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Title: Best mame to use?
Post by: Demon-Seed on January 18, 2003, 10:37:39 am

Hi,
My cabinet is down right now, but I was playing with a version of mame called Smooth Mame. It runs games smoother apparantly.. but I wondered if anyone else has used it? On the cabinet now I have Command Line Mame Windows Version. Is there a better version to use? There are so many and I am not sure.. basically I want complete full screen (no blk border), smooth/clean graphics and fast/optimized speed. Any ideas? or is what I am using ok? the new pc parts I am getting will help!
thx
Jim

Title: Re:Best mame to use?
Post by: rampy on January 18, 2003, 10:51:26 am

Quote from: Demon-Seed on January 18, 2003, 10:37:39 am

Hi,
My cabinet is down right now, but I was playing with a version of mame called Smooth Mame. It runs games smoother apparantly.. but I wondered if anyone else has used it? On the cabinet now I have Command Line Mame Windows Version. Is there a better version to use? There are so many and I am not sure.. basically I want complete full screen (no blk border), smooth/clean graphics and fast/optimized speed. Any ideas? or is what I am using ok? the new pc parts I am getting will help!
thx
Jim

My vote? Advance MAME (http://advancemame.sourceforge.net/) if you can survive the configuration process that is =)

Also, what is your target display TV, SVGA PC monitor, Arc Monitor, ????
That would factor in to your decision... (although arguably advancemame works well for all 3, I imagine)

I don't think there is a MAME that "fork" that is necessarily drop dead faster, they each just add the odd feature or two (or misfit roms sets, etc)  

*Shrug* YMMV - do not taunt happy fun ball

Rampy

Title: Re:Best mame to use?
Post by: Demon-Seed on January 18, 2003, 12:27:54 pm

Right now I am using a PC monitor.

Title: Re:Best mame to use?
Post by: SirPoonga on January 18, 2003, 12:46:11 pm

Wht do you mean black border?  Have you turned hardware stretching on in the mame ini file?  If so then it's your video card that can't handle hardware stretching.
hwstretch               1

Title: Re:Best mame to use?
Post by: Demon-Seed on January 18, 2003, 12:49:02 pm

yea i do turn it off an it works

Title: Re:Best mame to use?
Post by: MrBond on January 19, 2003, 01:10:20 pm

Is there a listing of all the Mame varients available somewhere and what each does?