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sstralkowski:

--- Quote from: Smeghead on June 10, 2010, 03:39:04 pm ---You could do a macro that when you press a button it effectly does - a save then a 1 in repsonse to the prompt
I was thinking of doing this too. I THINK you can right?

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Not quite sure what you mean here. 


--- Quote from: leapinlew on June 10, 2010, 03:59:47 pm ---
--- Quote from: sstralkowski on June 10, 2010, 03:12:20 pm ---Save

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Save State?

Thats a slipperly slope. I ruined one of my all time favorite games using save.

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It will mainly be used for games like scrolling brawlers where the games are long and not savable.  I see no point in using it for say Donkey Kong or Dig Dug.  I'm guessing that's how you ruined your game?

Havok:

--- Quote from: Smeghead on June 10, 2010, 04:41:32 pm ---want to do mine?   ;D

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With Headkaze's program, it really is simple:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=71845.0

I still do it old school sometimes, just for fun, but his app makes it pretty easy.

shfifty:
My old control panel had no admin panel, everything was done with shift type functions. (1P + 2P + UP = exit, 1P = load, etc). This method works fine and keeps your panel feeling 'authentic'. Except you will need some visible instructions on how to operate the functions. If your like me, you will have lots of friends using your machine and it gets kind of annoying explaining 10000000 times what the different functions are.

My new panel im making has 4 admin buttons, these are my decided functions:
1 = open game
2 = vol down
3 = vol up
2 + 3 = exit game
4 = pause

As for the pause button, i never had one previously so whenever i got a phone call etc i'd end up opening the drawer and hitting P on the keyboard to pause. Now I want to keep my keyboard locked and only opened when necessary, so i copped out and put the pause button on the panel.

As for save buttons, i say no, never. Not for MAME. Arcade games are meant to be played in one hard session from start to finish until your wrists hurt, eyes are straining and your mouth is soo dry that you can taste cheese in the back of your throat. Pause button is as far as i will go, save/load is ghey

Malenko:

--- Quote from: shfifty on June 11, 2010, 08:41:36 am ---save/load is ghey

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Unless you have kids, or a busy work schedule or not a lot of free time or TONS of other reasons. I've started games of Open Ice and had to save to resume later. I should give up a 5 goal lead with 3 minutes left to play and start over because my niece needs a ride to school? I should play 35 minutes of Ninja Turtles then just start over because I dont have time to finish it? I beat Street Fighter II:Championship edition without continuing, and I wanna show you the special credit scroll, but I should do it all over instead of loading a save state?

for shame.

Havok:

--- Quote from: shfifty on June 11, 2010, 08:41:36 am ---As for save buttons, i say no, never. Not for MAME. Arcade games are meant to be played in one hard session from start to finish until your wrists hurt, eyes are straining and your mouth is soo dry that you can taste cheese in the back of your throat. Pause button is as far as i will go, save/load is ghey



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Well said - save\load is for the console wimps. If you can't finish a game because you have to give a niece a ride to school, or can't finish some fighter game in a session then suck it up Sally and start over!

:)

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