Add samples and artwork download

[Iamthebestintheworld222]

Some games do require artwork to look better like space invaders, and games use samples like gaplus and rally-x for the explosion sound or zaxxon and carnival for sound effects in general. Could you add support for them
https://archive.org/download/mame-support/Support/Samples/
https://archive.org/download/mame-support/Support/Artworks/
https://archive.org/download/mame-support/Support/ArtworksAll/
https://archive.org/download/mame-support/Support/ArtworksAlt/
https://archive.org/download/mame-support/Support/ArtworksWideScreen/

[sam-ludlow]

Hello, yes I will be looking into this for sure.

Just for the rally-x explosion if nothing else.

[sam-ludlow]

Samples is implemented in 1.83.

I will be doing artwork next.

Cheers

[sam-ludlow]

Been implementing artwork and to be honest I'm not that impressed.

Yes "invaders" looks pretty cool but I'd rather just play full screen.

I think I'll make artwork optional somehow?

[paulmortlock]

Do you mean the overlays or whatever they are called. How many games have them are they just for arcade games?

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[sam-ludlow]

Well I've never used them before up until now.

Still to find out what exactly is available. I'm guessing some stuff really needs it like LCD games, like Game and watch?

Next release will have it in. If you pull the latest code and build mame-ao yourself you can have a sneak peek.

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Example "invaders"

[sam-ludlow]

Defiantly shouldn't be switched on by default.

The first one I tried was "005" and I wasn't very impressed.

[paulmortlock]

Oh dear indeed.

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On Fri, 3 May 2024, 13:45 Sam Ludlow, ***@***.***> wrote: Defiantly shouldn't be switched on by default. The first one I tried was "005" and I wasn't very impressed. image.png (view on web) <https://github.com/sam-ludlow/mame-ao/assets/47115020/d486f42b-0f90-4132-85bf-58e93e041cde> — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#15 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABWLCXUQ3F2WAYIP4HPOSVLZAOBGLAVCNFSM6AAAAABFJQHPNKVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDAOJSHE2DKNRUGQ> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[sam-ludlow]

Artwork is implemented in 1.86 you have to switch it on.

Its just using the offical artwork at the moments I will add options for other artwork types later.

[paulmortlock]

Good 👍

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On Sun, 5 May 2024, 12:39 Sam Ludlow, ***@***.***> wrote: Artwork is implemented in 1.86 you have to switch it on. image.png (view on web) <https://github.com/sam-ludlow/mame-ao/assets/47115020/238597ef-b7cc-4bf0-bb8c-08341e9199d3> Its just using the offical artwork at the moments I will add options for other artwork types later. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#15 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABWLCXWVPRMICXKE2KBNYXLZAYK5NAVCNFSM6AAAAABFJQHPNKVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDAOJUG43TCMRZGY> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[sam-ludlow]

Other artwork type implemented in 1.87.

[paulmortlock]

Excellent which ones have artwork an example to try 😀

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[sam-ludlow]

I'll add some sort of artwork report at some point but for now if you look at the raw data you can spot them.

See the 3 links here https://github.com/sam-ludlow/mame-ao?tab=readme-ov-file#artwork-xml

Seems like the "Alt" set has some pretty cool stuff in.

for example "batsugun" the joysticks even move.

Again all very good and well, but in my opinion nothing more that a novelty, I can't see myself ever playing anything with it enabled.

[paulmortlock]

Very cool Sam

[sam-ludlow]

Sweet I'm closing ticket looks like it works.