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can someone explain what a MAME .CHD file is

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kevo1321:

can someone explain what a MAME .CHD file is?

something about saving games or something... idk...

Kangum:

i could very well be wrong but i recall someone telling me along time ago chd files were basically for games that used a hard drive. so that file is seen as a hard drive.

in my own experience almost none of the chd games run at full speed. you need a pretty fast computer for games that need chd files and to be honest most of the chd required games dont work anyway so I dont bother with them

kevo1321:

yeah i read something about that but didnt understand it to be honest...

RobbyMac:

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/5528
Compressed hard drive image. a snapshot of a hardrive or sorts.

Not all games using chd's require faster computers, but many do.
Gauntlet doesn't require a fast computer, yet gauntlet legends does. both use chd files.


Kangum:

plain ol gauntlet doesnt require chd. i have no chd files and played it the other day.

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