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Networked Mame Games?
Kilroy01:
Excuse the nube question.... but...
I know that over the years there have been various two player games where each player has his own screen. These usually allow each to be played as a separate game or allowed playing head to head. Is there a way of linking two MAME cabs to allow this? Has MAME added this capability or plan on doing so in the future?
vrf:
That would be a really cool feature, although it probably wouldn't be official MAME since it wouldn't really jive with the "documentation" thing.
I'd love to hook my single-player cab up to a second one for head-to-head games.
And then... Internet tournaments? :applaud:
Kilroy01:
To clarify my first post, I have already come across MAMEK and Kaillera. From what I understand, they allow basically two people to see the same game on their individual screens. I'm talking about the capability such as a racing game where each player sees the race from their own perspective. Not just the same image on both monitors.
VRF... I know that the official MAME project is to document video games so that they are not lost over time. But if that was followed strictly, why make them playable? Just dumping the roms alone would make them "technically" archived. MAME is intended to also allow access to these games by making them playable. In that case, wouldn't emulating the multiplayer feature of these games serve the same purpose?
KenToad:
A big can of worms there, I would just search a little before saying anything for discussions relating to this topic, whatever that may be. :angel:
Kilroy01:
Not trying to step on toes or re-kindle old flame wars. I'm just asking a question. If the MAME devs, feel that this is not in line with their goals, so be it. That is their choice. They are the one that have made all of this possible.
I'm just trying to learn what has been done or is planned for the future.
I have run searches on the subject before posting. Maybe I just didn't come across the one that you are alluding to. I know that there are topics that are "touchy", but that doesn't mean that we should act if they don't exist. We just shouldn't fight over them.
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