Author Topic: Just curious - MAME vs. collecting - one or both? (Read 7189 times)

TheBrokentoken · « **on:** August 13, 2009, 04:44:58 pm »

Hey everyone,

I've got a question I want to toss out and see what the community comes back with. When I first started here on BYOAC, I was huge into the MAME idea and the lure of building a cabinet, etc. I went through all of that, and enjoy it immensely. In fact, I'm working on building my second MAME cabinet as we speak. However, over the past year, I've become increasingly interested in collecting the real dedicated uprights and have been adding more and more of them to my collection and have come to the realization that as good as MAME is, there just is no substitute for playing the game on the real hardware using the original controls.

There's just something about the original cabinet, the artwork, the sounds, the style, etc. that drives me towards collecting more and MAME less. I have all the respect for MAME - don't get me wrong - but I'm just curious if any others out there have found (or are finding) themselves in this situation and with this perspective.

I personally know that I cannot play Donkey Kong on MAME and enjoy it the same way as I do on my bona-fide Nintendo upright. It doesn't sound the same or play the same to me. I know it's running the original code, but it just feels like it loses something in the process. Admittenly, it will be nearly impossible to give up MAME alltogether though - there's just no (economical or otherwise) way to own everything that I treasure from my childhood, so MAME provides a good way to fill in the gaps between what I can find and what I cannot find (in a dedicated upright), but still the difference is there.

I'm probably waxing a bit philosophical, but to me there is a difference... anyone else want to weigh in with comments/insights?

I'm not meaning to start a flame war or anything - I just want some good discussion around the "progression" within the hobby. Maybe some people go the other way.... if so, I'd love to discuss that as well.

Thanks!

ultrageek · « **Reply #1 on:** August 13, 2009, 04:51:56 pm »

I say if you have the room, and the money, then there's no substitute for the real thing.
However, if you're like me, there's barely room for 1 mame cab, and there is no way I could ever justify the cost of getting all of the originals. Not to mention my wife would divorce me.

MAME is the best (only) alternative.

Also, I don't see how one person could gather the number and diversity of real cabs that are available in MAME. Or even come close.

My $0.02

-Lee

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #2 on:** August 13, 2009, 04:52:45 pm »

I'm a MAME self-loather. I only have a MAME cab and I hate that. I wish I had the room and the money to own the originals. Compared to the real thing, MAME can kiss my butt.

Flake · « **Reply #3 on:** August 13, 2009, 04:56:45 pm »

Quote from: Ginsu Victim on August 13, 2009, 04:52:45 pm

I'm a MAME self-loather. I only have a MAME cab and I hate that. I wish I had the room and the money to own the originals. Compared to the real thing, MAME can kiss my butt.

Wow that seems a bit short sighted. I think Mame accurately runs most the games I play....which are for the most part "classics". So if it runs those games accurately then why is it "bad". Are you pissy about your joystick selection or something?

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #4 on:** August 13, 2009, 05:00:45 pm »

After the loss of over 70 machines locally to a fire, I'm in a bad mood.

Flake · « **Reply #5 on:** August 13, 2009, 05:02:34 pm »

Quote from: Ginsu Victim on August 13, 2009, 05:00:45 pm

After the loss of over 70 machines locally to a fire, I'm in a bad mood.

Yea saw that....very tragic. Gotta really feel for that guy.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #6 on:** August 13, 2009, 05:05:08 pm »

I like MAME for horizontal games, since I have mine set up horizontal, but I'm not happy with vertical games on it. Maybe I'll put a rotating rig in it someday.

Flake · « **Reply #7 on:** August 13, 2009, 05:13:54 pm »

Quote from: Ginsu Victim on August 13, 2009, 05:05:08 pm

I like MAME for horizontal games, since I have mine set up horizontal, but I'm not happy with vertical games on it. Maybe I'll put a rotating rig in it someday.

27" monitors rock. No need to rotate.

Back on topic though, heres my take. I love my Mame cabinet but yes I have considered the collection route. And someday I will get my hands on the real thing but they will have to be games that dont play well in Mame (at least on my setup), like Operation Wolf, or Tron, or whatever. I actually have a decent amount of space but I cant see purchasing a game that already plays well in Mame.

So my opinion is this....Mame is great but collecting has its place too. And for me that place is games that dont play well in Mame.

