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Xeal, on 21 April 2015 - 01:21 PM, said:

Great input. Granted my previous statement wasn't aimed toward anyone else but Blue Blood, I'm glad to hear your 2 cents. And yes, a kiddie ride can be $1. Depends on location, machine, ect. Seems like preservation is going to be the major reason why people would pitch in $1.

Please keep the feedback coming! The more I get the better I can set up a less confusing fundraiser and get a clear mission statement to everyone about what exactly the goal is. It seemed like I had too much info and not enough literature about what I'm trying to accomplish.

Blue Blood, on 21 April 2015 - 11:19 AM, said:

It will be $1 to play when it's set up at the mall of america in Minnesota in next weekend. That said, if you would be willing to pay $1 to play it the way it was intended, would you also be willing to donate $1 to have it emulated? I've been getting a lot of, "this needs to happen" and "would be cool to see this" but I'm not sure what needs to happen for people to actually want to contribute. Any thoughts or input are appreciated!

Great question!

The hardware is essentially the Sega Genesis offshoot arcade hardware. To make it playable, it only requires a few new lines of code. and can be added to one of the drivers in MAME.

Check out my pictures of the board on my photobucket.

http://i993.photobuc...zpsycn5spvc.jpg

Xeal, on 20 April 2015 - 08:25 PM, said:

On another site, there seems to be a lot of worry of me collecting the money and not being able to actually emulate the game. If you are referring to the previous sentences, I'm basically saying that it's a good idea to let a professional emulate the game.

Hey everyone! Seems like there are a lot of questions... I'll do my best to answer them!

1. I have the game, the rom has already been dumped, it should be playable on a computer in a few days!

2. I don't work on games, I don't mod games, so having someone else, a business(!) do it for me makes a lot of sense. For me, it is just way too risky to have someone I've never met do it. They have no obligation to have it done in a timely manner and aren't insured if something goes wrong. I have spent way too much time and money on this to let something happen with someone that isn't a professional. That said, the fear of this project being funded and the game not being emulated shouldn't be a problem!

3. Fundraising goal. Yes, it was that much! And no, it's not cheaper to send someone to japan, go to the mall, take out the board, and fly back. Unless you happened to personally know the store owner, they would never let you do that. So, how would everyone feel if I made it an "All or Nothing" at $1000. If I get a positive response from this I'll stop my current page and start a new in 30 days or so.

Do you guys have other suggestions? I really want this fundraiser to be a success. Let me know what I could say, do, explain, or anything else, to make a stranger want to donate money to make this happen!

Thanks guys!

I have a fundraiser,
https://www.indiegog.../x/9773094#home
to emulate Waku Waku Sonic Police Patrol. If we make the goal I think it would be really neat to solidate the audio files, look at the games sprites, and see if there are any unused files! I'm sure people on this forum have the know how to do it. If you have questions leave a comment.

On a side note, if the fundraiser makes the goal, I'll be looking to pick up a Sonic Galaxy Patrol machine and get that one emulated as well, how awesome would that be!