Glenn wrote
> I disagree. I remember missing the chosen game by one and having to start
> >over again. I don't think it ever occured to me to power cycle the machine.
> >So I think having a wrap around is a very good thing from a user stand point.
>
> But perhaps not at the expense of a more important and well established
> function for select/reset.
>
> Backing up is accomplished via the joystick anyway--a good idea not
> implemented in the early days.
>
> All 2600 games I know of wrap around when you go past the final variation,
> but I don't think that's what you meant.
to be honest, I don't care very much about historic reasons. IMO a UI *must* be intuitive, that's all!
If it then matches the old standards, that's a nice bonus.
BTW: What about using the fire buttons in combination with SELECT and/or RESET do reset the counter (like CTRL-ALT-DEL :-), let him count backwards or choose a random game?
Have fun!
Thomas
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