> > Too new.
>
> It's "too new", meaning they don't want to risk getting in trouble if they include it
> in MAME? Or "too new" that they just haven't been able to get a hold of the PCB? Or
> "too new" that they haven't figured out how to include it in MAME yet?
Since you're still "new" around here, you should be aware of the unofficial "three-year rule":
MAME will not emulate games newer than three years old as of the current date. The reason for this is to protect the game publisher, and also for MAME to protect itself. This is not an official rule, mostly because even putting a rule like that in print would give lawyers (and people who like to "gotcha" MAME developers) ideas. Plus, this rule is bent and broken all the time. Not to the benefit of those wanting to emulate games as soon as they are available in arcades, typically this rule is broken the other way: to add more delay to the benefit of the game publisher, or if the game publisher specifically asks that their game not be included even if it has been more than three years. Some people do collect information on games newer than three years, but typically MAMEDEV won't even consider emulating it until it is three years old or older.
It's been a tough line to draw, honestly I'd make it 5 years or more.
Let's not forget that it's frequently impossible to emulate recent games at a playable speed, although that would not stop MAME developers from trying to emulate them, we'd just have to wait for our computers to catch up to be able to play them at a playable speed.
- Stiletto
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