MAME Coin Control

[chinagreenelvis]

I've written a program which will allow a set number of coins to be given to a player to start any game with. A timer adds new coins after a specified interval as a reward for continued play.

Download: http://www.chinagreenelvis.com/programs/mamecc
AHK Forum Topic: https://autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=26298

Controls:

Joy10 (Right thumbstick click on up to four controllers): Add coins
F1: Permanently disable/re-enable the limiter

Defaults:

Interval: 5 minutes (300000 ticks) (one additional coin each interval)
Starting coins: 4

Instructions:

Mame must be compiled to force Direct Input. Start the program when MAME.exe starts; to exit the program via CMD, run MAME Coin Control.exe q

Settings are included in the INI file. The AHK source can be edited and recompiled in order to change which input you prefer for each player. (Just change "1Joy10" to your preferred input for player one, for example.)

Timers for additional coins are individualized except for games which share credits between players. Coins can only be added manually once for each player before the individual timers begin, so if you press the input before the game allows credits to be given, you will need to restart the game or use the F1 key to disable and re-enable the program.

[EssexMame]

Interesting! I'll take a look when I get chance. Certainly, the ability to play through some games, Gauntlet springs to mind, simply by pressing a button renders them much less fun than in the arcades when I had limited funds and therefore progress was limited by money and I needed to be better at the game to progress.