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Attract-Mode Support => General => Topic started by: C_Wilson009 on January 29, 2017, 05:31:28 AM

Title: cocktail build
Post by: C_Wilson009 on January 29, 2017, 05:31:28 AM

Hey guys, new poster here.

First off I would like to say, I have been looking at videos for attractmode and its quite impressive.

I was thinking about using a raspberry pi inside of a cocktail cabinet that I plan on building. What I was looking to do is only include MAME vertical games (I think thats what they are called) that
you would typically see in a cocktail cabinet.

I don't suppose there are any builds out there that are similar to that idea?

Any guidance towards starting in the right direction would be great!  :)

Title: Re: cocktail build
Post by: hermine.potter on January 29, 2017, 02:23:16 PM

It's possible to set filters. so if there is a tag similar 'vertical games'..

Title: Re: cocktail build
Post by: progets on January 29, 2017, 03:00:52 PM

Yes, it's built in. You can simply create a global filter like this.

Code: [Select]

rule                 Rotation contains 90|270


Title: Re: cocktail build
Post by: C_Wilson009 on February 02, 2017, 02:37:06 AM

Hmmm. Okay so set filters to get the specific games I want. What about MAME? Does it know to rotate the game to switch players?

Title: Re: cocktail build
Post by: progets on February 02, 2017, 02:44:30 AM

No, you'll have to configure this in the MAME emulator you're using, it doesn't have anything to do with Attract-Mode. Some games will have a setting within the MAME setup menu for cocktail mode.

If you really want to get serious, look at romlister to build a list that will be ideal for your system. https://www.waste.org/~winkles/ROMLister/

Title: Re: cocktail build
Post by: keilmillerjr on February 02, 2017, 03:35:15 AM

For a cocktail, I'd probably just add roms that you know rock as a cocktail. Nothing is worse than sitting at a cocktail and have games that seem more like they should be on an upright machine.

https://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=94990

Title: Re: cocktail build
Post by: C_Wilson009 on February 02, 2017, 01:46:14 PM

Progets: thats perfact tyvm. I'll use that romlister for sure. I'll have to learn how to use MAME on my raspberry pi. I have only messed with the settings on my windows MAME, I dunno if its any different.

Keilmillerjr: For sure, I have a stand up arcade for everything else. I want this to be strictly games that are played on a cocktail.

Is Attract Mode like Hyperspin, like it has a main menu wheel for consoles etc. and then a subwheel for the games?
I would like to get rid of that somehow if so. I would like it to launch right into games, since its basically going to be all MAME anyways.

Title: Re: cocktail build
Post by: progets on February 02, 2017, 03:37:28 PM

Yes, you can have Attract-Mode only show a MAME wheel with no other wheels or system display menus.

Title: Re: cocktail build
Post by: C_Wilson009 on February 04, 2017, 08:19:14 AM

alright! Thanks a lot everyone for the info. I think I will be going forward with using a Pi for my cocktail machine :)