> > > Where does it say this dump came from the person(s) that were witholding it? It > > could > > > be a 2nd source, or the PCB was sold and dumped by someone else. > > > > I guess I'm being optimistic and trying to actually think good of people instead, > > believe as they get older that they can realise former behaviours weren't really > > beneficial and thus change their way of thinking. (Shocking I know, but I do that > > sometimes, maybe only at the wrong times tho? that does seem to generally be the > case > > in the rest of my life) > > Lets hope the change of good will is for the sakes of future game preservation for > all to be enjoyed. >
Unfortunately there has been no change of heart. Just the same egos as before with additional drama.
There are literally zero positives to this aside from the game now being emulated.
.. and people wonder why I'm really not doing arcade stuff in MAME anymore?
We're dealing with games of no commercial value, games that were deemed not good enough to even see release, at best, historical artefacts of failed development, and yet dick waving and drama surrounds them at every turn. I really thought that as human beings we were better than that. It's basically school playground mentality and at this point I really couldn't care less if these guys get buried with their collections, that's how much they're already devalued to me.