MAMEWorld Forums - News - Ville Linde and Model 3 update

> > > Way to be overly negative.
> > >
> > > It may be dead to you sir, but a lot of us are still big fans of this emulator
> and
> > > want to see development on it continue. The bottomline is,
> >
> > I'm not being overly negative, I'm being realistic. Developers have lost interest
> in
> > maintaining Supermodel, and without active development these kinds of projects die.
> > If you want to keep using current Supermodel that's fine, but you can't expect any
> > support or updates. Being stuck on a dead platform isn't much fun after a while.
> >
> > > A)There is nothing stopping Ville from working on Supermodel. He might have plans
> > to
> > > continue where Bart left off for all we know.
> > >
> > > B)Bart is a busy man but hopefully this information provided by Ville will help
> him
> > > make further progress on SuperModel, once he gets time to work on it again.
> >
> > Neither of them have expressed interest in improving Supermodel further, and this
> > kind of borderline begging is more likely to turn them off working on either
> project.
> > Code can't be copied between projects so they'd be doing the work all over again.
> > That's not fun.
> >
> > > I understand the significance of having Model 3 hardware accurately emulated in
> > MAME.
> > > It will be a very impressive thing to get hardware of this magnitude running in
> > mame
> > > considering the complexity of the arcade board. However, for me personally and
> many
> > > others I know, we would simply rather play the games using the Supermodel
> emulator
> > > mainly because:
> > >
> > > A)It supports hardware graphics acceleration
> > >
> > > B)More importantly, it supports proper force feedback for steering wheels,
> > something
> > > mame won't be supporting anytime soon.
> >
> > Well if you're dead set on using Supermodel, you'll be using the current version.
> You
> > need to adjust your expectations, and think about the impact your attitude of
> > entitlement will have on the developers' motivation to work on either emulator.
>
> Let's hope Outrun2006 keeps asking for more Supermodel support, because he will be
> smacked down hard if he tries.
>
> It will be very funny to watch.

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OK let me address this since you guys are quick to judge me as a begging, thankless fanboy:

Do you guys understand the difference between hoping for something, and downright asking for it? I never asked Bart or Ville directly to keep working on SuperModel......I said "I would like" and "I hope".....there is a difference. You guys are acting like I said "Oh Bart can you PLEASE continue Supermodel c'mon man it's not fair sniff ". I don't appreciate you interpreting my posts as begging or being a whining "fanboy".

I've been posting on Bart's forums as "Isamu" for years, and he knows damn well how much I appreciate his work and knows that I completely understand he is busy and can't work on the emulator for now. You guys need to stop assuming that every time a fan says they HOPE something happens or WOULD LIKE for something to happen, they are begging and feel disappointed if they don't get it. We are not begging for anything....we are just passionate fans of this gentlemen and there is nothing wrong with hoping something happens some day.

Is the California Lottery going to get offended if I run into one of their officials/representitives and tell them I hope to win the lottery someday? No. But if I go up to one of them and say "Hey Mr Lotto guy, can you PLEASE give me a winning lotto ticket, I'm an honest guy but I'm broke so I feel entitled to it, c'mon pretty please?" That is whining and begging. There is a difference.

Bart is a stand up guy and he knows I wish him nothing but the best. He knows that I'm extremely grateful for the emulator he's given us. Personally, my experience with the emulator has been nothing but gravy. Daytona 2 works, Scud Race works, and my force feedback steering wheel works just fine. Those are really the only two games I care about, and I really don't need anything else from Supermodel.

Again, I was just saying It would be nice *IF* someone somewhere down the line pick up from where he left off, just for the sake of completing the emulator one day. Even Bart HIMSELF said the same thing.

So c'mon guys, stop labeling people who are fans and occasionally throw words around like "I would like", it would be nice, or "I hope for someday", as beggars. It's kinda offensive. We are not 12yr olds.