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what version of mamE? again
u_rebelscum:
--- Quote from: JCKnife on November 11, 2007, 05:44:14 pm ---I always understood that MAME didn't rely on a souped-up video card as the purist dev's didn't consider this true emulation?
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You're right on one part of your statement, but incorrect on another.
Mame doesn't rely on a souped-up video for emulation, true.
HOWEVER, mame can and does use a high end video for converting from the original resolution to the PC monitor res, adding bezel art, adding scanlines, buffering screens, etc. Also, the default settings have changed: direct3D is default instead of directDraw, directX 9.0 instead of direct 8.0, switchres is off instead of on, ect. Each of these changes favor semi-modern video cards over old cards.
So step 1 could have been an extensive list of settings to change that differs depending on the exact old video card and it's weaknesses and version of mame and monitor type & res abilities and games trying to play (among other things) that might not help enough (especially with the system the OP has), or the simpler "Upgrade video card". [shrug]
As Havok hinted at, a P3 1 Ghz should be enough for pacman if you had a decent video chip set (and maybe more memory and maybe some changes from default settings) with current mame. Otherwise, step 3 or step 2.
Denverlatino:
Back again,
I have Mame roms for 121 version, so going back to 095 its not like the best option, i wonder if theres another port of Mame for old computers like mine, Cu's i teawk Mame settings allot and still got too much to desire, just to give you an example, i use to run kof 95 with no problems, now its slow as hell, or popeye or punch out, they use to run well now they are way to slow to be played..
nevermind, i downgrade to 100 and most of the games i play, they work just fine, thanks for the help ;D
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