MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator and the program does exactly what the name says. It is capable of emulating a mountain of old arcade games and consoles. Please note that most ROM images are copyrighted, so you must have an original copy at home before you can play it with MAME. Version 0.107 has recently been released with the addition of “If it doesn’t work, it’s because you didn’t test it enough”. The release notes look like this:
NOTE: This is the first full release of MAME with the new rendering system. Before freaking out that things don’t work the way you expected, please read the docs/newvideo.txt file that gives some suggestions for how to set up your base configuration. If you still encounter issues, then run your system with the -v option and post about your problem at http://mametesters.org.
MAME Testers Bugs Fixed:
- xxmissio0106u12yel [quzz]
- laser0106u10ora [gregf]
- kof10th0106u1ora [f205v]
- pignewt0106u3gra [Machone]
- cheatwatchpoint0106u11ora [ShimaPong]
Source Changes:
- Fixed keyboard inputs in the Taito Wolf driver. [Ville Linde]
- Added tile flipx to tilemaps in yunsung16.c (bomb kick needs it) and changed the DIP switches used for protection to real DIP switches. [Pierpaolo Prazzoli]
- Fixed crash in the PGM driver. [David Haywood]
- Properly emulated the sprite overdraw effect in ninjakd2. Now you can see the “opening” effect and the previously 2 bugged levels are fixed. Converted the driver to use tilemaps as well. [Pierpaolo Prazzoli]
- Additional updates to the magicfly driver. Improved documentation and input port mapping. [Roberto Fresca]
- Fixed gamma and brightness ranges in the UI to match the limits from the command line. [Aaron Giles]
- Fixed default flicker value to 0. [Aaron Giles]
- Fixed scrolling in the palette view. [Aaron Giles]
- Fixed assertion when the MAME window was minimized. [Aaron Giles]
- Fixed bug that prevented resizing of secondary windows. [Aaron Giles]
- Reroot Missile Command driver from schematics: [Aaron Giles]
- CPU speed now correct (slows down for lower 32 scanlines)
- proper frame rate and IRQ signal timing
- service mode works on some sets, fails on others due to 6502 bug
- accurate bitmap mapping and cycle counts for 3-bit accesses
- using bitmap access PROM for bit mode writes
New clones added:
- Head On (Sidam bootleg) [David Haywood]
- Super Crash (bootleg or Head On) [David Haywood]
- Borderline (Sidam bootleg) [David Haywood]
- Lunar Rescue (Model Racing bootleg) [David Haywood]
- Agent X (Prototype) [Aaron Giles]
New games marked as GAME_NOT_WORKING
- Ripper Ribbit [Guru]
- Chicken Farm [Guru]
- Crazy Clownz [Guru]
- Super Bubble 2003 [Pierpaolo Prazzoli]
- Legend of Heroes [Pierpaolo Prazzoli]
- Hidden catch 3 [Pierpaolo Prazzoli]
- Pro Golf [Pierpaolo Prazzoli]
- Midnight Landing [David Haywood]
| Version number | 0.107 |
| Operating systems | Windows 9x, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP |
| Website | MAME |
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| License type | Prerequisites (GNU/BSD/etc.) |