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Re: Saving the History of Handheld Games (aka The Handheld Union)
12/22/17 05:05 AM


I'd just like to lend some extra weight to this. Handheld emulation is a place where MAME really shines. It's an area where MAME has been the first or only project to attempt real emulation rather than simulation based on gameplay observation. LCD handhelds aren't just nostalgia for '80s kids, they're a whole class of consumer electronics that's really faded from prominence, and it's important to preserve this piece of history. Not just as photos, but as an interactive experience.

LCD handhelds have also been a catalyst for a lot of other improvements in MAME, including improvements to the output and artwork systems, and better support for CPUs with non-linear/paged program counters. These benefits carry over to other systems, giving performance improvements and making driver development more efficient. This effort has brought together people with a wide range of skills, from decapsulating and photographing the MCUs to tracing the LCD segments, to adding the game drivers to MAME, to the improvements to MAME core functionality that these games heavily rely on.

So even if you don't particularly care for the games in question, this is something that can benefit the whole MAME ecosystem, and preservation-based emulation as a whole.







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* Saving the History of Handheld Games (aka The Handheld Union) MooglyGuy 12/22/17 03:05 AM
. * They're heeeeeeeere! MooglyGuy  01/04/18 07:37 PM
. * Re: They're heeeeeeeere! John IVModerator  01/04/18 10:05 PM
. * A winner is us! MooglyGuy  01/01/18 07:24 PM
. * Re: A winner is us! Moose  01/04/18 04:10 AM
. * Re: A winner is us! MooglyGuy  01/04/18 10:34 AM
. * Re: Saving the History of Handheld Games (aka The Handheld Union) MooglyGuy  12/27/17 06:00 PM
. * I think we've got enough pledges for now to make it! *nt* MooglyGuy  12/25/17 12:12 PM
. * Re: Saving the History of Handheld Games (aka The Handheld Union) John IVModerator  12/24/17 11:47 PM
. * Re: Saving the History of Handheld Games (aka The Handheld Union) AntoPISA  12/25/17 11:28 PM
. * Re: Saving the History of Handheld Games (aka The Handheld Union) Moose  12/24/17 09:34 AM
. * Are you M. O'Malley? If so, let me know so I can cross you off the list. *nt* MooglyGuy  01/08/18 08:28 AM
. * Re: Are you M. O'Malley? If so, let me know so I can cross you off the list. *nt* Moose  01/09/18 11:18 AM
. * Re: Saving the History of Handheld Games (aka The Handheld Union) MooglyGuy  12/24/17 12:51 PM
. * Re: Saving the History of Handheld Games (aka The Handheld Union) gregf  12/24/17 09:45 AM
. * Re: Saving the History of Handheld Games (aka The Handheld Union) Moose  12/24/17 09:52 AM
. * Re: Saving the History of Handheld Games (aka The Handheld Union) gregf  12/24/17 11:06 AM
. * Re: Saving the History of Handheld Games (aka The Handheld Union) Moose  12/25/17 12:24 PM
. * Re: Saving the History of Handheld Games (aka The Handheld Union) Vas Crabb  12/22/17 05:05 AM
. * Re: Saving the History of Handheld Games (aka The Handheld Union) Haze  12/22/17 05:17 AM
. * Re: Saving the History of Handheld Games (aka The Handheld Union) anikom15  12/22/17 07:05 AM
. * Current pledges MooglyGuy  12/22/17 04:22 AM
. * Re: Current pledges Sacrilego  12/29/17 08:36 AM
. * Re: Current pledges MooglyGuy  12/29/17 12:02 PM
. * Updated yet again, another $200 in pledges! *nt* MooglyGuy  12/23/17 07:10 PM
. * Re: Updated yet again, another $200 in pledges! *nt* Rygar9  12/24/17 12:38 AM
. * Updated again. No stopping for the handheld train! *nt* MooglyGuy  12/23/17 02:09 PM
. * Re: Current pledges Sacrilego  12/22/17 05:52 PM
. * Pledge list updated again, huge thanks! HMU if you want me to PM you the auction link. *nt* MooglyGuy  12/22/17 06:01 PM
. * Re: Pledge list updated again, huge thanks! HMU if you want me to PM you the auction link. *nt* uman  12/23/17 12:52 PM
. * Re: Pledge list updated again, huge thanks! HMU if you want me to PM you the auction link. *nt* MooglyGuy  12/23/17 01:30 PM
. * Re: Pledge list updated again, huge thanks! HMU if you want me to PM you the auction link. *nt* uman  12/24/17 01:19 PM
. * Re: Pledge list updated again, huge thanks! HMU if you want me to PM you the auction link. *nt* F1ReB4LL  12/24/17 03:33 PM
. * Re: Current pledges f205v  12/22/17 11:42 AM
. * Pledge list updated *nt* MooglyGuy  12/22/17 01:30 PM
. * Re: Current pledges MooglyGuy  12/22/17 01:22 PM

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