Proposed Set-Top MAME Emulation Console

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday January 12, 2003 @07:16AM from the wouldnt'-that-be-fun dept.

BRock97 writes "An interesting post over at MAMEWorld discusses the possibility of the folks at HanaHo Games (the creators of the ArcadePC and the HotRod joystick) creating a set-top system that would run the MAME emulator and allow the user to play their collection of ROMS on a TV. From what has been posted, it sounds like the unit would be comparable to an XBox (with x86 inards), run an embedded OS (sounds like it would be Linux), and the company would fully support end user hacking of the unit (i.e. boot a DivX player). They would like to hit a target price of $200-$300 and would bundle as many ROMS as they have the right to. The company is requesting feedback." I tend to think MAME is best played in a cabinet (guess thats why I built one ;) but would love to see a mame set top box, but a custom box seems harder than simply using a dreamcast or x-box to do it. Course if they can do this with permission of the original ROM makers, this could be awesome.

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Sooo.... by Joe+Tie. · 2003-01-12 07:44 · Score: 5, Funny

If it's allready running Linux, does that mean we have to change our usual plans and try to get windows to run on it?

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Re:Here is the "Obligitory post"... by mccalli · 2003-01-12 08:09 · Score: 3, Funny

Time to burn some karma ...about imagining a certain cluster of these!
I believe such a cluster is known as an 'arcade'...
Cheers,
Ian