I plan to run Windows 10 and hopefuly GroovyMame with the correct GPU driver to match up with my Wells Gardner D9200 27" CRT. I am happy with my iPAC encoder and trackball/spinner setup, so I don't plan to do much with my controls.
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I know I can download GroovyMame and hopefully just start with my current ROMs (maybe Mame .68? Does that sound possible from that long ago?)
Mame v0.68 was released on 15 May 2003 so it sounds like the right time frame for your old build.
- How much has MAME expanded and improved in the last 20 years? This much.
https://www.mamedev.org/history.html- Most ROMs have been re-dumped, re-named, re-organized, added, and/or have vastly improved emulation since then.
Your best bet is to find a
much more recent ROMset first,
then download the corresponding version of GroovyMAME.
- You don't need to go with a bleeding edge version, but relatively recent versions of MAME have features that you may want like LUA scripts, output system, GM sliders, etc.
- Look for a ROMset that specifies what version of MAME it is for, not the number of games in it.
- MAME v0.270 came out last month and v0.271 will probably release in two days since new releases usually drop on the last Wednesday of the month.
To keep the games list manageable, I put the full ROMset in "..\mame\roms\archive\" then copy the needed ROMs, BIOSes, and device driver files into "..\mame\roms\".
Scott