Sadly Another Author Leaves the Scene

posted in Misc. News by xeon3d on Feb 28th, 2001

This was taken of the ArcadeOS and Vantage homepage. "This will probably be the last update to the PC2JAMMA page (by me), at the very least there won't be anything for a very long time. To be honest, I've reached a point where I've done far more than I set out, and the feeling now is that everything I wanted to do I did a long time ago. I've gone full circle with this hobby - I started out over 5 years ago collecting arcade boards and cabinets then I tried using emulators - and have now gone back to the real thing. Personally, other than for writing/testing updates to ArcadeOS - I've not used ArcadeOS or MAME for over 8 months now, none of my cabinets have a PC in them, and I won't put one back in. If you're not persuaded by the moral argument, that if you're going to play these games you should really own them, then I urge you to at least look into comparing the real thing with your emulation cabinet. Accurate sound, correct aspect ratio, correct colors, smooth scrolling, no load time, correct speed, no input problems. There is a difference. Don't get me wrong - arcade emulation is a fascinating hobby and the work done on the likes of Retrocade,MAME,Callus,Raine, etc. has been nothing short of incredible. Playing and owning the real games is just simply a more rewarding experience..."