./emulators/mame, Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator

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Branch: pkgsrc-2022Q4, Version: 0.251, Package name: mame-0.251, Maintainer: wiz

MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator. When used in
conjunction with images of the original arcade game's ROM and disk
data, MAME attempts to reproduce that game as faithfully as possible
on a more modern general-purpose computer. MAME can currently
emulate several thousand different classic arcade video games from
the late 1970s through the modern era.

ROMs are needed to play the games. Some are freely available on the
MAME homepage.


Master sites:

Filesize: 181799.801 KB

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   2023-01-21 15:48:34 by Benny Siegert | Files touched by this commit (3) | Package updated
Log message:
Pullup ticket #6721 - requested by wiz
emulators/mame: bugfixes

Revisions pulled up:
- emulators/mame/Makefile                                       1.161
- emulators/mame/PLIST                                          1.73
- emulators/mame/distinfo                                       1.127

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   Module Name:	pkgsrc
   Committed By:	wiz
   Date:		Sat Dec 31 11:12:58 UTC 2022

   Modified Files:
   	pkgsrc/emulators/mame: Makefile PLIST distinfo

   Log message:
   mame: update to 0.251.

   It looks like MAME 0.251 has made it out the door just in time for
   the end of 2022! December felt like a long month in MAME development,
   because so much happened! Nebula, an elusive DECO Cassette game,
   is now emulated. With working steering controls, Magical Pumpkin:
   Puroland de Daibouken is now playable. Two members of the HP 9825
   family from the 1970s have been added, and issues with keyboard
   input on localised versions of the HP 86B have been fixed.

   One of the most interesting systems added this month is the so-called
   Ger?t 32620, make by the Institut f?r Kosmosforschung of the Deutsche
   Demokratische Republik. This device was used to read coded messages
   to be broadcast via shortwave radio numbers stations for reception
   by undercover agents. If a human were to read the numbers, they
   could inadvertently disclose knowledge about the nature of the
   messages or the coding scheme in their speech patterns. This device
   gives a small glimpse into the shadowy world of espionage.

   Konami fans have a lot to be excited about. Firstly, two more
   hand-held LCD games have been added: Skate or Die, and Bill Elliott?s
   NASCAR Racing. Secondly, Windy Fairy has been making steady progress
   on the PowerPC-based arcade systems, with gun controls now working
   in Teraburst. Finally, various refinements and fixes to the CPU
   core for Konami?s custom 6809 processor have fixed a subtle parallax
   scrolling effect in the classic Padodius DA!

   Several systems have been fleshed out noticeably this month,
   including the NEC PC-8801mkII SR family of Japanese computers, the
   3com Palm IIIc and Palm m100 PDAs, and the Yamaha DX100 synthesizer.
   Additionally, the NEC PC-88VA2 can now boot most software, and the
   work on the Palm systems has allowed the VTech IQ Unlimited to show
   signs of life.

   Quite a few systems have had pluggable controller support added
   this month, and support for some additional controllers has been
   added, including:

   * Pluggable controller support for consoles and computers from
     Sega, NEC and Sharp.

   * Sega Mega Drive mouse and 4-player adaptor support.

   * Support for an ATmega-based paddle controller that works with
     export versions of the Sega Master System.

   * NEC PC Engine mouse support.

   * Support for the Dempa Micom Soft XE-1AP, the first analog
     gamepad. Can be used with compatible software for the Sega Mega
     Drive, NEC PC Engine, Sharp X68000 and FM Towns families.

   Of course, there are lots of other fixes and emulation improvements.
   The Apple IIgs has better ADB and real-time clock emulation. Sega?s
   Turbo and Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom have better controls, and
   the latter has had graphical priority issues fixed. The NES APU
   frame counter interrupt is now emulated, fixing issues with dozens
   of games. For developers, debugger command and expression history
   is now saved between sessions.