madbrit

I love the old Arcade games... and regularly use the MAME emulator to play Rampart, MoonCresta, Gauntlet, etc.

The boys at MAME have their emulator set up so that an external controller - Joystick, Trackball, Buttons, etc can all be "tied" to a PC's keyboard input. In effect, you are playing the game with real controllers.

They have gone one step further.... some people have manufactured their own cabinet, mounted the PC inside, and put the controllers where they should be in the front of the cabinet.

So to my QUESTION...

Do we have any good programmers on the website that can look at using HOOKS and calls to link the Fruit machines various buttons to an external controller????

Is it possible to link the coin input and output to an external coin mechanism...

I would imagine its possible to put the hooks into individually emulated games - but this would change from Game to Game making a standard hard to apply.

Any thoughts??

Hi Guys,

Ive never seen the Bullseye fruit machine... but like darts and the show...


What is everyones opinion on this machine? Any good?

How many versions of this Fruit machine was launched? Which version/one is best for gameplay?

Cheers

Martin

Hi Guys,

My dilema of bringing over fruit machines from the UK to Canada continues ....

I finally found a transport company that is willing to do the transaction.... works out about 250 pound per machine YIKES

They need to pick the machines up from one location - so I have spoken to several companies and have found one that seems helpful on all avenues that I have queried them on...(Such as warranty, packing/protection, etc)

So... getting onto my question.... I was hoping to bring over some specific machines with a UK theme - such as Monty Python, etc. Unfortunately they dont have stock of this or the other ones I would like.

They have these ones on offer:-

Thunderbirds £249 (JPM 2001)
Cash on the Lash £249 (Mazooma 2003)
Battle Axe £249 (Barcrest 2001)
Dosh'n'Pecks £249 (Barcrest 2003)
Gimme Gimme £249 (Barcrest 2003)
Simpsons £TBC (Maygay 1996-1999)
Rise to the Top £249 (Mazooma 2003)
Some Like it Hot £249 (Mazooma 2004)
Blackjack Club £249 (Global 2003)
Monopoly WOTW £595 (Mazooma 2004)
Grand Blaster Cash £249 (Mazooma 2003)
Club Count Yer Cash £249 (Mazooma 2002)
Snakes & Ladders £249 (Bell Fruit 2003)
Club Pacman £249 (Mazooma 2000)

I am not so much concerned about the cost (ebay cheaper, but I need to get them all from one location)... but was more concerned about the "playability" and "fun" factor of these. I cant find details of some of them - and of course some are too new to be emulated.

Some thoughts from the peanut gallery would be appreciated on which ones to "buy" and which ones to "stay away from" would be much welcomed

Cheers

Martin

Hi Guys,

Read lots on the forums of people not really liking italian Job 1 & 2. Part of this is the Hi/Lo gambel feature on 2's and 11's.

I would like to know if version 3 is any better.... but my real question is does version 3 still have the Michael Caine and other voices on it???

I want to bring over some UK theme fruities to Canada and was considering Monthy Python, Italian Job, and Club Psycho Cash.


Cheers

Hi Guys,

I think I know which Fruities I want to bring over to Canada. Question for all those technically able individuals.

Is it possible to alter the "coin mechanism" and "payout" parts of the machine to accept and payout a different currency?

As an example - a Canadian Quarter is fairly similar to a 10 pence piece - but not exact.

What are the options... if any at all?

Cheers lads