Ken.e.b

Hey kids. Want to know why you can't play partytime on your PC? Here you go! (any constructive additions welcomed!)

Partytime Emulation FAQ v0.1



Q - Can Partytime be Emulated
A - Nope.



Q - Why can't Parytime be emulated?
A - There isn't an emulator for the HEBER System



Q - Eh?
A - Fruit Machines use different technologies. Barcrest for example use the MPU 3/4/5 systems, Bellfruit have used the Scorpion systems. Some of these technologies can be emulated, but the one Partytime uses can't.



Q - Buh?
A - Think of a Playstation game, you wouldn't expect it to work on a X-Box as they are completely different things.



Q - But there are roms out there for it?
A - Think of roms as the same as a disc for a playstation. You can't use that disc on anything but the playstation. The only thing you can use these Partytime roms on is the original machine.



Q - What about on Fruit-Emu? I've seen Partytime on there?
A - A little while ago, someone wrote a Partytime simulator. This has nothing to do with Partytime in how it works. It may look like Partytime and sound like it, but has nothing in common with how the proper machine works. If it gives you your fix, go for it, but don't expect anything like what you experience in the real arcade.



Q - Will Partytime ever be emulated?
A - Who knows, but certainly not with the current emulators. As of yet no-one has announced any plans to make a new one and the current emulator authors have since quit writing new versions.



Q - Why do people mock me when asking for Partytime layouts/roms, especially on FruitForums?
A - Many answers to this:

i) A good majority of the FME scene are older memebers who are in FME to relive memories of older machines. Partytime is a pretty recent machine and carries the stigma of only being played by younger and more immature players.


ii) Most requests are done in TXT speak, often with many grammatical errors and spelling mistakes, when it is more polite to type in correct English.


iii) Many people have already requested it and it is seen as lazy to ask again when a quick search of a forum is all that is required to get your answer

...the list goes on



Q - I can't be bothered reading all of that, WHR CN I GT PT ROMZ M8?
A - Piss off

Myself and Cheese are playing with second life and developing a fruity on there based on Partytime. We're still tweaking the code to make it more authentic as at the moment it's behaving more like a casino slot. It does though have authetic artwork and sound. Here's a vid of it so far, but if anyone plays second life and wants to try it, just let me know and I'll give you the co-ords.

Ken

http://www.p1trainin...er-dB-KeneB.wmv

Well almost I need rid of our Gameshow Club Machine and have thrown it on ebay with no reserve and a £1 start.

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...ssPageName=WDVW

Buy it so me and Cheese (my brother) can move into a s$&%#y loft apartment without it becoming firewood £5 will be paid to t'Fruit-Emu tin upon purchase or refferral by member.