TheBrokentoken · « **Reply #8 on:** August 13, 2009, 05:15:30 pm »

Quote from: Ginsu Victim on August 13, 2009, 05:00:45 pm

After the loss of over 70 machines locally to a fire, I'm in a bad mood.

Wow - I had no idea this happened until I saw this - very tragic and I can only say that I feel for the family and am glad they are all OK.

The games can be replaced... but man - that place was amazing!

Paul Olson · « **Reply #9 on:** August 13, 2009, 05:16:23 pm »

My MAME cab has a modular control panel, so I do play the games with the original controls. For the most part, I find the MAME cab to be as enjoyable as the real cabinet. Donkey Kong is an exception to that. Even though I have a Nintendo stick on the MAME cab, I still enjoy playing my dedicated DK more. I think it is because I played it so much when I was younger. Tempest is way better on the dedicated cab, but I think vector MAME might even it out a bit. I may try to build a vector MAME cab someday if I can find a cheap x-y monitor. I think, with accurate controls, most games are just as good in MAME. I like 2-player fighting games at least as well, because my MAME cab has a larger panel so we can spread out a bit. I have 9 dedicated cabs now, and I still play on the MAME cab more than most of them. The only dedicated ones I play regularly are DK and Tempest. The others are more fun when people are over.

If you have room for one cab, I would suggest MAME. If only 2 spots, I would go with MAME and a pinball machine. Add dedicated cabinets, more pinball, and maybe even more MAME cabs as budget and space permit.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #10 on:** August 13, 2009, 05:16:39 pm »

Quote from: Flake on August 13, 2009, 05:13:54 pm

27" monitors rock. No need to rotate.

Yeah, my cab is a Track and Field, so it only supports a 19". (Though I could cram a 25" in there with a bit of work)

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #11 on:** August 13, 2009, 05:19:50 pm »

Quote from: Paul Olson on August 13, 2009, 05:16:23 pm

If only 2 spots, I would go with MAME and a pinball machine.

Or MAME horizontal and MAME vertical.

Flake · « **Reply #12 on:** August 13, 2009, 05:21:43 pm »

Quote from: Paul Olson on August 13, 2009, 05:16:23 pm

If you have room for one cab, I would suggest MAME. If only 2 spots, I would go with MAME and a pinball machine. Add dedicated cabinets, more pinball, and maybe even more MAME cabs as budget and space permit.

+1

RayB · « **Reply #13 on:** August 13, 2009, 05:34:40 pm »

Original!!

It just feels right on original hardware, and especially the controls. Where I draw the line though is when it gets more generic. Sidescrollers that were typically in converted cabinets, feature the standard joystick a couple buttons... MAME handles well enough.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #14 on:** August 13, 2009, 05:38:13 pm »

Yeah, Ray, I don't care much about JAMMA games on MAME. Those play fine, and the majority are rather generic (I didn't say all). It's the dedicated classics that I prefer the real thing.

Kevin Mullins · « **Reply #15 on:** August 13, 2009, 05:40:18 pm »

What is this thing you call M-A-M-E ??

Seriously though...... I have either dedicated or converted cabs, amongst other types of machines. You tend to run out of space quickly that route. I have yet to build a MAME cab, but will one day. (just not a priority) I also tend to cater to gatherings of littler kids and teenagers, so ONE machine, even TWO machines just won't cut it.

Really boils down to:
1. Space
2. Funds
3. Time
4. Type of USE

DaveMMR · « **Reply #16 on:** August 13, 2009, 06:25:16 pm »

I already cleared it with the significant other. When we get our house upstate, the basement is mine for dedicated cabs. That being said, I love my MAME cab and the dedicated will be for the bona fide classics (Pacman, Galaga, et. al.) or games that I can't replicate too easily on the MAME cab (Marble Madness, Paperboy, etc.).

Nipedley · « **Reply #17 on:** August 13, 2009, 06:36:46 pm »

When I set out to buy my first cabinet I did so to find a clapped out old banger with the intention of MAME'ing it, not giving a second thought to having an original.

Turns out when the clapped out old banger cabinet arrived I discovered it's original form was my first love in gaming and that got me into restoring it. Since then all notion of a MAME cabinet went out the window and its stays on my PC, while the cabinets stay as the factory intended as far as possible

severdhed · « **Reply #18 on:** August 13, 2009, 06:54:53 pm »

i think alot of us would rather have dedicated cabinets if possible. but often we are limited by space and money. 1 cabinet is much easier to get wife-approved than a bunch of dedicated cabinets. i just simply dont have the room for a bunch of cabinets, so i have a mame cabinet. although if i found a cheap DK cabinet, i'd find the room for it

Jack Burton · « **Reply #19 on:** August 13, 2009, 07:00:03 pm »

When MAME is set up right I find it preferable to a dedicated cab.

