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Malespiaut: Pang screenshot caption modification. MAME emulation is not “glitchy” anymore.

2024-04-18T10:43:07Z

Pang screenshot caption modification. MAME emulation is not “glitchy” anymore.

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	[[File:Mess sysinfo.png\|thumb\|upright=.9\|The MAME system info box for the CPC6128]]		[[File:Mess sysinfo.png\|thumb\|upright=.9\|The MAME system info box for the CPC6128]]
	[[File:Mess gx4000 pang.png\|thumb\|upright=1.2\|MAME also has ~~(still somewhat glitchy)~~ support for the GX4000 and CPC+ series. ~~Note the strange blue bar at the bottom in~~ ''[[Pang (cartridge)\|Pang]]''.]]		[[File:Mess gx4000 pang.png\|thumb\|upright=1.2\|MAME also has support for the GX4000 and CPC+ series. Here is shown ''[[Pang (cartridge)\|Pang]]'' for the GX4000.]]
	'''MAME''' (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) is a multi-platform emulator for arcade games, home computers, gaming consoles, chess computers, calculators, etc. MAME 0.162 (released on May 27, 2015) merged the previously separate MAME and MESS (Multi Emulator Super System) projects into one, so that a single executable now combines the emulation capabilities of pre-0.162 MAME/MESS.		'''MAME''' (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) is a multi-platform emulator for arcade games, home computers, gaming consoles, chess computers, calculators, etc. MAME 0.162 (released on May 27, 2015) merged the previously separate MAME and MESS (Multi Emulator Super System) projects into one, so that a single executable now combines the emulation capabilities of pre-0.162 MAME/MESS.

Hdv: /* Links */

2023-01-07T13:03:49Z

Links

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	*[http://www.mess.org/mess:howto MESS user's manual]		*[http://www.mess.org/mess:howto MESS user's manual]
	*[[Media:CPC_ROMs_for_MAME.zip\|CPC ROMs for MAME]]		*[[Media:CPC_ROMs_for_MAME.zip\|CPC ROMs for MAME]]
			*[https://linux-user.gr/t/one-retro-cumputers-emulator-to-rule-them-all/1302 one-retro-cumputers-emulator-to-rule-them-all-(in-greek-language)]

	[[Category:Emulator]]		[[Category:Emulator]]

Morn: /* GUI front-ends */

2017-04-23T09:54:13Z

GUI front-ends

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	==GUI front-ends==		==GUI front-ends==
	[[File:Mameui.png\|thumb\|MAMEUI64 on Windows]]		[[File:Mameui.png\|thumb\|MAMEUI64 on Windows]]
	~~[[File:Messmenu.png\|thumb\|MessMenu on OS X with a CPC ROM selected. Currently, seven different CPC models are supported, including some regional variants (French and Swedish).]]~~

	Several GUI front-ends for MAME/MESS exist for Windows, Linux, and OS X:		Several GUI front-ends for MAME/MESS exist for Windows, Linux, and OS X:

Morn: /* GUI front-ends */ MAMEUIFX has been discontinued

2017-04-23T09:52:12Z

GUI front-ends: MAMEUIFX has been discontinued

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	[[File:Messmenu.png\|thumb\|MessMenu on OS X with a CPC ROM selected. Currently, seven different CPC models are supported, including some regional variants (French and Swedish).]]		[[File:Messmenu.png\|thumb\|MessMenu on OS X with a CPC ROM selected. Currently, seven different CPC models are supported, including some regional variants (French and Swedish).]]

	~~Various~~ GUI front-ends for MAME/MESS exist for Windows, Linux, and OS X:		Several GUI front-ends for MAME/MESS exist for Windows, Linux, and OS X:

	*[http://mame32fx.altervista.org/ MAMEUIFX] (Windows)
	*[http://www.mameui.info/ MAMEUI64] (Windows)		*[http://www.mameui.info/ MAMEUI64] (Windows)
	*[http://qmc2.arcadehits.net/ QMC2] (Windows, OS X, Linux)		*[http://qmc2.arcadehits.net/ QMC2] (Windows, OS X, Linux)

Morn: /* Installation */ tap is no longer needed

2017-04-23T09:49:20Z

Installation: tap is no longer needed

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	On OS X, you can install MAME via [http://brew.sh/ Homebrew]:		On OS X, you can install MAME via [http://brew.sh/ Homebrew]:
	~~brew tap homebrew/games~~
	brew install mame		brew install mame

Morn: /* BGFX */

2016-07-14T15:56:08Z

BGFX

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	Check with F11 if you still get 100% performance. If not, adjust frame skip with F8/F9.		Check with F11 if you still get 100% performance. If not, adjust frame skip with F8/F9.

