> MAME is often used on machines (arcade cabinets, portables/handhelds, HTPCs) where > pulling out a mouse/keyboard to fuck with .ini files or whatever is not optimal. This > will (eventually) provide all the same functionality that people like yourself who > simply run MAME on a boring beige PC take for granted. And you haven't previously > objected that being able to control MAME and bring up the Tab menu and stuff with a > keyboard/mouse is a vision statement violation.
Could be nice even with a boring computer (mine is black tho), when playing with friends and not having to go back to prompt or edit .ini
> Anyone with a cabinet who's had a party where people screwed up your config trying to > switch games will understand being able to pull out your phone and switch games, even > if we aren't quite there yet. Because everything's based on common web standards, it > should even be possible to have iOS/Android apps that provide an even more > streamlined interface.
That would be cool too, but IMHO having a working web interface would be really nice. I don't think I'll use that much, but having the option is nice.
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