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paigeoliver:
If budget for PC is a real issue then you can always run an old version of Mame. A 10 year old computer can run a Mame .55 setup and that is going to have almost every game you actually remember.

Overall you get more bang for your buck when you allocate more money to your controls and display than to the PC.

Remember, you can always replace the PC later.

wivelden:
This is what I bought in the end..
http://www.envizage.com/products/bdl-g41mvs3-e5700-2gb-asrock-g41m-vs3-intel-e5700-3.0-dual-core-cpu-2gb-ddr3-motherboard-bundle.html

I will be adding a 4gb stick later for more memory.

solinvictus21:
I've just finished setting up my cocktail cabinet with an HDC-I2 motherboard with the AMD E350 and 4G of RAM. All classic games I've thrown at it run just fine including, surprisingly, Mortal Kombat. Here is a list of games that do NOT run at full speed on this setup, some of which I was quite disappointed about...

    - Puzzle Bobble 2
    - Puzzle Bobble 3
    - Puzzle Bobble 4
    - Sonic the Hedgehog
    - Sonic the Hedgehog 2
    - Tekken
    - Tetris The Grand Master

Also, HyperSpin is a bit of a dog on it, but works well enough if I disable the top 50% of the most processor-intensive settings under the "Main Settings->Optimizer" tab. I'll include a list of games that do work fine below (in no particular order), to give you an idea of what WILL work.

    - Donkey Kong
    - Pac-Man
    - Dig Dug
    - Ms. Pac-Man
    - Frogger
    - Galaga
    - Donkey Kong Jr.
    - Space Invaders
    - Mappy
    - Burger Time
    - Xevious
    - Donkey Kong 3
    - Kangaroo
    - Time Pilot
    - Pooyan
    - Journey
    - Bagman
    - Gorf
    - Satan's Hollow
    - Phoenix
    - 1942
    - Congo Bongo
    - Galaxian
    - Gyruss
    - Circus Charlie
    - Monster Bash
    - Pengo
    - Bagman
    - Kung Fu Master
    - Q*bert
    - Sinistar
    - Super Pac-Man
    - Galaga '88
    - Swimmer
    - Mr. Do
    - Mr. Do's Wild Ride
    - Mr. Do's Castle
    - Jr. Pac-Man
    - Astro Blaster
    - Tutankham
    - Lock 'n' Chase
    - Scramble
    - Vanguard
    - Carnival
    - Crystal Castles (joystick version)
    - Pac & Pal
    - Anteater
    - Up 'n' Down
    - Karate Champ
    - Joust 2
    - Dig Dug 2
    - Bump 'n' Jump
    - Arabian
    - Crazy Kong
    - Qix
    - Pleiads
    - Joust
    - Popeye
    - Moon Patrol
    - Tapper
    - Asteroids
    - Bubble Bobble
    - Ghosts 'n' Goblins
    - Track and Field
    - Hyper Sports
    - Wizard of Wor
    - Defender
    - Jungle King
    - Mario Brothers
    - Berzerk
    - Star Trek
    - Pac-Land
    - Mouse Trap
    - Altered Beast
    - Robotron
    - Super Mario Bros
    - I, Robot
    - EPROM
    - Rally X
    - Dragon's Lair
    - Dragon's Lair 2
    - Space Ace
    - Elevator Action
    - Guantlet
    - Guantlet 2
    - Simpsons
    - Asteroids Deluxe
    - Mortal Combat
    - Excite Bike
    - Space Duel
    - Crazy Climber
    - TMNT
    - Black Tiger
    - Bomber Man World
    - Rastan
    - Stargate
    - Major Havoc
    - Omega Race
    - Venture
    - Ghouls 'n' Ghosts
    - Punch-Out!!
    - Street Fighter
    - Choplifter
    - Cyberball
    - Domino Man
    - Golden Axe
    - Gravitar
    - Karnov
    - Klax
    - Krull
    - Lemmings
    - Lode Runner
    - Pepper II
    - Tetris
    - Tetris Plus 2
    - Xenophobe
    - Xybots

paigeoliver:
If you aren't getting full speed emulation than roll back your mame version. Install a second (older) version just for specific titles if you need to.

The puzzle bobble games were running full speed on Pentium 2 era hardware 10 years ago, so they are certainly capable of running full speed on anything you can buy today.

solinvictus21:
The original Puzzle Bobble works great, but I was quite surprised that the Puzzle Bobble 2/3/4 games were so choppy. They run at about 60-80% without frameskip and top out at about 95% with 2 or 3 frameskips. I compile a custom MAME build with high score support and no nag screens for my cab, and my full ROM set is from 1.42, so I'm a little loathe to go back to much earlier MAME versions, since some ROM sets have inevitably changed, which means I'll be scouring the internet to find the correct ROM sets. I'll probably just live without them for now and maybe look at upgrading the PC later. I chose this particular motherboard because it is passively cooled and thus very quiet. I don't like a lot of fan noise from inside the cabinet while I'm getting my Galaga on.

Kyle

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