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Xam:
The slug runs fine on my AMD 1.2ghz. Hmmm....something sounds inherently wrong saying "the slug ran"

Xam
brained:
Try using an older version of mame before making the upgrade...
Virtualmatt:
Thanks, I'll try an older version of MAME I guess.

I'm using MAME32, as that's what the Cocktail Cabinet plans I bought say to do - is that a good idea?
Darkstalker:
The specialized NeoGeo emus will do a better job.  Keep in mind MAME was geared for accuracy, not performance. MAME32 might be a little slower than DOS or Linux MAME too, just because you have the OS overhead to deal with on a lower spec machine.  I can't imagine it would make a huge impact though, unless your hard drive is grinding away which would indicate a shortage of RAM.

Using NeoRageX, for example, runs just fine on PII-PIII/K6 technology, and you can't really perceive a difference in quality over the real boards.

mj147:
Heyas VirtualM

One thing folks might not realize is that the the MS series seems to lag even on original SNK cabs. I own a one slot and know for a fact that Metal Slug does "lag" at times so there might not be anything wrong with your system, MAME might just be doing its "thing" just  too perfect? Check you FPS, on my MAME cab it stays at 59/59 but there is still lag on the game.


Hope this helped ya out


mj147

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