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javeryh:
I'm running MAME .113 but my romset is .87 - a lot of games get to a loading screen with a percentage and then go back to the front end unable to load.  Is this typical?  Is it finally time to update my romset?

SGT:

--- Quote from: javeryh on August 13, 2007, 09:15:21 pm ---Is it finally time to update my romset?

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Yep, the roms are constantly being updated.

rockin_rick:
You could have either changed roms, or more likely, roms added that you don't have.  Such things like color proms were sometimes not originally dumped and emulated, only eproms.  But later in time, someone somewhere realized that color proms could be used and they got dumped.

Perhaps you could do a audit of your roms?  I remember some program (CMP or MAME32) giving a report of each and every rom needed for a set, and how your roms measure up.

Rick

javeryh:
This is happening with a TON of games I've tried and I'm not even through the "A's" yet.  Apparently, there is no version of Asteroids that works...  So I'd be better off using MAME .118 with romset .118?  Maybe I'll order the set...

SGT:

--- Quote from: rockin_rick on August 13, 2007, 10:35:32 pm ---You could have either changed roms, or more likely, roms added that you don't have. 
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Unless you update your mame version often, I think you'd be surprised how often the roms actually change.   Those that don't follow it that closely just assume that the only time roms change are when new dumps become available.

That is why he has so many roms that no longer work.

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