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Re: dev quote, and response
10/24/10 12:20 AM
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> > "MAME is a documentation project. Playability of the games is a happy side-effect
> > that frequently occurs, but it's not guaranteed."
> >
> > I think I understand the intent in this remark, yet I disagree about the middle
> part.
> > Playbility is ultimately critical.
>
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> "Playability" doesn't hold up in court.
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> S

Agreed, but it is the driving force in the project. Nobody is really keen about games that do not work, except for the developers, whom regard it as a challenge. The 3rd parties who make a living out of the project depend on the developer to enable the said game to be playable.

The original comment was practical for the time. Playability is irrelevant, as it is taken for granted now.

This is off topic but slightly related to the post:

Is there an end to the project? If it is a project there has to be a start and end date. Is there a preservation cut off date like 2000? Arcades today are pretty much dead.

Will the project branch into the MESS domain once everything is captured?






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Subject Posted by Posted on
* dev quote, and response mogli 10/19/10 01:08 AM
. * Re: time to retire this old dev quote by RB? gregf  10/25/10 12:50 AM
. * Re: time to retire this old dev quote by RB? Firehawke  10/25/10 05:17 PM
. * Re: time to retire this old dev quote by RB? R. Belmont  10/25/10 05:39 PM
. * Re: dev quote, and response etabeta  10/19/10 03:56 PM
. * Re: dev quote, and response mogli  10/22/10 10:31 PM
. * Re: dev quote, and response franciscohs  10/19/10 04:06 PM
. * Re: dev quote, and response Fever  10/20/10 10:50 PM
. * Re: dev quote, and response franciscohs  10/21/10 12:38 AM
. * Re: dev quote, and response etabeta  10/21/10 07:38 PM
. * Re: dev quote, and response Ziggy100  10/22/10 03:34 PM
. * Re: dev quote, and response R. Belmont  10/22/10 06:21 PM
. * Re: dev quote, and response StilettoAdministrator  10/23/10 11:31 AM
. * Re: dev quote, and response R. Belmont  10/23/10 05:34 PM
. * Re: dev quote, and response Firehawke  10/23/10 05:59 PM
. * Re: dev quote, and response R. Belmont  10/23/10 06:48 PM
. * Re: dev quote, and response Firehawke  10/23/10 07:18 PM
. * Re: dev quote, and response R. Belmont  10/23/10 08:57 PM
. * Re: dev quote, and response Mamesick  10/23/10 09:27 PM
. * Re: dev quote, and response JimmyU  10/23/10 05:42 PM
. * Re: dev quote, and response Fever  10/23/10 12:06 AM
. * Re: dev quote, and response R. Belmont  10/23/10 12:59 AM
. * Re: dev quote, and response Quantum Leaper  10/23/10 03:11 AM
. * Re: dev quote, and response gregf  10/23/10 08:10 AM
. * Re: dev quote, and response casm  10/23/10 07:10 AM
. * Re: dev quote, and response Firehawke  10/23/10 12:02 PM
. * Re: dev quote, and response etabeta  10/22/10 04:08 PM
. * Re: dev quote, and response stephh  10/19/10 08:10 PM
. * Re: dev quote, and response RdW  10/19/10 03:00 AM
. * Re: dev quote, and response "The Manuel"  10/19/10 03:22 PM
. * Re: dev quote, and response Sune  10/19/10 01:20 AM
. * Re: dev quote, and response Anonymous  10/24/10 12:20 AM
. * Re: dev quote, and response Naoki  10/24/10 02:16 AM

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