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==MAME™==
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Here is a brief list of some arcade machine emulators, and help to get these running on a arcadecab cabinet:
MAME ('''M'''ultiple '''A'''rcade '''M'''achine '''E'''mulator) is one of (if not the) most widely used videogame emulators. Currently, it supports over six thousand different arcade games. Standard versions of MAME can be found an [http://www.mame.net MAME.net], intermediate versions and development notes are at [http://www.mamedev.com MAMEDev.com].
 
  
Since MAME is an open source project, many people have created modified versions with various extra tweaks and features. Here are just some of the versions out there:
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== Arcade Emulators with brief help ==
===AdvanceMAME===
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* '''[[Daphne]]''' - A laserdisc emulator (like Dragon's Lair and Space Ace)
:AdvanceMAME includes advanced video support, allowing users to create tweaked video modes from software and thus achieve near perfect display using an arcade monitor. It also has several other unique featues, such as a simple internal scripting language. It is available in Windows, DOS and Linux versions and can be found on its [http://advancemame.sourceforge.net/download.html SourceForge page].
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* '''[[MAME]]''' - ('''M'''ultiple '''A'''rcade '''M'''achine '''E'''mulator)
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* '''[[Modeler]]''' - A Sega System 32 and Model 1 emulator.
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* '''[[Nebula]]''' - A CPS-2, NeoGeo, and NeoGeoCD emulator.
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* '''[[Vantage]]''' - an '''V'''ertical '''ANT'''iquated '''A'''rcade '''G'''ame '''E'''mulator
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* '''[[Zinc]]''' - An arcade emulator, based on Sony PlayStation hardware
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* '''[[AdvanceMAME]]''' - is a port of the MAME™ and MESS emulators for Arcade Monitors and TVs but also for normal PC Monitors.
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== These pages need adding info ==
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* '''[[Callus]]''' - A Capcom CPS-1 emulator
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* '''[[Final Burn]]''' - Emulates many Sega arcade games along with some Capcom CPS games
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* '''[[Kawaks]]''' - A CPS-1, CPS-2, and Neo-Geo emulator.
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* '''[[Raine]]''' - An emulator mainly focused on Taito and Jaleco games
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* '''[[System16]]''' - emulates the Sega System 16 system.
  
===BuddaMAME===
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[[Category:Index]]
BuddaMAME is a derivative work from MAME maintained by [[Buddabing]] since version 0.84.
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[[Category:Software]]
 
 
There are four major extensions to MAME which BuddaMAME provides:
 
 
 
# Artwork display when pause is pressed
 
# Automatic generation of said artwork
 
# MAME Movie Maker
 
# Support for Buddabing's LED controller
 
 
 
The home page for BuddaMAME can be found at http://cpmaker.mameprojects.com
 
 
 
===fastMAME===
 
 
 
:The authors of this build have this to say about FastMAME:
 
::"This is a heavily optimized MAME build for Windows which results in up to a 10-30% speed increase.
 
 
 
::If your computer can't run some games you want to play at full speed (for example Stun Runner, Taito F3 stuff or Mortal Kombat) you really should give it a try."
 
 
 
:The last known version of FastMAME is v0.98, released in July of 2005.
 
 
 
:You can download FastMAME v0.98 from http://www.geoshock.com/getfiles/?fastmame098b.rar. Source code is -not- included.
 
 
 
===MacMAME===
 
:Like the name implies, MacMAME is the Mac port of MAME. Due to the limited number of available programmers, the official version is not updated as often as its Windows counterparts. You can find more information at [http://www.macmame.org/]
 
 
 
===MAME32===
 
:MAME32 is a Windows version of MAME with a built in GUI/Front-End. It is available for download [http://mame32qa.classicgaming.gamespy.com here], and is mirrored on [http://www.whiper.com/mame MAMEmirror.tk]
 
 
 
===MameAnalog+===
 
 
 
:MAMEAnalog+ improves handling of analog controls.
 
 
 
:*Multiple mice in windows98 & windowsME (USB mice only)
 
:*Multiple mice in windowsXP
 
:*Mappable mouse input (including changing the axis and player)
 
:*Improved mouse simulation with analog joysticks
 
 
 
:It is maintained by BYOAC user u_rebelscum.
 
 
 
:The home page for MAMEAnalog+ is http://www.urebelscum.speedhost.com/
 
 
 
===NoNameMame===
 
 
 
'''''NOT UNDER ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT'''''
 
 
 
:The author of NoNameMAME is BYOAC user TheGatesOfBill. He wrote this about what NoName is:
 
 
 
::"No Name MAME contains many extra drivers and a few extra features. Basically, I didn't want to have several versions of MAME so I could use all the features, many of which hadn't been updated in months if not years, so I started my own version."
 
 
 
:The last release of NoNameMAME was version 0.84u1, in July of 2004.
 
 
 
:You can download NoNameMAME from https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=91067&package_id=95932
 
 
 
===PacMAME===
 
 
 
'''''NOT UNDER ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT'''''
 
 
 
:This version of MAME played a lot of versions of the various Pac-Man games which are not included in normal MAME.
 
 
 
===PowerMAME===
 
:PowerMAME is a collaborative build of MAME for Windows that includes many tweaks and mods to make MAME more arcade cabinet friendly. PowerMAME is the brainchild of MikeQ and is available for download from [http://www.unappliedbraincells.com UnappliedBraincells.com]. Documentation of its features can be found a the [http://powermame.joymonkey.com PowerMAME Wiki]. It includes support for LEDWiz output controllers.
 
 
 
===VectorMAME===
 
:VectorMAME is a special build of MAME that allows games to be displayed on a vector monitor using Zektor's Vector Generator. It is available for download from [http://www.zektor.com/zvg/vectormame.htm Zektor's website].
 
 
 
===X-MAME===
 
:Xmame is a port of MAME, the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator. It runs primarily on Linux and various flavors of UNIX, although some other operating systems, such as BeOS, are supported to some degree.
 
 
 
:The X-MAME home page is at http://x.mame.net
 
 
 
==Daphne==
 
:Daphne emulates laserdisc games like Dragon's Lair and Space Ace. It's available from [http://www.daphne-emu.com Daphne-EMu.com].
 
 
==ZiNC==
 
:ZiNc is an emulator for arcade video games based on Sony PlayStation hardware. This includes systems from Capcom, Taito, Konami, Tecmo, and Namco, among others. These games are also supported in MAME, but ZiNc can frequently run them faster and with graphics and sound enhancements.
 
 
 
:The Zinc homepage is at http://www.emuhype.com/index.phtml?s=zinc&ss=index
 

Latest revision as of 08:04, 5 December 2013

Here is a brief list of some arcade machine emulators, and help to get these running on a arcadecab cabinet:

Arcade Emulators with brief help

  • Daphne - A laserdisc emulator (like Dragon's Lair and Space Ace)
  • MAME - (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator)
  • Modeler - A Sega System 32 and Model 1 emulator.
  • Nebula - A CPS-2, NeoGeo, and NeoGeoCD emulator.
  • Vantage - an Vertical ANTiquated Arcade Game Emulator
  • Zinc - An arcade emulator, based on Sony PlayStation hardware
  • AdvanceMAME - is a port of the MAME™ and MESS emulators for Arcade Monitors and TVs but also for normal PC Monitors.

These pages need adding info

  • Callus - A Capcom CPS-1 emulator
  • Final Burn - Emulates many Sega arcade games along with some Capcom CPS games
  • Kawaks - A CPS-1, CPS-2, and Neo-Geo emulator.
  • Raine - An emulator mainly focused on Taito and Jaleco games
  • System16 - emulates the Sega System 16 system.