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Title: MAME: Save cpu overclock settings or create cheat
Post by: Konrad on August 08, 2011, 04:55:46 pm

I love the games Double Dragon 1 and Double Dragon 2, but I can't stand the slowdowns. I see two solutions for the slowdowns, which I tried to research with no result.

1. Slider controls
Here you can overclock the cpus. The values aren't saved though :(. Do I have to enable an option, or is there a diff file ?

2. Create a cheat
I guess this should also be possible. My problem is that I have the option to enable or disable cheats, but not to create one. Isn't that part of the official releases ? Do I need another build ?

I'm currently using MAME 0.141. I do know how to compile my own version and add diffs to the source. Any help is appreciated.

Title: Re: MAME: Save cpu overclock settings or create cheat
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 08, 2011, 06:04:53 pm

Google crusin usa overclock and you should find info on creating a cheat file for overclocking the cpu.

Title: Re: MAME: Save cpu overclock settings or create cheat
Post by: Konrad on August 09, 2011, 05:30:14 pm

Searching "cruisin usa overclock" doensn't give return a useful link for me. Care to post the link ;) ?

If you mean this link:
http://members.shaw.ca/kelvsyc/cheatguide.html (http://members.shaw.ca/kelvsyc/cheatguide.html)
I don't have the option "Add/Edit a New Cheat" in the official build.

Title: Re: MAME: Save cpu overclock settings or create cheat
Post by: Konrad on August 12, 2011, 12:48:56 pm

Hm. No one creating cheat.dat's anymore :( ?

Title: Re: MAME: Save cpu overclock settings or create cheat
Post by: peteski on December 01, 2013, 04:17:05 am

Hi there,

I was just looking for the same thing. I looked through the cruising USA post but it seemed too complicated for me. Since that post is almost 10 years old I was just hoping there might have peen a nicer solution.
I have found bits and pieces around on the web but nothing very conclusive.
Any ideas?

Thanks,
Pete

Title: Re: MAME: Save cpu overclock settings or create cheat
Post by: Haze on December 01, 2013, 12:08:27 pm

The slowdowns in DD1/2 (especially 2) should be significantly less in a current version (0.151) anyway due to new information fwiw..  (just incase anybody finds this in Google when looking for information about DD slowdowns)

The official cheats page / forum is still http://cheat.retrogames.com/ (http://cheat.retrogames.com/)  They have a forum where you can ask whatever you want about the cheat engine or specific cheats.

The current cheat system (unfortuantely) uses only the debugger to create / find cheats rather than the easier to use internal interface of the past so those old guides won't work, no.

Title: MAME: Save cpu overclock settings or create cheat
Post by: peteski on December 01, 2013, 04:50:34 pm

Great thanks Haze, I'll check that out. Yeah I found so many dd posts while I was looking around :) makes sense though, it plays so much better boosted up.