Undeniably there is a magic to playing a pcb on a dedicated cab, but I find that when I really get down to playing the game that sort of fades into the background and I don't care as much anymore.

For the games that MAME emulates 99.9% accurately this is especially true. I don't think I could tell the difference between MAME and a Galaga PCB if MAME was mounted in the original cabinet running in native resolution on an arcade monitor with identical controls and speakers. There might be the tiniest bit of difference in responsiveness of controls, and the screen might tear or jitter a little bit. I don't notice these things when I'm playing the game. The ability to play with different controllers, pause, save snapshots, and other MAME only functions means that I prefer to play on an emulator.

I'll add this fact though. Most of the classics I never played in the arcade for any relevant amount of time. My experiences are completely rooted in my experiences of the last few years seeking out classics in the wild and playing them there. I have probably played Galaga 40 hours or so in MAME, and 4 hours in an arcade. Take from that what you will about my own opinions.

I prefer MAME because for any given cabinet it allows you to play a wider variety of games. Many games share the same controls and a MAME setup in a dedicated cabinet would allow you to play all those games. For Galaga this would be 163 games playable with a 2-way joystick and 1 button. You can add another 43 games to that if you use the start button for button 2, and if your cab has a 2p button you can use that for button 3 and add a further 3 more games.

My personal setup that I'm working on will be a vertical MAME cab with an 8 way joystick that can be set to 4 way when necessary. I will have 4 action buttons and 2 player buttons. The top of the cab will have some hidden admin buttons. For this cab I expect to be able to play a thousand games or so.

The ideal setup would be a combination PCB + MAME cabinet. Leave everything as original as possible, then add a switch to enable MAME whenever you want to play something else.

severdhed · « **Reply #20 on:** August 13, 2009, 07:19:35 pm »

i have to say, i love the ability to pause, and keep my high scores forever. with two small children, i rarely ever get through a game without having to stop to change a diaper, or get more chocamook.

ideally, i would have 3 cabinets. one horizontal mame cabinet, with 2 u360s, and a trackball (currently have this). a vertical mame cabinet with a 4way stick and 1 or 2 buttons (and possibly a trackball for centipede), and a 3rd cabinet for lightgun games.(probably using a playstation 2 or dreamcast.

i have a pretty generic looking cabinet for my horzontal mame, i'd love to have a Donkey Kong cabinet that i could set up so it looks like a stock DK cabinet, but has mame and all the 4way 1button vertical games.

TheShanMan · « **Reply #21 on:** August 13, 2009, 07:28:12 pm »

Both. My interest in MAME led to my interest in collecting (it's just the natural progression

). I love my dedicated cabs and my collection will continue to grow once we get our next house and I have a dedicated game room, but I could never do without my MAME cab. It'll be great hosting an arcade party when I have 1 or 2 dozen arcade games!

Epyx · « **Reply #22 on:** August 13, 2009, 07:37:00 pm »

For me its not as much the cab as it is the setting if that makes sense. In my own home the MAME cabinet is as authentic as I need it to be...played as many of the oldies as possible with controls I am happy with.

However, going to one of the last arcades left in this city (Vancouver) still has a special feeling that even having the original cabs at home doesn't provide.

gatordad · « **Reply #23 on:** August 13, 2009, 07:50:12 pm »

Quote from: TheShanMan on August 13, 2009, 07:28:12 pm

Both. My interest in MAME led to my interest in collecting (it's just the natural progression ). I love my dedicated cabs and my collection will continue to grow once we get our next house and I have a dedicated game room, but I could never do without my MAME cab. It'll be great hosting an arcade party when I have 1 or 2 dozen arcade games!

Mame is called a gateway drug
Next thing you know, it's a few of your favorite classic's and a garage full of projects

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #24 on:** August 13, 2009, 07:55:50 pm »

Quote from: AllCammedUp on August 13, 2009, 04:44:58 pm

There's just something about the original cabinet, the artwork, the sounds, the style, etc. that drives me towards collecting more and MAME less.

+1

Quote from: AllCammedUp on August 13, 2009, 04:44:58 pm

I'm probably waxing a bit philosophical, but to me there is a difference... anyone else want to weigh in with comments/insights?

