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Main => Software Forum => Topic started by: jasonbar on February 27, 2007, 03:24:22 pm
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Howdy-
I'm having a devil of a time finding some simple Windows screensaver for my MAME cabinet.
Anything along the lines of Pac-Man, Pong, Space Invaders, Tron, you name it. I did find a couple of Tron ones that didn't really excite me.
Anybody got any preferred screensavers?
Thanks,
-Jason
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I use the pong clock screensaver.
You can get it here:
http://www.burovormkrijgers.nl/index1.html
The website is really crappy, you have to go to portfolio, show all, and scroll down to the clock that looks like pong. There you'll find a link to the free screensaver.
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Excellent--that will do nicely! Thanks. I was interested in buying one of his clocks too, but he's sold out. Dang.
-Jason
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You can't get much cooler than the Mame Screensaver (http://tomspeirs.com/mamescreensaver/).
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I use the pong clock screensaver.
You can get it here:
http://www.burovormkrijgers.nl/index1.html
The website is really crappy, you have to go to portfolio, show all, and scroll down to the clock that looks like pong. There you'll find a link to the free screensaver.
You are right. That website SUCKS!!! I could not even find the screen saver. When I went portfolio and clicked on the pong clock it brings up a friggin chair!
Encryptor
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I think the guy is trying to prevent people from directly downloading the screensaver without being forced to look at all the other crap on the site. :laugh2:
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Direct link ;)
http://www.burovormkrijgers.nl/zip/pong_clock.zip
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Try some of these:
http://www.cpviewer.emuchrist.org/screensavers.htm
Enjoy,
John
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Direct link ;)
http://www.burovormkrijgers.nl/zip/pong_clock.zip
It's not a direct link. It just loads the site index. ::)
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I use the pong clock screensaver.
You can get it here:
http://www.burovormkrijgers.nl/index1.html
The website is really crappy, you have to go to portfolio, show all, and scroll down to the clock that looks like pong. There you'll find a link to the free screensaver.
You are right. That website SUCKS!!! I could not even find the screen saver. When I went portfolio and clicked on the pong clock it brings up a friggin chair!
Encryptor
This guy has the site nicely wrap so direct links don't work.
Use this path:
Go to portfolio - Show All - Miscellaneous - Pong @ Clock, Screen Saver, scroll down and download.
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xmenxmen
I don't know what site you're going to. When I click on portfolio there is no + sign in front of show all. There is a + sign in front of misc under which there is a pong clock listed but there is not a + sign in front of it and when I click on pong clock it just loads a different picture on the same main page. Maybe it's different because I'm using Firefox. I don't know but I cannot for the life of me get to where I can find a link for the screensaver.
Encryptor
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I'm using Firefox with no problems. Click on Portfolio, then click on 'Show All' (no plus sign). A bunch of expensive artsy stuff should show up in the window. Scroll all the way down and you should see the pong clock image. Click on it and you'll see a 'screensaver' link beneath it.
Hmm, or as I mentioned in the 2nd post:
you have to go to portfolio, show all, and scroll down to the clock that looks like pong. There you'll find a link to the free screensaver.
;D
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I'm running MAMEWAH and it loads a screensaver that shuffles thru the screenshot folder. I really like this feature.
So it actually shows screenshots of all of the games I have loaded.
If you're not running MAMEWAH, you could do the same thing with any screensaver that slideshows images. There are a couple freebies / inexpensive screensavers that will do this.
btw, I installed the Pong screensave last year and really likedit, but I was afraid it would cause screen burn-in. (I'm using a 25" TV, so it was a real fear).
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btw, I installed the Pong screensave last year and really likedit, but I was afraid it would cause screen burn-in. (I'm using a 25" TV, so it was a real fear).
You know I never even noticed but you're absolutely right. It's a screen 'saver' that cause burn in. LOL :laugh2:
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"ATARI Anniversary Edition" and" ATARI 80 Classic Games in one" both of these pc games come with screensavers of different classic games.
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xmenxmen
I don't know what site you're going to. When I click on portfolio there is no + sign in front of show all. There is a + sign in front of misc under which there is a pong clock listed but there is not a + sign in front of it and when I click on pong clock it just loads a different picture on the same main page. Maybe it's different because I'm using Firefox. I don't know but I cannot for the life of me get to where I can find a link for the screensaver.
Encryptor
Must not be the same site that U are on I guess!!!!
And for the rest of the world, I must be seeing way too many plus sign!!!
Firefox:
(http://xmenxmen.com/images/plussign.GIF)
IE7:
(http://xmenxmen.com/images/plussign-ie.GIF)
There is no spoon.....
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Ok. This is what I get when I go to that site.
Saver1.jpg is what I get when I go to portfolio and click on show all.
saver2.jpg is what I get when I go to portfolio, browse, and misc. If I click on pong clock it take me back to the main screen again.
Encryptor
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DOH! Here are the pics.
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I'll bet you are disallowing cookies or something that he wants to save on your machine.
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you are clicking on Browse...not Show All
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that is to xmenxmen and to encryptor...looks like you are both doing the same thing...
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you are clicking on Browse...not Show All
Read what it says for the description of saver1.jpg pic in the post above the pics. When I click on show all it just sends me back to the main page. xmenxmen has a link for the screen saver or at least that's what it looks like.
Encryptor
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FYI, I mailed to this artist's site a while back & was later contacted that one of his Pong clocks was available. I ordered it & received it (from the Netherlands) & it's been on my wall for a month or two. Very cool. Nice, solid product. Really slick. Not cheap (seeing as how it's "art" and all...).
-Jason