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  3. Posted · Edited by Vrock

    2 hours ago, negative1 said:

    yes, i added a trackball for the trackball games, major havoc can be played

    with either a spinner or trackball.

     

    actually, i'm ok at quantum, need a lot of work to get to the higher levels. ha ha

     

     

    well, they also have tapper, which had a specific controller, and

    joust had a 2 way horizontal stick, defender had a 2 way vertical stick, etc, etc.

     

    basically, they grab a bunch of licenses, slap them on a machine, without any thought

    as too which ones, just because a lot of people requested them.

     

    they don't actually play them, or test them, and i doubt most even know anything about

    the games, (like the button layout for defender) etc.

     

    sad, i know.

     

    later

    -1

    True, but I can live with most of those. Tapper was just 2/4 way sticks shaped like draft pulls. Joust is fine with a 4 way/8 way. But Paperboy with a joystick is like Star Wars with a joystick.

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  5. Posted

    17 hours ago, negative1 said:

    i'm going by the 2 partycades that were just released, which most likely will be exactly the same games ported to this standup.

    1) no, the emulation will be exactly the same as before, no changes

    2) they have never used backgrounds before, so they won't now either

    3) it's not even confirmed to be a vertical monitor, so it's the other way around 9/12 games horizontal 3/12 hortizontal

     

    i have already modded my partycade, added the proper controls and settings, and all the backdrops for the

    games asteroids, asteroids deluxe, lunar lander, and warlords:

     

     

    this will have to be modded to do what you are expecting.

     

    later

    -1

    Ah, I see. Well, no sale here, unless they just want to sell the bare cabinet.

     

    Are you using a trackball for Quantum? You seem pretty good at it.

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  6. Posted

    Tempest cab looks awesome...if they do the vector games right. The gen 1s were horrible. If they use the emulation they used for Star Wars, they should be great.

     

    I wonder if Asteroids Deluxe will have the appropriate backdrop?

     

    Only real downside is all those horizontal games cropped on that vertical monitor.

     

    I have all of these games emulated on my Pi 1ups, but man that cabinet is cool.

  11. Posted

    On 10/14/2020 at 10:45 PM, negative1 said:

    the originals look much worse:

    Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-Arcade-Game1181242120107.jpgNBA-Jam-Arcade-Game__84171.1564102667.jp

     

    very clunky and boxy, with the horrible control panel going off the sides, and awkward looking joysticks all spaced at weird spots.

     

    later

    -1

     

     

    Call me crazy but these are miles better than the arcade1up cabs. These don't look like they will fly away in a strong gust of wind. Sure, the control panel overhangs a bit, but it's nowhere near as objectionable as the 1ups. I also don't mind the boxy cabinets. 

  15. Posted

    On 9/18/2020 at 11:51 PM, Curious Sofa said:

    "TRODA" (Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder) had had trouble in Mame until apparently recently, unless I am super out of the loop.  I had an Rasp Pi machine that ran even PS1 games well, but it couldn't get TRODA right.  It was playable, but some areas missing background graphics, sound issues, things like this.

    This latest Mame runs it JUST like the arcade machine, to my great excitement.  No sound issues, all the graphics are correct (particularly after the first boss when you go vertical towards the little elves; that was always missing the scrolling graphics and looked really weird and bad in prior versions).  Not saying I don't want this cab, I do and would love to have it.  But at this point I can't rationalize both the space and the $400 for it.

    For what it's worth, TRODA plays well under Advmame in Retropie. It's a little different to set up than the lr-mames, but it's definitely an option for those running a Pi cabinet.

  21. Posted

    That's fair enough. To be clear, I wasn't specifically talking about a vertical monitor in the above post though. A 27", 4x3 horizontal monitor would produce a roughly 20" vertical display, with less wasted space than a 16x9 unit. I could live with that vs a dedicated vertical cab.

     

    I think in the world of 16x9, 4x3, and 3x4 gaming, that a largish 4x3 display is the best compromise.

     

    I've been looking at the cabinet kits from game room solutions, which are a nice but alas, are exclusively set up for 16x9 monitors. I still hold out hope that someone will scratch the itch I've got here, in a full sized cabinet vs the 3/4 scale.

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