

 - Early 80's style arcade gameplay
 - Could have retro graphics, but I'm more keen on delivering early 90's console style graphics
 - Emphasis on games that make use of arcade controls. (Spinner, trackball, 2 joysticks, etc)

Some examples:

- Spinner games
- Centipede clone with nice graphics and trackball support
- Joystick + spinner game
- 2-joystick game

We're talking small scale games, not big full-blown productions like Street Fighter IV (wink to Todd H ;) )
javeryh:
It depends on the game.  I never have a problem paying a fair price for something good that I want.  More than being able to just run it on my cab, I'd want there to be a way to integrate it into my front end game list.
Todd H:
I have no problem paying. I'll be buying Street Fighter IV PC the day it comes out.

Epyx:
Agreed, depends on the game. Guys like Jeff Minter have always injected the 80s atmosphere into their games to this day. And while Raiden III it is an excellent example of a game that captures the spirit of the original and modernizes it...

Hamsterball is another great example and their are dozens more...when done right they are stunning.
jukingeo:

--- Quote from: Epyx on December 12, 2008, 03:47:59 pm ---Agreed, depends on the game. Guys like Jeff Minter have always injected the 80s atmosphere into their games to this day. And while Raiden III it is an excellent example of a game that captures the spirit of the original and modernizes it...

Hamsterball is another great example and their are dozens more...when done right they are stunning.

--- End quote ---

Hamsterball is GREAT!  I bought it and many others from the Real Arcade site.  I always thought a game like Hamsterball would be great for the arcades.   I envisioned a controller very similar to the large trackball used for Hyperbowl.  That would really make the game challenging.

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