Chris F Posted July 21, 2003 Report Share Posted July 21, 2003 Is emulation going to be considered a taboo topic here? And by emulation, I'm not talking about the obtaining of ROMs or images, but the actual emulators, and discussions about them? I know some of us are into MAME, and other emulators, and I was curious as to where we could discuss them, and IF we could discuss them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Posted July 21, 2003 Report Share Posted July 21, 2003 I have no problems with it, but this decision is up to Kelley or Romier. Besides, one of my Xbox's will be modded by the end of the week (hopefully) and I'm sure I'll have questions about the emulators I'll be using Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted July 21, 2003 Report Share Posted July 21, 2003 emulation is not an issue as far as I am concerned. As long as we are not posting links on where to download roms/image files etc.... Emulators however are fine to discuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris F Posted July 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2003 Perfect! At some point this week, I'd like to do something on MAME, maybe a small introduction to it, where to get the emulator (not ROMs or images) and some cool frontends and features for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted July 21, 2003 Report Share Posted July 21, 2003 emulation is an awesome topic and I have no issues with it, but like Romier said, NO POSTING OF WHERE TO DOWNLOAD ROMS. Keep the discussion to the emulators themselves and their development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoisonJam Posted July 22, 2003 Report Share Posted July 22, 2003 Seems that the question has been asked and answered, but I just want to say I would love to learn more about MAME--what it is, how it works, etc. I hear you guys discussing it from time to time and I have no idea what you are talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris F Posted July 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2003 I'm going to try and write up some stuff about it this week, and have a nice post in the Computers forum on or by the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted July 22, 2003 Report Share Posted July 22, 2003 Short answer is that MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator and its used in the emulation of, well, arcade games. I'll let Robot Monkey fill in the rest, but that's the gist, it's a PC program that lets you play arcade games. It's far from intuitive (versus some other emulators I've used) but I can't deny the program has its sweet, sweet moments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted July 22, 2003 Report Share Posted July 22, 2003 I'll let Robot Monkey fill in the rest, but that's the gist, it's a PC program that lets you play arcade games. Er, why me? -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris F Posted July 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2003 It's far from intuitive (versus some other emulators I've used) but I can't deny the program has its sweet, sweet moments Not if you know about the many different available front ends for MAME, and definitely not if you use MAME32. But I'll leave all that stuff for my MAME post later this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted July 22, 2003 Report Share Posted July 22, 2003 Er, why me? Er, because I'm a dumbass who confused the XBL FAQ with the emulation FAQ :oops:. Not to detract from Ruffneck's good work here, just got the names confused. If you want to handle it though, Monkey, you go nuts . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted July 22, 2003 Report Share Posted July 22, 2003 Er, because I'm a dumbass who confused the XBL FAQ with the emulation FAQ No need for self-flagellation; it's an easy enough mistake. I was afraid I missed something as I know very little about the subject of emulation. -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted July 22, 2003 Report Share Posted July 22, 2003 No need for self-flagellation; Sorry, thought it was Friday already . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted July 27, 2003 Report Share Posted July 27, 2003 Mame32 is a snap to use once you figure out that you don't unzip the roms. Why, even a retarded animatronic ape could figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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