Comments on: Thoughts on Building a 'Universal Game System'

Comment on Thoughts on Building a 'Universal Game System' by: Tandyman100

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:16:32 +0000

I think it's kinda funny how we need an ultra-fast processor to emulate games that ran on something in the neighborhoot of 100Mhz…

Comment on Thoughts on Building a 'Universal Game System' by: RedWolf

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 01:28:06 +0000

Hey wiley,

Thanks for posting about your system. Maximus Arcade is indeed cool.

What kind of video card are you using in your UGS? What sort of connection do you have to your TV, and moreover, what kind of TV are you using? I'm trying to figure out the best way to get a good computer image on a TV without spending too much money.

Comment on Thoughts on Building a 'Universal Game System' by: wileypube

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 01:23:12 +0000

i just finished building mine. it uses maximus arcade (which i'm very suprised isn't more popular as it's the best front end i've found). and logitech wireless controllers that have a good feel for most of the old consoles. as i built it, the idea of making it into a tivo-like box too came to me. now, that is one of the cooler features. snapstream beyond tv is the best software out there for doing this. it's far better than tivo and comes with a remote that can second as a mouse for the rare instances when error boxes pop up in my emulators. the beyond tv software is the only software i've ever seen that identifies commercial breaks and allows users to skip them with one button. it also lets you choose the shows you want to record from any web-enabled machine. all this runs on a 1.1 ghz machine that i got for free. the maximus arcade allows for batch files to be run, so i have all my nostalgic old games set up on it. (commander keen, cosmo's cosmic adventure, doom, etc.)

i am yet to find a front end other than maximus that consistently and flawlessly is able to close any emulator and return to the front end using only my joystick.

it'd be really cool if this was all in an origional nintendo shell like the one found by googling "nes computer"

Comment on Thoughts on Building a 'Universal Game System' by: Gentlegamer

Sun, 11 Jun 2006 19:46:08 +0000

Another great frontend is MameWah. There are many custom skins for it that allow not only screenshots of each game, but cart and box scans. Maximus Arcade is easier to configure, though. I'm trying to figure out how to use MameWah skins in Maximus Arcade . . . then it would be perfect!

Comment on Thoughts on Building a 'Universal Game System' by: Sam DeRenzis

Mon, 05 Jun 2006 23:18:03 +0000

GameTap.com is ripping off the emulation community as a whole. It's stupid to sell ROMs that were really designed by people who are long dead. I think the intellectual rights to any property should be in the programmers lifespan, what a joke! GameTap I hope you all die for making inferior EMULATION available to a wide audience. When people stop pussy footing around about this an legalize emulation then your company can burn in hell!

On a brighter note I suggest you all pirate ROMSets until death, teach the world a lesson about laws!

Comment on Thoughts on Building a 'Universal Game System' by: Cyber Gecko

Tue, 23 May 2006 16:44:39 +0000

At least they invented the Nintendo Wii revolution, it can play all the games created for nintendo consoles but Sony playstation just had copied nintendo when they decided to put motion sensors in their controlers, they are assholes XD…

Comment on Thoughts on Building a 'Universal Game System' by: Knoxximus

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 01:17:20 +0000

Yup, beat me to the modded Xbox idea….I have one and LOVE IT!!

Comment on Thoughts on Building a 'Universal Game System' by: -Jubal-

Tue, 04 Apr 2006 03:47:35 +0000

www.craigslist.org , sorry about my dyslexia hehe

Comment on Thoughts on Building a 'Universal Game System' by: -Jubal-

Tue, 04 Apr 2006 03:41:43 +0000

I have been working on modding my own, have my HDD, but my chip is still in the mail.

if your looking to get a premade setup, check your local craiglsit.org listing

Comment on Thoughts on Building a 'Universal Game System' by: RedWolf

Mon, 03 Apr 2006 19:10:29 +0000

Jubal, thanks for the info! I was actually thinking about using an Xbox but need to figure out the best way to modify one. I'll probably work on it soon, and post on VC&G about how it goes.