Posted by Prophet of Retrogames on 9, 2000 at 12:15 AM:
In Reply to: Re: Compiling AdvancedMAME? posted by cliff on 8, 2000 at 10:53 PM:
: My wife has one of these(Diamond Viper V330) in her computer. I think I'm going to rip it out and try it right now. For 70 modes I'll buy her a new one! ;^)
Keep in mind you have to spend a lot of time in mv to make the modes. And I don't know how vbe support is on the Viper, but if it is Scitech DD supported you should be OK. In DOS you would use univbe and uvconfig.
A good strategy for making modes - use f6 to grab an existing mode, then modify it. Learn what every mv control does and how it works - each hardware combination will respond a bit differently. Don't forget to test a mode with f10 to see how it may function in a game.
: Are you using this on an Arcade Monitor also?
: Thanks
I've used Advance MAME on a WG u3100 (the famous VGA compatible arcade display) and now my 27" Princeton XGA. Results on both were great, though the Princeton's much greater scan range has allowed me to get a better variety of modes.
Keep in mind Advance MAME is very, very versatile. If one method won't work there are always alternatives. On a real arcade monitor the strategy would need to be different. The stretching functions would be very useful in that case. But on a VGA or better display the best way to go is tweaked vbeline modes, because they require no processor time and they give the cleanest pixel-per-pixel display.
Extra tip: if you're using a a high quality PC display that can go as high as 120hz or more, try using doublescan (press c I believe in mv). The results are very realistic looking scanlines, but no loss in brightness in the raster lines! And no processor time needed. :) Really great! On my u3100 the doublescan bit just makes a horizontally squished picture that's very bright. :) Not very useful. But on the Princeton it's freaking awesome. In fact tonight I went to a local bowling alley to play some arcade machines (yep, I'm the guy who goes to a bowling alley and never bowls, just plays arcade games :). And when I got home I played some games, and thought to myself, wow, my setup is BETTER than the arcade now! =)
Another cool thing for ppl with super fast PC's would be to make some quadruple size modes (for example 608x448 for 304x224 games) and use FILTER to smooth everything. Of course that's not useful on arcade monitors but looks nice on PC screens.
Good luck and have fun with it. I did! =)
-P-
P.S. - Don't forget to try the Optimame stuff in Advance MAME too! It's great for 2 player games using analog devices, like Marble Madness etc. Andy Geez, thank you! :)