
Marc Deslauriers developed the Omega Race Cocktail Mode feature for the mamedev/mame repository, enabling screen flipping via the cocktail dip switch and updating the overlay color to blue specifically for this mode. Working in C++ and applying game development and software engineering skills, Marc scoped the changes to midway/omegrace.cpp and the associated layout files, ensuring compatibility with existing rendering and input paths while minimizing risk to upright mode. The work focused on clean, maintainable code and careful version control, delivering a targeted enhancement for cocktail cabinet users that preserves parity with the original experience and introduces a dedicated display option.
December 2025 — mamedev/mame: Delivered Omega Race Cocktail Mode, enabling screen flipping via the cocktail dip switch and updating the overlay color from yellow to blue for this mode. This adds a dedicated display option for cocktail cabinets and enhances the arcade experience while preserving parity with upright mode. The work demonstrates careful feature scoping, compatibility with rendering and input paths, and strong version-control discipline. There were no major bugs fixed this month; the focus was feature delivery with a clean, maintainable change set. Key commit: 19ada4788277d2e5e97ecb4996eb20d8e1b22428 ("midway/omegrace.cpp: Enable cocktail mode (#14668)"), which enables the cocktail-mode screen flip and updates the layout to reflect the blue overlay.
December 2025 — mamedev/mame: Delivered Omega Race Cocktail Mode, enabling screen flipping via the cocktail dip switch and updating the overlay color from yellow to blue for this mode. This adds a dedicated display option for cocktail cabinets and enhances the arcade experience while preserving parity with upright mode. The work demonstrates careful feature scoping, compatibility with rendering and input paths, and strong version-control discipline. There were no major bugs fixed this month; the focus was feature delivery with a clean, maintainable change set. Key commit: 19ada4788277d2e5e97ecb4996eb20d8e1b22428 ("midway/omegrace.cpp: Enable cocktail mode (#14668)"), which enables the cocktail-mode screen flip and updates the layout to reflect the blue overlay.

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