I'm not trying to take titles away from ANYONE, but trying to keep interest up. The more games we add, the less likely older and less interesting games will be played.
@Kumaki
I personally don't like the idea of even having fighting games here at all, as they are competition based by nature, and unless you can play another user head to head, playing for score is useless IMO. Plus without proper six button layouts(at least for SF), the game is gimped to me in the same way a driving game or other special controlled game would be(Temest, Ikari Warriors, Super Sprint, etc). Most recent games don't even run well under this Mame, so I don't see an issue of more recent games ever being added, which is good, as I personally prefer the older more classic games(Yes, I prefer Bugertime, Ms Pacman, Frogger, Donkey Kong, as well).
As far as your personal favorites go, what good are they for you to play, if no one else is playing them? This is a "competition" program and I'm just giving suggestions to make sure the "competition" continues. I have some personal favorites as well, but I would hate to play them a few months from now, and no one else is playing them. What's the point in being number 1 in DK if no one else is playing that title. I might as well just be playing Mame4All, and competing with my own top scores.
These suggestions are only to keep the "competition" alive month after month. Not to exclude personal favorites from users. If I'm the only one playing one of my favorite games, everyone has to see the clutter and uselessness this would cause in the long run.
I've also suggested in the past, that unless a game runs at full speed on a stock Pandora, the game should not be added, as that game is "broke", and offers uneven advantages to certain players. The same goes for games that allow continues in which your current score is kept, or if graphic clarity is an issue.
Certain ideas and concerns have to be addressed, so EVERYTHING is fair for EVERYONE
I know Jeff is doing his best to add games that everyone can enjoy, as the games I like, others may not, but certain games, just shouldn't be included here for different reasons(controls, speed, continues, clutter, etc).
@DREDD
I like your idea of keeping the top 10 games on the front page and rolling the rest to pages 2-3. So this way to hottest and most played games stay in the forefront. I personally like competing in games where the competition is high VS. A game where only a few players are competing. The voting portion of my statement was more for adding new games or selecting overall amounts of games we use in a one month period(I do believe there should be a cap).
As for picking the top titles each month, a game counter is just fine. The amount of times current games are played is perfect, and can be done automatically and readjusted each month when the scores reset to zero.
Chris
