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<blockquote data-quote="elcondor" data-source="post: 285269" data-attributes="member: 5253"><p>One issue as well is the use of the core assets (in terms of game code) in the tables. As I recall, Ghostbusters/Haunted House is scripted and doesn't use anything from Gottlieb, but Doctor Who places new animations and callouts over the WPC code, with the switch matrix adjusted to fit the new layout.</p><p></p><p>Presumably in a new world without the licensed end of the Williams properties, the emulation would have to be replaced by scripting, or some conversion would have to be made to run Stern-like code (which seems too much hassle). This would be OK for the pre-DMD stuff, as a lot of that was scripted in the first place, and replaced by emulation of actual game code down the line.</p><p></p><p>The Farsight engine has advantages here, the sound is all samples, the animations can be simple MP4 video. However, finding a way of modding these tables to be non-infringing may be as much work as building new ones.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elcondor, post: 285269, member: 5253"] One issue as well is the use of the core assets (in terms of game code) in the tables. As I recall, Ghostbusters/Haunted House is scripted and doesn't use anything from Gottlieb, but Doctor Who places new animations and callouts over the WPC code, with the switch matrix adjusted to fit the new layout. Presumably in a new world without the licensed end of the Williams properties, the emulation would have to be replaced by scripting, or some conversion would have to be made to run Stern-like code (which seems too much hassle). This would be OK for the pre-DMD stuff, as a lot of that was scripted in the first place, and replaced by emulation of actual game code down the line. The Farsight engine has advantages here, the sound is all samples, the animations can be simple MP4 video. However, finding a way of modding these tables to be non-infringing may be as much work as building new ones. [/QUOTE]
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