It's not waxing philosophical when you're right ...

bungy · « **Reply #25 on:** August 13, 2009, 08:03:02 pm »

I have been struggling with the same feelings recently. I'm not even done my first MAME cab (though it's been in playable form for nearly a year) and I'm passively looking for a few original cabinets. And I have my next couple MAME projects brewing in the back of my head.

YoGaBaR · « **Reply #26 on:** August 13, 2009, 08:13:36 pm »

When I first started I always wanted a dedicated Simpson's, but they were too much money. Then I found out about MAME. I have a MAME and love it. But I have recently go into collecting my favs. I tell you its not only awesome having a dedicated cab being able to stare at them and play them, but some even have that old arcade smell that takes you back. (the smell when restoring them - is it just me or anyone else like that smell?) I have a 2p and 4p MAME and 5 dedicated.

TOK · « **Reply #27 on:** August 13, 2009, 08:17:48 pm »

Quote from: gatordad on August 13, 2009, 07:50:12 pm

Quote from: TheShanMan on August 13, 2009, 07:28:12 pm
Both. My interest in MAME led to my interest in collecting (it's just the natural progression ). I love my dedicated cabs and my collection will continue to grow once we get our next house and I have a dedicated game room, but I could never do without my MAME cab. It'll be great hosting an arcade party when I have 1 or 2 dozen arcade games!

Mame is called a gateway drug
Next thing you know, it's a few of your favorite classic's and a garage full of projects

This is exactly how it went for me... I built a horizontal MAME cab, then wanted a cab for just vert games so did a second MAME, then a bartop, then started buying "real" games. I'm now at 7, and always looking for other stuff.

If I had to go back to only one machine, I wouldn't have to think about it for more than a second. It would be my first horizontal MAME cab, which is still the most "do-it-all" machine of the bunch.

TheBrokentoken · « **Reply #28 on:** August 13, 2009, 09:17:55 pm »

Quote from: gatordad on August 13, 2009, 07:50:12 pm

Quote from: TheShanMan on August 13, 2009, 07:28:12 pm
Both. My interest in MAME led to my interest in collecting (it's just the natural progression ). I love my dedicated cabs and my collection will continue to grow once we get our next house and I have a dedicated game room, but I could never do without my MAME cab. It'll be great hosting an arcade party when I have 1 or 2 dozen arcade games!

Mame is called a gateway drug
Next thing you know, it's a few of your favorite classic's and a garage full of projects

I think both of you guys hit the nail on the head for me.

Quote from: YoGaBaR on August 13, 2009, 08:13:36 pm

When I first started I always wanted a dedicated Simpson's, but they were too much money. Then I found out about MAME. I have a MAME and love it. But I have recently go into collecting my favs. I tell you its not only awesome having a dedicated cab being able to stare at them and play them, but some even have that old arcade smell that takes you back. (the smell when restoring them - is it just me or anyone else like that smell?) I have a 2p and 4p MAME and 5 dedicated.

You have also nailed it - restoring for me is a lot of fun, and I've found it to be more rewarding from an "end-run" perspective than the MAME cabinet was (although it was very rewarding as well). My current MAME project is a DK cabinet (kit) that I'm going to put a rotating LCD in so it can play both horizontal and vertical games correctly. Despite the coolness of that, though, it still doesn't excite me like my busted-up old Donkey Kong does.... Yeah, I think it's just a natural progression.

It has brought me to the point where I want to build a dedicated gameroom - blacklights and all.... this is highly addicting.

Oh yeah - thanks CheffoJeffo - I've got ya back!

Xiaou2 · « **Reply #29 on:** August 14, 2009, 12:59:08 am »

If you set up mame in a dedicated cabinet... with real arcade monitor... a person
might never be able to tell it wasnt the real deal.

The fault generally lies with the cabinet builder rather than Mame itself.

FrizzleFried · « **Reply #30 on:** August 14, 2009, 02:33:22 am »

Quote from: gatordad on August 13, 2009, 07:50:12 pm

Mame is called a gateway drug
Next thing you know, it's a few of your favorite classic's and a garage full of projects

Tell me about it...

