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To upgrade or not to upgrade?
rubberpoultry:
I've only had my MAME cabinet since about December, and I see there is an update out for MAME now. How many of you upgrade right away, and how many wait? Is upgrading tricky? Do I need all new roms (for all of the boards I own :))?
I'm leery at this point, but I wanted to hear some other opinions.
ChadTower:
If there isn't a compelling reason to do so, don't bother. If there is a compelling reason then you already know you're going to do it.
Kaytrim:
If you really want to upgrade your MAME software getting the program is easy. Updating your rom files is another matter. There is a tool out there called CLRMAME that will help in this. http://www.clrmame.com/ It can be difficult to use but there is some documentation on the site. Be sure you backup your roms before you update them in case you mess things up. I believe you can even downgrade your roms using this program as well. I have never tested it out though so I could tell you for sure. You can also find any version of MAME on the mame dev site. http://mamedev.org/oldrel.html
TTFN :cheers:
Kaytrim
bfauska:
This is just the sort of thing that I would research at [romsite link redacted] I just registered there last night, to find some of the preview screens for my games, and it seems like a place where all of your upgrading questions can be answered too. They have a few good tutorials on making sure all of your stuff is up-to-date and standardized. I learned how to use CLRMAME in the process and while it is a little cryptic, I THINK I did it right.
Good Luck,
Brian
MKChamp:
For me, I upgrade the moment they release a new version...including the 'u' releases. I guess I have a little OCD when it comes to MAME. I have 2 main reasons for immediately upgrading:
1) Authenticity. I want my mame machine to run games as authentic as they can be. Trying to have that 'close' to real feel of the arcade. Otherwise I could just put an atari 2600 and play it's version of Donkey Kong.
2) I know down the road some major improvement or game will be incorporated into MAME that would justify an upgrade and it's alot harder updating your rom sets when you are several versions back. It's much easier to keep your rom set up to date when you just need a handful of updated roms as oppose to several hundred.
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