MAMEWorld Forums - EmuChat - Re: Gorf "Insert Coin"

> Hi,
>
> I'm new to this forum, in fact I just signed up to ask you this one question:
>
> Does anyone know how I can make the Gorf game work properly on MameUI 0.143u6?
>
> All my ROMs and samples are up to date and correct for this version of MAME, in fact
> I am delighted with my MAME game collection.
>
> But the whole reason I became interested in MAME so many years ago was so that I
> could play Gorf. And it's the only game not working properly!
>
> When I play it, everything else works perfectly - all the sounds, speech samples etc.
> But it does not say "Insert Coin" while I am waiting to play it. All the other sounds
> play, but not those two special words.
>
> If I go into the Gorf.zip samples I can see and hear that Insert.wav and Coin.wav are
> present.
>
> I have the same problem with all the versions of the Gorf game on MAME.
>
> So why won't the game say "Insert Coin"? Huh?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Damien

It plays when the game program triggers it. I was able to get it reliably triggered by changing the coin options in the dipswitches to 2 coin = 1 credit. I rebooted the machine (SHIFT-F3), then coined three times, leaving 1 1/2 credits. Played the game and died and after game over, high scores show, the screen "INSERT ADDITIONAL COIN" and after several seconds, you'll hear a sound effect and then the "Insert Coin".

You might be mis-remembering, too. Another astrocade game, Wizard of War, instantly says and rather "Hey, Insert Coin" as soon as it boots. As you enter more coins, it continues to speak phrases. AFAIK, Gorf does not nor ever had this behavior.