Download MAME 0.83

The Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator has been updated to version 0.83b. The program is able to emulate a mountain of old arcade games and consoles. Note that most ROM images are copyrighted, so you must have an original copy before you can play them with MAME. Subtitled “Happy holidays Haze”, this release is available in two variants; a version for Windows and a version optimized for PentiumPro Processors† No DOS version has been made available this time, but the source code is available. The changelog looks like this:

Misc Changes [Nathan Woods]

• src/inptport.c:
• src/inptport.h:
• src/mame.c:
  • Switched input_port_allocate() to use auto_malloc(), removing the need for input_port_free()
• src/windows/fronthlp.c:
  • Added an optional definition for the S_ISDIR macro for when it is not present

STV Update [Mariusz Wojcieszek]

• added VDP2 layer disabling based on VRAM cycle pattern registers – fixes gfx glitches in shanhigw title screen
• added VDP1 half transparency – improves sprites alpha blending in shanhigw in-game
• added VDP1 Gouraud shading (for normal sprites only) – adds highlighting for selected tiles in shanhigw
• Changed some names + years in segac2.c and playch10.c [Curt Coder]

Spiders NVRAM [Justin Szczap]

• tecmosys.c update – emulates some parts of vidhrdw but games still don’t work due to protection?
• Fixed cheat engine bug preventing assignment of controller buttons as activation keys [Ian Patterson]
• Sega System 16/18 Update [Charles MacDonald]
  • Added MSM5205 sample playback to tturfbl.
  • Added MSM5205 sample playback to shdancbl.
• PSX updates [smf]
  • heavens gate graphics issues & correct loading / banking.
  • correct loading for super football champ ( now it’s stuck in test mode ) and
  • added later world version.
  • taito fx1 watchdog ( address is unconfirmed, but hopefully soon ).
  • pasted in taito fx1a readme
  • pal support for mess.
  • horizontal start/end

New Games supported or promoted from GAME_NOT_WORKING status:

• Cannonball (Atari, prototype) [Stefan Jokisch]
  • one ROM is missing from the only known PCB causing some GFX problems
• US gumshoe [Pierpaolo Prazzoli]
  • banking fixed, game now works properly
• Miss Puzzle [David Haywood]
  • bad rom causes some gfx glitches
• Greyhound Trivia (various sets) [Pierpaolo Prazzoli, Chris Hardy]
• Heaven’s Gate

New Non-Working games / clones supported

• GP500 [R.Belmont]
  • preliminary driver ‘Hopeless Hardware’ doesn’t do anything yet