Xbox soft mod questions.

[+ T +]

XBMC is a great place to start and a fantastic dashboard. But the guy modding your system can only be expected to put so much on there for you. There are many, many emulators, each supporting thousands of games. If he's going to install CoinOPS for you then that's an ok place to start, since it does have support for various arcade and console systems and the selection of games contains most of the more popular ones, but if you're at all serious about getting the most out of your emulation then, eventually, you're going to want to learn how to put more emulators and/or more games on there yourself. There are many tutorials around and people here are also very knowledgeable and helpful if you have any questions.

[mclebron23]

XBMC is a great place to start and a fantastic dashboard. But the guy modding your system can only be expected to put so much on there for you. There are many, many emulators, each supporting thousands of games. If he's going to install CoinOPS for you then that's an ok place to start, since it does have support for various arcade and console systems and the selection of games contains most of the more popular ones, but if you're at all serious about getting the most out of your emulation then, eventually, you're going to want to learn how to put more emulators and/or more games on there yourself. There are many tutorials around and people here are also very knowledgeable and helpful if you have any questions.

 

Ok, thanks for telling me. It would be good to learn how to do it on my own eventually. Heres one of his xbox's on the marketplace on ISOzone...http://theisozone.com/market/items/item-1f5332c457/ He has a list of all the emulators he installs. What do you think?

 

BTW. I decided to wait until Coinops5 releases. Do you have any idea when its getting release? I know its soon. Also, lets say I bought the guys xbox with Coinops4 HD installed, would it be easy to upgrade to Coinops5 or if I have Coinops4, then I'm screwed? Thanks

[destronger]

putting a emulator on the xbox is actually quite easy once you can connect correctly to your network. do you know what 'ftp' is? (file transfer protocol) once you get a good ftp program (i use flash fxp) than transfering emu's to the the xbox is a snap. (depends on the file size). when transfering a emu, example: neogenesis(sega genesis/32x/sega cd emu), you take the folder then put into your emu folder that xbmc is looking at (or what ever folder you use for emu's). it's very similar to moving folders on a pc. you won't need to do any pc-like install. you may/will need to set up a few things like rom location, box art, screen shots and etc.

 

i'll let +T+ answer the coinops question as i don't use any updated versions. i stopped at coinops epic r9 (1.5+ years old version) due to certain issues... but that's not important right now.

[+ T +]

That list seems pretty extensive. Seems like you'll have a lot of options, so once you have it experiment with the various emulators and see which suit you the best. On the whole that sounds like a decent start-up package, but again I'll stress the merits of being able to install/update these programs yourself.

 

I have no idea when the next CoinOPS is being released since I don't use it at all myself. CoinOPS tends to be released as an unfeasibly large full-package download (50Gb+ if memory serves) and the file and folder structure has always been a complete mess. So even if upgrading were possible, I suspect it would be too much of a headache to bother. If it's important to you to have the latest version, then I would suggest waiting until it's released.

 

On a side note, it's been frequently threatened by the author of CoinOPS that he will possibly insert code that "punishes" users that have other emulators installed. This is probably just an empty threat because he's rather infamous in the scene for being completely insane, but I've no idea if any of this nonsense might be added to CoinOPS"5". I'm not trying to put the frighteners on you, I just feel it only fair to mention it as a possible reason to stick with the current release.

[mclebron23]

Ok, thanks. I've been hearing things about that guy being weird/nuts lol. Even if his threat is true for CO5, I could always just use the previous version coinops4 right?

[+ T +]

Yes, that's correct.

[gamez fan]

Ok, thanks. I've been hearing things about that guy being weird/nuts lol.

 

i think your invite to his site just expired

[gamez fan]

BTW. I decided to wait until Coinops5 releases. Do you have any idea when its getting release? I know its soon. Also, lets say I bought the guys xbox with Coinops4 HD installed, would it be easy to upgrade to Coinops5 or if I have Coinops4, then I'm screwed? Thanks

 

coinops 5 will more than likely have a standalone release at some point. this will be an update set with no roms or vids it will basicly bring you bang

up to date without having to DL the full set but you will need to have some setup knowlage to get it up and running

Edited August 22, 2012 by gamez fan

[Britney'sPairs]

For you guys....you should really ask why the release is being handled differently with no input from you guys...no release date.....no asking about features or locks.....and no telling you of the progress that is happening daily......

 

The answer is the community.....people say im the problem and bully sites for me to leave.....well you guys now have the results, you the community will live with there decisions....rest asured im working on stuff daily.....just you guys are no longer getting it handed to you or discussed and you can blame the way the community now works together.....

 

if you want the old days back you should be more vocal on the community....if not im more than happy banning bullies....loving the social media stuff I see and working in the private focus group to support friends....I lose nothing and actually gain alot.....id say you lose the most but its allways been your desision it doesnt really effect me or my friends.....good luck with the promised from others ive questioned how good they really are...time will tell......im sure you all know this is best.....

 

I really hope you guys get the community spirit back....ive worked with the best in much better times....... I do have stuff to finish for myself and friends and will complete that stuff.....ive also started thinking about new projects and will discuss this with the group....the planning and scoping is underway now....and the vision is coming.....

 

Im sorry its this way for the inocent but really without a proper community its best to work alone as I have much brighter future planned for myself than the negativity I see....I know what I can do and the time it takes....to listen to people telling me otherwise is not benifical......wastes everyones time.....

 

I hope I see the spirit back some time and then id love to contribute.....if not ill contibute to myself and friends.....

 

I could do more in a weekend than I see done for years on stuff like XBMC and it scares some dev......well I know if I decided to latch onto another project like XBMC it wouldnt take much time for people to see its improved and switch over.....would be nice to work together.......ive stated 100 times others can use my sources im not scared of that.....I know its always been there fear that makes them not work with me.....and try and keep any CoinOPS talk away or on a negative tone...not release sources....not communicate....ban me as soon as it becomes apartent im of more benifit than the so called leaders of the sites........its just fear.....

 

Hey most of all good luck to you......id say if you dont have a proper community its all over for you guys anyways...........

Edited August 22, 2012 by Britney'sPairs

[+ T +]

BP, it's fine you posting here and any genuine input you have is welcome, but there's nothing in your post above that helps the OP or answers any of his questions in any way. It just seems like another rant of the sort that caused you problems here the first time around. I'd like to feel this place isn't about banning users and removing posts, but I must insist you keep any posts you make relevant, constructive and on-topic. Any attacks (real or implied) against this community or any of its members can't and won't be tolerated.

 

This isn't just for you; it also applies to everyone else. I won't be altering or removing the above but if this topic goes that way then I'll close it, which would be a shame.

 

 

EDIT: It's come to my attention that this is not in fact BP, much as the person that has just (apparently) registered at the CoinOPS forum under my name is not me. I'll leave this here for the time being but will probably end up either splitting the topic or just deleting the rubbish if it continues.

[1stmoon]

BP's cult members are a plague on this scene, along with their spiteful leader. For the record, the xbox community is very much still alive. They've just moved on to a different board.

 

Not sure what sort of mess Coin-Ops is like today, but it was good for MAME emulation at least. All the other stuff BP crammed into it isn't really worthwhile as long as there are other emulators on the xbox that do the job better (way better).