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Title: Programers....Attract mode screensaver?
Post by: PoDunkMoFo 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)

Title: Re:Programers....Attract mode screensaver?
Post by: MrBond 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!

~Mrbond

Title: Re:Programers....Attract mode screensaver?
Post by: PoDunkMoFo 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

Title: Re:Programers....Attract mode screensaver?
Post by: SirPoonga on February 23, 2003, 12:29:51 am

Hehe, read the software forum more often:)

Title: Re:Programers....Attract mode screensaver?
Post by: PoDunkMoFo on February 23, 2003, 01:44:52 am

Quote from: SirPoonga on February 23, 2003, 12:29:51 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.
 ;)

Title: Re:Programers....Attract mode screensaver?
Post by: jerryjanis 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...

Title: Re:Programers....Attract mode screensaver?
Post by: Minwah on February 23, 2003, 08:25:13 am

Quote from: jerryjanis 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...

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

Title: Re:Programers....Attract mode screensaver?
Post by: MinerAl on February 23, 2003, 06:16:30 pm

Are there any attract mode movie (mpg, mov, avi) files out there?