Any changes in the way Save/Load Game works in MAME?

[BadMouth]

IIRC, last time I messed with it you were required to have a dedicated separate key for each slot to save or load from.
(vs being able to navigate slots with the joystick)
It's been a long time.  I could be remembering wrong, but I do remember that the way it worked was not conducive to incorporating it into a cab.

Has the way any of that is handled changed in newer versions of MAME?
(my cab is on v.146)

EDIT: Does it also work for the console emulation in MAME?

[DrakeTungsten]

I use version 177, and the process is still as you describe. This is also how it saves for console games.

[Titchgamer]

Not used it for years but dont you press the save button then press a number to save it to?
Then the same for loading.

[BadMouth]

I use version 177, and the process is still as you describe. This is also how it saves for console games.

Thank you.