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games on a 450Mhz computer
hunky_artist:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on July 30, 2004, 03:28:32 pm ---there are like 50 Mame versions now, and each new one is generally slower than the last, so the Mame version matters A LOT.
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ooh, is that true? I just figured they included more games. So what you're saying is that if I'm not particularly interested in having whatever latest games the newer versions include, and I'm on a slower computer then i should use an older version of MAME?
are there any benchmarks? any particular version, maybe the one mention above, that were better or included some essential games?
Spaced Invader:
--- Quote from: hunky_artist on August 01, 2004, 06:00:01 am ---
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on July 30, 2004, 03:28:32 pm ---there are like 50 Mame versions now, and each new one is generally slower than the last, so the Mame version matters A LOT.
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ooh, is that true? I just figured they included more games. So what you're saying is that if I'm not particularly interested in having whatever latest games the newer versions include, and I'm on a slower computer then i should use an older version of MAME?
are there any benchmarks? any particular version, maybe the one mention above, that were better or included some essential games?
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Ummm...yep... Older=faster in Mame. New drivers, code bloat, bells and whistles, and even more accurate emulation all slow things down. So .55 is a good choice for slow systems and .39 for really slow systems...IMO.
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fredster:
Anybody have links to the old versions?
Didn't somebody make a page that held the old mame32 versions?
goofy:
I'm not too interested in spending the money on an arcade monitor. What I want to do is just take an old 450 Mhz I've got laying around and an old monitor and put together a little MAME system. I'll probably build a mini-cab for it. For my big cabinet, I'll put in a 2-3 Ghz which at this time runs most games really well.
By the way, I was just looking at a MAME 0.55 list of games (from here: http://mamerominfo.retrogames.com/) and it shows Metal Slug, Metal Slug 2, Metal Slug X, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat 3, Street Fighter, Street Fighter II, Puzzle Bobble and Puzzle Bobble 2 all being supported in Mame 0.55, but I don't think these will play 60/60 on a 450Mhz. Is this correct?
captainpotato - Keep me posted on how your setting up your system. I've still got to set mine up and I'll probably go with something close to what you've got; if I can make it work.
Raleigh:
--- Quote from: fredster on August 02, 2004, 10:45:58 am ---Anybody have links to the old versions?
Didn't somebody make a page that held the old mame32 versions?
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http://mame.joymonkey.com/mame32/
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