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Title: Mame on PS3
Post by: Dexter on June 15, 2007, 11:28:50 am

Quick question guys. Is it possible, after installing ubuntu linux on a PS3, to then install and run a linux version of mame?

Has anyone done this and if so, whats the compatibility/speed like??

Thanks

Dexter

Title: Re: Mame on PS3
Post by: Samstag on June 15, 2007, 12:37:44 pm

I'd be surprised if it hasn't already been done.  I think the only thing that might be necessary is a quick rewrite of the input code.  That might not even be required but I'm sure it'd be trivial if it is.  The graphics limitations of PS3 linux shouldn't have any effect and even though it'll only use a single core, I think the cores are pretty comparable to a recent (but not blazing) PC.

Heck, if you use a keyboard or USB keyboard encoder, you don't even need to worry about the controller issue.  Just install linux and mame and you're done.

Title: Re: Mame on PS3
Post by: DarkBubble on June 16, 2007, 12:24:52 pm

I was sure that they'd gotten it going a long time ago.  There's video from last November that shows Marvel Vs. Capcom running on it via MAME and Linux.