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Cloud-based MAME
Dawgz Rule:
:laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:
Now that was ---smurfing--- funny.
MTPPC:
I can see where having the complete ROM set on the cloud would be great if there was a nice front end manager that would download the appropriate ROM and update your xml file so that the game was automagically added or deleted from your cabinet.
As far as MAME terms go, all emulation is questionable so their licensing is nothing more than a CYA for the primary developers. It's really meaningless. I'm sure we could get Kim Dot Com to host the ROM set if he saw some sort of a profit in it. He probably already does!
yotsuya:
The **only** benefit I see to having MAME be cloud-based would be to share high scores (Driverman, anyone?).
If you want MAME on the cloud because you're out of hard drive space, then you're doing it wrong.
crtrrss:
I thought that a mame cloud would be beneficial because not everyone would have to store the multiple terabytes of ROMs in existence and the highscore/account integration thing would be pretty cool. It would be nice to have a steam-like client for mame.
--- Also, to everyone who thinks this is wrong in terms of legality, this isn't a problem. Sure, it's illegal. So is every other ROM site on the internet. The only difference would be that games are temporarily stored instead of permanently and high scores would be recorded
SavannahLion:
*someone* has to store those ROMS *somewhere*.
If I had ROMS I would rather it be under my control rather than some faceless entity that could potentially pull the plug as they please. In the same vein, I can attach the storage to my auto's network and my kids can do everything in the car they can do at home. No network required.
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