Feburary 25, 2007

A couple weeks ago...

garnerb350 · « **Reply #31 on:** August 14, 2009, 08:34:30 am »

Quote from: TheShanMan on August 13, 2009, 07:28:12 pm

Mame is called a gateway drug
Next thing you know, it's a few of your favorite classic's and a garage full of projects

100 % right on that one...When i first heard of MAME, i was excited and i built my cab...Now all I do is try to find ways to tweak it for better uses...My original goal was to have a MAME cab and eventually a pinball machine...Now I am trying to find myself a DK cab and restoring it to add to the goal...(There is just something about that damn gorilla!)
Money is tight around my house and space is hard also... Its really nice to know that there are people here who also has the same similarities as i do when being involved with this hobby/addiction.

In the end I think that because of MAME, it has made me into someone who wants to collect the originals....Because of MAME & BYOAC, I am learning things everyday about cabs that i never paid attention to when i used to work & play at arcades...

Now a days I freak my wife or friends out when we go out....If we go into a restaurant...and i see arcade cabs....I don't run to pop in quarters to play...I run to see what type of wood, t-molding, the finish, locations of speakers...what i would do if i had it...etc...Yeap I am addicted!

Dr Zero · « **Reply #32 on:** August 14, 2009, 09:08:12 am »

Found mame at a computer show there was a lady giving out cd's with mame every other console out there. Become addicted and play for hours

2009 little one starts showing interest in games and loves mame (its in the genes LOL)
decide to build a mame cabinet go get 2 cabs and then find here looking for controller info.

BYOAC renews the interest in a original game and on a fluke stumble into a whole pile of machines and 2 followed me home

Mame was the fix that kept the memories alive since there was no more arcade around also it is a awesome way to share the history of the games.

MaximRecoil · « **Reply #33 on:** August 14, 2009, 09:09:41 am »

I've always wanted to own the actual arcade machines. As a kid growing up in the '80s I wanted three things more than anything else in the world (well, aside from Erika):

1. 1969 Dodge Charger (Dukes of Hazzard)
2. Colt Government Model .45 ACP (Magnum P.I.)
3. Nintendo Super Punch-Out!! machine

Even though I wanted a Super-Punch-Out (or even a Punch-Out) machine, it obviously wasn't really an option when I was 12 or 13 years old. Several years later when I was in my late teens with my license, a car, and a part time job, I saw some dime-a-dozen game in a generic cabinet in an arcade with a sign on it saying you could buy it for like $250, with a number to call. I called the number to ask if they had a Super Punch-Out or Punch-Out machine, but they didn't.

Several years after that (would be the late '90s by now) I was in a Border's book store and started browsing through a book on video games, and that is where I first read about emulation. I was amazed. Of course I wanted a real machine (though I had no idea where to find the ones I wanted), but this emulation thing sounded awesome too. The problem is, I didn't have a PC yet at the time.

Some time after that I got a PlayStation, and I was in Toys R Us browsing through the selection of PlayStation games, and I saw a game called "Namco Museum". I looked at the back and it said the games were the original code that worked via emulation (a term which I remembered from the book at Borders). I spent the next half hour or so digging through the rest of the games looking for others like it. I found another volume of the Namco Museum, a modern version of Space Invaders with the original arcade version being an unlockable bonus, and an Atari arcade collection. I bought them all without hesitation. I was hoping to find a Nintendo arcade collection, but no such luck.

When I got home and started playing them I thought it was the greatest thing in the world to be playing these games; not ports, but the real code, at home. I was especially intrigued with the vertical monitor games like Pac-Man which had the option to rotate the game 90 degrees for use with a vertical monitor. I promptly turned my 19" TV on its side and played those games "correctly". My old 19" TV only had an RF input though which left a lot to be desired, and I started wondering if it was possible to hook a PlayStation to a real arcade monitor; and where would I get a real arcade monitor anyway?

I still wanted to play Super Punch-Out or Punch-Out. I decided to call Nintendo and ask if they had anything like "Namco Museum" for their own classic arcade games. Unfortunately they didn't.

About a year later I got my first PC and internet access. I was discussing old arcade games with someone in a chat room and I mentioned how I wished [Super] Punch-Out was emulated so I could play it on my PC. A few minutes later he posted a link to two MAME ROMs, Super Punch-Out and Punch-Out. This was very exciting, but after downloading the ROMs, I had no idea what to do with them (I was still computer illiterate at that point). Fortunately, the guy who linked to the ROMs was not computer illiterate, and a short time later, I fired up Super Punch-Out on MAME, and was seeing and playing it again for the first time since 1988. This was beyond incredible.

