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More info?)
Nice. Thanks for all the info.
-roy-
"matt" <gamefixer@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:vZWdnQuLBfiyANjfRVn-vg@starstream.net...
>I have a feeling that the screen shots, the marquees and the Space Invaders
>back drop are in the boards loader software or an associated file.
>
> If you try to force a game that is not supported it wont even list it in
> the available games list. Here's how it works...
>
> The first time you fire up the loader you have to direct it to your ROM
> directory. If you point it towards a fully loaded MAME folder your going
> to be sitting there for a while because the software actually unzips all
> the files and checks them to see if they are supported. If they are they
> go into a data folder if not they are ignored.
>
> Since the Namco games are totally unplayable on the X-in-1 boards you
> really cant go wrong with the Arcadeshop board. I'm sure its just going to
> be a matter of time until the sought after games are released.
>
> When we move I plan on building two cabs, one Horizontal with an
> Arcadeshop Williams board and another vertical with this board.
>
> --
> Matt
> M and M Electronics
> 6661 Stanford Ranch Road
> Suite F, PMB 105
> Rocklin, Ca 95677
> 916-275-5871
> "Chumblespuzz" <nospam@cademo.com> wrote in message
> news:zHg1e.2223$Ht6.891@fe12.lga...
>> So, how does it get the screenshot or marquee? Where does the SI backdrop
>> image come from? Curious.
>>
>> Also, what happens if you load a game that is not yet supported?
>>
>>
>>
>> "matt" <gamefixer@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:e_udnVJkWLVkD9jfRVn-rw@starstream.net...
>>>I dont remember seeing any Arcadeshop copyright text but each game does
>>>have its own factory information. All you need is the ROMs that work with
>>>MAME in order to load the games to the board, that's all. It does the
>>>Horizontal to Vertical rotation its self and it does a fantastic job. The
>>>games look perfect. Space Invaders even has a static image of the
>>>blacklight backdrop and it looks real cool.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Matt
>>> M and M Electronics
>>> 6661 Stanford Ranch Road
>>> Suite F, PMB 105
>>> Rocklin, Ca 95677
>>> 916-275-5871
>>> "Chumblespuzz" <nospam@cademo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:A4g1e.9398$Mc6.7637@fe09.lga...
>>>> Sounds great. Does it have copyright text or any other Arcade Shop
>>>> branding on the screen?
>>>>
>>>> What then do you need to load the game? Original ROM images, marquee
>>>> images (which format?), screen shots (which format)? Are all of these
>>>> the same as those that work in MAME? Do the horizontal games that are
>>>> run in vertical mode require modified ROMs and screen shots or does the
>>>> board just "know" how to transpose them?
>>>>
>>>> Oh, and how do the horizontal games running on the vertical monitor
>>>> look? Are they nice or just playable?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> -roy-
>>>>
>>>> "matt" <gamefixer@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:QK-dnc8yNszFu9jfRVn-2Q@starstream.net...
>>>>>I dont have any pics to post but I can tell you that its WAY better
>>>>>then those garbage X-in-1's that are out there. You scroll through the
>>>>>games with the joystick left and right. In the background is a moving
>>>>>star pattern, like the old windows screen saver, and in the foreground
>>>>>is a small pic of game play and a shot of the marquee.
>>>>>
>>>>> You can set the board to exit the game after you played off a credit
>>>>> either right away or after a period of time which you select. if you
>>>>> want to go back to the menu in the middle of a game or immediately
>>>>> after your game has ended press the two start buttons together and
>>>>> your out! The games do randomly run through their attract modes.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm really impressed with these boards.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Matt
>>>>> M and M Electronics
>>>>> 6661 Stanford Ranch Road
>>>>> Suite F, PMB 105
>>>>> Rocklin, Ca 95677
>>>>> 916-275-5871
>>>>> "Chumblespuzz" <nospam@cademo.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:XJ51e.9060$nW6.3753@fe09.lga...
>>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Was wondering if anyone could post info & pics of Arcade Shop's
>>>>>> multi-game PCB's menu. Curious what it looks like, how games are
>>>>>> organized, if games animate or have screen-shots or marquees on the
>>>>>> menu, etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Played a mulit-cade last weekend. Noticed that it returns to the menu
>>>>>> after each game play. Found that to be really annoying (I just wanted
>>>>>> to play a few games of Donkey Kong). Does the AS board do the same?
>>>>>> If not, how do you return to the menu?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any info is greatly appreciated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -roy-
>>>>>>
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