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Hi guys,

 

Just found this little comp, looks awesome and I'm keen to jump in soon (don't expect me to be any good though!).

 

Quick question, do we have to take a screenshot in a certain way for it to be acceptable for the competition, or is the standard MAME "F12" snap acceptable?

 

Reason I ask is that I'm planning on joining in from my cab, and want to be able to set up a button (or button combo) with a Jpac to easily take screenshots, which I'll then drag off via a wireless network connection. If a F12 screenshot is acceptable, it'll make things a lot easier :).

 

(Just out of interest - how many of you play from a computer compared to from a cab, and of those, how many use keyboard instead of a joystick?)

 

Cheers

 

Kev

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The first 3 games I played on a PC using the keyboard. I did play the 3rd game a few times on the arcade with joystick, but found had better scores with the keyboard, so continued with that game.

 

On the keyboard I just hit the "Print screen" button and then paste it.

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Hi guys,

 

Just found this little comp, looks awesome and I'm keen to jump in soon (don't expect me to be any good though!).

 

Quick question, do we have to take a screenshot in a certain way for it to be acceptable for the competition, or is the standard MAME "F12" snap acceptable?

 

Reason I ask is that I'm planning on joining in from my cab, and want to be able to set up a button (or button combo) with a Jpac to easily take screenshots, which I'll then drag off via a wireless network connection. If a F12 screenshot is acceptable, it'll make things a lot easier :).

 

(Just out of interest - how many of you play from a computer compared to from a cab, and of those, how many use keyboard instead of a joystick?)

 

Cheers

 

Kev

 

Welcome to the best Classic Arcade comp in Australia, Kev!

 

I usually play on my xxxx-in-1 cabinet and take a picture with my phone... except for games that aren't on my cab by default. (like the latest game..)

 

Enjoy the fun!

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Quick question, do we have to take a screenshot in a certain way for it to be acceptable for the competition, or is the standard MAME "F12" snap acceptable?

When I used to do the comps, the F12 method was always accepted without any qualms.

 

I played on my MAME cab which had a keyboard tucked away in a drawer. I played on arcade joystick and buttons, and then reached in and hit F12 for a snapshot. With a KeyWiz or iPac you could easily map a macro to be F12 (say like hold P2 start + P2 button 6 to take a snap, or something).

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Cool, sounds good. My philosophy with a MAME machine is that you should never have to touch a keyboard, or lose the "arcade experience" :) so I'll just hook up a button shift combo for it.
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