Solvalou

[bargora]

I've never seen a Solvalou cab in the plywood and plastic. But here it is at klov:

http://www.klov.com/S/Solvalou.html

I want to play it! Waaah! No home conversion? Help me PDF, you're my only hope!

Well, actually, anybody else can be my hope, too. It's like Highlander 2, I guess. (Like, OK, there can be two or three.)

EDIT: Is this sucker available on MAME? I ask because I am a MAME virgin, and might consider learning the MAME way if it's the only way.

[Arcade Antics]

No home conversion. :( It is playable in one of those emulator-thingies but you'll need a decent machine.

[AB Positive]

Oh my, that thing is damn neat right there. I wonder if my system is good enough to run it. Better install those nVidia specific drivers again. Blarg.

-AG

[Pantechnicon]

Is this sucker available on MAME? I ask because I am a MAME virgin, and might consider learning the MAME way if it's the only way.

Yes, it is available for MAME. It plays well in MAME version 65b on a PIII 1.2GHz. I don't know what the video capabilites are, but it's a Dell Optiplex GX150 if anybody cares to look it up.

If you like Solvalou, you'd probably like Starblade (http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=S&game_id=9779) as well. I actually had the privelege of playing Starblade in the shweet yellow sit-down cab way back 1993, before the arcade went belly up. Good times....good times...

[NoahsMyBro]

Oh my, that thing is damn neat right there. I wonder if my system is good enough to run it. Better install those nVidia specific drivers again. Blarg.

-AG

While I'm pretty sure I'm a Linux novice compared to you, I have to say I recently formatted and rebuilt my system (Mdk 9.1), and the latest nVidia drivers are extremely easy to install. Basically nvidia provides a script which does everything for you except changing the 'device' entry in your XF86Config-4 file.

-- Steve