> Hi John, nice to know I'm not the only old guy here! I didn't know Pong was back in > MAME. Thanks! I'll give it a try! One question though - not to look a gift horse in > the mouth, but I thought Pong was removed from MAME quite a while ago because it was > a simulation, not an emulation. What changed? > > I haven't tried D.I.C.E. because from what I read it doesn't look as though it would > be that playable on my non-state-of-the-art PC (or even on a state-of-the-art PC for > that matter) AND because for the life of me I can't find any roms for it. Any advice > if you've tried it? I guess I was just hoping there was some commercial (or even > homebrew) simulation of Stunt Cycle in particular I didn't know about. > > With all the great newer games available in MAME, I guess I have to laugh at myself > for wanting to play these old games so badly (Stunt Cycle in particular). I guess > it's really true that you always want what you can't have.
Pong in MAME is way more accurate now, as the discrete circuits are in there now, so that's why it's back in.
And DICE does do Stunt Cycle, as of 0.4
http://adamulation.blogspot.com/2012/09/stunt-cycle.html
http://adamulation.blogspot.com/2012/09/dice-04-released.html
RELAX and just have fun. Remember, it's all about the games.
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