Which MAME version dropped the high-score saving hack for classics?

[Blanka]

The title almost says it all. Up till version X, MAME had a built in hack to save highscores for the classics from the 70-ies and 80-ies, which lost their high-scores after turning the machine off and on. Today with the more accurate emulation of MAME, the highscores are wiped, as running a MAME emulation is similar to booting a machine. So which version still had the hack for high-score saving?

[R0UNDEYEZ]

Rather than go back to an older version of mame that supports less games..follow the directions here:  http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=64298.0

its real easy to do,i've done it twice now with no issues.

*edit* and if it was a question just out of curiosity and not that you needed high score support it was version 107 that was the last one that supported it

[Blanka]

That trick probably does not work for MameOSX 
What version does it work on? And aren't there any pre-compiled ones?

[Hoopz]

.106 was the last version with the hack enabled.  One of the "u" releases after .106, but before .107, implemented the new system.

[Ummon]

That trick probably does not work for MameOSX 

Ask around the mac forums.

What version does it work on? And aren't there any pre-compiled ones?

No. Or at least not obviously known, though I guess you could compile your own, it really ain't hard given the work of headkaze, and then, hey, you could host and promote a compiled version. Or, hey, even more so, you could support a 'currently-compiled' version. A small cause, but perhaps worthy.

[Hoagie_one]

maybe this will help

http://highscore.mameworld.info/

[Cananas]

maybe this will help

http://highscore.mameworld.info/

Also MAMEFX and MAMEXT have hiscore support.

[Congui]

Mameplus also has built in support for highscores.