Is retro computing cool enough for Cyber Cafés?

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I don't care who knows I'm a geek, so I would definitely play retro games in a web café if I were there. There are things you can do to get around the problems of media in retro consoles (like a hard drive in an Amiga or MMC64/IDE64 on a C64). But this won't help for consoles like SNES (assuming you wanted to use them). One alternative would be to have a the retro machine on display with the machine running the emulator hidden, and use original controllers with USB adapters connected to the PC. That way if you rig it up cleverly it might look like the player is using the original machine.

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moto

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BTW, as for the question of whether it's "cool" enough, just look at the resurgence of retro games in the mainstream. The XBox and Wii are two examples of consoles which are bringing retro games back to the masses. So I think the simple answer to "is it cool enough" is "yes" :-)

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moto

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Be really careful about just setting up an Amiga running Workbench or C64 in BASIC. Very open to abuse - so be prepared to re-copy everything if someone decides to delete all the games from the Amiga or overwrite your BASIC menu on the C64!

Also I regret to inform you that there is no such thing as abandonware. As long as the software is in copyright, you would need to obtain permission from the author/publisher before using the game in a commercial manner.

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moto

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Delta wrote:
I just had a tought about the Minimig too (well bolted on the table) It could be a nice way to play classic games whitout any moving parts.  

Or put a MiniMig in to a dead Amiga. Who would know ;-)

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moto