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| Havok:
Haha - don't say that too loud... Some of the guys here will go after you for that one. I agree, however there are a lot of valid points on why a ROM changes over the different revisions: a new, better dump is done, samples are added\removed, etc. Needless to say, it's best to grab a matching version of ROMS and Mame and standardize on that. Personally, I don't change unless they add some new games\features. I think I'm going to upgrade once 111 comes out - the guitar hero and fishing games are a fresh new addition... |
| u_rebelscum:
--- Quote from: jlfreund on November 20, 2006, 12:34:44 pm ---I would have assumed that once a set exists, any improvements to the emulation would be in code, not in the ROM? --- End quote --- I think you said it right without knowing it; ROM vs set. A ROM in mame isn't changed unless it's found to be a bad dump. But what us users see is a set of ROMs grouped in a zip file, often incorrectly called "a ROM" instead of "set of ROMs". The sets can change for many valid reasons: Incomplete dumps, mixed and matched dumps, dumped from mixed and matched or hacked PCBs, a new parent/clone found, ect. And what once was thought to be "complete" or "perfect" sets can be found to not be so later, such as when a better quality PCB is found or emulation is improved so much that the stuff (missing/bad ROM/PROM) that didn't effect play does now. But like Havok said, you don't need to keep up with the new mame versions unless there's a new feature, fix, or game, or you want to help with the code. |
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