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Various
ways to help MAME and keep the nostalgia alive! :)
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Serious ways
of helping MAME and the arcade games preservation
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Donating funds to MAME World which will
be used for buying PCBs. The roms will be then dumped and if possible,
a MAME driver will be written.
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Searching and finding arcade accessories,
donating arcade accessories, or funds to buy arcade accessories. |
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Writing and/or fixing
drivers, plus some oddball sound drivers and discrete sound work. Recommended sites to visit: Discrete Logistics http://www.mameworld.net/discrete Compiling board http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/postlist.php?Cat=&Board=compiling |
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Creating frontends, different compiled versions
of MAME, or other add-on programs |
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Identifying and adding
games which are not in the unemulated list, and may be used as a reference.
(pictures could help) Recommended sites to visit: Killer List of Video Games http://www.klov.com Video Arcade Preservation Society http://www.vaps.org |
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Assisting by reporting bugs to MAME Testers or by fixing those bugs. Recommended sites to visit: MAME Testers http://www.mametesters.com MAME Testers board http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/postlist.php?Cat=&Board=mametesters |
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Fun ways
of helping MAME and the arcade games preservation
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Dedicating websites to arcade games (updates,
reviews, important files, manuals, game hacks, etc). |
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Creating movies, graphics (rips etc), sounds,
and any other way of producing entertainment stuff for arcade games. |
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Actively taking parts in arcade
game competitions and/or have demonstrated and proven skills in arcade
game(s).
Recommended sites to visit: M.A.R.P. http://marp.retrogames.com |
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Things you
REALLY NEED to know
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Easy Emu http://www.mameworld.net/easyemu |
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Island!
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