Honestly I'd be surprised if we ever see the laserdisc stuff (beyond what is already there) done in MAME, or at least done in any capacity that covers things people want to see, there just seem to be too many people who apparently need to be kept happy for it to be done freely.
The new tech being used to read them is very impressive, but I'm no longer optimistic about the stuff appearing as supported in MAME without throwing away project integrity by adding platform specific DRM etc.
I'd love for somebody to prove me wrong, but my optimism is almost gone on that front.
2019 will probably be mostly stuff that needs doing, is important from a preservation and documentation point of view, but basically almost nobody cares about, like this year. In the long term view it all makes MAME a much better project for newcomers who start with the latest versions, which is a good thing, but some just seem to want to dismiss the advances as unimportant.
> Thoughts/wishes in the coming year. A few of my own...
>
> Laserdisc - for the first time I think we will see the "perfect" rips. I'm not sure
> if there is any major obstacles as far as hardware emulation goes. I was hoping we
> would have seen a sample of a rip (video game, not women drinking tea )
>
> Are there any discs/roms that need to be found? Gallagher? Road Runner? Other protos
> or rarities?
>
> Discrete work - I'm not sure what happened to couriersud. I know finding someone with
> the skills needed is very difficult. I keep my fingers crossed he/she returns at some
> point.
>
>
> Not MAME related but M1 - I'm hoping RB will get "the itch" in '19 to start a new
> incarnation of his great little program. I suggest we freeze his pay and until he
> starts. :P
>
> Handhelds - More great work preserving them. I'm hoping one day we will see Mattel
> games preserved.
>
> Artwork improvements - Some sort way of incorporating artwork for mechanical games.
> Pinball simulation of some sort evetually.
>
> Happy Holidays & thanks to all the developers involved.
>
> Thoughts? Hopes?
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