Coinops 4 Locks

[gamez fan]

yeah that would certainly work but not for me as ive got a stock 8gb HDD on my xbox so no joy

 

well this topic is gettin people riled elseware were just havin a debate about the locks not exactly trolling is it

this situation does annoy me my posts reflected that last night so i edited them so not to inflame the situation

but it didnt seem to works the locks might be here to stay forever now oh well at least ive got FBL for my arcade fix

Edited April 10, 2012 by gamez fan

[gamez fan]

topical point +T+ no harm intended but say that you or infact anyone could help out with a mame emu say just for talkin sake you were a driver expert and could easily get more arcade games working eg sengeki striker or fixing the midway core for mortalkombat etc etc

would the fact that this emu is locked put you off helping out as because its locked it would limit how many users could enjoy your work afterall im sure everyone in the scene who puts there talents to good use would want as many people as possible to benefit from it

Edited April 10, 2012 by gamez fan

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topical point +T+ no harm intended but say that you or infact anyone could help out with a mame emu say just for talkin sake you were a driver expert and could easily get more arcade games working eg sengeki striker or fixing the midway core for mortalkombat etc etc

would the fact that this emu is locked put you off helping out as because its locked it would limit how many users could enjoy your work afterall im sure everyone in the scene who puts there talents to good use would want as many people as possible to benefit from it

 

Personally, I wouldn't be comfortable contributing anything to a project where I didn't agree with the ethics and motivations behind it. Deliberately restricting the user experience without a very good reason for doing so isn't something that I see as within the spirit of open and progressive development. I wouldn't compromise this standpoint even if it meant my work reaching a wider userbase.

 

I say this purely as a hypothetical answer to your hypothetical question; it isn't intended as a reference to or criticism of any specific project or developer.

[gamez fan]

thx for your reply my question was hypothetical it wasnt aimed at any perticular project or developer either

[Emu Newbie]

Got it unlocked! More news soon (and a video)!

[gamer12]

I don't use CoinOPS myself so this is based purely on speculation but if the lock requires that you have more than 3000 games and you don't want to have any console games, can you not just add 3000 arcade games? After all, CoinOPS is just MAMEoX so you're not limited to the games included in the download; you can add as many as you want from a full MAME0.84 set.

 

I was actually curious if there were more arcade games i can add besides the ones that are in the full. what other games can be added or can you point me to where can i get a complete list of the MAME0.84 rom set.

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I was actually curious if there were more arcade games i can add besides the ones that are in the full. what other games can be added or can you point me to where can i get a complete list of the MAME0.84 rom set.

 

You can download a MAME0.84 DAT here: http://www.logiqx.com/Dats/MAMEBeta/MAMEBetaHistory.php

 

The entire set can be added to CoinOPS. I wouldn't recommend adding clone sets though because, unlike MAMEoX, CoinOPS does not display set information, only the game title, so you won't be able to tell which set is which.

 

Got it unlocked! More news soon (and a video)!

 

Good news for people that don't like the locks. Well done.

[destronger]

Got it unlocked! More news soon (and a video)!

 

do us a big favor and torrent that puppy at u***********g***********... i will seed it too!!

[gamez fan]

hmm alot of talk about revenge and traps at the moment the your xbox is watching you comments kinda got me thinking there once was a phrase

used what was it again yeah write to bios and erase your xbox HDD ive never forgot that so that might be the punishment for using a locked version

of coinops that you unlock yourself think ill just leave coinops for the moment till i see guarantees that wont happen there's no way im using a product if it could have the potential to harm my xbox

 

really whats this all about i just wanna play a few arcade games on my xbox for fuck sake

 

 

EDIT::: i think il be sneaky and sit back and wait to see what happens to other emu users who unlock coinops 4

Edited April 12, 2012 by gamez fan

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Well, while don't think there's a need to dig up phrases from the past, on the current situation I will say that I don't think any developer would be stupid enough to turn their software into a virus that messes with BIOS and erases HDDs. The userbase would plummet overnight; I know of people that still won't touch CoinOPS purely because of those comments.

 

In my opinion there are no such "traps" nor will there ever be, and when Emu Newbie shares his info on how to unlock CoinOPS 4, I've no doubt that users can do so without any fear of such consequences.

[gamez fan]

well im sorry for digging up past comments its just when i read a statement that your xbox is keeping and eye on you maybe i got the wrong end of the stick

i assumed that to mean there is something in coinops monitoring how you use it and with talk of traps and revenge maybe there would be consequences

if you upgraded to later version having unlocked this release

 

as i said ive more than likely picked things up wrong but comments like the above dont help and i still mind what was said last year anyway i wont be unlocking coinops 4 ill wait for a offical standalone release if it never happens then ive still got all the arcade i could ever want in coinops 3 and FBL

im out of this conversation now maybe emunewbie will post how he unlocked coinops 4 for those that wanna try it

[ace9094]

Q - Can I filter to Arcade Only?

A - Yes change the FILTER setting to Filter to Arcades only

pressing the Black button will switch between Arcades Only and All Games

Note - You can then lock it to Favs only and this would lock it into only Arcade Games

Edited April 12, 2012 by ace9094

[+ T +]

Q - Can I filter to Arcade Only?

A - Yes change the FILTER setting to Filter to Arcades only

pressing the Black button will switch between Arcades Only and All Games

Note - You can then lock it to Favs only and this would lock it into only Arcade Games

 

But does this not still require you to 3000+ (or whatever the number is) games, even though you're not showing them? My understanding of the issue is that some users do not have the space or do not want to take up space with console ROMs and videos that they do not use CoinOPS for.

[gamez fan]

Q - Can I filter to Arcade Only?

A - Yes change the FILTER setting to Filter to Arcades only

pressing the Black button will switch between Arcades Only and All Games

Note - You can then lock it to Favs only and this would lock it into only Arcade Games

 

yeah i know ace but this is no good to me personally ive got a 8gb HDD with 500mb left so a standalone is the only version for me ill wait for one

if it doesnt come then ill stick with coinops 3

 

@BritneySPAIRS

i dont remove the console cores for the fun of it i dont use console games in coinops so whats the point in keeping cores folders files for consoies that i dont want or need in my set???

they take up room on my HDD space i can ill afford to sacrifice why have cores when i can have more games easy choice to make

and since i never share my build or release it then i dont know how that is hurting users in the community if i cant remove unwanted cores

then ill stick with coinops 3 and thx for this emu

Edited April 12, 2012 by gamez fan

[gamez fan]

Got it unlocked! More news soon (and a video)!

 

do us a big favor and torrent that puppy at u***********g***********... i will seed it too!!

 

according to BritneysPAIRS it's releases like these that cause all the problems for newbie users and support headaches for the devoloper

its the reason why locks are enabled

Edited April 12, 2012 by gamez fan