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Title: Icon to represent MAME "Throttle" command (F10)
Post by: jasonbar on August 12, 2008, 08:14:45 pm

Howdy-

One of the admin-ish buttons that I have on my CP will be mapped to F10, for "throttle" in MAME, which will toggle between running the game at normal speed & running the game at the fastest speed that my computer can handle.

Why?  Speeds up loading of DECO games, & some others that have long boots.  I used to use the automatic save game states, but then I realized that I actually *want* to see the startup sequence when I boot games--I like it.  But, there are times when it's nice to bypass it (or run an old game super-fast just for the heck of it).

So, I tried to come up w/ a simple icon to put by this button to explain that it makes the game go fast/slow (without making a label that says "Fast / Slow".

So, I whipped up some sketches in Solidworks:

First, a bunny rabbit: bunny1.jpg.  Yes, it's sitting still & being cute vs. running...sedentary bunnies are easier to sketch than active ones...

Then, after my coworker was puzzled, I tried a bunny w/ a (slightly disfigured) turtle: bunny & turtle.jpg

My coworker got the point but preferred a running bunny.  Perhaps something along the lines of one of these shots: http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4DKUS_enUS264US264&q=rabbit+running


Comments?  I'd like an intuitive graphic to explain this button, rather than word(s).

Another thought that I had was a Shazam lightning bolt (lightning.jpg), but that could be confused with a power button or electricity or...?


Thanks,
-Jason

Title: Re: Icon to represent MAME "Throttle" command (F10)
Post by: jasonbar on August 18, 2008, 06:08:39 pm

Bueller?.....Bueller?.....Bueller?...

 :)

Title: Re: Icon to represent MAME "Throttle" command (F10)
Post by: _Iz- on August 18, 2008, 06:13:00 pm

Why not use the double arrow "fastforward" symbol like VCR's have? Should be pretty obvious to most people...

Title: Re: Icon to represent MAME "Throttle" command (F10)
Post by: jasonbar on August 18, 2008, 07:16:18 pm

Great idea, Iz--I like it & shall use it!

Thanks,
-Jason

Title: Re: Icon to represent MAME "Throttle" command (F10)
Post by: Austin.Wolff on August 20, 2008, 06:36:00 pm

The lightning bolt is pretty rad.

Title: Re: Icon to represent MAME "Throttle" command (F10)
Post by: jasonbar on August 20, 2008, 06:41:25 pm

Lightning bolt copied & pasted from here: http://www.ironvulva.com/vinyl/deluxe_sheet.gif

-J

Title: Re: Icon to represent MAME "Throttle" command (F10)
Post by: Austin.Wolff on August 20, 2008, 06:44:32 pm

Those are awsome, I might use some of those on my cab, thanks :)

Title: Re: Icon to represent MAME "Throttle" command (F10)
Post by: jasonbar on August 20, 2008, 06:54:45 pm

See this thread http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=49291.0;all for a whole discussion, many sample sheets, etc.

-J