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Why do roms need updating?
« on: December 12, 2006, 11:19:43 pm »
This may be a stupid question, but why do game roms need to be updated for a new release of mame? I was under the impression that the roms were dumps from the originals and were therefore static. But I recently upgraded from mame .103 to .111 and now many games fail the audit. I guess I'm confused as usual  :dizzy:
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Re: Why do roms need updating?
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2006, 07:03:11 am »
This question is asked frequently.  Do a search, and see what you come up with.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=search

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Re: Why do roms need updating?
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2006, 08:04:43 am »
This question is asked frequently.  Do a search, and see what you come up with.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=search

Tried many searches but found no answer - that's why I posted this thread.
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Re: Why do roms need updating?
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Re: Why do roms need updating?
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