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In the long run, how much damage can Foley do?
markb:
--- Quote from: IntruderAlert on June 14, 2005, 01:44:32 pm ---...oh.. and be careful not to MAME yourself while installing this T-Mold ;) ;D
..and NOW you CAN legally include a copy of MAME with each cab ;)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6300268853
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Is the word Mame already trademarked I wonder?
Fat_Trucker:
All fair points. I think the thing is that in terms of the hobby movement then people using cabs at home aren't going to pay for roms whose price has any kind of number to the left of the decimal point.
Where there is an argument for legitimising rom distribution is among the vendors who want to sell multi emu, multi game cabs.
I for one would much prefer to have a legitimately owned set of roms in my cab. I have always supported the industry and have always bought current gen stuff on the level. I don't purchase pirated software that is still readily available in the shops, in fact I must spend between
IntruderAlert:
--- Quote from: Fat_Trucker on June 14, 2005, 02:30:27 pm ---In demographic terms only a tiny handful of people are running dedicated cabs or emu software. We aren't getting a snazzy (and collectable) little box and joystick to plug into our TV, we aren't getting a dedicated cart to play on our current gen console or handheld, we are getting a few kilobytes of ancient code that you really need to have an arcade control panel to play properly, and no-one is going to be prepared to pay 5 or 10 dollars/pounds per game for that.
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Actually.. if Foley has his way about it I'm pretty sure that you'll need his $3000+ machine to play properly
Why else would he be attacking the guys selling parts like T-Mold, Keyboard Encoders and Leg Levelers?
monkeybomb:
Personally there are around 250 games I would love to play legally, but
I think the market for roms is much smaller than people realize. The whole put rom in folder and get stuff to work acctually has a big impact. I have burned copies of MAME32 where people just need to double click the game and play right from the CD, and they still can't remember to press 5 to put a coin in. People like software that installs itself and does everything for them. Roms are for the intermediate computer user and up. Most PC gamers aren't interested in old games designed to end within three minutes. There are also problems for those that don't fit those categories.
ROMS are available free and always will be. So we are only talking about the percentage who really want a license. I don't think anyone wants a license 20 dollars bad if the PCB only costs that much. Randy pointed out that games are currently selling in bargin Bins and work out to .25 a game. At that price how are atari and capcom going to make money on this. Is it really worth their while to tap such a small market?
jelwell:
--- Quote from: rackoon on June 13, 2005, 09:32:35 pm ---Ultracade is F#@%ked as far as sales among the majority of this small comunity.
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Ultracade is in Fry's Electronics. I think they can afford to ignore/offend this small community which, should be pointed out, is not part of Ultracade's target audience anyways. It's been pointed out before that no one is making tons of cash selling 3000$ arcade cabinets to home buyers. Why anyone would think that a BUILD YOUR OWN ARCADE CONTROLS member would want to BUY SOMEONE ELSES is beyond me.
--- Quote from: rackoon on June 13, 2005, 09:32:35 pm ---My main question is this, will foley destroy the average hobbyist like me, or will his actions legit retrogaming
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