Posted by )p( on 21, 2000 at 10:31 AM:
In Reply to: Maybe Mame32 is not the best choice? posted by Jose on 21, 2000 at 9:48 AM:
The i686 dos version is faster in most cases then mame32. But more importent in pure dos it is also smoother. For example scrolling, when properly configered, is better in pure dos.
Also Advancemame a dos version of mame gives you total control over displaymodes. You can make any resolution you want and even get hardware scanlines or screen filtering for that old blurry feel :-)
Peter
: Hola! I'm writing here because I'm a great fun of coin'ops emulators and I've read some messages in this forum that really surprise me. First of all, I believe that many people here are true arcade experts, while I'm just a newbie, although I've been using emuz for more than 3 years now. My main doubts are about Mame. This emu is becoming like a universal emulator for 2D gamez, and thus it's becoming more and more importart for me. And now the point is that most of you use DOS mame, and rare versions, the advantages of which I totally ignore. For instance, I've read that you use ArcadeOS (what is it?), Vsync Mame, while I'm using Mame32. I don't know if your decissions for using DOS versions or specific versions of Mame is due to the fact that you use Arcade monitors or for any other reason in particular. My purpose is to use Mame in my computer (Celeron 500, 192 mbs of ram, Geforce DDR and 17' LG monitor. However, I notice some defects with Mame32, such as slowdowns, loss of fps, impefect smooth scroll (maybe vsync?), specially with the most modern games. I don't know if the problems have to do with the lack of power of my computer, the poor level of emulation of some games or somthing else. Anyway, I'd be very happy if you were so kind to share your knowledge on these issues. Thankyou, and sorry for my English.