I'll vote #2 ... I agree to ban autofire for games like trackfld , but
not for shooting games : it's too boring knocking and knocking the
keyboard and there is 0% skill in it
(soon we'll have to vote if we can sit in front of the pc instead of
standing up like in arcade ? )
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plamat@club-internet.fr
*Autofire Vote - All MARPers Please Respond*
Moderator: Chad
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Pat
#1: If you need to use autofire because you are bored or are afraid
you may get Carpal Tunnel, PLAY SOMETHING ELSE!!!
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laffaye@ibm.net
you may get Carpal Tunnel, PLAY SOMETHING ELSE!!!
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laffaye@ibm.net
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Tommi
No autofire.
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Dean Ryan
No need to vote then I guess, as it looks like it's already passed to
be banned by majority
<p>
Crash.
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p.s. #1 anyway, just for the hell of it.
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crash@tcp.co.uk
be banned by majority
<p>
Crash.
<p>
p.s. #1 anyway, just for the hell of it.
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crash@tcp.co.uk
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seymour
I would have to vote for #1 as well - NO AUTOFIRE!
Recently my cousin started to influence me to cheat in MAME and use
the easiest dip switch settings, since discovering this site I have
definitely stopped doing that. Makes for a better experience overall.
Now all I need is one of those Hotrod arcade-like controllers...
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seymour@iname.com
Recently my cousin started to influence me to cheat in MAME and use
the easiest dip switch settings, since discovering this site I have
definitely stopped doing that. Makes for a better experience overall.
Now all I need is one of those Hotrod arcade-like controllers...
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seymour@iname.com
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Chris Parsley
I know I might get shot here for this, but I would like to make my
own catagory on this issue.
<p>
If the player gets an obvious advantage from autofire, then no
autofire.
<p>
If there isn't an advantage from using autofire, let 'em have it.
This isn't the arcade, this is the at-home practice runs before the
arcade.
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cparsley1@hotmail.com
own catagory on this issue.
<p>
If the player gets an obvious advantage from autofire, then no
autofire.
<p>
If there isn't an advantage from using autofire, let 'em have it.
This isn't the arcade, this is the at-home practice runs before the
arcade.
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cparsley1@hotmail.com
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Gameboy9
Scoreboard reads:
<p>
Against autofire - 16 1/2
<p>
For autofire - 2 1/2
<p>
In an attempt to be correct, I counted Chris Parsley's vote as 1/2 a
piece.
<p>
No of course the vote isn't over, I just wanted to give an update
<p>
GB9
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goldengameboy@yahoo.com
<p>
Against autofire - 16 1/2
<p>
For autofire - 2 1/2
<p>
In an attempt to be correct, I counted Chris Parsley's vote as 1/2 a
piece.
<p>
No of course the vote isn't over, I just wanted to give an update
<p>
GB9
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goldengameboy@yahoo.com
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John Bowman
I vote #2, If people want to cheat, they'll always find a way. On most
of the games, I don't believe there's a big advantage to autofire. T&F
and its clones are the exception. In Deca2000, I've read post about
using cigarette lighters, pens, and a number of other things. How are
you going to detect that?
<p>
John Bowman
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laserman_1@pipeline.com
of the games, I don't believe there's a big advantage to autofire. T&F
and its clones are the exception. In Deca2000, I've read post about
using cigarette lighters, pens, and a number of other things. How are
you going to detect that?
<p>
John Bowman
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laserman_1@pipeline.com
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BBH
What the hell? "Knocking on the keyboard" is too boring and takes 0%
skill? If pushing a button repeatedly takes 0% skill, then how much
skill does AUTOFIRE take? Are we into the negative region now?
<p>
-BBH
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lordbbh@aol.com
skill? If pushing a button repeatedly takes 0% skill, then how much
skill does AUTOFIRE take? Are we into the negative region now?
