Looking for good classic video game screensaver

[jasonbar]

Howdy-

I'm having a devil of a time finding some simple Windows screensaver for my MAME cabinet.

Anything along the lines of Pac-Man, Pong, Space Invaders, Tron, you name it.  I did find a couple of Tron ones that didn't really excite me.

Anybody got any preferred screensavers?

Thanks,
-Jason

[ahofle]

I use the pong clock screensaver. 
You can get it here:
http://www.burovormkrijgers.nl/index1.html
The website is really crappy, you have to go to portfolio, show all, and scroll down to the clock that looks like pong.  There you'll find a link to the free screensaver.

[jasonbar]

Excellent--that will do nicely!  Thanks.  I was interested in buying one of his clocks too, but he's sold out.  Dang.

-Jason

[headkaze]

You can't get much cooler than the Mame Screensaver.

[Encryptor]

I use the pong clock screensaver. 
You can get it here:
http://www.burovormkrijgers.nl/index1.html
The website is really crappy, you have to go to portfolio, show all, and scroll down to the clock that looks like pong.  There you'll find a link to the free screensaver.

You are right. That website SUCKS!!! I could not even find the screen saver. When I went portfolio and clicked on the pong clock it brings up a friggin chair!

Encryptor

[ahofle]

I think the guy is trying to prevent people from directly downloading the screensaver without being forced to look at all the other crap on the site.   

[Bobbler]

Direct link

http://www.burovormkrijgers.nl/zip/pong_clock.zip

[jcrouse]

Try some of these:

http://www.cpviewer.emuchrist.org/screensavers.htm

Enjoy,
John

[ahofle]

Direct link

http://www.burovormkrijgers.nl/zip/pong_clock.zip

It's not a direct link.  It just loads the site index. 

[xmenxmen]

I use the pong clock screensaver. 
You can get it here:
http://www.burovormkrijgers.nl/index1.html
The website is really crappy, you have to go to portfolio, show all, and scroll down to the clock that looks like pong.  There you'll find a link to the free screensaver.

You are right. That website SUCKS!!! I could not even find the screen saver. When I went portfolio and clicked on the pong clock it brings up a friggin chair!

Encryptor

This guy has the site nicely wrap so direct links don't work.

Use this path:

Go to portfolio - Show All - Miscellaneous - Pong @ Clock, Screen Saver, scroll down and download.

[Encryptor]

xmenxmen

I don't know what site you're going to. When I click on portfolio there is no + sign in front of show all. There is a + sign in front of misc under which there is a pong clock listed but there is not a + sign in front of it and when I click on pong clock it just loads a different picture on the same main page. Maybe it's different because I'm using Firefox. I don't know but I cannot for the life of me get to where I can find a link for the screensaver.

Encryptor

[ahofle]

I'm using Firefox with no problems.  Click on Portfolio, then click on 'Show All' (no plus sign).  A bunch of expensive artsy stuff should show up in the window.  Scroll all the way down and you should see the pong clock image.  Click on it and you'll see a 'screensaver' link beneath it.

Hmm, or as I mentioned in the 2nd post:

you have to go to portfolio, show all, and scroll down to the clock that looks like pong.  There you'll find a link to the free screensaver.

[MPTech]

I'm running MAMEWAH and it loads a screensaver that shuffles thru the screenshot folder. I really like this feature.
So it actually shows screenshots of all of the games I have loaded.

If you're not running MAMEWAH, you could do the same thing with any screensaver that slideshows images.  There are a couple freebies / inexpensive screensavers that will do this.

btw, I installed the Pong screensave last year and really likedit, but I was afraid it would cause screen burn-in. (I'm using a 25" TV, so it was a real fear). 

[ahofle]

btw, I installed the Pong screensave last year and really likedit, but I was afraid it would cause screen burn-in. (I'm using a 25" TV, so it was a real fear). 

You know I never even noticed but you're absolutely right.  It's a screen 'saver' that cause burn in. LOL 

[crzywolf]

"ATARI Anniversary Edition" and" ATARI 80 Classic Games in one"  both of these pc games come with screensavers of different classic games.

[xmenxmen]

xmenxmen

I don't know what site you're going to. When I click on portfolio there is no + sign in front of show all. There is a + sign in front of misc under which there is a pong clock listed but there is not a + sign in front of it and when I click on pong clock it just loads a different picture on the same main page. Maybe it's different because I'm using Firefox. I don't know but I cannot for the life of me get to where I can find a link for the screensaver.

Encryptor

Must not be the same site that U are on I guess!!!!

And for the rest of the world, I must be seeing way too many plus sign!!!

Firefox:



IE7:



There is no spoon.....

[Encryptor]

Ok. This is what I get when I go to that site.

Saver1.jpg is what I get when I go to portfolio and click on show all.

saver2.jpg is what I get when I go to portfolio, browse, and misc. If I click on pong clock it take me back to the main screen again.

Encryptor

[Encryptor]

DOH! Here are the pics.

[ahofle]

I'll bet you are disallowing cookies or something that he wants to save on your machine.

[bmrust]

you are clicking on Browse...not Show All

[bmrust]

that is to xmenxmen and to encryptor...looks like you are both doing the same thing...

[Encryptor]

you are clicking on Browse...not Show All

Read what it says for the description of saver1.jpg pic in the post above the pics. When I click on show all it just sends me back to the main page. xmenxmen has a link for the screen saver or at least that's what it looks like.

Encryptor

[jasonbar]

FYI, I mailed to this artist's site a while back & was later contacted that one of his Pong clocks was available.  I ordered it & received it (from the Netherlands) & it's been on my wall for a month or two.  Very cool.  Nice, solid product.  Really slick.  Not cheap (seeing as how it's "art" and all...).

-Jason