MAMEWorld Forums - EmuChat - Re: Joystick response...ghosts n goblins, alien syndrome

> I won't quote to save space.
>
> My argument is that I have .84 running on a (yes I know) slow P3. Your .9x release
> was perfect for the platform, and most of the classic games I play are perfect for
> me.
>
> When it comes to upgrading the release to play on the same hardware, it lags. So much
> so that it is very frustrating. I do not see why I should upgrade my hardware, when
> the ancient PC (as described) is vastly superior to the platform being emulated -
> given for the overheads expected. I do not count CHD games.

Improving the accuracy will make things slower. It's unavoidable.

> If the game in question (I have counted 7 so far) is supposed to be preserved in an
> earlier state, why does this state change with a new build of Mame? Obviously
> something has caused this during the many revisions, and changes to the code. How
> many times are the classics played?

Reading is a virtue.

> What is puzzling is the requirements of the game has not changed since the earlier
> release. The bloat I speak of is in some releation to Microsoft Software. M$ create
> code that requires more powerful systems due to the amount of xxx code created.
> Probably not optimized, but that is out of the scope of my argument.

MAME AFAIK of doesn't have bloated code except for more accurate hardware emulation.

> What I have experienced that these classic games have been impacted somehow, and I
> will endevour to check and double check my configuration, but I will admit that these
> same games run fine in attract, but when you coin up and play it it gets frustrating.
> Maddening.

That's MAME's evolution, deal with it.

> Perhaps I should keep quiet and play around on my older build, but I do find that if
> you are preserving these games, the ability to play these classics should not be
> impacted to the point that they are unplayable. Mind you we are not supposed to play
> these games, and the experience is the the side effect of the project.

So you'd rather imperfect emulation over playability. No gonna happen.

> Also please do not get your clocks wound up from my odd constructive criticism, I
> have been told many times that Mame is for the preservation of the future, and you
> should take my remarks as uneducated, as I am not a code warrior, but a normal user.

It sounds more like a long winded rant complaining that MAME is getting better at your expense. In all honesty I'd rather see the Naomi Bios/games take hours for 3 minutes to play rather than moan about it.

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