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A quick hello and a few questions regarding a bartop machine!
paigeoliver:
Fozzie's advice is mostly solid with the exception of the bit about the 466 PC. Install mame version .55 and that computer will run everything in Mame with only a few exceptions. I repeat, a 466 PC running mame .55 will run everything in that version full speed, other than the stuff on Mortal Kombat hardware. You don't NEED a better PC. You only need a better PC if you want to use a newer mame version. The newer mame versions do add some more games and fix a few problems, but honestly that stuff is minute, the new games they add are things you never heard of, and most of the problems they fix are ones that most people can't even notice.
Before anybody gets on a version war. The poster specifically said he wanted to save money. A 466 mhz running .55 will run thousands of titles full speed. Current version with a 3 GHZ PC won't actually add all that much.
--- Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on March 13, 2007, 10:16:04 pm ---Hi welcome to the forum.....
I'm in the UK too... and I can see you heading for some of the pitfalls that I failed to avoid the first time round.
1) Don't touch the X-arcade bundle with a very long barge pole.... The stuff in it isn't great.
2) Don't hack a game pad for your controls. That's entirely the wrong way to go. go to Groovy Game Gear and get yourself a Keywiz.
3) Sanwa and Happ sticks are a better chioce. (except the happs ultimate sticks, which are rubbish)
First thing you should do is head over to Groovy Game Gear.
http://www.groovygamegear.com
Have a browse round there.
Ultimark stuff is good, but for the UK his shipping is terrible... over priced because he insists on using UPS... No idea why he can't put the stuff in the Royal Mail like everybody else.
On a 466Mhz PC you're only going to be able to run the early 80's stuff in Mame. Even then, only if you use an earlier version of Mame. Seriously consider an upgrade. The real bottom end limit right now as far as I'm concerned has to be somewhere in excess of 1Ghz.
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
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Fozzy The Bear:
--- Quote from: horseboy on March 14, 2007, 06:09:32 am ---Get a Minipac from Ultimarc. He has them on BYOAC special right now for $26. It has a PS2 pass thru port so you can hook up a keyboard.
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The Keywiz also has a keyboard passthough on the full version..... and by the time you add up the shipping, it's still cheaper to get a Keywiz from Randy in the USA than it is to get a MiniPac from Andy in the UK. Especially if he's looking to buy joysticks and buttons and T-Molding and the other bits he'll need, at the same time.
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
spriggy:
Paige is right.... you should be able to get away with 0.71 as well... but no more (Not mega efficiently anyway). 0.55 will still technically run a few more however.
Good luck.
(PS Good to see u posting again Paige.. We'll have to create a few more "Identify this cabinet?" threads 4 ya!! ;))
Aikon:
Hi all, thanks for all the comments/suggestions so far! I have a complete set of MAME .71 roms which I could use. Also I'll be using DOS (providing I can get the sound on the mobo working in dos) which should speed things up a little.
Would it be better to change the romsets to 0.55 standard? Or will my CPU be ok with 0.71 games (the most taxing game would be The Simpsons).
I've looked on ebay and could get a 1ghz processor for cheap if I need it. I hope to have 128MB of ram (I have one 64MB stick in the house and another one in the same static bag so I'm guessing it's another 64MB stick). Would this be ok for Neo Geo games (Metal Slug X)? I don't have to use mame to play them.
When I finally do get a full size cabinet built I'd use a keywiz or Ipac type device. However as this cab is going to be on a budget I think a sidewinder hack would be easiest... Has anyone else wired up a joystick and buttons this way? Are there control issues at all?
Fozzy The Bear:
--- Quote from: Aikon on March 14, 2007, 10:19:50 am ---I've looked on ebay and could get a 1ghz processor for cheap if I need it. I hope to have 128MB of ram (I have one 64MB stick in the house and another one in the same static bag so I'm guessing it's another 64MB stick). Would this be ok for Neo Geo games (Metal Slug X)? I don't have to use mame to play them.
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Mame doesn't run Neo-Geo stuff perfectly.... especially Metal Slug X Your best bet is NeoRageX 5.0 If you want to run MVS and AES carts then nothing beats it. It should run fine on that spec.
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)