Osbo Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...6152373703&rd=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 5 Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 It says fully licensed, so my answer would be... kind of. I would guess it is using MAME to play the games, but they probably got the rights to the games. A lot games you can legally download for a small fee. Some games (Pac Man, Donkey Kong, etc.) you cannot. I forget the name of the site that lets you download MAME ROMS legally. If I remember, or find it, I will post it for you. However, I don't know about reselling it. I'll see what I can find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 starroms is the site where you can purchase roms legally. Regardless of whether that cab is MAME or not, it's definitely overpriced. -S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 5 Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Yeah, that's it. And all the games on that machine are listed on Star Roms. Like I said though, I don't know about the resale of those Roms. And it's only overpriced if it doesn't sell :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 And it's only overpriced if it doesn't sell :wink: No it's overpriced regardless. If it sells it will be to someone with more money than common sense. -S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Overpriced or not, somebody did a good job with it. I wouldn't mind having one of those (I'm not blessed with the skills for building my own... yet), depending on how easily hackable it is. Ain't payin' 2 grand, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That80sGuy Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 With a little research and effort you can build a mame machine for under a grand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 For well under a grand. I probably have about $400 in mine. -S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osbo Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 cool, I'm just asking because I went to cici's pizza the other day with the family and they have one just like that one, but not with so many games (ms pacman, galaga, galaxian, pacman, pacman junior, donkey kong, and probably another two more I can't remember) let's say I legally pay for the roms or whatever, so is ok to charge $0.25 to play? I though that using mame machines to pay for play was a no-go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Jefferson Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Hmmm... Can I give or sell the ROMs I license from StarROMs to someone else?The licenses that StarROMs grants are non-transferable. They can not be sold or given away to someone else. This allows StarROMs to retain an up to date and accurate database of licensees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 5 Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 cool, I'm just asking because I went to cici's pizza the other day with the family and they have one just like that one, but not with so many games (ms pacman, galaga, galaxian, pacman, pacman junior, donkey kong, and probably another two more I can't remember) let's say I legally pay for the roms or whatever, so is ok to charge $0.25 to play? I though that using mame machines to pay for play was a no-go? Even if paying for the games WAS legal, I am pretty sure games like Ms. PacMan, Donkey Kong and PacMan were never released to StarRoms or anyone else for that matter. For the record, I put just under $600 into my MAME cab, but that is taking into consideration the $300 computer I built 3 years ago and the $150 I spent on the dual X-Arcade joystick. I'm sure I could have built that same computer for about $150 today. And building your own joystick is much cheaper (and looks better) than the X-Arcade stick. I was just lazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osbo Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 cool, I'm just asking because I went to cici's pizza the other day with the family and they have one just like that one, but not with so many games (ms pacman, galaga, galaxian, pacman, pacman junior, donkey kong, and probably another two more I can't remember) let's say I legally pay for the roms or whatever, so is ok to charge $0.25 to play? I though that using mame machines to pay for play was a no-go? Even if paying for the games WAS legal, I am pretty sure games like Ms. PacMan, Donkey Kong and PacMan were never released to StarRoms or anyone else for that matter. exactly what I was thinking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 let's say I legally pay for the roms or whatever, so is ok to charge $0.25 to play? Nope. LICENSE. The Software accompanying this License is licensed to you by StarROMs, Inc (StarROMs), on behalf of Atari, Inc. (Atari). This License allows you to use the Software on a single personal computer for non-commercial entertainment purposes only... -S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osbo Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 http://www.bhmvending.com/Amusements/Ultra...de_legends.html it says that the coin door is deactivated, I emailed the seller asking if that was a mame machine or a special arcade. I'm sure is a mame machine, but I want to see what he says. Since the auction states is an ARCADE not a mame machine... p/s I can build something better than that (without those ugly ugly bat style controllers, for much less...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osbo Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 http://www.zax.com.au/ultracade.html another link? ultracade, start earning money now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 5 Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 18 bids and ended at $1,877. That's quite a few people with more money than common sense. (I am assuming the same person didn't bid 18 times.) If people are willing to spend $3000 for a new Galaga / Ms. PacMan machine from Brookstone (http://www.brookstone.com/shop/product.asp?product_code=375204), why it this such a big deal. (Legality issues not taken into account) I got my Galaga for $300 and with time, put another $200 into it to get it running and fully restored. But that's because I have a little experience with arcade games and know the right people. We know how to make one so it seems like a giant rip off. I also can build a top of the line computer for around $500 piecing it together from computer fairs, ebay, etc., yet computers of the same calibur sell every day for around $1200. The point is, people who don't know how to do these things will pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 The point is, people who don't know how to do these things will pay. That only makes them lazy in addition to stupid. -S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 5 Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Ahhh... lazy stupid people... Money in the bank. They keep me employed, that's for damn sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursevirus Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Fry's electronics sells that same machine here in las vegas. They want $2700. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Thanks for bringing this back to the top. Please do not bid on an "Arcade Legends" cab, it is a product of Ultracade. See this thread for more info: http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=65222 -S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursevirus Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 As an update to my mention about the cab at Fry's, the first day I saw it it was frozen on the Darkstalkers splash screen, it was working fine yesterday (or as I was led to believe at first.) I tried playing Ghost 'N' Goblins and it was really choppy, so then I tried SF2:CE and everything seemed fine at first, so this guy I was talking to joined in on side 2. Whenever I held back (press left on Joystick 1) his controls got all jittery. Then the system locked up. I don't know much about this machine except that either this machine is flawed (or damaged since it is a demo unit and demo's in fry's tend to be heavily abused) In either case $2700 is crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GruBBworM Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Pardon me if this sounds stupid but what does MAME stand for?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigma Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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