> To be honest I never tried running atomiswave games in Mame but if dolphin is any > indication.... 30fps on i7-2600k overclocked? > > pointless for user with "standard" PC.
Something is wrong with Your software. Dolphin Blue runs at constant speed - 60 fps ! My conf. : Win 7 64 bit i7 930 2.8 GHz ATI 5870