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Hi Slaanesh,

Any latest updates on GP2X, Wiz, Dingoo A320 and GCW Zero versions?

Are you still working on the Gemei A330 version?

Here is my plan:

Following machines will get a the new MAME4ALL v2.0 release:
(There are so many changes to MAME4ALL v2.0 that this is basically a new version of MAME4ALL.)
GP2X, Wiz, Dingoo A320, Gemei A330, GCW-Zero and Pandora.

Following machines will get Mame 0.69 and Mame 0.84:
GCW-Zero and Pandora.

All hosts have my new improve frontend which includes image snapshot support.

I'm currently working on the Mame 0.84 version on the Pandora - hooking up Cyclone and DRZ80.

At 1000hz, the GCW-Zero is a very capable machine. There's nothing wrong with it. It's certainly faster than my Pandora Classic clocked to the standard 600Mhz.
For example: if running a game which has, say, the M6809 core like Dragon Spirit, it runs much faster than the Pandora version.
Of course this changes when running M68000/Z80 games thanks to Cyclone and DRZ80.

Both GCW-Zero and Pandora has very capable screen scaling mechanisms and excellent controls. The Pandora slightly better in this regards thanks to it's keyboard.

The GCW-Zero will receive updates to both however will be released all together.

ie.

XMAME v1.0 supports three versions of MAME: 0.37b16, 0.69 and 0.84.
XMAME v2.0 will still support just three versions: 0.69, 0.84  and my updated version of MAME4ALLv 2.0.

I've deleted 0.37b16 as MAME4ALL v2.0 easily covers it and then some

MAME4ALL v2.0 is as least equal or better then the majority of the games that it supports when compared to 0.69 and 0.84 versions.

This is because MAME4ALL v2.0 has had many improvements that go up to and in some cases beyond Mame 0.105.

The GCW-Zero will receive updates to both however will be released all together.

ie.

XMAME v1.0 supports three versions of MAME: 0.37b16, 0.69 and 0.84.
XMAME v2.0 will still support just three versions: 0.69, 0.84  and my updated version of MAME4ALLv 2.0.

I've deleted 0.37b16 as MAME4ALL v2.0 easily covers it and then some

MAME4ALL v2.0 is as least equal or better then the majority of the games that it supports when compared to 0.69 and 0.84 versions.

This is because MAME4ALL v2.0 has had many improvements that go up to and in some cases beyond Mame 0.105.

I am new to GCW0 and I wonder if MAME4ALL v2.0 has been released?

Quote from: Yan on February 13, 2018, 04:14:09 am

Quote from: slaanesh on June 26, 2017, 07:43:53 am

The GCW-Zero will receive updates to both however will be released all together.

ie.

XMAME v1.0 supports three versions of MAME: 0.37b16, 0.69 and 0.84.
XMAME v2.0 will still support just three versions: 0.69, 0.84  and my updated version of MAME4ALLv 2.0.

I've deleted 0.37b16 as MAME4ALL v2.0 easily covers it and then some

MAME4ALL v2.0 is as least equal or better then the majority of the games that it supports when compared to 0.69 and 0.84 versions.

This is because MAME4ALL v2.0 has had many improvements that go up to and in some cases beyond Mame 0.105.

I am new to GCW0 and I wonder if MAME4ALL v2.0 has been released?

Not yet...

www.slaanesh.net is not working anymore, and i couldn't find v1.3 too...

Website works for me. V1.3 is listed in the 1.0 topic.

no wonder, it's been blocked by gfw.

i figured it out now, thanks mate.

hmm i have downloaded Xmame 1.3 from the OP site but when i install it via GCW Zero Manager it doesnt show up in the Emulators section on the GCW Zero, any ideas?

So what romset should i be downloading for XMAME 1.3, romset 0.87??

MAME 0.37b16, 0.69 and 0.84. Impossible to find any of those in my experience  so I've stuck with MAME4ALL.

See http://www.slaanesh.net/

Quote from: Dr_Bunsen on May 21, 2018, 05:43:50 pm

Quote from: BlockABoots on May 19, 2018, 09:38:24 pm

So what romset should i be downloading for XMAME 1.3, romset 0.87??

MAME 0.37b16, 0.69 and 0.84. Impossible to find any of those in my experience  so I've stuck with MAME4ALL.

See http://www.slaanesh.net/

Yeah ive managed to get 0.37b16 but not so much luck with the rest. Surely some site must back these up. Regarding MAME4ALL when was the last time that was updated?

MAME4ALL was last updated to 1.2 on 04/01/2014. Links are dead in the forum post for it, but I found a copy here:

https://cloud.mail.ru/public/71uz/ufJiqxKMM

You use 'clrmamepro' utility to convert one mame rompack to another. It takes a while and is not very simple to use as there are so many options, and you must get the specific .DAT file associated with the mame version you need.  It can convert a later rompack to any of these versions you guys cannot find.

Thanks. I found .DAT files for 0.37b16, 0.69 and 0.84. However, I'm confused how to build a romset based on three different .DAT files? Can I just build for 0.84 which is presumably the latest?