<p>
-BBH
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lordbbh@aol.com
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JSW
I bought this autofire debate up over a year ago but nothing was done
then.. lets hope things change now. Defintely a vote for #1 for me..
autofire is purely a method of cheating. There's nothing like cramped
stiffed fingers after a 5 hour RSI inducing game of Gyruss, right
Beejay
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usagi@dingoblue.net.au
then.. lets hope things change now. Defintely a vote for #1 for me..
autofire is purely a method of cheating. There's nothing like cramped
stiffed fingers after a 5 hour RSI inducing game of Gyruss, right
Beejay
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usagi@dingoblue.net.au
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BeeJay
You're right there Jimmie......... and it's even worse when you
consider I also did a 6 hour recording on Galaga around the same time
as well.....
<p>
In the words of Bart Simpson (or somthing along those lines):
<p>
OOS SMOOOOSE. EAT MY SHORTS.
<p>
BeeJay.
<p>
PS: 24 hours of playing Bomb Jack is also a killer on the old
fingers but it didn't stop me doing that for Telethon back in '84 and
I didn't have auto-fire back then either.
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brianjohnstone@jade.co.nz
consider I also did a 6 hour recording on Galaga around the same time
as well.....
<p>
In the words of Bart Simpson (or somthing along those lines):
<p>
OOS SMOOOOSE. EAT MY SHORTS.
<p>
BeeJay.
<p>
PS: 24 hours of playing Bomb Jack is also a killer on the old
fingers but it didn't stop me doing that for Telethon back in '84 and
I didn't have auto-fire back then either.
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brianjohnstone@jade.co.nz
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albertc
I pick #2, "Allow Autofire recordings, so long as it is listed in the
description."
<p>
As some arcades in Japan installed AutoFire circuit in certain games.
<p>
Also, some games like Darius 2 or Ray Force, have AutoFire setting via
the dip switch, so it is not really valid that AutoFire = Cheating.
<p>
The viewer can judge if the gamer is performing well or not from the
replay.
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albertc@keromail.com
description."
<p>
As some arcades in Japan installed AutoFire circuit in certain games.
<p>
Also, some games like Darius 2 or Ray Force, have AutoFire setting via
the dip switch, so it is not really valid that AutoFire = Cheating.
<p>
The viewer can judge if the gamer is performing well or not from the
replay.
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albertc@keromail.com
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Tim Morrow
I vote for (1). Let the mass purge of the shoot-em-up recordings
begin. Sadly I'll lose a starforc 1st but I can't wait to compete for
real without autofire - woohoo! I disagree that autofire and subspeed
recordings are the only issues. How about the myriad of recordings
done under non standard dip switch settings? Nobody has been banning
those yet - I see them everyday.
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tjmorrow@bigpond.com
begin. Sadly I'll lose a starforc 1st but I can't wait to compete for
real without autofire - woohoo! I disagree that autofire and subspeed
recordings are the only issues. How about the myriad of recordings
done under non standard dip switch settings? Nobody has been banning
those yet - I see them everyday.
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tjmorrow@bigpond.com
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LordGaz
Am I just being thick here but how do you set autofire anyway, I don't
see an option for it in MAME32 (windows) anywhere.
<p>
I would vote for number 1 but some games would be much more playable
with autofire set. Examples are games like Aero Fighters and Raiden
where there is a joystick and fire buttons in the arcade but on a
keyboard you have to use one hand for left/right, the other hand for
up/down and another finger (usually the weak 'ring' finger) for
firing. So I vote for 2.
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garyjlee@hotmail.com
see an option for it in MAME32 (windows) anywhere.
<p>
I would vote for number 1 but some games would be much more playable
with autofire set. Examples are games like Aero Fighters and Raiden
where there is a joystick and fire buttons in the arcade but on a
keyboard you have to use one hand for left/right, the other hand for
up/down and another finger (usually the weak 'ring' finger) for
firing. So I vote for 2.
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garyjlee@hotmail.com