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Posts posted by Mr Move It
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Unless there was a title called Space Invaders, I think the Space Invaders one was called Space Raiders.
Crystal Maze.
Take The Piece (chess).
Super Breakout.
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As a casual, I agree with what Slasher wrote. I had my ups and downs with £35 era and early £70 era (mostly £35-£70 conversions), but also managed numerous quick GATW boards. Later £70s and £100 were a no-go for me.
As for most successful manufacturer (after JPM!) I would probably say Bell-Fruit. That's because I've known of their presence throughout all of my playing days and BFM were the last one standing. It seems to me that manufacturers post-BFM, like Reflex and Betcom were just a copy of a copy.
Going back to JPM - they are the same company as Sega. I remember watching an old James Bond film from the 1960s. You have the obligatory casino scene and their machines had Sega written on them. In the 1990s, JPM made a fruit called Sonic The Hedgehog which fits as that is Sega territory.
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Reference Cloud 999's streak behaviour, I think it's because of the RAM file. This is the machine's memory state which is cleared to factory default when you open the layout for the first time. Like a real machine, it will go jackpot-crazy on your first session then it will play dead for a while. The more you play it, the more it evens out as it trends towards its long-term payout percentage, and the RAM file remembers this. This isn't specific to Cloud 999 though - it can apply to a lot of fruit machines on early plays.
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Real ale and gin for me
Touch screen?
in Newbies Help Area
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I'm throwing in a couple of options, the 1st I've already done and the 2nd I'm considering:
1. An all-in-one desktop. This is a monitor where all of the PC's components are inside of the monitor. It doesn't make the monitor bigger/thicker, just a lot heavier due to the components. I ran MFME on it and it responded well to the machine buttons. Colour-matchine games like Bejewelled responded well on it too, originally designed for a mouse, and it kept up with the fast pace. Sadly I lost it in 2015 and my house insurance replaced it with a normal desktop. It's still an option for me again though if I was getting another new PC.
2. Monitor overlay. Search for "touch screen overlay" and look for the right size and aspect for your monitor. They clip on and run off a USB port. My current monitor has a USB hub so I can just plug it in there for cable management. Going to look for product reviews before I take the plunge though!