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SpatzST:
I havent been to an arcade in a long time, but theres never been an instance (besides some games just running poorly/lagging...NFL Blitz comes to mind) that I remember running differently or just don't seem to be accurate to the original.  So whats the purpose of a Jamma board?

PL1:
JAMMA is just a wiring connector/pinout standard that allows you to easily swap one game PCB for another.

Just to be sure we're all talking about the same thing -- when you say "JAMMA board", which do you mean?

1. Original arcade manufacturer (Sega, Atari, Nintendo, etc.) PCB that uses the JAMMA wiring standard.

  or

2. An x-in-1 board (running an old bootleg version of MAME) that uses the JAMMA wiring standard.


Scott

SpatzST:
Hey, yes PCB board.. That is like the original game correct? Like the hardware that would be found in an original machine? I am a little behind on my definitions :)

Do PCB boards run better than MAME emulations or am I asking a question that makes no sense? Lol

yotsuya:

--- Quote from: SpatzST on June 06, 2014, 05:16:20 pm ---Hey, yes PCB board.. That is like the original game correct? Like the hardware that would be found in an original machine? I am a little behind on my definitions :)

Do PCB boards run better than MAME emulations or am I asking a question that makes no sense? Lol

--- End quote ---

Yes, the ACTUAL PCBs will probably run better than MAME Emulations. They may not be more reliable, but they are as the game designers intended.

SpatzST:
Are there any "good examples" of a PCB that just outright beats it's emulated counterpart?

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