Gaming Control Example
I'm playing with the beta of SDK 3. I really like the design of the Remote and very interested in developing a game or experiment with the gaming control. But I can't find any reference or example of...
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"john0499" wrote:
Importing ROMs could indeed be ported in using a USB reading channel however without a Emulator channel (or application) I'm not sure what good it would do being able to browse to the ROM. I personally would like to see a MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) channel that could access ROM's from USB or Micro SD card. As for the "legitimate platform" and the "Emulators and their use infringe on copyrights" comment posted earler, I would argue this. The same could be said for a media player that can access music or videos from USB that is currently available for Roku. Many game developers have released ROM's for MAME emulators for free.
If anyone thinks development of a MAME emulator is doable, enlighten me. I would love to use Roku like my 80's game console.
I'm sorry, I should have been more clear. Emulators themselves are not "illegal" per se', but the use and distribution of roms are unless you possess the physical cartridge said game as well. I don't know what developers you speak of that released roms for use with emulators but I doubt it's a number that can be classified as "many". Since you make reference to your 80's console, I know Nintendo has been involved in some lawsuits over their roms, and I doubt that other publishers such as Activision, Atari, and iMagic are releasing roms with their blessings either. It's a moot point though since there's no public sdk out for 4.x
