The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Rulkiewicz on July 22, 2010, 07:34:26 pm
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From what I've read, it seems that 3D arcade games seem to run better on older version of MAME and slower PC's as opposed to a newer version of MAME and a higher end PC, is this true?
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That would make absolutely no sense at all... You're saying that a 500mhz computer will run the newer 3D games better than a 4ghz computer?
To run most of the 3D games like Gauntlet Legends at full speed you will need a 5ghz+ computer. The version of MAME just depends on when that game was added to MAME. Compiling MAME and running a 64bit operating system does offer a noticeable boost in some games.
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Thanks for the clairification. I'm trying to test a few different versions of MAME, I have (I think) all of the proper SNES bios' and a game. I cannot load the game via MAME32, but in the command line versions 131 and 136 I can load the bios' but when I select the SNES one, I type ok, then get some load sucess screen and then blankness. Any ideas?
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Why would you be using MAME for SNES? ZSnes is the best emulator for SNES games.
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I'm (trying) to work with MAME to build an MAME Arcade... I was under the assumption that I could run MAME to emulate NES, SNES, TG16, etc, etc. (Such as the MAME Arcades on youtube and such) Am I mistaken?
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Quite mistaken. Use ZSNES.
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Quite mistaken. Use ZSNES.
Thank you.
So I would need a separate emulator for every system, then somehow use some type of frontend to toggle between these emulators?
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Quite mistaken. Use ZSNES.
Thank you.
So I would need a separate emulator for every system, then somehow use some type of frontend to toggle between these emulators?
This is correct, you can use MESS as Sune suggested to do a number of systems, but it's not perfect for all.
Alternatively, this link will lead you to a centralized place to start...
http://www.emuwiki.com/index.php?title=Emulation_on_PC_(DOS/Windows (http://www.emuwiki.com/index.php?title=Emulation_on_PC_(DOS/Windows))
(You'll have to refresh the page by clicking pc/windows on the right, it doesn't seem to like linking to)
From there, you'll need to use a frontend to access all of your emulators from one program. I recommend either Mala(Found here on this board) or Hyperspin at www.hyperspin-fe.com (http://www.hyperspin-fe.com)
They're both fine frontends, both have alot of bling to them. I've a preference as all of us do, but it's up to you to decide which is right for you. It'll take a little work to get things the way you want them, but it'll pay off in the end.