	Also, if you press the tilde (~) and then cursor up/down, you can adjust the shader settings. These are not saved at the moment though.[http://docs.mamedev.org/advanced/bgfx.html]		Also, if you press the tilde (~) and then cursor up/down, you can adjust the shader settings (they are also under Slider Controls in the MAME menu). These are not saved at the moment though.[http://docs.mamedev.org/advanced/bgfx.html]

	If you edit bgfx/chains/hlsl.json in a text editor, you can change the default values. E.g., to reduce the Moiré pattern, search for "Shadow Mask Amount" and change it to:		If you edit bgfx/chains/hlsl.json in a text editor, you can change the default values. E.g., to reduce the Moiré pattern, search for "Shadow Mask Amount" and change it to:

Morn: /* CRT simulation */

2016-07-14T15:53:15Z

CRT simulation

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	==CRT simulation==		==CRT simulation==
	[[File:MAME BGFX Linux detail.png\|thumb\|BGFX output with default shader settings ~~on Linux~~]]		[[File:MAME BGFX Linux detail.png\|thumb\|BGFX output with default shader settings]]

	MAME can use shaders to simulate typical CRT graphics artifacts such as scanlines, colors bleeding into each other, jitter, and display curvature.		MAME can use shaders to simulate typical CRT graphics artifacts such as scanlines, colors bleeding into each other, jitter, and display curvature.
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	===BGFX===		===BGFX===

	The easiest way to do this (works on Windows, OS X, and Linux) ~~in recent versions of~~ MAME is to enable [https://github.com/bkaradzic/bgfx BGFX] video output: Put this in your mame.ini:		The easiest way to do this (works on Windows, OS X, and Linux) since MAME 0.172 is to enable [https://github.com/bkaradzic/bgfx BGFX] video output: Put this in your mame.ini:

	video bgfx		video bgfx

Morn: /* CRT simulation */

2016-07-14T15:39:24Z

CRT simulation

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	==CRT simulation==		==CRT simulation==
	[[File:MAME BGFX Linux detail.png\|thumb\|BGFX output with default shader settings on Linux]]		[[File:MAME BGFX Linux detail.png\|thumb\|BGFX output with default shader settings on Linux]]
	~~[[File:Cpc hlsl shader mess detail.png\|thumb\|HLSL "1980s" shader (Windows); MAME config used is on image description page]]~~
	MAME can use shaders to simulate typical CRT graphics artifacts such as scanlines, colors bleeding into each other, jitter, and display curvature.		MAME can use shaders to simulate typical CRT graphics artifacts such as scanlines, colors bleeding into each other, jitter, and display curvature.

			===BGFX===

	The easiest way to do this (works on Windows, OS X, and Linux) in recent versions of MAME is to enable [https://github.com/bkaradzic/bgfx BGFX] video output: Put this in your mame.ini:		The easiest way to do this (works on Windows, OS X, and Linux) in recent versions of MAME is to enable [https://github.com/bkaradzic/bgfx BGFX] video output: Put this in your mame.ini:
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	Also, if you press the tilde (~) and then cursor up/down, you can adjust the shader settings. These are not saved at the moment though.[http://docs.mamedev.org/advanced/bgfx.html]		Also, if you press the tilde (~) and then cursor up/down, you can adjust the shader settings. These are not saved at the moment though.[http://docs.mamedev.org/advanced/bgfx.html]

	Older methods are manual HLSL and GLSL configurations, here are some examples:		If you edit bgfx/chains/hlsl.json in a text editor, you can change the default values. E.g., to reduce the Moiré pattern, search for "Shadow Mask Amount" and change it to:

			"default": 0.20

			===HLSL and GLSL===
			[[File:Cpc hlsl shader mess detail.png\|thumb\|HLSL "1980s" shader (Windows); MAME config used is on image description page]]

			Older methods for CRT simulation are manual HLSL and GLSL configurations, here are some examples:
	*Windows (using HLSL shaders)		*Windows (using HLSL shaders)
	**A scripted setup with separate "1980s" and "1990s" CRT configs: [http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=45026&start=240] (huge post is halfway down the page)		**A scripted setup with separate "1980s" and "1990s" CRT configs: [http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=45026&start=240] (huge post is halfway down the page)

Morn: /* Python script to start MAME in CPC mode */

2016-07-14T12:41:54Z

Python script to start MAME in CPC mode

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	nat = ''		nat = ''

	s = "/usr/share/sdlmame/sdlmame cpc6128 -skip_gameinfo -window %s -keymap -keymap_file /usr/share/sdlmame/keymaps/~~km-de~~.~~txt~~" % nat		s = "/usr/share/sdlmame/sdlmame cpc6128 -skip_gameinfo -window %s -keymap -keymap_file /usr/share/sdlmame/keymaps/km_de_LINUX.map" % nat

	def checkzip(t):		def checkzip(t):

Morn: /* Keyboard layouts */

2016-07-14T12:41:33Z

Keyboard layouts

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	To use a German keyboard in emulated keyboard mode, start MAME e.g. with (key map path on Linux):		To use a German keyboard in emulated keyboard mode, start MAME e.g. with (key map path on Linux):
	mame cpc6128 -keymap -keymap_file /usr/share/sdlmame/keymaps/~~km-de~~.~~txt~~		mame cpc6128 -keymap -keymap_file /usr/share/sdlmame/keymaps/km_de_LINUX.map

	You can also put these settings in your mame.ini like this:		You can also put these settings in your mame.ini like this:
	keymap 1		keymap 1
	keymap_file /usr/share/sdlmame/keymaps/~~km-de~~.~~txt~~		keymap_file /usr/share/sdlmame/keymaps/km_de_LINUX.map

	In emulated mode, keys can also be remapped in the emulator menu. First press ''Scroll Lock'' to enable the MAME control keys, then ''Tab'' to open the menu, and finally select ''Input (this system)''. ''Return, Esc'' clears an assigned key.		In emulated mode, keys can also be remapped in the emulator menu. First press ''Scroll Lock'' to enable the MAME control keys, then ''Tab'' to open the menu, and finally select ''Input (this system)''. ''Return, Esc'' clears an assigned key.