So wanting to play this and the other MAME games that I liked on a real arcade monitor and with real arcade controls led me to this site (the main site, not the forums). Getting a real arcade machine still seemed like an unrealistic option to me, but interfacing MAME with real arcade controls and a real arcade monitor seemed to be feasible.

I probably would have ended up with a MAME cabinet if the games I was most interested in playing were "normal". The problem was; Super Punch-Out was far from normal. It had two monitors and an unusual 5-way joystick (pull up to duck). Realizing that MAME wasn't going to be completely satisfactory for my favorite game, I started seriously looking for an actual PO machine. Someone on this forum posted a tip that an operator in PA had a stripped PO cabinet for $50 and gave me his phone number. From there it was a long frustrating process but eventually I had this in my living room:

shardian · « **Reply #34 on:** August 14, 2009, 09:10:53 am »

The thought of putting MAME in another cabinet makes me nauseous now. Seriously. I have 3 machines that run MAME, and I like them less and less every day. The Narc MAME will stay though because it is actually a nice setup cabinet wise, and appears like a dedicated machine. Most people that come over like it the best.

Originally I only appreciated the arcade cabinets, thinking that is what made them special. As long as the machine appeared stock, I didn't care what was in them. Over the last year, I have been growing an appreciation for the 'guts' of the machines. That comes from learning how they work and repairing them.

Flake · « **Reply #35 on:** August 14, 2009, 09:29:15 am »

Man there seems to be a lot of people puking all over MAME here. Seems you dont appreciate what you really have. I bet if you didnt have MAME you would all be whining about not having enough room to house all your dedicated machines so you would love to have "one that plays them all".

Sheesh.........

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #36 on:** August 14, 2009, 09:36:17 am »

Quote from: Flake on August 14, 2009, 09:29:15 am

I bet if you didnt have MAME...

But we do, so we can have an opinion on it.

I LOVE MAME.

If I had the room for dedicated machines, I'd have both.

MAME vs Original? Gimme original, but I'll take MAME for now.

shardian · « **Reply #37 on:** August 14, 2009, 09:55:39 am »

Quote from: Flake on August 14, 2009, 09:29:15 am

Man there seems to be a lot of people puking all over MAME here. Seems you dont appreciate what you really have. I bet if you didnt have MAME you would all be whining about not having enough room to house all your dedicated machines so you would love to have "one that plays them all".

Sheesh.........

You're missing the point. I used to have your same viewpoint.

I love MAME, and appreciate it immensely. I love it on my desktop PC at home and work. I love it in a cabinet with a sweet front end. But... it is not the same and my brain - through no fault of my own - can no longer block out the fact there is a computer in there.

Dr Zero · « **Reply #38 on:** August 14, 2009, 09:57:24 am »

Quote from: Ginsu Victim on August 14, 2009, 09:36:17 am

Quote from: Flake on August 14, 2009, 09:29:15 am
I bet if you didnt have MAME...

But we do, so we can have an opinion on it.

I LOVE MAME.

If I had the room for dedicated machines, I'd have both.

MAME vs Original? Gimme original, but I'll take MAME for now.

I agree 100%

Mame gives you a opportunity to also see games you might not have ever gotten the chance to but there is something about the cabs and the art that goes along with the game that mame just cant replace (not that is was intended to).

I grew up with sea wolf in 1976 and I recently saw one on ebay and if it was closer I would have got it just for the art and the uniqueness of the cab I can still play the game thanks to mame but eh its not the same.

MaximRecoil · « **Reply #39 on:** August 14, 2009, 09:58:37 am »

Quote from: Flake on August 14, 2009, 09:29:15 am

Man there seems to be a lot of people puking all over MAME here. Seems you dont appreciate what you really have. I bet if you didnt have MAME you would all be whining about not having enough room to house all your dedicated machines so you would love to have "one that plays them all".

The problem with the "one machine that plays them all" idea is that most people have a favorite game or games that aren't ideal for a typical MAME cabinet; and to try to make it more suitable for those games would result in a monstrosity of a cabinet.

My ideal gameroom would consist of about 10 dedicated machines, which would cover pretty much all of my favorites, and then two Dynamo cabinets; a 25" HS-5 with the monitor horizontally oriented and a 19" HS-2 with the monitor vertically oriented; both wired for JAMMA with a MAME PC and J-Pac in them. That way I could play most of the rest of the games that aren't necessarily favorites of mine, but are fun to play every now and then; or that guests want to play. I could also swap in real JAMMA boards if I felt the need.


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