Android Marquee [initial version]

[liquid8]

Hi everyone,

I thought that Android devices might make a nice display for marquee or other artwork, so I whipped up these apps.

It includes two parts - the Android app and the command line app, either an exe or perl script. The Android app runs on the android device and listens for incoming requests. You store your images on the android device, and run the command line app to send the command of the requested image(s) to display. It can display only one image, run a slideshow (i.e. marquee, flyer, cabinet, etc..) or display multiple, but only change on touch of the screen. Communication is done over the network, so you'll need a network connection if you will run it in a cab..

Here's the result:



The command line app can be used for instance in the pre and post emulator commandlines for Mamewah. A default image can be displayed at start, or once your emulator is closed.

If anyone would like to test, I'd love to hear feedback, or if anyone else is interested in using Android devices in their cabs.. they will continue to get cheaper

Download here

[BadMouth]

I have no android devices, but it looks ideal for move lists for fighting games if it can cycle through cards by touch.

Now if we could only get someone to make up all of them. 

[headkaze]

I was thinking about writing an app for iOS that does the same thing but I could already do it in GameEx using GameExtender. It outputs graphics as a webpage which is viewable anywhere on your network without any additional software needed. This should be good for other FE's though.

There is a website called gamesdbase.com that has move lists generated from Command.dat. Check out Street Fighter Alpha 2 for example and click on the commands link to view the move lists. Since webpages are viewable from mobiles devices this info is already available to you now.

I've attached a screenshot showing the Command.dat data straight from my iPod.

[liquid8]

I have no android devices, but it looks ideal for move lists for fighting games if it can cycle through cards by touch.

Yes, that is a great idea! You could do this now with single images for each game, but I think I might modify it so you can have a folder of images for a each game, ./marquee/mame/moves/xmcota/ containing storm.png, wolverine.png, etc... now you could have a full screen image of moves for each character, and touch the screen to get a different one.

I was thinking about writing an app for iOS that does the same thing but I could already do it in GameEx using GameExtender. It outputs graphics as a webpage which is viewable anywhere on your network without any additional software needed. This should be good for other FE's though.

There is a website called gamesdbase.com that has move lists generated from Command.dat. Check out Street Fighter Alpha 2 for example and click on the commands link to view the move lists. Since webpages are viewable from mobiles devices this info is already available to you now.

I've attached a screenshot showing the Command.dat data straight from my iPod.

Yeah, I didn't know about GameExtender, although a web page display? Hopefully it makes it look nice  I'm sure there are other apps like this for secondary displays, just another one to add to the bunch. I like having an app though, because I hope to add some interesting features in the future 

Thanks for the gamesdbase site, didn't know about it, but it will come in handy!